说不通 (說不通)
shuō bù tōng
Pinyin

Definition

说不通 (說不通)
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shuō bù tōng
  1. it does not make sense

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
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
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

你这套理论在我这里说不通。我说，儿子啊，你和小赵是不是有什么问题啊，要不去医院看看。
nǐ zhè tào lǐlùn zài wǒ zhèlǐ shuōbutōng 。wǒ shuō ，érzi ā ，nǐ hé Xiǎo Zhào shì bù shì yǒu shénme wèntí ā ，yàobu qù yīyuàn kàn kan 。
I just can't agree with a theory like that. But son, let me ask, is it that you and Xiao Zhao are having some problems? How about we go to the hospital and let them have a look?
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