comply with one's wishes; satisfactory
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
to be fully satisfactory; to be exactly as one wishes
formalOften used in a negative sense (难以..., 不能...) to indicate that something fails to meet expectations fully. The phrase acknowledges reality may have shortcomings.
Zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
jié结
guǒ果
nán难
yǐ以
jìn尽
rú如
rén人
yì意
，
dàn但
tā他
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
jìn尽
lì力
le了
。
The outcome of this competition is not entirely satisfactory, but they have done their best.
Wán完
měi美
de的
jì计
huà划
zài在
xiàn现
shí实
zhōng中
cháng常
cháng常
bù不
néng能
jìn尽
rú如
rén人
yì意
。
Perfect plans often cannot turn out exactly as one wishes in reality.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
jié结
jú局
suī虽
rán然
bù不
jìn尽
rú如
rén人
yì意
，
dàn但
yǐn引
fā发
le了
guān观
zhòng众
hěn很
duō多
sī思
kǎo考
。
Although the ending of this movie is not fully satisfactory, it has provoked much thought from the audience.
Rén人
shēng生
zài在
shì世
，
bù不
rú如
yì意
shì事
cháng常
bā八
jiǔ九
，
nǎ哪
néng能
shì事
shì事
jìn尽
rú如
rén人
yì意
？
In life, unsatisfactory things happen often; how can everything turn out exactly as one wishes?