辞不达义 — “The words fail to convey the intended meaning”
辞不达义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the words fail to convey the intended meaning”. Unable to express oneself clearly or adequately in language. Literally, “Words fail to reach meaning”.
Frequency
辞不达义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
辞不达义 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 辞不达义
他写这封信时，总觉得辞不达义，难以把心中的复杂情感完全表达出来。
When he wrote this letter, he always felt that his words failed to convey his true feelings, making it difficult to fully express the complex emotions in his heart.
Idioms Related to 辞不达义
Synonyms of 辞不达义
Antonyms of 辞不达义
More idioms starting with 辞
- cí辞bù不yì意dǎi逮words fail to convey the intended message
- cí辞bù不huò获mìng命decline but permission not granted
- cí辞yán严yì义zhèng正speak sternly with sound arguments
- cí辞yán严yì意zhèng正stern words, righteous meaning
- cí辞yán严qì气zhèng正stern words, righteous spirit
- cí辞yán严yì谊zhèng正stern words, just reasoning
- cí辞fēng丰yì意xióng雄rich in diction and grand in spirit
- cí辞yù喻héng横shēng生full of vivid and eloquent expressions
- cí辞duō多shòu受shǎo少Decline much, accept little
- cí辞fù富jū居pín贫decline wealth, dwell in poverty
- cí辞zūn尊jū居bēi卑Decline honor, choose humility
Recommended tools
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 辞不达义
What does 辞不达义 mean?
辞不达义 (cí bù dá yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the words fail to convey the intended meaning”.
How do you pronounce 辞不达义?
辞不达义 is pronounced cí bù dá yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 辞不达义 literally mean?
Literally, 辞不达义 means “Words fail to reach meaning”. It is used to mean “the words fail to convey the intended meaning”.
What is the Chinese definition of 辞不达义?
指说话写文章不能确切地表达意思。