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不足为奇 — “Nothing to be surprised at”

不足为奇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Nothing to be surprised at”. It's quite common or unremarkable. Literally, “not worth wondering about”.

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不足为奇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 足zú
  • 为wéi
  • 奇qí

不足为奇 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full
为
wéi4to be or to do
奇
qí8special, surprising, or odd

Example Sentence with 不足为奇

他对待工作总是充满热情,所以能够取得好成绩,这不足为奇。
He always approaches his work with great enthusiasm, so it's not surprising that he achieves good results.

Idioms Related to 不足为奇

Synonyms of 不足为奇

  • sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯a common sight
  • jiā家cháng常biàn便fàn饭common occurrence
  • bǐ比bǐ比jiē皆shì是can be found everywhere

Antonyms of 不足为奇

  • qiān千qí奇bǎi百guài怪all kinds of strange things
  • dà大jīng惊xiǎo小guài怪make a fuss over a trifle
  • yì异hū乎xún寻cháng常unusual; out of the ordinary

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

Questions about 不足为奇

What does 不足为奇 mean?
不足为奇 (bù zú wéi qí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Nothing to be surprised at”.
How do you pronounce 不足为奇?
不足为奇 is pronounced bù zú wéi qí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不足为奇 literally mean?
Literally, 不足为奇 means “not worth wondering about”. It is used to mean “Nothing to be surprised at”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不足为奇?
足:值得。不值得奇怪。指某种事物或现象很平常,没有什么奇怪的。
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