不着边际 bù zhuó biān jì

not to the point; irrelevant; wide of the mark

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 27152nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. not to the point
  2. 2. irrelevant
  3. 3. wide of the mark
  4. 4. neither here nor there

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
着 zhuó HSK 2
aspect particle indicating action in progress
边 biān HSK 2
side; edge; border
际 jì HSK 4
inter-; between; occasion