- 不得要领
- bùdéyàolǐngfail to grasp the main point; not see what somebody is driving at* * *fail to grasp the main points* * *fail to grasp the main points* * *bù dé yào lǐngv. fail to grasp the main points* * *bu4 de2 yao4 ling3fail to grasp the main points* * *不得要领bù dé yào lǐngmiss the point; be pointless; not see what sb. is driving at; beside the mark; cannot get the important point; fail to grasp the main points; make neither head nor tail of sth.; unable to grasp the key points or main ideas* * *不得要領|不得要领 [bù dé yào lǐng] ► fail to grasp the main points
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.