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不可思议

bù kě sī yì
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Common

Definitions

  1. 1. inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2. unfathomable

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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可想而知
kě xiǎng ér zhī

it is obvious that...

表示可以想象得到

Synonyms

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难以置信
nán yǐ zhì xìn

hard to believe

强调难以相信

Usage notes

Common mistakes

This idiom is often misused to mean 'extremely' in a positive sense (e.g., 他学习不可思议努力 is wrong). It expresses astonishment, not degree.

Example Sentences

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他居然在一天内完成了这项工作，真是 不可思议 。
He actually finished the job in one day, it's really inconceivable.

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Child Words of 不可思议

不
bù

no; not so

可
kě

can

议
yì

to comment on

不可
bù kě

cannot; should not; must not

思
sī

to think

思议
sī yì

to imagine