无话可说 wú huà kě shuō
to have nothing to say; speechless
Literally: no words can say
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story.
How to use it
Predicate; neutral or resigned. Often 我无话可说 / 让人无话可说.
Example sentences
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- 这次是我错了,我无话可说。Zhè cì shì wǒ cuò le, wǒ wú huà kě shuō.This time it was my fault; I have nothing to say.this time is I wrong (particle), I no words can say
- 他做得这么好,大家都无话可说。Tā zuò de zhème hǎo, dàjiā dōu wú huà kě shuō.He did it so well that nobody had anything to say against it.he do (particle) so good, everyone all no words can say
More chengyu about speech & communication
- 自言自语zì yán zì yǔto talk to oneself; to mutter
- 说来话长shuō lái huà chángit's a long story
- 胡说八道hú shuō bā dàoto talk nonsense; rubbish
- 一言为定yī yán wéi dìngit's a deal; that's settled then
- 七嘴八舌qī zuǐ bā shéeverybody talking at once; a babble of voices
- 开门见山kāi mén jiàn shānto get straight to the point
- 实话实说shí huà shí shuōto tell it like it is; frankly speaking
- 说到做到shuō dào zuò dàoto do what one says; to keep one's word