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Expression Profile · dang-bu-liao
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当不了

dāng bù liǎo
📊 Corpus Indexed: 4 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 ...不了 →

[Scene: 其他场景]

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凭什么你当不了庄主
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凭什么你 当不了 庄主

(哪一点比你强了) ── Previous context

“so why couldn't you become the lord?”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · 02:56
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当不了天下第一
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当不了 天下第一

(所以) ── Previous context

“he'd never become the greatest.”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · 01:56
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[Scene: 家庭日常]

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那玩意儿当不了饭吃
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那玩意儿 当不了 饭吃

(是) ── Previous context

“That thing won't put food on the table.”

《冬去春来》 · 19:11
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[Scene: 社交聚会]

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所以他当不了大夫
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所以他 当不了 大夫

(那手抖得没法拿手术刀) ── Previous context

“so he couldn't become a doctor.”

《风过留痕》 · 30:35
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