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格格不入 — “To be incompatible”

格格不入 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be incompatible”. To be out of place; to be unable to get along or fit in with others or surroundings.

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格格不入 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 格gé
  • 格gé
  • 不bù
  • 入rù

格格不入 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
格
gé10standard, style, or frame
格
gé10standard, style, or frame
不
bù4not
入
rù2to enter

Example Sentence with 格格不入

他性格内向,和班里那些活泼开朗的同学总是格格不入。
He is introverted and always feels out of place among his lively and outgoing classmates.

Idioms Related to 格格不入

Synonyms of 格格不入

  • fāng方ruì枘yuán圆záo凿a square peg in a round hole

Antonyms of 格格不入

  • shuǐ水rǔ乳jiāo交róng融blend perfectly together
  • róng融wéi为yī一tǐ体merge into one

More idioms starting with 格

  • gé格bù不xiāng相rù入to be incompatible or at odds
  • gé格yú于chéng成lì例constrained by established conventions
  • gé格gǔ古tōng通jīn今knowledgeable about ancient and modern affairs
  • gé格tiān天chè彻dì地profoundly move all things
  • gé格shā杀bù不lùn论kill without mercy or legal consequence
  • gé格shā杀wù勿lùn论kill without mercy or accountability
  • gé格shā杀fú弗lùn论kill without mercy or legal consequence
  • gé格shā杀wú无lùn论kill on the spot without trial
  • gē格gē格bù不tǔ吐hesitant to speak fully
  • gē格gē格bù不nà纳difficult to accept or reconcile
  • gé格wù物qióng穷lǐ理investigate things and principles thoroughly
  • gé格wù物zhì致zhī知investigate things to acquire knowledge

Questions about 格格不入

What does 格格不入 mean?
格格不入 (gé gé bù rù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be incompatible”.
How do you pronounce 格格不入?
格格不入 is pronounced gé gé bù rù in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 格格不入?
格格:阻碍,隔阂。形容彼此不协调,不相容。
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