一言为重

yī yán wéi zhòng

Definitions

1. each word carries weight
2. a promise must be kept (idiom)

Child Words of 一言为重

• 一 yī: one
• 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 wèi: because of
• 重 chóng: to repeat
• 重 zhòng: heavy
• 一言 yī yán: one sentence
• 为重 wéi zhòng: to attach most importance to
• 言 yán: words