不識時務 bù shí shí wù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. not amenable to reason

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
識 shí recognize, understand, know
時 shí time, season; era, age, period
務 wù affairs, business; must, should