进 言

jìn yándictionary entry

to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position) / to offer a word of advice

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Original source entry:

進言进言 [jin4 yan2] /to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position)/to offer a word of advice/

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Other forms in these source records: 進言

进
jìn
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
言
yán
words / speech / to say / to talk

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