象话 (xiàng huà) — reasonable, proper (mostly used in the negative: 不像话)
Definition
Used almost only in the negative 不像话 to call behavior unreasonable or outrageous. Acts as an adjective predicate — pair it with 太 / 真 / 很, not with 很 positive.
adjective
reasonableproper (mostly used in the negative: 不像话)
Examples
- 象话！Nǐ zhè me shuō tài bú xiàng huà le!What you said is so unreasonable!
- ，象话。Tā zuò chū zhè zhǒng shì, zhēn bú xiàng huà.He did such a thing; it's really improper.
- 象话。Dà jiā dōu jué de tā de zuò fǎ hěn bú xiàng huà.Everyone thinks his approach is very inappropriate.
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