words; speech; (spoken) language

to speak; to tell

expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments

words and actions; what one says and what one does

words; expression; what one says

to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point

freedom of speech

to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word

to describe; to put into words

to have one's words prove to be prophetic

to convey in words

imperial censor

(of a movie, novel etc) portraying a love affair; romantic; sentimental

to give verbal instruction

to state clearly

variant of 言辭|言辞[yan2 ci2]

to speak of; to refer to

discourse; words; utterance; what one says; manner of speech

to speak seriously; to exaggerate

name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149); see also 訁|讠[yan2]

the press; the media

implication

to talk nonsense (idiom); frivolous talk

impossible to put into words; inexpressible

(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)

to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different

one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)

(idiom) to speak with conviction

(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom); to carry no weight

(of one's words) to have substance

to teach by words and example (idiom)

(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

see 言多必失[yan2 duo1 bi4 shi1]

to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet

romance novel; romantic fiction

words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)

concise and comprehensive (idiom)

(idiom) untrustworthy; not true to one's word

to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word

(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says

(idiom) to say one thing and do another

(idiom) to say one thing and do another

(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says

the press; the media

speech defect

articulate in speech (idiom); eloquent

(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)