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

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