不周

bùzhōu

adjective #28,608

Meanings

1 inconsiderate
2 thoughtless
3 not satisfactory
4 lacking in courtesy

Characters

thorough; all-around; week; cycle

Examples

招待不周，请多包涵。

Zhāodài bù zhōu, qǐng duō bāohán.

Please forgive us if our hospitality has been inadequate.

考虑不周导致计划出现漏洞。

Kǎolǜ bù zhōu dǎozhì jìhuà chūxiàn lòudòng.

Insufficient consideration led to gaps in the plan.

Tips

usage

招待不周 (inadequate hospitality) is a very common polite set phrase used by hosts to apologize for any shortcomings in entertaining guests, even when the hospitality is perfectly fine.

Stroke Order

不 bù

周 zhōu