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absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable / unfathomable
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
unavoidably
HSK 7-9
inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
No time to lose! (idiom)
impossibly stupid
irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
unstoppable / hard to hold back
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
indelible
incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either
to be awfully (busy etc)
to be kept secret; not to be divulged
inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure
hard to come by / rare
(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
too wonderful for words
indescribable / beyond description
too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
impatient / eager to / anxious to
deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict
intolerably vulgar
innumerable (idiom)
to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
inexpressible (idiom)
to stink to high heaven / (fig.) disgraceful; disgusting
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue
unavoidable
may not
insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
force majeure; act of God
inviolability
cannot; should not; must not
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant
necessary / must have
once it gets started there's no stopping it
act of God / force majeure (law) / irresistible (idiom)
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
unreliable
opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
to be impossible to stop once started
inviolable / inviolability
nonrenewable resource
inalienable / unalienable / inseparable / indivisible
inseparable
countless / innumerable
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
not differentiable (function in calculus)
indispensable; essential
irreversible
irrevocable letter of credit
uncountable
uncountable set (math.)
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
indispensable
unbelievable; incredible
impossible / cannot / not able
irreversible
irreversible
having no common measure / incommensurable / incommensurate
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相海水不可斗量
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
may be done once and once only; just this once
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible / also written 可望而不可及
in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible
can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
unable to wait
unable to refuse because of affection
(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
neither for nor against sth / indifferent
sacred / inviolable
to double up with laughter (idiom)
to laugh irrepressibly

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