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說得過去

简 说得过去 · 繁 說得過去
Mandarin · pinyin shuō de guò qù

Meanings

  1. acceptable
  2. passable
  3. justifiable
  4. (of a course of action) to make sense
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說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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1–5–4–4 · shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4

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adj

  1. passable; acceptable

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Exact source record說得過去 说得过去 [shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4] /acceptable/passable/justifiable/(of a course of action) to make sense/