"Verbal" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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口头	kǒu tóu	oral / verbal
号令	hào lìng	an order (esp. army) / bugle call expressing military order / verbal command
也	yě	also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
舌战	shé zhàn	verbal sparring / duel of words
唇枪舌剑	chún qiāng shé jiàn	(idiom) to cross verbal swords / to have a heated verbal exchange
言教	yán jiào	to give verbal instruction
口说无凭	kǒu shuō wú píng	(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
语言能力	yǔ yán néng lì	verbal ability
动词结构	dòng cí jié gòu	verbal construction (clause)
动量词	dòng liàng cí	verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
口头介绍最新情况		verbal update
言语虐待		verbal abuse
医闹	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
空口无凭	kōng kǒu wú píng	mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)
口说无凭	kǒu shuō - wú píng	(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true