不 ⇒
不 bù, (negative prefix)/not/no
不过 bùguò, [不過], only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/ca...
不要 bùyào, don't!/must not
对不起 duìbuqǐ, [對不起], unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please ...
不错 bùcuò, [不錯], correct/right/not bad/pretty good
不能 bùnéng, cannot/must not/should not
不管 bùguǎn, not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不行 bùxíng, won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable
不同 bùtóng, different/distinct/not the same/not alike
不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi, to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
不好 bùhǎo, no good
不再 bùzài, no more/no longer
不用 bùyòng, need not
差不多 chàbuduō, almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
不得不 bùdébù, have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid
不然 bùrán, not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
不必 bùbì, need not/does not have to/not necessarily
不在乎 bùzàihu, not to care
只不过 zhǐbuguò, [只不過], only/merely/nothing but/no more than/it's just that ...
不幸 bùxìng, misfortune/adversity/unfortunate/sad/unfortunately/CL:個|个[gè]
不够 bùgòu, [不夠], not enough/insufficient/inadequate
不许 bùxǔ, [不許], not to allow/must not/can't
不少 bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
绝不 juébù, [絕不], in no way/not in the least/absolutely not
不知 bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
不可思议 bùkěsīyì, [不可思議], inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable/unfathomable
不对 bùduì, [不對], incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer
不到 bùdào, not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
不见 bùjiàn, [不見], not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
不管怎样 bùguǎnzěnyàng, [不管怎樣], in any case/no matter what
不断 bùduàn, [不斷], unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
不仅仅 可不 kěbu, see 可不是[kě bu shì]
不可 bùkě, cannot/should not/must not
受不了 shòubùliǎo, unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
了不起 liǎobuqǐ, amazing/terrific/extraordinary
不仅 bùjǐn, [不僅], not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
说不定 shuōbudìng, [說不定], can't say for sure/maybe
不久 bùjiǔ, not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
不止 bùzhǐ, incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
不安 bùān, unpeaceful/unstable/uneasy/disturbed/restless/worried
不论 bùlùn, [不論], whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
大不了 dàbùliǎo, at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
决不 juébù, [決不], not at all/simply (can) not
与众不同 yǔzhòngbùtóng, [與眾不同], to stand out from the masses (idiom)
不准 bùzhǔn, not to allow/to forbid/to prohibit
不会 bùhuì, [不會], improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do...
不妙 bùmiào, (of a turn of events) not too encouraging/far from good/anything but reassuring
不如 bùrú, not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to
用不着 yòngbuzháo, [用不著], not need/have no use for
不赖 bùlài, [不賴], (coll.) not bad/good/fine
从不 cóngbù, [從不], never
不利 bùlì, unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
看不到 永不 yǒngbù, never/will never
毫不 háobù, hardly/not in the least/not at all
是不是 shìbùshì, is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
要不然 yàobùrán, otherwise/or else/or
不惜 bùxī, not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth)
忍不住 rěnbuzhù, cannot help/unable to bear
何不 hébù, why not?/why not do (sth)?
不足 bùzú, insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should no...
来不及 láibují, [來不及], there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)
不明 bùmíng, not clear/unknown/to fail to understand
不是 búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
不要紧 bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
迫不及待 pòbùjídài, impatient (idiom); in a hurry/itching to get on with it
不得 bùdé, must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
想不到 xiǎngbudào, unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that
要不 yàobù, otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
不光 bùguāng, not the only one/not only
不怕 bùpà, fearless/not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)/even if/even though
行不通 xíngbutōng, won't work/will get (you) nowhere
怪不得 guàibude, no wonder!/so that's why!
不良 bùliáng, bad/harmful/unhealthy
不但 bùdàn, not only (... but also...)
时不时 shíbùshí, [時不時], from time to time
不满 bùmǎn, [不滿], resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
不至于 bùzhìyú, [不至於], unlikely to go so far as to/not as bad as
可不可以 不得了 bùdéliǎo, desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
不已 bùyǐ, endlessly/incessantly
过不去 guòbuqù, [過不去], to make life difficult for/to embarrass/unable to make it through
不大 bùdà, not very/not too/not often
好不容易 hǎobùróngyì, with great difficulty/very difficult
不怎么 bùzěnme, [不怎麼], not very/not particularly
不通 bùtōng, to be obstructed/to be blocked up/to be impassable/to make no sense/to be illogi...
从来不 cóngláibù, [從來不], never
不妥 bùtuǒ, not proper/inappropriate
不顾 bùgù, [不顧], in spite of/regardless of
无处不在 wúchùbùzài, [無處不在], to be everywhere
决不会 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
不好过 不择手段 bùzéshǒuduàn, [不擇手段], by fair means or foul/by hook or by crook/unscrupulously
比不上 bǐbùshàng, can't compare with
意想不到 yìxiǎngbùdào, unexpected/previously unimagined
不可避免 bùkěbìmiǎn, unavoidably
感激不尽 gǎnjībùjìn, [感激不盡], can't thank sb enough (idiom)
不久前 bùjiǔqián, not long ago
喋喋不休 diédiébùxiū, to chatter or jabber on and on
情不自禁 qíngbùzìjīn, unable to restrain emotions/cannot help
不妨 bùfáng, there is no harm in/might as well
不可理喻 bùkělǐyù, to be impervious to reason (idiom)/unreasonable
不用说 bùyòngshuō, [不用說], needless to say/it goes without saying
不堪 bùkān, cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely
不曾 bùcéng, hasn't yet/hasn't ever
不便 bùbiàn, inconvenient/inappropriate/unsuitable/short of cash
记不清 视而不见 shìérbùjiàn, [視而不見], to turn a blind eye to/to ignore
截然不同 jiéránbùtóng, entirely different/different as black and white
不得已 bùdéyǐ, to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no ch...
不适 bùshì, [不適], unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
无所不能 wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent
心不在焉 xīnbùzàiyān, absent-minded/preoccupied/inattentive/with one's thoughts wandering
微不足道 wēibùzúdào, negligible/insignificant
不道德 bùdàodé, immoral
不顾一切 bùgùyīqiè, [不顧一切], reckless/regardless of everything
恨不得 hènbude, wishing one could do sth/to hate to be unable/itching to do sth
决不能 离不开 líbukāi, [離不開], inseparable/inevitably linked to
不同寻常 不要脸 bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
毫不犹豫 háobùyóuyù, [毫不猶豫], without the slightest hesitation
不符 bùfú, inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to
不当 bùdàng, [不當], unsuitable/improper/inappropriate
不如说 不测 bùcè, [不測], unexpected/measureless/unexpected circumstance/contingency/mishap
得不到 débùdào, cannot get/cannot obtain
不省人事 bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
不为人知 bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
不时 bùshí, [不時], from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently
舍不得 shěbude, [捨不得], to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
不容 bùróng, must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate
并不 bìngbù, [並不], not at all/emphatically not
不禁 bùjīn, can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
不仅如此 bùjǐnrúcǐ, [不僅如此], not only that, but ...
不愧 bùkuì, to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be
不论是 不停 bùtíng, incessant
有所不同 yǒusuǒbùtóng, to differ to some extent (idiom)
跟不上 gēnbushàng, not able to keep up with
不只 bùzhǐ, not only/not merely
不知不觉 bùzhībùjué, [不知不覺], unconsciously/unwittingly
置之不理 zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
闷闷不乐 mènmènbùlè, [悶悶不樂], depressed/sulky/moody/unhappy
不起眼 bùqǐyǎn, unremarkable/nothing out of the ordinary
不单 bùdān, [不單], not the only/not merely/not simply
不屈 bùqū, unyielding/unbending
瞧不起 qiáobùqǐ, to look down upon/to hold in contempt
说不清 不祥 bùxiáng, ominous/inauspicious
不合 bùhé, to not conform to/to be unsuited to/to be out of keeping with/should not/ought o...
不耐烦 bùnàifán, [不耐煩], impatience/impatient
一窍不通 yīqiàobùtōng, [一竅不通], lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a...
不可收拾 bùkěshōushí, irremediable/unmanageable/out of hand/hopeless
好不 hǎobù, not at all .../how very ...
不值一提 巴不得 bābude, (coll.) to be eager for/to long for/to look forward to
不朽 bùxiǔ, immortal/immortality
不能不 bùnéngbù, have to/cannot but
见不得人 jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
坐视不管 不公 bùgōng, unjust/unfair
不巧 bùqiǎo, too bad/unfortunately/as luck would have it
犹豫不决 yóuyùbùjué, [猶豫不決], hesitancy/indecision/to waver
不理 bùlǐ, to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore
不经意 bùjīngyì, [不經意], not paying attention/carelessly/by accident
不合时宜 bùhéshíyí, [不合時宜], untimely/premature/inopportune/ill-timed/out of fashion/behind the times
不景气 bùjǐngqì, [不景氣], slack/in a slump
不列颠 Bùlièdiān, [不列顛], Britain/British/Great Britain
一动不动 yīdòngbùdòng, [一動不動], motionless
措手不及 cuòshǒubùjí, no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
深信不疑 shēnxìnbùyí, to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)/absolute certainty about sth
不说 形影不离 xíngyǐngbùlí, [形影不離], inseparable (as form and shadow)
不切实际 bùqièshíjì, [不切實際], unrealistic/impractical
不菲 bùfěi, considerable (cost etc)/bountiful (crop etc)/high (social status etc)
痛不欲生 tòngbùyùshēng, to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dea...
不可开交 bùkěkāijiāo, [不可開交], to be awfully (busy etc)
漠不关心 mòbùguānxīn, [漠不關心], not the least bit concerned/completely indifferent
互不 求之不得 qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
不足以 不觉 bùjué, [不覺], unconsciously
不复存在 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
动不动 dòngbudòng, [動不動], (typically followed by 就[jiù]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)/at t...
一成不变 yīchéngbùbiàn, [一成不變], nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut
合不来 hébùlái, [合不來], unable to get along together/incompatible
下落不明 xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
下不为例 xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
不由自主 bùyóuzìzhǔ, can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不可告人 bùkěgàorén, hidden/kept secret/not to be divulged
昏迷不醒 hūnmíbùxǐng, to remain unconscious
不成 bùchéng, won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu, a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out
念念不忘 niànniànbùwàng, to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
不屑 bùxiè, to disdain to do sth/to think sth not worth doing/to feel it beneath one's digni...
不动产 bùdòngchǎn, [不動產], real estate/immovable property/immovables
迫不得已 pòbùdéyǐ, to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances/forced into sth
一言不发 yīyánbùfā, [一言不發], to not say a word (idiom)
不速之客 bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
不宜 bùyí, not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate
滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué, [滔滔不絕], unceasing torrent (idiom)/talking non-stop/gabbling forty to the dozen
出其不意 chūqíbùyì, to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
信不过 xìnbùguò, [信不過], to distrust/to be suspicious
不复 bùfù, [不復], no longer/no more
惨不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ, [慘不忍睹], spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight/appalling scenes of devas...
前不久 qiánbùjiǔ, not long ago/not long before
靠不住 kàobuzhù, unreliable
买不起 mǎibuqǐ, [買不起], cannot afford/can't afford buying
不必要 bùbìyào, needless/unnecessary
过意不去 guòyìbùqù, [過意不去], to feel very apologetic
禁不住 jīnbuzhù, can't help it/can't bear it
再不 zàibù, if not, then/otherwise
摇摆不定 yáobǎibùdìng, [搖擺不定], indecisive/wavering
不详 bùxiáng, [不詳], not in detail/not quite clear
不予 bùyú, to withhold/to refuse
战无不胜 zhànwúbùshèng, [戰無不勝], to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible/to succeed in every undertaking
一去不复返 yīqùbùfùfǎn, [一去不復返], gone forever
一不小心 格格不入 gégébùrù, (idiom) inharmonious/incompatible
看不惯 kànbuguàn, [看不慣], cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove
不肯 华而不实 huáérbùshí, [華而不實], flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside/flashy
坐立不安 zuòlìbùān, lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)/restless/fidgety
毫不留情 háobùliúqíng, to show no quarter/ruthless/relentless
妙不可言 miàobùkěyán, too wonderful for words
不轨 bùguǐ, [不軌], errant
透不过气 大不列颠 DàBùlièdiān, [大不列顛], Great Britain
忘不了 wàngbùliǎo, cannot forget
身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ, without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary/not of one's own v...
