不像话 (bùxiànghuà) · outrageous
不像话 (bùxiànghuà) means “outrageous; unreasonable”. It is written with 3 characters: 不 (not) + 像 (to look like) + 话 (words). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不像话 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
像 xiàng · to look like
What 像 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 象xiàng — elephant
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 象 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
话 huà · words
What 话 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 不像话
What does 不像话 mean?
不像话 (bùxiànghuà) means “outrageous; unreasonable”.
How do you pronounce 不像话?
不像话 is pronounced bùxiànghuà.
Which HSK level is 不像话?
不像话 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.