Definition
合不来 is the negative form of the resultative complement pattern Verb + 得/不来, expressing inability. Specifically it means 'cannot get along with someone' — used when two people have incompatible personalities or habits. The person you can't get along with is introduced before the verb with 跟 or 和: 我和他合不来 ('he and I don't get along').
r.v.
cannot get along with someonebe incompatible
Examples
- 合不来，。Tāmen liǎ hé bù lái, zǒngshì chǎojià.Those two can't get along; they're always arguing.
- 合不来。Wǒ hé tā de xìnggé hé bù lái.His personality and mine don't mesh.
- 合不来。Xīn lái de tóngshì gēn shuí dōu hé bù lái.The new colleague can't get along with anyone.
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