不像话 bùxiànghuà, [不像話], unreasonable/shocking/outrageous
不久以后 不易 bùyì, not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
坚持不懈 jiānchíbùxiè, [堅持不懈], to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
自命不凡 zìmìngbùfán, to think too much of oneself/self-important/arrogant
心神不宁 xīnshénbùníng, [心神不寧], to feel ill at ease
看不起 kànbuqǐ, to look down upon/to despise
刀枪不入 dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
不过如此 不尽然 疲惫不堪 一声不吭 yīshēngbùkēng, [一聲不吭], to not say a word
不算 不凡 bùfán, out of the ordinary/out of the common run
不计其数 bùjìqíshù, [不計其數], lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless/innumerable
不知所云 bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
少不了 shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
不闻不问 bùwénbùwèn, [不聞不問], not to hear, not to question (idiom)/to show no interest in sth/uncritical/not i...
一蹶不振 yījuébùzhèn, one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined ...
必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
坚不可摧 jiānbùkěcuī, [堅不可摧], invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
不见得 bùjiànde, [不見得], not necessarily/not likely
一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu, [一絲不苟], not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one...
机不可失 jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
那不勒斯 Nàbùlèsī, Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy/Naples
撒手不管 sāshǒubùguǎn, to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)/to take no part in
有条不紊 yǒutiáobùwěn, [有條不紊], regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
不规则 bùguīzé, [不規則], irregular
不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē, necessary/must have
不能自拔 不休 bùxiū, endlessly/ceaselessly
要不是 yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
吃不消 chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
焦虑不安 jiāolǜbùān, [焦慮不安], worried too much
不好惹 bùhǎorě, not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense
不遗余力 bùyíyúlì, [不遺餘力], to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
不辞而别 bùcíérbié, [不辭而別], to leave without saying good-bye
不一 bùyī, to vary/to differ
穷追不舍 不足为奇 bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
不远处 经不起 jīngbuqǐ, [經不起], can't stand it/to be unable to bear/to be unable to resist
不孕 bùyùn, infertility
不锈钢 bùxiùgāng, [不銹鋼]/[不鏽鋼], stainless steel, stainless steel
源源不断 yuányuánbùduàn, [源源不斷], a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
为数不多 毫不费力 háobùfèilì, [毫不費力], effortless/not expending the slightest effort
无所不在 wúsuǒbùzài, [無所不在], omnipresent
不配 过目不忘 guòmùbùwàng, [過目不忘], to have a highly retentive memory/to have sth imprinted in one's memory
寸步不离 cùnbùbùlí, [寸步不離], to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to
不尽 bùjìn, [不盡], not completely/endlessly
不堪回首 停滞不前 tíngzhìbùqián, [停滯不前], stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill
不得而知 bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
倒不如 不由 bùyóu, can't help (doing sth)
不及 bùjí, to fall short of/not as good as/too late
免不了 miǎnbùliǎo, unavoidable/can't be avoided
牢不可破 不胜 bùshèng, [不勝], cannot bear or stand/be unequal to/very/extremely
不济 bùjì, [不濟], not good/of no use
不屑一顾 bùxièyīgù, [不屑一顧], to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
在所不惜 不堪一击 bùkānyījī, [不堪一擊], to be unable to withstand a single blow/to collapse at the first blow
目不转睛 mùbùzhuǎnjīng, [目不轉睛], unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily/to stare
玩世不恭 wánshìbùgōng, to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions/frivolous
不翼而飞 bùyìérfēi, [不翼而飛], to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread li...
不俗 bùsú, impressive/out of the ordinary
不了了之 bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
不同凡响 bùtóngfánxiǎng, [不同凡響], lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding/brilliant/out of the common run
力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn, [力不從心], less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit ...
且不说 qiěbùshuō, [且不說], not to mention/leaving aside
坚定不移 jiāndìngbùyí, [堅定不移], unswerving/unflinching
不言而喻 bùyánéryù, it goes without saying/it is self-evident
不和 bùhé, not to get along well/to be on bad terms/to be at odds/discord
其实不然 势不可挡 shìbùkědǎng, [勢不可擋], see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
不善 bùshàn, bad/ill/not good at/not to be pooh-poohed/quite impressive
见死不救 赞不绝口 zànbùjuékǒu, [讚不絕口]/[贊不絕口], to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven, to praise without cea...
一去不返 不住 bùzhù, repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)
不定 bùdìng, indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious
原封不动 yuánfēngbùdòng, [原封不動], sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed/untouched
一文不名 yīwénbùmíng, to be penniless
不人道 bùréndào, inhuman
只字不提 zhīzìbùtí, [隻字不提], not to mention (idiom); to say not one word/fig. to omit mention (of a non-perso...
按兵不动 ànbīngbùdòng, [按兵不動], to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
不堪设想 bùkānshèxiǎng, [不堪設想], too horrible to contemplate/unthinkable/inconceivable
半死不活 不在话下 bùzàihuàxià, [不在話下], to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch
不问 bùwèn, [不問], to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off
马不停蹄 mǎbùtíngtí, [馬不停蹄], unrelenting/without stopping to rest
不治之症 bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
不出所料 bùchūsuǒliào, as expected
看不顺眼 kànbùshùnyǎn, [看不順眼], unpleasant to the eye/objectionable
顽固不化 一钱不值 yīqiánbùzhí, [一錢不值], not worth a penny/utterly worthless
令人不安 不拘一格 bùjūyīgé, not stick to one pattern
一尘不染 yīchénbùrǎn, [一塵不染], untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible/spotless
说不过去 shuōbuguòqù, [說不過去], cannot be justified/inexcusable
对不住 duìbuzhù, [對不住], to let sb down/to be unfair/I'm sorry/pardon me (formal)
数不胜数 shǔbùshèngshǔ, [數不勝數], too many to count (idiom); innumerable
怒不可遏 nùbùkěè, unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
不欢而散 bùhuānérsàn, [不歡而散], to part on bad terms/(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
不劳而获 bùláoérhuò, [不勞而獲], to reap without sowing (idiom)
不犯 供认不讳 gòngrènbùhuì, [供認不諱], to make a full confession/to plead guilty
来之不易 屡试不爽 lǚshìbùshuǎng, [屢試不爽], well-tried/time-tested
争论不休 了不得 满不在乎 mǎnbùzàihu, [滿不在乎], not in the least concerned (idiom)/reckless/couldn't give a damn about it/unpert...
杀人不眨眼 shārénbùzhǎyǎn, [殺人不眨眼], to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded
不齿 bùchǐ, [不齒], to despise/to hold in contempt
不解 bùjiě, to not understand/to be puzzled by/indissoluble
赶不及 gǎnbùjí, [趕不及], not enough time (to do sth)/too late (to do sth)
不懈 bùxiè, untiring/unremitting/indefatigable
不息 bùxī, continually/without a break/ceaselessly
不入流 来者不拒 láizhěbùjù, [來者不拒], to refuse nobody (idiom)/all comers welcome
大难不死 dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
不法 bùfǎ, lawless/illegal/unlawful
不管不顾 见怪不怪 jiànguàibùguài, [見怪不怪], to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected/not to wonder at strange sights
生生不息 shēngshēngbùxī, to grow and multiply without end
不着边际 bùzhuóbiānjì, [不著邊際], not to the point/wide of the mark/neither here nor there/irrelevant
毫不相干 不屈不挠 bùqūbùnáo, [不屈不撓], unyielding/indomitable
忐忑不安 tǎntèbùān, restless/apprehensive
直言不讳 zhíyánbùhuì, [直言不諱], to speak bluntly (idiom)/not to mince words
充耳不闻 chōngěrbùwén, [充耳不聞], to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
既往不咎 jìwǎngbùjiù, to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones/There i...
无恶不作 wúèbùzuò, [無惡不作], not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
不畏 bùwèi, unafraid/to defy
乐此不疲 lècǐbùpí, [樂此不疲], to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
无奇不有 wúqíbùyǒu, [無奇不有], nothing is too bizarre/full of extraordinary things
足不出户 zúbùchūhù, [足不出戶], lit. not putting a foot outside/to stay at home
不毛之地 bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
心照不宣 xīnzhàobùxuān, a tacit mutual understanding
无微不至 wúwēibùzhì, [無微不至], in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
不周 bùzhōu, not satisfactory/thoughtless/inconsiderate
不乏 bùfá, there is no lack of
激动不已 爱不释手 àibùshìshǒu, [愛不釋手], to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
名不虚传 míngbùxūchuán, [名不虛傳], lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation/enjoys a well-des...
谈不上 tánbushàng, [談不上], to be out of the question
义不容辞 yìbùróngcí, [義不容辭], not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)/incumbent/bounden (duty)
出言不逊 chūyánbùxùn, [出言不遜], to speak rudely
麻木不仁 mámùbùrén, numbed/insensitive/apathetic/thick-skinned
犯不着 fànbuzháo, [犯不著], not worthwhile
小不点儿 言不由衷 yánbùyóuzhōng, to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek/saying one thing...
不等 bùděng, unequal/varied
不慎 bùshèn, incautious/inattentive
不平 bùpíng, uneven/injustice/unfairness/wrong/grievance/indignant/dissatisfied
漫不经心 mànbùjīngxīn, [漫不經心], careless/heedless/absent-minded/indifferent
放荡不羁 fàngdàngbùjī, [放蕩不羈], wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
入不敷出 rùbùfūchū, income does not cover expenditure/unable to make ends meet
不知去向 bùzhīqùxiàng, whereabouts unknown/gone missing
卧床不起 毫不迟疑 háobùchíyí, [毫不遲疑], without the slightest hesitation
素不相识 sùbùxiāngshí, [素不相識], to be total strangers (idiom)
夜不能寐 纹丝不动 wénsībùdòng, [紋絲不動], to not move a single jot (idiom)
永垂不朽 yǒngchuíbùxiǔ, eternal glory/will never be forgotten
模糊不清 móhubùqīng, indistinct/fuzzy/blurred with age
急不可待 jíbùkědài, impatient/eager to/anxious to
不言自明 bùyánzìmíng, self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
坚信不疑 避而不谈 招架不住 不亦乐乎 bùyìlèhū, [不亦樂乎], lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocularly) extremely/awfully
不为所动 bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
不近人情 bùjìnrénqíng, not amenable to reason/unreasonable
不动声色 bùdòngshēngsè, [不動聲色], not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected/not batting an eyel...
不以为然 bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
不悦 bùyuè, [不悅], displeased/annoyed
不快 bùkuài, unhappy/in low spirits/(of a knife) not sharp
功不可没 gōngbùkěmò, [功不可沒], one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
不厌其烦 bùyànqífán, [不厭其煩], not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)/to take great pains/to be very patien...
层出不穷 céngchūbùqióng, [層出不窮], more and more emerge/innumerable succession/breeding like flies (idiom)
不堪重负 不偏不倚 bùpiānbùyǐ, even-handed/impartial/unbiased/exact/just
愁眉不展 chóuméibùzhǎn, with a worried frown
万劫不复 wànjiébùfù, [萬劫不復], consigned to eternal damnation/with no hope of reprieve
捉摸不定 不容置疑 bùróngzhìyí, unquestionable
不端 bùduān, improper/dishonorable
老大不小 事不关己 shìbùguānjǐ, [事不關己], a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
祸不单行 huòbùdānxíng, [禍不單行], misfortune does not come singly (idiom)/it never rains but it pours
二话不说 èrhuàbùshuō, [二話不說], not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection/without demur
不可多得 bùkěduōdé, hard to come by/rare
欲罢不能 yùbàbùnéng, [欲罷不能], want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to c...
