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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
to leave a message; to leave one's comments / message
HSK 6
rumor / hearsay
HSK 6
to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize
HSK 6
spokesperson
HSK 6
rumor
HSK 7-9
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
every word and action (idiom)
HSK 7-9
expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments
HSK 7-9
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
lie
HSK 7-9
complaint
HSK 7-9
words and actions / what one says and what one does
HSK 7-9
to not say a word (idiom)
HSK 7-9
topolect / dialect
HSK 7-9
words / expression / what one says
HSK 7-9
to predict / prophecy
HSK 7-9
fable / CL: 則|则
HSK 7-9
in other words
HSK 7-9
declaration / manifesto
HSK 7-9
spokesperson
HSK 7-9
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
promise
HSK 7-9
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  *言* | 言* | *言
words / speech / to say / to talk
foreword / introduction
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
Classical Chinese
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
to assert / assertion
(typically preceded by …[jiu4 xx5] or …|…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
to be left speechless / unable to respond
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) / sth too embarrassing to mention / an embarrassing illness
to be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse
preface / forward / introduction
to speak / to tell
to want to say sth but then hesitate
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless; at a loss for words
rumor / gossip / to spread rumors
to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽) / to expound one's theory
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
(of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental
tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
to speak / words
idle gossip / irrelevant nonsense / slanderous rumor
to mislead the public with rumors (idiom) / to delude the people with lies
to pledge / to promise / oath / vow
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop
(idiom) filthy speech; obscenities
to state; to declare / pronouncement; declaration
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten
maxim
to teach by words and example (idiom)
(of one's words) to have substance
advice / to advise
implication
words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
testimony
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs
lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / fig. frank; outspoken
to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
to give verbal instruction
(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch
to have heard what was said
to speak of / to refer to
in a nutshell / to put it briefly
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
unspoken implication (idiom) / the actual meaning of what was said
to say candidly / to acknowledge frankly
to make a suggestion / to state (one's views, ideas etc) / suggestion / advice / idea
to speak rudely
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip / lies and slanders
to describe; to put into words
to break one's promise
to exaggerate / to boast
to suffer unspeakable misery / indescribably painful / hellish
lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature)
(idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery
(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
(idiom) it's a deal / that's settled then
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate

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