坚不可摧

堅不可摧

jiānbùkěcuī

idiom #19,444

Meanings

1 indestructible
2 invulnerable
3 impregnable

Characters

firm; solid; strong

to destroy; to break

Examples

他们之间的友谊坚不可摧。

Tāmen zhījiān de yǒuyì jiānbùkěcuī.

The friendship between them is unbreakable.

这座堡垒被认为是坚不可摧的。

Zhè zuò bǎolěi bèi rènwéi shì jiānbùkěcuī de.

This fortress was considered impregnable.

Tips

memory

坚 (firm) + 不可 (cannot be) + 摧 (destroyed) — so strong it cannot be destroyed. Used for both physical structures and abstract bonds like willpower and friendship.

Stroke Order

坚 jiān

不 bù

可 kě

摧 cuī