谚语 (yàn yǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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谚语
谚语
(yàn yǔ): Proverb (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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谚 • yàn • proverb, maxim
yàn
谚
proverb, maxim
语 • yǔ • to speak; language; words
yǔ
语
to speak; language; words
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 谚语.
Words with
谚
俗谚
sú yàn
folk saying
农谚
nóng yàn
agricultural proverb
古谚
gǔ yàn
old proverb
Words with
语
汉语
hàn yǔ
Standard Chinese language
外语
wài yǔ
foreign language
口语
kǒu yǔ
colloquial speech
词语
cí yǔ
words and expressions
语法
yǔ fǎ
grammar
语言
yǔ yán
language
成语
chéng yǔ
set phrase; idiom; proverb
语文
yǔ wén
Chinese language (as a school subject); language and literature
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Example Sentences with 谚语
zhè
这
shì
是
yī
一
jù
句
zhōng
中
guó
国
yàn
谚
yǔ
语
。
This is a Chinese proverb.
lǎo
老
shī
师
yòng
用
yàn
谚
yǔ
语
jiāo
教
wǒ
我
men
们
zuò
xǔ
许
duō
多
yàn
谚
yǔ
语
fǎn
反
yìng
映
le
了
gǔ
古
rén
做
rén
人
de
的
dào
道
lǐ
理
。
The teacher used proverbs to teach us life principles.
人
de
的
zhì
智
huì
慧
hé
和
shēng
生
huó
活
jīng
经
yàn
验
。
Many proverbs reflect the wisdom and life experience of ancient people.
