言多必失 yán duō bì shī

too much talk leads to mistakes

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 93630th word

Definitions

  1. 1. if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
多 duō HSK 1
many; a lot of; numerous
必 bì HSK 3
must; necessarily; certainly
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail