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势不可当

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Pīnyīn
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impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
势
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *势* | 势* | *势
8画
power, force; tendency
勢
5542
QIKS
不
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *不* | 不* | *不
4画
no, not; un-; negative prefix
1090.0
MF
可
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *可* | 可* | *可
5画
may, can, -able; possibly
1062.0
MNR
当
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *当* | 当* | *当
6画
bear, accept, undertake; just
噹當
9017.7
FSM

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
势不可当
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *势* | 势* | *势
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
 不
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
 不可
cannot; should not; must not
  可
  kě​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
  可
  kè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
   当
   dāng​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
   当
   dāng​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
   当
   dàng​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)