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必不可缺 必不可缺 [bi4 bu4 ke3 que1] /see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]/ 5287 1
必不可少 必不可少 [bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3] /absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential/ 7099 1
不可撤銷信用證 不可撤销信用证 [bu4 ke3 che4 xiao1 xin4 yong4 zheng4] /irrevocable letter of credit/ 6507 1
不可導 不可导 [bu4 ke3 dao3] /not differentiable (function in calculus)/ 6303 1
不可端倪 不可端倪 [bu4 ke3 duan1 ni2] /impossible to get even an outline (idiom)/unfathomable/not a clue/ 6331 1
不可多得 不可多得 [bu4 ke3 duo1 de2] /hard to come by/rare/ 7099 1
不可分割 不可分割 [bu4 ke3 fen1 ge1] /inalienable/unalienable/inseparable/indivisible/ 7031 1
不可分離 不可分离 [bu4 ke3 fen1 li2] /inseparable/ 7099 1
不可估量 不可估量 [bu4 ke3 gu1 liang4] /inestimable/incalculable/beyond measure/ 7099 1
不可或缺 不可或缺 [bu4 ke3 huo4 que1] /necessary/must have/ 7099 1
不可解 不可解 [bu4 ke3 jie3] /insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)/ 6512 1
不可開交 不可开交 [bu4 ke3 kai1 jiao1] /to be awfully (busy etc)/ 6058 1
不可抗拒 不可抗拒 [bu4 ke3 kang4 ju4] /act of God/force majeure (law)/irresistible (idiom)/ 6071 1
不可抗力 不可抗力 [bu4 ke3 kang4 li4] /force majeure; act of God/ 997 1
不可理喻 不可理喻 [bu4 ke3 li3 yu4] /(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable/ 1287 1
不可枚舉 不可枚举 [bu4 ke3 mei2 ju3] /innumerable (idiom)/ 5988 1
不可名狀 不可名状 [bu4 ke3 ming2 zhuang4] /indescribable/beyond description/ 7099 1
不可磨滅 不可磨灭 [bu4 ke3 mo2 mie4] /indelible/ 7099 1
不可逆 不可逆 [bu4 ke3 ni4] /irreversible/ 7099 1
不可逆轉 不可逆转 [bu4 ke3 ni4 zhuan3] /irreversible/ 7099 1
不可缺少 不可缺少 [bu4 ke3 que1 shao3] /indispensable/ 7099 1
不可勝數 不可胜数 [bu4 ke3 sheng4 shu3] /countless/innumerable/ 7099 1
不可勝言 不可胜言 [bu4 ke3 sheng4 yan2] /inexpressible (idiom)/beyond description/ 5331 1
不可數 不可数 [bu4 ke3 shu3] /uncountable/ 6420 1
不可數名詞 不可数名词 [bu4 ke3 shu3 ming2 ci2] /uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)/ 6420 1
不可數集 不可数集 [bu4 ke3 shuo4 ji2] /uncountable set (math.)/ 6421 1
不可同日而語 不可同日而语 [bu4 ke3 tong2 ri4 er2 yu3] /lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath/incomparable/ 6331 1
不可挽回 不可挽回 [bu4 ke3 wan3 hui2] /irreversible/ 6544 1
不可言喻 不可言喻 [bu4 ke3 yan2 yu4] /inexpressible (idiom)/ 6331 1
不可以 不可以 [bu4 ke3 yi3] /may not/ 7031 1
不可逾越 不可逾越 [bu4 ke3 yu2 yue4] /impassable/insurmountable/insuperable/ 7099 1
不可知論 不可知论 [bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4] /agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable/ 6896 1
不可終日 不可终日 [bu4 ke3 zhong1 ri4] /to be unable to carry on even for a single day/to be in a desperate situation/ 5075 1
不可能 不可能 [[bu4 ke3neng2]] /impossible; cannot/ 109 2
不可 不可 [[bu4ke3]] /cannot; should not; must not/ 515 2
不可少 不可少 [[bu4ke3 shao3]] /indispensable; essential/ 862 2
不可置信 不可置信 [[bu4ke3 zhi4xin4]] /unbelievable; incredible/ 606 2
不可避免 不可避免 [[bu4ke3-bi4mian3]] /(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable/ 265 2
不可告人 不可告人 [[bu4ke3-gao4ren2]] /(idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged/ 61 2
不可救藥 不可救药 [[bu4ke3-jiu4yao4]] /see 無可救藥|无可救药[wu2ke3-jiu4yao4]/ 179 2
不可侵犯 不可侵犯 [[bu4ke3-qin1fan4]] /inviolable/ 148 2
不可收拾 不可收拾 [[bu4ke3-shou1shi5]] /(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless/ 537 2
不可思議 不可思议 [[bu4ke3-si1yi4]] /(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable/ 811 2
不可一世 不可一世 [[bu4ke3-yi1shi4]] /(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant/ 634 2
臭不可聞 臭不可闻 [[chou4bu4ke3wen2]] /(idiom) to stink to high heaven/(fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting/ 407 2
