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[刀不磨要生銹,人不學要落後] dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù,rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)

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        Dāo/dāo, surname Dao, knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[bǎ]/(slang) dollar (loa...
        jiǎndāo, scissors/CL:把[bǎ]
        dāozi, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        
        dāofēng, [刀鋒], cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
        tìdāo, razor
        xiǎodāo, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        dāopiàn, blade/razor blade/tool bit
        cìdāo, bayonet
        dāorèn, knife blade/crucial point
        
        kāidāo, [開刀], (of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to de...
        luósīdāo, [螺絲刀], screwdriver/CL:把[bǎ]
        kǎndāo, machete
        liándāo, [鐮刀], sickle/curved blade to cut grain
        dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
        yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
        tìxūdāo, [剃鬚刀], shaver/razor
        dāojù, cutting tool
        
        dāochā, knife and fork/CL:副[fù]
        dāokǒu, the edge of a knife/cut/incision
        liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri...
        
        jūndāo, [軍刀], military knife/saber
        càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
        bīngdāo, ice skates/ice skate blades
        dàdāo, broadsword/large knife/machete
        
        
        dāoqiāng, [刀槍], sword and spear/weapons
        lièdāo, [獵刀], hunting knife
        túdāo, butcher's knife/abattoir hatchet
        
        
        zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife
        guāhúdāo, [刮鬍刀], razor
        jiāndāo, dagger
        dāndāozhírù, [單刀直入], to get straight to the point (idiom)
        xiàolǐcángdāo, [笑裡藏刀], lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical in...
        
        módāo, to hone (a knife)
        guādāo, spatula/scraper
        cuòdāo, [銼刀], file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
        
        xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
        dāojiàn, [刀劍], sword
        qiāndāowànguǎ, [千刀萬剮], to make mincemeat of sb/to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
        dàdāokuòfǔ, [大刀闊斧], bold and decisive
        gāngdāo, [鋼刀], steel knife/sword
        
        juǎnbǐdāo, [卷筆刀], pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
        dāoqiào, scabbard
        módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
        bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
        zhádāo, [鍘刀], lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
        mǎdāo, [馬刀], saber/cavalry sword
        
        
        
        módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read...
        
        dāndāofùhuì, [單刀赴會], lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)/fig. to go alone into ene...
        
        dāoxiāomiàn, [刀削麵], knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
        
        èrbǎdāo, inexpert/a botcher
        dāobèi, back of the knife
        
        shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        yīdāoqiē, lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity/one solution fits a ...
        
        
        
        
        
        dāofǔshǒu, lictor
        dāoguāngxuèyǐng, massacre
        
        dāogēnghuǒzhòng, [刀耕火種], slash and burn (agriculture)
        
        
        
        
        
        

        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
使         
        
        
        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...

        zhémó, to torment/to torture
        mó/mò, to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pe...
        zhuómó/zuómo, to carve and polish (jade)/to polish and refine a literary work, to ponder/to mu...
        móceng, to rub lightly/to move slowly/to dawdle/to dillydally/to pester/to nag
        xiāomó, to wear down/to sap/to whittle away/to while away/to idle away
        mósǔn, [磨損], wear and tear/abrasion
        mónàn, [磨難], a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried
        mòfáng, mill
        móliàn, [磨練], to temper oneself/to steel oneself/self-discipline/endurance
        dǎmó, polish/grind
        móyá, to grind one's teeth (during sleep)/pointless arguing/(coll.) molar
        
        móhé, to break in/to wear in
        mómiè, [磨滅], to obliterate/to erase
        móchuáng, grinding machine/grinder
        yánmó, milling/to grind/to polish by grinding/to abrade/whetstone/pestle
        bùkěmómiè, [不可磨滅], indelible
        
        mólì, [磨礪], to sharpen on grindstone/to improve oneself by practice
        mócā, variant of 摩擦[mó cā]
        
        móliàn, [磨煉], see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]
        hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
        móguāng, to polish
        módāo, to hone (a knife)
        
        módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
        
        módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read...
        
        
        nàimó, wear resistant
        
        shuǐmóshí, terrazzo
        móyánggōng, to idle on the job
        
        
        

        yāo/yào, to demand/to request/to coerce, important/vital/to want/to ask for/will/going to...
        xūyào, to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
        bùyào, don't!/must not
        zhòngyào, important/significant/major
        zhǐyào, if only/so long as
        yāoqiú, to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[diǎn]
        
        bìyào, necessary/essential/indispensable/required
        jiùyào, will/shall/to be going to
        yàoshi, (coll.) if
        yàome, [要麼], or/either one or the other
        zhǔyào, main/principal/major/primary
        tíyào, summary/abstract
        kuàiyào, almost/nearly/almost all
        jiāngyào, [將要], will/shall/to be going to
        yàobùrán, otherwise/or else/or
        wúguānjǐnyào, [無關緊要], indifferent/insignificant
        bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
        yàobù, otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
        shǒuyào, the most important/of chief importance
        yàomìng, to cause sb's death/very/extremely/frightening/annoying
        yàojǐn, [要緊], important/urgent
        zhìguānzhòngyào, [至關重要], extremely important/vital/crucial/essential
        zhèngyào, to be just about to/to be on the point of
        yàohài, vital part/(fig.) key point/crucial
        zhòngyàoxìng, importance
        yàodiǎn, [要點], main point/essential
        yàosài, stronghold/fort/fortification
        bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
        yāoxié, [要挾], to threaten/to blackmail
        yàohǎo, to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement
        yàosù, essential factor/key constituent
        yàoshuō, [要說], as for/when it comes to
        yàojià, [要價], asking price/to ask a price/to demand terms (in negotiations)
        bùbìyào, needless/unnecessary
        cìyào, secondary
        suǒyào, to ask for/to request/to demand
        yàofàn, major criminal
        yàoshì, important matter
        xūyào, [須要], must/have to
        jiǎnyào, [簡要], concise/brief
        jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
        yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
        yàochōng, [要衝], road hub/major crossroad
        zhāiyào, summary/abstract
        jǐnyào, [緊要], critical/crucial/vital
        yàofàn, [要飯], to beg (for food or money)
        gàiyào, outline
        yàowén, [要聞], important news story/headline
        yàodé, good/fine
        yàolǐng, [要領], main aspects/essentials/gist
        yāoyuè, [要約], to restrict/to agree to a contract/offer/bid
        yàowù, [要務], key task/important affair
        yàorén, important person
        yàoqiáng, [要強], eager to excel/eager to get ahead in life/strong-minded
        
        yàozhí, [要職], key job/important position
        bìyàoxìng, necessity
        yàoyuán, [要員], key participant/VIP
        màntiānyàojià, [漫天要價], to ask for sky-high prices
        zhèngyào, important political leader/government dignitary
        yàoyì, [要義], the essentials
        jiǎnmíngèyào, [簡明扼要], brief and to the point (idiom)/succinct
        yàomiànzi, see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]
        yàodào, major road/thoroughfare/main road
        bìyàotiáojiàn, [必要條件], requirement/necessary condition (math)
        bùdéyàolǐng, [不得要領], to fail to grasp the main points
        yàojiàn, key document/important condition/criterion/requirement/requisite/cornerstone
        xiǎnyào, [顯要], prominent/eminent/important person/notable/dignitary
        
        
        yàozhàng, [要賬], to demand repayment/to collect debt
        èyào, to the point/concise
        yàobude, intolerable/unacceptable
        
        yàoduān, the main points
        yàozhǐ, the gist (of a text or argument)/the main points
        dàyào, abstract/gist/main points
        gāngyào, [綱要], outline/essential points
        
        jìyào, [紀要], minutes/written summary of a meeting
        yàozi, straw rope
        xiǎnyào, [險要], strategically situated and easy to defend/strategic location
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yàolù, important road/main thoroughfare/fig. key position
        
