无话可说

wú huà kě shuō

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Idiom Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to have nothing to say (idiom)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 张口结舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé 张口结舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words 张口结舌形容因理亏或害怕而说不出话，与无话可说不同，后者可能只是无话题。: agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words

Synonyms

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• 哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán 哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) 都表示说不出话，但哑口无言强调因理亏或紧张而说不出，无话可说可因无话题或无奈。: dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)
• 默不作声 mò bù zuò shēng 默不作声 mò bù zuò shēng to keep silent 两者都表示沉默，默不作声更侧重于有意保持安静，无话可说则是没有话说。: to keep silent

Usage notes

Collocations

多作谓语，主语常为人；可与‘对……’搭配，如‘我对他无话可说’，表示因失望或无奈而沉默。

Common mistakes

无话可说本身已包含‘无’否定，不可再加‘不’说成‘不无话可说’；想表达‘不能不说’用‘不得不说’。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min

无A不B and 无A可B for “All” and “Nothing to …”

Tell apart two look-alike idioms: 无A不B, as in 无所不知, means “all, without exception,” while 无A可B, as in 无话可说, means “nothing to …”.

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Example Sentences

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听了他的解释，我 无话可说 。

After hearing his explanation, I had nothing to say.

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Child Words of 无话可说

• 可 可 kě: can
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 话 话 huà: dialect
• 说 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say