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[不管白貓黑貓,捉住老鼠就是好貓] bùguǎnbáimāohēimāo,zhuōzhùlǎoshǔjiùshìhǎomāo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平
>邓小平[Dèng Xiǎo píng] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)

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Word Compounds


        bù, (negative prefix)/not/no
        bùguò, [不過], only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/ca...
        bùyào, don't!/must not
        duìbuqǐ, [對不起], unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please ...
        bùcuò, [不錯], correct/right/not bad/pretty good
        bùnéng, cannot/must not/should not
        bùguǎn, not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
        bùxíng, won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable
        bùtóng, different/distinct/not the same/not alike
        bùhǎoyìsi, to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
        bùhǎo, no good
        bùzài, no more/no longer
        bùyòng, need not
        chàbuduō, almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
        bùdébù, have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid
        bùrán, not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
        bùbì, need not/does not have to/not necessarily
        bùzàihu, not to care
        zhǐbuguò, [只不過], only/merely/nothing but/no more than/it's just that ...
        bùxìng, misfortune/adversity/unfortunate/sad/unfortunately/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùgòu, [不夠], not enough/insufficient/inadequate
        bùxǔ, [不許], not to allow/must not/can't
        bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
        juébù, [絕不], in no way/not in the least/absolutely not
        bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
        bùkěsīyì, [不可思議], inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable/unfathomable
        bùduì, [不對], incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer
        bùdào, not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
        bùjiàn, [不見], not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
        bùguǎnzěnyàng, [不管怎樣], in any case/no matter what
        bùduàn, [不斷], unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
        
        kěbu, see 可不是[kě bu shì]
        bùkě, cannot/should not/must not
        shòubùliǎo, unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
        liǎobuqǐ, amazing/terrific/extraordinary
        bùjǐn, [不僅], not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
        shuōbudìng, [說不定], can't say for sure/maybe
        bùjiǔ, not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
        bùzhǐ, incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
        bùān, unpeaceful/unstable/uneasy/disturbed/restless/worried
        bùlùn, [不論], whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
        dàbùliǎo, at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
        juébù, [決不], not at all/simply (can) not
        yǔzhòngbùtóng, [與眾不同], to stand out from the masses (idiom)
        bùzhǔn, not to allow/to forbid/to prohibit
        bùhuì, [不會], improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do...
        bùmiào, (of a turn of events) not too encouraging/far from good/anything but reassuring
        bùrú, not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to
        yòngbuzháo, [用不著], not need/have no use for
        bùlài, [不賴], (coll.) not bad/good/fine
        cóngbù, [從不], never
        bùlì, unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
        
        yǒngbù, never/will never
        háobù, hardly/not in the least/not at all
        shìbùshì, is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
        yàobùrán, otherwise/or else/or
        bùxī, not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth)
        rěnbuzhù, cannot help/unable to bear
        hébù, why not?/why not do (sth)?
        bùzú, insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should no...
        láibují, [來不及], there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)
        bùmíng, not clear/unknown/to fail to understand
        búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
        bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
        pòbùjídài, impatient (idiom); in a hurry/itching to get on with it
        bùdé, must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
        xiǎngbudào, unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that
        yàobù, otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
        bùguāng, not the only one/not only
        bùpà, fearless/not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)/even if/even though
        xíngbutōng, won't work/will get (you) nowhere
        guàibude, no wonder!/so that's why!
        bùliáng, bad/harmful/unhealthy
        bùdàn, not only (... but also...)
        shíbùshí, [時不時], from time to time
        bùmǎn, [不滿], resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
        bùzhìyú, [不至於], unlikely to go so far as to/not as bad as
        
        bùdéliǎo, desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
        bùyǐ, endlessly/incessantly
        guòbuqù, [過不去], to make life difficult for/to embarrass/unable to make it through
        bùdà, not very/not too/not often
        hǎobùróngyì, with great difficulty/very difficult
        bùzěnme, [不怎麼], not very/not particularly
        bùtōng, to be obstructed/to be blocked up/to be impassable/to make no sense/to be illogi...
        cóngláibù, [從來不], never
        bùtuǒ, not proper/inappropriate
        bùgù, [不顧], in spite of/regardless of
        wúchùbùzài, [無處不在], to be everywhere
        
        bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
        
        bùzéshǒuduàn, [不擇手段], by fair means or foul/by hook or by crook/unscrupulously
        bǐbùshàng, can't compare with
        yìxiǎngbùdào, unexpected/previously unimagined
        bùkěbìmiǎn, unavoidably
        gǎnjībùjìn, [感激不盡], can't thank sb enough (idiom)
        bùjiǔqián, not long ago
        diédiébùxiū, to chatter or jabber on and on
        qíngbùzìjīn, unable to restrain emotions/cannot help
        bùfáng, there is no harm in/might as well
        bùkělǐyù, to be impervious to reason (idiom)/unreasonable
        bùyòngshuō, [不用說], needless to say/it goes without saying
        bùkān, cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely
        bùcéng, hasn't yet/hasn't ever
便         bùbiàn, inconvenient/inappropriate/unsuitable/short of cash
        
        shìérbùjiàn, [視而不見], to turn a blind eye to/to ignore
        jiéránbùtóng, entirely different/different as black and white
        bùdéyǐ, to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no ch...
        bùshì, [不適], unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
        wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent
        xīnbùzàiyān, absent-minded/preoccupied/inattentive/with one's thoughts wandering
        wēibùzúdào, negligible/insignificant
        bùdàodé, immoral
        bùgùyīqiè, [不顧一切], reckless/regardless of everything
        hènbude, wishing one could do sth/to hate to be unable/itching to do sth
        
        líbukāi, [離不開], inseparable/inevitably linked to
        
        bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
        háobùyóuyù, [毫不猶豫], without the slightest hesitation
        bùfú, inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to
        bùdàng, [不當], unsuitable/improper/inappropriate
        
        bùcè, [不測], unexpected/measureless/unexpected circumstance/contingency/mishap
        débùdào, cannot get/cannot obtain
        bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        bùshí, [不時], from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently
        shěbude, [捨不得], to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
        bùróng, must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate
        bìngbù, [並不], not at all/emphatically not
        bùjīn, can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
        bùjǐnrúcǐ, [不僅如此], not only that, but ...
        bùkuì, to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be
        
        bùtíng, incessant
        yǒusuǒbùtóng, to differ to some extent (idiom)
        gēnbushàng, not able to keep up with
        bùzhǐ, not only/not merely
        bùzhībùjué, [不知不覺], unconsciously/unwittingly
        zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
        mènmènbùlè, [悶悶不樂], depressed/sulky/moody/unhappy
        bùqǐyǎn, unremarkable/nothing out of the ordinary
        bùdān, [不單], not the only/not merely/not simply
        bùqū, unyielding/unbending
        qiáobùqǐ, to look down upon/to hold in contempt
        
        bùxiáng, ominous/inauspicious
        bùhé, to not conform to/to be unsuited to/to be out of keeping with/should not/ought o...
        bùnàifán, [不耐煩], impatience/impatient
        yīqiàobùtōng, [一竅不通], lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a...
        bùkěshōushí, irremediable/unmanageable/out of hand/hopeless
        hǎobù, not at all .../how very ...
        
        bābude, (coll.) to be eager for/to long for/to look forward to
        bùxiǔ, immortal/immortality
        bùnéngbù, have to/cannot but
        jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
        
        bùgōng, unjust/unfair
        bùqiǎo, too bad/unfortunately/as luck would have it
        yóuyùbùjué, [猶豫不決], hesitancy/indecision/to waver
        bùlǐ, to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore
        bùjīngyì, [不經意], not paying attention/carelessly/by accident
        bùhéshíyí, [不合時宜], untimely/premature/inopportune/ill-timed/out of fashion/behind the times
        bùjǐngqì, [不景氣], slack/in a slump
        Bùlièdiān, [不列顛], Britain/British/Great Britain
        yīdòngbùdòng, [一動不動], motionless
        cuòshǒubùjí, no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
        shēnxìnbùyí, to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)/absolute certainty about sth
        
        xíngyǐngbùlí, [形影不離], inseparable (as form and shadow)
        bùqièshíjì, [不切實際], unrealistic/impractical
        bùfěi, considerable (cost etc)/bountiful (crop etc)/high (social status etc)
        tòngbùyùshēng, to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dea...
        bùkěkāijiāo, [不可開交], to be awfully (busy etc)
        mòbùguānxīn, [漠不關心], not the least bit concerned/completely indifferent
        
