言表

yánbiǎo

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

那种感激之情，实在难以言表。

Nà zhǒng gǎnji zhī qíng, shízai nányǐ yánbiǎo.

That kind of gratitude is truly beyond words.

HSK 7-9

得知自己考上了大学，他的喜悦溢于言表。

Dézhī zìjǐ kǎoshàng le dàxué, tā de xǐyuè yì yú yánbiǎo.

When he learned he had got into university, his joy showed in every word and look.

usage

Lives in two frames: 溢于言表 ‘to overflow into one’s words and face’, for a feeling too strong to hide, and 难以言表 ‘hard to put into words’.

言 yán

表 biǎo