非得 非得 [fei1 dei3] /(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must/ 4777 1
非死不可 非死不可 [Fei1 si3 bu4 ke3] /Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")/ 4489 1
高不可攀 高不可攀 [gao1 bu4 ke3 pan1] /too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable/ 6331 1
功不可沒 功不可没 [gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4] /one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)/ 5719 1
海水不可斗量 海水不可斗量 [hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] /see 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]/ 4702 1
害人之心不可有,防人之心不可無 害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无 [hai4 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 you3 , fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2] /refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)/ 4942 1
機不可失 机不可失 [ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1] /No time to lose! (idiom)/ 6190 1
機不可失,失不再來 机不可失,失不再来 [ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi1 bu4 zai4 lai2] /opportunity knocks but once (idiom)/ 4166 1
機不可失,時不再來 机不可失,时不再来 [ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2] /Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)/ 6190 1
急不可耐 急不可耐 [ji2 bu4 ke3 nai4] /unable to wait/ 7099 1
急不及待 急不及待 [[ji2bu4ji2dai4]] /see 急不可待[ji2bu4ke3dai4]/ 537 2
急不可待 急不可待 [[ji2bu4ke3dai4]] /(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer/ 537 2
家醜不可外傳 家丑不可外传 [jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2] /lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public/ 6189 1
家醜不可外揚 家丑不可外扬 [jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 yang2] /lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)/fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public/ 5952 1
堅不可摧 坚不可摧 [[jian1bu4ke3cui1]] /(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable/ 648 2
渴不可耐 渴不可耐 [ke3 bu4 ke3 nai4] /to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it/ 6243 1
可一而不可再 可一而不可再 [ke3 yi1 er2 bu4 ke3 zai4] /may be done once and once only; just this once/ 1256 1
可以意會,不可言傳 可以意会,不可言传 [ke3 yi3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2] /can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle/ 1951 1
可遇不可求 可遇不可求 [ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2] /can be discovered but not sought (idiom)/one can only come across such things serendipitously/ 4977 1
可望而不可及 可望而不可及 [[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]] /(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible/ 787 2
可望而不可即 可望而不可即 [[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]] /variant of 可望而不可及[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]/ 784 2
牢不可破 牢不可破 [[lao2bu4ke3po4]] /(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid/ 205 2
樂不可支 乐不可支 [le4 bu4 ke3 zhi1] /overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch/ 6331 1
樂不可極 乐不可极 [[le4bu4ke3ji2]] /(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure/ 682 2
沒有什麼不可能 没有什么不可能 [mei2 you3 shen2 me5 bu4 ke3 neng2] /nothing is impossible/there's nothing impossible about it/ 3112 1
密不可分 密不可分 [mi4 bu4 ke3 fen1] /inextricably linked (idiom)/inseparable/ 5137 1
妙不可言 妙不可言 [miao4 bu4 ke3 yan2] /too wonderful for words/ 5658 1
怒不可遏 怒不可遏 [nu4 bu4 ke3 e4] /unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage/ 6331 1
朋友妻不可欺 朋友妻不可欺 [peng2 you5 qi1 bu4 ke3 qi1] /you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)/ 4503 1
情不可卻 情不可却 [qing2 bu4 ke3 que4] /unable to refuse because of affection/ 6934 1
