不着边际

不著邊際

bùzhuó-biānjì

idiom #27,424

Meanings

HSK 3

讨论问题要抓住重点，不要不着边际。

Tǎolùn wèntí yào zhuāzhù zhòngdiǎn, bùyào bùzhuó-biānjì.

When discussing issues, focus on the key points and don't go off on tangents.

HSK 4

他说了半天，都是些不着边际的话。

Tā shuō le bàntiān, dōu shì xiē bùzhuó-biānjì de huà.

He talked for a long time, but everything he said was beside the point.

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.

不 bù

着 zhe

边 biān

际 jì