无语

無語

wúyǔ

adjective

Meanings

1 speechless
2 dumbfounded
3 at a loss for words

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

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?

HSK 4

他这操作真让人无语。

Tā zhè cāozuò zhēn ràng rén wúyǔ.

His move really leaves you speechless.

Tips

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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