reasonable; proper; decent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
reasonable; proper; decent; presentable
Typically used in rhetorical questions or negative contexts to criticize behavior or speech as unreasonable or improper. Often appears in the negative form '不像话' (unreasonable/outrageous).
Tā他
zhè这
yàng样
shuō说
hái还
xiàng像
huà话
ma吗
？
Is it reasonable for him to talk like this?
Tóng同
zhì志
men们
zhè这
yàng样
guān关
xīn心
nǐ你
，
nǐ你
hái还
nào闹
qíng情
xù绪
，
xiàng像
huà话
ma吗
？
Your comrades care about you so much, yet you're still sulking—is that reasonable?
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Dà大
ren人
qī欺
fu负
xiǎo小
hái孩
，
zhè这
xiàng像
shén什
me么
huà话
！
Adults bullying children—what kind of behavior is that!
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
yě也
tài太
bù不
xiàng像
huà话
le了
。
It's completely outrageous for you to act this way.