        yàolüè, roughly/outline/summary
        
        yàotú, [要圖], main plan/important program
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        Xiānsheng/xiānsheng, Mister (Mr.), teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wèi]
        fāshēng, [發生], to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
        shēnghuó, life/activity/to live/livelihood
        yīshēng, [醫生], doctor/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
        shēngmìng, life (as the characteristic of living beings)/living being/creature/CL:個|个[gè],條...
        shēng, to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
        shēngqì, [生氣], to get angry/to take offense/angry/vitality/liveliness
        shēngrì, birthday/CL:個|个[gè]
        shēngyì/shēngyi, life force/vitality, business/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
        xuésheng, [學生], student/schoolchild
        rénshēng, life (one's time on earth)
        yīshēng, all one's life/throughout one's life
        chūshēng, to be born
        nǚshēng, schoolgirl/female student/girl
        chǎnshēng, [產生], to arise/to come into being/to come about/to give rise to/to bring into being/to...
        shēngwù, organism/living creature/life form/biological/CL:個|个[gè]
        nánshēng, schoolboy/male student/boy/guy (young adult male)
        shēngcún, to exist/to survive
        shēngbìng, to fall ill
        mòshēngrén, stranger
        tiānshēng, nature/disposition/innate/natural
        shēngyá, career/life (way in which sb lives)/period of one's life
        
        shēngchǎn, [生產], to produce/to manufacture/to give birth to a child
        
        mòshēng, strange/unfamiliar
        wèishēng, [衛生], health/hygiene/sanitation
        shēngsǐ, life or death
        qīnshēng, [親生], one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)/biological (parents)/birth (parent...
        shíxísheng, [實習生], intern (student)
        fúwùshēng, [服務生], server (at a restaurant)
        wèishēngjiān, [衛生間], bathroom/toilet/WC/CL:間|间[jiān]
        dànshēng, [誕生], to be born
        chùsheng, domestic animal/brute/bastard
        huāshēng, peanut/groundnut/CL:粒[lì]
        xìngshēnghuó, sex life
        shēngzhǎng, [生長], to grow
        shēnglǐ, physiology
        shēnglái, [生來], from birth/by one's nature
        shēnghuà, biochemistry
        xīnshēng, new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student
        huóshēngshēng, real (people)/living (artist)/while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
        dàxuéshēng, [大學生], university student/college student
        zhōngshēng, [終生], throughout one's life/lifetime/lifelong
        shēnghuán, [生還], to return alive/to survive
        yǒngshēng, to live forever/eternal life/all one's life
        zàishēng, to be reborn/to regenerate/to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)/recycli...
        gāozhōngshēng, senior high school student
        huāshēngjiàng, [花生醬], peanut butter
        shēngqián, (of a deceased) during one's life/while living
        wéishēng, [為生], to make a living
        shēngxiào, to take effect/to go into effect
        kàngshēngsù, antibiotic
        jìshēngchóng, [寄生蟲], parasite (biology)/(fig.) freeloader
        sīshēnghuó, private life
        sàngshēng, [喪生], to die/to lose one's life
        yěshēng, wild/undomesticated
        táoshēng, to flee for one's life
        móushēng, [謀生], to seek one's livelihood/to work to support oneself/to earn a living
        shēngyù, to bear/to give birth/to grow/to rear/to bring up (children)/fertility
        jiùshēngyuán, [救生員], lifeguard
        bìshēng, [畢生], all one's life/lifetime
        bìyèshēng, [畢業生], graduate
        shēngdòng, [生動], vivid/lively
        yánjiūshēng, graduate student/postgraduate student/research student
        
        wéishēngsù, [維生素], vitamin
        qǐsǐhuíshēng, to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
        shēngfù, biological father
        shēnghuǒ, to make a fire/to light a fire
        jiēshēng, to deliver (a newborn child)
        shēngjì, [生計], livelihood
        qiúshēng, to seek survival/to possess the will to live
        shēngxiù, [生銹], to rust/to grow rusty/to corrode/oxidization
        bànshēng, half a lifetime
        sīshēngzǐ, illegitimate child (male)/bastard/love child
        
        shēngmǔ, natural mother/birth mother
        shēngzhíqì, reproductive organ/genitals
        fùshēng, [復生], to be reborn/to recover/to come back to life/to regenerate
        
        
        
        shēngtài, [生態], ecology
        jiùshēng, to save a life/life-saving
        xuéshenghuì, [學生會], student union
        chóngshēng, to be reborn/rebirth
        xīnshēngér, [新生兒], newborn baby/neonate
        yǒushēngyǐlái, [有生以來], since birth/for one's whole life
        jiàngshēng, to be born/arrival of newborn/birth (of a savior or religious leader)
        wèishēngzhǐ, [衛生紙], toilet paper/bathroom tissue
        shēngjī, [生機], opportunity to live/to reprieve from death/life force/vitality
        jīnshēng, this life
        shēngwùxué, [生物學], biology
        shēngpíng, life (a person's whole life)/in one's entire life
        tòngbùyùshēng, to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dea...
        zìshēngzìmiè, [自生自滅], to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
        chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
        shēngchéng, to generate/to produce/generated/produced
        
        shēngzhí, to reproduce/to flourish
        luánshēng, [孿生], twin
        shēnglù, a way to make a living/a way to survive/a way out of a predicament
        Àidíshēng, [愛迪生], Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
        shēngmìnglì, vitality
        
        jìshēng, to live in or on another organism as a parasite/to live by taking advantage of o...
        shēnglíng, [生靈], (literary) the people/living thing/creature
        
        sǐlǐtáoshēng, [死裡逃生], mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of o...
        shēngcài, lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
        jiùshēngtǐng, lifeboat
        Wèishēngbù, [衛生部], Ministry of Health
        shēngsǐyōuguān, [生死攸關], matter of life and death
        xiǎoxuéshēng, [小學生], primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]/(fig.) beginner
        shìyìngshēng, [侍應生], waiter/waitress
        zhōngxuéshēng, [中學生], middle-school student/high school student
        shēngwùxuéjiā, [生物學家], biologist
        
        shēnghuófèi, [生活費], cost of living/living expenses/alimony
        wēishēngwù, microorganism
        jiùshēngyī, life jacket/life vest
        tǔshēngtǔzhǎng, [土生土長], locally born and bred/indigenous/home-grown
        dúshēngzǐ, [獨生子], only son
        wèishēngmián, [衛生棉], sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)/sanita...
线         shēngchǎnxiàn, [生產線], assembly line/production line
        shēngshū, unfamiliar/strange/out of practice/not accustomed
        
        dúshēngnǚ, [獨生女], an only daughter
        hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
        
        shēngéryùnǚ, [生兒育女], to bear and raise children
        wúzhōngshēngyǒu, [無中生有], to create something from nothing (idiom)
        chūshēngrùsǐ, from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water/brave/willing...
        wèishēngjīn, [衛生巾], sanitary towel
        chūshēngdì, birthplace
        
        zìlìgēngshēng, regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/self-reliance
        wéishēng, [維生], abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wéi chí shēng huó]
        shēngtūnhuóbō, [生吞活剝], to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
        shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
        ānshēng, peaceful/restful/quiet/still
        shìzhěshēngcún, [適者生存], survival of the fittest
        yèshēnghuó, night life
        
        yīshēngyīshì, a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
        shēngwùwǔqì, biological weapon
        qìngshēng, [慶生], to celebrate a birthday
        hújìshēng, mistletoe
        shēngyúpiàn, [生魚片], sashimi
        shēngwùtǐ, [生物體], organism
        
        
        jìhuàshēngyù, [計劃生育], family planning
        shāshēng, [殺生], to take the life of a living creature
        shēngxìng, natural disposition
        
