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HSK
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
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  *言* | 言* | *言
words / speech / to say / to talk
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
to convey in words
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
articulate in speech (idiom) / eloquent
romance novel / romantic fiction
(idiom) to have a disagreement; to clash verbally
words from the bottom of one's heart
(of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental
maxim
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)
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
to pledge / to promise / oath / vow
Shingon Buddhism
linguistics
to remain silent / to have nothing to say
freedom of speech
superfluous words / unnecessary detail
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
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 weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
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
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk / reds under the beds
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) / sth too embarrassing to mention / an embarrassing illness
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point
visitor's book / CL:
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice / to take sb at his word
kind words
introduction / preamble
children's words carry no harm (idiom)
sarcastic comments (idiom) / to make sarcastic comments
untrustworthy; not true to one's word
to keep silent (idiom)
to teach by words and example (idiom)
testimony
(idiom) it's a deal / that's settled then
babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch
to be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse
to mislead the public with rumors (idiom) / to delude the people with lies
white lie
sincere, well-meant, kind words
to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent
words of advice on parting
empty words / false words

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