势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
unstoppable; irresistible
Character by character
势shì
momentum
momentum
不bù
not
not
可kě
can
can
当dāng
withstand
withstand
Example
这支球队开赛以来八连胜，势不可当。
Eight straight wins since the season began: the team is unstoppable.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
当 dāng: to withstand, as in 抵挡; also written 势不可挡. Used of armies, teams, floods and trends, so it is praise for your own side and alarm for anything else: 来势汹汹，势不可当.
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