无 … 可 … (have no … to …) · 无 + 名词 + 可 + 动词
Interpret lack of an available option
- A speaker has nothing further to say.
- 我无话可说。 — The speaker presents no available words to say.
Interpret lack of an available option
- A speaker has nothing further to say.
- I / me我to have nothing to say…无话可说。 — The speaker presents no available words to say.
A speaker has nothing further to say. What does 我无话可说。 communicate?
The speaker presents no available words to say. 可 expresses possibility in this compact frame. 无路可走 may be figurative; do not assume every 无…可… phrase describes a literal location.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 无 … 可 … (have no … to …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我no words无话to可say说。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is not to have无 … used in 可汗可 … (have no … to …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我no words无话to可say说。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I have nothing to say: 我无话 ____ 说。
无 + Noun + 可 + Verb = have no … to …: 无话可说. · 无 + 名词 + 可 + 动词 = 无……可……:无话可说。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 我无话可说。: The speaker presents no available words to say.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I / me我to have nothing to say…无话可说。: The speaker presents no available words to say.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
无路可走 means… · 无路可走 是什么意思?
无路可走 presents no available route, literally or figuratively. 可 conveys possibility or availability in this frame.
Know the boundary
- 可 expresses possibility in this compact frame.
- 无路可走 may be figurative; do not assume every 无…可… phrase describes a literal location.
Know the boundary
- used in 可汗可 expresses possibility in this compact frame.
- nowhere to go无路可走 may be figurative; do not assume every not to have无…used in 可汗可… phrase describes a literal location.
无…可… is a formal / literary frame. · 无……可…… 是正式 / 书面格式。
Yes — 无话可说, 无可奉告. · 对 —— 无话可说、无可奉告。
In the opening situation: The speaker presents no available words to say.
可 expresses possibility in this compact frame. 无路可走 may be figurative; do not assume every 无…可… phrase describes a literal location. The speaker presents no available words to say.
Use the distinction
- The speaker presents no available words to say.
- 可 expresses possibility in this compact frame. 无路可走 may be figurative; do not assume every 无…可… phrase describes a literal location.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Use the distinction
- The speaker presents no available words to say.
- used in 可汗可 expresses possibility in this compact frame. nowhere to go无路可走 may be figurative; do not assume every not to have无…used in 可汗可… phrase describes a literal location.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.