不服水土 bù fú shuǐ tǔ

(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place
  2. 2. not acclimatized

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
服 fú HSK 1
to obey; to take (medicine); clothes
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local