可以意会，不可言传 kě yǐ yì huì ， bù kě yán chuán

felt not said; grasped but hard to explain

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
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
会 huì HSK 1
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
传 chuán HSK 4
to pass on; to spread; to transmit