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wú 无 huà 话 kě 可 shuō 说

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.

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  1. 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
  2. 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

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