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不成
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Definitions
- 1. won't do
- 2. unable to
- 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
Example Sentences
1 shown我們做 不成 嗎？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 不成
to succeed or die trying (idiom)
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
worthless
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
see 不像話|不像话[bù xiàng huà]
unwritten law
shapeless
can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)
to be unable to sleep at night
(of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
Is it possible that ... ?
unwritten (rule)
curious coincidence
The army is completely routed. (idiom)
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous