不着边际 (bù zhuó biān jì) — (idiom) irrelevant, off-topic, not to the point
Definition
An idiom meaning 'off-topic, wide of the mark' — used to criticize speech or writing that wanders with no clear point or focus.
idiom
irrelevantoff-topicnot to the point
Examples
- ，。Tā shuō huà zǒng shì bù zhuó biān jì, ràng rén tīng bù míng bái zhòng diǎn.He always speaks off-topic, making it hard to understand the main point.
- 著，。Nà piān wén zhāng xiě dé bú zhù biān jì, biān jí ràng tā chóng xīn xiě.That article was written irrelevantly, so the editor asked him to rewrite it.
- ，著。Zài huì yì shàng, tā de fā yán wán quán bú zhù biān jì.At the meeting, his comments were completely off-topic.
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