只可意會，不可言傳 zhǐ kě yì huì ， bù kě yán chuán

can be felt or sensed, not put into words

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子zhuāng zǐ); mysterious and subtle

Characters

Character Meaning
只 zhǐ HSK 3
only; just; merely
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
會 huì
can; to be able to; will
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
傳 chuán
to pass on; to spread; to transmit