变化莫测

變化莫測
biànhuàmòcè
idiom #48,309

Meanings

  1. 1 unpredictable
  2. 2 ever-changing
  3. 3 impossible to fathom

Examples

Shānqū de tiānqì biànhuàmòcè.
The weather in mountainous areas is unpredictable.
Gǔshì hángqíng biànhuàmòcè, tóuzī xū jǐnshèn.
Stock market trends are unpredictable — invest with caution.

Tips

history
From Han Yu's (韩愈) Tang-dynasty epitaph 《殿》: 高山变化不测 — describing a presence as unfathomable as dragons and tigers among mountains and forests.
memory
Decode literally: 变化 (changes) + (no one) + (can predict) → 'changes that no one can predict.'

Stroke Order

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