yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

代法,以权压法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior; Might makes right.
代法,以權壓法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior; Might makes right.
低级语 dī jí yǔ yán low-level (computer) language
低級語 dī jí yǔ yán low-level (computer) language
低阶语 dī jiē yǔ yán low-level (computer) language
低階語 dī jiē yǔ yán low-level (computer) language
何出此 hé chū cǐ yán where do these words stem from?; why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
yáng yán to claim falsely (literary)
lì yán introductory remarks
chàng yán to propose; to put forward (an idea); to initiate
者 chàng yán zhě proposer
chuán yán rumor; hearsay
元语 yuán yǔ yán metalanguage
元語 yuán yǔ yán metalanguage
元语学意识 yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí metalinguistic awareness
元語學意識 yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí metalinguistic awareness
元语能力 yuán yǔ yán néng lì metalinguistic ability
元語能力 yuán yǔ yán néng lì metalinguistic ability
六字真 liù zì zhēn yán the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
共产党宣 gòng chǎn dǎng xuān yán Manifesto of the Communist Party; "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
共產黨宣 gòng chǎn dǎng xuān yán Manifesto of the Communist Party; "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
rǒng yán pleonasm (linguistics)
冰炭不,冷热自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰炭不,冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ sarcastic comments (idiom); to make sarcastic comments