不可限量 不买账 下不来 xiàbùlái, [下不來], awkward/embarrassed/cannot be accomplished
不够意思 不致 bùzhì, not in such a way as to/not likely to
不吝 bùlìn, not to stint/to be generous (with praise etc)/to be prepared to (pay a fee, give...
不孝 bùxiào, unfilial
紧追不舍 不力 bùlì, not to do one's best/not to exert oneself
名不见经传 míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn, [名不見經傳], (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody
不义之财 bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
心神不定 有过之而无不及 yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
此路不通 cǐlùbùtōng, this road is blocked/fig. This method does not work./Doing this is no good.
执迷不悟 zhímíbùwù, [執迷不悟], to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
美中不足 měizhōngbùzú, everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
奋不顾身 fènbùgùshēn, [奮不顧身], to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dang...
不敢当 bùgǎndāng, [不敢當], lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise/you flatter...
不可逆转 bùkěnìzhuǎn, [不可逆轉], irreversible
不由得 bùyóude, can't help/cannot but
弱不禁风 ruòbùjīnfēng, [弱不禁風], too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate/fragile state of he...
裹足不前 guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
来历不明 láilìbùmíng, [來歷不明], of unknown origin
不容忽视 不无 bùwú, [不無], not without
好景不长 hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
孜孜不倦 zīzībùjuàn, lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort/assiduo...
迥然不同 jiǒngránbùtóng, widely different/utterly different
无坚不摧 wújiānbùcuī, [無堅不摧], no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one...
无孔不入 不务正业 bùwùzhèngyè, [不務正業], not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to ...
不善言辞 密不可分 mìbùkěfēn, inextricably linked (idiom)/inseparable
事不过三 shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
不可磨灭 bùkěmómiè, [不可磨滅], indelible
从容不迫 cóngróngbùpò, [從容不迫], calm/unruffled
禁不起 jīnbuqǐ, to be unable to stand
打抱不平 dǎbàobùpíng, to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice/to fight for justice/also writte...
大言不惭 dàyánbùcán, [大言不慚], to boast shamelessly/to talk big
不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ, to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly/to fire from the...
不得已而为之 bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
不比 bùbǐ, unlike
不修边幅 bùxiūbiānfú, [不修邊幅], not care about one's appearance (idiom)/slovenly in dress and manner
刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn, [刻不容緩], to brook no delay/to demand immediate action
拥挤不堪 yōngjǐbùkān, [擁擠不堪], overcrowded/jam-packed
不声不响 bùshēngbùxiǎng, [不聲不響], wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking/taciturn
得不偿失 débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
惴惴不安 zhuìzhuìbùān, to be on tenterhooks (idiom)/to be anxious and frightened
不虚此行 bùxūcǐxíng, [不虛此行], the trip has not been made in vain/the trip has been well worthwhile/it's been a...
不严 八九不离十 bājiǔbùlíshí, [八九不離十], pretty close/very near/about right
不一会儿 不苟言笑 不露声色 bùlùshēngsè, [不露聲色], not show one's feeling or intentions
动荡不安 供不应求 gōngbùyìngqiú, [供不應求], supply does not meet demand
在所不辞 zàisuǒbùcí, [在所不辭], not to refuse to (idiom)/not to hesitate to
不失为 bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
深不可测 shēnbùkěcè, [深不可測], deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths/incomprehensible/enigmatic an...
何乐而不为 hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
举棋不定 jǔqíbùdìng, [舉棋不定], to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver/to shilly-shally
不能自己 不三不四 bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
水土不服 shuǐtǔbùfú, not acclimatized
蛮不讲理 mánbùjiǎnglǐ, [蠻不講理], completely unreasonable
长盛不衰 愤愤不平 fènfènbùpíng, [憤憤不平], to feel indignant/to feel aggrieved
苦不堪言 kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
时不我待 shíbùwǒdài, [時不我待], time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
差不离 chàbùlí, [差不離], not much different/similar/ordinary/nearly
不甘 bùgān, unreconciled to/not resigned to/unwilling
半身不遂 bànshēnbùsuì, paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
寸草不生 cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
指不定 浑然不知 húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
哭笑不得 kūxiàobùdé, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarr...
忠贞不渝 zhōngzhēnbùyú, [忠貞不渝], unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant
彻夜不眠 chèyèbùmián, [徹夜不眠], to be sleepless all night
赔不是 péibúshi, [賠不是], to apologize
躁动不安 无所不为 wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
不自量 bùzìliàng, not take a proper measure of oneself/to overrate one's own abilities
不可同日而语 bùkětóngrìéryǔ, [不可同日而語], lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in...
岁月不饶人 不寒而栗 bùhánérlì, [不寒而慄], shiver all over though not cold/tremble with fear/shudder
不明不白 bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
不外乎 bùwàihū, nothing else but
时不再来 shíbùzàilái, [時不再來], Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
经久不衰 jīngjiǔbùshuāi, [經久不衰], unfailing/never-ending
萎靡不振 wěimǐbùzhèn, dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
六亲不认 liùqīnbùrèn, [六親不認], not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowance...
不灵 bùlíng, [不靈], not work/be ineffective
不免 bùmiǎn, inevitably
不可动摇 不得要领 bùdéyàolǐng, [不得要領], to fail to grasp the main points
居心不良 jūxīnbùliáng, to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
高不可攀 gāobùkěpān, too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
不懈努力 不来梅 Bùláiméi, [不來梅], Bremen (city)
局促不安 júcùbùān, ill at ease/uncomfortable
话不投机 huàbùtóujī, [話不投機], the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
知无不言 不谋而合 bùmóuérhé, [不謀而合], to agree without prior consultation/to happen to hold the same view
不辞劳苦 bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
秘而不宣 mìérbùxuān, [祕而不宣], to withhold information/to keep sth secret
闲不住 事不宜迟 shìbùyíchí, [事不宜遲], the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose
应接不暇 yìngjiēbùxiá, [應接不暇], more than one can attend to (idiom)/deluged (with inquiries etc)/overwhelmed (by...
坚韧不拔 jiānrènbùbá, [堅韌不拔], firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
急不可耐 jíbùkěnài, unable to wait
水泄不通 shuǐxièbùtōng, [水洩不通], lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic...
害人不浅 hàirénbùqiǎn, [害人不淺], to cause a lot of trouble/to inflict much suffering
美不胜收 měibùshèngshōu, [美不勝收], nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
接连不断 jiēliánbùduàn, [接連不斷], in unbroken succession (idiom)
不慌不忙 bùhuāngbùmáng, calm and unhurried (idiom); composed/to take matters calmly
自顾不暇 不期而遇 bùqīéryù, meet by chance/have a chance encounter
天有不测风云 顾不得 gùbude, [顧不得], unable to change sth/unable to deal with
不难 惹不起 rěbuqǐ, can't afford to offend/dare not provoke/difficult to deal with/insufferable
阿不思 屡见不鲜 lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom)
来路不明 láilùbùmíng, [來路不明], unidentified origin/no-one knows where it comes from/of dubious background
迷惑不解 míhuòbùjiě, to feel puzzled
不法分子 bùfǎfènzǐ, lawbreakers/offenders
大笑不止 锲而不舍 qièérbùshě, [鍥而不捨], to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to pers...
百听不厌 bǎitīngbùyàn, [百聽不厭], worth hearing a hundred times
冷不丁 lěngbudīng, suddenly/by surprise
无所不有 不可逾越 bùkěyúyuè, impassable/insurmountable/insuperable
乐不可支 lèbùkězhī, [樂不可支], overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
不可一世 bùkěyīshì, to consider oneself unexcelled in the world/to be insufferably arrogant
不懂装懂 bùdǒngzhuāngdǒng, [不懂裝懂], to pretend to understand when you don't
畏缩不前 wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
名不副实 míngbùfùshí, [名不副實], the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality...
依依不舍 yīyībùshě, [依依不捨], reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
己所不欲 无往不胜 美索不达米亚 Měisuǒbùdámǐyà, [美索不達米亞], Mesopotamia
百思不得其解 bǎisībùdéqíjiě, see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
不期而至 不依不饶 bùyībùráo, [不依不饒], not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive/to treat severely witho...
褒贬不一 半生不熟 bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
顾不了 不一会 bùyīhuì, [不一會], soon
经不住 jīngbuzhù, [經不住], to be unable to bear
过犹不及 guòyóubùjí, [過猶不及], too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
可望而不可及 kěwàngérbùkějí, in sight but unattainable (idiom)/inaccessible
不料 bùliào, unexpectedly/to one's surprise
不拘 bùjū, not stick to/not confine oneself to/whatever
不消 bùxiāo, to not need/needless (to say)
不外 bùwài, not beyond the scope of/nothing more than
不法之徒 残缺不全 不白之冤 bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
不可捉摸 自愧不如 zìkuìbùrú, ashamed of being inferior (idiom)/to feel inferior to others
不可估量 bùkěgūliàng, inestimable/incalculable/beyond measure
不含糊 bùhánhu, unambiguous/unequivocal/explicit/prudent/cautious/not negligent/unafraid/unhesit...
不置可否 bùzhìkěfǒu, decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal/hedge
防不胜防 fángbùshèngfáng, [防不勝防], you can't guard against it (idiom)/impossible to defend effectively/not much one...
不攻自破 bùgōngzìpò, (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)/to be discredited
不辞辛劳 不辞辛苦 bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
无不 wúbù, [無不], none lacking/none missing/everything is there/everyone without exception
不减当年 bùjiǎndāngnián, [不減當年], (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit/to be as (good,...
莫不 mòbù, none doesn't/there is none who isn't/everyone
宁死不屈 nìngsǐbùqū, [寧死不屈], rather die than submit (idiom)
说不上 shuōbushàng, [說不上], to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning
荒诞不经 huāngdànbùjīng, [荒誕不經], absurd/preposterous/ridiculous
寡不敌众 guǎbùdízhòng, [寡不敵眾], the few are no match for the many/heavily outnumbered/facing impossible odds (id...
欲速则不达 yùsùzébùdá, [欲速則不達], lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more has...
合不拢嘴 hébùlǒngzuǐ, [合不攏嘴], unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc/grinning from ear to ear...
不痛不痒 bùtòngbùyǎng, [不痛不癢], lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what...
以防不测 始料不及 默不作声 mòbùzuòshēng, [默不作聲], to keep silent
不倒翁 bùdǎowēng, roly-poly toy/tilting doll/tumbler
不衰 bùshuāi, unfailing/never weakening/enduring/unstoppable
处变不惊 chǔbiànbùjīng, [處變不驚], to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
不堪入耳 用不完 不胫而走 bùjìngérzǒu, [不脛而走], to get round fast/to spread like wildfire
君不见 不啻 bùchì, just as/no less than/like (sth momentous)/as good as/tantamount to
不丹 Bùdān, Bhutan
不拘小节 bùjūxiǎojié, [不拘小節], to not bother about trifles (idiom)
说一不二 shuōyībùèr, [說一不二], to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
川流不息 chuānliúbùxī, the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
不均 bùjūn, uneven/distributed unevenly
百战不殆 bǎizhànbùdài, [百戰不殆], to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War...
不干胶 不可抗力 bùkěkànglì, unpredictable eventuality/unpreventable/unavoidable/impossible to overcome/nothi...
百折不挠 bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...
换汤不换药 huàntāngbùhuànyào, [換湯不換藥], different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a chang...
雷打不动 léidǎbùdòng, [雷打不動], not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable/to adhere rigidl...
