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Definition(s) for: 言而有信

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn - to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 39,934 72,816 48,888

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
xìn- letter
- mail
- CL:封[feng1]
- to trust
- to believe
- to profess faith in
- truthful
- confidence
- trust
- at will
- at random

Other Words Containing 言而有信

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
言而有信 - - 39,934 72,816 48,888