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高不成,低不就

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弄得高不成,低不就
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高不成,低不就的情况
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高不成,低不就的局面
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高不成,低不就的就业状态
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不要高不成,低不就,就是高不成,低不就

Definition

高不成,低不就

Literally means:

be unfit for a higher post but unwilling to take a lower one

Actually means:

be too choosy (about jobs or the partner)

It means being unqualified for a good job or unable to find an ideal partner but unwilling to accept an inferior one. It is often used to indicate that one cannot find suitable job or partner.

层次高的,自己喜欢但做不了或找不到,层次低的却不愿意。多用于找不到合适的工作和对象。

Example

Used as predicate, object, attributive or complement. (作谓语、宾语、定语、补语)
1
Zhōuwéi
周围
de
tóngxué
同学
péngyou
朋友
个个
dōu
zhǎodào
找到
liǎo
gōngzuò
工作
  
,
jiù
gāo
chéng
  
,
jiù
de
  

Around the students and friends have found a job one by one, on my high not, low not on.

2
Měige
每个
rén
dōu
yīnggāi
应该
dìng
hǎo
自己
de
shèhuì
社会
wèizhi
位置
  
,
yào
不要
gāo
chéng
  
,
jiù
  
,
sānbǎiliùshíháng
三百六十行
  
,
hángháng
行行
chū
yōuxiù
优秀
  

Everyone should set their own social position, do not high not, low not on, three hundred and sixty lines, line out excellent.

3
Hǎo
企业
kàn
shàng
  
,
bān
一般
de
企业
kànshàng
看上
le
  
,
rénjiā
人家
yòu
dānxīn
担心
  
,
hǎo
不好
de
yòu
kàn
shàng
  
,
zhēn
自己
huì
xiàn
陷入
zhǒng
gāo
chéng
  
,
jiù
de
jiù
就业
zhuàngtài
状态
zhōng
  

Good business can't see you, the general enterprise you see, but people worry about you, bad you can't see, I'm afraid I will fall into a high not, low not on the employment state.