zhái​bu​kāi

unable to separate

  • created sense approved 择不开/擇不開 · zhái​bu​kāi · unable to separate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择不开 / 擇不開

    zhái​bu​kāi

    unable to separate

    impossible to disentangle or separate two things; used to describe a close relationship or items that cannot be pulled apart

    zé​bù​kāi

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zhái · to extricate 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · [away/open]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 择不开/擇不開 · zhái​bu​kāi · unable to get away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择不开 / 擇不開

    zhái​bu​kāi

    unable to get away

    colloquial expression meaning to be unable to take time out or free oneself from tasks or responsibilities because one is too busy

    zé​bù​kāi

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zhái · to extricate 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · [away/open]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense