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HSK
to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
language / CL: 門|门, 種|种
HSK 2
words / speech / (spoken) language
HSK 5
rumor
HSK 7-9
rumor / hearsay
HSK 6
topolect / dialect
HSK 7-9
spokesperson
HSK 6
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
lie
HSK 7-9
to leave a message; to leave one's comments / message
HSK 6
fable; allegory; parable / CL: 則|则
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
HSK 6
romance novel / romantic fiction
every word and action (idiom)
HSK 7-9
spokesperson
HSK 7-9
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
promise / one's word / pledge / abbreviation
inexpressible (idiom)
declaration / manifesto
HSK 7-9
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
words and actions / what one says and what one does
HSK 7-9
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律)
Manifesto of the Communist Party / "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
official language
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
Classical Chinese
to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent
sincere advice; heartfelt exhortation
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
maxim
generally speaking
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
in other words
HSK 7-9
to speak / to tell
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language
to state clearly
multilingual
the right of speech
globally; worldwide
to mislead the public with rumors (idiom) / to delude the people with lies
spokesman
(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
to turn out just as one predicted or feared
(maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor / (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done
wise saying; words of wisdom
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words / speech / to say / to talk
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
to speak rudely
to be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse
sincere, well-meant, kind words
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
foreword / introduction
Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙 published in 1624
promise
HSK 7-9
freedom of speech
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
natural language processing, NLP
poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
to teach by words and example (idiom)
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
good words
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
(computing) high-level language (Tw, HK, Macau)
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
categorical proposition (logic)
kind words
to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽) / to expound one's theory
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
tongues are wagging (idiom)
white lie
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
natural language
to propose / to put forward (an idea) / to initiate
to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)
prophet
another name for 古今小說|古今小说, Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙
(brand or organization) ambassador / face (of a brand or company)
to not say a word (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
needless to say / it goes without saying
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
(idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)
complaint
HSK 7-9
in other words
words / expression / what one says
HSK 7-9
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle

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