不言而喻

bùyán'éryù

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Meanings

HSK 3

健康的重要性不言而喻。

Jiànkāng de zhòngyàoxìng bùyán'éryù.

The importance of health goes without saying.

HSK 4

这道题的答案不言而喻。

Zhè dào tí de dá'àn bùyán'éryù.

The answer to this question is self-evident.

HSK 7-9

他的才华不言而喻，大家都看得出来。

Tā de cáihuá bùyán'éryù, dàjiā dōu kàndechū lái.

His talent goes without saying - everyone can see it.

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.

不 bù

言 yán

而 ér

喻 yù