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不得要领

bù dé yào lǐng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fail to grasp the main points

Child Words of 不得要领

得
dé

to obtain

得要
děi yào

to need

不得
bù dé

must not

领
lǐng

neck

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

要领
yào lǐng

main aspects

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for

得
děi

to have to

不
bù

no; not so

要
yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce