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知其不可而為之

to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)

Characters and words in 知其不可而為之

zhī = zh + Ø1
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= qi + Ø2
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
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= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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cannot / should not / must not
cannot; should not; must not
= k + e3
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very
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= k + e4
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
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ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
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wéi = w + ei2
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
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wèi = w + ei4
zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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Words with 知其不可而為之

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Sentences with 知其不可而為之

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