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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

下不来 [xiàbulái]
  1. 1. cannot come down
    她的体温下不来。
    Her temperature won't come down.
  2. 2. cannot be accomplished; won't do
    这道墙没有五千块砖下不来。
    You can't build that wall with less than 5,000 bricks.
  3. 3. feel embarrassed
    几句话说得他脸上下不来。
    He was visibly embarrassed at the remarks.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

下不来 [xiàbulái]
  1. 1. 处于较高位置不能下来
    蔬菜价格一时下不来。
  2. 2. 受窘；难为情
    当着那么多人批评他，真叫他下不来。
  3. 3. 办不成；解决不了
    这个活儿，没个把月下不来。
  4. 4. (作物)还未收获
    芒种刚过，西瓜还下不来。
See more results for 下不来 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

脸上下不来
haven't the face to do sth. → 脸
她的体温下不来。
Her temperature won't come down. → 下不来
这道墙没有五千块砖下不来。
You can't build that wall with less than 5,000 bricks. → 下不来
几句话说得他脸上下不来。
He was visibly embarrassed at the remarks. → 下不来
蔬菜价格一时下不来。 → 下不来
当着那么多人批评他，真叫他下不来。 → 下不来
芒种刚过，西瓜还下不来。 → 下不来

Word Decomposition

下
[xià] 		+ 不
[bù] 		+ 来
[lái]

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