I can't get that song out of my head.
挥之不去
impossible to get rid of
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Meaning and common use
impossible to get rid of
How 挥之不去 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 挥之不去 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.
The shock of her father's death lingered on and she didn't feel like going out at all.
Words that keep company with 挥之不去.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 挥之不去.
Directly before
- 心头挥之不去1
- 在我心中挥之不去1
- 脑中挥之不去1
Directly after
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 挥之不去
What does 挥之不去 mean in Chinese?
挥之不去 (huīzhībùqù) means impossible to get rid of.
How do you pronounce 挥之不去?
挥之不去 is pronounced huīzhībùqù.
Is 挥之不去 an HSK word?
挥之不去 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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