不可思议 (bù kě sī yì) — inconceivable, unimaginable, beyond belief

Definition

An idiom meaning 'inconceivable, beyond belief' — stronger than 难以置信 ('hard to believe'), more about how amazing something seems than 荒唐/荒诞, which judge something as absurd or ridiculous.

phrase
inconceivableunimaginablebeyond belief

Examples

  • 不可思议
    Tā néng zài sān tiān nèi wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù, zhēn shì bù kě sī yì.
    It's truly incredible that he could finish this project in three days.
  • 不可思议
    Zhè zhǒng chāo zì rán xiàn xiàng duì kē xué jiā lái shuō yě bù kě sī yì.
    This kind of supernatural phenomenon is also beyond belief for scientists.
  • 不可思议
    Cóng pín qióng dào fù háo, tā de jīng lì jiǎn zhí bù kě sī yì.
    From poverty to wealth, his experience is simply unimaginable.

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