yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

聽其觀其行 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
亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch
善辯 néng yán shàn biàn glib of tongue (idiom); eloquent
临别赠 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting
臨別贈 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting
自不待 zì bù dài yán needless to say; it goes without saying
自然语 zì rán yǔ yán natural language
自然語 zì rán yǔ yán natural language
自然语处理 zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ natural language processing, NLP
自然語處理 zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ natural language processing, NLP
自語 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric
mò yán Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
jiàn yán to recommend (in words); to suggest
jiàn yán to recommend (in words); to suggest
lán yán intimate conversation
lán yán intimate conversation
虚拟现实置标语 xū nǐ xiàn shí zhì biāo yǔ yán virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
虛擬現實置標語 xū nǐ xiàn shí zhì biāo yǔ yán virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
xū yán empty words; false words
xū yán empty words; false words
行不顾 xíng bù gù yán to say one thing and do another (idiom)
行不顧 xíng bù gù yán to say one thing and do another (idiom)
不烦 yào yán bù fán to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
不煩 yào yán bù fán to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise