說不過去 shuō bu guò qù

cannot be justified; inexcusable

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. cannot be justified
  2. 2. inexcusable

Characters

Character Meaning
說 shuō
to say; to speak; to explain
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
去 qù HSK 1
to go; to go to (a place)