unstoppable; irresistible
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
unstoppable; irresistible; overwhelming (momentum)
literaryDescribes an advancing force or trend that is too powerful to be stopped. Also commonly written as 势不可挡 (shì bù kě dǎng).
Wǒ我
jūn军
yǐ以
léi雷
tíng霆
wàn万
jūn钧
zhī之
shì势
fā发
qǐ起
jìn进
gōng攻
，
shì势
bù不
kě可
dāng当
。
Our army launched an attack with the force of thunder, unstoppable and overwhelming.
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
de的
cháo潮
liú流
shì势
bù不
kě可
dāng当
。
The tide of reform and opening-up is irresistible.
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Nà那
zhī支
qí骑
bīng兵
duì队
rú如
jí疾
fēng风
zhòu骤
yǔ雨
bān般
chōng冲
shā杀
guò过
lái来
，
shì势
bù不
kě可
dāng当
。
The cavalry charged like a sudden storm, unstoppable in their onslaught.