能言善辩
néng yán shàn biàn
Pinyin

Definition

能言善辩
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néng yán shàn biàn
  1. glib of tongue (idiom)
  2. eloquent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
代言
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
佳能
Jiā néng
  1. 1 Canon (Japanese company)
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
可能性
kě néng xìng
  1. 1 possibility
  2. 2 probability
名言
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark
善
shàn
  1. 1 good (virtuous)
  2. 2 benevolent
  3. 3 well-disposed
  4. 4 good at sth
  5. 5 to improve or perfect
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
善意
shàn yì
  1. 1 goodwill
  2. 2 benevolence
  3. 3 kindness
善于
shàn yú
  1. 1 to be good at
  2. 2 to be adept at
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
完善
wán shàn
  1. 1 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
  2. 2 well-developed
  3. 3 excellent
  4. 4 to refine
  5. 5 to improve
宣言
xuān yán
  1. 1 declaration
  2. 2 manifesto
性能
xìng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 performance
慈善
cí shàn
  1. 1 benevolent
  2. 2 charitable
技能
jì néng
  1. 1 technical ability
  2. 2 skill

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊，不过我觉得民间的这些说法虽然很多都不可信，却挺有意思的。比如说我嘴角长了一颗痣，奶奶就说，嘴角长痣的人有口福，而且能言善辩。
shì ā ，bùguò wǒ juéde mínjiān de zhèxiē shuōfa suīrán hěnduō dōu bù kěxìn ，què tǐng yǒu yìsi de 。bǐrú shuō wǒ zuǐjiǎo zhǎng le yī kē zhì ，nǎinai jiù shuō ，zuǐjiǎo zhǎng zhì de rén yǒu kǒufú ，érqiě néngyánshànbiàn 。
Yeah. I think that a lot of these folk superstitions aren't really believable. But they're really interesting. For instance, if you have a mole on your lip, you're likely to eat well, and you're very eloquent.
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