yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

程式語 chéng shì yǔ yán programming language
無忌 tóng yán wú jì children's words carry no harm (idiom)
簡而之 jiǎn ér yán zhī in a nutshell; to put it briefly
之 jiǎn yán zhī in simple terms; to put things simply; briefly
yuē yán promise; one's word; pledge; abbreviation
yuē yán promise; one's word; pledge; abbreviation
网络语 wǎng luò yǔ yán Internet language; Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
網絡語 wǎng luò yǔ yán Internet language; Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
xù yán see 緒論|绪论[xu4 lun4]
xù yán see 緒論|绪论[xu4 lun4]
缄口不 jiān kǒu bù yán lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor
緘口不 jiān kǒu bù yán lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor
zòng yán to theorize generally
zòng yán to theorize generally
總而之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short; in a word; in brief
wén yán to have heard what was said
wén yán to have heard what was said
shēng yán to state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration
声调语 shēng diào yǔ yán tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
聲調語 shēng diào yǔ yán tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
听信谣 tīng xìn yáo yán to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
聽信謠 tīng xìn yáo yán to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
听其而观其行 tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
聽其而觀其行 tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
听其观其行 tīng qí yán guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions