格格不入

gégé-búrù

out of place; incompatible

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

gégé-búrù

他那身华丽的礼服与朴素的乡村环境格格不入。

Tā nà shēn huálì de lǐfú yǔ pǔsù de xiāngcūn huánjìng gége-búrù.

His gorgeous formal attire was out of place in the plain rural setting.

One fixed sample

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