yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

言 yán
  • words
  • speech
  • to say
  • to talk

STROKES

WORDS

文 wén yán wén Classical Chinese writing
新闻发人 xīn wén fā yán rén spokesman
新聞發人 xīn wén fā yán rén spokesman
duàn yán to assert; assertion
míng yán to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced
之 yì yán zhī in other words
暢所欲 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content
书不尽 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
書不盡 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书写语 shū xiě yǔ yán written language
書寫語 shū xiě yǔ yán written language
木讷寡 mù nè guǎ yán honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
木訥寡 mù nè guǎ yán honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
杯酒欢 bēi jiǔ yán huān a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
杯酒歡 bēi jiǔ yán huān a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
概而之 gài ér yán zhī same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1]
机械语 jī xiè yǔ yán machine language
機械語 jī xiè yǔ yán machine language
次方 cì fāng yán subdialect
又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate
欧洲语 ōu zhōu yǔ yán European language
歐洲語 ōu zhōu yǔ yán European language
厉色 zhèng yán lì sè solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
厲色 zhèng yán lì sè solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
比较而 bǐ jiào ér yán comparatively speaking