自强不息 zìqiángbùxī, [自強不息], to strive unremittingly/self-improvement
矢志不渝 不大不小 不在少数 一着不慎 忍俊不禁 rěnjùnbùjīn, cannot help laughing/unable to restrain a smile
心有余而力不足 xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
缺一不可 quēyībùkě, not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either
不可终日 bùkězhōngrì, [不可終日], to be unable to carry on even for a single day/to be in a desperate situation
不成方圆 按捺不住 ànnàbuzhù, to be unable to hold back
忿忿不平 fènfènbùpíng, variant of 憤憤不平|愤愤不平[fèn fèn bù píng]
不肖 bùxiào, (literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy
大逆不道 dànìbùdào, disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave brea...
参差不齐 cēncībùqí, [參差不齊], (idiom) variable/uneven/irregular
不远千里 bùyuǎnqiānlǐ, [不遠千里], make light of traveling a thousand li/go to the trouble of traveling a long dist...
不解之缘 不育症 bùyùzhèng, sterility/barrenness
冷不防 lěngbufáng, unexpectedly/suddenly/at unawares/off guard/against expectations
不服 bùfú, not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or ...
不冷不热 不孕症 bùyùnzhèng, female infertility
何乐不为 要不得 yàobude, intolerable/unacceptable
不足为怪 bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
食不果腹 shíbùguǒfù, lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
不谙 不得人心 bùdérénxīn, not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular
刚正不阿 gāngzhèngbùē, [剛正不阿], upright and plainspoken
上梁不正下梁歪 shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi, lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); ...
不适感 乐不思蜀 lèbùsīShǔ, [樂不思蜀], indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
自不量力 zìbùliànglì, to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
互不相让 hùbùxiāngràng, [互不相讓], neither giving way to the other
宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
算不得 suànbùdé, not count as
迟疑不决 食古不化 shígǔbùhuà, to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)/to be pedantic without ...
听而不闻 tīngérbùwén, [聽而不聞], to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/to ignore deliberately
想不开 xiǎngbukāi, [想不開], cannot figure out/to be unable to take a lighter view/to take things too hard/to...
络绎不绝 luòyìbùjué, [絡繹不絕], continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
殊不知 shūbùzhī, little imagined/scarcely realized
踌躇不前 chóuchúbùqián, [躊躇不前], to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back
恋恋不舍 liànliànbùshě, [戀戀不捨], reluctant to part
道不明 不致于 以不变应万变 民不聊生 mínbùliáoshēng, The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Histori...
毫不客气 háobùkèqi, [毫不客氣], no trace of politeness/unrestrained (criticism)
不须 连续不断 liánxùbùduàn, [連續不斷], continuous/unceasing
授受不亲 不可言传 泣不成声 百闻不如一见 bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
忙不迭 mángbùdié, hurriedly/in haste
不意 bùyì, unexpectedly/unawareness/unpreparedness
猝不及防 cùbùjífáng, to be caught off guard/without warning
要不了 只说不做 zhǐshuōbùzuò, [只說不做], to be all talk and no action
不胜枚举 bùshèngméijǔ, [不勝枚舉], too numerous to mention individually or one by one
看不上眼 不约而同 bùyuēértóng, [不約而同], to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
连绵不断 不绝于耳 bùjuéyúěr, [不絕於耳], (of sound) to never stop/to fall incessantly on the ear/to linger on
赞叹不已 zàntànbùyǐ, [贊嘆不已], to be full of praise (idiom)
绵绵不绝 miánmiánbùjué, [綿綿不絕], continuous/endless
不忍 bùrěn, cannot bear to/disturbed
取之不尽 吃不开 chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
言不及义 yánbùjíyì, [言不及義], to talk nonsense (idiom)/frivolous talk
划不来 huábulái, [划不來], not worth it
不可不 势不两立 shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
先天不足 xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
不争 bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
食欲不振 临危不惧 悔不当初 huǐbùdāngchū, [悔不當初], to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
不惑之年 抱不平 bàobùpíng, to be outraged by an injustice
冥顽不灵 míngwánbùlíng, [冥頑不靈], stupid/stubborn/pigheaded
不辱使命 破烂不堪 前言不搭后语 桀骜不驯 jiéàobùxùn, [桀驁不馴], arrogant and obstinate (idiom)/unyielding
不祥之兆 bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
不顾死活 有所不为 坐卧不安 一病不起 yībìngbùqǐ, to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不容乐观 乘其不备 不卑不亢 bùbēibùkàng, neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)/neither obsequious nor supercilious
经久不息 屡教不改 lǚjiàobùgǎi, [屢教不改], lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition/incorrigible/unrepentant
不知今夕何夕 不进则退 自不必说 zìbùbìshuō, [自不必說], to not need dwell on (idiom)
不言不语 bùyánbùyǔ, [不言不語], to not say a word (idiom)/to keep silent
不遂 bùsuì, to fail/to fail to materialize/not to get one's way
不太 不粘锅 bùzhānguō, [不粘鍋], non-stick pan
夜不闭户 yèbùbìhù, [夜不閉戶], lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
名不符实 míngbùfúshí, [名不符實], the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reput...
果不其然 guǒbùqírán, just as expected/told you so
不列塔尼 资不抵债 诸多不便 手不释卷 shǒubùshìjuàn, [手不釋卷], lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)/fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent ...
不利于 百年不遇 bǎiniánbùyù, only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
不甘寂寞 bùgānjìmò, unwilling to remain lonely or idle/unwilling to be left out
不可分割 bùkěfēngē, inalienable/unalienable/inseparable/indivisible
凹凸不平 āotūbùpíng, uneven (surface)/bumpy (road)
不定式 bùdìngshì, infinitive (grammar)
攻无不克 其貌不扬 qímàobùyáng, [其貌不揚], (idiom) nothing special to look at/unprepossessing
不过尔尔 bùguòěrěr, [不過爾爾], not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre/nothing out of the ordinary
长眠不醒 不识时务 bùshíshíwù, [不識時務], to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumsta...
人心不古 rénxīnbùgǔ, the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
鸣不平 míngbùpíng, [鳴不平], to cry out against injustice/to protest unfairness
坚强不屈 jiānqiángbùqū, [堅強不屈], staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
黑不溜秋 hēibùliūqiū, dark and swarthy
立于不败之地 三不管 sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
抹不开 不济事 毫不动摇 无所不包 wúsuǒbùbāo, [無所不包], not excluding anything/all-inclusive
说法不一 不亚于 bùyàyú, [不亞於], no less than/not inferior to
百看不厌 锐不可当 ruìbùkědāng, [銳不可當], unstoppable/hard to hold back
严惩不贷 yánchéngbùdài, [嚴懲不貸], to punish severely (idiom)
坚忍不拔 jiānrěnbùbá, [堅忍不拔], fortitude
相持不下 xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition
四不象 不甘示弱 bùgānshìruò, not to be outdone
坚毅不屈 始终不渝 shǐzhōngbùyú, [始終不渝], unswerving/unflinching
不动产业 低头不见抬头见 衣不蔽体 yībùbìtǐ, [衣不蔽體], lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
不信任感 老死不相往来 有过之无不及 经营不善 不名誉 bùmíngyù, [不名譽], disreputable/disgraceful
用之不竭 帕不鲁 形不成 语焉不详 yǔyānbùxiáng, [語焉不詳], to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
寸步不让 cùnbùbùràng, [寸步不讓], (idiom) not to yield an inch
分文不取 fēnwénbùqǔ, to give for free
不伦不类 bùlúnbùlèi, [不倫不類], out of place/inappropriate/incongruous
来不得 láibudé, [來不得], cannot allow (to be present)/cannot admit
不管三七二十一 bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
托德不让 保不齐 bǎobuqí, [保不齊], more likely than not/quite possible/on the cards
狗不理 不下于 bùxiàyú, as many as/no less than/not inferior to/as good as/on a par with
不定冠词 bùdìngguàncí, [不定冠詞], indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
不信子 宠辱不惊 矢志不移 马不马 莎翁不会比奥赛罗 不竭 力所不及 lìsuǒbùjí, beyond one's power (to do sth)
马不肯 必不可缺 bìbùkěquē, see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]
乔登不让肯 拗不过 niùbuguò, [拗不過], can't persuade/unable to make (sb) change their mind/unable to resist (sb)
不依 bùyī, not to comply/not to go along with/not to let off easily/not to let sb get away ...
为富不仁 wéifùbùrén, [為富不仁], the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a came...
风马牛不相及 fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí, [風馬牛不相及], to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant
朝不保夕 zhāobùbǎoxī, at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi...
不才 bùcái, untalented/I/me (humble)
循环不断 举不胜举 jǔbùshèngjǔ, [舉不勝舉], too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
于心不忍 yúxīnbùrěn, [於心不忍], can't bear to
他不肯 灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
米索不达米亚 身手不凡 哈桑不肯 不忠之 不太爱 冒天下之大不韪 màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
野火烧不尽 言无不尽 为数不少 气度不凡 乔斯不肯 莫不是 mòbùshì, probably/perhaps/could it be that...?
拉不拉多 伊恩不让 卓尔不群 zhuóěrbùqún, [卓爾不群], standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding/excellent and unrivaled
切尼不得 拉不拉 不得劲 bùdéjìn, [不得勁], awkward/unhandy/be indisposed/not feel well
不甚了了 心神不安 xīnshénbùān, to feel ill at ease
不畏强暴 bùwèiqiángbào, [不畏強暴], not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
坚贞不渝 jiānzhēnbùyú, [堅貞不渝], unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
并行不悖 bìngxíngbùbèi, [並行不悖], to run in parallel without hindrance/not mutually exclusive/two processes can be...
驻足不前 颠扑不破 diānpūbùpò, [顛撲不破], solid/irrefutable/incontrovertible/indisputable/unbreakable
犯不上 fànbushàng, see 犯不著|犯不着[fàn bu zháo]
势不可当 shìbùkědāng, [勢不可當], impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
生不逢时 shēngbùféngshí, [生不逢時], born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born...
叫苦不迭 jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
冬不拉 dōngbùlā, Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute
多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
万变不离其宗 wànbiànbùlíqízōng, [萬變不離其宗], many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ...
若不马 威尔却不肯 不可名状 bùkěmíngzhuàng, [不可名狀], indescribable/beyond description
当仁不让 dāngrénbùràng, [當仁不讓], to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
欲速不达 不过意 bùguòyì, [不過意], to be sorry/to feel apologetic
不如意事常八九 爱理不理 àilǐbùlǐ, [愛理不理], to look cold and indifferent/standoffish
科尔博不让 拾金不昧 shíjīnbùmèi, to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
居高不下 jūgāobùxià, (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
功夫不负有心人 剪不断理还乱 费不拉斯 坎坷不平 kǎnkěbùpíng, potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
鲍勃不忙 阿不思·珀西瓦尔 拉哇不拉图斯 阿修罗不阿修罗 大卫不让杰菲 刚直不阿 担不是 食不甘味 不肖子孙 出手不凡 查理不朗 只见树木不见森林 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...
管 ⇒
管 guǎn/Guǎn, [筦], variant of 管[guǎn], surname Guan, to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be i...
不管 bùguǎn, not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
尽管 jǐnguǎn, [儘管], despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do not hesitate (to ask,...
不管怎样 bùguǎnzěnyàng, [不管怎樣], in any case/no matter what
管理 guǎnlǐ, to supervise/to manage/to administer/management/administration/CL:個|个[gè]
管用 guǎnyòng, efficacious/useful
主管 zhǔguǎn, in charge/responsible for/person in charge/manager
管道 guǎndào, tubing/pipeline/(fig.) channel/means
接管 jiēguǎn, to take over/to assume control
管子 Guǎnzǐ/guǎnzi, Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and A...
管理员 guǎnlǐyuán, [管理員], manager/administrator
血管 xuèguǎn, vein/artery/CL:根[gēn]
保管 bǎoguǎn, to hold in safekeeping/to have in one's care/to guarantee/certainly/surely/custo...
