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了不长进 — “To make no progress at all”

了不长进 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make no progress at all”. To show no improvement; to be utterly unpromising or good for nothing. Literally, “completely not make progress”.

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了不长进 Pronunciation and Pinyin

了不长进 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
了
liǎo2completion or change
不
bù4not
长
zhǎng4long, grow, excel, chief
进
jìn7advance, enter, eat, or receive

Example Sentence with 了不长进

他总是重复同样的错误,一点了不长进
He always repeats the same mistakes, showing no improvement at all.

Idioms Related to 了不长进

Antonyms of 了不长进

  • chū出lèi类bá拔cuì萃to excel all others of one's kind
  • hè鹤lì立jī鸡qún群to stand out among the rest

More idioms starting with 了

  • liǎo了bù不kě可jiàn见completely invisible
  • liǎo了bu不qǐ起extraordinary, remarkable, or admirable
  • liǎo了liǎo了kě可jiàn见perfectly obvious
  • liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand
  • le了rú如guān观huǒ火crystal clear
  • liǎo了wú无jù惧sè色to show no fear at all
  • liǎo了rán然yú于xiōng胸understand thoroughly
  • liǎo了rán然wú无wén闻completely unheard
  • liǎo了ruò若zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand
  • liǎo了shēn身tuō脱mìng命break free from worldly constraints
  • liǎo了shēn身dá达mìng命Achieve inner peace and accept destiny

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Questions about 了不长进

What does 了不长进 mean?

了不长进 (liǎo bù zhǎng jìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make no progress at all”.

How do you pronounce 了不长进?

了不长进 is pronounced liǎo bù zhǎng jìn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 了不长进 literally mean?

Literally, 了不长进 means “completely not make progress”. It is used to mean “to make no progress at all”.

What is the Chinese definition of 了不长进?

一点进步也没有。形容没有出息。

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