千言万语 qiān yán wàn yǔ A thousand words

Explanation

千言万语，形容说话很多，通常用在想说却说不出口，或者表达强烈情感的时候。

A thousand words, describes talking a lot, often used when you want to say something but can't, or to express strong emotions.

Origin Story

在一个宁静的夜晚，老王坐在窗边，望着窗外繁星点点的天空，心中感慨万千。他想起自己的一生，从少年时期的意气风发，到中年时期的打拼奋斗，再到如今的功成名就，一路走来经历了太多酸甜苦辣。他想要把这些人生感悟告诉孩子们，让他们少走弯路，但话到嘴边，却发现千言万语也说不出口。他只能默默地注视着孩子们熟睡的面容，心中充满了爱与牵挂。

zài yī gè nìng jìng de yè wǎn, lǎo wáng zuò zài chuāng biān, wàng zhe chuāng wài fán xīng diǎn diǎn de tiān kōng, xīn zhōng gǎn kǎi wàn qiān. tā xiǎng qǐ zì jǐ de yī shēng, cóng shào nián shí qī de yì qì fēng fā, dào zhōng nián shí qī de dǎ pīn fèn dòu, zài dào rú jīn de gōng chéng míng jiù, yī lù zǒu lái jīng lì le tài duō suān tián kǔ là. tā xiǎng yào bǎ zhè xiē rén shēng gǎn wù gàosu hái zi men, ràng tā men shǎo zǒu wān lù, dàn huà dào zuǐ biān, què fā xiàn qiān yán wàn yǔ yě shuō bù chū kǒu. tā zhǐ néng mò mò de zhù shì zhe hái zi men shú shuì de miàn róng, xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le ài yǔ qiān guà.

On a quiet evening, Old Wang sat by the window, looking out at the starry sky. He thought back on his life, from his youthful vigor to his struggles in middle age to his current success. He had experienced so much sweetness and bitterness, joy and sorrow along the way. He wanted to tell his children about these life lessons, to help them avoid making mistakes, but when he opened his mouth, he realized he couldn't express everything in a thousand words. He could only silently watch his children's sleeping faces, his heart filled with love and concern.

Usage

千言万语通常用来表达复杂的情感、想法或事件，比如，当你想表达感谢、道歉、安慰、劝解，或表达对某件事的感受时，你可能会用“千言万语”来表达你的内心。

qiān yán wàn yǔ tóng cháng yòng lái biǎo dá fù zá de qíng gǎn, xiǎng fǎ huò shì jiàn, bǐ rú, dāng nǐ xiǎng biǎo dá gǎn xiè, dào qiàn, ān wèi, quàn jiě, huò biǎo dá duì mǒu jiàn shì de gǎn shòu shí, nǐ kě néng huì yòng "qiān yán wàn yǔ" lái biǎo dá nǐ de nèi xīn.

A thousand words is often used to express complex emotions, thoughts, or events, for example, when you want to express gratitude, apology, comfort, persuasion, or express your feelings about something, you might use "a thousand words" to express your heart.

Examples

• 面对着眼前的困难，他千言万语也无法表达出内心的感受。

  miàn duì zhe yǎn qián de kùn nán, tā qiān yán wàn yǔ yě wú fǎ biǎo dá chū nèi xīn de gǎn shòu.

  Faced with the difficulties before him, he could not express his feelings in a thousand words.

• 面对老师的批评，他千言万语却说不出口。

  miàn duì lǎo shī de pī píng, tā qiān yán wàn yǔ què shuō bù chū kǒu.

  Faced with the teacher's criticism, he could not speak a thousand words.

• 面对着朋友的误解，他千言万语想要解释清楚。

  miàn duì zhe péng you de wù jiě, tā qiān yán wàn yǔ xiǎng yào jiě shì qīng chǔ.

  Faced with the misunderstanding of his friends, he had a thousand words he wanted to explain.

Related Idioms

• 滔滔不绝

• 千语万言

Opposite Idioms

• 只言片语

• 三言两语