看不清
kàn bu qīng
Pinyin

Definition

看不清
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kàn bu qīng
  1. not able to see clearly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
bù xiè
  1. 1 to disdain to do sth
  2. 2 to think sth not worth doing
  3. 3 to feel it beneath one's dignity
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

再说,手机屏幕那么小,看不清楚字的时候,我们会眯眼,然后眉间纹也出来了。
zài shuō ,shǒujī píngmù nàme xiǎo ,kàn bu qīngchu zì de shíhou ,wǒmen huì mīyǎn ,ránhòu méijiānwén yě chūlái le 。
And what's more, because the screens of cell phones are so small, you have to squint when you can't make out the characters, so your frown lines will become more pronounced too.
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我……我……透不过气,看……看不清。
wǒ ……wǒ ……tòubuguò qì ,kàn ……kànbuqīng 。
I... I... can't breathe. I can't... I can't see clearly.
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字放大一点,我看不清。
zì fàngdà yīdiǎn ,wǒ kànbuqīng 。
Enlarge the font a bit. I can't see it clearly.
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看不清楚
kàn bu qīngchu
I can't see it clearly.
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来,躺下。我们看看宝宝发育得怎么样了。嗯,看不清。
lái ,tǎngxià 。wǒmen kàn kan bǎobao fāyù de zěnmeyàng le 。ng5 ,kànbuqīng 。
Come on, lie down. Let's see how the baby's developing. Oh, I can't see clearly.
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吵死了,真搞不懂那F1有什么好看的,去年去那儿看得都后悔死了。坐在离赛道那么远的地方,赛车唰的一下就过去了,根本看不清楚。
chǎo sǐ le ,zhēn gǎo bu dǒng nà F yī yǒu shénme hǎokàn de ,qùnián qù nàr kàn de dōu hòuhuǐ sǐ le 。zuò zài lí sàidào nàme yuǎn de dìfang ,sàichē shuā de yīxià jiù guòqu le ,gēnběn kàn bu qīngchu 。
It's such a racket. I really don't get what's so great about F1. I really regretted going to watch last year. We sat so far from the racetrack that when the cars whooshed past we couldn't even see anything clearly.
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司机说马上要到胡志明墓了,可惜晚上看不清。
sījī shuō mǎshàng yào dào Húzhìmíng mù le ,kěxī wǎnshang kànbuqīng 。
The driver said we are almost at Ho Chi Minh's grave. Too bad it's hard to see at night.
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啊?这么远,怎么可能看清楚呢?而且他骑着马,更加看不清了。
ǎ ?zhème yuǎn ,zěnme kěnéng kàn qīngchu ne ?érqiě tā qí zhe mǎ ,gèngjiā kàn bu qīng le 。
Huh? That far away, how could you possibly see clearly? Plus if he's riding a horse, it's even less clear.
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