不言而喻

bùyán'éryù
idiom HSK 7-9 #23,274

Meanings

  1. 1 it goes without saying
  2. 2 self-evident
  3. 3 needing no explanation

Examples

HSK 4
Jiànkāng de zhòngyàoxìng bùyán'éryù.
The importance of health goes without saying.
HSK 4
Zhè dào tí de dá'àn bùyán'éryù.
The answer to this question is self-evident.
HSK 6
Tā de cáihuá bùyán'éryù, dàjiā dōu kàndechū lái.
His talent goes without saying - everyone can see it.

Tips

memory
不 (not) + 言 (speak) + 而 (and yet) + 喻 (to explain/understand) - 'without speaking, it is already understood.' A fact so obvious it needs no words.

Stroke Order

不 bù
言 yán
而 ér
喻 yù