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想不开xiǎng bu kāi

cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles

Headword or pronunciation想不开

惶恐不安huáng kǒng bù ān

anxious / panicky

Headword or pronunciation惶恐不安

惹不起rě bu qǐ

can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable

Headword or pronunciation惹不起

意见不合yì jiàn bù hé

to disagree / dissent

Headword or pronunciation意见不合

愚不可及yú bù kě jí

impossibly stupid

Headword or pronunciation愚不可及

爱不忍释ài bù rěn shì

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation爱不忍释

爱理不理ài lǐ bù lǐ

(idiom) standoffish / indifferent

Headword or pronunciation爱理不理

愧不敢当kuì bù gǎn dāng

lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.

Headword or pronunciation愧不敢当

惨不忍闻cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

Headword or pronunciation惨不忍闻

惨遭不幸cǎn zāo bù xìng

to meet with disaster / to die tragically

Headword or pronunciation惨遭不幸

憋不住biē bu zhù

to be unable to repress sth / to be unable to contain oneself

Headword or pronunciation憋不住

愤愤不平fèn fèn bù píng

to feel indignant / to feel aggrieved

Headword or pronunciation愤愤不平

应接不暇yìng jiē bù xiá

more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)

Headword or pronunciation应接不暇

怀才不遇huái cái bù yù

to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent

Headword or pronunciation怀才不遇

恋恋不舍liàn liàn bù shě

reluctant to part

Headword or pronunciation恋恋不舍

成不了气候chéng bu liǎo qì hòu

won't get far / unlikely to be successful

Headword or pronunciation成不了气候

成事不足，败事有余chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar

Headword or pronunciation成事不足，败事有余

成骨不全症chéng gǔ bù quán zhèng

osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) / brittle bone disease

Headword or pronunciation成骨不全症

战无不胜，攻无不克zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do

Headword or pronunciation战无不胜，攻无不克

战无不胜，攻无不取zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do

Headword or pronunciation战无不胜，攻无不取

戳不住chuō bu zhù

not up to it / cannot stand the test

Headword or pronunciation戳不住

户枢不蠹hù shū bù dù

lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation户枢不蠹

手不释卷shǒu bù shì juàn

lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking

Headword or pronunciation手不释卷

手脚不干净shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng

thieving / light-fingered / prone to stealing

Headword or pronunciation手脚不干净

才不cái bù

by no means / definitely not / as if! / yeah right!

Headword or pronunciation才不

打不通dǎ bu tōng

cannot get through (on phone)

Headword or pronunciation打不通

打不过dǎ bu guò

to be unable to defeat / to be no match for (sb)

Headword or pronunciation打不过

打蛇不死，反受其害dǎ shé bù sǐ , fǎn shòu qí hài

(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you

Headword or pronunciation打蛇不死，反受其害

扶不起的阿斗fú bù qǐ de Ā dǒu

weak and inept person / hopeless case

Headword or pronunciation扶不起的阿斗

找不到zhǎo bu dào

can't find

Headword or pronunciation找不到

找不自在zhǎo bù zì zai

to ask for trouble / to bring misfortune on oneself

Headword or pronunciation找不自在

找不着zhǎo bu zháo

to be unable to find

Headword or pronunciation找不着

找不着北zhǎo bu zháo běi

to be confused and disoriented

Headword or pronunciation找不着北

把持不定bǎ chí bù dìng

indecisive (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation把持不定

抑郁不平yì yù bù píng

in a state of depression (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation抑郁不平

抬头不见低头见tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn

(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

Headword or pronunciation抬头不见低头见

抱不平bào bù píng

to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)

Headword or pronunciation抱不平

抹不下脸mǒ bù xià liǎn

to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation抹不下脸

拉不出屎来怨茅房lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng

lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom) / fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings

Headword or pronunciation拉不出屎来怨茅房

拒不接受jù bù jiē shòu

refusing to accept

Headword or pronunciation拒不接受

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