无话可说 wúhuà-kěshuō to have nothing to say (idiom)
How to remember 无话可说: 无 have not + 话 speech + 可 may + 说 say = to have nothing to say (idiom).
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How it is used
- Idiom: to have nothing to say - either speechless with nothing to add, or refusing to argue: 我对你无话可说 (wǒ duì nǐ wúhuà kěshuō) I have nothing to say to you.
- Tone depends on context: it can mean utter approval (nothing to criticize) or cold dismissal (won't bother arguing).
Example sentences
- 以我之见，我无话可说。 Yǐ wǒ zhī jiàn, wǒ wúhuàkěshuō.As for me, I have nothing to say.