不可思议

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Meaning and Usage

"不可思议" is a Chinese idiom used to describe something that is so extraordinary or strange that it is hard to imagine or comprehend. It often conveys a sense of amazement or disbelief.

Common Contexts

This phrase is frequently used to express astonishment about achievements, phenomena, or situations that defy normal expectations. For example, it can describe unbelievable success, astonishing details in art, or mysterious events.

Collocations and Patterns

Register and Tone

The phrase is formal and often found in written or spoken language when emphasizing something remarkable or hard to believe. It is not used for everyday trivial matters.

Common Confusion

Do not confuse "不可思议" with simple negations like "可能" (impossible). "不可思议" stresses the emotional or cognitive difficulty in understanding or imagining something, not just its impossibility.

Example Sentences

His success is truly inconceivable.

The details of this painting are unimaginable, just like real.

His words made me feel incredulous.

The cause of this accident is truly inconceivable; no one can explain it

His memory is incredible; he can remember many details.