"Verbal" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kǒu tóu oral / verbal
 hào lìng an order (esp. army) / bugle call expressing military order / verbal command
 shé zhàn verbal sparring / duel of words
 chún qiāng shé jiàn fight a battle of words / cross verbal swords
 yán jiào to give verbal instruction
 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
 yǔ yán néng lì verbal ability
 dòng cí jié gòu verbal construction (clause)
 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
  verbal update
  verbal abuse
 yī nào (neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff, by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation
 kōng kǒu wú píng mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)
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