| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 言 | 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 话 | 話 | huà | - dialect - language - spoken words - speech - talk - words - conversation - what sb said - CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1] |
| 出言 | 出言 | chūyán | - to speak - words |
| 唇舌 | 唇舌 | chúnshé | - argument - words - lips and tongue |
| 嘴里 | 嘴裡 | zuǐlǐ | - mouth - in the mouth - on one's lips - speech - words |
| 字句 | 字句 | zìjù | - words - expressions - writing |
| 文辞 | 文辭 | wéncí | - language - words |
| 笔墨 | 筆墨 | bǐmò | - pen and ink - words - writing |
| 言语 | 言語 | yányǔ | - words - speech - (spoken) language |
| 言谈 | 言談 | yántán | - discourse - words - utterance - what one says - manner of speech |
| 言辞 | 言辭 | yáncí | - words - expression - what one says |
| 话语 | 話語 | huàyǔ | - words - speech - utterance - discourse |
| 一席话 | 一席話 | yīxíhuà | - the content of a conversation - words - remarks |
| 契 | 契 | qì | - to carve - carved words - to agree - a contract - a deed |
| 怔 | 怔 | zhèng | - stumped for words - to stare blankly |
| 镘 | 鏝 | màn | - side of coin without words - trowel |
| 偏辞 | 偏辭 | piāncí | - one-sided words - prejudice - flattery |
| 两句 | 兩句 | liǎngjù | - (say) a few words |
| 冗词 | 冗詞 | rǒngcí | - tautology - superfluous words |
| 冷话 | 冷話 | lěnghuà | - harsh words - sarcasm - bitter remarks |
| 冷语 | 冷語 | lěngyǔ | - cold words - sarcasm - sneering talk |
| 切音 | 切音 | qièyīn | - to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words |
| 口甜 | 口甜 | kǒutián | - soft-spoken - affable - full of honeyed words |
| 口风 | 口風 | kǒufēng | - meaning behind the words - what sb really means to say - one's intentions as revealed in one's words - tone of speech |
| 呫嗫 | 呫囁 | tièniè | - (onom.) muttering - to whisper - mouthing words |
| 善言 | 善言 | shànyán | - good words |
| 严词 | 嚴詞 | yáncí | - forceful (criticism etc) - to use strong words |
| 严辞 | 嚴辭 | yáncí | - stern words |
| 坏话 | 壞話 | huàihuà | - unpleasant talk - malicious words |
| 梦话 | 夢話 | mènghuà | - talking in one's sleep - words spoken during sleep - fig. speech bearing no relation to reality - delusions |
| 好言 | 好言 | hǎoyán | - kind words |
| 好话 | 好話 | hǎohuà | - words of praise - to speak well of |
| 字数 | 字數 | zìshù | - number of written characters - number of words - word-count |
| 字词 | 字詞 | zìcí | - letters or words - words or phrase |
| 崖刻 | 崖刻 | yákè | - rock carving - cliff engraving - words carved into cliff face |
| 废话 | 廢話 | fèihuà | - nonsense - rubbish - superfluous words - You don't say! - No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 引子 | 引子 | yǐnzi | - introduction - primer - opening words |
| 心口 | 心口 | xīnkǒu | - pit of the stomach - solar plexus - words and thoughts |
| 情话 | 情話 | qínghuà | - terms of endearment - words of love |
| 恶语 | 惡語 | èyǔ | - evil words - malicious talk |
| 悬河 | 懸河 | xuánhé | - "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) - (literary) waterfall - cataract - (fig.) torrent of words |
| 戏言 | 戲言 | xìyán | - joking matter - to go back on one's words |
| 拼读 | 拼讀 | pīndú | - phonetic reading - combine sounds into words |
| 挽词 | 挽詞 | wǎncí | - an elegy - elegiac words |
| 挽辞 | 挽辭 | wǎncí | - an elegy - elegiac words |
| 收词 | 收詞 | shōucí | - to collect words - to harvest entries for a dictionary |
| 气话 | 氣話 | qìhuà | - angry words - sth said in the moment of anger |
| 熟字 | 熟字 | shúzì | - familiar words - known Chinese character |
| 珠流 | 珠流 | zhūliú | - fluent with words - words flowing like pearl beads |
| 甜言 | 甜言 | tiányán | - sweet words - fine talk |
| 用字 | 用字 | yòngzì | - to use letters - to use words - diction |
| 用语 | 用語 | yòngyǔ | - choice of words - wording - phraseology - term |
| 异言 | 異言 | yìyán | - dissenting words |
| 直话 | 直話 | zhíhuà | - straight talk - straightforward words |
| 碍口 | 礙口 | àikǒu | - to shy to speak out - tongue-tied - to hesitate - too embarrassing for words |
| 粗口 | 粗口 | cūkǒu | - swear words - obscene language - foul language |
| 粗语 | 粗語 | cūyǔ | - rude words - dirty talk |
