Definition & Meaning

be unable to express one’s meaning in words; the words fail to convey the idea

Word usage

cí bù dá yì

词 不 达 意

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derogbe unable to express one’s meaning in words; the words fail to convey the idea
- tā cí bù dá yì de fā biǎo le yī tòng jī liè de yán lùn gōng jī yīn xún shǒu jiù de rén men
  他词不达意地发表了一通激烈的言论攻击因循守旧的人们。
  He launches into an inarticulate tirade against conventional people.
synonym
guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角 cí bù dá yì辞不达意 yán bù jìn yì言不尽意 cí bù dài yì词不逮意
antonym
yī yǔ pò dì一语破的 yán bì yǒu zhòng言必有中

Word usage

Note
"意" cannot be written as "义".

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