常言 cháng yán ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ soeng4 jin4
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常
- 反常 fǎn cháng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ faan2 soeng4 unusual
- 寻常 尋常 xún cháng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ cam4 soeng4 usual; common; ordinary
- 常人 cháng rén ㄔㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ soeng4 jan4 ordinary person
- 常常 cháng cháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ soeng4 soeng4 frequently; often
- 常年 cháng nián ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ soeng4 nin4 all year round
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- 常态 常態 cháng tài ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ soeng4 taai3 normal state
- 常温 常溫 cháng wēn ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣ soeng4 wan1 room temperature
- 常理 cháng lǐ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ soeng4 lei5 common sense
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 常见 常見 cháng jiàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ soeng4 gin3 commonly seen
- 常规 常規 cháng guī ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟ soeng4 kwai1 code of conduct; conventions; common practice
- 常识 常識 cháng shí ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˊ soeng4 sik1 common sense; general knowledge
- 平常 píng cháng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ping4 soeng4 ordinary
- 往常 wǎng cháng ㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˊ wong5 soeng4 usual
- 日常 rì cháng ㄖˋ ㄔㄤˊ jat6 soeng4 day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 时常 時常 shí cháng ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ si4 soeng4 often; frequently
- 正常 zhèng cháng ㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ zing3 soeng4 normal; regular
- 照常 zhào cháng ㄓㄠˋ ㄔㄤˊ ziu3 soeng4 as usual
- 异常 異常 yì cháng ㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ji6 soeng4 unusual; abnormal
- 经常 經常 jīng cháng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ging1 soeng4 frequently; constantly; regularly; often
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
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
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- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
- 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
- 进退有常 進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ zeon3 teoi3 jau5 soeng4 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
- 老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 saang1 soeng4 taam4 an old observation (idiom)
- 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan4 zi1 soeng4 cing4 human nature (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
- 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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常言 道 ： 言语 言語 是 银 銀 ， 沉默是金 。
As the saying goes: Speech is silver, silence is gold.
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