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


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