        shēngrìkǎ, birthday card
        zīshēng, to breed/to flourish/to cause/to provoke/to create
        shēnglǐxué, [生理學], physiology
        lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
        xuéshengzhèng, [學生證], student identity card
        shēngrén, stranger/living person/to give birth/to be born (in a certain time or place)
        
        gāocáishēng, student of great ability
        shēngsǐcúnwáng, matter of life and death
        
        shēngyìng, stiff/harsh
        
        rěshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble
        xǔxǔrúshēng, vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life/realistic
        zhāoshēng, to enroll new students/to get students
        shēngròu, raw meat
        shēngjiāng, [生薑], fresh ginger
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        píngshēng, all one's life
        
        tōushēng, to live without purpose
        shúnéngshēngqiǎo, with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
        Qiángshēng, [強生], Johnson (surname)/Johnson & Johnson (company)
        láishēng, [來生], next life
        shēngshēngbùxī, to grow and multiply without end
        shēngjībóbó, [生機勃勃], full of vitality
        shīshēng, [師生], teachers and students
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        shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
        chūshēngzhèng, [出生證], birth certificate/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        
        chūzhōngshēng, junior high student
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        fúyóushēngwù, plankton
        
        wèishēngjú, [衛生局], health office/bureau of hygiene
        shēngfā, [生發], to emerge and grow/to develop
        shēngpà, to fear/afraid/extremely nervous/for fear that/to avoid/so as not to
        
        jiāoshēngguànyǎng, [嬌生慣養], pampered and spoiled since childhood
        shēngmènqì, [生悶氣], to seethe/to sulk/to be pissed off (vulgar)
        shēngqìbóbó, [生氣勃勃], full of vitality
        yǎnshēng, to give rise to/to derive/derivative/derivation
        rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
        mínshēng, people's livelihood/people's welfare
        shēngshǒu, novice/new hand/sb new to a job
        hòushēng, [後生], young generation/youth/young man
        
        
        
        shēngjiù, to be born with/to be gifted with
        zuòshēngrì, to celebrate a birthday/to give a birthday party
        jiùshēngchuán, lifeboat
        
        huāshēngmǐ, shelled peanuts
        péngbìshēnghuī, [蓬蓽生輝], Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling/see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[péng bì shēn...
        
        shēngyǎng, [生養], to bring up (children)/to raise/to bear
        
线         shēngmìngxiàn, [生命線], lifeline
        jiùshēngquān, life buoy/life belt/(jocularly) flab/spare tire
        
        gòngshēng, symbiosis
        yíngshēng/yíngsheng, [營生], to earn a living, (coll.) job/work
        
        cóngshēng, [叢生], growing as a thicket/overgrown/breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disor...
        
        yuánshēng, original/primary/native/indigenous/proto-/stock (firmware)
        zhòngshēng, [眾生], all living things
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        jiùshēngfá, a life raft
        
        liǎowúshēngqù, [了無生趣], to lose all interest in life (idiom)
        yúnyúnzhòngshēng, [蕓蕓眾生], every living being (Buddhism)/the mass of common people
        shēngwùjiǎn, [生物鹼], alkaloid
        gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
        shēngzǐ, to give birth to a child or children
        yóuránérshēng, arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous/to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
        shuāngshēng, [雙生], twin (attributive)/twins
        tánxiàofēngshēng, [談笑風生], to talk cheerfully and wittily/to joke together
        chāoshēng, to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy/to be reincarnated/to b...
        cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
        wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
        
        sānshēngyǒuxìng, the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortun...
        shēngchǎnzǒngzhí, [生產總值], gross domestic production (GDP)/total output value
        shēngwùzhōng, [生物鐘], biological clock
        shēngchǎnlì, [生產力], production capability/productive force/productivity
        qiánshēng, previous life/previous incarnation
        shēngzhǎngjīsù, [生長激素], growth hormone
        hǎoshēng, (dialect) very/quite/properly/well/thoroughly
        
        shēngxī, to inhabit/to live (in a habitat)
        shēnglísǐbié, [生離死別], separated in life and death/to part for ever
        liúxuéshēng, [留學生], student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange student/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        yìngyùnérshēng, [應運而生], to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)/to arise at an opportune time/able ...
        shēngyijīng, [生意經], knack of doing business/business sense
        
        sùmèipíngshēng, to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted/a complete stranger/n...
        Xīnshēngdài/xīnshēngdài, Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years), new generation
        tānshēngpàsǐ, [貪生怕死], greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly/clinging abjectly ...
        méngshēng, to burgeon/to produce/to conceive/to be in the initial stage
        
        chùjǐngshēngqíng, [觸景生情], scene which recalls past memories (idiom)/evocative of the past/reminiscent/to a...
        shēngcái, [生財], to make money
        zēngshēng, growth (of organism)/proliferation/supernumerary candidate (in imperial examatio...
        shūshēng, [書生], scholar/intellectual/egghead
        bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
        ménshēng, [門生], disciple/student (of a famous master)
        
        qīngshēng, [輕生], a suicide/to commit suicide
        jiǔsǐyīshēng, nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape/new lease of life
        shēngwùjiè, biosphere/natural world
        
        shēngwùquān, biosphere/ecosphere
        
        xiěshēng, [寫生], to sketch from nature/to do a still life drawing
        
        jìshēngwù, parasite
        miàoqùhéngshēng, [妙趣橫生], endlessly interesting (idiom)/very witty
        shēngzhíxiàn, reproductive gland/gonad/sex organ
        shēngqín, to capture alive
        shēngchén, birthday
        shēngchū, to give birth/to grow (whiskers etc)/to generate/to produce
        pàishēng, to produce (from sth else)/to derive (from raw material)/derivative
        shēngténg, extremely painful
        shuǐshēng, aquatic (plant, animal)
        shēngyuán, supply of students/source of students
        
        
        rènshēng, [認生], shy with strangers
        gāocáishēng, student of great ability/talented student
        fēnzǐshēngwùxué, [分子生物學], molecular biology
        jiéwàishēngzhī, [節外生枝], a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
        yǎngshēng, [養生], to maintain good health/to raise a child or animal/curing (of concrete etc)
        
        tāishēng, viviparity/zoogony
        duōniánshēng, perennial (of plants)
        chángshēng, [長生], long life
        cuīshēng, to induce labor/to expedite childbirth
        wèishēngqiú, [衛生球], mothball
        Yìbǔshēng, Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家
        juéchǔféngshēng, [絕處逢生], to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger/fig. to re...
        shēnghuī, [生輝], to dazzle/to brighten up (a room etc)
        xiūyǎngshēngxī, [休養生息], to recover/to recuperate
        
        shēngshuǐ, unboiled water
        
        
        
        shēngtiě, [生鐵], pig iron
        
        shēngwùzhàn, [生物戰], germ warfare/biological warfare
        fāshēnglǜ, [發生率], rate of occurrence
        yǎnshēngwù, a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
        
        
        jiànxíshēng, [見習生], apprentice/probationer/cadet
        wēishēngwùxué, [微生物學], microbiology
        
        pàshēng, fear of strangers/to be afraid of strangers (of small children)
        
        
        
        
        jízhōngshēngzhì, quick witted in an emergency/able to react resourcefully
        
        kǎoshēng, exam candidate/student whose name has been put forward for an exam
        
        déyìménshēng, [得意門生], favorite pupil
        gǔshēngwù, paleo-organism
        yǎngshēngzhīdào, [養生之道], the way of maintaining good health
        mínbùliáoshēng, The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Histori...
        
        dúshēngzǐnǚ, [獨生子女], an only child
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        shēnglāyìngzhuài, to drag sb along against his will/to draw a forced analogy
        
        
        yuánshēngzhì, [原生質], protoplasm
        xiǎnxiànghuánshēng, [險象環生], dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
        lèjíshēngbēi, [樂極生悲], extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could stil...
        
