申言

shēnyán
  1. to profess
  2. to declare

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to declare; to proclaim; to claim
  2. to declare; to proclaim; to claim

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Entry Composition

1 申 shēn
  1. to extend
  2. to state
  3. to explain
  4. 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
  5. ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

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自称 zìchēng
  1. to call oneself
  2. to claim to be
  3. to profess
  4. to claim a title
湯姆自稱清白。

Tom claims he's innocent.

Source: Tatoeba

宣 xuān
  1. to declare (publicly)
  2. to announce
宣告 xuāngào
  1. to declare
  2. to proclaim
他被宣告破产。

He was declared bankrupt.

Source: Tatoeba

宣布 xuānbù
  1. to declare
  2. to announce
  3. to proclaim
宣布停火了。

A ceasefire was declared.

Source: Tatoeba

宣明 xuānmíng to declare
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