只言片語 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ

just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases

Characters

Character Meaning
只 zhǐ HSK 3
only; just; merely
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
片 piàn HSK 3
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
語 yǔ
language; speech; dialect