niù
bu
guò

common
verb

Meaning of 拗不过

拗不过 means unable to dissuade; cannot win an argument against (someone's firm opinion). Pronounced niù bu guò.

  • unable to dissuade; cannot win an argument against (someone's firm opinion)

Definitions & Examples

Hái
zi
men
fēi
yào
kàn
dòng
huà
piàn
 
ma
niù
bu
guò
 
zhǐ
hǎo
tóng
le
 

The kids insisted on watching cartoons, and their mother couldn't dissuade them, so she had to agree.

Lǎo
zi
qi
juè
 
shuí
quàn
dōu
niù
bu
guò
 

The old man is stubborn; no one can win an argument against him.

jiā
niù
bu
guò
de
qíng
yāo
qǐng
 
zuì
hòu
dōu
cān
jiā
le
huì
 

No one could refuse her enthusiastic invitation, so in the end everyone went to the party.

ba
běn
lái
xiǎng
mǎi
 
dàn
niù
bu
guò
hái
zi
nào
 
hái
shì
mǎi
le
xīn
wán
 

Dad didn't want to buy it at first, but he couldn't stand up to the child's tantrums and bought the new toy anyway.

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