一言 yī yán ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 jin4
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- brief remark
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一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
言
- 传言 傳言 chuán yán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cyun4 jin4 rumor
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 宣言 xuān yán ㄒㄩㄢ ㄧㄢˊ syun1 jin4 declaration
- 寓言 yù yán ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyu6 jin4 fable; allegory; parable
- 怨言 yuàn yán ㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyun3 jin4 complaint
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- 方言 fāng yán ㄈㄤ ㄧㄢˊ fong1 jin4 topolect
- 留言 liú yán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4 to leave a message; to leave one's comments
- 发言 發言 fā yán ㄈㄚ ㄧㄢˊ faat3 jin4 to make a speech
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 言行 yán xíng ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jin4 hang6 words and actions
- 言语 言語 yán yǔ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˇ jin4 jyu5 words
- 言论 言論 yán lùn ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 expression of opinion
- 言辞 言辭 yán cí ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ jin4 ci4 words
- 语言 語言 yǔ yán ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ jyu5 jin4 language
- 诺言 諾言 nuò yán ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ nok6 jin4 promise
- 谎言 謊言 huǎng yán ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ fong1 jin4 lie
- 谣言 謠言 yáo yán ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊ jiu4 jin4 rumor
- 预言 預言 yù yán ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyu6 jin4 to predict
- 代言人 dài yán rén ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ doi6 jin4 jan4 spokesperson
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄓˋ bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 壁垒一新 壁壘一新 bì lěi yī xīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ bik1 leoi5 jat1 san1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
- 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
- 杯酒言欢 杯酒言歡 bēi jiǔ yán huān ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ bui1 zau2 jin4 fun1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
- 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 不可胜言 不可勝言 bù kě shèng yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ bat1 ho2 sing3 jin4 inexpressible (idiom)
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- 不可言喻 bù kě yán yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 jin4 jyu6 inexpressible (idiom)
- 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ bat1 seot1 jan4 jin4 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
- 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ bat1 jin4 bat1 jyu5 to not say a word (idiom)
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán ㄔㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄜˋ caat3 jin4 gun1 sik1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
Example sentences
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一言为定 一言為定 ！
It's a deal!
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你 怎么 怎麼 一言不发 一言不發 ？
How come you say nothing?
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我们 我們 一言不发 一言不發 地 坐 着 著 。
We sat in total silence.
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一言 既 出 ， 驷 駟 马 馬 难 難 追 。
You cannot take back what you have said.
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