好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn 兵不厌诈 兵不厭詐 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war 前言 qián yán preface / foreword / introduction / preamble / earlier remarks / earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers syn 字词 字詞 zì cí letters or words / words or phrase 遗言 遺言 yí yán words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages syn 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 虚言 虛言 xū yán empty words / false words 释文 釋文 shì wén interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script 文以载道 文以載道 wén yǐ zài dào words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral 刺儿话 刺兒話 cì r huà biting words / stinging words 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 珠流 zhū liú fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads 甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 生词语 生詞語 shēng cí yǔ vocabulary words (in language-learning books) / new or unfamiliar words 言教不如身教 yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words. 身教胜于言教 身教勝於言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) / action speaks louder than words syn 电台业务通信代字 diàn tái yè wù tòng xìn dài zì procedural words / pro-words 大战 大戰 dà zhàn war / to wage war syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 参战 參戰 cān zhàn to go to war / to engage in war 拔河 bá hé tug-of-war / to take part in a tug-of-war 持久战 持久戰 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war / war of attrition 淮海战役 淮海戰役 huái hǎi zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war 先礼后兵 先禮後兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom) / the confusion of war 边币 邊幣 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation 兵连祸结 兵連禍結 bīng lián huò jié ravaged by successive wars / war-torn / war-ridden syn 不宣而战 不宣而戰 bù xuān ér zhàn open hostilities without declaring war / start an undeclared war 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn confusion of war / turmoil of war syn 国共内战 國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[Jie3 fang4 Zhan4 zheng1] 战火纷飞 戰火紛飛 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi fire of war everywhere (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war 战争法 zhàn zhēng fǎ laws of war / law of war 战俘临时拘留所 戰俘臨時拘留所 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 战俘收容站 戰俘收容站 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 被控犯战争罪的人 被控犯戰爭罪的人 persons indicted for war crimes person indicted for war crimes 战场残留物 戰場殘留物 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 战争残留弹药 戰爭殘留彈藥 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words / i.e. 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 字数 字數 zì shù number of written characters / number of words / word count syn 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn 话语 話語 huà yǔ words / speech / utterance / discourse syn 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words 废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) syn 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words / that is syn 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn 言行 yán xíng words and actions / what one says and what one does 含蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) syn 换句话说 換句話說 huàn jù huà shuō in other words 自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 情话 情話 qíng huà terms of endearment / words of love 心口 xīn kǒu pit of the stomach / solar plexus / words and thoughts syn 挥发 揮發 huī fā to volatilize / to vaporize / to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures) / (in compound words) volatile syn 言辞 言辭 yán cí words / expression / what one says syn 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 言谈 言談 yán tán discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech syn 释义 釋義 shì yì the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī in other words 鬼话 鬼話 guǐ huà lie / false words / nonsense / CL:篇[pian1] syn 出言 chū yán to speak / words syn 铿锵 鏗鏘 kēng qiāng sonorous / resounding / fig. resounding words syn 词句 詞句 cí jù words and sentences syn 坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far / to go overboard (in words or actions) / over the top / excessive / burned syn 语重心长 語重心長 yǔ zhòng xīn cháng meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom) / sincere and earnest wishes syn 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 字句 zì jù words / expressions / writing syn 引子 yǐn zi introduction / primer / opening words syn 一席话 一席話 yī xí huà the content of a conversation / words / remarks syn 千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom) / having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop 字里行间 字裡行間 zì lǐ háng jiān between the words and the lines (idiom) / implied meaning / connotations syn 哑口无言 啞口無言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words syn 言喻 yán yù to describe / to put into words 危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds syn 唇舌 chún shé argument / words / lips and tongue syn 连用 連用 lián yòng to use (two words etc) together / to use (sth) continuously 语义 語義 yǔ yì meaning of words / semantic 直言不讳 直言不諱 zhí yán bù huì to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words syn 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 音译 音譯 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols syn 语塞 語塞 yǔ sè to be at a loss for words / speechless 