势
不
可
当

Impossible to resist (idiom) in Chinese: 势不可当 (shì bù kě dāng)

shì bù kě dāng

impossible to resist (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 勢不可當1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

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势
不
可
当

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

势不可当

Simplified

勢不可當

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们的球队势不可当，赢了每一场。

    tā men de qiú duì shì bù kě dāng， yíng le měi yì chǎng。

    Their team is unstoppable and has won every game.

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Related words

不

bù

no

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

可

kě

(prefix) can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

当然

dāng rán

only natural

可爱

kě ài

adorable

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

当地

dāng dì

local

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