chī
bu
kāi

idiom
common

Meaning of 吃不开

吃不开 means to be unpopular; to not work; to get nowhere. Pronounced chī bu kāi.

  • to be unpopular; to not work; to get nowhere

Definitions & Examples

zhè
lǎo
tào
xiàn
zài
chī
bu
kāi
la
 

Your old methods won't work anymore these days.

Zài
zhè
ge
háng
 
méi
yǒu
jīng
yàn
shì
chī
bu
kāi
de
 

In this industry, you won't get anywhere without experience.

de
xiǎng
tài
bǎo
shǒu
 
zài
shì
chǎng
shàng
chī
bu
kāi
 

His ideas are too conservative to be popular in the market.

Guāng
kào
guān
chī
xiāng
le
 
xiàn
zài
méi
néng
zhào
yàng
chī
bu
kāi
 

Relying solely on connections doesn't work anymore; without ability, you still won't get anywhere today.