水管 shuǐguǎn, water pipe
管家 guǎnjiā, housekeeper/butler/manage one's household
管闲事 guǎnxiánshì, [管閒事], to meddle/to be a "nosy Parker"/to be too inquisitive about other people's busin...
管理局 掌管 zhǎngguǎn, in charge of/to control
监管 jiānguǎn, [監管], to oversee/to take charge of/to supervise/to administer/supervisory/supervision
管制 guǎnzhì, to control/to restrict/(PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restricti...
尽管如此 多管闲事 duōguǎnxiánshì, [多管閒事], meddling in other people's business
管辖 guǎnxiá, [管轄], to administer/to have jurisdiction (over)
气管 qìguǎn, [氣管], windpipe/trachea/respiratory tract/air duct/gas pipe
看管 kānguǎn, to look after
吸管 xīguǎn, (drinking) straw/pipette/eyedropper/snorkel/CL:支[zhī]
管教 guǎnjiào, to discipline/to teach/to guarantee
导管 dǎoguǎn, [導管], duct/conduit/vessel/catheter
雷管 léiguǎn, detonator/fuse
管工 guǎngōng, plumber/pipe-worker
总管 坐视不管 管理层 插管 管区 只管 zhǐguǎn, solely engrossed in one thing/just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)/...
管线 guǎnxiàn, [管線], pipeline/general term for pipes, cables etc
管理者 钢管 gāngguǎn, [鋼管], steel pipe/pole (in pole dancing)
排水管 páishuǐguǎn, drainpipe/waste pipe
管管 托管 tuōguǎn, trusteeship/to trust
管辖权 撒手不管 sāshǒubùguǎn, to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)/to take no part in
通风管 tōngfēngguǎn, [通風管], ventilation duct
管理处 试管 shìguǎn, [試管], test tube
管辖区 管道工 软管 ruǎnguǎn, [軟管], hose/flexible tube
管弦乐 guǎnxiányuè, [管弦樂], orchestral music
输油管 shūyóuguǎn, [輸油管], petroleum pipeline
油管 管弦乐队 guǎnxiányuèduì, [管弦樂隊], orchestra
管教所 导尿管 输精管 shūjīngguǎn, [輸精管], vas deferens
管理人 guǎnlǐrén, supervisor/manager/administrator
车管所 照管 zhàoguǎn, to look after/to provide for
支气管 zhīqìguǎn, [支氣管], bronchial tube/bronchus
管风琴 guǎnfēngqín, [管風琴], organ/pipe organ
支气管炎 zhīqìguǎnyán, [支氣管炎], bronchitis
铁管 甭管 管乐队 空管 不管不顾 管事 心血管 xīnxuèguǎn, cardiovascular
保管员 bǎoguǎnyuán, [保管員], custodian/storeroom clerk
套管 tàoguǎn, pipe casing
双簧管 shuānghuángguǎn, [雙簧管], double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)
喉管 管状 输卵管 shūluǎnguǎn, [輸卵管], Fallopian tube/oviduct
食管 shíguǎn, esophagus
萨克斯管 sàkèsīguǎn, [薩克斯管], sax/saxophone
双管齐下 shuāngguǎnqíxià, [雙管齊下], lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same...
管束 guǎnshù, to exercise control over/restriction/control
车管 铜管 tóngguǎn, [銅管], brass instrument (music)
黑管 hēiguǎn, clarinet
脑血管 管委会 guǎnwěihuì, [管委會], administrative committee/management committee/abbr. for 管理委員會|管理委员会[guǎn lǐ wěi ...
灯管 dēngguǎn, [燈管], fluorescent light
单簧管 dānhuángguǎn, [單簧管], clarinet
管理权 保管人 木管乐器 mùguǎnyuèqì, [木管樂器], woodwind instrument
管家婆 guǎnjiāpó, housewife (jocularly)/female housekeeper of a higher rank (old)/busybody
裤管 kùguǎn, [褲管], trouser leg
管制区 胆管 dǎnguǎn, [膽管], bile duct
分管 fēnguǎn, to be put in charge of/to be responsible for/branched passage
晶体管 jīngtǐguǎn, [晶體管], transistor
电子管 diànzǐguǎn, [電子管], valve (electronics)/vacuum tube
试管婴儿 shìguǎnyīngér, [試管嬰兒], test tube baby
管严 管理费 航管 吹管 chuīguǎn, blowpipe
铜管乐 滴管 dīguǎn, eyedropper/pipette/burette
输油管线 真空管 zhēnkōngguǎn, vacuum tube
交管 jiāoguǎn, traffic control
管乐器 guǎnyuèqì, [管樂器], wind instrument/woodwind
螺线管 luóxiànguǎn, [螺線管], solenoid/coil
管理课 保管室 管理学 guǎnlǐxué, [管理學], management studies
房管员 喷管 包管 bāoguǎn, to assure/to guarantee
管账 保管费 交管局 二极管 èrjíguǎn, [二極管], diode/vacuum tube
微血管 wēixuèguǎn, capillary
代管 dàiguǎn, to administer/to manage/to hold in trust or escrow
房管 塑料管 统管 tǒngguǎn, [統管], unified administration
输尿管 shūniàoguǎn, [輸尿管], ureter
毛细管 管住 guǎnzhù, to take control of/to manage/to curb
竹管 zhúguǎn, bamboo pipe
橡皮管 三不管 sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
显像管 xiǎnxiàngguǎn, [顯像管], CRT used in TV or computer monitor/picture tube/kinescope
出水管 管材 监管部门 胆管炎 维管束 wéiguǎnshù, [維管束], vascular bundle (botany)
管方 不管三七二十一 bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
管理所 肠管 chángguǎn, [腸管], intestine/gut
管理站 guǎnlǐzhàn, management station
袖管 xiùguǎn, sleeve
运管 兼管 管达莉 管路 guǎnlù, piping (for water, oil, etc)/conduit
管中窥豹 guǎnzhōngkuībào, [管中窺豹], lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big pictur...
别管贝 经管 jīngguǎn, [經管], to be in charge of
管见 guǎnjiàn, [管見], my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube)/my limited understanding/my opin...
管钳子 射精管 shèjīngguǎn, ejaculatory duct
心脑血管 管乐 管匡 管园 管片 别管杰瑞 别管涛 管丁 光电管 干管 管制法 城管 chéngguǎn, local government bylaw enforcement officer/city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|...
企管
白 ⇒
明白 míngbai, clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
白痴 báichī, idiocy/idiot
白 Bái/bái, surname Bai, white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in va...
白人 báirén, white man or woman/Caucasian
坦白 tǎnbái, honest/forthcoming/to confess
白色 báisè, white/fig. reactionary/anti-communist
清白 qīngbái, pure/innocent
白宫 Báigōng, [白宮], White House
白天 báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
伊丽莎白 Yīlìshābái, [伊麗莎白], Elizabeth (person name)
空白 kòngbái, blank space
苍白 cāngbái, [蒼白], pale/wan
白费 báifèi, [白費], to waste (one's energy etc)
蛋白质 dànbáizhì, [蛋白質], protein
白白 báibái, in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white
蛋白 dànbái, egg white/protein/albumen
白兰地 báilándì, [白蘭地], brandy (loanword)
白金 báijīn, platinum/silver/(slang) handcuffs
白日梦 báirìmèng, [白日夢], daydream/reverie
黑白 hēibái, black and white/right and wrong/monochrome
白马王子 báimǎwángzǐ, [白馬王子], Prince Charming/knight in shining armor
白血病 báixuèbìng, leukemia
表白 biǎobái, to explain oneself/to express/to reveal one's thoughts or feelings/declaration/c...
大白天 dàbáitiān, broad daylight
开场白 kāichǎngbái, [開場白], prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
白粉 báifěn, face powder/chalk powder/heroin
白蚁 báiyǐ, [白蟻], termite/white ant
真相大白 zhēnxiàngdàbái, the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
独白 dúbái, [獨白], stage monologue/soliloquy
白领 báilǐng, [白領], white-collar/white-collar worker
白雪公主 BáixuěGōngzhǔ, Snow White
白葡萄酒 漂白 piǎobái, to bleach/to whiten
白眼 báiyǎn, to give a supercilious look/roll of the eyes
白手起家 báishǒuqǐjiā, to build up from nothing/to start from scratch
白马 白兰 白热化 báirèhuà, [白熱化], to turn white-hot/to intensify/to reach a climax
白衣 漂白剂 piǎobáijì, [漂白劑], bleach
告白 gàobái, to announce publicly/to explain oneself/to reveal one's feelings/to confess/to d...
白酒 báijiǔ, baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
白鲸 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 · ...
大白 白细胞 báixìbāo, [白細胞], white blood cell/leukocyte
旁白 pángbái, aside (theater)/voice-over/background narration
白兔 直白 zhíbái, frank/open/blunt
白梅 白纸黑字 báizhǐhēizì, [白紙黑字], (written) in black and white
麦克白 Màikèbái, [麥克白], Macbeth (name)/Macbeth, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
小白 xiǎobái, (slang) novice/greenhorn/fool/idiot/abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiǎo bái liǎn], pretty boy
白大褂 白旗 báiqí, white flag
对白 duìbái, [對白], dialogue (in a movie or a play)
白安迪 白雪 báixuě, snow
白吃 báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
白水 Báishuǐ/báishuǐ, Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi, plain water
白纸 白菜 báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
白云 Báiyún/báiyún, [白雲], Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Guì yáng shì], Guizhou/Baiyun district o...
明明白白 白送 白光 白昼 báizhòu, [白晝], daytime
平白 píngbái, for no reason/gratuitously
白圣基 白发 báifà, [白髮], white or gray hair/CL:根[gēn]
雪白 xuěbái, snow white
黑白分明 自白书 zìbáishū, [自白書], confession
白瑞摩 白糖 báitáng, (refined) white sugar
伊利莎白 洁白 jiébái, [潔白], spotlessly white/pure white
白血球 báixuèqiú, white blood cell/leukocyte
白厅 Báitīng, [白廳], Whitehall
白杨 báiyáng, [白楊], poplar/CL:棵[kē]
白内障 báinèizhàng, [白內障], cataract (ophthalmology)
白点 白搭 báidā, no use/no good
自白 zìbái, confession/to make clear one's position or intentions/to brag
白化病 báihuàbìng, albinism
白介素 白喉 báihóu, diphtheria
白沫 báimò, froth/foam (coming from the mouth)
白话 báihuà, [白話], spoken language/vernacular
白鸽 白日 báirì, daytime/sun/time
白日做梦 báirìzuòmèng, [白日做夢], to daydream/to indulge in wishful thinking
清清白白 白班 báibān, day shift
哥白尼 Gēbáiní, Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathemat...
白鹤 báihè, [白鶴], (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
白鲟 太白 Tàibái, Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi/Venus
白斑 白食 漂白粉 辩白 biànbái, [辯白], to offer an explanation/to plead innocence/to try to defend oneself
明白人 白垩纪 Báièjì, [白堊紀], Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
白袍 高蛋白 白发人 白杨树 báiyángshù, [白楊樹], white poplar (Populus bonatii)
白沙 Báishā, Baisha (common place name)/Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan/Baisha or Paish...