        
        
        
        gǔshēngwùxué, [古生物學], palaeontology
        
        
        chìjiǎoyīshēng, [赤腳醫生], barefoot doctor/farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        
        
        
        shēngchǎnnénglì, [生產能力], manufacturing ability/production capacity
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        shēngxiào, one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]/animal fro...
        
        běnkēshēng, undergraduate student
        shēngpíjiǔ, draft beer/unpasteurized beer
        lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yōushēng, [優生], eugenics/outstanding student
        
        
        
        cìshēng, derivative/secondary/sub-
        shēngchǎnlǜ, [生產率], productivity/efficiency of production
        
        
        
        
        qīqiàoshēngyān, [七竅生煙], lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)/fig. to seethe with anger
        
        shēngtàixué, [生態學], ecology
        
        
        
        
        wàngérshēngwèi, intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring/terrifying/overwhelming
        Àidíshēng, Addison (name)/Addison, city in United States
        
        wèishēngfángyì, [衛生防疫], epidemic-prevention
        yōushēngxué, [優生學], eugenics
        zīshēng, to multiply/to breed
        
        
        
        shēngchǎnzhě, [生產者], producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc)/manufacturer/(biology) auto...
        
        
        
        yìyèshēng, [肄業生], dropout student
        shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
        
        
        shēngcí, [生詞], new word (in textbook)/word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied/CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个...
        
        
        chūshēnglǜ, birthrate
        shēngyùlǜ, birth rate
        
        
        
        
        shēngsè, [生澀], unripe/tart/not fully proficient/somewhat shaky
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        cìshēnglín, secondary growth of forest
        shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        luòhuāshēng, peanut
        
        
        
        
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        shēngjīàngrán, [生機盎然], full of life/exuberant
        
        
        
        
        shēnglíngtútàn, [生靈塗炭], people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
        
        
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        shēngguāng, to emit light
        
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        shēngwùzhìpǐn, [生物製品], biological product
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        pàishēngcí, [派生詞], derivative word
        shēngyuán, [生員], scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
        
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        shēngtàiquān, [生態圈], ecosphere
        
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        biékāishēngmiàn, [別開生面], to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path/to break fresh ground
        
        
        
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        shēngbùféngshí, [生不逢時], born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born...
        
        
        
        
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        gōngdúshēng, [工讀生], student who also works part-time/(old) reform-school student
        HéngShēng, [恆生], Hang Seng (name)
        zàishēngchǎn, [再生產], producing a copy/to reproduce
        qīshēng, to cheat strangers/to bully strangers/(of domesticated animals) to be rebellious...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shēngxiān, [生鮮], fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
        
        shēngzào, to coin (words or expressions)
        
        
        
        shuòshìshēng, [碩士生], Master's degree student
        
        
        shēngyào, [生藥], unprocessed medicinal herb
        
        
        
        
        tóushēng, reborn (of departed spirit)/to be reincarnated/to leave home for a new life
        
        
        
        
        shēngfen, estranged
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        shēngxiù, [生銹], to rust/to grow rusty/to corrode/oxidization
        xiù, [銹], to corrode/to rust
        bùxiùgāng, [不銹鋼]/[不鏽鋼], stainless steel, stainless steel
        tiěxiù, [鐵鏽], rust
        
        fángxiù, [防銹], rust prevention/anti-corrosion
        xiùshí, [銹蝕], corrosion/rust
        xiùbān, [鏽斑], rust spot/blemish (on plants)
        


        rén, man/person/people/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        nǚrén/nǚren, woman, wife
        biéren, [別人], other people/others/other person
        nánrén, a man/a male/men/CL:個|个[gè]
        yǒurén, someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as in restroom)
        rénmen, [人們], people
        fūren, lady/madam/Mrs./CL:位[wèi]
        rénlèi, [人類], humanity/human race/mankind
        
        gèrén, [個人], individual/personal/oneself
        bìngrén, sick person/patient/invalid/CL:個|个[gè]
        shārén, [殺人], homicide/to murder/to kill (a person)
        jiārén, household/(one's) family
        rénshēng, life (one's time on earth)
        dàren, adult/grownup/title of respect toward superiors
        rényuán, [人員], staff/crew/personnel/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhèngrén, [證人], witness
        sīrén, private/personal/interpersonal/sb with whom one has a close personal relationshi...
        hēirén, black person/an illegal
        dírén, [敵人], enemy/CL:個|个[gè]
        rénwù, person/character (in a play, novel etc)/protagonist/CL:個|个[gè]
        kèrén, visitor/guest/customer/client/CL:位[wèi]
        
        rénmín, the people/CL:個|个[gè]
        báirén, white man or woman/Caucasian
        niánqīngrén, [年輕人], young people/youngster
        zhǔrén, master/host/owner/CL:個|个[gè]
        shòuhàirén, victim
        jīqìrén, [機器人], mechanical person/robot/android
        mǒurén, someone/a certain person/some people/I (self-address after one's surname)
        Yóutàirén, [猶太人], Jew
        mírén, fascinating/enchanting/charming/tempting
        fànrén, convict/prisoner/criminal
        míngrén, personage/celebrity
        rénrén, everyone/every person
        rénjiā/rénjia, household/dwelling/family/sb else's house/household business/house of woman's hu...
        rénzhì, [人質], hostage
        jiànrén, [賤人], slut/cheap person
        ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
        huàirén, [壞人], bad person/villain
        jīngjìrén, [經紀人], broker/middleman/agent/manager
        mòshēngrén, stranger
        tārén, another/sb else/other people
        dāngshìrén, [當事人], persons involved or implicated/party (to an affair)
        wàixīngrén, space alien/extraterrestrial
        qíngrén, lover/sweetheart
        héhuǒrén, partner/associate
        běnrén, the person himself/I (humble form used in speeches)/oneself/myself/in person/per...
        shārénfàn, [殺人犯], murderer/homicide
        
        
        piànrén, [騙人], to cheat sb/a scam
        lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
        Chāorén/chāorén, Superman, comic book superhero, superhuman/exceptional
        rénqún, crowd
        gōngrén, worker/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]
        rénxuǎn, [人選], choice of person/candidate
        jīngrén, [驚人], astonishing
        rénshì, person/figure/public figure
        chéngniánrén, adult person
        rénkǒu, population/people
        xiányírén, a suspect
        wěituōrén, (law) client/trustor
        guàirén, strange person/eccentric
        qīnrén, [親人], one's close relatives
        àiren, [愛人], spouse (PRC)/lover (non-PRC)/CL:個|个[gè]
        chéngrén, adult
        réntǐ, [人體], human body
        zhǔchírén, TV or radio presenter/host/anchor
        jūnrén, [軍人], serviceman/soldier/military personnel
        rénshù, [人數], number of people
        réncái, talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks
        hòuxuǎnrén, [候選人], candidate/CL:名[míng]
        pǔtōngrén, ordinary person/private citizen/people/the person in the street
        púrén, [僕人], servant
        
        fánrén, [煩人], to annoy/annoying/irritating/troublesome
        diūrén, [丟人], to lose face
        fùzérén, [負責人], person in charge
        shāngrén, merchant/businessman
        jùrén, giant
        xīnrén, newcomer/fresh talent/newlywed, esp. new bride/bride and groom
        bèihàirén, victim
        rénxìng, human nature/humanity/human/the totality of human attributes
        réngé, personality/integrity/dignity
        rénjiān, [人間], the human world/the earth
        lièrén, [獵人], hunter
        shīrén, [詩人], bard/poet
        Qíngrénjié, [情人節], Valentine's Day
        sǐrén, dead person/(coll.) to die/(of a death) to happen
        zhēnrén, a real person/Daoist spiritual master
        zǒurén, (coll.) to leave/to beat it
        qióngrén, [窮人], poor people/the poor
        měirén, each person/everybody/per person
        gǎnrén, touching/moving
        guòrén, [過人], to surpass others/outstanding/(basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
        rénxīn, popular feeling/the will of the people
        yòurén, [誘人], attractive/alluring/captivating/to attract/to captivate
        zhòngrén, [眾人], everyone
        shúrén, acquaintance/friend
        shìrén, people (in general)/people around the world/everyone
        zúrén, clansman/clan members/relatives/ethnic minority
        shèngrén, [聖人], saint/sage/refers to Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]/the current reigning Emperor
        liànrén, [戀人], lover/sweetheart
        zhōngjiānrén, [中間人], intermediary/mediator
        jiānhùrén, [監護人], guardian
        
