不可收拾

bùkě-shōushí

idiom #13,450

Meanings

HSK 5

如果不赶紧处理，后果将不可收拾。

Rúguǒ bù gǎnjǐn chǔlǐ, hòuguǒ jiāng bùkě-shōushí.

If we don't deal with it quickly, the consequences will be beyond repair.

HSK 7-9

局面已经到了不可收拾的地步。

Júmiàn yǐjīng dào le bùkě-shōushí de dìbù.

The situation has reached an unmanageable point.

memory

不可 (cannot) + 收拾 (tidy up/clean up) - the mess is so bad you can't even begin to clean it up.

grammar

Often preceded by 一发 to form 一发不可收拾 - once it starts, it becomes unstoppable/uncontrollable.

不 bù

可 kě

收 shōu

拾 shí