他自言自语地走着。
He walked along talking to himself.
自言自语
(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 自言自語
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- 语言yǔyánlanguageB3
- 发言fāyánto make a speechB5
- 留言liúyánto leave a messageB5
- 方言fāngyánthe first Chinese dialect dictionary, editB6
- 言语yányǔwordsB6
- 不言而喻bùyán’éryù(idiom) it goes without sayingB7
- 传言chuányánrumorB7
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你在自言自语什么？
What are you muttering to yourself?