不像话 bùxiànghuà

1. Unreasonable^†
2. shocking^†
3. outrageous^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 不像话, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

不像话 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 不像话 mean in English?

不像话 is pronounced bùxiànghuà and means Unreasonable, shocking, outrageous †.

How do you pronounce 不像话?

不像话 is bùxiànghuà in pinyin — written buxianghua without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 不像话?

不像话 is written with 3 characters: 不 (bù) No (not), 像 (xiàng) Image (portrait - resemble - is like), 话 (huà) Words (speech - talk). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 不像话 written in traditional Chinese?

不像話. The simplified form 不像话 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 不像話 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bùxiànghuà.

Is 不像话 an HSK word?

Yes — 不像话 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.