What does 言 (yán | yan2) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

她会十门语言。
ta1 hui4 shi2 men2 yu3 yan2.
She is able to speak ten languages.

他会讲十门语言。
ta1 hui4 jiang3 shi2 men2 yu3 yan2.
He is able to speak ten languages.

你怎么一言不发？
ni3 zen3 me yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1?
How come you say nothing?

他會說五國語言。
ta1 hui4 shuo1 wu3 guo2 yu3 yan2.
He can speak five languages.

简而言之，我不同意。
jiǎn ér yán zhī, wǒ bù tóng yì.
To put it briefly, I do not agree.

谣言最后被证明是假的。
yao2 yan2 zui4 hou4 bei4 zheng4 ming2 shi4 jia3 de.
The rumor turned out to be false. | It turned out that the rumor was false.

瑞士人是說甚麼語言的？
rui4 shi4 ren2 shi4 shuo1 shen4 me yu3 yan2 de?
What language do they speak in Switzerland?

瑞士人大多能說三、四種語言。
rui4 shi4 ren2 da4 duo1 neng2 shuo1 san1 、 si4 zhong3 yu3 yan2.
Most Swiss people can speak three or four languages.

别忘了一到伦敦就给我们留言啊。
bie2 wang4 liao3 yi1 dao4 lun2 dun1 jiu4 gei3 wo3 men2 liu2 yan2 a1.
Be sure to drop us a line as soon as you get to London.

我們的結論就是，那個傳言是真的。
wo3 men2 de jie2 lun4 jiu4 shi4, na4 ge4 chuan2 yan2 shi4 zhen1 de.
We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story.

說來奇怪，他的預言竟然真的靈驗了。
shuo1 lai2 qi2 guai4, ta1 de yu4 yan2 jing4 ran2 zhen1 de ling2 yan4 liao3.
Strange to say, his prediction has come true.

行动比语言更有说服力。别发牢骚多做事。
xing2 dong4 bi3 yu3 yan2 geng1 you3 shuo1 fu2 li4.bie2 fa1 lao2 sao1 duo1 zuo4 shi4.
Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.

以前人們以為只有人類才懂得用語言溝通。
yi3 qian2 ren2 men2 yi3 wei2 zhi1 you3 ren2 lei4 cai2 dong3 de2 yong4 yu3 yan2 gou1 tong1.
People used to think that only humans could use language.

五十岁以后学一门新的语言不是那么容易。
wu3 shi2 sui4 yi3 hou4 xue2 yi1 men2 xin1 de yu3 yan2 bu4 shi4 na4 me rong2 yi4.
It's not that easy to learn a new language after fifty.

她自言自語地說：「我接著該到哪兒去呢？」.
ta1 zi4 yan2 zi4 yu3 di4 shuo1 ：「 wo3 jie1 zhuo2 gai1 dao4 na3 er2 qu4 ne ？」
She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?".

知道一门语言是一回事，教这门语言又是另一回事。
zhi1 dao4 yi1 men2 yu3 yan2 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4, jiao4 zhe4 men2 yu3 yan2 you4 shi4 ling4 yi1 hui2 shi4.
To know a language is one thing, and to teach it is another.

「巧言令色，鮮矣仁」這句說話，用來形容他最適合不過了。他說的話，沒有一句是有誠意的。
「 qiao3 yan2 ling2 se4, xian1 yi3 ren2 」 zhe4 ju4 shuo1 hua4, yong4 lai2 xing2 rong2 ta1 zui4 shi4 he2 bu4 guo4 liao3.ta1 shuo1 de hua4, mei2 you3 yi1 ju4 shi4 you3 cheng2 yi4 de.
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.

要和他們有效地溝通，只懂得說他們的語言是不夠的，因為溝通的方式是由他們的文化來決定的。
yao4 he2 ta1 men2 you3 xiao4 di4 gou1 tong1, zhi1 dong3 de2 shuo1 ta1 men2 de yu3 yan2 shi4 bu4 gou4 de, yin1 wei2 gou1 tong1 de fang1 shi4 shi4 you2 ta1 men2 de wen2 hua4 lai2 jue2 ding4 de.
Knowing their languages is not enough to communicate effectively, because the methods of communication are determined by their cultures.

我要感謝我的選舉搭檔，這位先生全心全意競選，為與他在史克蘭頓街頭一起長大的男男女女代言，并和我一起乘火車回德拉瓦州，他就是副總統當選人，拜登先生。
wo3 yao4 gan3 xie4 wo3 de xuan3 ju3 da1 dang4, zhe4 wei4 xian1 sheng1 quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4 jing4 xuan3, wei2 yu3 ta1 zai4 shi3 ke4 lan2 dun4 jie1 tou2 yi1 qi3 chang2 da4 de nan2 nan2 nv3 nv3 dai4 yan2, bing4 he2 wo3 yi1 qi3 cheng2 huo3 che1 hui2 de2 la1 wa3 zhou1, ta1 jiu4 shi4 fu4 zong3 tong3 dang1 xuan3 ren2, bai4 deng1 xian1 sheng1.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton, and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

	The Chinese word
	言
	is pronounced
	yán \| yan2
	means
	to speak, to say, talk, word

