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五谷不分
五谷不分 (wǔ gǔ bù fēn): Describes someone who is impractical (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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五 • wǔ • five • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
wǔ
五
five
谷 • gǔ • valley; grain; millet
gǔ
谷
valley; grain; millet
不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù
不
not; no
分 • fēn • minute • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
fēn
分
minute
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Example Sentences with 五谷不分
tā
他
cóng
从
xiǎo
小
zài
在
chéng
城
shì
市
zhǎng
长
dà
大
，
lián
连
jiǔ
韭
cài
菜
hé
和
mài
麦
miáo
苗
dōu
都
fēn
分
bù
不
qīng
清
，
zhēn
真
shì
是
wǔ
五
gǔ
谷
bù
不
fēn
分
。
He grew up in the city and can't even tell chives from wheat seedlings—he's truly impractical.
bié
别
cháo
嘲
xiào
笑
tā
他
wǔ
五
gǔ
谷
bù
不
fēn
分
，
tā
他
zhǐ
只
shì
是
méi
没
jī
机
huì
会
jiē
接
chù
触
nóng
农
cūn
村
shēng
生
huó
活
。
Don't mock him for being impractical; he just never had a chance to experience rural life.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 五谷不分.
Words with
五
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
multicolored
五官
wǔ guān
facial features
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
Repeatedly / Over and over again
五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi
all corners of the country
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
numerous and varied / all sorts of
五万
wǔ wàn
fifty thousand
五六
wǔ liù
five or six
五分
wǔ fēn
five points / five cents / five minutes
Words with
谷
峡谷
xiá gǔ
gorge; canyon; gulch
稻谷
dào gǔ
paddy; rice (in the husk)
低谷
dī gǔ
Low Point
山谷
shān gǔ
valley
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
Words with
分
分钟
fēn zhōng
minute
分开
fēn kāi
to separate
得分
dé fēn
to score
分为
fēn wéi
to divide sth into (parts)
谷物
gǔ wù
Grain
幽谷
yōu gǔ
secluded valley
曼谷
màn gǔ
Bangkok (capital of Thailand)
硅谷
guī gǔ
Silicon Valley
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
分数
fēn shù
(exam) grade
十分
shí fēn
completely; utterly [literally "ten points"]
部分
bù fen
part; section; portion
百分之
bǎi fēn zhī
percent
