渴不可耐

kěbù-kěnài

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

在沙漠里走了一天，他已经渴不可耐。

Zài shāmò lǐ zǒu le yì tiān, tā yǐjīng kěbù-kěnài.

After walking in the desert for a day, he was unbearably thirsty.

HSK 6

运动员们到达终点时个个渴不可耐。

Yùndòngyuánmen dàodá zhōngdiǎn shí gègè kěbù-kěnài.

When the athletes reached the finish line, every one of them was parched beyond endurance.

usage

Pattern X 不可耐 = 'X to an unbearable degree.' Other common pairings: 热不可耐 (unbearably hot), 烦不可耐 (insufferably annoyed).

渴 kě

不 bù

可 kě

耐 nài