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        
        bùjué, [不覺], unconsciously
        
        chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
        dòngbudòng, [動不動], (typically followed by 就[jiù]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)/at t...
        yīchéngbùbiàn, [一成不變], nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut
        hébùlái, [合不來], unable to get along together/incompatible
        xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
        xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
        bùyóuzìzhǔ, can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
        bùkěgàorén, hidden/kept secret/not to be divulged
        hūnmíbùxǐng, to remain unconscious
        bùchéng, won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
        bùzhébùkòu, a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out
        niànniànbùwàng, to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
        bùxiè, to disdain to do sth/to think sth not worth doing/to feel it beneath one's digni...
        bùdòngchǎn, [不動產], real estate/immovable property/immovables
        pòbùdéyǐ, to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances/forced into sth
        yīyánbùfā, [一言不發], to not say a word (idiom)
        bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
        bùyí, not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate
        tāotāobùjué, [滔滔不絕], unceasing torrent (idiom)/talking non-stop/gabbling forty to the dozen
        chūqíbùyì, to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
        xìnbùguò, [信不過], to distrust/to be suspicious
        bùfù, [不復], no longer/no more
        cǎnbùrěndǔ, [慘不忍睹], spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight/appalling scenes of devas...
        qiánbùjiǔ, not long ago/not long before
        kàobuzhù, unreliable
        mǎibuqǐ, [買不起], cannot afford/can't afford buying
        bùbìyào, needless/unnecessary
        guòyìbùqù, [過意不去], to feel very apologetic
        jīnbuzhù, can't help it/can't bear it
        zàibù, if not, then/otherwise
        yáobǎibùdìng, [搖擺不定], indecisive/wavering
        bùxiáng, [不詳], not in detail/not quite clear
        bùyú, to withhold/to refuse
        zhànwúbùshèng, [戰無不勝], to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible/to succeed in every undertaking
        yīqùbùfùfǎn, [一去不復返], gone forever
        
        gégébùrù, (idiom) inharmonious/incompatible
        kànbuguàn, [看不慣], cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove
        
        huáérbùshí, [華而不實], flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside/flashy
        zuòlìbùān, lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)/restless/fidgety
        háobùliúqíng, to show no quarter/ruthless/relentless
        miàobùkěyán, too wonderful for words
        bùguǐ, [不軌], errant
        
        DàBùlièdiān, [大不列顛], Great Britain
        wàngbùliǎo, cannot forget
        shēnbùyóujǐ, without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary/not of one's own v...
        bùxiànghuà, [不像話], unreasonable/shocking/outrageous
        
        bùyì, not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
        jiānchíbùxiè, [堅持不懈], to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
        zìmìngbùfán, to think too much of oneself/self-important/arrogant
        xīnshénbùníng, [心神不寧], to feel ill at ease
        kànbuqǐ, to look down upon/to despise
        dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
        
        
        
        yīshēngbùkēng, [一聲不吭], to not say a word
        
        bùfán, out of the ordinary/out of the common run
        bùjìqíshù, [不計其數], lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless/innumerable
        bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
        shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
        bùwénbùwèn, [不聞不問], not to hear, not to question (idiom)/to show no interest in sth/uncritical/not i...
        yījuébùzhèn, one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined ...
        bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
        jiānbùkěcuī, [堅不可摧], invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
        bùjiànde, [不見得], not necessarily/not likely
        yīsībùgǒu, [一絲不苟], not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one...
        jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
        Nàbùlèsī, Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy/Naples
        sāshǒubùguǎn, to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)/to take no part in
        yǒutiáobùwěn, [有條不紊], regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
        bùguīzé, [不規則], irregular
        bùkěhuòquē, necessary/must have
        
        bùxiū, endlessly/ceaselessly
        yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
        chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
        jiāolǜbùān, [焦慮不安], worried too much
        bùhǎorě, not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense
        bùyíyúlì, [不遺餘力], to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
        bùcíérbié, [不辭而別], to leave without saying good-bye
        bùyī, to vary/to differ
        
        bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
        
        jīngbuqǐ, [經不起], can't stand it/to be unable to bear/to be unable to resist
        bùyùn, infertility
        bùxiùgāng, [不銹鋼]/[不鏽鋼], stainless steel, stainless steel
        yuányuánbùduàn, [源源不斷], a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
        
        háobùfèilì, [毫不費力], effortless/not expending the slightest effort
        wúsuǒbùzài, [無所不在], omnipresent
        
        guòmùbùwàng, [過目不忘], to have a highly retentive memory/to have sth imprinted in one's memory
        cùnbùbùlí, [寸步不離], to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to
        bùjìn, [不盡], not completely/endlessly
        
        tíngzhìbùqián, [停滯不前], stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill
        bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
        bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
        
        bùyóu, can't help (doing sth)
        bùjí, to fall short of/not as good as/too late
        miǎnbùliǎo, unavoidable/can't be avoided
        
        bùshèng, [不勝], cannot bear or stand/be unequal to/very/extremely
        bùjì, [不濟], not good/of no use
        bùxièyīgù, [不屑一顧], to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
        
        bùkānyījī, [不堪一擊], to be unable to withstand a single blow/to collapse at the first blow
        mùbùzhuǎnjīng, [目不轉睛], unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily/to stare
        wánshìbùgōng, to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions/frivolous
        bùyìérfēi, [不翼而飛], to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread li...
        bùsú, impressive/out of the ordinary
        bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
        bùtóngfánxiǎng, [不同凡響], lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding/brilliant/out of the common run
        lìbùcóngxīn, [力不從心], less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit ...
        qiěbùshuō, [且不說], not to mention/leaving aside
        jiāndìngbùyí, [堅定不移], unswerving/unflinching
        bùyánéryù, it goes without saying/it is self-evident
        bùhé, not to get along well/to be on bad terms/to be at odds/discord
        
        shìbùkědǎng, [勢不可擋], see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
        bùshàn, bad/ill/not good at/not to be pooh-poohed/quite impressive
        
        zànbùjuékǒu, [讚不絕口]/[贊不絕口], to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven, to praise without cea...
        
        bùzhù, repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)
        bùdìng, indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious
        yuánfēngbùdòng, [原封不動], sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed/untouched
        yīwénbùmíng, to be penniless
        bùréndào, inhuman
        zhīzìbùtí, [隻字不提], not to mention (idiom); to say not one word/fig. to omit mention (of a non-perso...
        ànbīngbùdòng, [按兵不動], to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
        bùkānshèxiǎng, [不堪設想], too horrible to contemplate/unthinkable/inconceivable
        
        bùzàihuàxià, [不在話下], to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch
        bùwèn, [不問], to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off
        mǎbùtíngtí, [馬不停蹄], unrelenting/without stopping to rest
        bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
        bùchūsuǒliào, as expected
        kànbùshùnyǎn, [看不順眼], unpleasant to the eye/objectionable
        
        yīqiánbùzhí, [一錢不值], not worth a penny/utterly worthless
        
        bùjūyīgé, not stick to one pattern
        yīchénbùrǎn, [一塵不染], untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible/spotless
        shuōbuguòqù, [說不過去], cannot be justified/inexcusable
        duìbuzhù, [對不住], to let sb down/to be unfair/I'm sorry/pardon me (formal)
        shǔbùshèngshǔ, [數不勝數], too many to count (idiom); innumerable
        nùbùkěè, unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
        bùhuānérsàn, [不歡而散], to part on bad terms/(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
        bùláoérhuò, [不勞而獲], to reap without sowing (idiom)
        
        gòngrènbùhuì, [供認不諱], to make a full confession/to plead guilty
        
        lǚshìbùshuǎng, [屢試不爽], well-tried/time-tested
        
        
        mǎnbùzàihu, [滿不在乎], not in the least concerned (idiom)/reckless/couldn't give a damn about it/unpert...
        shārénbùzhǎyǎn, [殺人不眨眼], to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded
齿         bùchǐ, [不齒], to despise/to hold in contempt
        bùjiě, to not understand/to be puzzled by/indissoluble
        gǎnbùjí, [趕不及], not enough time (to do sth)/too late (to do sth)
        bùxiè, untiring/unremitting/indefatigable
        bùxī, continually/without a break/ceaselessly
        
        láizhěbùjù, [來者不拒], to refuse nobody (idiom)/all comers welcome
        dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
        bùfǎ, lawless/illegal/unlawful
        
        jiànguàibùguài, [見怪不怪], to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected/not to wonder at strange sights
        shēngshēngbùxī, to grow and multiply without end
        bùzhuóbiānjì, [不著邊際], not to the point/wide of the mark/neither here nor there/irrelevant
        
        bùqūbùnáo, [不屈不撓], unyielding/indomitable
        tǎntèbùān, restless/apprehensive
        zhíyánbùhuì, [直言不諱], to speak bluntly (idiom)/not to mince words
        chōngěrbùwén, [充耳不聞], to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
        jìwǎngbùjiù, to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones/There i...
        wúèbùzuò, [無惡不作], not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
        bùwèi, unafraid/to defy
        lècǐbùpí, [樂此不疲], to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
        wúqíbùyǒu, [無奇不有], nothing is too bizarre/full of extraordinary things
        zúbùchūhù, [足不出戶], lit. not putting a foot outside/to stay at home
        bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
        xīnzhàobùxuān, a tacit mutual understanding
        wúwēibùzhì, [無微不至], in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
        bùzhōu, not satisfactory/thoughtless/inconsiderate
        bùfá, there is no lack of
        
        àibùshìshǒu, [愛不釋手], to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
        míngbùxūchuán, [名不虛傳], lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation/enjoys a well-des...
        tánbushàng, [談不上], to be out of the question
        yìbùróngcí, [義不容辭], not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)/incumbent/bounden (duty)
        chūyánbùxùn, [出言不遜], to speak rudely
        mámùbùrén, numbed/insensitive/apathetic/thick-skinned
        fànbuzháo, [犯不著], not worthwhile
        
        yánbùyóuzhōng, to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek/saying one thing...
        bùděng, unequal/varied
        bùshèn, incautious/inattentive
        bùpíng, uneven/injustice/unfairness/wrong/grievance/indignant/dissatisfied
        mànbùjīngxīn, [漫不經心], careless/heedless/absent-minded/indifferent
        fàngdàngbùjī, [放蕩不羈], wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
        rùbùfūchū, income does not cover expenditure/unable to make ends meet
        bùzhīqùxiàng, whereabouts unknown/gone missing
        
        háobùchíyí, [毫不遲疑], without the slightest hesitation
        sùbùxiāngshí, [素不相識], to be total strangers (idiom)
        
        wénsībùdòng, [紋絲不動], to not move a single jot (idiom)
        yǒngchuíbùxiǔ, eternal glory/will never be forgotten
        móhubùqīng, indistinct/fuzzy/blurred with age
        jíbùkědài, impatient/eager to/anxious to
        bùyánzìmíng, self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
        
