What 不像话 means
- unreasonable
- absurd
- outrageous
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What does 不像话 mean in English?
不像话 is pronounced búxiànghuà and means unreasonable, absurd, outrageous.
How do you pronounce 不像话?
不像话 is búxiànghuà 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 búxiànghuà.
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.
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