        
        yìrén, [藝人], performing artist/actor
        rénqíng, human emotions/social relationship/friendship/favor/a good turn
        réngōng, artificial/manpower/manual work
        shārénkuáng, [殺人狂], homicidal maniac
        dòngrén, [動人], touching/moving
        rénshēn, person/personal/human body
        fùrén, rich person/the rich
        
        rénzào, man-made/artificial/synthetic
        zuìrén, sinner
        wéirén/wèirén, [為人], to conduct oneself/behavior/conduct/personal character, for sb/for others' inter...
        bèigàorén, defendant (in legal case)
        dàilǐrén, agent
        rénmìng, human life/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        xiǎorén, person of low social status (old)/I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)/nasty ...
        
        rénlì, manpower/labor power
        rénquán, [人權], human rights
        
        rénshǒu, manpower/staff/human hand
        rénxíngdào, sidewalk
        měirén, beauty/belle
        měirényú, [美人魚], mermaid
        wàiguórén, [外國人], foreigner
        yǐnrénzhùmù, to attract attention/eye-catching/conspicuous
        fánrén, ordinary person/mortal/earthling
        lǐngdǎorén, [領導人], leader
        shuāngrén, [雙人], two-person/double/pair/tandem
        mángrén, blind person
        huórén, living person
        èrén, [惡人], evil person/vile creature/ugly man
        réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
        
        wèichéngniánrén, minor (i.e. person under 18)
        dàiyánrén, spokesperson
        chángrén, ordinary person
        zuòrén, to conduct oneself/to behave with integrity
西         Mòxīgērén, Mexican
        rénmǎ, [人馬], men and horses/troops/group of people/troop/staff/centaur
        jiārén, beautiful woman
        wàirén, outsider/foreigner/stranger
        rénshì, the world/this world/the world of the living
        lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
        kuángrén, madman
        
        cánjírén, [殘疾人], disabled person
        yōngrén, [傭人], servant
        gǔrén, people from ancient times/the ancients/the late (i.e. person who has passed away...
        chuàngshǐrén, [創始人], creator/founder/initiator
        jìchéngrén, [繼承人], heir/successor
        zìqīqīrén, to deceive others and to deceive oneself/to believe one's own lies
        fāyánrén, [發言人], spokesperson
        nǚzhǔrén, hostess/mistress
        rénqì, [人氣], popularity/personality/character
        chūrényìliào, unexpected (idiom)/surprising
        
        shārénàn, [殺人案], murder case/homicide case
        rénshì, personnel/human resources/human affairs/ways of the world/(euphemism) sexuality/...
        
        dìyīfūrén, First Lady (wife of US president)
        yěrén, a savage/uncivilized person/(old) commoner
        fùrén, [婦人], married woman
        lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
        bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
        dānrén, [單人], one person/single (room, bed etc)
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        
        zhǔréngōng, hero (of a novel or film)/main protagonist
        
        lìngrén, to cause one (to do sth)/to make one (angry, delighted etc)
        yǐnrénzhùyì, to attract attention/eye-catching/conspicuous
        xiānrénzhǎng, cactus
        TángrénJiē, Chinatown/CL:條|条[tiáo],座[zuò]
        hàirén, to harm sb/to inflict suffering/to victimize/pernicious
        xiǎorénwù, nonentity/a nobody
        zhèngrénxí, [證人席], witness stand or box
        réndào, human sympathy/humanitarianism/humane/the "human way", one of the stages in the ...
        lùrén, passer-by/stranger
        Měiguórén, [美國人], American/American person/American people/CL:個|个[gè]
        rénzhǒng, [人種], race (of people)
        
        nàshuìrén, [納稅人], taxpayer
        zhíwùrén, person in a vegetative state/human vegetable
        wěirén, [偉人], great person
        rénlèixué, [人類學], anthropology
        rénwéi, [人為], artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human attempt or effort
        réndàozhǔyì, [人道主義], humanism/humanitarian (aid)
        réngōngzhìnéng, artificial intelligence (AI)
        
        chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
        tóuzīrén, [投資人], investor
        
        
        xiāngxiàrén, [鄉下人], country folk/rustic/rural folk
        
        fēirén, not the right person (literary)/inhuman
寿         rénshòubǎoxiǎn, [人壽保險], life insurance
        
        rénjìguānxì, [人際關系], interpersonal relationship
        jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
        chóurén, foe/one's personal enemy
        
        mùyángrén, shepherd
        gōngsùrén, [公訴人], district attorney/public prosecutor/procurator
        rénxíng, human shape/in human form/of human appearance/doll/puppet
        chǔnrén, fool/imbecile
        ēnrén, a benefactor/a person who has significantly helped sb else
        xíngrén, pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible for arranging audienc...
        rénpǐn, moral standing/moral quality/character/personality/appearance/looks (colloquial)...
        
退         tuìwǔjūnrén, [退伍軍人], veteran
        
        bùkěgàorén, hidden/kept secret/not to be divulged
        tàikōngrén, astronaut
        
        dàocǎorén, scarecrow
        xuěrén, snowman/yeti
        
        
        fèirén, [廢人], handicapped person/useless person
        shànjiěrényì, to be good at understanding others (idiom)
        
        jiàrén, to get married (of woman)
        xiánrén, [閑人]/[閒人], variant of 閒人|闲人[xián rén]/idle person/idler/unconcerned person, idle person/idl...
        yúrén, stupid person/ignoramus
        
        nǚqiángrén, [女強人], successful career woman/able woman
        Shuìměirén, Sleeping Beauty
        liánxìrén, [聯繫人], contact (person)
        rényuán, [人緣], relations with other people
        
        wánrén, perfect person
        zìjǐrén, those on our side/ourselves/one's own people/one of us
        dàmángrén, busy bee/very busy person
        kōngwúyīrén, [空無一人], not a soul in sight (idiom)
        jiànzhèngrén, [見證人], eyewitness (to an incident)/witness (to a legal transaction)
        réngōnghūxī, artificial respiration (medicine)
        xīnshàngrén, sweetheart/one's beloved
        
        jiēbānrén, successor
        cèhuàrén, [策劃人], sponsor/plotter/schemer
        rényì, people's expectations
        
        hòurén, [後人], later generation
        
        lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
        kěrén, pleasant/agreeable/a person after one's heart (charming person)/a gifted person
        gāorényīděng, a cut above others/superior
        duōduōbīrén, overbearing/forceful/aggressive/menacing/imperious
        rénchēng, [人稱], person (first person, second person etc in grammar)/called/known as
        nǎorén, [惱人], annoying/irksome/to irritate
        rénqíngwèi, human warmth/friendliness/human touch
        yǐnrénrùshèng, [引人入勝], to enchant/fascinating
        wúrén, [無人], unmanned/uninhabited
        rénzhīchángqíng, human nature (idiom)/a behavior that is only natural
        diūrénxiànyǎn, [丟人現眼], to make an exhibition of oneself/to be a disgrace
        biànhùrén, [辯護人], defender/defending counsel
        
        xiānfāzhìrén, [先發制人], to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt/to anticipate/preem...
        