        
        
        bùyìlèhū, [不亦樂乎], lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocularly) extremely/awfully
        bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
        bùjìnrénqíng, not amenable to reason/unreasonable
        bùdòngshēngsè, [不動聲色], not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected/not batting an eyel...
        bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
        bùyuè, [不悅], displeased/annoyed
        bùkuài, unhappy/in low spirits/(of a knife) not sharp
        gōngbùkěmò, [功不可沒], one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
        bùyànqífán, [不厭其煩], not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)/to take great pains/to be very patien...
        céngchūbùqióng, [層出不窮], more and more emerge/innumerable succession/breeding like flies (idiom)
        
        bùpiānbùyǐ, even-handed/impartial/unbiased/exact/just
        chóuméibùzhǎn, with a worried frown
        wànjiébùfù, [萬劫不復], consigned to eternal damnation/with no hope of reprieve
        
        bùróngzhìyí, unquestionable
        bùduān, improper/dishonorable
        
        shìbùguānjǐ, [事不關己], a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
        huòbùdānxíng, [禍不單行], misfortune does not come singly (idiom)/it never rains but it pours
        èrhuàbùshuō, [二話不說], not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection/without demur
        bùkěduōdé, hard to come by/rare
        yùbàbùnéng, [欲罷不能], want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to c...
        
        
        xiàbùlái, [下不來], awkward/embarrassed/cannot be accomplished
        
        bùzhì, not in such a way as to/not likely to
        bùlìn, not to stint/to be generous (with praise etc)/to be prepared to (pay a fee, give...
        bùxiào, unfilial
        
        bùlì, not to do one's best/not to exert oneself
        míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn, [名不見經傳], (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody
        bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
        
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        cǐlùbùtōng, this road is blocked/fig. This method does not work./Doing this is no good.
        zhímíbùwù, [執迷不悟], to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
        měizhōngbùzú, everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
        fènbùgùshēn, [奮不顧身], to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dang...
        bùgǎndāng, [不敢當], lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise/you flatter...
        bùkěnìzhuǎn, [不可逆轉], irreversible
        bùyóude, can't help/cannot but
        ruòbùjīnfēng, [弱不禁風], too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate/fragile state of he...
        guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
        láilìbùmíng, [來歷不明], of unknown origin
        
        bùwú, [不無], not without
        hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
        zīzībùjuàn, lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort/assiduo...
        jiǒngránbùtóng, widely different/utterly different
        wújiānbùcuī, [無堅不摧], no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one...
        
        bùwùzhèngyè, [不務正業], not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to ...
        
        mìbùkěfēn, inextricably linked (idiom)/inseparable
        shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
        bùkěmómiè, [不可磨滅], indelible
        cóngróngbùpò, [從容不迫], calm/unruffled
        jīnbuqǐ, to be unable to stand
        dǎbàobùpíng, to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice/to fight for justice/also writte...
        dàyánbùcán, [大言不慚], to boast shamelessly/to talk big
        bùjiǎsīsuǒ, to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly/to fire from the...
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        bùbǐ, unlike
        bùxiūbiānfú, [不修邊幅], not care about one's appearance (idiom)/slovenly in dress and manner
        kèbùrónghuǎn, [刻不容緩], to brook no delay/to demand immediate action
        yōngjǐbùkān, [擁擠不堪], overcrowded/jam-packed
        bùshēngbùxiǎng, [不聲不響], wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking/taciturn
        débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
        zhuìzhuìbùān, to be on tenterhooks (idiom)/to be anxious and frightened
        bùxūcǐxíng, [不虛此行], the trip has not been made in vain/the trip has been well worthwhile/it's been a...
        
        bājiǔbùlíshí, [八九不離十], pretty close/very near/about right
        
        
        bùlùshēngsè, [不露聲色], not show one's feeling or intentions
        
        gōngbùyìngqiú, [供不應求], supply does not meet demand
        zàisuǒbùcí, [在所不辭], not to refuse to (idiom)/not to hesitate to
        bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
        shēnbùkěcè, [深不可測], deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths/incomprehensible/enigmatic an...
        hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
        jǔqíbùdìng, [舉棋不定], to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver/to shilly-shally
        
        bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
        shuǐtǔbùfú, not acclimatized
        mánbùjiǎnglǐ, [蠻不講理], completely unreasonable
        
        fènfènbùpíng, [憤憤不平], to feel indignant/to feel aggrieved
        kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
        shíbùwǒdài, [時不我待], time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
        chàbùlí, [差不離], not much different/similar/ordinary/nearly
        bùgān, unreconciled to/not resigned to/unwilling
        bànshēnbùsuì, paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
        cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
        
        húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
        kūxiàobùdé, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarr...
        zhōngzhēnbùyú, [忠貞不渝], unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant
        chèyèbùmián, [徹夜不眠], to be sleepless all night
        péibúshi, [賠不是], to apologize
        
        wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
        bùzìliàng, not take a proper measure of oneself/to overrate one's own abilities
        bùkětóngrìéryǔ, [不可同日而語], lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in...
        
        bùhánérlì, [不寒而慄], shiver all over though not cold/tremble with fear/shudder
        bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
        bùwàihū, nothing else but
        shíbùzàilái, [時不再來], Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
        jīngjiǔbùshuāi, [經久不衰], unfailing/never-ending
        wěimǐbùzhèn, dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
        liùqīnbùrèn, [六親不認], not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowance...
        bùlíng, [不靈], not work/be ineffective
        bùmiǎn, inevitably
        
        bùdéyàolǐng, [不得要領], to fail to grasp the main points
        jūxīnbùliáng, to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
        gāobùkěpān, too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
        
        Bùláiméi, [不來梅], Bremen (city)
        júcùbùān, ill at ease/uncomfortable
        huàbùtóujī, [話不投機], the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
        
        bùmóuérhé, [不謀而合], to agree without prior consultation/to happen to hold the same view
        bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
        mìérbùxuān, [祕而不宣], to withhold information/to keep sth secret
        
        shìbùyíchí, [事不宜遲], the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose
        yìngjiēbùxiá, [應接不暇], more than one can attend to (idiom)/deluged (with inquiries etc)/overwhelmed (by...
        jiānrènbùbá, [堅韌不拔], firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
        jíbùkěnài, unable to wait
        shuǐxièbùtōng, [水洩不通], lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic...
        hàirénbùqiǎn, [害人不淺], to cause a lot of trouble/to inflict much suffering
        měibùshèngshōu, [美不勝收], nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
        jiēliánbùduàn, [接連不斷], in unbroken succession (idiom)
        bùhuāngbùmáng, calm and unhurried (idiom); composed/to take matters calmly
        
        bùqīéryù, meet by chance/have a chance encounter
        
        gùbude, [顧不得], unable to change sth/unable to deal with
        
        rěbuqǐ, can't afford to offend/dare not provoke/difficult to deal with/insufferable
        
        lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom)
        láilùbùmíng, [來路不明], unidentified origin/no-one knows where it comes from/of dubious background
        míhuòbùjiě, to feel puzzled
        bùfǎfènzǐ, lawbreakers/offenders
        
        qièérbùshě, [鍥而不捨], to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to pers...
        bǎitīngbùyàn, [百聽不厭], worth hearing a hundred times
        lěngbudīng, suddenly/by surprise
        
        bùkěyúyuè, impassable/insurmountable/insuperable
        lèbùkězhī, [樂不可支], overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
        bùkěyīshì, to consider oneself unexcelled in the world/to be insufferably arrogant
        bùdǒngzhuāngdǒng, [不懂裝懂], to pretend to understand when you don't
        wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
        míngbùfùshí, [名不副實], the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality...
        yīyībùshě, [依依不捨], reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
        
        
        Měisuǒbùdámǐyà, [美索不達米亞], Mesopotamia
        bǎisībùdéqíjiě, see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
        
        bùyībùráo, [不依不饒], not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive/to treat severely witho...
        
        bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
        
        bùyīhuì, [不一會], soon
        jīngbuzhù, [經不住], to be unable to bear
        guòyóubùjí, [過猶不及], too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
        kěwàngérbùkějí, in sight but unattainable (idiom)/inaccessible
        bùliào, unexpectedly/to one's surprise
        bùjū, not stick to/not confine oneself to/whatever
        bùxiāo, to not need/needless (to say)
        bùwài, not beyond the scope of/nothing more than
        
        
        bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
        
        zìkuìbùrú, ashamed of being inferior (idiom)/to feel inferior to others
        bùkěgūliàng, inestimable/incalculable/beyond measure
        bùhánhu, unambiguous/unequivocal/explicit/prudent/cautious/not negligent/unafraid/unhesit...
        bùzhìkěfǒu, decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal/hedge
        fángbùshèngfáng, [防不勝防], you can't guard against it (idiom)/impossible to defend effectively/not much one...
        bùgōngzìpò, (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)/to be discredited
        
        bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
        wúbù, [無不], none lacking/none missing/everything is there/everyone without exception
        bùjiǎndāngnián, [不減當年], (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit/to be as (good,...
        mòbù, none doesn't/there is none who isn't/everyone
        nìngsǐbùqū, [寧死不屈], rather die than submit (idiom)
        shuōbushàng, [說不上], to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning
        huāngdànbùjīng, [荒誕不經], absurd/preposterous/ridiculous
        guǎbùdízhòng, [寡不敵眾], the few are no match for the many/heavily outnumbered/facing impossible odds (id...
        yùsùzébùdá, [欲速則不達], lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more has...
        hébùlǒngzuǐ, [合不攏嘴], unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc/grinning from ear to ear...
        bùtòngbùyǎng, [不痛不癢], lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what...
        
