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title: "Yanlun Meaning: 言论 (yánlùn) Means “speech”"
description: "言论 (traditional 言論, yánlùn) means “speech; remarks; opinion”. Hear its tones, see what 言 and 论 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanlun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 言论 mean?

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言论 yánlùn

## speech; remarks; opinion

## Its characters

1. 言 yán words
2. 论 lùn to discuss

## In a sentence

他在网上发表了不当言论。 He posted inappropriate remarks online.

[More about 言论](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A8%80%E8%AE%BA)

## More words with 言 or 论

- [辩论 biànlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlun)
- [不论 bùlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bulun)
- [代言 dàiyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiyan)
- [方言 fāngyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangyan)
- [发言 fāyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayan)
- [发言人 fāyánrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayanren)
- [谎言 huǎngyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangyan)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [理论 lǐlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lilun)
- [留言 liúyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuyan)

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