坦言
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

坦言

tǎnyán

to say candidly

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to say candidly

02

to acknowledge frankly

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 坦言

What does 坦言 mean in Chinese?

坦言 (tǎnyán) means to say candidly.

How do you pronounce 坦言?

坦言 is pronounced tǎnyán.

Is 坦言 an HSK word?

坦言 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 坦言?

坦言 is used as a 动词 / 名词 (verb / noun) in Chinese.

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