无 … 可 … (have no … to …)
"Nothing to … with"
- not to have无 + Noun + used in 可汗可 + Verb = "have no … to …" — a formal, set frame.
- to have nothing to say…无话可说 = "have nothing to say"; nowhere to go无路可走 = "no way out".
- not to have无 = "have no"; used in 可汗可 = "to".
not to have无 + Noun + used in 可汗可 + Verb
- not to have无…used in 可汗可… says there's nothing of that kind available to act on.
I我no words无话to可say说。
- to have nothing to say…无话可说 = "(I) have nothing to say."
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Correct or broken?
无 N 可 V — nothing left to act on: no words to say, no road to take.
Practice
I have nothing to say: 我无话 ____ 说。
无 + Noun + 可 + Verb = have no … to …: 无话可说.
Practice
无…可… is a formal / literary frame.
Yes — 无话可说, 无可奉告.
Recap
Key idea
- not to have无 + Noun + used in 可汗可 + Verb — "have no … to …" (formal)
- to have nothing to say…无话可说 · nowhere to go无路可走 · 无事used in 可汗可to make做
- not to have无 = "have no"; used in 可汗可 = "to" (literary register)
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
无路可走 means…
无 = have no; 可 = to: 无路可走, 无事可做.