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言 yán

words, speech; to speak, to say

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7
Level
HSK 4
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亠二口 ⿱亠⿱二口

Memory hint: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口

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  1. 他会说三种语言。
    Tā huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán.
    He can speak three languages.
    he can speak three (measure) language
  2. 谁想先发言？
    Shéi xiǎng xiān fāyán?
    Who wants to speak first?
    who want first speak
  3. 请你先发言吧。
    Qǐng nǐ xiān fāyán ba.
    Please speak first.
    please you first speak (suggestion)
  4. 我听不懂这种方言。
    Wǒ tīng bù dǒng zhè zhǒng fāngyán.
    I can't understand this dialect.
    i listen not understand this (measure) dialect
  5. 会议开始前，经理先做了发言。
    Huìyì kāishǐ qián, jīnglǐ xiān zuòle fāyán.
    Before the meeting started, the manager gave a speech first.
    meeting start before, manager first made(le) speech

Words with 言 (12)