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Definitions
- 1. to tell to
Example Sentences
1 shown我学韩 语 。
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Words Containing 语
Marathi language of west India
Hakka dialect
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)
netspeak
Turkish (language)
machine language
one word says it all (idiom)
cross-language
to chatter incessantly
exclamation
Slovak (language)
Shanghainese
Slovenian (language)
pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
Ewenke language (of Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia)
concluding remarks
Lhoba, language of Lhoba ethnic group of southeast Tibet
Jurchen language
incoherent speech
Magyar (language)
irony
Kazakh language
quotation (from a book or existing source)
German (language)
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
predicate
to inflect (in grammar)
in a whisper
global context
Huizhou dialect of Gan, spoken in southern parts of Anhui Province
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)
Croatian (language)
(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
extensible markup language (XML)
Bengali (language)
Kyrghiz language
grammar
verbal ability
subcortical aphasia
TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language)
(idiom) sweet words
obscene language
one-word sentence
Welsh (language)
to discuss in whispered tones
Esperanto
official language
pragmatics
adjectival phrase
idiom
The Analects of Confucius 孔子[kǒng zǐ]
phonetics
Spanish language
object relative clause
Sanskrit (language)
language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)
title word
Hungarian language
voice (communications) channel
Tibetan language
thread of discussion
Beijing International Studies University (BISU)
object (grammar)
language
monolingual
words
(linguistics) linguistic field
code word
conclusion
meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes
linguistics
Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)
Persian (language)
pun
metalanguage
popular jargon
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
riddle
a private whisper
Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province)
artificial language
solo part (in opera)
words
Aztec language (Nahuatl)
speech recognition
Flemish (language)
talking and laughing
to speak softly
to insult
Polish language
Tagalog (language)
object oriented language
Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province
postmodifier (grammar)
sarcasm
(linguistics) flow of speech
phrase (linguistics)
adverbial adjunct (adverb or adverbial clause)
English (language)
hypertext markup language
context dependency
semantic analysis
Manchurian language
qualified word
Telugu or Telegu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, India
Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
idle gossip
indirect object (grammar)
virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
to inform
indiscreet remark
to speak softly
Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
falsehood
semantic
phrase (grammar)
sign language
term
Afghan (language)
English language fan
subject (in grammar)
auxiliary word
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
(TCM) paraphasia
multilingual
flowery writing
to give emphasis
Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor
see 網絡語言|网络语言[wǎng luò yǔ yán]
Thai (language)
Dutch (language)
Indo-European (language)
Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)
superfluous words
to speak with the eyes
attributive (modifier)
loanword
written language
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
Portuguese (language)
Hindi
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
European language
acronym
Buddhist term
Middle Chinese (linguistics)
words to tease sb
local context
Romanian language
form word
sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery
cheers and laughter
words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
common saying
literature and language
Hebrew language
idiom
western language
Romance language family
epigram
Hakka (a Chinese dialect)
production of speech
lingua franca
native language
to talk in one's sleep
vocabulary
common language
Beijing Language Institute
mutter
short-term phonological memory
Malaysian language
morpheme
metalinguistic ability
beautiful wordage
ventriloquist
Burmese (language of Myanmar)
note
language training
Portuguese (language)
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
source language (for translation)
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
source language (linguistics)
Hindi (language)
metalinguistic awareness
(grammar) modifier
Min dialects, spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan etc
ancient language
Serb language
as the saying goes...