        hàiréntīngwén, [駭人聽聞], shocking/horrifying/atrocious/terrible
        
        tónglíngrén, [同齡人], peer/one's contemporary/person of the same age
        lìngrénfàzhǐ, [令人髮指], to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
        dàirén, to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
        shēnqǐngrén, [申請人], applicant
        rénshìbù, personnel office/human resources (HR)
        
        
        yuánrén, apeman
        bǐrén, your humble servant/I
        sēngrén, monk
        tǔzhùrén, indigenous person/aboriginal
        chūrénmìng, fatal/resulting in sb's death
        qírén, an eccentric/odd person/person of extraordinary talent
        rénliú, stream of people/abortion/abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[rén gōng liú chǎn]
        wàidìrén, stranger/outsider
        lìngrénmǎnyì, [令人滿意], satisfying/satisfactory
        xiānrén, Daoist immortal/celestial being
        
稿         zhuàngǎorén, author (of a manuscript)
        
        néngrén, capable person/Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
        rénshēn, [人參], ginseng
        
        yìzhōngrén, sweetheart/one's true love/the person of one's thoughts
        chāqiángrényì, [差強人意], (idiom) just passable/barely satisfactory
        chéngbāorén, contractor
        Yúrénjié, [愚人節], April Fools' Day
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        yǎnréněrmù, to fool people (idiom)/to pull the wool over people's eyes
        Qǐrényōutiān, [杞人憂天], man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
        rénmǎnwéihuàn, [人滿為患], packed with people/overcrowded/overpopulation
        
        
        rényú, [人魚], mermaid/dugong/sea cow/manatee/giant salamander
        rénjì, [人際], human relationships/interpersonal
        lìngrénqīnpèi, [令人欽佩], admirable
        
        pángrén, other people/bystanders/onlookers/outsiders
        zhuānrén, [專人], specialist/person appointed for specific task
        
        rénmíng, personal name
        Tǔěrqírén, a Turk/Turkish person
        guǎrén, I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
        Āěrbāníyàrén, [阿爾巴尼亞人], Albanian (person)
        
        hǔrén, to scare people/to bluff/to deceive
        rényuán, orangutan
        gèrén, each one/everyone
        Tiěrén, [鐵人], Ironman
        Huárén, [華人], ethnic Chinese person or people
        guòláirén, [過來人], an experienced person/sb who has "been around (the block)"/sb who has personally...
        
        
        
西         Xīfāngrén, Westerner/Occidental
        píngyìjìnrén, amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going/modest and unassuming/(of writing) ...
        bùréndào, inhuman
        hérén, who
        qiúrén, to ask for help/to ask a favor/to recruit talented people
        réngōngshòujīng, artificial insemination
        shēngrén, stranger/living person/to give birth/to be born (in a certain time or place)
        
        sǒngréntīngwén, [聳人聽聞], to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
        guǎnlǐrén, supervisor/manager/administrator
        
        yīmíngjīngrén, [一鳴驚人], to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
        rénjiāndìyù, [人間地獄], hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive...
        zhēnrénzhēnshì, genuine people and true events
        fāqǐrén, [發起人], proposer/initiator/founding member
        lìngrénzhènfèn, [令人振奮], inspiring/exciting/rousing
        yǒurén, friend
        lèyúzhùrén, [樂於助人], willing to help others
        zhérén, wise man
        Yìndùrén, Indian (person)/CL:個|个[gè]/Indian people
        
        
        tǔrén, native/aborigine/clay figure
        
        mùzhōngwúrén, [目中無人], to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matt...
        xiānrén, ancestors/previous generations/my late father
        
        
        shuāngrénchuáng, [雙人床], double bed
        rénfàn, criminal/culprit/suspect (old)
        
        
        yījiārén, household/the whole family
        yòngrén, servant/to employ sb for a job/to manage people/to be in need of staff
        rénshìjiān, [人世間], the secular world
        yǒuqíngrén, lovers
        Yīngguórén, [英國人], British person/British people
        rénhǎi, a multitude/a sea of people
        shārénbùzhǎyǎn, [殺人不眨眼], to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded
        huāngwúrényān, [荒無人煙], desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
        gōngrénjiējí, [工人階級], working class
        fǎrén, legal person/corporation/see also 自然人[zì rán rén]
        guìrén, [貴人], nobility/person of high rank
        
        cǎnwúréndào, [慘無人道], inhuman (idiom)/brutal and unfeeling
        zhùrénwéilè, [助人為樂], pleasure from helping others (idiom)
        Mǎyǎrén, [瑪雅人], Maya peoples
        
        zhīqíngrén, person in the know/insider/informed source
        
        
        
        guórén, [國人], compatriots (literary)/fellow countrymen
        rénzhèng, [人證], witness testimony
        
        rénmìngguāntiān, [人命關天], human life is beyond value (idiom)
        
        
        Cháoxiǎnrén, [朝鮮人], North Korean (person)
        
        làngrén, vagrant/unemployed person/rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
        
        dòurén, amusing/funny/entertaining
        gōngzhèngrén, [公證人], notary/actuary
        
        
        chuánrén, [傳人], to teach/to impart/a disciple/descendant
        
        wúrénwènjīn, [無人問津], to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
        cǎnjuérénhuán, [慘絕人寰], extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
        
        yuàntiānyóurén, (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
        Réndà, (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén m...
        Wūkèlánrén, [烏克蘭人], Ukrainian (person)
        rénzàowèixīng, [人造衛星], artificial satellite
        gèrénzhǔyì, [個人主義], individualism
        huànrén, [換人], to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc)/substitution
        qìrén, [氣人], to anger/to annoy
        yírén, nice/pleasant/charming/hospitable to people
        
        shànrén, philanthropist/charitable person/well-doer
        
        Àiěrlánrén, [愛爾蘭人], Irish person
        rènrénzǎigē, to get trampled on (idiom)/to be taken advantage of
        
        
        mùrén, shepherd/pastor/pastoral
        
        
        
        hóngrén, [紅人], a favorite of sb in power/a celebrity/American Indian
        Měnggǔrén, Mongol
        
        fēngyúnrénwù, [風雲人物], the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)/influential figure
        qiǎngrénsuǒnán, [強人所難], to force someone to do something
        gùrén, old friend/the deceased
        bǎozhèngrén, [保證人], guarantor/bailor
        qiángrén, [強人], (politics) strongman/(in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person...
        yàorén, important person
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        qīngniánrén, young person/the young
        xiàndàirén, [現代人], modern man/Homo sapiens
        wúrénqū, [無人區], uninhabited region
        
        lìngréngǔwǔ, encouraging/heartening
        
        wàiláirén, [外來人], foreigner
        bùjìnrénqíng, not amenable to reason/unreasonable
        kòurénxīnxián, to excite/to thrill/exciting/thrilling/cliff-hanging
        Jiékèrén, Czech person
        rénlìchē, [人力車], rickshaw
        měirénjì, [美人計], honey trap/sexual entrapment/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        
        Lìtáowǎnrén, Lithuanian (person)
        yōngrén, mediocre person
        
        fārénshēnxǐng, [發人深省], to provide food for thought (idiom)/thought-provoking
        
        zhōngrén, go-between/mediator/intermediary
        
        dúshūrén, [讀書人], scholar/intellectual
        
        
        dàkuàirénxīn, to the satisfaction of everyone
        
        
        méiren, go-between/matchmaker
        Jíbǔsàirén, [吉卜賽人], Gypsy
        
        guòlùrén, [過路人], a passer-by
        diànjīrén, founder/pioneer
        fāxíngrén, [發行人], publisher/issuer
        
        qiánrén, predecessor/forebears/the person facing you
        rénshānrénhǎi, multitude/vast crowd
        guìfùrén, [貴婦人], dame
        
        
        
        zhènghūnrén, [證婚人], wedding witness
        Wéijīngrén, [維京人], Viking
        rénwén, humanities/human affairs/culture
西         Xībānyárén, Spaniard/Spanish person
        rénxínghéngdào, [人行橫道], pedestrian crossing
        dàyǒurénzài, there are plenty of such people
        
        yǔrénwéishàn, [與人為善], to be of service to others/to help others/benevolent
        wùshìrénfēi, things have remained the same, but people have changed
        rénrénjiēzhī, known to everyone
        Yìdàlìrén, Italian person
        
        shèngqìlíngrén, [盛氣凌人], overbearing/arrogant bully
        
        Rìběnrén, Japanese person or people
        
        bēitiānmǐnrén, [悲天憫人], to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
        Pútáoyárén, Portuguese (person)
        zhàngshìqīrén, [仗勢欺人], to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)/to kick people aroun...
        
