发语词
fā yǔ cí
Pinyin

Definition

发语词
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fā yǔ cí
  1. form word
  2. in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

出发
chū fā
  1. 1 to set off
  2. 2 to start (on a journey)
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
无语
wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
爆发
bào fā
  1. 1 to break out
  2. 2 to erupt
  3. 3 to explode
  4. 4 to burst out
发
fā
  1. 1 to send out
  2. 2 to show (one's feeling)
  3. 3 to issue
  4. 4 to develop
  5. 5 to make a bundle of money
  6. 6 classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
  5. 5 also written 發布|发布[fā bù]
发展
fā zhǎn
  1. 1 development
  2. 2 growth
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 to expand
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
发烧
fā shāo
  1. 1 to have a high temperature (from illness)
  2. 2 to have a fever
发现
fā xiàn
  1. 1 to find
  2. 2 to discover
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
发表
fā biǎo
  1. 1 to issue
  2. 2 to publish
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
粤语
Yuè yǔ
  1. 1 Cantonese language
英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
词
cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 statement
  3. 3 speech
  4. 4 lyrics
  5. 5 CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个[gè]
  6. 6 a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Sòng cháo]
  7. 7 CL:首[shǒu]
语言
yǔ yán
  1. 1 language
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
转发
zhuǎn fā
  1. 1 to transmit
  2. 2 to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
  3. 3 to pass on
  4. 4 to republish (an article from another publication)
一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
  1. 1 once it gets started there's no stopping it
一触即发
yī chù jí fā
  1. 1 could happen at any moment
  2. 2 on the verge

Idioms (20)

一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
  1. 1 a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
  1. 1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
  1. 1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
  1. 1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases

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