一言 meaning in English
one sentence; brief remark
8 strokes
Meaning of 一言
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yīyán
- one sentence
- brief remark
一言 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们一言不发地坐著。
We sat in total silence.
你怎么一言不发？
How come you say nothing?
一言为定！
It's a deal!
一言既出，驷马难追。
You cannot take back what you have said.
Stroke order for each character
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
- 1
言 yán · words · 7 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Related words
Words that share a character with 一言.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
| 一定 | yīdìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一直 | yīzhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
Questions about 一言
What does 一言 mean?
一言 (yīyán) means "one sentence; brief remark".
How do you write 一言?
一言 is made of 2 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 言 (7 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.