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| Pronunciation |
: |
yán |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- speak. (v)
- speech. (n)
- words. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
言 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
言 |
| Usage |
: |
31.6% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
speech; expression of political views |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
talk to oneself; speak to oneself |
Sentences:
| 1. It is too early to tell now. |
| xiàn |
zài |
shuō |
zhè |
xiē |
dōu |
hái |
yán |
zhī |
guò |
zǎo |
。 |
| 现 |
在 |
说 |
这 |
些 |
都 |
还 |
言 |
之 |
过 |
早 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 现在 |
: |
now |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 这些 |
: |
these |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 还 |
: |
still |
| 言之过早 |
: |
premature to say |
|
| 2. English is a universal language. |
| yīng |
yǔ |
shì |
shì |
jiè |
tōng |
yòng |
de |
yǔ |
yán |
。 |
| 英 |
语 |
是 |
世 |
界 |
通 |
用 |
的 |
语 |
言 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 英语 |
: |
English language |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 世界 |
: |
world |
| 通用 |
: |
be in common use |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 语言 |
: |
language |
|
| 3. He is thinking aloud about decisions he needs to make. |
| tā |
zhèng |
zài |
zì |
yán |
zì |
yǔ |
de |
shuō |
tā |
de |
jué |
dìng |
。 |
| 他 |
正 |
在 |
自 |
言 |
自 |
语 |
地 |
说 |
他 |
的 |
决 |
定 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 正在 |
: |
in process of; in course of; be doing |
| 自言自语 |
: |
talk to oneself; speak to oneself |
| 地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 决定 |
: |
decision |
|
| 4. A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. |
| qiān |
yán |
wàn |
yǔ |
bú |
rú |
yī |
gè |
xíng |
dòng |
。 |
| 千 |
言 |
万 |
语 |
不 |
如 |
一 |
个 |
行 |
动 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 千 |
: |
thousand |
| 言 |
: |
speech, word |
| 万 |
: |
ten thousand |
| 语 |
: |
language, saying |
| 千言万语 |
: |
thousands of words; having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop |
| 不如 |
: |
not be as good as |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 行动 |
: |
action, deed |
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