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不可思议

bù kě - sī yì · bu ke - si yi

Traditional 不可思議

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
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Up at five

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)五点(wǔdiǎn)就(jiù)起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)？不可思议(bùkěsīyì)！

    Liangliang, you got up at five today? Unbelievable!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)十点(shídiǎn)就(jiù)睡(shuì)了(le)。

    I went to bed at ten yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)平时(píngshí)十二点(shíèrdiǎn)才(cái)睡(shuì)，这(zhè)真(zhēn)不可思议(bùkěsīyì)。

    You usually sleep only at twelve. This is truly unbelievable.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)日出(rìchū)。

    I wanted to watch the sunrise.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)大雾(dàwù)，看不见(kànbujiàn)日出(rìchū)。

    But it is foggy today. We can't see the sunrise.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)回去(huíqu)再(zài)睡(shuì)一觉(yījiào)。

    What? Then I'll go back and sleep some more.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)情(qing)真(zhēn)是(shì)太(tài)不(bù)可(kě)思(sī)议(yì)了(le)。

This situation is truly unimaginable.

Tatoeba: Chinese by enclectm · English by enclectm · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)仅(jǐn)用(yòng)一(yì)年(nián)就(jiù)学(xué)会(huì)了(le)中(zhōng)文(wén)，真(zhēn)不(bù)可(kě)思(sī)议(yì)。

He learned Chinese in only one year; it's truly incredible.

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