白面 báimiàn, [白麵], wheat flour/flour/heroin
白矛 惨白 cǎnbái, [慘白], deathly pale
白世美 蛋白酶 白俄罗斯 Báiéluósī, [白俄羅斯], Belarus
白垩 báiè, [白堊], chalk
不明不白 bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
白眉 白质 白银 Báiyín/báiyín, [白銀], Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu, silver
白花花 báihuāhuā, shining white
白棋 伊丽莎白·泰勒 白肉 báiròu, plain boiled pork
颠倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
德冈白 白永明 道白 dàobái, spoken lines in opera
白令海峡 BáilìngHǎixiá, [白令海峽], the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
白天鹅 白朗 Báilǎng, Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
白瑞 白露 Báilù, Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
不白之冤 bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
说白 空白处 白衣天使 báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
一穷二白 yīqióngèrbái, [一窮二白], impoverished/backward both economically and culturally
白嫩 báinèn, (of skin etc) fair/delicate
白布 báibù, plain white cloth/calico
白矮星 báiǎixīng, white dwarf
白驹 白象 白鹭 báilù, [白鷺], (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
如白驹 白嘉莉 白熊 báixióng, polar bear/white bear
黑白片 伊丽莎白·班纳特 白皮书 báipíshū, [白皮書], white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)/white book
花白 huābái, grizzled (hair)
白米饭 白虎星 伊莉莎白 Yīlìshābái, Elizabeth/also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
伊丽莎白·罗斯 白兰地酒 白桦 白磷 báilín, white phosphorus
白羽 白净 báijìng, [白淨], (of skin) fair and clear
白骨 báigǔ, bones of the dead
白条 báitiáo, [白條], IOU/informal document acknowledging a debt
白鹳 báiguàn, [白鸛], (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
白鱼 báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
白鲑 煞白 shàbái, deathly white
阿道夫·伊丽莎白·希特勒 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
林白 白雪皑皑 báixuěáiái, [白雪皚皚], brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
青红皂白 qīnghóngzàobái, [青紅皂白], the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
伊丽莎白·福斯特 白开水 báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water
球蛋白 qiúdànbái, globulin
白虎帮 斑白 bānbái, grizzled/graying
乳白色 rǔbáisè, milky white
白卷 báijuàn, blank exam paper
白塔 白山 Báishān, Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白松 白方 白德山 白热 báirè, [白熱], white heat/incandescence
白米 báimǐ, (polished) rice
白蜡 báilà, [白蠟], white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白虎 Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
白饭 báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
白凤豆 白铁皮 白权 白亚纪 白炽灯 báichìdēng, [白熾燈], incandescent light
白令海 BáilìngHǎi, Bering Sea
白鲍维 乳白 rǔbái, milky white/cream color
阳春白雪 yángchūnbáixuě, [陽春白雪], melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/highbrow art and litera...
白蜡树 báilàshù, [白蠟樹], Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
瑞·白顿 蛋白石 dànbáishí, opal
白领阶层 圆白菜 yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
伊丽莎白·马斯特逊 刷白 白化 白地 白城 Báichéng, Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白子 báizǐ, white Go chess piece/bee pupa/albino
白塞 白士 白带 báidài, [白帶], leukorrhea
白干 白工 白骨精 Báigǔjīng, White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/(fig.) s...
白杰克 白鹰 白头翁 báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
过大白 白金汉郡 Báijīnhànjùn, [白金漢郡], Buckinghamshire (English county)
白莉娜 鱼肚白 yúdùbái, [魚肚白], white (paint from dried fish guts)/marble white color of the dawn sky
白石春海 白发苍苍 báifàcāngcāng, [白髮蒼蒼], old and gray-haired
圣白里欧 伊丽莎白·谢尔曼 大白话 dàbáihuà, [大白話], colloquial speech
韦尼白 白茫茫 báimángmáng, (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
白重吉 长白 Chángbái, [長白], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
白丁 明白纸 白顺然 银白 yínbái, [銀白], silver white
伊丽莎白·科顿 银白色 白心道 白素然 白刃战 báirènzhàn, [白刃戰], hand-to-hand fighting
白白净净 白莲教 Báiliánjiào, [白蓮教], White Lotus society
罗杰·伊丽莎白·德卜利斯 伊丽莎白·斯玛特 白石头 白区 báiqū, [白區], White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-...
白卡 白克 考尔白 白斯 白树 白滨 混淆黑白 hùnxiáohēibái, to confuse black and white/to say that black is white/fig. not to distinguish ri...
白河 Báihé, Baihe County in Ankang 安康[Ān kāng], Shaanxi/Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[...
白沃 白玫 白璧 伊丽莎白·曼恩 白翼 白红 白斩鸡 báizhǎnjī, [白斬雞], Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
白兰瓜 báilánguā, [白蘭瓜], honeydew melon
白尔德 白里香 马克白 太白山 TàibáiShān, Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
白皑皑 伊丽莎白·阿姆斯特朗 白莲 báilián, [白蓮], white lotus (flower)/White Lotus society/same as 白蓮教|白莲教
白花 白藜 白蒙 白蓝 伊丽莎白·雷卡丝 白边 白里 白道 báidào, lunar orbit/legitimate/righteous/see also 黑道[hēi dào]
白霜 báishuāng, hoar frost
白风 白鸥 钱洗白 劳伦白考尔 白那 白非 白铁 báitiě, [白鐵], galvanized iron
少白头 伊丽沙白 伊丽莎白·艾伯特 伊丽莎白·巴洛特·伯朗宁 白允植 差麦克白 粉白 白色棉 白曲霜 抢白 qiǎngbái, [搶白], to rebuke/to reprimand
白暨豚 伊莉莎白·伊曼尼尔 林赛·伊丽莎白·法瑞斯 白丽雅 白紫 白伦查 白英媛 伊丽莎白·华伦 白香宾 珠光白 大白菜 dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
白雪圣 卡洛·朗白 伊莉莎白·泰勒 白净净 尹白春 玄白 白川河 伊丽莎白·阿布库 白云石 báiyúnshí, [白雲石], dolomite
伊丽莎白·奥利维亚·奥戴尔 小白菜 xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
白砂糖 báishātáng, white granulated sugar
白头鹰 báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
承白 白星贤 白沃·米尔斯 白话文 báihuàwén, [白話文], writings in the vernacular
斯莫勒白 伊丽莎白·安·肖 白萝卜 báiluóbo, [白蘿蔔], white radish/daikon/Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
白利 伊利莎白·麦肯麦尔 白石 比伊丽莎白 蓝白光 白塞氏 白皮·詹森 伊丽莎白·本内特 伊丽莎白·费歇尔 白斑病 báibānbìng, vitiligo
洋白菜 yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
白菊 伊丽莎白·蒙哥马利
猫 ⇒
猫 māo, [貓], cat/CL:隻|只[zhī]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
熊猫 xióngmāo, [熊貓], panda/CL:隻|只[zhī]
猫头鹰 māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
野猫 yěmāo, [野貓], wildcat/stray cat
猫腻 māonì, [貓膩], (coll.) something fishy/shenanigans
山猫 shānmāo, [山貓], lynx/bobcat/leopard cat
夜猫子 yèmāozi, [夜貓子], owl/(fig.) night owl
大熊猫 dàxióngmāo, [大熊貓], giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
小熊猫 xiǎoxióngmāo, [小熊貓], lesser panda/red panda/firefox
猫眼 māoyǎn, [貓眼], peephole/chrysoberyl
波斯猫 Bōsīmāo, [波斯貓], Persian (cat)
狸猫 límāo, [狸貓], leopard cat/raccoon dog/palm civet
灵猫 língmāo, [靈貓], civet (arboreal cat)/viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
猫熊 māoxióng, [貓熊], see 熊貓|熊猫[xióng māo]
猫腰 máoyāo, [貓腰], to bend over
黑 ⇒
黑 Hēi/hēi, abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng], black/dark/sinister/sec...
黑人 hēirén, black person/an illegal
黑暗 hēiàn, dark/darkly/darkness
黑色 hēisè, black
黑帮 hēibāng, [黑幫], bunch of gangsters/criminal gang/organized crime syndicate
黑洞 hēidòng, (astronomy) black hole
黑夜 hēiyè, night
黑手党 hēishǒudǎng, [黑手黨], mafia
黑客 hēikè, hacker (computing) (loanword)
黑社会 hēishèhuì, [黑社會], criminal underworld/organized crime syndicate
黑道 hēidào, dark road/criminal ways/the underworld/see also 白道[bái dào]
黑市 hēishì, black market
黑手 hēishǒu, malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes/hidden hand/(Tw) mechanic/bl...
黑白 hēibái, black and white/right and wrong/monochrome
漆黑 qīhēi, pitch-black
黑名单 hēimíngdān, [黑名單], blacklist
慕尼黑 Mùníhēi, München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
黑板 hēibǎn, blackboard/CL:塊|块[kuài],個|个[gè]
黑钱 hēiqián, [黑錢], dirty money
黑猩猩 hēixīngxing, common chimpanzee
背黑锅 bēihēiguō, [背黑鍋], to be made a scapegoat/to be unjustly blamed
黑发 hēifà, [黑髮], black hair
黑豹 黑马 hēimǎ, [黑馬], dark horse/fig. unexpected winner
黑鹰 抹黑 mǒhēi, to discredit/to defame/to smear sb's name/to bring shame upon (oneself or one's ...
暗黑 黑山 Hēishān, Montenegro, former Yugoslavia/Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
黑心 hēixīn, ruthless and lacking in conscience/vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy/blac...
黑桃 hēitáo, spade ♠ (in card games)
白纸黑字 báizhǐhēizì, [白紙黑字], (written) in black and white
黑衣 黑麦 hēimài, [黑麥], rye (Secale cereale)
黑脸 黑锅 黑暗面 黑影 hēiyǐng, shadow/darkness/twilight
黝黑 yǒuhēi, dark/black/suntanned
黑熊 hēixióng, Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
黑子 黑斑 hēibān, dark spot or blotch on the skin
黑白分明 黑体 hēitǐ, [黑體], bold (typeface)
黑线 黑盒子 黑泽 黑幕 hēimù, hidden details/dirty tricks/dark secrets
黑狗 黑匣子 hēixiázi, (airplane) black box
摸黑 mōhēi, to grope about in the dark
黑海 HēiHǎi, Black Sea
黑种 德黑兰 Déhēilán, [德黑蘭], Tehran, capital of Iran
纽黑文 黑漆漆 黑户 hēihù, [黑戶], unregistered resident or household/unlicensed shop
黑车 hēichē, [黑車], unlicensed or unofficial taxi/unlicensed motor vehicle
黑金 黑乎乎 hēihūhū, variant of 黑糊糊[hēi hū hū]
黑岩 黑管 hēiguǎn, clarinet
昏天黑地 hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
黑云 黑潭 黑斯廷斯 黑板擦 颠倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
黑河 Hēihé, Heihe prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in ...
黑木 黑豆 黑话 hēihuà, [黑話], argot/bandits' secret jargon/malicious words
黑面 黑色素 hēisèsù, black pigment/melanin
黑森 黑枪 黑白片 黑纱 hēishā, [黑紗], black armband
近墨者黑 黑压压 hēiyāyā, [黑壓壓], see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wū yā yā]
焦黑 黑痣 hēizhì, mole
黑貂 hēidiāo, sable (Martes zibellina)
黑逵 乌黑 wūhēi, [烏黑], jet-black/dark
黑帆 黑地 黑洞洞 hēidòngdòng, pitch-dark
黑枣 黑红 黑田 黑炭 hēitàn, coal/charcoal/(of skin) darkly pigmented/charcoal (color)/bituminous coal (minin...
黑莉 黑鱼 霍黑·维拉罗博 浓黑 黑霉 黑格尔 Hēigéěr, [黑格爾], Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German philosopher
起早贪黑 qǐzǎotānhēi, [起早貪黑], to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
大黑杰克 黑啤酒 黑黝黝 黑木孝夫 黑木孝 黑龙江 Hēilóngjiāng, [黑龍江], Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin...
艾斯特邦·维黑欧 黑川 黑店 hēidiàn, lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)/fig. a scam/pr...
黑冰 黑口 莫黑托 月黑风高 黑龙 托比·埃斯特黑西 黑沉沉 hēichēnchēn, pitch-black
丑黑娃 黑黢黢 hēiqūqū, pitch-black/pitch-dark
黑不溜秋 hēibùliūqiū, dark and swarthy
比尔·黑斯·贝斯顿 波黑 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...
甘黑斯 黑塞 黑头 黑克瑞 黑蒙蒙 小黑 黑土 混淆黑白 hùnxiáohēibái, to confuse black and white/to say that black is white/fig. not to distinguish ri...
