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

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