{"type":"word","wordData":{"simplified":"不成","traditional":"不成","senses":[{"id":405295,"simplified":"不成","traditional":"不成","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2","gloss":"rhetorical particle","definition":"used at the end of a rhetorical question to imply 'can it be that...?' or 'is it possible?'","example":"难道你还没听懂不成？","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["d"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":2,"sentenceCount":2,"exampleSentenceHtml":"难道你还没听懂不成？"},{"id":405296,"simplified":"不成","traditional":"不成","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2","gloss":"unable","definition":"to fail to complete or achieve something; unable to","example":"这件事我看是办不成了。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["d"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":2,"sentenceCount":2,"exampleSentenceHtml":"这件事我看是办不成了。"},{"id":405297,"simplified":"不成","traditional":"不成","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2","gloss":"won't do","definition":"to be unacceptable, inappropriate, or out of the question","example":"如果他不答应，那可不成。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["d"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":1,"sentenceCount":1,"exampleSentenceHtml":"如果他不答应，那可不成。"}],"references":[],"frequency":{"subtlexPerMillion":1.79,"subtlexContextDiversityPct":1,"bccPerMillion":23.49405984041805,"hsk3Level":6}},"commonWords":[{"simplified":"不成","traditional":"不成","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2","gloss":"rhetorical particle","definition":"used at the end of a rhetorical question to imply 'can it be that...?' or 'is it possible?'","perMillion":23.494059840418},{"simplified":"泣不成声","traditional":"泣不成聲","pinyin":"qi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1","gloss":"sobbing","definition":"to sob uncontrollably so that one is unable to speak","perMillion":1.62007669806481},{"simplified":"不成文","traditional":"不成文","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2 wen2","gloss":"unwritten","definition":"unwritten (rule); 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emphasizes the necessity of collective effort","perMillion":0.0262904621034679},{"simplified":"不打不成相识","traditional":"不打不成相識","pinyin":"bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 xiang1 shi2","gloss":"conflict breeds friendship","definition":"An exchange of blows may lead to friendship; out of conflict, friendship grows.","perMillion":0.0181643192714869},{"simplified":"没有规矩，不成方圆","traditional":"沒有規矩，不成方圓","pinyin":"mei2 you3 gui1 ju5 , bu4 cheng2 fang1 yuan2","gloss":"order requires rules","definition":"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished; one must follow established standards and rules.","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"不成样子","traditional":"不成樣子","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2 yang4 zi5","gloss":"unrecognizable","definition":"deformed, ruined, or damaged beyond recognition","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"难不成","traditional":"難不成","pinyin":"nan2 bu4 cheng2","gloss":"could it be","definition":"Is it possible that...?","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"不成功便成仁","traditional":"不成功便成仁","pinyin":"bu4 cheng2 gong1 bian4 cheng2 ren2","gloss":"succeed or die","definition":"to succeed or die trying","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"一口吃不成胖子","traditional":"一口吃不成胖子","pinyin":"yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5","gloss":"gradual progress","definition":"significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence; one cannot expect instant success","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"单丝不成线，独木不成林","traditional":"單絲不成線，獨木不成林","pinyin":"dan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2","gloss":"cooperation","definition":"one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest; a proverb meaning that an individual cannot achieve significant results without collective effort","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"不打不成才","traditional":"不打不成才","pinyin":"bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2","gloss":"spare the rod","definition":"spare the rod and spoil the child","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"不打不成器","traditional":"不打不成器","pinyin":"bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 qi4","gloss":"spare the rod","definition":"spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)","perMillion":0}]}