Definition & Meaning

1.speech; expression of one's political views; opinion on public affairs

2.discuss; talk about

Word usage

yán lùn

言 论

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－3 ESC8

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1
n.speech; expression of one's political views; opinion on public affairs
- tā men wèi yán lùn zì yóu ér dòu zhēng
  他们为言论自由而斗争。
  They were fighting for freedom of speech.
- zhè xiē yán lùn bìng bù shi wǒ men suǒ yǒu rén de kàn fǎ
  这些言论并不是我们所有人的看法。
  Those comments do not represent the views of us all.
- qǐng wù fā biǎo yǔ tǎo lùn zhǔ tí wú guān de yán lùn
  请勿发表与讨论主题无关的言论。
  Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
synonym
yú lùn舆论 yì lùn议论
2
v.discuss; talk about
synonym
yì lùn议论

Word usage

Note
"言论" is different from "舆论". "舆论" emphasizes the publicity of discussion; "言论" can refer to both public and personal discussion.
common measure word
"言论" is often matched with measure word "番"or"篇"or"通".
- 一番言论
  some comments
- 一篇言论
  one passage of comment
- 一通言论
  some comments

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