不可磨灭

不可磨滅

bùkě-mómiè

idiom #35,016

Meanings

1 indelible
2 impossible to wear away or erase
3 lasting; unforgettable

Characters

to grind; to wear away

to extinguish; to erase

Examples

HSK 4

这段经历给他留下了不可磨灭的印象。

Zhè duàn jīnglì gěi tā liúxià le bùkěmómiè de yìnxiàng.

This experience left him with an indelible impression.

HSK 5

他为国家做出了不可磨灭的贡献。

Tā wèi guójiā zuòchū le bùkěmómiè de gòngxiàn.

He made contributions to the nation that can never be erased.

Tips

history

From Ouyang Xiu's (欧阳修) 《记旧本韩文后》 (Song dynasty), praising Han Yu's writings as 'unobscurable, imperishable' - '久而愈明，不可磨灭'. The idiom inherits that sense of moral or historical permanence.

Stroke Order

不 bù

可 kě

磨 mó

灭 miè