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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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