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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

言语 [yányǔ]
  1. 1. noun language

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

言语 [yányǔ]
  1. 1. spoken language; speech
    言语和文字
    spoken and written language
  2. 2. [Dialect] speak; talk; answer
    他这个人不爱言语
    He is a man of few words.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

言语 [yányǔ]
  1. 1. 谈吐;说的话
    言语不凡。
    言语得体。
  2. 2. 动 [口] 说话;告诉
    她一声也不言语
    昨天你走的时候怎么也不言语一声?

Examples

他吧嗒了一下嘴。一声也不言语
He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.
言语粗鄙
vulgar in speech
言语不多道理深。
The words were few, but they contained profound truth.
当时的情景非言语所能形容。
The occasion defies description.
言语诡谲
speak cryptically
言语失检
be indiscreet with one's tongue; be indiscreet in one's speech
他这个人不爱言语
He is a man of few words.
言语
spoken language; speech
华丽的言语修饰不了他枯涩的感情。

Word Decomposition


[yán]
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[yǔ]

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