高不可攀 (gāo bù kě pān) — unreachable; unattainable (of goals, status, standards)

Definition

Examples

• 这个目标对大多数人来说高不可攀，但我会尽力尝试。
  Zhè ge mù biāo duì dà duō shù rén lái shuō gāo bù kě pān, dàn wǒ huì jìn lì cháng shì.
  This goal is unattainable for most people, but I will try my best.
• 她总觉得那位教授高不可攀，所以不敢向他请教。
  Tā zǒng jué de nà wèi jiào shòu gāo bù kě pān, suǒ yǐ bù gǎn xiàng tā qǐng jiào.
  She always felt that professor was too high-status to approach, so she didn't dare ask him for advice.
• 那座山高不可攀，只有最专业的登山队才能登顶。
  Nà zuò shān gāo bù kě pān, zhǐ yǒu zuì zhuān yè de dēng shān duì cái néng dēng dǐng.
  That mountain is unreachable; only the most professional mountaineering team can summit it.