不济 (不濟)
bù jì
Pinyin

Definition

不济 (不濟)
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bù jì
  1. not good
  2. of no use

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
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

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

Sample Sentences

你看咱中国人，走到哪里手里都拎着一个保温杯，里面要不就是泡了茶，要不就是泡了红枣、枸杞、玫瑰花、山楂什么的，最不济也是热开水。
nǐ kàn zán Zhōngguórén ，zǒu dào nǎlǐ shǒu lǐ dōu līn zhe yī ge bǎowēnbēi ，lǐmiàn yàobù jiùshì pāo le chá ，yàobù jiùshì pāo le hóngzǎo 、gǒuqǐ 、méiguīhuā 、shānzhā shénme de ，zuìbújì yě shì rèkāishuǐ 。
Take a look at the Chinese people, wherever they go they carry a thermos flask, whether it’s hot water infused with tea, red dates, goji berry, roses or hawthorn or the worst just hot water.
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我呀，最近时运不济，感冒已经快一个月了，都不见好转，而且老板好像最近看我不顺眼，连蚊子都”叮”上我，痒死我了。
wǒ ya ，zuìjìn shíyùnbùjì ，gǎnmào yǐjīng kuài yī ge yuè le ，dōu bù jiàn hǎozhuǎn ，érqiě lǎobǎn hǎoxiàng zuìjìn kàn wǒ bù shùnyǎn ，lián wénzi dōu ”dīng ”shàng wǒ ，yǎng sǐ wǒ le 。
Me? Recently luck hasn't been on my side. I've had a cold for a month already, and it hasn't gotten any better, and my boss seems to be taking issue with me recently. Even mosquitoes have been picking on me, making me itch like crazy.
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你怎么无精打采的，该不会是昨天晚上忙着约会才导致今天精神不济的吧？我给你泡壶茶？
nǐ zěnme wújīngdǎcǎi de ，gāi bùhuì shì zuótiān wǎnshang máng zhe yuēhuì cái dǎozhì jīntiān jīngshén bùjì de ba ？wǒ gěi nǐ pào hú chá ？
Why do you look so lifeless? I bet the reason your so tired today is because you were busy out on your date last night, right? I'll make a pot of tea for you.
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真心不骗！这下子，蚊子叮咬的问题解决了，感冒也治疗好了，就差你时运不济的问题，稍微棘手一点。
zhēnxīn bù piàn ！zhèxiàzi ，wénzi dīngyǎo de wèntí jiějué le ，gǎnmào yě zhìliáo hǎo le ，jiù chà nǐ shíyùnbùjì de wèntí ，shāowēi jíshǒu yīdiǎn 。
I'm really not lying! Now, we've resolved your mosquito bite problem, and we've cured your cold, now we're just left with luck not going your way. That's a little more tricky.
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