无语

無語

wúyǔ

adjective

Meanings

1 speechless
2 dumbfounded
3 at a loss for words (colloquial)

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Examples

他这操作真让人无语。

Tā zhè cāozuò zhēn ràng rén wúyǔ.

His move really leaves you speechless.

我真的无语了,怎么会这样?

Wǒ zhēn de wúyǔ le, zěnme huì zhèyàng?

I'm honestly speechless, how could it turn out like this?

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In everyday internet and spoken use, 无语 expresses exasperation or eye-rolling, similar to English 'I can't even'. The literal classical sense ('silent, without words') is much rarer in modern speech.

Stroke Order

无 wú

语 yǔ