What does 寡言 mean in Chinese?

寡言 (guǎ yán) means "taciturn; reticent" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 寡言?

寡言 is pronounced "guǎ yán" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

寡言 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

寡言 is made up of the characters 寡, 言. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 寡言 using our stroke order tool.

寡言

guǎ yán

taciturn; reticent

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.