不着边际

不著邊際

bùzhuóbiānjì

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Meanings

Tā shuō le bàntiān, dōu shì xiē bùzhuóbiānjì de huà.

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

Tǎolùn wèntí yào zhuā zhù zhòngdiǎn, bù yào bùzhuóbiānjì.

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

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