言

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Example sentences

• 他言行不一。

  Tā yán xíng bù yī

  His words and deeds do not match.

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• 一言为定！

  Yī yán wéi dìng

  It's a deal!

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• 我无言以对。

  Wǒ wú yán yǐ duì

  I was at a loss for words.

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• 你怎么一言不发？

  Nǐ zěn me yī yán bù fā

  How come you say nothing?

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Words containing 言

• 语言yǔ yán 3–2 language
• 发言fā yán 1–2 to make a speech; statement; utterance
• 言语yán yǔ 2–3 words; speech; (spoken) language
• 留言liú yán 2–2 to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
• 言论yán lùn 2–4 expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
• 发言人fā yán rén 1–2–2spokesperson
• 传言chuán yán 2–2 rumor; hearsay
• 预言yù yán 4–2 to predict; prophecy
• 谣言yáo yán 2–2 rumor
• 方言fāng yán 1–2 topolect; dialect
• 自言自语zì yán zì yǔ 4–2–4–3to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
• 总而言之zǒng ér yán zhī 3–2–2–1in short; in a word; in brief