mò bu kāi
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  • 1

    v.feel loss of face; be piqued; offend somebody

    • méi yǒu bèi yāo qǐng cān jiā hūn lǐ tā liǎn shang yǒu diǎn mò bu kāi

      没有邀请参加婚礼有点磨不开

      She was a little put out at not being invited to the wedding.

    • xiǎng dāng miàn shuō tā liǎng jù yòu pà tā liǎn shàng mò bu kāi

      当面磨不开

      I wanted to have a go at him face to face, but I was afraid it would offend him.

  • 2

    v.feel embarrassed; hesitate for fear of impairing personal relations

    • duì tā yǒu yì jiàn jiù tí yǒu shén me mò bu kāi de

      意见什么磨不开

      If you have complaints, you should make them and not fear of offending her.

    • rú guǒ zhè yàng zuò wǒ men huì gǎn dào mò bu kāi

      如果这样我们感到磨不开

      We feel uncomfortable if it is done this way.

    • tā yǒu cuò wù jiù gāi pī píng tā yǒu shén me mò bu kāi de

      错误批评什么磨不开

      If he's made a mistake, you should criticize him. Why should you hesitate and feel so embarrassed?

  • 3

    v.dialnot be convinced; be unable to come round; be unable to straighten out one's thinking

    • wǒ yī yǒu mò bu kāi de shì jiù zhǎo tā qù shāng liang

      磨不开商量

      Whenever I cannot figure something out, I will talk it over with her.