HSK 6 · Society

言论 yánlùn “speech” in Chinese

Traditional 言論

What 言论 means

  1. speech
  2. expression of opinion
  3. views
  4. remarks
  5. arguments

How to say 言论

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale言yán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale论lùn4th tone, falling

言论 in a sentence

  1. 她的言论引起了舆论的不满。

    Tā de yánlùn yǐnqǐ le yúlùn de bùmǎn.

    Her remarks provoked public discontent.

    Sentence #6100194 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我完全无法接受这位公使的言论。

    Wǒ wánquán wúfǎ jiēshòu zhè wèi gōngshǐ de yánlùn.

    I simply can’t accept this envoy’s remarks.

    Sentence #5903212 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 言论 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 言 (yán) with each of its parts in a different colour
言yánwords
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 二two · èr
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 论 (lùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
论lùnopinion
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 仑logical reasons · lún

How to write 言论

言 7 strokes · 论 6 strokes

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言论 (yánlùn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 言论 (yánlùn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 言论

Words with 言

语言yǔyán · language发言fāyán · to make a speech预言yùyán · to predict方言fāngyán · dialect谣言yáoyán · rumour序言xùyán · preface寓言yùyán · fable不言而喻bùyán'éryù · self-evident总而言之zǒng'éryánzhī · in short

Words with 论

讨论tǎolùn · to discuss无论wúlùn · no matter what or how辩论biànlùn · debate议论yìlùn · to comment争论zhēnglùn · to argue论文lùnwén · paper理论lǐlùn · theory结论jiélùn · conclusion论证lùnzhèng · to prove评论pínglùn · to comment on

More words: Society & Law

宣誓xuānshì · to take an oath许可xǔkě · to permit巡逻xúnluó · to patrol严禁yánjìn · to strictly prohibit演习yǎnxí · military exercise谣言yáoyán · rumour压迫yāpò · to oppress阴谋yīnmóu · plot

FAQs

言论 (yánlùn) means “speech” or “expression of opinion”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yánlùn: yán with a 2nd tone, then lùn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 言论 is written 言論. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yanlun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 言论 from the suggestions. Typing yanlun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
言论 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.