深不可测

深不可測

shēnbù-kěcè

idiom #36,355

Meanings

1 unfathomable
2 too deep to measure
3 inscrutable

Characters

measure / fathom

Examples

HSK 4

海底深不可测。

Hǎidǐ shēnbù-kěcè.

The depths of the ocean are unfathomable.

HSK 7-9

这位老人深不可测，谁也猜不透他的心思。

Zhèwèi lǎorén shēnbù-kěcè, shuí yě cāi bu tòu tā de xīnsi.

The old man is inscrutable; nobody can read his mind.

Tips

usage

Works both literally (deep water, caves) and figuratively (a person's intentions, a situation's complexity). Often carries a wary tone.

Stroke Order

深 shēn

不 bù

可 kě

测 cè