        
        ShātèĀlābórén, a Saudi/Saudi Arabian person
        tóngrén, people from the same workplace or profession/co-worker/colleague/pop culture ent...
        
        jiāpòrénwáng, family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned/destitute and h...
        
        shuāngrénhuá, [雙人滑], pair skating
        zhàojírén, convener
        
        zàirén, [載人], to carry a passenger/(of spaceships etc) manned/also pr. [zǎi rén]
        
        
        
        bǎohùrén, [保護人], guardian/carer/patron
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wúrénjī, [無人機], drone/unmanned aerial vehicle
        xīshìníngrén, [息事寧人], to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
        yīnrénéryì, [因人而異], varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
        
        jìnrénjiēzhī, [盡人皆知], known by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        
        
        Déguórén, [德國人], German person or people
        
        gāorén, very able person
        rénjìhǎnzhì, [人跡罕至], lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)/fig. off the beaten track/lonely/deserted
        
        rényān, [人煙], sign of human habitation
        Ālābórén, Arab/Arabian/Arabian people
        nèirén, [內人], my wife (humble)
        Āěrjílìyàrén, [阿爾及利亞人], Algerian
        pànruòliǎngrén, [判若兩人], to be a different person/not to be one's usual self
        Fǎguórén, [法國人], Frenchman/French person
        
        nǚrénjia, women (in general)
        wénrén, scholar/literati
        pángruòwúrén, [旁若無人], to act as though there were nobody else present/unselfconscious/fig. without reg...
        
        zhàiquánrén, [債權人], creditor
        rénqíngzhài, [人情債], debt of gratitude
        jīngrénzhījǔ, [驚人之舉], to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
        shēnrùrénxīn, to enter deeply into people's hearts/to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
        cǎojiānrénmìng, to have disregard for human life (idiom)
        
        
        nàirénxúnwèi, [耐人尋味], thought-provoking/worth thinking over/to provide food for thought
        
        yèshēnrénjìng, [夜深人靜], in the dead of night (idiom)
        hàirénbùqiǎn, [害人不淺], to cause a lot of trouble/to inflict much suffering
        círén, [詞人], writer of 詞|词[cí] (a kind of Classical Chinese poem)/person of literary talent
        gèrénsài, [個人賽], individual competition/individual race
        rénjūn, per capita
        fāmíngrén, [發明人], inventor
        rénduōshìzhòng, [人多勢眾], many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength/There is safe...
        rényǎngmǎfān, [人仰馬翻], to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)/in a pitiful state/in a complete mess/to rol...
        
        
        
        
        rénzhōng, philtrum/infranasal depression/the "human center" acupuncture point
        yóurén, [遊人], a tourist
        
        zhìbìngjiùrén, to treat the disease to save the patient/to criticize a person in order to help ...
        
        
        
        sìrénbāng, [四人幫], Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王...
        
        rénqùlóukōng, [人去樓空], the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)/the sight of a deserted place...
        dàirénjiēwù, the way one treats people
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chéngzūrén, leaser/tenant
        rénmínbì, [人民幣], Renminbi (RMB)/Chinese Yuan (CNY)
        
        dānrénchuáng, [單人床], single bed/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        hǎorénhǎoshì, admirable people and exemplary deeds
        zhīmíngrénshì, public figure/celebrity
        
        xiānrénqiú, ball cactus
        wārén, frogman
        
        
        rénkǒushù, [人口數], population
        
        shějǐwèirén, [捨己為人], to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own intere...
        
        
        Hāsàkèrén, [哈薩克人], Kazakh person/Kazakh people
        
        
        
        
        lèirényuán, [類人猿], hominid
        
        
        fēngtǔrénqíng, [風土人情], local conditions and customs (idiom)
        
        
        rénqiáng, [人牆], wall (soccer)
        xiánrén, [賢人], great person of the past/venerable forebear/the great and the good
        
        
        
        jiānrén, crafty scoundrel/villain
        gǔhuòrénxīn, [蠱惑人心], to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)/to resort to demagogy
        dáguānguìrén, [達官貴人], high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good
        shénrén, God/deity
        
        qīréntàishèn, to bully intolerably (idiom)
        zérènrén, [責任人], responsible person/coordinator
        rényúnyìyún, to say what everyone says (idiom)/to conform to what one perceives to be the maj...
        ZhōnghuáRénmínGònghéguó, [中華人民共和國], People's Republic of China
        yuánbānrénmǎ, [原班人馬], original cast/former team
        réncáijǐjǐ, [人才濟濟], a galaxy of talent (idiom)/a great number of competent people
        zhǐrén, [紙人], paper doll/papercut silhouette
        yānrén, [閹人], a castrate
        
        Wēidìmǎlārén, [危地馬拉人], Guatemalan (person)
        
        Yǐsèlièrén, Israelite/Israeli
        
        nárén, making things awkward/to cause difficulties/to exert influence/to attract
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shīshēnrénmiànxiàng, [獅身人面像], sphinx
        qìnrénxīnpí, to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)/to gladden the heart/to refresh the m...
        lùrénjiēzhī, understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Zǔlǔrén, [祖魯人], Zulu people
        
        
        jīngshǒurén, [經手人], the person in charge/agent/broker
        
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        
        yángrén, foreigner/Westerner
        bùdérénxīn, not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular
        
        
        
        réngāomǎdà, [人高馬大], tall and strong
        
        wànrénkōngxiàng, [萬人空巷], the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)/...
        
        
        
        
        kuàizhìrénkǒu, [膾炙人口], appealing to the masses/universally appreciated (idiom)
        
        lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
        mièjuérénxìng, [滅絕人性], to be devoid of all humanity/inhuman/bestial
        wéirénshībiǎo, [為人師表], to serve as a model for others (idiom)/to be a worthy teacher
        
        zhàiwùrén, [債務人], debtor
        
        xiānshēngduórén, [先聲奪人], to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
        wàixiāngrén, [外鄉人], a stranger/out-of-towner
        
        dǎirén, bad person/evildoer/robber
        
        
        
        réncóng, [人叢], crowd of people
        tónglùrén, fellow traveler/comrade
        
        Éluósīrén, [俄羅斯人], Russian (person)
        
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        ānrén, to pacify the people/landlady (old)/wife of 員外|员外[yuán wài], landlord
        rénshēngdǐngfèi, [人聲鼎沸], lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)/hubbub/brouhaha
        
        
        
        zhǔrénwēng, master (of the house)/main character in a novel etc/hero or heroine
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Tǎjíkèrén, Tajik (person)
        
        
        
        
        yǒuxīnrén, resolute person/person with aspirations/people who feel/people who use their hea...
        yǎrén, poetic individual/person of refined temperament
        
        
        rénshìchù, [人事處], human resources department
        nǐrén, [擬人], personification/anthropomorphism
        xiàlǐbārén, folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/popular art forms (cf. 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[y...
        Ruìshìrén, Swiss (person)
        
        
        
