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不堪一击 — “Unable to withstand a single blow”

不堪一击 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to withstand a single blow”. Extremely vulnerable and easily defeated or disproven. Literally, “Cannot bear a single blow”.

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不堪一击 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 堪kān
  • 一yī
  • 击jī

不堪一击 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
堪
kān12able to endure
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
击
jī5strike, hit, or beat

Example Sentence with 不堪一击

这个新项目的计划书漏洞百出,在专家评审面前简直不堪一击。
The proposal for this new project was full of flaws and was simply vulnerable before the expert panel.

Idioms Related to 不堪一击

Synonyms of 不堪一击

  • yī一chù触jí即kuì溃collapse at the first touch

Antonyms of 不堪一击

  • gù固ruò若jīn金tāng汤impregnable fortress
  • jiān坚bù不kě可cuī摧indestructible and impregnable
  • wú无xiè懈kě可jī击flawless and unassailable

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 不堪一击

What does 不堪一击 mean?
不堪一击 (bù kān yī jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to withstand a single blow”.
How do you pronounce 不堪一击?
不堪一击 is pronounced bù kān yī jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不堪一击 literally mean?
Literally, 不堪一击 means “Cannot bear a single blow”. It is used to mean “Unable to withstand a single blow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不堪一击?
不堪:经不起。形容力量薄弱,经不起一击。也形容论点不严密,经不起反驳。
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