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HSK
subject (in grammar)
slang
Hakka dialect
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
Latin (language)
Old Chinese (linguistics)
English (language)
HSK 2
secret language / codeword
foreign language / CL: 門|门
HSK 1
standard language
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
premodifier (grammar)
Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
Coptic, Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts 科普特人, spoken in Egypt until late 17th century
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
common saying / proverb / colloquial speech
HSK 7-9
to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
The Analects of Confucius 孔子
Indonesian language
to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre
Hindi (language)
Maltese (language)
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dialect / language / speech
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(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
common saying / idiom
Russian (language)
HSK 7-9
Chinese language
HSK 1
HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
sentence
sign language
grammar
HSK 4
speech command (for computer speech recognition)
official language
to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent
Thai (language)
Korean language
one word says it all (idiom) / to hit the nail on the head / to be pithy and correct
Greek language
commonly used phrase / idiom / colloquial usage
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
words / speech / (spoken) language
HSK 5
to speak / to tell
(linguistics) language material; language data
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
to be full of wit and humor
multilingual
language / CL: 門|门, 種|种
HSK 2
(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
Spanish language
HSK 6
Hakka (a Chinese dialect)
sincere, well-meant, kind words
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage / CL: 條|条, ,
HSK 5
common language / lingua franca
(linguistics) analytic language
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
Portuguese (language)
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
modal particle
dialect / patois
incantation / spell / enchantment / curse
monolingual
Zhuang language / language of the Zhuang ethnic group 壯族|壮族 of Guangxi
magnificent talk / exaggeration
loanword
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
natural language processing, NLP
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
HSK 2
object (grammar)
language type (in a classification)
qualified word
sparkling with wit (idiom)
A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆
pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking
Japanese language
HSK 6
popular jargon / catchword
literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
(computing) high-level language (Tw, HK, Macau)
in a whisper / in a low voice (idiom)
choice of words / wording / phraseology / term
foreword / preface
Indo-European (language)
ancient language / old expression
German (language)
note / comment
phrase (grammar)
meaning of words / semantic
natural language
Dalian University of Foreign Languages
(Tw) Italian (language)
foreign language
quotation (from a book or existing source)
to talk to oneself
Middle Chinese (linguistics)
irony
(idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery
Finnish (language) / suomen kieli
Taiwanese Hokkien (aka Taiwanese Minnan, or simply Taiwanese)

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