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to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
language / CL: 門|门, 種|种
HSK 2
rumor
HSK 7-9
cinematic language (the visual grammar and techniques of filmmaking)
rumor / hearsay
HSK 6
topolect / dialect
HSK 7-9
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
promise / one's word / pledge / abbreviation
declaration / manifesto
HSK 7-9
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄 in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
Manifesto of the Communist Party / "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei" by Marx and Engels (1848)
official language
Classical Chinese
sincere advice; heartfelt exhortation
maxim
generally speaking
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
multilingual
globally; worldwide
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 be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse
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
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
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
kind words
to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽) / to expound one's theory
white lie
natural language
to propose / to put forward (an idea) / to initiate
to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
another name for 古今小說|古今小说, Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙
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
(idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)
complaint
HSK 7-9
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
to assert / assertion
admonition / exhortation / dictum / the biblical Book of Proverbs
a bunch of nonsense
to be bold enough to speak out
words of advice on parting
it may be said
comparatively speaking
to predict / prophecy
HSK 7-9
taciturn / reticent
wordy / talkative
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless; at a loss for words
Declaration of Independence
rumors / the word on the street
to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
one sentence / brief remark
introduction / preamble
Indo-European (language)
rumor / gossip / to spread rumors
too wonderful for words
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
to speak / words
I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
(computing) high-level language
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
slip of the tongue / indiscretion / to blurt out a secret
artificial language / constructed language / conlang
saying everything / to speak out fully
preface; foreword; introduction; preamble / earlier remarks; earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers
to state; to declare / pronouncement; declaration
intimate conversation
pleonasm (linguistics)
Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
low-level (computer) language
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
advice / to advise
assembly language
extensible markup language (XML)
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
common saying
slander / calumny / to accuse unjustly
to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions
dissenting words
words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
to spout nonsense / to bullshit endlessly
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
classical language
joking matter / to go back on one's words
machine language

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