不得要领

Traditional: 不得要領

bù dé yào lǐng

Dictionary entry

to fail to grasp the main points

What does 不得要领 mean?

不得要领 (bù dé yào lǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fail to grasp the main points

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get 要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce 领lǐngneck · collar

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不得要领

bù dé yào lǐng

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