词不达意 — “To be unable to express one's meaning clearly”
词不达意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to express one's meaning clearly”. Words fail to convey the intended message. Literally, “Words fail to convey the meaning”.
Frequency
词不达意 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 词cí
- 不bù
- 达dá
- 意yì
词不达意 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 词不达意
尽管她心中充满了感激，但一时紧张，竟有些词不达意
Although her heart was full of gratitude, she became so nervous that her words failed to convey her true feelings.
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Synonyms of 词不达意
Antonyms of 词不达意
More idioms starting with 词
- cí词bù不dài逮yì意words fail to convey meaning
- cí词bù不dài逮lǐ理words fail to convey meaning
- cí词yán严yì义mì密rigorous wording, profound meaning
- cí词yán严yì义zhèng正stern but just words
- cí词rén人mò墨kè客poets and literary men
- cí词rén人cái才zǐ子gifted scholar and literary talent
- cí词huá华diǎn典shàn赡elegant and allusive writing
- cí词wú无zhī枝yè叶concise and to the point
- cí词zhèng正lǐ理zhí直speak with justice and reason
- cí词qīng清sòng讼jiǎn简few lawsuits and simple administration
- cí词qióng穷lǐ理jìn尽at a loss for words, arguments exhausted
- cí词qióng穷lǐ理qū屈at a loss for words due to weak arguments
Questions about 词不达意
- What does 词不达意 mean?
- 词不达意 (cí bù dá yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to express one's meaning clearly”.
- How do you pronounce 词不达意?
- 词不达意 is pronounced cí bù dá yì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 词不达意 literally mean?
- Literally, 词不达意 means “Words fail to convey the meaning”. It is used to mean “to be unable to express one's meaning clearly”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 词不达意?
- 词：言词；意：意思。指词句不能确切地表达出意思和感情。