应接不暇 (應接不暇)
yìng jiē bù xiá
Pinyin

Definition

应接不暇 (應接不暇)
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yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)

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

一开始是有些应接不暇，不过现在一切都上轨道了。现在这个团队大概是我所合作过最有默契的。
yīkāishǐ shì yǒuxiē yīngjiēbùxiá ，bùguò xiànzài yīqiè dōu shàngguǐdào le 。xiànzài zhè ge tuánduì dàgàishì wǒ suǒ hézuò guò zuì yǒu mòqì de 。
At first we were a little overwhelmed, but now everything is back on track. The team I have now are probably the team I have cooperated with the most tacit understanding between each member.
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