# 势不可当 (shìbùkědāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 势不可当 (shìbùkědāng) means “irresistible; unstoppable in force”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: irresistible; unstoppable in force
- Pinyin: shìbùkědāng (shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1)
- Traditional: 勢不可當
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 球队连赢三场，势不可当。
  Qiúduì lián yíng sān chǎng, shìbùkědāng.
  After winning three games in a row, the team is unstoppable.

## Characters

- 势 (shì): power; influence
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-bu-ke-dang-irresistible/

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