        
        mòbùzuòshēng, [默不作聲], to keep silent
        bùdǎowēng, roly-poly toy/tilting doll/tumbler
        bùshuāi, unfailing/never weakening/enduring/unstoppable
        chǔbiànbùjīng, [處變不驚], to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
        
        
        bùjìngérzǒu, [不脛而走], to get round fast/to spread like wildfire
        
        bùchì, just as/no less than/like (sth momentous)/as good as/tantamount to
        Bùdān, Bhutan
        bùjūxiǎojié, [不拘小節], to not bother about trifles (idiom)
        shuōyībùèr, [說一不二], to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
        chuānliúbùxī, the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
        bùjūn, uneven/distributed unevenly
        bǎizhànbùdài, [百戰不殆], to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War...
        
        bùkěkànglì, unpredictable eventuality/unpreventable/unavoidable/impossible to overcome/nothi...
        bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...
        huàntāngbùhuànyào, [換湯不換藥], different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a chang...
        léidǎbùdòng, [雷打不動], not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable/to adhere rigidl...
        zìqiángbùxī, [自強不息], to strive unremittingly/self-improvement
        
        
        
        
        rěnjùnbùjīn, cannot help laughing/unable to restrain a smile
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        quēyībùkě, not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either
        bùkězhōngrì, [不可終日], to be unable to carry on even for a single day/to be in a desperate situation
        
        ànnàbuzhù, to be unable to hold back
忿忿         fènfènbùpíng, variant of 憤憤不平|愤愤不平[fèn fèn bù píng]
        bùxiào, (literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy
        dànìbùdào, disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave brea...
        cēncībùqí, [參差不齊], (idiom) variable/uneven/irregular
        bùyuǎnqiānlǐ, [不遠千里], make light of traveling a thousand li/go to the trouble of traveling a long dist...
        
        bùyùzhèng, sterility/barrenness
        lěngbufáng, unexpectedly/suddenly/at unawares/off guard/against expectations
        bùfú, not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or ...
        
        bùyùnzhèng, female infertility
        
        yàobude, intolerable/unacceptable
        bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
        shíbùguǒfù, lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
        
        bùdérénxīn, not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular
        gāngzhèngbùē, [剛正不阿], upright and plainspoken
        shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi, lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); ...
        
        lèbùsīShǔ, [樂不思蜀], indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
        zìbùliànglì, to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
        hùbùxiāngràng, [互不相讓], neither giving way to the other
        bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
        suànbùdé, not count as
        
        shígǔbùhuà, to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)/to be pedantic without ...
        tīngérbùwén, [聽而不聞], to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/to ignore deliberately
        xiǎngbukāi, [想不開], cannot figure out/to be unable to take a lighter view/to take things too hard/to...
        luòyìbùjué, [絡繹不絕], continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
        shūbùzhī, little imagined/scarcely realized
        chóuchúbùqián, [躊躇不前], to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back
        liànliànbùshě, [戀戀不捨], reluctant to part
        
        
        
        mínbùliáoshēng, The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Histori...
        háobùkèqi, [毫不客氣], no trace of politeness/unrestrained (criticism)
        
        liánxùbùduàn, [連續不斷], continuous/unceasing
        
        
        
        bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
        mángbùdié, hurriedly/in haste
        bùyì, unexpectedly/unawareness/unpreparedness
        cùbùjífáng, to be caught off guard/without warning
        
        zhǐshuōbùzuò, [只說不做], to be all talk and no action
        bùshèngméijǔ, [不勝枚舉], too numerous to mention individually or one by one
        
        bùyuēértóng, [不約而同], to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
        
        bùjuéyúěr, [不絕於耳], (of sound) to never stop/to fall incessantly on the ear/to linger on
        zàntànbùyǐ, [贊嘆不已], to be full of praise (idiom)
        miánmiánbùjué, [綿綿不絕], continuous/endless
        bùrěn, cannot bear to/disturbed
        
        chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
        yánbùjíyì, [言不及義], to talk nonsense (idiom)/frivolous talk
        huábulái, [划不來], not worth it
        
        shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
        
        
        huǐbùdāngchū, [悔不當初], to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
        
        bàobùpíng, to be outraged by an injustice
        míngwánbùlíng, [冥頑不靈], stupid/stubborn/pigheaded
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        jiéàobùxùn, [桀驁不馴], arrogant and obstinate (idiom)/unyielding
        bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
        
        
        
        yībìngbùqǐ, to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
        
        
        bùbēibùkàng, neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)/neither obsequious nor supercilious
        
        lǚjiàobùgǎi, [屢教不改], lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition/incorrigible/unrepentant
        
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        zìbùbìshuō, [自不必說], to not need dwell on (idiom)
        bùyánbùyǔ, [不言不語], to not say a word (idiom)/to keep silent
        bùsuì, to fail/to fail to materialize/not to get one's way
        
        bùzhānguō, [不粘鍋], non-stick pan
        yèbùbìhù, [夜不閉戶], lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
        míngbùfúshí, [名不符實], the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reput...
        guǒbùqírán, just as expected/told you so
        
        
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        shǒubùshìjuàn, [手不釋卷], lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)/fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent ...
        
        bǎiniánbùyù, only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
        bùgānjìmò, unwilling to remain lonely or idle/unwilling to be left out
        bùkěfēngē, inalienable/unalienable/inseparable/indivisible
        āotūbùpíng, uneven (surface)/bumpy (road)
        bùdìngshì, infinitive (grammar)
        
        qímàobùyáng, [其貌不揚], (idiom) nothing special to look at/unprepossessing
        bùguòěrěr, [不過爾爾], not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre/nothing out of the ordinary
        
        bùshíshíwù, [不識時務], to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumsta...
        rénxīnbùgǔ, the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
        míngbùpíng, [鳴不平], to cry out against injustice/to protest unfairness
        jiānqiángbùqū, [堅強不屈], staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
        hēibùliūqiū, dark and swarthy
        
        sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
        
        
        
        wúsuǒbùbāo, [無所不包], not excluding anything/all-inclusive
        
        bùyàyú, [不亞於], no less than/not inferior to
        
        ruìbùkědāng, [銳不可當], unstoppable/hard to hold back
        yánchéngbùdài, [嚴懲不貸], to punish severely (idiom)
        jiānrěnbùbá, [堅忍不拔], fortitude
        xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition
        
        bùgānshìruò, not to be outdone
        
        shǐzhōngbùyú, [始終不渝], unswerving/unflinching
        
        
        yībùbìtǐ, [衣不蔽體], lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
        
        
        
        
        bùmíngyù, [不名譽], disreputable/disgraceful
        
        
        
        yǔyānbùxiáng, [語焉不詳], to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
        cùnbùbùràng, [寸步不讓], (idiom) not to yield an inch
        fēnwénbùqǔ, to give for free
        bùlúnbùlèi, [不倫不類], out of place/inappropriate/incongruous
        láibudé, [來不得], cannot allow (to be present)/cannot admit
        bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
        
        bǎobuqí, [保不齊], more likely than not/quite possible/on the cards
        
        bùxiàyú, as many as/no less than/not inferior to/as good as/on a par with
        bùdìngguàncí, [不定冠詞], indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lìsuǒbùjí, beyond one's power (to do sth)
        
        bìbùkěquē, see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]
        
        niùbuguò, [拗不過], can't persuade/unable to make (sb) change their mind/unable to resist (sb)
        bùyī, not to comply/not to go along with/not to let off easily/not to let sb get away ...
        wéifùbùrén, [為富不仁], the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a came...
        fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí, [風馬牛不相及], to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant
        zhāobùbǎoxī, at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi...
        bùcái, untalented/I/me (humble)
        
        jǔbùshèngjǔ, [舉不勝舉], too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
        yúxīnbùrěn, [於心不忍], can't bear to
        
        huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        
        
        
        
        mòbùshì, probably/perhaps/could it be that...?
        
        
        zhuóěrbùqún, [卓爾不群], standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding/excellent and unrivaled
        
        
        bùdéjìn, [不得勁], awkward/unhandy/be indisposed/not feel well
        
        xīnshénbùān, to feel ill at ease
        bùwèiqiángbào, [不畏強暴], not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
        jiānzhēnbùyú, [堅貞不渝], unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
        bìngxíngbùbèi, [並行不悖], to run in parallel without hindrance/not mutually exclusive/two processes can be...
        
        diānpūbùpò, [顛撲不破], solid/irrefutable/incontrovertible/indisputable/unbreakable
        fànbushàng, see 犯不著|犯不着[fàn bu zháo]
        shìbùkědāng, [勢不可當], impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
        shēngbùféngshí, [生不逢時], born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born...
        jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
        dōngbùlā, Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute
        duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
        wànbiànbùlíqízōng, [萬變不離其宗], many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ...
        
        
        bùkěmíngzhuàng, [不可名狀], indescribable/beyond description
        dāngrénbùràng, [當仁不讓], to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
        
        bùguòyì, [不過意], to be sorry/to feel apologetic
        
        àilǐbùlǐ, [愛理不理], to look cold and indifferent/standoffish
        
        shíjīnbùmèi, to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
        jūgāobùxià, (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
        
