bù​xīng

out of fashion

  • created sense approved 不兴/不興 · bù​xīng · out of fashion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不兴 / 不興

    bù​xīng

    out of fashion

    to be outmoded or no longer in style

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to flourish

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  • created sense approved 不兴/不興 · bù​xīng · impermissible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不兴 / 不興

    bù​xīng

    impermissible

    not allowed; not permitted; should not

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to permit

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  • created sense approved 不兴/不興 · bù​xīng · cannot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不兴 / 不興

    bù​xīng

    cannot

    Used in rhetorical questions to mean "cannot" or "isn't it possible to...".

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · maybe

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  • created sense approved 不兴/不興 · bù​xīng · not prosper — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不兴 / 不興

    bù​xīng

    not prosper

    (of a family, economy, or nation) to fail to flourish; to decline

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to flourish

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  • created sense approved 不兴/不興 · bù​xīng · not arise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不兴 / 不興

    bù​xīng

    not arise

    (of wind, waves, or plots) to not occur; to remain calm or still

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xīng · to flourish

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  • created sense approved 不兴/不興 · bù​xīng · not take pleasure in — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不兴 / 不興

    bù​xīng

    not take pleasure in

    (literary) to not enjoy; to not take pleasure in one's studies or arts

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xìng · interest

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