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不切实际

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1. Basic Information

  • Pinyin: bù qiè shí jì
  • English Translation: Unrealistic (not fitting reality)
  • Idiom Composition: 「不」（Not; a particle used for negation.）＋「切」（To fit, correspond to, or be close to.）＋「实际」（Reality, practice, or actual circumstances.）
  • Meaning: Describes ideas, plans, or goals that do not align with actual circumstances or objective conditions, making them impractical or impossible to achieve.

2. Detailed Meaning and Nuances

「不切实际」 contains the following nuances:

  • Divergence from Reality: The term emphasizes that because objective conditions or resources are ignored, the likelihood of success is nearly zero.
  • Critical Nuance: This idiom usually carries a negative connotation. It is often used to criticize 'ivory tower' thinking or management that is out of touch with the situation on the ground.

3. Usage

「不切实际」 is mainly used in the following contexts:

  • Evaluating Plans or Goals: Used in business or projects to point out that a target is set too high or that a plan lacks the necessary budget or time.
    • Example:「老板提出的销售目标太高了，完全是不切实际的。」
      （The sales target set by the boss is too high; it is completely unrealistic.)
  • Advising Someone's Mindset: Used to advise someone to be more grounded when they are dreaming without taking action or aiming for something far beyond their reach.
    • Example:「你别整天做那些不切实际的梦了，还是脚踏实地工作吧。」
      （Stop having those impractical dreams all day and start working with your feet on the ground.)
  • Rejecting Ideas: Used to reject a proposal that might be theoretically interesting but is impossible to implement in practice.
    • Example:「这个方案虽然很有创意，但在目前的预算下是不切实际的。」
      （Although this proposal is very creative, it is not feasible under the current budget.)

Additional Examples:

  1. 由于缺乏市场调研，他们的创业计划显得很不切实际。
    （Due to a lack of market research, their business plan seems very unrealistic.）
  2. 批评别人容易，但提出可行的建议比发表不切实际的评论更有用。
    （It is easy to criticize others, but offering actionable suggestions is more useful than making impractical comments.）
  3. 这种要求对初学者来说是不切实际的。
    （Such a requirement is unreasonable for a beginner.）
  4. 我们不能总是抱有不切实际的幻想，要面对现实。
    （We cannot keep holding onto unrealistic illusions; we must face reality.）
  5. 他的想法太过激进，在目前的社会环境下是不切实际的。
    （His ideas are too radical and are impractical in the current social environment.）

4. Cultural Background and Notes

  • Frequency: This is an extremely common expression in modern Chinese, appearing in daily conversation, business meetings, and political discourse.
  • Contrast with Virtues: In Chinese culture, the concept of 脚踏实地 (jiǎo tà shí dì), or 'keeping one's feet on solid ground,' is a highly regarded virtue. Therefore, 不切实际 (bù qiè shí jì) serves as a strong warning against being flighty or ungrounded.
  • Nuance vs. Similar Terms: While the idiom 异想天开 (yì xiǎng tiān kāi) can sometimes be used to describe 'out-of-the-box' creativity, 不切实际 (bù qiè shí jì) is almost exclusively used to label something as useless or unachievable.

5. Similar and Opposite Idioms

6. Summary

不切实际 (bù qiè shí jì) is a critical idiom used to describe concepts that are detached from reality. It is frequently used in professional and personal contexts to point out that a proposal is 'pie in the sky' or lacks a practical foundation. It emphasizes a failure to account for real-world constraints.

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bù qiē shí jì
不切实际
Unrealistic
yǒu xiē有些huà话，tīng qǐ lái听起来hěn很piào liàng漂亮，dàn但nǐ你xīn lǐ心里huì会qīng qīng轻轻dì地tuì退yī bù一步。

Some words sound beautiful, but in your heart, you take a small step back.

bú shì不是fǎn duì反对，yě也bú shì不是bù不lǐ jiě理解，zhǐ shì只是xià yì shí下意识jué de觉得：zhè这shuō fǎ说法，hǎo xiàng好像luò落bú dào不到dì shàng地上。

It's not about opposition or misunderstanding, just a subconscious feeling: this way of speaking seems disconnected from reality.

