不可终日 bù kě zhōng rì

to be in a desperate situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 44689th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be in a desperate situation
  2. 2. to be unable to carry on even for a single day

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
终 zhōng HSK 3
end; finish
日 rì HSK 2
day; date, day of the month; sun