吃不准

吃

chi̅

不

bù

准

準

zhǔn

to be unsure about a matter / to be uncertain / to be unable to make sense of sth

Characters and words in 吃不准

吃

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])

Add a new mnemonic for 吃 = 乞 + 口

吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.

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吃

喫

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

variant of 吃[chi1]

Add a new mnemonic for 吃 = 乞 + 口

Add a new mnemonic for 喫 = 口 + 契

吃 = 乞 + 口 : Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin.

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不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

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不

bù

准

zhǔn

not to allow / to forbid / to prohibit

准

zhǔn = zhu + (e)n3

to allow / to grant / in accordance with / in the light of

Add a new mnemonic for 准 = 冫 + 隹

准 = 冫 + 隹 : Julian Giant Squid is just about to eat a popsicle inside of the encampment, but in the last moment a sparrow snatches the popsicle away and shouts that it is forbidden to eat inside of the encampment.

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准

準

zhǔn = zhu + (e)n3

accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para-

Add a new mnemonic for 准 = 冫 + 隹

Add a new mnemonic for 準 = 淮 + 十

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