欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

欲言又止
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yù yán yòu zhǐ
  1. to want to say sth but then hesitate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

又
yòu
  1. 1 (once) again
  2. 2 also
  3. 3 both... and...
  4. 4 and yet
  5. 5 (used for emphasis) anyway
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
不止
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 incessantly
  2. 2 without end
  3. 3 more than
  4. 4 not limited to
代言
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
名言
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark
宣言
xuān yán
  1. 1 declaration
  2. 2 manifesto
欲
yù
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 appetite
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 lust
  5. 5 greed
欲望
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving
截止
jié zhǐ
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to put a stop to sth
  4. 4 cut-off point
  5. 5 stopping point
  6. 6 deadline
方言
Fāng yán
  1. 1 the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yáng Xióng] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán
  1. 1 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
  2. 2 to hold forth to one's heart's content
止
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
止咳
zhǐ ké
  1. 1 to suppress coughing
为止
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
无言
wú yán
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
甜言蜜语
tián yán mì yǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) sweet words
  2. 2 sweet talk
  3. 3 cajolery
留言
liú yán
  1. 1 to leave a message
  2. 2 to leave one's comments
  3. 3 message

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
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)

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