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不像话 in Context

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不像话

Usage 1 - "unreasonable (doesn’t resemble speech)": 

Sentence

老家乱得不像话。

English:

Hometown is messy beyond belief.


*Sentence

因为他把我的手机摔坏了。太不像话了!

English:

Because he broke my phone. Unbelievable!

Top-Down Words:

摔坏 shuāihuài - broken
把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)



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Comments   3

Andy Williams

Hi, My native Chinese friend has told me that 不像话 can have a very strong meaning and I get the impression should only be used in the correct way and in the correct circumstances. Can you comment on this? Thanks, Andy

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Mandarin Blueprint

Yes it's what you would use to describe a very unfair, unreasonable, or ridiculous situation.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgMX_AG5QfA&t=3019s

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