不善言辞

不善言辭
búshànyáncí
phrase #34,853

Meanings

  1. 1 not good with words; inarticulate; bad at expressing oneself

Examples

HSK 3
Tā rén hěn hǎo, jiùshì búshànyáncí.
He's a great person - just not good with words.
HSK 5
Wǒ búshànyáncí, búhuì ānwèi rén.
I'm not articulate, so I'm bad at comforting people.

Tips

usage
Stock self-deprecating phrase, especially common on dating profiles, in apologies, and in eulogies. 不善 (not good at) + 言辞 (speech, words). The opposite is 能言善辩 (eloquent and persuasive).

Stroke Order

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