	Examples:
	她会十门语言。 ta1 hui4 shi2 men2 yu3 yan2. She is able to speak ten languages.
	他会讲十门语言。 ta1 hui4 jiang3 shi2 men2 yu3 yan2. He is able to speak ten languages.
	你怎么一言不发？ ni3 zen3 me yi1 yan2 bu4 fa1? How come you say nothing?
	他會說五國語言。 ta1 hui4 shuo1 wu3 guo2 yu3 yan2. He can speak five languages.
	简而言之，我不同意。 jiǎn ér yán zhī, wǒ bù tóng yì. To put it briefly, I do not agree.
	谣言最后被证明是假的。 yao2 yan2 zui4 hou4 bei4 zheng4 ming2 shi4 jia3 de. The rumor turned out to be false. \| It turned out that the rumor was false.
	瑞士人是說甚麼語言的？ rui4 shi4 ren2 shi4 shuo1 shen4 me yu3 yan2 de? What language do they speak in Switzerland?
	瑞士人大多能說三、四種語言。 rui4 shi4 ren2 da4 duo1 neng2 shuo1 san1 、 si4 zhong3 yu3 yan2. Most Swiss people can speak three or four languages.
	别忘了一到伦敦就给我们留言啊。 bie2 wang4 liao3 yi1 dao4 lun2 dun1 jiu4 gei3 wo3 men2 liu2 yan2 a1. Be sure to drop us a line as soon as you get to London.
	我們的結論就是，那個傳言是真的。 wo3 men2 de jie2 lun4 jiu4 shi4, na4 ge4 chuan2 yan2 shi4 zhen1 de. We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story.
	說來奇怪，他的預言竟然真的靈驗了。 shuo1 lai2 qi2 guai4, ta1 de yu4 yan2 jing4 ran2 zhen1 de ling2 yan4 liao3. Strange to say, his prediction has come true.
	行动比语言更有说服力。别发牢骚多做事。 xing2 dong4 bi3 yu3 yan2 geng1 you3 shuo1 fu2 li4.bie2 fa1 lao2 sao1 duo1 zuo4 shi4. Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.
	以前人們以為只有人類才懂得用語言溝通。 yi3 qian2 ren2 men2 yi3 wei2 zhi1 you3 ren2 lei4 cai2 dong3 de2 yong4 yu3 yan2 gou1 tong1. People used to think that only humans could use language.
	五十岁以后学一门新的语言不是那么容易。 wu3 shi2 sui4 yi3 hou4 xue2 yi1 men2 xin1 de yu3 yan2 bu4 shi4 na4 me rong2 yi4. It's not that easy to learn a new language after fifty.
	她自言自語地說：「我接著該到哪兒去呢？」. ta1 zi4 yan2 zi4 yu3 di4 shuo1 ：「 wo3 jie1 zhuo2 gai1 dao4 na3 er2 qu4 ne ？」 She said to herself, "Where shall I go next?".
	知道一门语言是一回事，教这门语言又是另一回事。 zhi1 dao4 yi1 men2 yu3 yan2 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4, jiao4 zhe4 men2 yu3 yan2 you4 shi4 ling4 yi1 hui2 shi4. To know a language is one thing, and to teach it is another.
	「巧言令色，鮮矣仁」這句說話，用來形容他最適合不過了。他說的話，沒有一句是有誠意的。「 qiao3 yan2 ling2 se4, xian1 yi3 ren2 」 zhe4 ju4 shuo1 hua4, yong4 lai2 xing2 rong2 ta1 zui4 shi4 he2 bu4 guo4 liao3.ta1 shuo1 de hua4, mei2 you3 yi1 ju4 shi4 you3 cheng2 yi4 de. They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
	要和他們有效地溝通，只懂得說他們的語言是不夠的，因為溝通的方式是由他們的文化來決定的。 yao4 he2 ta1 men2 you3 xiao4 di4 gou1 tong1, zhi1 dong3 de2 shuo1 ta1 men2 de yu3 yan2 shi4 bu4 gou4 de, yin1 wei2 gou1 tong1 de fang1 shi4 shi4 you2 ta1 men2 de wen2 hua4 lai2 jue2 ding4 de. Knowing their languages is not enough to communicate effectively, because the methods of communication are determined by their cultures.
	我要感謝我的選舉搭檔，這位先生全心全意競選，為與他在史克蘭頓街頭一起長大的男男女女代言，并和我一起乘火車回德拉瓦州，他就是副總統當選人，拜登先生。 wo3 yao4 gan3 xie4 wo3 de xuan3 ju3 da1 dang4, zhe4 wei4 xian1 sheng1 quan2 xin1 quan2 yi4 jing4 xuan3, wei2 yu3 ta1 zai4 shi3 ke4 lan2 dun4 jie1 tou2 yi1 qi3 chang2 da4 de nan2 nan2 nv3 nv3 dai4 yan2, bing4 he2 wo3 yi1 qi3 cheng2 huo3 che1 hui2 de2 la1 wa3 zhou1, ta1 jiu4 shi4 fu4 zong3 tong3 dang1 xuan3 ren2, bai4 deng1 xian1 sheng1. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton, and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org