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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

格格不入 [gégébúrù]
  1. 1. be incompatible

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

格格不入 [gégébúrù]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] incompatible with; out of tune with; out of one's element; like a square peg in a round hole
    他的计划和我的意图是格格不入的。
    His plan is incompatible with my intentions.
    这样的做法与我们的初衷格格不入

Examples

他的计划和我的意图是格格不入的。
His plan is incompatible with my intentions. 格格不入
这样的做法与我们的初衷格格不入 格格不入
beliefs alien to one's religion
与自己的宗教信仰格格不入的信条 belief
I never fit in at my school.
我在学校里与别人格格不入 fit
it goes against the grain
格格不入 grain

Word Decomposition


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