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(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
words / expression / what one says
HSK 7-9
articulate in speech (idiom) / eloquent
expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments
HSK 7-9
words and actions / what one says and what one does
HSK 7-9
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice / to take sb at his word
to state clearly
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words / speech / to say / to talk
the press / the media
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
words / speech / (spoken) language
HSK 5
to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point
(idiom) to speak with conviction
don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
romance novel / romantic fiction
freedom of speech
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
to teach by words and example (idiom)
imperial censor
to give verbal instruction
(of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental
to describe; to put into words
to speak of / to refer to
implication
impossible to put into words / inexpressible
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
(of one's words) to have substance
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
to speak seriously / to exaggerate
one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)
words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
(of one's words) to be in accord with reality (idiom)
to become reconciled / to bury the hatchet
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
the press / the media
to convey in words
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk
speech defect
Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
untrustworthy; not true to one's word
name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 訁|讠
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
to speak / to tell
to have one's words prove to be prophetic
variant of 言辭|言辞


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