to whisper in sb's ear
criticism
HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
Salar, language of Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province
low-level (computer) language
babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
Czech (language)
semantic space
to tell lies
language type (in a classification)
faulty wording
monogatari
literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence
to whisper
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
filthy speech
target language (linguistics)
Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26
English corner
low-level (computer) language
auxiliary language
tongues (spiritual gift)
modal particle
fortune cookie
Indonesian language
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
Indo-European family of languages
Slavic language
multilingual support
pidgin
Malaysian (language)
Korean language
foreign language
flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units)
(linguistics) speaker
sign language
The Tale of Genji
sincere, well-meant, kind words
anglophone
Swedish (language)
language barrier
sparkling with wit (idiom)
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, published from 1964 to about 1976
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
taboo language
Bulgarian language
to have a tete-à-tete
short comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc
pidgin English
speech defect
Internet slang
mixed aphasia
Business Chinese Test (BCT)
whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
speech defect
Afrikaans (language)
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
language branch
Arabic (language)
written language
Ancient Greek (language)
dirty words
preamble
Hebrew language
slang
groundless rumor
Zhuang language
synonym
language branch
colloquial speech
French (language)
commonly used phrase
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
assembly language
to chat with a low voice
spoken language
euphemism
classical language
Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt
(idiom) sweet words
composite context
voice (grammar)
Finnish (language)
oral communication (psychology)
(literary) not to speak
complement (grammar)
to let slip
verbosity
Indo-European (language)
voice mailbox
creole language
to be full of wit and humor
slang
speech sounds
aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
modal particle
to slander viciously
meaning of words
Czech language
polite set phrases
context
fashionable word or phrase
rhymed language
choice of words
Bopomofo
sparkling with wit (idiom)
American English
Korean language
ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
Polish (language)
humble expression
expressive aphasia
subjunctive mood (grammar)
Tagalog (language)
to not say a word (idiom)
(computing) high-level language
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
predicate
Maltese (language)
Ethiopic (language)
example sentence
taboo (word)
to remain silent
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
loan idiom
corpus
semantic categorization
to make a pun
Cantonese language
bilingual
Pashtu (one of the languages of Afghanistan)
(linguistics) language material; language data
English Language Teaching (ELT)
to use sign language
A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[liú yì qìng]
to not say a word (idiom)
agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
to pass on (information)
Japanese language
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Basque (language)
(linguistics) analytic language
word order
Aramaic (language)
Coptic, Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts 科普特人[kē pǔ tè rén], spoken in Egypt until late 17th century
(computing) high-level language (Tw, HK, Macau)
Dalian University of Foreign Languages
language deficit (linguistics)
dialect
Irish language
pet phrase
rude words
foreword
Buddhist term
acronym
to smile but say nothing
evil words
written slogan
premodifier (grammar)
see 一語中的|一语中的[yī yǔ zhòng dì]
Sino-Tibetan language family
to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)
Gan dialect, spoken in Jiangxi Province
Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature
Mongolian language
game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
Latin (language)
to speak
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip
Gaulish or Gallic (language)
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
native language
Yiddish language
intonation
ventriloquism
proverb
grammatical term
prophecy; prophetic remark
Gaelic (language)
pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
Internet language
proto-language
ventriloquism
instinctive feel for the language
Uzbek language
irony
(grammatical) predicate
standard language
quotation
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
semantics
Provençal (language)
speech command (for computer speech recognition)
to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
Kannada (language)
to use sign language
idle gossip
to mumble to oneself
Chinese language
Hungarian language
etymology
predicative
subjunctive
sweet words
Daur language (of Daur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang)
Chinglish
to talk to oneself
sarcastic comments (idiom)
the Hausa language
Semitic language
epistolary formula used at the head of a letter
natural language processing, NLP
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company
natural language
Cantonese romanization
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
Uighur language
programming language
speech defect
Italian (language)
linguist
word
Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
slogan banner
Greek language
phonological skill
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
Chinese language
Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines
Taiwanese
a lie; a falsehood
Nahuatl (language)
picture in words
Tamil language
incantation
interjection
phrase
Altaic language
Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994
concluding remarks
Sinhalese (language)
VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing)
to talk to oneself
language family
The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects
language laboratory
witticism
US Defense Language Institute (founded 1941)
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
to be at a loss for words
tone
duplicate context
target language (for translation)
assembled phonology
thesaurus
password
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
obscene words
meaning
common saying
secret language
progressive aphasia
phonetic awareness
foreign language
tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
see 言多必失[yán duō bì shī]
Siamese (Thai) language
Urdu (language)
phonetic aphasia
speech synthesis
Bosnian (language)
anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
direct object (grammar)
secret talk
placard
analytic language
Russian (language)
comment
vocabulary words (in language-learning books)
polite set phrase
discourse
voice signal
sociolinguistics
sentence
Chinese, math & English (school subjects)
polyglot
Tagalog (language)
Uzbek language
Germanic language
Swahili (language)