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可言

kěyán
verb #7,439

Meanings

  1. 1 worth mentioning; to speak of
  2. 2 worth talking about

Characters

可
kě
can; able to
言
yán
to speak; words
Can + speak - able to be spoken of, worth mentioning.

Examples

HSK 2
这件事没什么可言的。
Zhè jiàn shì méishénme kěyán de.
There's nothing worth mentioning about this matter.
HSK 6
他的行为无信用可言。
Tā de xíngwéi wú xìnyòng kěyán.
His behavior has no credibility to speak of.
HSK 7-9
这份工作毫无乐趣可言。
Zhè fèn gōngzuò háowú lèqù kěyán.
This job has absolutely no fun to speak of.

Tips

grammar
可言 is a literary/formal expression almost always used in negative constructions: 无...可言 (nothing ... to speak of), 没什么可言 (nothing worth mentioning). Rarely used in affirmative sentences.

Stroke Order

可 kě
言 yán