Definition
不胜 is a formal literary verb with two main patterns. First, as a standalone verb meaning 'cannot bear' or 'be overwhelmed by' (e.g., 不胜其烦 'cannot stand the fuss'). Second, it appears in fixed phrases before verbs or adjectives to express 'extremely' or 'cannot V enough' — common in polite expressions like 不胜感激 'be extremely grateful' and 不胜荣幸 'be greatly honored'. It is not used in everyday casual speech.
v.
to be overwhelmed bycannot bear(in fixed phrases before verbs) to be extremelycannot V enough
Examples
- ，不胜。Duìyú nǐ de bāngzhù, wǒ bù shèng gǎnjī.I am extremely grateful for your help.
- 。Zhèyàng de lìzi bù shèng méijǔ.Such examples are too numerous to list individually.
- ，不胜。Tā měitiān jiābān, yǐjīng bù shèng qí fán le.He works overtime every day and can no longer bear the annoyance.
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