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出言
chū yán
Pinyin
Definition
出言
-
chū yán
to speak
words
Character Decomposition
出
出
言
言
Related Words
(20)
付出
fù chū
1
to pay
2
to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
伸出
shēn chū
1
to extend
出
chū
1
to go out
2
to come out
3
to occur
4
to produce
5
to go beyond
6
to rise
7
to put forth
8
to happen
9
(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
10
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来
chū lái
1
to come out
2
to appear
3
to arise
出去
chū qù
1
to go out
出现
chū xiàn
1
to appear
2
to arise
3
to emerge
4
to show up
出发
chū fā
1
to set off
2
to start (on a journey)
出门
chū mén
1
to go out
2
to leave home
3
to go on a journey
4
away from home
5
(of a woman) to get married
言
yán
1
words
2
speech
3
to say
4
to talk
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
代言
dài yán
1
to be a spokesperson
2
to be an ambassador (for a brand)
3
to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
1
spokesperson
作出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to come up with
3
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
4
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
5
to draw (conclusion)
6
to deliver (speech, judgment)
7
to devise (explanation)
8
to extract
做出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to issue
杰出
jié chū
1
outstanding
2
distinguished
3
remarkable
4
prominent
5
illustrious
传出
chuán chū
1
to transmit outwards
2
to disseminate
3
efferent (nerve)
出世
chū shì
1
to be born
2
to come into being
3
to withdraw from worldly affairs
出乎
chū hū
1
due to
2
to stem from
3
to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
4
to go against (expectations)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
Idioms
(20)
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
1
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2
words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
1
lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
2
to sing from the same hymn sheet
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
1
to not say a word (idiom)
2
to keep silent
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
Sample Sentences