巴勒拉特的黑杰克 黑贝雷 黑毛羊 黑斯廷 黑货 黑龙会 黑孜 黑雄 黑金玉 黑溪 黑梅 黑文 黑鬼之友 黑石 黑玉 黑黑云 艾莉·黑德鲁 黑咕隆咚 hēigulōngdōng, pitch-black/pitch-dark
起早摸黑 qǐzǎomōhēi, see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qǐ zǎo tān hēi]
艾尔·黑格 霍黑 大伟黑特尔 弗洛拉·黑丝汀 黑棋 黑忽忽 hēihūhū, variant of 黑糊糊[hēi hū hū]
黑盟 黑石洞 黑色金属 hēisèjīnshǔ, [黑色金屬], ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
伯肯黑德 黑热病 莫尔黑德 黑石土 黑墨水 海兰黑茨 黑耀石 奥黑尔 黑进显 黑美人 约瑟夫·黑伍德 黑文会 詹姆斯·黑曼 黑乔先 黑灵干 黑斯浩夫 黑泽进 黑兹尔
捉 ⇒
捉 zhuō, to clutch/to grab/to capture
捕捉 bǔzhuō, to catch/to seize/to capture
捉弄 zhuōnòng, to tease
捉住 zhuōzhù, to catch/to grapple with/to hold onto
活捉 捉摸 zhuōmō, to fathom/to make sense of/to grasp
捉拿 zhuōná, to arrest/to catch a criminal
捉奸 zhuōjiān, [捉姦], to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
捕风捉影 bǔfēngzhuōyǐng, [捕風捉影], lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusati...
捉摸不定 捉拿归案 zhuōnáguīàn, [捉拿歸案], to bring to justice
不可捉摸 捉襟见肘 zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu, [捉襟見肘], lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)/strapped for cash/unable t...
住 ⇒
住 zhù, to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix indicating firmness, steadine...
抓住 zhuāzhù, to grab/to capture
记住 jìzhu, [記住], to remember/to bear in mind/to learn by heart
住手 zhùshǒu, to desist/to stop/to stay one's hand
站住 zhànzhù, to stand
保住 bǎozhù, to preserve/to save
住处 zhùchù, [住處], residence/dwelling/dwelling place
住嘴 zhùzuǐ, to hold one's tongue/Shut up!
忍不住 rěnbuzhù, cannot help/unable to bear
住院 zhùyuàn, to be in hospital/to be hospitalized
挡住 dǎngzhù, [擋住], to obstruct
卡住 kǎzhù, to jam/to choke/to clutch/also pr. [qiǎ zhù]
居住 jūzhù, to reside/to dwell/to live in a place/resident in
拦住 lánzhù, [攔住], to stop/to bar the way
打住 dǎzhù, to stop/to halt
住所 zhùsuǒ, habitation/dwelling place/residence/CL:處|处[chù]
稳住 住口 zhùkǒu, shut up/shut your mouth/stop talking
住址 zhùzhǐ, address
堵住 dǔzhù, to block up
留住 liúzhù, to ask sb to stay/to keep sb for the night/to await (classical)
住宅 zhùzhái, residence/tenement
遮住 zhēzhù, to cover (up)/to block/to obstruct/to shade
迷住 mízhu, to fascinate/to strongly attract/to obsess/to infatuate/to captivate/to enchant
撑住 拖住 tuōzhù, to hold up/to hinder/to stall
握住 wòzhù, to grip/to hold
盯住 dīngzhù, to watch sb closely/to breathe down sb's neck/to mark (sports)
缠住 捉住 zhuōzhù, to catch/to grapple with/to hold onto
截住 按住 住宿 zhùsù, to stay at/lodging/accommodation
顶住 dǐngzhù, [頂住], to withstand/to stand up to
止住 住房 zhùfáng, housing
屏住 住户 zhùhù, [住戶], household/inhabitant/householder
住宅区 zhùzháiqū, [住宅區], residential area/housing development
入住 rùzhù, to check in (at a hotel etc)
靠不住 kàobuzhù, unreliable
禁不住 jīnbuzhù, can't help it/can't bear it
蒙住 捂住 wǔzhù, [摀住], to cover/to bury one's face
围住 wéizhù, [圍住], to surround/to gird
靠得住 kàodezhù, reliable/trustworthy
噎住 yēzhù, to choke (on)/to choke off (in speech)
暂住 不住 bùzhù, repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)
居住地 jūzhùdì, current address/place of residence
居住区 对不住 duìbuzhù, [對不住], to let sb down/to be unfair/I'm sorry/pardon me (formal)
镇住 zhènzhù, [鎮住], to dominate/to control/to subdue/to crush
住家 zhùjiā, residence/household/to reside
住地 zhùdì, living area/residential area
沉住气 chénzhùqì, [沉住氣], to keep cool/to stay calm
招架不住 愣住 常住 chángzhù, long-term resident/permanent residence/eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit ...
住持 zhùchí, to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist/abbot/head monk
家住 长住 扼住 住店 闲不住 衣食住行 yīshízhùxíng, clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
住校 zhùxiào, to board at school
站住脚 经得住 小住 经不住 jīngbuzhù, [經不住], to be unable to bear
暂住证 zànzhùzhèng, [暫住證], temporary residence permit
住院费 按捺不住 ànnàbuzhù, to be unable to hold back
怔住 住院部 zhùyuànbù, inpatient department
住宅楼 zhùzháilóu, [住宅樓], residential building/CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],棟|栋[dòng]
黏住 niánzhù, cling
住宿费 管住 guǎnzhù, to take control of/to manage/to curb
刹住 shāzhù, [剎住], to stop/to come to a halt
住院处 煞住 shāzhù, to brake/to stop/to forbid
住友 Zhùyǒu, Sumitomo, Japanese company
住宿生
老 ⇒
老 lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄 lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师 lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板 lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆 lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天 lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实 lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人 ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大 lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人 lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹 lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟 lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷 lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是 lǎoshi, always
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远 lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二 lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家 lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太 lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰 lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友 lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老 zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
老哥 老伙计 元老 yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家 lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘 lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老 shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人 lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实 老年 lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷 lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老 fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇 老练 lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手 lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化 lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董 养老 yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢 老母 年老 niánlǎo, aged
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症 lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷 lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥 lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女 lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩 老牌 lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡 lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏 老一套 lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆 老路 lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太 lǎotài, old lady
老东西 lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝 Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车 lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五 米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴 lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识 老毛病 lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本 lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂 lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档 老底 别老 回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏 老交情 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦 老主顾 老总 lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气 老先生 老姑娘 老道 老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈 老将 lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三 您老 大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小 老妈妈 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成 lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外 lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老 老一辈 lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调 老鸨 lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事 苍老 cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老 老者 lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯 lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽 孤老 gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好 老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸 lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴 老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭 TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子 老表 老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老 tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王 父老 fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算 lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆 xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖 lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒 lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态 lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔 老山 老汉 lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格 lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老 老黄 过街老鼠 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...
老农 老崔 走老路 老弱病残 垂垂老矣 老宅 老霍 老祖宗 男女老幼 nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院 jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈 lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹 老郭 老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋 老妪 lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫 lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘 父老乡亲 老大爷 lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋 lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑 和事老 老皇历 lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老 jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历 老丈人 lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲 老鬼 老师傅 老小 lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老 老左 老办法 老狗 老大妈 lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化 lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯 lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒 dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性 老年病 告老还乡 月老 yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交 lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈 老马 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史 老卜 老幺 lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅 老张 老尹 老杰 老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父 lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗 二老 èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿 lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花 中老年 zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人 zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气 老脑筋 老两口 老泪纵横 变老 老挝人 张老 老佛爷 Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨 老账 lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许 老金 老龄 lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟 廉颇老矣 老布 老汤 老毛 老死不相往来 老琼 老炳 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星 老大娘 lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金 妻儿老小 倚老卖老 大老婆 dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老 家老 jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板 老年学 阿姆巴赫老 拉莉塔老 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛 老病号 年老体弱 niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍 老来福 老街坊 老三样 老人斑 狗老 迪安·老 老蓝 老薛 老莫 老辣 lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车 老赖 lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷 老高 船老大 chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老 老子非 老马识途 lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相 老熊 老千 lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
老卫 老僧 老幼 老姜 老普 老星 老李 老朱 老朴 老方 老洪 老毕 老树 佩林老
鼠 ⇒
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
鼠 shǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
松鼠 sōngshǔ, squirrel
鼹鼠 yǎnshǔ, [鼴鼠], mole (zoology)
袋鼠 dàishǔ, kangaroo
鼠疫 shǔyì, plague
仓鼠 cāngshǔ, [倉鼠], hamster
土拨鼠 tǔbōshǔ, [土撥鼠], groundhog
田鼠 tiánshǔ, vole
黄鼠狼 huángshǔláng, [黃鼠狼], see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huáng yòu]
米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
鼠辈 shǔbèi, [鼠輩], a scoundrel/a bad chap
天竺鼠 tiānzhúshǔ, guinea pig/cavy
鼠标 shǔbiāo, [鼠標], mouse (computing)
豚鼠 túnshǔ, guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
鼠药 shǔyào, [鼠藥], rat poison
捕鼠器 bǔshǔqì, mousetrap
灭鼠 跳鼠 过街老鼠 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...
鼠目寸光 shǔmùcùnguāng, short-sighted
实验鼠 家鼠 灰鼠 大袋鼠 硕鼠 麝鼠 松鼠猴 鼠穴 黄鼠 鼠年 shǔnián, Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
鼠害 野鼠 沟鼠 褐家鼠 鼯鼠 wúshǔ, flying squirrel
就 ⇒
就 jiù, at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soon as/then/in t...
就是 jiùshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
就要 jiùyào, will/shall/to be going to
早就 zǎojiù, already at an earlier time
也就是说 yějiùshìshuō, [也就是說], in other words/that is to say/so/thus
成就 chéngjiù, accomplishment/success/achievement/CL:個|个[gè]/to achieve (a result)/to create/to...
就算 jiùsuàn, granted that/even if
就绪 jiùxù, [就緒], to be ready/to be in order
就此 jiùcǐ, at this point/thus/from then on
各就各位 gèjiùgèwèi, (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)/(athletics) On your mark...
就位 就是了 造就 zàojiù, to bring up/to train/to contribute to/achievements (usually of young people)
就是说 jiùshìshuō, [就是說], in other words/that is
就职 jiùzhí, [就職], to take office/to assume a post
就座 就业 jiùyè, [就業], to get a job/employment
就读 jiùdú, [就讀], to go to school
就坐 按部就班 ànbùjiùbān, to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
迁就 qiānjiù, [遷就], to yield/to adapt to/to accommodate to (sth)
就任 jiùrèn, to take office/to assume a post
成就感 就范 jiùfàn, [就範], to submit/to give in
这就是说 就诊 jiùzhěn, [就診], to see a doctor/to seek medical advice
就地 jiùdì, locally/on the spot
驾轻就熟 jiàqīngjiùshú, [駕輕就熟], lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress ea...
就医 jiùyī, [就醫], to receive medical treatment
束手就擒 shùshǒujiùqín, hands tied and waiting to be captured
功成名就 gōngchéngmíngjiù, to win success and recognition (idiom)
就餐 jiùcān, to dine
就寝 jiùqǐn, [就寢], to go to sleep/to go to bed (literary)
就事论事 jiùshìlùnshì, [就事論事], to discuss sth on its own merits/to judge the matter as it stands
生就 shēngjiù, to be born with/to be gifted with
就近 jiùjìn, nearby/in a close neighborhood
就教 铸就 铺就 练就 屈就 就义 jiùyì, [就義], to be killed for a righteous cause/to die a martyr
避重就轻 bìzhòngjiùqīng, [避重就輕], to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial/to keep silent about major charg...
再就是 就里 jiùlǐ, [就裡], inside story
一蹴而就 yīcùérjiù, to get there in one step (idiom); easily done/success at a stroke/to get results...
