能言善辩

能言善辯
néngyán-shànbiàn
idiom #38,753

Meanings

  1. 1 eloquent and good at arguing
  2. 2 silver-tongued

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā néngyán-shànbiàn, shì xuéxiào biànlùn duì de zhǔlì.
She is eloquent and quick in argument, the star of the school debate team.
HSK 7-9
Tā néngyán-shànbiàn, jǐ jù huà jiù bǎ duìfāng shuō de yǎkǒu-wúyán.
He's so persuasive that a few sentences left the other side speechless.

Tips

usage
Mostly praise: articulate and persuasive, the opposite of 不善言辞 "not good with words". Compare 花言巧语, sweet talk meant to deceive, which is always negative.

Stroke Order

能 néng
言 yán
善 shàn
辩 biàn