不买账

不買賬
bùmǎizhàng
phrase #32,549

Meanings

  1. 1 to refuse to be impressed; to not buy it; to refuse to give face
  2. 2 to remain unconvinced; to push back

Examples

Wúlùn tā zěnme jiěshì, dàjiā dōu bù mǎizhàng.
No matter how he explained it, no one bought it.
Xiāofèizhě duì zhè ge xīn pǐnpái bù mǎizhàng.
Consumers aren't buying into this new brand.

Tips

memory
Literally 'not pay the bill' — 买账 (mǎizhàng) means to honor / accept someone's authority or claim. 不买账 = refuse to accept it, no matter what's offered. Maps almost exactly onto English 'not buying it'.
usage
Used both for personal disagreements (refusing to back down before someone with status) and market reactions (consumers rejecting a product). Often paired with X 不买账 ('don't buy [X's] line'). is sometimes written — older texts, traditional contexts.

Stroke Order

mǎi
zhàng