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Character Decomposition
语=讠+吾
Etymology
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Meanings2 pronunciations
yǔ
dialect
language
speech
yù
(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
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Words with 语 982 total
attributive (modifier)定语dìng yǔto inform; to tell告语gào yǔmutter低语dī yǔirony反语fǎn yǔevil words · malicious talk恶语è yǔrude words · dirty talk粗语cū yǔconcluding remarks结语jié yǔRussian (language)俄语E2 yǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) · term (e.g. technical term) · expression词语cí yǔpreamble · introduction · (journalism) lede · lead paragraph导语dǎo yǔprophecy; prophetic remark谶语chèn yǔwritten slogan · placard · CL:幅 fú, zhāng, tiáo标语biāo yǔ
Idioms with 语 164 total Chain
lit. half of the Analects (idiom)\ · fig. a saying praising the Analects of Confucius: mastering half of it is enough to improve one's abilities and govern the state半部论语bàn bù lún yǔlit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath · incomparable不可同日而语bù kě tóng rì ér yǔto not say a word (idiom) · to keep silent不言不语bù yán bù yǔin a whisper · in a low voice (idiom)低声细语dī shēng xì yǔ
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