yáng​yán

declare

扬言 (揚言) yáng​yán
declare verb
to publicly circulate or let it be known, such as a story, plan, or intention

He boasted that he would buy a new car by the end of the year.

threaten verb
to make a public threat or announce a malicious intention

Terrorists threatened to launch more attacks.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.480 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
3.20 per million

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