不识时务 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
识 shí
HSK 1
recognize, understand, know
时 shí
HSK 1
time, season; era, age, period
务 wù
HSK 2
affairs, business; must, should