        
        
        kǎnkěbùpíng, potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
        
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        zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín, [只見樹木不見森林], unable to see the wood for the trees/fig. only able to see isolated details, and...

        guǎn/Guǎn, [筦], variant of 管[guǎn], surname Guan, to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be i...
        bùguǎn, not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
        jǐnguǎn, [儘管], despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do not hesitate (to ask,...
        bùguǎnzěnyàng, [不管怎樣], in any case/no matter what
        guǎnlǐ, to supervise/to manage/to administer/management/administration/CL:個|个[gè]
        guǎnyòng, efficacious/useful
        zhǔguǎn, in charge/responsible for/person in charge/manager
        guǎndào, tubing/pipeline/(fig.) channel/means
        jiēguǎn, to take over/to assume control
        Guǎnzǐ/guǎnzi, Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and A...
        guǎnlǐyuán, [管理員], manager/administrator
        xuèguǎn, vein/artery/CL:根[gēn]
        bǎoguǎn, to hold in safekeeping/to have in one's care/to guarantee/certainly/surely/custo...
        shuǐguǎn, water pipe
        guǎnjiā, housekeeper/butler/manage one's household
        guǎnxiánshì, [管閒事], to meddle/to be a "nosy Parker"/to be too inquisitive about other people's busin...
        
        zhǎngguǎn, in charge of/to control
        jiānguǎn, [監管], to oversee/to take charge of/to supervise/to administer/supervisory/supervision
        guǎnzhì, to control/to restrict/(PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restricti...
        
        duōguǎnxiánshì, [多管閒事], meddling in other people's business
        guǎnxiá, [管轄], to administer/to have jurisdiction (over)
        qìguǎn, [氣管], windpipe/trachea/respiratory tract/air duct/gas pipe
        kānguǎn, to look after
        xīguǎn, (drinking) straw/pipette/eyedropper/snorkel/CL:支[zhī]
        guǎnjiào, to discipline/to teach/to guarantee
        dǎoguǎn, [導管], duct/conduit/vessel/catheter
        léiguǎn, detonator/fuse
        guǎngōng, plumber/pipe-worker
        
        
        
        
        
        zhǐguǎn, solely engrossed in one thing/just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)/...
线         guǎnxiàn, [管線], pipeline/general term for pipes, cables etc
        
        gāngguǎn, [鋼管], steel pipe/pole (in pole dancing)
        páishuǐguǎn, drainpipe/waste pipe
        
        tuōguǎn, trusteeship/to trust
        
        sāshǒubùguǎn, to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)/to take no part in
        tōngfēngguǎn, [通風管], ventilation duct
        
        shìguǎn, [試管], test tube
        
        
        ruǎnguǎn, [軟管], hose/flexible tube
        guǎnxiányuè, [管弦樂], orchestral music
        shūyóuguǎn, [輸油管], petroleum pipeline
        
        guǎnxiányuèduì, [管弦樂隊], orchestra
        
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        shūjīngguǎn, [輸精管], vas deferens
        guǎnlǐrén, supervisor/manager/administrator
        
        zhàoguǎn, to look after/to provide for
        zhīqìguǎn, [支氣管], bronchial tube/bronchus
        guǎnfēngqín, [管風琴], organ/pipe organ
        zhīqìguǎnyán, [支氣管炎], bronchitis
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnxuèguǎn, cardiovascular
        bǎoguǎnyuán, [保管員], custodian/storeroom clerk
        tàoguǎn, pipe casing
        shuānghuángguǎn, [雙簧管], double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)
        
        
        shūluǎnguǎn, [輸卵管], Fallopian tube/oviduct
        shíguǎn, esophagus
        sàkèsīguǎn, [薩克斯管], sax/saxophone
        shuāngguǎnqíxià, [雙管齊下], lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same...
        guǎnshù, to exercise control over/restriction/control
        
        tóngguǎn, [銅管], brass instrument (music)
        hēiguǎn, clarinet
        
        guǎnwěihuì, [管委會], administrative committee/management committee/abbr. for 管理委員會|管理委员会[guǎn lǐ wěi ...
        dēngguǎn, [燈管], fluorescent light
        dānhuángguǎn, [單簧管], clarinet
        
        
        mùguǎnyuèqì, [木管樂器], woodwind instrument
        guǎnjiāpó, housewife (jocularly)/female housekeeper of a higher rank (old)/busybody
        kùguǎn, [褲管], trouser leg
        
        dǎnguǎn, [膽管], bile duct
        fēnguǎn, to be put in charge of/to be responsible for/branched passage
        jīngtǐguǎn, [晶體管], transistor
        diànzǐguǎn, [電子管], valve (electronics)/vacuum tube
        shìguǎnyīngér, [試管嬰兒], test tube baby
        
        
        
        chuīguǎn, blowpipe
        
        dīguǎn, eyedropper/pipette/burette
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        zhēnkōngguǎn, vacuum tube
        jiāoguǎn, traffic control
        guǎnyuèqì, [管樂器], wind instrument/woodwind
线         luóxiànguǎn, [螺線管], solenoid/coil
        
        
        guǎnlǐxué, [管理學], management studies
        
        
        bāoguǎn, to assure/to guarantee
        
        
        
        èrjíguǎn, [二極管], diode/vacuum tube
        wēixuèguǎn, capillary
        dàiguǎn, to administer/to manage/to hold in trust or escrow
        
        
        tǒngguǎn, [統管], unified administration
尿         shūniàoguǎn, [輸尿管], ureter
        
        guǎnzhù, to take control of/to manage/to curb
        zhúguǎn, bamboo pipe
        
        sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
        xiǎnxiàngguǎn, [顯像管], CRT used in TV or computer monitor/picture tube/kinescope
        
        
        
        
        wéiguǎnshù, [維管束], vascular bundle (botany)
        
        bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
        
        chángguǎn, [腸管], intestine/gut
        guǎnlǐzhàn, management station
        xiùguǎn, sleeve
        
        
        
        guǎnlù, piping (for water, oil, etc)/conduit
        guǎnzhōngkuībào, [管中窺豹], lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big pictur...
        
        jīngguǎn, [經管], to be in charge of
        guǎnjiàn, [管見], my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube)/my limited understanding/my opin...
        
        shèjīngguǎn, ejaculatory duct
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chéngguǎn, local government bylaw enforcement officer/city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|...
        

        míngbai, clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
        báichī, idiocy/idiot
        Bái/bái, surname Bai, white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in va...
        báirén, white man or woman/Caucasian
        tǎnbái, honest/forthcoming/to confess
        báisè, white/fig. reactionary/anti-communist
        qīngbái, pure/innocent
        Báigōng, [白宮], White House
        báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
        Yīlìshābái, [伊麗莎白], Elizabeth (person name)
        kòngbái, blank space
        cāngbái, [蒼白], pale/wan
        báifèi, [白費], to waste (one's energy etc)
        dànbáizhì, [蛋白質], protein
        báibái, in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white
        dànbái, egg white/protein/albumen
        báilándì, [白蘭地], brandy (loanword)
        báijīn, platinum/silver/(slang) handcuffs
        báirìmèng, [白日夢], daydream/reverie
        hēibái, black and white/right and wrong/monochrome
        báimǎwángzǐ, [白馬王子], Prince Charming/knight in shining armor
        báixuèbìng, leukemia
        biǎobái, to explain oneself/to express/to reveal one's thoughts or feelings/declaration/c...
        dàbáitiān, broad daylight
        kāichǎngbái, [開場白], prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
        báifěn, face powder/chalk powder/heroin
        báiyǐ, [白蟻], termite/white ant
        zhēnxiàngdàbái, the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
        dúbái, [獨白], stage monologue/soliloquy
        báilǐng, [白領], white-collar/white-collar worker
        BáixuěGōngzhǔ, Snow White
        
        piǎobái, to bleach/to whiten
        báiyǎn, to give a supercilious look/roll of the eyes
        báishǒuqǐjiā, to build up from nothing/to start from scratch
        
        
        báirèhuà, [白熱化], to turn white-hot/to intensify/to reach a climax
        
        piǎobáijì, [漂白劑], bleach
        gàobái, to announce publicly/to explain oneself/to reveal one's feelings/to confess/to d...
        báijiǔ, baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
        báijīng, [白鯨], white whale/beluga/Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[Hè màn · ...
        
        báixìbāo, [白細胞], white blood cell/leukocyte
        pángbái, aside (theater)/voice-over/background narration
        
        zhíbái, frank/open/blunt
        
        báizhǐhēizì, [白紙黑字], (written) in black and white
        Màikèbái, [麥克白], Macbeth (name)/Macbeth, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
        xiǎobái, (slang) novice/greenhorn/fool/idiot/abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiǎo bái liǎn], pretty boy
        
        báiqí, white flag
        duìbái, [對白], dialogue (in a movie or a play)
        
        báixuě, snow
        báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
        Báishuǐ/báishuǐ, Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi, plain water
        
        báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
        Báiyún/báiyún, [白雲], Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Guì yáng shì], Guizhou/Baiyun district o...
        
