不成
bù chéng
Pinyin

Definition

不成
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bù chéng
  1. won't do
  2. unable to
  3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
不堪
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不妨
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
不屑
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
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
不幸
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
不得不
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
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
不愧
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
不懈
bù xiè
  1. 1 untiring
  2. 2 unremitting
  3. 3 indefatigable
不舍
bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of

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
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
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)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

Sample Sentences

你是说身形吗？那我都胖了三十几年了，难不成得先瘦身？
nǐ shì shuō shēnxíng ma ？nà wǒ dōu pàng le sānshíjǐ nián le ，nánbùchéng děi xiān shòushēn ？
You mean my figure? I've been fat for over thirty years now, so I have to get thin first?
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什么看完了啊，难不成你也在看《琅玡榜》？
shénme kàn wán le ā ，nánbùchéng nǐ yě zài kàn 《lángyábāng 》？
What do you mean I've finished? You don't watch Nirvana in Fire too do you?
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这…。平时看她的打扮和气质，老觉得她像是1930年穿越来现代的。难不成…？”
zhè …。píngshí kàn tā de dǎban hé qìzhì ，lǎo juéde tā xiàng shì yījiǔsānlíng nián chuānyuè lái xiàndài de 。nánbùchéng …？”
"Umm... Based on her outfit and her natural elegance, I always thought she could have time travelled from the 1930s. Is that possible..?"
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就五个人，那当然得喝酒啦，无酒不成席嘛！
jiù wǔ ge rén ，nà dāngrán děi hējiǔ la ，wújiǔbùchéngxí ma ！
It'll just be the five of us. Of course we have to drink. A banquet without alcohol is not a banquet at all.
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也不成，衣柜里塞满我的衣服，你也挤不进去。
yě bùchéng ，yīguì lǐ sāimǎn wǒ de yīfu ，nǐ yě jǐ bù jìnqù 。
That's not OK either, the wardrobe is stuffed with my clothes, you won't be able to squeeze in.
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阳台挺大的呀，怎么就不成了呢？
yángtái tǐng dà de ya ，zěnme jiù bùchéng le ne ？
The balcony is really big, how can it not be OK?
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唉呦！阳台也不成啊...
ài yōu ！yángtái yě bùchéng ā ...
Agh! The balcony isn't OK either...
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我们没有足够的钱，这件事恐怕做不成了。
wǒmen méiyǒu zúgòu de qián ，zhè jiàn shì kǒngpà zuòbuchéng le 。
We don't have enough money, it's most likely that this project will not come together.
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抓是一定要抓的，别生气，不过还好我们带着电脑出门，不然一定也会被偷走，那就连工作都做不成了。
zhuā shì yīdìng yào zhuā de ，bié shēngqì ，búguò hái hǎo wǒmen dài zhe diànnǎo chūmén ，bùrán yīdìng yě huì bèi tōuzǒu ，nā jiù lián gōngzuò dōu zuò bùchéng le 。
Of course he should be caught, don't get angry. But at least we brought our computers out with us, otherwise they would have been stolen too and we wouldn't even have been able to do our work.
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难不成……开房去了？
nánbùchéng ……kāifáng qù le ？
Is it possible that.....she went to rent a room in a hotel?
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