不依不饶

不依不饒

bùyī-bùráo

idiom #41,992

Meanings

1 refusing to let the matter drop
2 to keep pressing without giving in
3 to not let someone off

Characters

to yield; to comply

to let off; to forgive

Examples

HSK 2

妈妈不依不饶，一定要弄清楚事情的经过。

Māmā bùyī-bùráo, yīdìng yào nòngqīngchu shìqíng de jīngguò.

Mom wouldn't let it go - she insisted on knowing exactly what happened.

HSK 6

他不依不饶地要求对方道歉。

Tā bùyī-bùráo de yāoqiú duìfāng dàoqiàn.

He kept pressing and refused to drop it until the other party apologized.

HSK 7-9

就为了这点小事，你不依不饶的，何必呢？

Jiù wèile zhè diǎn xiǎoshì, nǐ bùyī-bùráo de, hébì ne?

Over such a small matter, you keep nagging - why bother?

Tips

history

From the novel 《三请薛仁贵》 - a scene where a stern father refuses to drop his demand even when his wife threatens to harm herself. Describes badgering someone without giving up.

memory

依 (yield/comply) + 饶 (forgive/let off) - negating both: 'won't yield, won't let off'.

Stroke Order

不 bù

依 yī

饶 ráo