势不可当 shìbùkědāng impossible to resist (idiom)
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
How to remember 势不可当: 势 power + 不 not + 可 may + 当 act as = impossible to resist (idiom).
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How it is used
- An unstoppable force nothing can withstand - 来势势不可当 (láishì shìbùkědāng) the onslaught was irresistible.
- Set idiom, forceful register; describes momentum of an army, movement, trend.
- 当 here = dāng (withstand); compare 势不可挡 (same idea, common variant).