不请自来 meaning in English
to turn up without being invited; unsolicited
Traditional 不請自來27 strokes
Meaning of 不请自来
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùqǐngzìlái
- to turn up without being invited
- unsolicited
不请自来 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不快乐不请自来。
Unhappiness comes without being called.
我觉得自己像是不请自来似的。
I felt as if I were an uninvited guest.
Stroke order for each character
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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请 qǐng · to ask · 10 strokes
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不请自来.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | to request leave of absence |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
Questions about 不请自来
What does 不请自来 mean?
不请自来 (bùqǐngzìlái) means "to turn up without being invited; unsolicited".
How do you write 不请自来?
不请自来 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 请 (10 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
How is 不请自来 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 不请自来 is written 不請自來.