yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

不遜 chū yán bù xùn to speak rudely
勿谓之不预 wù wèi yán zhī bù yù (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
勿謂之不預 wù wèi yán zhī bù yù (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
北京语大学 běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
北京語大學 běi jīng yǔ yán dà xué Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
北京语学院 běi jīng yǔ yán xué yuàn Beijing Language Institute; former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
北京語學院 běi jīng yǔ yán xué yuàn Beijing Language Institute; former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
汇编语 huì biān yǔ yán assembly language
匯編語 huì biān yǔ yán assembly language
萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop
印欧语 yìn ōu yǔ yán Indo-European (language)
印歐語 yìn ōu yǔ yán Indo-European (language)
危行 wēi yán wēi xíng upright and plainspoken (idiom)
聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
口不择 kǒu bù zé yán to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
口不擇 kǒu bù zé yán to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
口无择 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom); wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
口無擇 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom); wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
古典语 gǔ diǎn yǔ yán classical language
古典語 gǔ diǎn yǔ yán classical language
只可意会,不可传 zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只可意會,不可傳 zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
片語 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
可以意会,不可传 kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意會,不可傳 kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle