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不像话 (bù xiàng huà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

不像话 (bù xiàng huà) is a Chinese word: outrageous. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 不像话

形 xíng adjective

outrageous

他的行为真是不像话!

tā de xíng wéi zhēn shì bù xiàng huà

His behavior is really outrageous!

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Word breakdown

不 bù — not, negation

像 xiàng — resemble, conform to proper standards

话 huà — proper speech, acceptable behavior

Structure & writing
1 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 像 xiàng — portrait, image, or sculpture made in the likeness of a person or object

像 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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3 话 huà — speech; spoken words; language

话 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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