想不通
xiǎng bu tōng
Pinyin

Definition

想不通
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xiǎng bu tōng
  1. unable to understand
  2. unable to get over

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
想
xiǎng
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to suppose
  4. 4 to wish
  5. 5 to want
  6. 6 to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
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

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

我真想不通，你怎么那么坐得住。我男朋友也是，每次约会，他非要踩着点出门，结果路上一堵车，迟到是家常便饭，我发火了好几次都没用。
wǒ zhēn xiǎngbutōng ，nǐ zěnme nàme zuòdezhù 。wǒ nán péngyou yě shì ，měicì yuēhuì ，tā fēiyào cǎizhediǎn chūmén ，jiéguǒ lùshang yī dǔchē ，chídào shì jiāchángbiànfàn ，wǒ fāhuǒ le hǎojǐcì dōu méiyòng 。
I really can't work out how you can just sit there. My boyfriend is the same, every time we go on a date, he always leaves it until the last minute to leave the house, then he usually gets stuck in a traffic jam, so arriving late has become a daily occurrence, hassling him about it is no use.
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可我真想不通，结婚跟房子有什么关系。花半个平米的钱就能去趟欧洲，买一套小房子的钱，够玩遍全世界了。
kě wǒ zhēn xiǎngbutōng ，jiéhūn gēn fángzi yǒu shénme guānxi 。huā bàn ge píngmǐ de qián jiù néng qù tàng Ōuzhōu ，mǎi yītào xiǎo fángzi de qián ，gòu wánrbiàn quánshìjiè le 。
But I really don't understand. What does getting married have to do with buying a house? Spending the money it costs for half a square meter is enough to travel to Europe. The money it takes to buy a small house is enough to travel the whole world.
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想不通，气愤。为公司卖命这么多年，经济危机来了，一夜间把我们整个部门都撤了。
xiǎngbutōng ，qìfèn 。wèi gōngsī màimìng zhème duō nián ，jīngjì wēijī lái le ，yīyèjiān bǎ wǒmen zhěnggè bùmén dōu chè le 。
I couldn't get my head around it. I was really angry! I worked so hard for that company for so many years, and then the economic crisis came and our whole department disappeared.
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我听着就头晕。这么麻烦的游戏，怎么会有这么多人喜欢？真是想不通。
wǒ tīng zhe jiù tóuyūn 。zhème máfan de yóuxì ，zénme huì yǒu zhème duō rén xǐhuan ？zhēnshì xiǎngbutōng 。
I'm getting dizzy just listening. How could so many people like such a hassle of a puzzle? I just don't get it.
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