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不着边际

不著邊際
bùzhuóbiānjì
idiom #27,424

Meanings

  1. 1 not to the point
  2. 2 irrelevant
  3. 3 wide of the mark
  4. 4 neither here nor there

Examples

他说了半天，都是些不着边际的话。
Tā shuō le bàntiān, dōu shì xiē bùzhuóbiānjì de huà.
He talked for a long time, but everything he said was beside the point.
讨论问题要抓住重点，不要不着边际。
Tǎolùn wèntí yào zhuā zhù zhòngdiǎn, bù yào bùzhuóbiānjì.
When discussing issues, focus on the key points and don't go off on tangents.

Tips

memory
不 (not) + 着 (to touch) + 边际 (border; edge) — not even touching the edges. So far from the point that it doesn't even graze the border of relevance.

Stroke Order

不 bù
着 zhe
边 biān
际 jì