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Chinese dictionary
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v.be out of date; out of fashion; outmoded
这里早就不兴绣花鞋了。
Embroidered shoes are no longer in fashion here.
现在中山装不兴了。
The Chinese tunic suit is out of fashion now.
现在不兴有刘海儿了。
Bangs are out of fashion now.
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v.not allow; not permit; impermissible
大人说话,小孩子不兴插嘴。
Children are not allowed to cut in when adults are talking.
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v.(used in rhetorical questions) can't
就不兴小点声吗?
Can't you keep it down?
你老是让我做作业,就不兴玩会儿吗?
You are always after me about my homework. Can't I play for a while?
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v.not rise
湖面平静,波澜不兴。
The lake was calm, without even a ripple.
船会停靠在那里,映衬在一片水波不兴的湛蓝海水之中。
The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.