就学 jiùxué, [就學], to attend school
就地取材 jiùdìqǔcái, to draw on local resources/using materials at hand
就手 牵就 qiānjiù, [牽就], to concede/to give up
织就 就势 因陋就简 yīnlòujiùjiǎn, [因陋就簡], crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can/to do things simp...
将就 jiāngjiu, [將就], to accept (a bit reluctantly)/to put up with
半推半就 bàntuībànjiù, half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resista...
就席
是 ⇒
是 shì, [昰], is/are/am/yes/to be, variant of 是[shì]/(used in given names)
但是 dànshì, but/however
是的 shìde, yes, that's right/variant of 似的[shì de]
就是 jiùshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
只是 zhǐshì, merely/simply/only/but
还是 háishi, [還是], or/still/nevertheless/had better
可是 kěshì, but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
真是 zhēnshi, indeed/truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
总是 zǒngshì, [總是], always
是否 shìfǒu, whether (or not)/if/is or isn't
算是 suànshì, considered to be/at last
要是 yàoshi, (coll.) if
正是 zhèngshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
而是 érshì, rather
于是 yúshì, [於是], thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
或是 huòshì, or/either one or the other
也就是说 yějiùshìshuō, [也就是說], in other words/that is to say/so/thus
象是 说是 是不是 shìbùshì, is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
老是 lǎoshi, always
不是 búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
无论是 倒是 dàoshi, contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
是非 shìfēi, right and wrong/quarrel
自以为是 zìyǐwéishì, [自以為是], to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated
一无是处 yīwúshìchù, [一無是處], not one good point/everything about it is wrong
就是了 是因为 就是说 jiùshìshuō, [就是說], in other words/that is
凡是 fánshì, each and every/every/all/any
不论是 越是 先是 便是 biànshì, (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/i...
乃是 nǎishì, equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù shì]
这就是说 有的是 yǒudeshì, have plenty of/there's no lack of
又是 要不是 yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
若是 ruòshì, if
别是 惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble
光是 guāngshì, solely/just
是以 shìyǐ, therefore/thus/so
如是说 唯利是图 wéilìshìtú, [唯利是圖], to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything/self-seeki...
更是 硬是 yìngshì, just/simply/stubbornly/really
实事求是 shíshìqiúshì, [實事求是], to seek truth from facts (idiom)/to be practical and realistic
竟是 物是人非 wùshìrénfēi, things have remained the same, but people have changed
似是而非 sìshìérfēi, apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
头头是道 tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
既是 jìshì, is both ...(and...)/since/as/being the case that
明辨是非 míngbiànshìfēi, to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
搬弄是非 bānnòngshìfēi, to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make...
赔不是 péibúshi, [賠不是], to apologize
比比皆是 bǐbǐjiēshì, can be found everywhere
惟利是图 wéilìshìtú, [惟利是圖], variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wéi lì shì tú]
是是非非 自行其是 zìxíngqíshì, to act as one thinks fit/to have one's own way
是非题 颠倒是非 diāndǎoshìfēi, [顛倒是非], to invert right and wrong
于是乎 yúshìhū, [於是乎], therefore
再就是 是非曲直 shìfēiqūzhí, lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits/pro...
那是 nàshi, (coll.) of course/naturally/indeed
求是 qiúshì, to seek the truth
值得一提的是 于是我 是佑 莫衷一是 mòzhōngyīshì, unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice/no unanimou...
各行其是 gèxíngqíshì, each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)/each goes his own way
混淆是非 hùnxiáoshìfēi, to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
是蕾 谁是谁非 俯拾皆是 fǔshíjiēshì, lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)/fig. ext...
朴是道 于是顺 是丽 剑是淑 是娴 是康 想想也是 有道是 yǒudàoshì, as they say, .../as the saying goes, ...
是浦 是海 是来 真是恬 是真 是薇 剑是龙 于是爱 于是圣 莫不是 mòbùshì, probably/perhaps/could it be that...?
狗是 房是甲 钟是林 担不是
好 ⇒
好 hǎo/hào, good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readin...
好像 hǎoxiàng, as if/to seem like
好好 hǎohǎo, well/carefully/nicely/properly
不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi, to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
不好 bùhǎo, no good
好运 hǎoyùn, [好運], good luck
美好 měihǎo, beautiful/fine
正好 zhènghǎo, just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by chance/it jus...
好事 hǎoshì/hàoshì, good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")/charity...
好人 好处 hǎochu, [好處], benefit/advantage/gain/profit/also pr. [hǎo chù]/CL:個|个[gè]
好几 hǎojǐ, [好幾], several/quite a few
好莱坞 Hǎoláiwù, [好萊塢], Hollywood
好多 hǎoduō, many/quite a lot/much better
好看 hǎokàn, good-looking/nice-looking/good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)/embarrassed/humil...
你好 nǐhǎo, hello/hi
好玩 hǎowán/hàowán, amusing/fun/interesting, to be playful/to be fond of one's fun
好吃 hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
好奇 hàoqí, inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity
好笑 hǎoxiào, laughable/funny/ridiculous
好久 hǎojiǔ, quite a while
最好 zuìhǎo, best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
好样 刚好 gānghǎo, [剛好], just/exactly/to happen to be
友好 Yǒuhǎo/yǒuhǎo, Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang, friendly/amicable...
做好 良好 liánghǎo, good/favorable/well/fine
只好 zhǐhǎo, without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
修好 xiūhǎo, to repair (sth broken)/to restore (sth damaged)/to establish friendly relations ...
好受 hǎoshòu, feeling better/to be more at ease
爱好 àihào, [愛好], to like/to take pleasure in/keen on/fond of/interest/hobby/appetite for/CL:個|个[g...
问好 wènhǎo, [問好], to say hello to/to send one's regards to
好听 hǎotīng, [好聽], pleasant to hear
幸好 xìnghǎo, fortunately
好转 hǎozhuǎn, [好轉], to improve/to take a turn for the better/improvement
好日子 hǎorìzi, auspicious day/good day/happy life
也好 好友 hǎoyǒu, close friend/pal/(social networking website) friend/CL:個|个[gè]
好比 hǎobǐ, to be just like/can be compared to
恰好 qiàhǎo, as it turns out/by lucky coincidence/(of number, time, size etc) just right
您好 nínhǎo, hello (polite)
好些 hǎoxiē, a good deal of/quite a lot
好戏 看好 kānhǎo/kànhǎo, to keep an eye on, to regard as having good prospects
好意 hǎoyì, good intention/kindness
好心 hǎoxīn, kindness/good intentions
好不容易 hǎobùróngyì, with great difficulty/very difficult
爱好者 àihàozhě, [愛好者], lover (of art, sports etc)/amateur/enthusiast/fan
好感 hǎogǎn, good opinion/favorable impression
好家伙 hǎojiāhuo, my God!/oh boy!/man!
讨好 tǎohǎo, [討好], to get the desired outcome/to win favor by fawning on sb/to curry favor with/a f...
不好过 好球 hǎoqiú, (ball sports) good shot!/nice hit!/well played!
好说 hǎoshuō, [好說], easy to deal with/not a problem/(polite answer) you flatter me
好话 hǎohuà, [好話], friendly advice/words spoken on sb's behalf/a good word/kind words/words that so...
好奇心 hàoqíxīn, interest in sth/curiosity/inquisitive
好坏 hǎohuài, [好壞], good or bad/good and bad/standard/quality
上好 shànghǎo, first-rate/top-notch
完好 wánhǎo, intact/in good condition
嗜好 shìhào, hobby/indulgence/habit/addiction
好歹 hǎodǎi, good and bad/most unfortunate occurrence/in any case/whatever
喜好 xǐhào, to like/fond of/to prefer/to love/one's tastes/preference
大好 游手好闲 yóushǒuhàoxián, [遊手好閑], to idle about
好使 hǎoshǐ, easy to use/to function well/so that/in order to
好手 hǎoshǒu, expert/professional
好玩儿 hǎowánr, [好玩兒], erhua variant of 好玩[hǎo wán]
重归于好 恰到好处 qiàdàohǎochù, [恰到好處], it's just perfect/it's just right
完好无损 wánhǎowúsǔn, [完好無損], in good condition/undamaged/intact
行好 xínghǎo, to be charitable/to do a good deed
好不 hǎobù, not at all .../how very ...
好过 hǎoguò, [好過], to have an easy time/(feel) well
搞好 gǎohǎo, to do well at/to do a good job
要好 yàohǎo, to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement
好评 hǎopíng, [好評], favorable criticism/positive evaluation
安好 ānhǎo, safe and sound/well
好色 hàosè, to want sex/given to lust/lecherous/lascivious/horny
好意思 hǎoyìsi, to have the nerve/what a cheek!/to feel no shame/to overcome the shame/(is it) p...
好斗 hàodòu, [好鬥], to be warlike/to be belligerent
抓好 偏好 piānhào, to prefer/to be partial to sth/preference
好客 hàokè, hospitality/to treat guests well/to enjoy having guests/hospitable/friendly
好榜样 好汉 hǎohàn, [好漢], hero/strong and courageous person/CL:條|条[tiáo]
癖好 pǐhào, one's passion/one's obsession
好心人 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
拿手好戏 不好惹 bùhǎorě, not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense
倒好 相好 xiānghǎo, to be intimate/close friend/paramour
好似 hǎosì, to seem/to be like
好头 亲朋好友 qīnpénghǎoyǒu, [親朋好友], friends and family/kith and kin
叫好 jiàohǎo, to applaud/to cheer
好在 hǎozài, luckily/fortunately
好恶 hàowù, [好惡], lit. likes and dislikes/preferences/taste
和好 héhǎo, to become reconciled/on good terms with each other
见好 好战 hàozhàn, [好戰], warlike
好端端 hǎoduānduān, perfectly all right/without rhyme or reason
好胜 hàoshèng, [好勝], eager to win/competitive/aggressive
好找 乐善好施 lèshànhàoshī, [樂善好施], kind and charitable
好心肠 好动 hàodòng, [好動], active/restless/energetic
好样儿的 好容易 hǎoróngyì, with great difficulty/to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)
好强 hàoqiáng, [好強], eager to be first
可好 kěhǎo, good or not?/luckily/fortuitously
好走 hǎozǒu, bon voyage/Godspeed
好景不长 hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
好性 老相好 洁身自好 jiéshēnzìhào, [潔身自好], clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality/to shun evil influence/to m...
交好 好生 hǎoshēng, (dialect) very/quite/properly/well/thoroughly
好望角 HǎowàngJiǎo, Cape of Good Hope
好事多磨 hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
学好 xuéhǎo, [學好], to follow good examples
好人好事 hǎorénhǎoshì, admirable people and exemplary deeds
好气 hǎoqì, [好氣], to be happy/to be in a good mood
好胜心 晴好 qínghǎo, bright and sunny weather
好高骛远 hàogāowùyuǎn, [好高騖遠], to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)/to aim too high
好声好气 好处费 俗话说得好 好男儿 好人家 睦邻友好 利好 lìhǎo, favorable/good/advantage
好赖 好好儿 hǎohāor, [好好兒], in good condition/perfectly good/carefully/well/thoroughly
绿林好汉 lǜlínhǎohàn, [綠林好漢], true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
姣好 拍手叫好 英雄好汉 yīngxiónghǎohàn, [英雄好漢], heroes
祝好梦 我好 真好 恩好 好逸恶劳 hàoyìwùláo, [好逸惡勞], to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
好戏连台 好贵 好长 太好 娜好 裘抱好 钱存好 好善 好学 hàoxué, [好學], eager to study/studious/erudite
好天 好恩 路修好 李子好 好极 好琪 正佑好 各有所好 gèyǒusuǒhào, everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
好俊 投其所好 tóuqísuǒhào, to adapt to sb's taste/to fit sb's fancy
五好 马拴好 多快好省 好大喜功 hàodàxǐgōng, to rejoice in grandiose deeds/to strive to achieve extraordinary things
钟万好 哲梦好 至亲好友 三好 贝碧好 人好