Chinese symbol for “unattainable”
遥不可及
yáo bù kě jí
Traditional: 遙不可及
unattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unattainable is 遥不可及 (yáo bù kě jí), defined as: unattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “unattainable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可望而不可及 | kě wàng ér bù kě jí | (idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 遥不可及.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遥远 (遙遠) | yáo yuǎn | distant; remote |
| 遥控 (遙控) | yáo kòng | to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control |
| 逍遥 (逍遙) | xiāo yáo | free and unfettered |
| 遥感 (遙感) | yáo gǎn | remote sensing |
| 逍遥法外 (逍遙法外) | xiāo yáo fǎ wài | unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes) |
| 遥控器 (遙控器) | yáo kòng qì | a remote control |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unattainable”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.