口头

kǒu tóu zhī yán biàn jié dàn quē fá chí jiǔ xìng

口头之言便捷，但缺乏持久性。

The spoken word is immediate but lacks permanence.

tā shēng chēng tā bèi qí tā shì bīng men kǒu tóu wǔ rǔ le

他声称他被其他士兵们口头侮辱了。

He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers

tā men dá chéng le kǒu tóu shòu huò xié dìng

他们达成了口头售货协定。

They had made a verbal agreement to sell.

tā zhǐ shì kǒu tóu shang dā ying nǐ

她只是口头上答应你。

She only gave you a verbal promise.

wú lùn kǒu tóu hái shi bǐ tóu tā de wén fǎ hé jù fǎ dōu fēi cháng chū zhòng

无论口头还是笔头，他的文法和句法都非常出众。

His grammar and syntax, both in oral and written expression, were much better than the average.

yà sè wáng de gù shi chéng wéi kǒu tóu chuán shuō de yī bù fen

亚瑟王的故事成为口头传说的一部分。

The story of King Arthur became part of oral tradition.