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言辞 (yán cí): Wording (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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言辞 consists of 2 characters.

to speak; to say; word; speech

to resign, to decline, to take leave

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinyán cí

MeaningWording

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word言辞

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3.

How to Use 言辞 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 言辞 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith注意

zhù注

yì意

yán言

cí辞

neutral

mind your words

Subject + Predicate

yán言

cí辞

kěn恳

qiè切

formalWritten

Adjective + Nounwith优美

yōu优

měi美

de的

yán言

cí辞

4.

Example Sentences with 言辞

tā他

de的

yán言

cí辞

hěn很

yǒu友

hǎo好

sincere words

yán言

cí辞

jī激

liè烈

formal

vehement language

formal

Written

elegant words

。

His words are very friendly.

tā他

de的

yán言

cí辞

suī虽

rán然

wěi委

wǎn婉

，

què却

àn暗

hán含

yán严

lì厉

de的

pī批

píng评

。

His wording was tactful, yet it contained a stern criticism.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

yòng用

gèng更

jiǎn简

jié洁

de的

yán言

cí辞

gài概

kuò括

yí一

xià下

nǐ你

de的

guān观

diǎn点

？

Could you summarize your point of view in more concise wording?

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā她

de的

yán言

cí辞

qīng清

xī晰

yǒu有

lì力

。

At the meeting, her speech was clear and powerful.

zài在

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

jī激

liè烈

de的

yán言

cí辞

ér而

shī失

qù去

lǐ理

zhì智

。

During the debate, he never lost his composure due to the intense wording.

zhè这

fèn份

shēng声

míng明

de的

yán言

cí辞

bú不

gòu够

yán严

jǐn谨

，

róng容

yì易

yǐn引

qǐ起

wù误

jiě解

。

The wording of this statement is not rigorous enough and is prone to cause misunderstandings.

lǎo老

shī师

yòng用

wēn温

hé和

de的

yán言

cí辞

gǔ鼓

lì励

xué学

shēng生

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

。

The teacher used gentle words to encourage the students to study hard.

rì日

cháng常

liáo聊

tiān天

shí时

，

tā他

de的

yán言

cí辞

zǒng总

shì是

nà那

me么

yōu幽

mò默

fēng风

qù趣

。

In daily conversations, his wording is always so humorous and witty.

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序言xù yánHSK 6
方言fāng yánHSK 6
言论yán lùnHSK 6
言语yán yǔHSK 6

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推辞tuī cíHSK 5
辞职cí zhíHSK 5
告辞gào cíHSK 6
致辞zhì cíHSK 6
辞典cí diǎnHSK 7-9
辞呈cí chéngHSK 7-9
辞退cí tuìHSK 7-9
不辞而别

bù cí ér bié

HSK 7-9