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title: "Yanyu Meaning: 言语 (yányǔ) Means “speech”"
description: "言语 (traditional 言語, yányǔ) means “speech; words; language”. Hear its tones, see what 言 and 语 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 言语 mean?

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言语 yányǔ

## speech; words; language

## It can also mean

- (dialect) to say; to speak up

## Its characters

1. 言 yán words
2. 语 yǔ language

## In a sentence

他的言语里带着不满。 There was dissatisfaction in his words.

[More about 言语](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A8%80%E8%AF%AD)

## More words with 言 or 语

- [标语 biāoyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoyu)
- [成语 chéngyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengyu)
- [词语 cíyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciyu)
- [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)
- [汉语 hànyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanyu)
- [谎言 huǎngyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangyan)
- [话语 huàyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayu)

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