HSK C2/W2
Correct
言
/ yán /
Strokes
Definition
words/speech/to say/to talk
Example
As a Verb
say; talk; speak
1
Yīqiè
一切
jìn
尽
zài
在
bù
不
yán
言
zhòng
中
。
Everything lies in what is left unsaid.
2
Zhī
知
ér
而
bù
不
yán
言
be reticent about/upon what one knows
3
Yánérbùdàng
言而不当
speak inaptly/inappropriately
As a Noun
speech; word
4
Nā
那
shì
是
jiǔhòu
酒后
zhī
之
yán
言
。
It was the drink in him talking.
5
Chángyándào
常言道
as the saying goes
As a Noun
character; word; sentence
6
Quánshū
全书
jìn
近
shíwàn
十万
yán
言
。
It is a book of nearly 100,000 words.