不像话

bù xiàng huà

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. unreasonable
2. shocking
3. outrageous

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 合理 hé lǐ 合理 hé lǐ rational; reasonable; sensible; fair 不像话 means unreasonable; 合理 means reasonable.: rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

Register variants

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• 不像样 bù xiàng yàng 不像样 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen 不像样 is more colloquial, meaning improper or unpresentable.: in no shape to be seen

Synonyms

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• 过分 guò fèn 过分 guò fèn excessive Both mean something is beyond acceptable limits.: excessive
• 离谱 lí pǔ 离谱 lí pǔ excessive Used to describe something unreasonable or ridiculous.: excessive

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in spoken reprimands: 你太不像话了！(You're being completely unreasonable!)

Common mistakes

Not used for physical descriptions; unlike 'shocking' in English, it refers to behavior or situations, not appearance.

Child Words of 不像话

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 像 像 xiàng: to resemble
• 话 话 huà: dialect
• 像话 像话 xiàng huà: proper