不胜 (bù shèng) — to be overwhelmed by; cannot bear; (in fixed phrases before verbs) to be extremely; cannot V enough
Definition
不胜 is a literary/archaic verb used mainly in set phrases (不胜感激, 不胜枚举, 不胜其烦) to mean 'overwhelmed by / extremely'. It is not used as a standalone verb in everyday speech.
verb
to be overwhelmed bycannot bear(in fixed phrases before verbs) to be extremelycannot V enough
Examples
- ，不胜。Duì yú nǐ de bāng zhù, wǒ bù shèng gǎn jī.I am extremely grateful for your help.
- 。Zhè yàng de lì zi bù shèng méi jǔ.Such examples are too numerous to list individually.
- ，不胜。Tā měi tiān jiā bān, yǐ jīng bù shèng qí fán le.He works overtime every day and can no longer bear the annoyance.
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