bù kě
cannot
should not
must not
bù kě néng
impossible
cannot
not able
bù kě jiě
insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
bù kě kàng lì
unpredictable eventuality
unpreventable
unavoidable
impossible to overcome
nothing can be done about it
act of God
force majeure
bù kě sī yì
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
unfathomable
jiān bù kě cuī
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
bù kě shōu shí
irremediable
unmanageable
out of hand
hopeless
yáo bù kě jí
unattainable
far-fetched
out of reach
exceedingly remote or distant
gāo bù kě pān
too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
bù kě gū liàng
inestimable
incalculable
beyond measure
bù kě kàng jù
act of God
force majeure (law)
irresistible (idiom)
bù kě gào rén
hidden
kept secret
not to be divulged
bì bù kě shǎo
absolutely necessary
indispensable
essential
bù kě fēn gē
inalienable
unalienable
inseparable
indivisible
bù kě yī shì
to consider oneself unexcelled in the world
to be insufferably arrogant
shēn bù kě cè
deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
incomprehensible
enigmatic and impossible to predict
bù kě lǐ yù
to be impervious to reason (idiom)
unreasonable
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
incomparable
bù kě yú yuè
impassable
insurmountable
insuperable
nù bù kě è
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
rén bù kě mào xiàng
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
you can't judge a book by its cover
often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
bù kě jiù yào
incurable
incorrigible
beyond cure
hopeless
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
in sight but unattainable (idiom)
inaccessible
ruì bù kě dāng
unstoppable
hard to hold back
bù kě zhōng rì
to be unable to carry on even for a single day
to be in a desperate situation
jí bù kě dài
impatient
eager to
anxious to
lè bù kě zhī
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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