What does 不可开交 mean in Chinese?

不可开交 (bù kě kāi jiāo) means "to be awfully (busy etc)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 不可开交?

不可开交 is pronounced "bù kě kāi jiāo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

不可开交 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

不可开交 is made up of the characters 不, 可, 开, 交. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 不可开交 using our stroke order tool.

不可开交

bù kě kāi jiāo

to be awfully (busy etc)

verb

Traditional: 不可開交

他们吵得不可开交。

Tāmen chǎo de bùkěkāijiāo

They quarreled incessantly

不可开交 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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