        
        
        báizhòu, [白晝], daytime
        píngbái, for no reason/gratuitously
        
        báifà, [白髮], white or gray hair/CL:根[gēn]
        xuěbái, snow white
        
        zìbáishū, [自白書], confession
        
        báitáng, (refined) white sugar
        
        jiébái, [潔白], spotlessly white/pure white
        báixuèqiú, white blood cell/leukocyte
        Báitīng, [白廳], Whitehall
        báiyáng, [白楊], poplar/CL:棵[kē]
        báinèizhàng, [白內障], cataract (ophthalmology)
        
        báidā, no use/no good
        zìbái, confession/to make clear one's position or intentions/to brag
        báihuàbìng, albinism
        
        báihóu, diphtheria
        báimò, froth/foam (coming from the mouth)
        báihuà, [白話], spoken language/vernacular
        
        báirì, daytime/sun/time
        báirìzuòmèng, [白日做夢], to daydream/to indulge in wishful thinking
        
        báibān, day shift
        Gēbáiní, Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathemat...
        báihè, [白鶴], (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
        
        Tàibái, Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi/Venus
        
        
        
        biànbái, [辯白], to offer an explanation/to plead innocence/to try to defend oneself
        
        Báièjì, [白堊紀], Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
        huībái, colored/ash-colored
        
        
        
        báiyángshù, [白楊樹], white poplar (Populus bonatii)
        Báishā, Baisha (common place name)/Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan/Baisha or Paish...
        báimiàn, [白麵], wheat flour/flour/heroin
        
        cǎnbái, [慘白], deathly pale
        
        
        Báiéluósī, [白俄羅斯], Belarus
        báiè, [白堊], chalk
        bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
        
        
        Báiyín/báiyín, [白銀], Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu, silver
        báihuāhuā, shining white
        
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        báiròu, plain boiled pork
        diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
        
        
        dàobái, spoken lines in opera
        BáilìngHǎixiá, [白令海峽], the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
        
        Báilǎng, Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
        
        Báilù, Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
        bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
        
        
使         báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
        yīqióngèrbái, [一窮二白], impoverished/backward both economically and culturally
        báinèn, (of skin etc) fair/delicate
        báibù, plain white cloth/calico
        báiǎixīng, white dwarf
        
        
        báilù, [白鷺], (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
        
        
        báixióng, polar bear/white bear
        
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        báipíshū, [白皮書], white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)/white book
        huābái, grizzled (hair)
        
        
        Yīlìshābái, Elizabeth/also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
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        báilín, white phosphorus
        
        báijìng, [白淨], (of skin) fair and clear
        báigǔ, bones of the dead
        báitiáo, [白條], IOU/informal document acknowledging a debt
        báiguàn, [白鸛], (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
        báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
        
        shàbái, deathly white
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        huībáisè, ash gray
        
        báixuěáiái, [白雪皚皚], brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
        qīnghóngzàobái, [青紅皂白], the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
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        báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water
        qiúdànbái, globulin
        
        bānbái, grizzled/graying
        rǔbáisè, milky white
        báijuàn, blank exam paper
        
        Báishān, Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
        
        
        
        báirè, [白熱], white heat/incandescence
        báimǐ, (polished) rice
        báilà, [白蠟], white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
        Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
        báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
        
        
        
        
        báichìdēng, [白熾燈], incandescent light
        BáilìngHǎi, Bering Sea
        
        rǔbái, milky white/cream color
        yángchūnbáixuě, [陽春白雪], melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/highbrow art and litera...
        báilàshù, [白蠟樹], Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
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        dànbáishí, opal
        
        yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
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        Báichéng, Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
        báizǐ, white Go chess piece/bee pupa/albino
        
        
        báidài, [白帶], leukorrhea
        
        
        Báigǔjīng, White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/(fig.) s...
        
        
        báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
        
        Báijīnhànjùn, [白金漢郡], Buckinghamshire (English county)
        
        yúdùbái, [魚肚白], white (paint from dried fish guts)/marble white color of the dawn sky
        
        báifàcāngcāng, [白髮蒼蒼], old and gray-haired
        
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        dàbáihuà, [大白話], colloquial speech
        
        báimángmáng, (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
        
        Chángbái, [長白], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
        
        
        
        yínbái, [銀白], silver white
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        báirènzhàn, [白刃戰], hand-to-hand fighting
        
        Báiliánjiào, [白蓮教], White Lotus society
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        báiqū, [白區], White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hùnxiáohēibái, to confuse black and white/to say that black is white/fig. not to distinguish ri...
        Báihé, Baihe County in Ankang 安康[Ān kāng], Shaanxi/Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[...
        
        
        
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        báizhǎnjī, [白斬雞], Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
        báilánguā, [白蘭瓜], honeydew melon
        
        
        
        TàibáiShān, Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
        
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        báilián, [白蓮], white lotus (flower)/White Lotus society/same as 白蓮教|白莲教
        
        
        
        
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        báidào, lunar orbit/legitimate/righteous/see also 黑道[hēi dào]
        báishuāng, hoar frost
        
        
        
        
        
        
        báitiě, [白鐵], galvanized iron
        
        
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        qiǎngbái, [搶白], to rebuke/to reprimand
        
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        dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        
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        báiyúnshí, [白雲石], dolomite
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        xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        báishātáng, white granulated sugar
        báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
        
        
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        báihuàwén, [白話文], writings in the vernacular
        
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        báiluóbo, [白蘿蔔], white radish/daikon/Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
        
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        báibānbìng, vitiligo
        yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
        
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        māo, [貓], cat/CL:隻|只[zhī]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
        xióngmāo, [熊貓], panda/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
        yěmāo, [野貓], wildcat/stray cat
        māonì, [貓膩], (coll.) something fishy/shenanigans
        shānmāo, [山貓], lynx/bobcat/leopard cat
        yèmāozi, [夜貓子], owl/(fig.) night owl
        dàxióngmāo, [大熊貓], giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
        xiǎoxióngmāo, [小熊貓], lesser panda/red panda/firefox
        māoyǎn, [貓眼], peephole/chrysoberyl
        Bōsīmāo, [波斯貓], Persian (cat)
        límāo, [狸貓], leopard cat/raccoon dog/palm civet
        língmāo, [靈貓], civet (arboreal cat)/viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
        māoxióng, [貓熊], see 熊貓|熊猫[xióng māo]
        máoyāo, [貓腰], to bend over

        Hēi/hēi, abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng], black/dark/sinister/sec...
        hēirén, black person/an illegal
        hēiàn, dark/darkly/darkness
        hēisè, black
        hēibāng, [黑幫], bunch of gangsters/criminal gang/organized crime syndicate
        hēidòng, (astronomy) black hole
        hēiyè, night
        hēishǒudǎng, [黑手黨], mafia
        hēikè, hacker (computing) (loanword)
        hēishèhuì, [黑社會], criminal underworld/organized crime syndicate
        hēidào, dark road/criminal ways/the underworld/see also 白道[bái dào]
        hēishì, black market
        hēishǒu, malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes/hidden hand/(Tw) mechanic/bl...
        hēibái, black and white/right and wrong/monochrome
        qīhēi, pitch-black
        hēimíngdān, [黑名單], blacklist
        Mùníhēi, München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
        hēibǎn, blackboard/CL:塊|块[kuài],個|个[gè]
        hēiqián, [黑錢], dirty money
        hēixīngxing, common chimpanzee
        bēihēiguō, [背黑鍋], to be made a scapegoat/to be unjustly blamed
        hēifà, [黑髮], black hair
        
        hēimǎ, [黑馬], dark horse/fig. unexpected winner
        
        mǒhēi, to discredit/to defame/to smear sb's name/to bring shame upon (oneself or one's ...
        
        Hēishān, Montenegro, former Yugoslavia/Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
        hēixīn, ruthless and lacking in conscience/vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy/blac...
        hēitáo, spade ♠ (in card games)
        báizhǐhēizì, [白紙黑字], (written) in black and white
        
        hēimài, [黑麥], rye (Secale cereale)
        
        
        
        hēiyǐng, shadow/darkness/twilight
        yǒuhēi, dark/black/suntanned
        hēixióng, Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
        
        hēibān, dark spot or blotch on the skin
        
        hēitǐ, [黑體], bold (typeface)
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        hēimù, hidden details/dirty tricks/dark secrets
        
        hēixiázi, (airplane) black box
        mōhēi, to grope about in the dark
        HēiHǎi, Black Sea
        
        Déhēilán, [德黑蘭], Tehran, capital of Iran
        
        
        hēihù, [黑戶], unregistered resident or household/unlicensed shop
        hēichē, [黑車], unlicensed or unofficial taxi/unlicensed motor vehicle
        
        hēihūhū, variant of 黑糊糊[hēi hū hū]
        
        hēiguǎn, clarinet
        hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
        
        
        
        
        diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
        Hēihé, Heihe prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in ...
        
        
        hēihuà, [黑話], argot/bandits' secret jargon/malicious words
        
        hēisèsù, black pigment/melanin
        
        
        
        hēishā, [黑紗], black armband
        
        hēiyāyā, [黑壓壓], see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wū yā yā]
        
        hēizhì, mole
        hēidiāo, sable (Martes zibellina)
        
        wūhēi, [烏黑], jet-black/dark
        
        
        hēidòngdòng, pitch-dark
        
        
        
        hēitàn, coal/charcoal/(of skin) darkly pigmented/charcoal (color)/bituminous coal (minin...
        
        
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        Hēigéěr, [黑格爾], Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German philosopher
        qǐzǎotānhēi, [起早貪黑], to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
        
        
        
        
        
        Hēilóngjiāng, [黑龍江], Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin...
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        hēidiàn, lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)/fig. a scam/pr...
        
