深不可测

深不可測

shēnbùkěcè

idiom #36,355

Meanings

1 unfathomable
2 too deep to measure
3 inscrutable

Characters

measure / fathom

Examples

这位老人深不可测，谁也猜不透他的心思。

Zhè wèi lǎorén shēn bù kě cè, shuí yě cāibutòu tā de xīnsī.

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

海底深不可测。

Hǎidǐ shēn bù kě cè.

The depths of the ocean are unfathomable.

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