WordTaiwan frequency #16,138
匪夷所思
ㄈㄟˇ ㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙ
“beyond ordinary imagination; utterly unthinkable; bizarre and hard to believe”
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匪
ㄈㄟˇ
bandit; robber; gangster; (literary) not; a type of bamboo basket (rare).
夷
ㄧˊ
Ancient non-Han peoples, especially to the east of China; a derogatory term for outsiders; to exterminate; to raze; a farming tool for weeding or leveling soil.
所
ㄙㄨㄛˇ
Place or location; classifier for buildings or institutions; particle introducing a relative clause or passive construction; that which.
思
ㄙ
to think; to consider; to long for; to miss someone; to grieve; a thought; a state of mind; a surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 所有ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇall; every; the whole of; to own; to possess; to have
- 思考ㄙ ㄎㄠˇto think deeply; to reflect on; to ponder; to consider carefully.
- 所謂ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋwhat is meant by the expression; what is referred to as; (derog.) so-called
- 意思ㄧˋ ㄙmeaning; idea; opinion; what something signifies; interest; fun; a small gift or token of appreciation; a gesture of goodwill
- 思想ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇthought; thinking; idea; ideology; a person's mental processes or cognitive activity; in political contexts, a system of beliefs or doctrines guiding society
- 研究所ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇresearch institute; graduate school; a unit within a university or academic institution that conducts research and awards advanced degrees.
- 之所以ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇused before a clause to introduce the reason or cause; the reason why
- 思維ㄙ ㄨㄟˊthinking; thought process; the mental activity of analyzing, reasoning, and forming ideas.
- 有所ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇsomewhat; to some extent; to a certain degree
- 所得ㄙㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜwhat one acquires; earnings; income, especially financial income or gains
- 場所ㄔㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇa place for activities; location; site