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寡言
guǎyán
1. taciturn
2. reticent
Common • Top 23%

Character Breakdown

寡
guǎ
widowed; friendless, alone
14 丶
言
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (3)

木讷寡言
mùnèguǎyán
slow and inarticulate (idiom); person of few words
沉静寡言
chénjìngguǎyán
see [[沉默寡言<chénmòguǎyán>]]
沉默寡言
chénmòguǎyán
habitually silent (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
19,496 of 84,292