Speaking is using words to exchange with each other.
说话算话
to do as promised
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to do as promised
- ,。
He keeps his word and never breaks a promise.
- 貳
to be as good as one's word
- 參动verb
to honor one's word
- ,。
He is a man of his word and never goes back on his promises.
- 肆动verb
to mean what one says
- ,。
He is a man of his word and never breaks his promises.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Speech is what is created from the tongue.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo (radical))RADICAL
- 具(tool; implement)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.
to do as promised
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to do as promised
- ,。
He keeps his word and never breaks a promise.
- 貳
to be as good as one's word
- 參动verb
to honor one's word
- ,。
He is a man of his word and never goes back on his promises.
- 肆动verb
to mean what one says
- ,。
He is a man of his word and never breaks his promises.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Speech is what is created from the tongue.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo (radical))RADICAL
- 具(tool; implement)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.
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