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互不相容 — “Mutually exclusive”

互不相容 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Mutually exclusive”. Unable to tolerate or accommodate each other due to fundamental differences or conflicting interests, often describing a relationship between individuals or groups, especially in professional or organizational settings where their actions or views are at odds. Literally, “mutually incompatible”.

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互不相容 Pronunciation and Pinyin

互不相容 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
互
hù4mutually, each other
不
bù4not
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
容
róng10contain, allow, appearance

Example Sentence with 互不相容

那两位部门经理的经营理念互不相容,导致团队合作效率低下
The business philosophies of the two department managers were mutually incompatible, leading to low team collaboration efficiency.

Idioms Related to 互不相容

Antonyms of 互不相容

  • kuān宽hóng宏dà大liàng量magnanimous and tolerant

More idioms starting with 互

  • hù互wéi为yīn因guǒ果mutually cause and effect
  • hù互wéi为biāo标bǎng榜mutually flatter or extol each other
  • hù互wéi为biǎo表lǐ里mutually dependent and complementary
  • hù互bō剥tòng痛chuāng疮Mutually expose painful secrets
  • hù互xiāng相tuī推tuō托shirk responsibility; pass the buck
  • hù互xiāng相tuī推wěi诿each blames the other
  • hù互xiāng相biāo标bǎng榜mutually glorify or flatter
  • hù互xiāng相cán残shā杀to kill each other
  • hù互tōng通yǒu有wú无exchange to supply each other's needs

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Questions about 互不相容

What does 互不相容 mean?

互不相容 (hù bù xiāng róng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Mutually exclusive”.

How do you pronounce 互不相容?

互不相容 is pronounced hù bù xiāng róng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 互不相容 literally mean?

Literally, 互不相容 means “mutually incompatible”. It is used to mean “Mutually exclusive”.

What is the Chinese definition of 互不相容?

互相不能容纳对方。指高职位官员之间的一种关系,在行使职权时彼此不一致

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