        
        
        
        
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        hēichēnchēn, pitch-black
        
        hēiqūqū, pitch-black/pitch-dark
        hēibùliūqiū, dark and swarthy
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        BōHēi, abbr. for 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那|波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那[Bō sī ní yà hé Hēi sài gē wéi nà] Bosnia and Her...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        hēigulōngdōng, pitch-black/pitch-dark
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        hēihūhū, variant of 黑糊糊[hēi hū hū]
        
        
        hēisèjīnshǔ, [黑色金屬], ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        zhuō, to clutch/to grab/to capture
        bǔzhuō, to catch/to seize/to capture
        zhuōnòng, to tease
        zhuōzhù, to catch/to grapple with/to hold onto
        
        zhuōmō, to fathom/to make sense of/to grasp
        zhuōná, to arrest/to catch a criminal
        zhuōjiān, [捉姦], to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
        bǔfēngzhuōyǐng, [捕風捉影], lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusati...
        
        zhuōnáguīàn, [捉拿歸案], to bring to justice
        
        zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu, [捉襟見肘], lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)/strapped for cash/unable t...

        zhù, to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix indicating firmness, steadine...
        zhuāzhù, to grab/to capture
        jìzhu, [記住], to remember/to bear in mind/to learn by heart
        zhùshǒu, to desist/to stop/to stay one's hand
        zhànzhù, to stand
        bǎozhù, to preserve/to save
        zhùchù, [住處], residence/dwelling/dwelling place
        zhùzuǐ, to hold one's tongue/Shut up!
        rěnbuzhù, cannot help/unable to bear
        zhùyuàn, to be in hospital/to be hospitalized
        dǎngzhù, [擋住], to obstruct
        kǎzhù, to jam/to choke/to clutch/also pr. [qiǎ zhù]
        jūzhù, to reside/to dwell/to live in a place/resident in
        lánzhù, [攔住], to stop/to bar the way
        dǎzhù, to stop/to halt
        zhùsuǒ, habitation/dwelling place/residence/CL:處|处[chù]
        
        zhùkǒu, shut up/shut your mouth/stop talking
        zhùzhǐ, address
        dǔzhù, to block up
        liúzhù, to ask sb to stay/to keep sb for the night/to await (classical)
        zhùzhái, residence/tenement
        zhēzhù, to cover (up)/to block/to obstruct/to shade
        mízhu, to fascinate/to strongly attract/to obsess/to infatuate/to captivate/to enchant
        
        tuōzhù, to hold up/to hinder/to stall
        wòzhù, to grip/to hold
        dīngzhù, to watch sb closely/to breathe down sb's neck/to mark (sports)
        
        zhuōzhù, to catch/to grapple with/to hold onto
        
        
宿         zhùsù, to stay at/lodging/accommodation
        dǐngzhù, [頂住], to withstand/to stand up to
        
        zhùfáng, housing
        
        zhùhù, [住戶], household/inhabitant/householder
        zhùzháiqū, [住宅區], residential area/housing development
        rùzhù, to check in (at a hotel etc)
        kàobuzhù, unreliable
        jīnbuzhù, can't help it/can't bear it
        
        wǔzhù, [摀住], to cover/to bury one's face
        wéizhù, [圍住], to surround/to gird
        kàodezhù, reliable/trustworthy
        yēzhù, to choke (on)/to choke off (in speech)
        
        bùzhù, repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)
        jūzhùdì, current address/place of residence
        
        duìbuzhù, [對不住], to let sb down/to be unfair/I'm sorry/pardon me (formal)
        zhènzhù, [鎮住], to dominate/to control/to subdue/to crush
        zhùjiā, residence/household/to reside
        zhùdì, living area/residential area
        chénzhùqì, [沉住氣], to keep cool/to stay calm
        
        
        chángzhù, long-term resident/permanent residence/eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit ...
        zhùchí, to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist/abbot/head monk
        
        
        
        
        
        yīshízhùxíng, clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
        zhùxiào, to board at school
        
        
        
        jīngbuzhù, [經不住], to be unable to bear
        zànzhùzhèng, [暫住證], temporary residence permit
        
        ànnàbuzhù, to be unable to hold back
        
        zhùyuànbù, inpatient department
        zhùzháilóu, [住宅樓], residential building/CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],棟|栋[dòng]
        niánzhù, cling
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        guǎnzhù, to take control of/to manage/to curb
        shāzhù, [剎住], to stop/to come to a halt
        
        shāzhù, to brake/to stop/to forbid
        Zhùyǒu, Sumitomo, Japanese company
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        lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
        lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
        lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎopó, (coll.) wife
        lǎotiān, God/Heavens
        lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
        lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
        ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
        lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
        lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
        lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
        lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
        gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
        lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
        lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
        lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
        Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
        lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
        lǎoshi, always
        lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
        lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
        lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
        lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
        lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
        lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
        lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
        lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
        Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
        zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
        lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
        lǎobīng, veteran
        
        
        yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
        yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
        lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
        yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
        lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
        shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
        lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
        
        lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
        lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
        lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
        lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
        lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
        fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
        
        lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
        lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
        
        chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
        lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
        lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
        
        yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
        lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
        
        
        niánlǎo, aged
        lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
        lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
        lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
        lǎodàgē, big brother
        
        lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
        lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
        
        lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
        lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
        lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
        
        lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
        
        lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
        lǎotài, old lady
西         lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
        Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
        lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
        
        MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
        lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
        
        lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
        lǎozǎo, a long time ago
        lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
        lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
        lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
        mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
        
        
        
        huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
        nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
        
        
        shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
        lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
        
        
        lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
        
        
        
        
        lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
        
        lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
        lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
        
        
        dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
        
        
        lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
        lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
        lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
        
        lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
        
        lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
        lǎodao, experienced and careful
        
        cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
        
        lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
        lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
        lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
        
        gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
        
        lǎoshào, the old and the young
        lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
        
        lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
        
        Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
        TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
        
        
        lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
        tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
        
        fùlǎo, elders
        lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
        xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
        lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
        lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
        lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
        
        
        lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
        
        zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
        lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
        lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
        
        
        guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lǎo s...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
        jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
        lǎohuā, presbyopia
        lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
        
        
        lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
        
        lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
        lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
        
        
        lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
        lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
        
        
        lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
        jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
        
        bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
        
        lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
        qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
        
        
        
        lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
        
        
        
        
        lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
        lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
        lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
        dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
        
        
        
        yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
        lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
        
        
        lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
        
        
        lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
        
        
        
        
        lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
        lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
        
        èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
        lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
        
        zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
        zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
        lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
        
        lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
        
        
        lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
寿         
        lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
        
        
        
        dàlǎopó, primary wife
        qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
        
        jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
        
        
        
        
        lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
        
        
        niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
        
        lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
        wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
        
        lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
        
        
        chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
        
        shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
        
        
        lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
        
        
        lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        shǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        sōngshǔ, squirrel
        yǎnshǔ, [鼴鼠], mole (zoology)
        dàishǔ, kangaroo
        shǔyì, plague
        cāngshǔ, [倉鼠], hamster
        tǔbōshǔ, [土撥鼠], groundhog
        tiánshǔ, vole
        huángshǔláng, [黃鼠狼], see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huáng yòu]
        MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
        shǔbèi, [鼠輩], a scoundrel/a bad chap
        tiānzhúshǔ, guinea pig/cavy
        shǔbiāo, [鼠標], mouse (computing)
        túnshǔ, guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
        shǔyào, [鼠藥], rat poison
        bǔshǔqì, mousetrap
        
        
        guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lǎo s...
        shǔmùcùnguāng, short-sighted
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shǔnián, Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
        
        
        
        
        wúshǔ, flying squirrel

        jiù, at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soon as/then/in t...
        jiùshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
        jiùyào, will/shall/to be going to
        zǎojiù, already at an earlier time
        yějiùshìshuō, [也就是說], in other words/that is to say/so/thus
        chéngjiù, accomplishment/success/achievement/CL:個|个[gè]/to achieve (a result)/to create/to...
        jiùsuàn, granted that/even if
        jiùxù, [就緒], to be ready/to be in order
        jiùcǐ, at this point/thus/from then on
        gèjiùgèwèi, (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)/(athletics) On your mark...
        
        
        zàojiù, to bring up/to train/to contribute to/achievements (usually of young people)
        jiùshìshuō, [就是說], in other words/that is
        jiùzhí, [就職], to take office/to assume a post
        
        jiùyè, [就業], to get a job/employment
        jiùdú, [就讀], to go to school
        
        ànbùjiùbān, to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
        qiānjiù, [遷就], to yield/to adapt to/to accommodate to (sth)
        jiùrèn, to take office/to assume a post
        
        jiùfàn, [就範], to submit/to give in
        
        jiùzhěn, [就診], to see a doctor/to seek medical advice
        jiùdì, locally/on the spot
        jiàqīngjiùshú, [駕輕就熟], lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress ea...
        jiùyī, [就醫], to receive medical treatment
        shùshǒujiùqín, hands tied and waiting to be captured
        gōngchéngmíngjiù, to win success and recognition (idiom)
        jiùcān, to dine
        jiùqǐn, [就寢], to go to sleep/to go to bed (literary)
        jiùshìlùnshì, [就事論事], to discuss sth on its own merits/to judge the matter as it stands
        shēngjiù, to be born with/to be gifted with
        jiùjìn, nearby/in a close neighborhood
        
        
        
        
        
        jiùyì, [就義], to be killed for a righteous cause/to die a martyr
        bìzhòngjiùqīng, [避重就輕], to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial/to keep silent about major charg...
        
        jiùlǐ, [就裡], inside story
        yīcùérjiù, to get there in one step (idiom); easily done/success at a stroke/to get results...
        jiùxué, [就學], to attend school
        jiùdìqǔcái, to draw on local resources/using materials at hand
        
        qiānjiù, [牽就], to concede/to give up
        
        
        yīnlòujiùjiǎn, [因陋就簡], crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can/to do things simp...
        jiāngjiu, [將就], to accept (a bit reluctantly)/to put up with
        bàntuībànjiù, half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resista...
        

