Word information
Simplified不谙水性
Traditional不諳水性
Pinyinbù ān shuǐ xìng
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Chinese word dictionary
不谙水性
bù ān shuǐ xìng · to not know how to swim; to not be a strong swimmer
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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
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