| 一派谎言 | yī pài huǎng yán | a pack of lies |
| 一般而言 | yī bān ér yán | generally speaking |
| 一言 | yī yán | one sentence; brief remark |
| 一言一行 | yī yán yī xíng | words and deeds (idiom) |
| 一言不发 | yī yán bù fā | to not say a word (idiom) |
| 一言九鼎 | yī yán jiǔ dǐng | one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight |
| 一言以蔽之 | yī yán yǐ bì zhī | one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short; in a nutshell |
| 一言千金 | yī yán qiān jīn | one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice; words of enormous weight |
| 一言抄百总 | yī yán chāo bǎi zǒng | to cut a long story short |
一言既出，
驷马难追 | yī yán jì chū ,
sì mǎ nán zhuī | lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept |
| 一言为定 | yī yán wéi dìng | one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!; That's settled then. |
| 一言为重 | yī yán wéi zhòng | each word carries weight; a promise must be kept (idiom) |
| 一言难尽 | yī yán nán jìn | hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly |
| 七言律诗 | qī yán lǜ shī | verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines; abbr. to 七律 |
| 三言两句 | sān yán liǎng jù | in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly |
| 不以人废言 | bù yǐ rén fèi yán | not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers |
| 不可言喻 | bù kě yán yù | inexpressible (idiom) |
| 不恤人言 | bù xù rén yán | not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say |
| 不言自明 | bù yán zì míng | self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom) |
| 世界人权宣言 | Shì jiè Rén quán Xuān yán | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| 世界的语言 | shì jiè de yǔ yán | world language |
| 五言绝句 | wǔ yán jué jù | poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line |
| 交浅言深 | jiāo qiǎn yán shēn | deep in conversation with a comparative stranger |
| 人造语言 | rén zào yǔ yán | artificial language; constructed language |
| 仁言利博 | rén yán lì bó | Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all. |
| 仗义执言 | zhàng yì zhí yán | to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle |
| 以人废言 | yǐ rén fèi yán | to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case |
| 以言代法 | yǐ yán dài fǎ | to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law |
以言代法，
以权压法 | yǐ yán dài fǎ ,
yǐ quán yā fǎ | to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior; Might makes right. |
| 低级语言 | dī jí yǔ yán | low level (computer) language |
| 低阶语言 | dī jiē yǔ yán | low level (computer) language |
| 例言 | lì yán | introductory remarks |
| 倡言者 | chàng yán zhě | proposer |
| 元语言学意识 | yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí | metalinguistic awareness |
| 元语言能力 | yuán yǔ yán néng lì | metalinguistic ability |
| 冗言 | rǒng yán | pleonasm (linguistics) |
冰炭不言，
冷热自明 | bīng tàn bù yán ,
lěng rè zì míng | ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words |
| 冷言冷语 | lěng yán lěng yǔ | cold words and sarcastic comments (idiom); to mock and ridicule |
| 出言 | chū yán | to speak; words |
| 北京语言大学 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Dà xué | Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) |
| 北京语言学院 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn | Beijing Language Institute; former name of 北京语言大学 Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) |
| 千言万语 | qiān yán wàn yǔ | thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop |
| 印欧语言 | yìn ōu yǔ yán | Indo-European (language) |
| 危言耸听 | wēi yán sǒng tīng | frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds |
| 口无择言 | kǒu wú zé yán | to offer many needless alternatives (idiom) |
| 古典语言 | gǔ diǎn yǔ yán | classical language |
只可意会，
不可言传 | zhǐ kě yì huì ,
bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); mysterious and subtle |
| 只言片语 | zhǐ yán piàn yǔ | just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases |
可以意会，
不可言传 | kě yǐ yì huì ,
bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); mysterious and subtle |
| 可扩展标记语言 | kě kuò zhǎn biāo jì yǔ yán | extensible markup language (XML) |