        shì, [昰], is/are/am/yes/to be, variant of 是[shì]/(used in given names)
        dànshì, but/however
        shìde, yes, that's right/variant of 似的[shì de]
        jiùshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
        zhǐshì, merely/simply/only/but
        háishi, [還是], or/still/nevertheless/had better
        kěshì, but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
        zhēnshi, indeed/truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
        zǒngshì, [總是], always
        shìfǒu, whether (or not)/if/is or isn't
        suànshì, considered to be/at last
        yàoshi, (coll.) if
        zhèngshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
        érshì, rather
        yúshì, [於是], thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
        huòshì, or/either one or the other
        yějiùshìshuō, [也就是說], in other words/that is to say/so/thus
        
        
        shìbùshì, is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
        lǎoshi, always
        búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
        
        dàoshi, contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
        shìfēi, right and wrong/quarrel
        zìyǐwéishì, [自以為是], to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated
        yīwúshìchù, [一無是處], not one good point/everything about it is wrong
        
        
        jiùshìshuō, [就是說], in other words/that is
        fánshì, each and every/every/all/any
        
        
        
便         biànshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
        nǎishì, equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù shì]
        
        yǒudeshì, have plenty of/there's no lack of
        
        yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
        ruòshì, if
        
        rěshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble
        guāngshì, solely/just
        shìyǐ, therefore/thus/so
        
        wéilìshìtú, [唯利是圖], to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything/self-seeki...
        
        yìngshì, just/simply/stubbornly/really
        shíshìqiúshì, [實事求是], to seek truth from facts (idiom)/to be practical and realistic
        
        wùshìrénfēi, things have remained the same, but people have changed
        sìshìérfēi, apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
        tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
        jìshì, is both ...(and...)/since/as/being the case that
        míngbiànshìfēi, to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
        bānnòngshìfēi, to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make...
        péibúshi, [賠不是], to apologize
        bǐbǐjiēshì, can be found everywhere
        wéilìshìtú, [惟利是圖], variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wéi lì shì tú]
        
        zìxíngqíshì, to act as one thinks fit/to have one's own way
        
        diāndǎoshìfēi, [顛倒是非], to invert right and wrong
        yúshìhū, [於是乎], therefore
        
        shìfēiqūzhí, lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits/pro...
        nàshi, (coll.) of course/naturally/indeed
        qiúshì, to seek the truth
        
        
        
        mòzhōngyīshì, unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice/no unanimou...
        gèxíngqíshì, each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)/each goes his own way
        hùnxiáoshìfēi, to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
        
        
        fǔshíjiēshì, lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)/fig. ext...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yǒudàoshì, as they say, .../as the saying goes, ...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        mòbùshì, probably/perhaps/could it be that...?
        
        
        
        

        hǎo/hào, good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readin...
        hǎoxiàng, as if/to seem like
        hǎohǎo, well/carefully/nicely/properly
        bùhǎoyìsi, to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
        bùhǎo, no good
        hǎoyùn, [好運], good luck
        měihǎo, beautiful/fine
        zhènghǎo, just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by chance/it jus...
        hǎoshì/hàoshì, good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")/charity...
        
        hǎochu, [好處], benefit/advantage/gain/profit/also pr. [hǎo chù]/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎojǐ, [好幾], several/quite a few
        Hǎoláiwù, [好萊塢], Hollywood
        hǎoduō, many/quite a lot/much better
        hǎokàn, good-looking/nice-looking/good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)/embarrassed/humil...
        nǐhǎo, hello/hi
        hǎowán/hàowán, amusing/fun/interesting, to be playful/to be fond of one's fun
        hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
        hàoqí, inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity
        hǎoxiào, laughable/funny/ridiculous
        hǎojiǔ, quite a while
        zuìhǎo, best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
        
        gānghǎo, [剛好], just/exactly/to happen to be
        Yǒuhǎo/yǒuhǎo, Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang, friendly/amicable...
        
        liánghǎo, good/favorable/well/fine
        zhǐhǎo, without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
        xiūhǎo, to repair (sth broken)/to restore (sth damaged)/to establish friendly relations ...
        hǎoshòu, feeling better/to be more at ease
        àihào, [愛好], to like/to take pleasure in/keen on/fond of/interest/hobby/appetite for/CL:個|个[g...
        wènhǎo, [問好], to say hello to/to send one's regards to
        hǎotīng, [好聽], pleasant to hear
        xìnghǎo, fortunately
        hǎozhuǎn, [好轉], to improve/to take a turn for the better/improvement
        hǎorìzi, auspicious day/good day/happy life
        
        hǎoyǒu, close friend/pal/(social networking website) friend/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎobǐ, to be just like/can be compared to
        qiàhǎo, as it turns out/by lucky coincidence/(of number, time, size etc) just right
        nínhǎo, hello (polite)
        hǎoxiē, a good deal of/quite a lot
        
        kānhǎo/kànhǎo, to keep an eye on, to regard as having good prospects
        hǎoyì, good intention/kindness
        hǎoxīn, kindness/good intentions
        hǎobùróngyì, with great difficulty/very difficult
        àihàozhě, [愛好者], lover (of art, sports etc)/amateur/enthusiast/fan
        hǎogǎn, good opinion/favorable impression
        hǎojiāhuo, my God!/oh boy!/man!
        tǎohǎo, [討好], to get the desired outcome/to win favor by fawning on sb/to curry favor with/a f...
        
        hǎoqiú, (ball sports) good shot!/nice hit!/well played!
        hǎoshuō, [好說], easy to deal with/not a problem/(polite answer) you flatter me
        hǎohuà, [好話], friendly advice/words spoken on sb's behalf/a good word/kind words/words that so...
        hàoqíxīn, interest in sth/curiosity/inquisitive
        hǎohuài, [好壞], good or bad/good and bad/standard/quality
        shànghǎo, first-rate/top-notch
        wánhǎo, intact/in good condition
        shìhào, hobby/indulgence/habit/addiction
        hǎodǎi, good and bad/most unfortunate occurrence/in any case/whatever
        xǐhào, to like/fond of/to prefer/to love/one's tastes/preference
        
        yóushǒuhàoxián, [遊手好閑], to idle about
使         hǎoshǐ, easy to use/to function well/so that/in order to
        hǎoshǒu, expert/professional
        hǎowánr, [好玩兒], erhua variant of 好玩[hǎo wán]
        
        qiàdàohǎochù, [恰到好處], it's just perfect/it's just right
        wánhǎowúsǔn, [完好無損], in good condition/undamaged/intact
        xínghǎo, to be charitable/to do a good deed
        hǎobù, not at all .../how very ...
        hǎoguò, [好過], to have an easy time/(feel) well
        gǎohǎo, to do well at/to do a good job
        yàohǎo, to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement
        hǎopíng, [好評], favorable criticism/positive evaluation
        ānhǎo, safe and sound/well
        hàosè, to want sex/given to lust/lecherous/lascivious/horny
        hǎoyìsi, to have the nerve/what a cheek!/to feel no shame/to overcome the shame/(is it) p...
        hàodòu, [好鬥], to be warlike/to be belligerent
        
        piānhào, to prefer/to be partial to sth/preference
        hàokè, hospitality/to treat guests well/to enjoy having guests/hospitable/friendly
        
        hǎohàn, [好漢], hero/strong and courageous person/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        pǐhào, one's passion/one's obsession
        
        lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
        hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
        
        bùhǎorě, not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense
        
        xiānghǎo, to be intimate/close friend/paramour
        hǎosì, to seem/to be like
        
        qīnpénghǎoyǒu, [親朋好友], friends and family/kith and kin
        jiàohǎo, to applaud/to cheer
        hǎozài, luckily/fortunately
        hàowù, [好惡], lit. likes and dislikes/preferences/taste
        héhǎo, to become reconciled/on good terms with each other
        
        hàozhàn, [好戰], warlike
        hǎoduānduān, perfectly all right/without rhyme or reason
        hàoshèng, [好勝], eager to win/competitive/aggressive
        
        lèshànhàoshī, [樂善好施], kind and charitable
        
        hàodòng, [好動], active/restless/energetic
        
        hǎoróngyì, with great difficulty/to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)
        hàoqiáng, [好強], eager to be first
        kěhǎo, good or not?/luckily/fortuitously
        hǎozǒu, bon voyage/Godspeed
        hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
        
        
        jiéshēnzìhào, [潔身自好], clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality/to shun evil influence/to m...
        
        hǎoshēng, (dialect) very/quite/properly/well/thoroughly
        HǎowàngJiǎo, Cape of Good Hope
        hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
        xuéhǎo, [學好], to follow good examples
        hǎorénhǎoshì, admirable people and exemplary deeds
        hǎoqì, [好氣], to be happy/to be in a good mood
        
        qínghǎo, bright and sunny weather
        hàogāowùyuǎn, [好高騖遠], to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)/to aim too high
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lìhǎo, favorable/good/advantage
        
        hǎohāor, [好好兒], in good condition/perfectly good/carefully/well/thoroughly
绿         lǜlínhǎohàn, [綠林好漢], true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
        
        
        yīngxiónghǎohàn, [英雄好漢], heroes
        
        
        
        
        hàoyìwùláo, [好逸惡勞], to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hàoxué, [好學], eager to study/studious/erudite
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        gèyǒusuǒhào, everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
        
        tóuqísuǒhào, to adapt to sb's taste/to fit sb's fancy
        
        
        
        hàodàxǐgōng, to rejoice in grandiose deeds/to strive to achieve extraordinary things
        
        
        
        
        
        

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