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谚语 meaning in English

yànyǔ

proverb

Traditional 諺語20 strokes

Meaning of 谚语

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yànyǔ
  1. proverb

谚语 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ最zuì喜xǐ欢huān的de谚yàn语yǔ是shì什shén么me？
What is your favorite proverb?
在zài威wēi尔ěr斯sī，我wǒ们men有yǒu一yí个gè句jù谚yàn语yǔ。
In Wales we have a proverb.
“滚gǔn石shí不bù生shēng苔tái”是shì一yī句jù谚yàn语yǔ。
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a saying.
每měi一yí个gè生shēng肖xiào的de背bèi后hòu都dōu有yǒu著zhù数shù不bù尽jìn的de成chéng语yǔ、谚yàn语yǔ和hé故gù事shì。
Behind every animal on the Chinese zodiac lies an array of proverbs, sayings and stories.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

谚 yàn · proverb · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

语 yǔ · words · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 谚语.

外语wàiyǔforeign language
汉语HànyǔChinese language
英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
语言yǔyánlanguage
词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical
语音yǔyīnspeech sounds; pronunciation
语法yǔfǎgrammar; (computing) syntax
口语kǒuyǔcolloquial speech; spoken language
言语yányǔwords; speech
成语chéngyǔChinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical
华语HuáyǔChinese language
法语FǎyǔFrench (language)

Questions about 谚语

What does 谚语 mean?

谚语 (yànyǔ) means "proverb".

How do you write 谚语?

谚语 is made of 2 characters: 谚 (11 strokes), 语 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 谚语 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 谚语 is written 諺語.