Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "言" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "言" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
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Definition
to speak / to say / talk / word
to want to say sth but then hesitate
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless / at a loss for words
it goes without saying / it is self-evident
to say candidly / to acknowledge frankly
to suffer unspeakable misery / indescribably painful / hellish
lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature)
politely refuse / refuse with thanks / decline ... with thanks / graciously decline
tactful / diplomatic / mild and indirect
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk / reds under the beds
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
preface / introductory remarks / preamble / prelude
say with certainty / speak on good grounds / say with definite evidence
loyal advice / sincere advice
to mislead the public with rumors (idiom) / to delude the people with lies
to boast shamelessly / to talk big
speak and act cautiously / mind one's P's and Q's
bury the hatchet / shake hands / forgive and forget