寡言
guǎ yán
Pinyin

Definition

寡言
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guǎ yán
  1. taciturn
  2. reticent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

guǎ fu
  1. 1 widow
liú yán
  1. 1 to leave a message
  2. 2 to leave one's comments
  3. 3 message
zhēn yán
  1. 1 admonition
  2. 2 exhortation
  3. 3 dictum
  4. 4 the biblical Book of Proverbs
yán
  1. 1 words
  2. 2 speech
  3. 3 to say
  4. 4 to talk
yán yǔ
  1. 1 words
  2. 2 speech
  3. 3 (spoken) language
yǔ yán
  1. 1 language
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
huǎng yán
  1. 1 lie
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
bù yán ér yù
  1. 1 it goes without saying
  2. 2 it is self-evident
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
chuán yán
  1. 1 rumor
  2. 2 hearsay
qián yán
  1. 1 preface
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 introduction
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 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. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 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. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)

Sample Sentences

打打那以后,爸爸就发现了一件怪事。他观察到他那三岁的儿子变得沉默寡言,很怕见生人。而且还有意无意地一直盯着自己,眼神中充满了疑惑。问他,他也不说。
dǎ dǎ nà yǐhòu ,bàba jiù fāxiàn le yījiàn guàishì 。tā guānchá dào tā nà sānsuì de érzi biàn de chénmòguǎyán ,hěn pà jiàn shēngrén 。érqiě hái yǒuyìwúyì de yīzhí dīng zhe zìjǐ ,yǎnshén zhōng chōngmǎn le yíhuò 。wèn tā ,tā yě bù shuō 。
After that, Daddy discovered something strange. He noticed that his three year-old son had become sullen and withdrawn, and afraid of meeting new people. Wittingly or unwittingly, he was always staring. His eyes were full of doubt. If you asked him about it, he wouldn't say anything.