拿不出手 — “Not good enough to show or present”
拿不出手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not good enough to show or present”. Unpresentable; too embarrassing to offer.
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拿不出手 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拿不出手 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拿不出手
我做的这个手工品有点粗糙，实在拿不出手送人。
The handicraft I made is a bit crude, truly unpresentable as a gift.
Idioms Related to 拿不出手
More idioms starting with 拿
- ná拿yī一shǒu手put on airs to make demands
- ná拿sān三bān搬sì四make excuses to shirk duty
- ná拿sān三piē撇sì四to put on airs
- ná拿xià下mǎ马lái来subdue or overcome someone
- ná拿yún云zhuō捉yuè月possess extraordinary talent and ability
- ná拿yún云wò握wù雾skillful and artful in handling situations
- ná拿yún云jué攫shí石towering, majestic, and awe-inspiring ancient trees
- ná拿dāo刀dòng动zhàng杖to resort to physical violence
- ná拿dāo刀nòng弄zhàng杖to wield weapons
- ná拿yìn印bà把zi子hold real power or authority
- ná拿jiān奸ná拿shuāng双catch adulterers in the act
- ná拿dìng定zhǔ主yi意make up one's mind
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What does 拿不出手 mean?
拿不出手 (ná bù chū shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not good enough to show or present”.
How do you pronounce 拿不出手?
拿不出手 is pronounced ná bù chū shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 拿不出手?
由于不像样、不中看或经不起挑剔而不好意思亮出来