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language / CL: 門|门, 種|种
HSK 2
to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
words / speech / (spoken) language
HSK 5
spokesperson
HSK 6
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
HSK 6
to leave a message; to leave one's comments / message
HSK 6
rumor / hearsay
HSK 6
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
in other words
HSK 7-9
to predict / prophecy
HSK 7-9
expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments
HSK 7-9
lie
HSK 7-9
topolect / dialect
HSK 7-9
spokesperson
HSK 7-9
words and actions / what one says and what one does
HSK 7-9
fable; allegory; parable / CL: 則|则
HSK 7-9
promise
HSK 7-9
words / expression / what one says
HSK 7-9
complaint
HSK 7-9
every word and action (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to not say a word (idiom)
HSK 7-9
declaration / manifesto
HSK 7-9
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
rumor
HSK 7-9
valued advice
to say candidly / to acknowledge frankly
Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
categorical proposition (logic)
Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠
visitor's book / CL:
object oriented language
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
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words / speech / to say / to talk
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
to have heard what was said
words of advice on parting
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies
in other words
implication
Manifesto of the Communist Party / "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
to convey in words
articulate in speech (idiom) / eloquent
romance novel / romantic fiction
words from the bottom of one's heart
tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect
multilingual
one sentence / brief remark
(of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental
maxim
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
programming language (Tw)
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
saying everything / to speak out fully
to pledge / to promise / oath / vow
Shingon Buddhism
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
linguistics
to remain silent / to have nothing to say
freedom of speech
superfluous words / unnecessary detail
(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
to speak / words
it may be said
Classical Chinese writing
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
to speak of / to refer to
words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages
(idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless; at a loss for words
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
generally speaking
Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙 published in 1624
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections
to boast shamelessly / to talk big
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
to say, without careful consideration
to want to say sth but then hesitate
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip / lies and slanders
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
foreword / introduction
lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / fig. frank; outspoken
(idiom) parents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)
prophet
the right of speech

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