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喻

yù

metaphor, analogy; example; like

Strokes
12
Radical
口
HSK
6
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 不可理喻

    Bù kě lǐ yù

    Nonsense!

  • 她的悲伤无法言喻。

    Tā de bēi shāng wú fǎ yán yù

    No words can express her deep sorrow.

  • 不言而喻。

    Bù yán ér yù

    That goes without saying.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 喻

  • 比喻bǐ yù 3–4 to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
  • 家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎo 1–4–4–3understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
  • 不言而喻bù yán ér yù 4–2–2–4it goes without saying; it is self-evident