impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
indispensable
unbelievable / incredible
impossible / cannot
insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
inexpressible (idiom)
irreversible
impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
decline to comment / not express an opinion / be noncommittal / hedge
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
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[]
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
(idiom) (of a woman) promiscuous / loose
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
(loanword) cocoa butter substitute
intolerably vulgar
feasible
to have a promising future / to have bright prospects
band-aid / sticking plaster
to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
impossible to resist (idiom) / an irresistible force
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[]) / mysterious and subtle
easily obtained / readily available
all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
(loanword) taco
(loanword) taco
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
need not / unnecessary
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering
(idiom) this young person is worth teaching (used to praise sb as promising or capable of being taught)
encore (loanword)
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy
(idiom) very few
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27