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格格不纳 — “Difficult to accept or reconcile”

格格不纳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “difficult to accept or reconcile”. Incompatible; unassimilable. Literally, “incompatible and unaccepted”.

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格格不纳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

格格不纳 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
格
gē10standard, style, or frame
格
gē10standard, style, or frame
不
bù4not
纳
nà7receive, accept, pay, sew

Example Sentence with 格格不纳

他的新想法与传统观念格格不纳。
His new ideas were difficult to reconcile with traditional concepts.

Idioms Related to 格格不纳

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
  • gé格gé格bù不rù入incompatible or out of place
  • gē格gē格bù不tǔ吐hesitant to speak fully
  • 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

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Questions about 格格不纳

What does 格格不纳 mean?

格格不纳 (gē gē bù nà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “difficult to accept or reconcile”.

How do you pronounce 格格不纳?

格格不纳 is pronounced gē gē bù nà in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 格格不纳 literally mean?

Literally, 格格不纳 means “incompatible and unaccepted”. It is used to mean “difficult to accept or reconcile”.

What is the Chinese definition of 格格不纳?

指难以接受。

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