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不可思议

bù kě sī yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) inconceivable / unimaginable / unfathomable
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-957f1909b67c3b76. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不可思議 不可思议 [bu4 ke3 si1 yi4] /(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable/

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Other forms in these source records: 不可思議

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 思
    sī

    to think / to consider

  • 议
    yì

    to comment on / to discuss / to suggest

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.