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势不可挡

shì bù kě dǎng

unstoppable

Character by character

势shì
momentum
不bù
not
可kě
can
挡dǎng
block

Example

新能源汽车的发展势不可挡。
The rise of new-energy vehicles is unstoppable.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

For trends, armies or teams on a roll; also written 势不可当.

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