不合

bùhé
  1. to not conform to
  2. to be unsuited to
  3. to be out of keeping with
  4. should not
  5. ought out

CEDICT

  1. disagreement; disaccord
  2. to not conform to
  3. unsuited; ill-fitting

Wiktionary

  1. 相违。
  2. 违反或踰越某种道理、条件等。
  3. 不该、不当。
  4. 不停、不住。
  5. 不可。

重編國語辭典

Examples

那不合逻辑。

That's illogical.

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他太不合群。

He is unsociable.

He's antisocial.

He is antisocial.

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这实在不合适。

It is highly improper.

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这鞋不合我的脚。

These shoes don't fit my feet.

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他说的话不合情理。

What he says is total nonsense.

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汤姆的评论不合适。

Tom's comment was inappropriate.

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这本教科书不合时了。

That textbook is out of date.

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这双鞋子不合我的脚。

This pair of shoes doesn't fit me.

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你的鞋子和衣服不合衬。

Your shoes do not go with the suit.

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她的衣着不合我的口味。

Her dress is not to my taste.

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这个岗位不合适小姑娘。

The job is not suitable for young girls.

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他们在不合适的时间来了。

They came at an inconvenient time.

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不合适的旧衣物可以当抹布用。

Old stuff that doesn't fit any more can be used as cloths.

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50个申请人中有20个不合格。

There were 20 failures among 50 applicants.

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他这次测验不合格可不是开玩笑的。

His failing the test is no laughing matter.

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我那个年代的学生大多不读书，但考试却不会不合格。

In our time, there were many students who passed the graduation exam without studying.

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她最爱的裙子已经不合身了，所以她母亲得重新造一件给她。

She's grown out of her favorite dress, so her mother will have to make it over for her.

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不喜欢的，就说不合中国特点所以不能办，喜欢的就说这是中国特点必须这么办。

Those who don’t like it will say that it doesn’t fit with China’s characteristics so it can’t be done, and those who do like it will say that according to China’s characteristics this is how it must be done.

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Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=2 合 hé variant of 合 hé

Containing this entry

一言不合 yīyánbùhé (idiom) to have a disagreement; to clash verbally
不合作 bùhézuò noncooperation
不合时宜 bùhéshíyí
  1. out of step with current thinking
  2. outmoded
  3. inappropriate for the occasion
不合法 bùhéfǎ illegal
不合理 bùhélǐ unreasonable
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Related entries

不该 bùgāi
  1. should not
  2. to owe nothing
不该相信他。

You should not trust him.

You shouldn't trust him.

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不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
我不能走。

I can't go.

I can't leave.

I cannot leave.

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不足 bùzú
  1. insufficient
  2. lacking
  3. deficiency
  4. not enough
  5. inadequate
  6. not worth
  7. cannot
  8. should not
光看表面是不足夠的。

All that glitters is not gold.

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