不可思议

不可思議

bùkě-sīyì

idiom HSK 7-9 #1,660

Meanings

1 inconceivable
2 unimaginable
3 incredible

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他做了一件不可思议的事情。

Tā zuò le yī jiàn bùkěsīyì de shìqing.

He did something incredible.

HSK 3

这个结果简直不可思议。

Zhège jiéguǒ jiǎnzhí bùkěsīyì.

This result is simply unbelievable.

Tips

history

Originally a Buddhist term meaning 'beyond thought and discussion' - something transcending human understanding. Now used more casually for anything amazing or shocking.

Stroke Order

不 bù

可 kě

思 sī

议 yì