acknowledge superiority; be impressed by; defer to
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to acknowledge someone's superiority or strength and show admiration or submission; to be impressed
informalUsed primarily in negative constructions like '不买账', meaning 'to not be impressed by', 'to not accept', or 'to not defer to'. Can be used in positive forms, but negative is more common.
Tā他
zì自
yǐ以
wéi为
hěn很
lì厉
hai害
，
dàn但
dà大
jiā家
gēn根
běn本
bù不
mǎi买
tā他
de的
zhàng账
。
He thinks he's impressive, but nobody is buying it.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cū粗
bào暴
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
，
yuán员
gōng工
men们
bù不
huì会
mǎi买
zhàng账
de的
。
Employees won't accept this kind of rough management style.
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Xīn新
tuī推
chū出
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
yào要
shì是
zhì质
liàng量
bù不
xíng行
，
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
kě可
bù不
mǎi买
zhàng账
。
If the quality of the newly launched product is poor, consumers won't be impressed.
Tā他
zuò做
le了
nà那
me么
duō多
jiě解
shì释
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
hái还
shì是
bù不
mǎi买
zhàng账
。
Despite all the explanations he gave, the boss still wasn't having any of it.