Chinese word dictionary

无可奉告

wú kě fèng gào · (idiom) "no comment"

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Word information

Simplified无可奉告

Traditional無可奉告

Pinyinwú kě fèng gào

Part of speechv

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

可kě

may, can, -able; possibly

奉fèng

to offer, to respect, to server; to receive

告gào

to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse

How to learn 无可奉告

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

告诉gàosu

to tell; to inform; to let know

可能kěnéng

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]

可kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however

可爱kě’ài

adorable; cute; lovely

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed