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unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
HSK 6
unexpected / previously unimagined
HSK 6
cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish
HSK 7-9
cannot achieve / cannot reach
don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left
can't find
can't hear
just as bad; not much better
impossible
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
cannot get / cannot obtain


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