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Chengyu usage loop

不可思议

unbelievable. Learn the modern situation first; the old story is useful only after the idiom has a job.

unbelievable
Practice recall Open Practice

Situation first

unbelievable

A chengyu is a compressed judgment about a situation. Random idiom sprinkling is how learners sound like a proverb calendar.

01 Name the situation Read the English meaning first. Know what kind of moment this idiom labels.
02 Hear four characters Play the chengyu and say it as one compact expression, not four isolated words.
03 Recall the use Log it, then use the chengyu quiz to match it to a modern situation.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

Literal meaning

unbelievable

Story

This page focuses on the modern use of 不可思议, not just the old story.

Modern usage

Use 不可思议 in study contexts when the situation matches the meaning: unbelievable.

Example

This example can be described with 不可思议.