What does 吃不开 mean in Chinese?

吃不开 (chī bu kāi) means "be unpopular; won't work" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 吃不开?

吃不开 is pronounced "chī bu kāi" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

吃不开 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

吃不开 is made up of the characters 吃, 不, 开. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 吃不开 using our stroke order tool.

吃不开

chī bu kāi

be unpopular; won't work

Traditional: 吃不開

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吃不开 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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