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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不得要领 [bùdéyàolǐng]

1. [Chinese idiom] fail to grasp the main point; not see what somebody is driving at

他讲了半天，我还是不得要领。

He talked at great length, but I just couldn't see what he was driving at.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不得要领 [bùdéyàolǐng]

1. 没有抓住事物的要点或关键。

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Examples

他讲了半天，我还是不得要领。: He talked at great length, but I just couldn't see what he was driving at. → 不得要领
不得要领: fail to grasp the main point; not see what sb. is driving at → 要领
不得要领 → 不得
夹七夹八地说了半天，大家还是不得要领。 → 夹七夹八
他的讲话天马行空，东一榔头，西一棒槌，让人不得要领。 → 天马行空

Word Decomposition

不 [bù]	+	得 [de]	+	要 [yào]	+	领 [lǐng]

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