势不可当 meaning in English

shìbùkědāng

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

HSK 7-9Traditional 勢不可當23 strokes

Meaning of 势不可当

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìbùkědāng
  1. impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

Stroke order for each character

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势 shì · power · 8 strokes

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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可 kě · can · 5 strokes

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当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 势不可当.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
可以kěyǐcan; may
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
可能kěnéngmight (happen); possible
不过bùguòonly; merely
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
不错bùcuòcorrect; right

Questions about 势不可当

What does 势不可当 mean?

势不可当 (shìbùkědāng) means "impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force".

How do you write 势不可当?

势不可当 is made of 4 characters: 势 (8 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 可 (5 strokes), 当 (6 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 势不可当 an HSK word?

Yes. 势不可当 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 势不可当 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 势不可当 is written 勢不可當.