话 不 投 机

huà bù tóu jīdictionary entry

(idiom) not on the same wavelength / unable to have a congenial conversation / to not see eye to eye

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

話不投機 话不投机 [hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1] /(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye/

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Other forms in these source records: 話不投機

话
huà
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
投
tóu
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
机
jī
(bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic
Jī
surname Ji

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