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言听计用 — “To follow someone's advice implicitly”

言听计用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow someone's advice implicitly”. To take someone's words and plans to heart and act on them; to have complete trust in someone's counsel. Literally, “words listened to, plans used”.

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言听计用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 言yán
  • 听tīng
  • 计jì
  • 用yòng

言听计用 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
言
yán7speak, say, words
听
tīng7to listen, obey, or let
计
jì4calculate, plan, or measure
用
yòng5to use or employ

Example Sentence with 言听计用

这位项目经理对团队成员非常信任,在关键决策上总是言听计用。
The project manager has great trust in his team members, always accepting and implementing their advice on critical decisions.

Idioms Related to 言听计用

Synonyms of 言听计用

  • yán言tīng听jì计cóng从implicitly follow every word and suggestion

More idioms starting with 言

  • yán言sān三yǔ语sì四chatter away
  • yán言bù不èr二jià价fixed price, no bargaining
  • yán言bù不jí及yì义talk about trivial matters
  • yán言bù不jí及sī私speech not involving private matters
  • yán言bù不jí及xíng行all talk and no action
  • yán言bù不jìn尽yì意Words cannot fully express meaning
  • yán言bù不yuàn愿xíng行words and actions do not match
  • yán言bù不yóu由zhōng中speak insincerely
  • yán言bù不yóu由zhōng衷speak insincerely
  • yán言bù不guǐ诡suí随speak without deceit or opportunism
  • yán言bù不ān谙diǎn典speak without classical allusions
  • yán言bù不jiàn践xíng行fail to act on one's words

Questions about 言听计用

What does 言听计用 mean?
言听计用 (yán tīng jì yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow someone's advice implicitly”.
How do you pronounce 言听计用?
言听计用 is pronounced yán tīng jì yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 言听计用 literally mean?
Literally, 言听计用 means “words listened to, plans used”. It is used to mean “to follow someone's advice implicitly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 言听计用?
形容对某人十分信任。同“言听计从”。
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