格格不入 meaning in English

gégé-bùrù

(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible

HSK 7-926 strokes

Meaning of 格格不入

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gégébùrù
  1. (idiom) inharmonious
  2. incompatible

Stroke order for each character

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格 gé · square · 10 strokes

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格 gé · square · 10 strokes

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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入 rù · to enter · 2 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 格格不入.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
不过bùguòonly; merely
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing

Questions about 格格不入

What does 格格不入 mean?

格格不入 (gégé-bùrù) means "(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible".

How do you write 格格不入?

格格不入 is made of 4 characters: 格 (10 strokes), 格 (10 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 入 (2 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 格格不入 an HSK word?

Yes. 格格不入 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.