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(idiom) inharmonious in Chinese: 格格不入 (gé gé bù rù)

gé gé bù rù

(idiom) inharmonious

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) inharmonious
  2. 2incompatible

Stroke order

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ㄍㄜˊ

gé

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄜˊ

gé

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄨˋ

rù

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的想法和大家格格不入。

    tā de xiǎng fǎ hé dà jiā gé gé bú rù。

    His ideas are completely at odds with everyone else's.

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Related words

不

bù

no

入

rù

to enter

格

gé

square

表格

biǎo gé

form

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

合格

hé gé

to meet the standard required

价格

jià gé

price

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

收入

shōu rù

to take in

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