"verbal sparring" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
舌战舌戰	shé zhàn	verbal sparring / duel of words	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
也	yě	also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]	syn
口头口頭	kǒu tóu	oral / verbal
陪练陪練	péi liàn	training partner / sparring partner
号令號令	hào lìng	an order (esp. army) / bugle call expressing military order / verbal command	syn
唇枪舌剑唇槍舌劍	chún qiāng shé jiàn	(idiom) to cross verbal swords / to have a heated verbal exchange	syn
言教	yán jiào	to give verbal instruction
口说无凭口說無憑	kǒu shuō wú píng	(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
语言能力語言能力	yǔ yán néng lì	verbal ability
动词结构動詞結構	dòng cí jié gòu	verbal construction (clause)
动量词動量詞	dòng liàng cí	verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
口头介绍最新情况口頭介紹最新情況		verbal update
言语虐待言語虐待		verbal abuse
医闹醫鬧	yī nào	(neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation
空口无凭空口無憑	kōng kǒu wú píng	mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)
口说无凭口說無憑	kǒu shuō - wú píng	(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
掐架	qiā jià	(of dogs, roosters etc) to fight / to tussle / (of people) to have an altercation with sb (physical or verbal)

The four tones