“bù qiē shí jì不切实际”，shuō说de的jiù shì就是zhè zhǒng这种gǎn jué感觉。

“不切实际” describes exactly this feeling.

tā它bú shì不是shuō说yí gè一个rén人“yǒu有mèng xiǎng梦想”bù不duì对，ér shì而是dāng当xiǎng fǎ想法hé和dāng xià当下de的tiáo jiàn条件、néng lì能力、huán jìng环境zhī jiān之间，wán quán完全méi yǒu没有lián jiē连接de的shí hòu时候，nà zhǒng那种xuán kōng悬空gǎn感。

It doesn't mean having dreams is wrong, but when ideas have no connection with current conditions, abilities, or environment, there is a sense of being suspended.

xiǎng xiàng想象yí gè一个chǎng jǐng场景。

Imagine a scene.

kāi huì开会de的shí hòu时候，dà jiā大家zài在tǎo lùn讨论xià gè yuè下个月de的jì huà计划。

During a meeting, everyone is discussing next month's plan.

yù suàn预算、rén shǒu人手、shí jiān时间，dōu都bǎi摆zài在zhuō miàn桌面shàng上。

Budget, manpower, and time are all laid out on the table.

lún轮dào到yí gè一个tóng shì同事fā yán发言，tā他shuō说：“wǒ men我们gān cuì干脆yí cì xìng一次性zuò dào做到háng yè行业dì yī第一。”

When a colleague speaks up and says, “Let's just become number one in the industry all at once.”

fáng jiān房间lǐ里hěn很ān jìng安静。

The room falls silent.

méi没rén人fǎn bó反驳，dàn但yě也méi没rén人jiē接huà话。

No one objects, but no one responds either.

nǐ你xīn lǐ心里míng bái明白，tā他bú shì不是huài坏，yě也bú shì不是tōu lǎn偷懒。

You understand in your heart that he is neither bad nor lazy.

zhǐ shì只是zhè这jù句huà话，méi yǒu没有kǎo lǜ考虑xiàn zài现在de的qíng kuàng情况。

It's just that this statement doesn't consider the current situation.

tīng qǐ lái听起来hěn很dà大，què却méi yǒu没有luò diǎn落点。

It sounds grand but lacks a practical point.

zhè shí这时，nǐ你nǎo zi脑子lǐ里mào chū lái冒出来de的，jiù shì就是“bù qiē shí jì不切实际”。

At that moment, the thought that comes to your mind is “不切实际”.

zhè ge这个chéng yǔ成语cháng cháng常常bú shì不是yòng lái用来gōng jī攻击rén人de的，ér shì而是yòng lái用来gěi给xiǎng fǎ想法jiàng wēn降温。

This idiom is often not used to attack people but to cool down ideas.

yǔ qì语气lǐ里dài带zhe着yì diǎn一点kè zhì克制：bú shì不是wán quán完全fǒu dìng否定，ér shì而是tí xǐng提醒——nǐ你shuō说de的，hé和xiàn shí现实zhī jiān之间，gé隔zhe着yī duàn一段jù lí距离。

The tone carries some restraint: not a complete denial, but a reminder — what you say is separated from reality by some distance.

suǒ yǐ所以，“bù qiē shí jì不切实际”hěn很shǎo少yòng用zài在yǐ jīng已经fā shēng发生de的shì事shàng上。

Therefore, “不切实际” is rarely used for things that have already happened.

tā它gèng更cháng常chū xiàn出现yú于jì huà计划、qī dài期待、shè xiǎng设想。

It more often appears in plans, expectations, and assumptions.

shuō说de的shì是“xiàn zài现在zhè yàng这样xiǎng想，hǎo xiàng好像bù不tài太duì lù对路”。

It means “thinking this way now seems off track.”

yě也zhèng正yīn wèi因为zhè yàng这样，tā它bù不tài太shì hé适合yòng lái用来zì cháo自嘲。

Because of this, it is not suitable for self-mockery.

nǐ你bú huì不会qīng yì轻易shuō说“wǒ zhè ge rén我这个人bù qiē shí jì不切实际”。

You wouldn't easily say “I am 不切实际.”

nà那tīng qǐ lái听起来tài太zhòng重，xiàng像shì是bǎ把zhěng gè整个rén人dōu都fǒu dìng否定le了。

That sounds too harsh, as if denying the whole person.

gèng更zì rán自然de的，shì是zhēn duì针对mǒu gè某个xiǎng fǎ想法、mǒu jù某句huà话。

It's more natural to target a certain idea or statement.

dāng当nǐ你zài在xiàn shí现实lǐ里zǒu guò走过yī quān一圈，zhī dào知道shì qíng事情xū yào需要yī bù一步yī bù一步lái来，nǐ你zài再tīng dào听到nà zhǒng那种tiào跳guò过suǒ yǒu所有guò chéng过程de的shuō fǎ说法，xīn lǐ心里nà那yī xià一下de的pàn duàn判断，jiù shì就是“bù qiē shí jì不切实际”。

When you have gone through reality and know things need to be done step by step, hearing a statement that skips all processes triggers the judgment of “不切实际.”

tā它bú shì不是lěng shuǐ冷水，ér shì而是yī zhǒng一种zhàn站zài在dì miàn地面shàng上de的qīng xǐng清醒。

It is not cold water but a clear-headedness standing on the ground.

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