慎言 shèn yán

to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to speak cautiously
  2. 2. to guard one's tongue

Characters

Character Meaning
慎 shèn HSK 5
careful; cautious; old variant of 慎shèn
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech