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不成体统
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不成体统 — “To be out of line”

不成体统 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be out of line”. To be unseemly; to behave improperly or indecorously.

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不成体统 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不成体统 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
成
chéng7to become or succeed
体
tǐ7body, form, experience, system
统
tǒng9unify, command, or system

Example Sentence with 不成体统

小孩子在公共场合大声喧哗,跑来跑去,真是太不成体统了。
It's truly unseemly for children to make loud noises and run around in public.

Idioms Related to 不成体统

Synonyms of 不成体统

  • bù不jū拘xiǎo小jié节disregard minor details

Antonyms of 不成体统

  • xún循guī规dǎo蹈jǔ矩follow rules and conventions strictly
  • guī规xíng行jǔ矩bù步adhere strictly to rules

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

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Questions about 不成体统

What does 不成体统 mean?

不成体统 (bù chéng tǐ tǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be out of line”.

How do you pronounce 不成体统?

不成体统 is pronounced bù chéng tǐ tǒng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 不成体统?

体统:格局,规矩。指言行没有规矩,不成样子。

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