不善言辞

不善言辭

búshànyáncí

phrase #34,853

Meanings

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

Characters

words, expression

Examples

他人很好，就是不善言辞。

Tā rén hěn hǎo, jiùshì búshàn yáncí.

He's a great person — just not good with words.

我不善言辞，不会安慰人。

Wǒ búshàn yáncí, bú huì 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

不 bù

善 shàn

言 yán

辞 cí