言
yán
words
speech; to say; to talk
他的言行让大家都很感动。
tā de yán xíng ràng dà jiā dōu hěn gǎn dòng。
his words and actions moved everyone deeply.
这件事很复杂，一时难以用言语说清楚。
zhè jiàn shì hěn fù zá， yī shí nán yǐ yòng yán yǔ shuō qīng chǔ。
this matter is very complicated and hard to explain clearly in words for the moment.
Words with 言
誓言
shì yán
to pledge
换言之
huàn yán zhī
in other words
敢言
gǎn yán
to be bold enough to speak out
欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
to want to say sth but then hesitate
畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
言下之意
yán xià zhī yì
implication
发言
fā yán
to make a speech
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
自言自语
zì yán zì yǔ
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
肺腑之言
fèi fǔ zhī yán
words from the bottom of one's heart
言听计从
yán tīng jì cóng
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
言明
yán míng
to state clearly