木讷寡言 mù nè guǎ yán

honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
木 mù HSK 5
tree; wood; wooden
讷 nè
inarticulate; to speak slowly
寡 guǎ
few; scant; widowed
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech