言 yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
言行
yánxíng
words and deeds; speech and conduct
Characters in this word
行 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 公众人物的言行具有示范效应，因此不能把失言简单归为私事。 Gōngzhòng rénwù de yánxíng jùyǒu shìfàn xiàoyìng, yīncǐ bù néng bǎ shīyán jiǎndān guī wéi sīshì. The words and deeds of public figures have a demonstrative effect, so a verbal blunder cannot simply be treated as a private matter.
- 父母对孩子言行的影响很大，要给孩子树立好榜样。 Fùmǔ duì háizi yánxíng de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà, yào gěi háizi shùlì hǎo bǎngyàng. Parents' words and deeds strongly influence their children, so they should set a good example.
- 老师教育我们要言行一致，说到做到。 Lǎoshī jiàoyù wǒmen yào yánxíng yīzhì, shuōdào zuòdào. The teacher teaches us that our words and deeds must match: keep every promise you make.
Related words
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech
- 言语 yányǔ speech; words
- 方言 fāngyán dialect
- 自言自语 zìyánzìyǔ to talk to oneself
- 不言而喻 bùyán'éryù self-evident; it goes without saying
- 传言 chuányán rumour; hearsay; it is rumoured
- 代言 dàiyán to endorse; to speak for
- 发言人 fāyánrén spokesperson
- 谎言 huǎngyán lie; false statement
- 名言 míngyán famous saying; famous quote
- 诺言 nuòyán promise; pledge