拿不出手
ná bù chū shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

拿不出手
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ná bù chū shǒu
  1. not presentable
  2. shoddy and too embarrassing to show

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī
拿
ná
  1. 1 old variant of 拿[ná]
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor

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

都不是、都不是，你知道的，我家那口子好面子，爱买名牌，我一个大男人，总不能连钱都拿不出手吧？
dōu bù shì 、dōu bù shì ，nǐ zhīdào de ，wǒjiā nà kǒuzi hào miànzi ，ài mǎi míngpái ，wǒ yí ge dànánrén ，zǒng bùnéng lián qián dōu nábùchū shǒu ba ？
It's not that, it's not that. You know my wife likes to keep up appearances. She likes buying big brands and how can a big fella like me not provide for her?
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五百块吃一顿饭，真不划算。可是两三百又拿不出手。哎，人情这东西真麻烦。
wǔbǎi kuài chī yīdùn fàn ，zhēn bù huásuàn 。kěshì liǎng sān bǎi yòu nábùchūshǒu 。āi ，rénqíng zhè dōngxi zhēn máfan 。
500 kuai to eat one meal. It's really not worth it. But 200 or 300 isn't enough to keep up appearances. Jeez, these social relationships are really annoying.
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