| 组词 | 組詞 | zǔcí | - to combine words - word formation |
| 绝笔 | 絕筆 | juébǐ | - words written on one’s deathbed - an artist's final work - swansong |
| 缀字 | 綴字 | zhuìzì | - to spell - to compose words |
| 自述 | 自述 | zìshù | - to recount in one's own words - autobiography - written self-introduction |
| 舌战 | 舌戰 | shézhàn | - verbal sparring - duel of words |
| 芜词 | 蕪詞 | wúcí | - superfluous words |
| 虚言 | 虛言 | xūyán | - empty words - false words |
| 亲口 | 親口 | qīnkǒu | - one's own mouth - fig. in one's own words - to say sth personally |
| 言传 | 言傳 | yánchuán | - to convey in words |
| 言行 | 言行 | yánxíng | - words and actions - what one says and what one does |
| 词句 | 詞句 | cíjù | - words and sentences |
| 词翰 | 詞翰 | cíhàn | - book - written composition - (literary) penned words |
| 语塞 | 語塞 | yǔsè | - to be at a loss for words - speechless |
| 语画 | 語畫 | yǔhuà | - picture in words |
| 语义 | 語義 | yǔyì | - meaning of words - semantic |
| 谀辞 | 諛辭 | yúcí | - flattering words |
| 谑语 | 謔語 | xuèyǔ | - words to tease sb |
| 谦辞 | 謙辭 | qiāncí | - humble words - self-deprecatory expression - to modestly decline |
| 译写 | 譯寫 | yìxiě | - to translate - to render foreign words - to transliterate |
| 赘言 | 贅言 | zhuìyán | - superfluous words - unnecessary detail |
| 赘词 | 贅詞 | zhuìcí | - superfluous words - unnecessary detail |
| 赘语 | 贅語 | zhuìyǔ | - superfluous words - pleonasm |
| 转注 | 轉注 | zhuǎnzhù | - transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) - character with meanings influenced by other words - sometimes called mutually explanatory character |
| 违言 | 違言 | wéiyán | - unreasonable words - wounding complaints |
| 遣词 | 遣詞 | qiǎncí | - use of words |
| 遗言 | 遺言 | yíyán | - words of the deceased - last words of the dying - wisdom of past sages |
| 释文 | 釋文 | shìwén | - interpreting words - to explain the meaning of words in classic texts - to decipher an old script |
| 重话 | 重話 | zhònghuà | - harsh words |
| 铿锵 | 鏗鏘 | kēngqiāng | - sonorous - resounding - fig. resounding words |
| 附和 | 附和 | fùhè | - to parrot - to crib - to copy sb's action or words - to trail sb's footsteps - copy-cat |
| 双关 | 雙關 | shuāngguān | - pun - play on words |
| 食言 | 食言 | shíyán | - lit. to eat one's words - to break a promise - to go back on one's word - to renege - unsworn testimony |
| 鬼话 | 鬼話 | guǐhuà | - lie - false words - nonsense - CL:篇[pian1] |
| 黑话 | 黑話 | hēihuà | - argot - bandits' secret jargon - malicious words |
| 点破 | 點破 | diǎnpò | - to lay bare in a few words - to expose with a word - to point out bluntly |
| 点穿 | 點穿 | diǎnchuān | - to lay bare in a few words - to expose with a word |
| 假大空 | 假大空 | jiǎdàkōng | - empty words - bogus speech |
| 刺儿话 | 刺兒話 | cìrhuà | - biting words - stinging words |
| 前后文 | 前後文 | qiánhòuwén | - context - the surrounding words - same as 上下文 |
| 口角战 | 口角戰 | kǒujiǎozhàn | - war of words |
| 同源词 | 同源詞 | tóngyuáncí | - cognate - words having a common origin |
| 同音词 | 同音詞 | tóngyīncí | - homophonic words |
| 同韵词 | 同韻詞 | tóngyùncí | - words with the same phonetic ending - rhyme |
| 吹冷风 | 吹冷風 | chuīlěngfēng | - to blow cold - damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words |
| 客气话 | 客氣話 | kèqihuà | - words of politeness - politesse - decorous talking - talk with propriety |
| 宽心丸 | 寬心丸 | kuānxīnwán | - reassuring explanation - consolatory words |
| 就是说 | 就是說 | jiùshìshuō | - in other words - that is |
| 常用字 | 常用字 | chángyòngzì | - everyday words |
| 悄悄话 | 悄悄話 | qiāoqiaohuà | - whisperings - private words - confidences - sweet nothings |
| 换言之 | 換言之 | huànyánzhī | - in other words |
| 抠字眼 | 摳字眼 | kōuzìyǎn | - to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words |
| 易言之 | 易言之 | yìyánzhī | - in other words |
| 生词语 | 生詞語 | shēngcíyǔ | - vocabulary words (in language-learning books) - new or unfamiliar words |
| 转注字 | 轉注字 | zhuǎnzhùzì | - transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) - character with meanings influenced by other words - sometimes called mutually explanatory character |
| 双关语 | 雙關語 | shuāngguānyǔ | - pun - play on words - a phrase with a double meaning |
