扬言

揚言

yángyán

verb #29,789

Meanings

1 to threaten
2 to make known publicly (often a threat or boast)
3 to let it be known

Characters

to raise; to spread; to make known

speech; words; to say

Examples

他扬言要报复。

Tā yángyán yào bàofù.

He threatened to take revenge.

敌人扬言要进攻这座城市。

Dírén yángyán yào jìngōng zhè zuò chéngshì.

The enemy threatened to attack the city.

Tips

usage

扬言 usually carries a negative or menacing connotation. It implies the speaker is making a threatening or boastful public declaration, often without necessarily following through.

Stroke Order

扬 yáng

言 yán