可言

kěyán

verb #7,439

Meanings

1 worth mentioning; to speak of
2 worth talking about

Characters

to speak; words

Can + speak — able to be spoken of, worth mentioning.

Examples

这件事没什么可言的。

Zhè jiàn shì méi shénme kěyán de.

There's nothing worth mentioning about this matter.

他的行为无信用可言。

Tā de xíngwéi wú xìnyòng kěyán.

His behavior has no credibility to speak of.

这份工作毫无乐趣可言。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò háo wú lèqù kěyán.

This job has absolutely no fun to speak of.

Tips

grammar

可言 is a literary/formal expression almost always used in negative constructions: 无...可言 (nothing ... to speak of), 没什么可言 (nothing worth mentioning). Rarely used in affirmative sentences.

Stroke Order

可 kě

言 yán