缺一不可 缺一不可 [que1 yi1 bu4 ke3] /not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either/ 4714 1
人不可貌相 人不可貌相 [ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4] /you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)/you can't judge a book by its cover/often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]/ 4808 1
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量 [ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] /you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)/ 4808 1
銳不可當 锐不可当 [rui4 bu4 ke3 dang1] /unstoppable/hard to hold back/ 6748 1
深不可測 深不可测 [shen1 bu4 ke3 ce4] /deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths/incomprehensible/enigmatic and impossible to predict/ 6331 1
神聖不可侵犯 神圣不可侵犯 [shen2 sheng4 bu4 ke3 qin1 fan4] /sacred/inviolable/ 4032 1
勢不可當 势不可当 [shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1] /impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force/ 6331 1
勢不可擋 势不可挡 [shi4 bu4 ke3 dang3] /see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1]/ 3774 1
是可忍,孰不可忍 是可忍,孰不可忍 [shi4 ke3 ren3 , shu2 bu4 ke3 ren3] /if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)/enough is enough/ 4928 1
思議 思议 [[si1yi4]] /to imagine; to comprehend (usu. used in the negative, as in 不可思議|不可思议[bu4ke3-si1yi4] "inconceivable")/ 417 2
俗不可耐 俗不可耐 [su2 bu4 ke3 nai4] /intolerably vulgar/ 3780 1
天機不可泄漏 天机不可泄漏 [tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lou4] /lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed/I am not at liberty to inform you./ 6119 1
天機不可泄露 天机不可泄露 [tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lu4] /lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed/I am not at liberty to inform you./ 6119 1
未嘗不可 未尝不可 [wei4 chang2 bu4 ke3] /(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay/ 971 1
無可無不可 无可无不可 [wu2 ke3 wu2 bu4 ke3] /neither for nor against sth/indifferent/ 5132 1
無可避免 无可避免 [[wu2ke3-bi4mian3]] /see 不可避免[bu4ke3-bi4mian3]/ 265 2
夏蟲不可以語冰 夏虫不可以语冰 [xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1] /a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)/ 3893 1
笑不可仰 笑不可仰 [xiao4 bu4 ke3 yang3] /to double up with laughter (idiom)/ 6088 1
笑不可抑 笑不可抑 [xiao4 bu4 ke3 yi4] /to laugh irrepressibly/ 4611 1
朽木不可雕 朽木不可雕 [xiu3 mu4 bu4 ke3 diao1] /lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)/fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear/ 1006 1
言不可傳 言不可传 [yan2 bu4 ke3 chuan2] /impossible to put into words/inexpressible/ 4408 1
遙不可及 遥不可及 [yao2 bu4 ke3 ji2] /unattainable/far-fetched/out of reach/exceedingly remote or distant/ 6331 1
一發不可收拾 一发不可收拾 [yi1 fa1 bu4 ke3 shou1 shi5] /once it gets started there's no stopping it/ 2369 1
一發而不可收 一发而不可收 [yi1 fa1 er2 bu4 ke3 shou1] /to be impossible to stop once started/ 2932 1
愚不可及 愚不可及 [yu2 bu4 ke3 ji2] /impossibly stupid/ 6619 1
魚與熊掌不可兼得 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 [yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3 bu4 ke3 jian1 de2] /lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other/you can't always get everything you want/you can't have your cake and eat it/ 6327 1
知其不可而為之 知其不可而为之 [zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1] /to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)/ 3813 1
只可意會,不可言傳 只可意会,不可言传 [zhi3 ke3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2] /can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle/ 1951 1

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