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(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
HSK 7-9
inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
HSK 7-9
unavoidably
HSK 7-9
force majeure; act of God
cannot; should not; must not
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
may not
indispensable
incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
inexpressible (idiom)
countless / innumerable
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
impossible / cannot / not able
to be awfully (busy etc)
once it gets started there's no stopping it
to be kept secret; not to be divulged
may be done once and once only; just this once
uncountable
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
unreliable
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
irreversible
indispensable; essential
inviolable / inviolability
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
irreversible
(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
innumerable (idiom)
unbelievable; incredible
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
irreversible
indelible
(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
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
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
inalienable / unalienable / inseparable / indivisible
inseparable
intolerably vulgar
impossibly stupid
too wonderful for words
not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either
inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure
(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
No time to lose! (idiom)
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
hard to come by / rare
necessary / must have
insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict
to be impossible to stop once started
inviolability
to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
unavoidable
unstoppable / hard to hold back
nonrenewable resource
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
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
to laugh irrepressibly
unable to refuse because of affection
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
neither for nor against sth / indifferent
(idiom) to stink to high heaven / (fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
not differentiable (function in calculus)
opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")
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
unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant
uncountable set (math.)
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue
unable to wait
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
impossible to put into words / inexpressible
too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
to double up with laughter (idiom)
sacred / inviolable
indescribable / beyond description
act of God / force majeure (law) / irresistible (idiom)
irrevocable letter of credit

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