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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不胜 [búshèng]
  1. 1. verb cannot bear
    不胜其苦
    be unable to bear any more hardship
    他不胜酒力，终于醉倒了。
    He had no tolerance for alcohol, and in the end fell down dead drunk.
  2. 2. adverb deeply
    我对你的帮助不胜感激。
    I am deeply grateful for your help.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不胜 [búshèng]
  1. 1. cannot bear (or stand); be unequal to
    体力不胜
    be physically unequal to (a task); be physically incapable of coping with (a job)
  2. 2. used between two identical verbs to indicate difficulty or impossibility of fulfilment
    看不胜看
    find it difficult to read so many books, etc.
  3. 3. (used in expressing feelings) very; extremely
    不胜遗憾
    be very sorry; much to one's regret
    不胜感激
    be very much obliged; be deeply grateful

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不胜 [búshèng]
  1. 1. 动 承受不起；经不住
    不胜其苦
    不胜其烦
  2. 2. 动 用在前后重复的动词之间，表示不能做或做不完
    防不胜防
    数不胜数
  3. 3. 副 非常；特别
    不胜感激
    不胜遗憾
  4. 4. "胜"旧读ｓｈēｎɡ，现统读ｓｈèｎɡ。
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Examples

不胜遗憾
be very sorry; much to one's regret
得悉病体康复，不胜欣慰。
I rejoice to hear of your recovery.
他不胜酒力，喝一点儿就醉。
He can't hold much liquor, and will get drunk after drinking a bit.
不胜翘企
look forward to sth. with eager anticipation
如蒙光临，不胜荣幸。
We shall be greatly honoured by your gracious presence.
我马齿徒增，如今能受您重用，不胜感激。
Since I frittered away my time and accomplished nothing, I am extremely grateful that you have put me in an important position.
耆宿能认同我的意见，我不胜感激。
The venerable old man agrees with me, I'm really appreciative.
贵公司能给舍弟这样一份工作，我真是不胜感激。
I am very thankful that your company can provide such a job for my younger brother.
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Word Decomposition

不
[bù] 		+ 胜
[shèng]

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