三言两句(sān yán liǎng jù): in a few words (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 三言兩句
in a few words (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- sān yán liǎng jù
- Meaning
- in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 三言兩句
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 三言两句 — tap one to open its word page.
yī一chàng倡sān三tàn叹
variant of 一唱三叹
yī一chàng唱sān三tàn叹
(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring
yī一rì日sān三qiū秋
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
yī一rì日sān三cān餐
to have three meals a day
yī一bǎn板sān三yǎn眼
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar)…
yī一bō波sān三zhé折
calligraphic flourish with many twists
sān三qī七
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
sān三qī七kāi开
ratio seventy to thirty
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