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千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
Pinyin
Definition
千言万语
-
qiān yán wàn yǔ
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
talking nonstop
Character Decomposition
千
㇒
十
言
言
万
一
丿
㇆
语
讠
一
力
一
口
Related Words
(20)
千
qiān
1
thousand
千万
qiān wàn
1
ten million
2
countless
3
many
4
one must by all means
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
1
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
2
all the King's horses and all the King's men
箴言
zhēn yán
1
admonition
2
exhortation
3
dictum
4
the biblical Book of Proverbs
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]
谎言
huǎng yán
1
lie
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
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
1
it goes without saying
2
it is self-evident
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
传言
chuán yán
1
rumor
2
hearsay
前言
qián yán
1
preface
2
forward
3
introduction
千亿
qiān yì
1
myriads
2
hundred billion
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
1
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
2
innumerable
3
thousands upon thousands
千古
qiān gǔ
1
for all eternity
2
throughout all ages
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
1
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
千岛湖
Qiān dǎo Hú
1
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
千年
qiān nián
1
millennium
Idioms
(20)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
1
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
1
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
2
extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
1
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
1
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
2
fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
3
to take a dive
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
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
1
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
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
Sample Sentences