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锐不可当

Word · AdjectiveTraditional銳不可當

unstoppable; irresistible; overwhelming

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

unstoppable; irresistible; possessing such sharp momentum that it cannot be blocked or resisted

formal

Used to describe overwhelming momentum, force, or攻势 (offensive) that cannot be stopped. Typical of formal/literary register.

Wǒ我
jūn军
yǐ以
ruì锐
bù不
kě可
dāng当
zhī之
shì势
tū突
pò破
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
fáng防
xiàn线
 。

Our army broke through the enemy's defenses with unstoppable momentum.

Zhè这
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
zuì最
jìn近
zhuàng状
tài态
shén神
yǒng勇
 ,
ruì锐
bù不
kě可
dāng当
 ,
yǐ已
jīng经
lián连
shèng胜
shí十
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
 。

This team has been in amazing form lately, unstoppable, having already won ten consecutive matches.

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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
yǐ以
ruì锐
bù不
kě可
dāng当
zhī之
shì势
chōng冲
huǐ毁
le了
dī堤
bà坝
 。

The floodwaters destroyed the dam with irresistible force.