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inextricably linked (idiom) / inseparable
HSK 7-9
(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
HSK 7-9
force majeure; act of God
cannot; should not; must not
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
may not
indispensable
nonrenewable resource
inexpressible (idiom)
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
HSK 7-9
impassable / insurmountable / insuperable
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
to be awfully (busy etc)
countless / innumerable
impossible / cannot / not able
to be kept secret; not to be divulged
may be done once and once only; just this once
indescribable / beyond description
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
unreliable
irreversible
indispensable; essential
inviolable / inviolability
uncountable
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
innumerable (idiom)
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
unbelievable; incredible
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
irreversible
(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it
indelible
sacred / inviolable
unstoppable / hard to hold back
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
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. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
No time to lose! (idiom)
can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
inalienable / unalienable / inseparable / indivisible
inseparable
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant
intolerably vulgar
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
(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)
neither for nor against sth / indifferent
uncountable set (math.)
unavoidable
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
to laugh irrepressibly
once it gets started there's no stopping it
to be impossible to stop once started
impossible to put into words / inexpressible
(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
inviolability
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
(idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")
unable to refuse because of affection
opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
(idiom) to stink to high heaven / (fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting
irreversible
deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict
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
impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue
unable to wait
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
not differentiable (function in calculus)
to double up with laughter (idiom)
inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
irrevocable letter of credit
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)

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