| 一字千金 | 一字千金 | yīzìqiānjīn | - one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice - words of enormous weight |
| 一言千金 | 一言千金 | yīyánqiānjīn | - one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice - words of enormous weight |
| 也就是说 | 也就是說 | yějiùshìshuō | - in other words - that is to say - so - thus |
| 仁言利博 | 仁言利博 | rényánlìbó | - Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all. |
| 佛口蛇心 | 佛口蛇心 | fókǒushéxīn | - words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced - malicious and duplicitous |
| 口是心非 | 口是心非 | kǒushìxīnfēi | - lit. mouth says yes, heart no (idiom); duplicity - empty words |
| 唇枪舌剑 | 唇槍舌劍 | chúnqiāngshéjiàn | - fight a battle of words - cross verbal swords |
| 唇枪舌战 | 唇槍舌戰 | chúnqiāngshézhàn | - war of words |
| 哑口无言 | 啞口無言 | yǎkǒuwúyán | - dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless - at a loss for words |
| 好言好语 | 好言好語 | hǎoyánhǎoyǔ | - kind words - sweet talk - coaxing manner |
| 妙不可言 | 妙不可言 | miàobùkěyán | - too wonderful for words |
| 张口结舌 | 張口結舌 | zhāngkǒujiéshé | - agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words - gaping and speechless |
| 换句话说 | 換句話說 | huànjùhuàshuō | - in other words |
| 敲敲打打 | 敲敲打打 | qiāoqiāodǎdǎ | - to provoke with words |
| 文以载道 | 文以載道 | wényǐzàidào | - words of truth - moral expressed in words - written article explaining a moral |
| 斟酌字句 | 斟酌字句 | zhēnzhuózìjù | - to measure one's words |
| 木讷寡言 | 木訥寡言 | mùnèguǎyán | - slow and inarticulate (idiom); person of few words |
| 淫词秽语 | 淫詞穢語 | yíncíhuìyǔ | - obscene words - dirty talk |
| 淫词亵语 | 淫詞褻語 | yíncíxièyǔ | - dirty words - dirty talk |
| 无言可对 | 無言可對 | wúyánkěduì | - unable to reply (idiom); left speechless - at a loss for words |
| 甘言蜜语 | 甘言蜜語 | gānyánmìyǔ | - sweet speech and honeyed words - hypocritical flattery (idiom) - see also 甜言蜜語|甜言蜜语[tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3] |
| 甜言密语 | 甜言密語 | tiányánmìyǔ | - sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom); elegant but insincere words - cheating wheedling - dishonest rhetoric |
| 肺腑之言 | 肺腑之言 | fèifǔzhīyán | - words from the bottom of one's heart |
| 临别赠言 | 臨別贈言 | línbiézèngyán | - words of advice on parting |
| 至理名言 | 至理名言 | zhìlǐmíngyán | - wise saying - words of wisdom |
| 花言巧语 | 花言巧語 | huāyánqiǎoyǔ | - graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words - cheating wheedling - dishonest rhetoric |
| 言不可传 | 言不可傳 | yánbùkěchuán | - impossible to put into words - inexpressible |
| 言犹在耳 | 言猶在耳 | yányóuzàiěr | - words still ringing in one's ears (idiom) |
| 词不达意 | 詞不達意 | cíbùdáyì | - words do not convey the meaning - poorly expressed - senseless - inarticulate |
| 话中有刺 | 話中有刺 | huàzhōngyǒucì | - hidden barbs in one's words - hostile subtext |
| 豪言壮语 | 豪言壯語 | háoyánzhuàngyǔ | - bold, visionary words |
| 酒言酒语 | 酒言酒語 | jiǔyánjiǔyǔ | - words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom) |
| 名不正言不顺 | 名不正言不順 | míngbuzhèngyánbushùn | - unjustified and undeserving of such description - identity or status is unverified, or inconsistent in detail - unworthy of the title (or name), or reputation - no valid reason as justification - words without weight - cf 名正言順|名正言顺 |
| 听见风就是雨 | 聽見風就是雨 | tīngjiànfēngjiùshìyǔ | - lit. on hearing wind, to say rain - to agree uncritically with whatever people say - to parrot other people's words - to chime in with others |
| 身教胜于言教 | 身教勝於言教 | shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào | - teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) - action speaks louder than words |
| 打开天窗说亮话 | 打開天窗說亮話 | dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà | - not to mince words - not to beat about the bush |
| 雷声大，雨点小 | 雷聲大，雨點小 | léishēngdà,yǔdiǎnxiǎo | - loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action - action speaks louder than words - his bite is worse than his bark |
| 冰炭不言，冷热自明 | 冰炭不言，冷熱自明 | bīngtànbùyán,lěngrèzìmíng | - ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words |
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