        Wūzībiékèrén, [烏茲別克人], Uzbek (person)
        Fēilǜbīnrén, [菲律賓人], Filipino
        
        gèrénchóngbài, [個人崇拜], personality cult
        shārényuèhuò, [殺人越貨], to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
        
        tiānzāirénhuò, [天災人禍], natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
        shìrén, scholar
        
        sǔnrénlìjǐ, [損人利己], harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detrimen...
        jiàhuòyúrén, [嫁禍於人], to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others/to pass the buck
        
        rènrénwéiqīn, [任人唯親], to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism/corrupt appointment
寿         
        réncì, person-times/visits/classifier for number of people participating
        
        zhìrén, Homo sapiens
        hòujìyǒurén, [後繼有人], to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
        nírén, clay figurine
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Hánguórén, [韓國人], Korean (person)
        
        
        
        zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
        
        
        dàikuǎnrén, [貸款人], the lender
        zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo, [眾人拾柴火焰高], when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)/the more people, the ...
        Zhōngguórén, [中國人], Chinese person
        
        
        
        miǎowúrényān, [渺無人煙], remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted/God-forsaken
        
        
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        shòurényǐbǐng, to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)/to give someone a hold on oneself
        
        
        shějǐjiùrén, [捨己救人], to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people/altr...
        
        ruìdiǎnrén, Swede
        
        
        
        
        tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
        rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
        fārénshēnsī, [發人深思], (idiom) thought-provoking/to give one food for thought
        
        réngéhuà, to personalize/anthropomorphism
        rénxīnbùgǔ, the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
        
        dàorén, Taoist devotee (honorific)
        
        
        
        
        
        zǒngrénkǒu, [總人口], total population
        xuérén, [學人], scholar/learned person
        
        
        
        
        Gǎngrén, Hong Kong person or people
        
        
        
        rénwénzhǔyì, [人文主義], humanism
        réncái, variant of 人才[rén cái]
        héxǔrén, [何許人], (literary) what kind of person
        jiāorén, [驕人], worthy of pride/impressive/enviable/to show contempt for others
        rénjū, human habitat
        
        rénsuǒgòngzhī, something that everybody knows
        fǎnmiànrénwù, negative character/bad guy (in a story)
        kuòrén, [闊人], rich person/the rich
        
        
        
        
        rénmíndǎng, [人民黨], People's party (of various countries)
        
        
        
        
        
        chéngrénzhīwēi, to take advantage of sb's precarious position
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        míngyǎnrén, perspicacious person/sb with a discerning eye/sighted person (as opposed to blin...
        ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn, [中國人民解放軍], Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
        gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hàirénchóng, [害人蟲], pest/evildoer
        
        
        
        
        Shuānglìrén, [雙立人], J. A. Henckels (brand)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        rénmíngōngshè, people's commune
        
        
        
        wùrénzǐdì, [誤人子弟], (of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress/(of media) to pr...
        Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        měirénjiāo, canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
        
        
        
        
        Mǎláirén, [馬來人], Malay person or people
        tíànrén, proposer
        
        
        
        zhuāngjiarén, [莊稼人], (coll.) farmer
        
        rénmínfǎyuàn, people's court (of law)/people's tribunal
        
        
        kèlóngrén, clone human
        
        
        
        Qīngrén, Qing dynasty person
        
        
        
        
        ǒurén, idol (i.e. statue for worship)
        chǎnyègōngrén, [產業工人], industrial worker
        
        jīqìrénxué, [機器人學], robotics
        rénzàosī, [人造絲], rayon
        
        
        
        
        
        yèlánrénjìng, [夜闌人靜], the still of the night (idiom)/late at night
        
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        yuánrén, prehistoric man/primitive man
        
        rénmínjǐngchá, civil police/PRC police
        
        
        
        réndìngshèngtiān, [人定勝天], man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
        bǎorén, guarantor/person paying bail
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jǔrén, [舉人], graduate/successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
        
        
        èrrénzhuàn, [二人轉], genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
        
        rènrénwéixián, [任人唯賢], to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of...
        
        
        
        
        liángrén, husband (arch.)
        
        
        
        
        
        gǒuzhàngrénshì, [狗仗人勢], a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully ...
        
        
        
        fǎdìngrénshù, [法定人數], quorum
        kēngrén, to cheat sb
        
        
        
        rénhuò, [人禍], human disaster
        
        
        yìxiāngrén, [異鄉人], stranger
        
        
        
        kuānyǐdàirén, [寬以待人], to be lenient with others (idiom)
        rénxīnsuǒxiàng, that which is yearned for by the public
        
        

        xuéxiào, [學校], school/CL:所[suǒ]
        xué, [學], to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
        Dàxué/dàxué, [大學], the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism, univers...
        xuésheng, [學生], student/schoolchild
        xuéxí, [學習], to learn/to study
        kēxué, [科學], science/scientific knowledge/scientific/rational/CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
        shàngxué, [上學], to go to school/to attend school
        xuéhuì, [學會], to learn/to master/institute/learned society/(scholarly) association
        tóngxué, [同學], to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate/CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
        xuéyuàn, [學院], college/educational institute/school/faculty/CL:所[suǒ]
        kēxuéjiā, [科學家], scientist/CL:個|个[gè]
        shùxué, [數學], mathematics/mathematical
        yīxué, [醫學], medicine/medical science/study of medicine
        huàxué, [化學], chemistry/chemical
        fàngxué, [放學], to dismiss students at the end of the school day
        jiǎngxuéjīn, [獎學金], scholarship/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
        zhōngxué, [中學], middle school/CL:個|个[gè]
        xīnlǐxué, [心理學], psychology
        xuéqī, [學期], term/semester/CL:個|个[gè]
        xuéwèi, [學位], academic degree/place in school
        xiǎoxué, [小學], elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[gè]
        yīxuéyuàn, [醫學院], medical school
        wénxué, [文學], literature/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        xuéfèi, [學費], tuition fee/tuition/CL:個|个[gè]
        dàxuéshēng, [大學生], university student/college student
        zhéxué, [哲學], philosophy/CL:個|个[gè]
        fǎxuéyuàn, [法學院], law school
        
        xuézhě, [學者], scholar
        xuétú, [學徒], apprentice
        jiàoxué, [教學], to teach/teaching and learning/education/CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè]
退         tuìxué, [退學], to quit school
        xuéyuán, [學員], student/member of an institution of learning/officer cadet
        rùxué, [入學], to enter a school or college/to go to school for the first time as a child
        xuéyè, [學業], studies/schoolwork
        xuéshù, [學術], learning/science/academic/CL:個|个[gè]
        wùlǐxuéjiā, [物理學家], physicist
        kāixué, [開學], foundation of a University or College/school opening/the start of a new term
        zhéxuéjiā, [哲學家], philosopher
        huàxuéfǎnyìng, [化學反應], chemical reaction
        rénlèixué, [人類學], anthropology
        xuéshenghuì, [學生會], student union
        shùxuéjiā, [數學家], mathematician
        xuélì, [學歷], educational background/academic qualifications
        chuòxué, [輟學], to drop out of school/to leave off studying/to interrupt one's studies
        wùlǐxué, [物理學], physics
        kǎogǔxuéjiā, [考古學家], archaeologist
        shēngwùxué, [生物學], biology
        zhuǎnxué, [轉學], to change schools/to transfer to another college
        táoxué, [逃學], to play truant/to cut classes
        xiūxué, [休學], to suspend schooling/to defer study
        huàxuépǐn, [化學品], chemicals
        xuéfēn, [學分], course credit
        jīngjìxué, [經濟學], economics (as a field of study)
        tǒngjìxué, [統計學], statistics
        xiǎoxuéshēng, [小學生], primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]/(fig.) beginner
        zhōngxuéshēng, [中學生], middle-school student/high school student
        shēngwùxuéjiā, [生物學家], biologist
        gōngchéngxué, [工程學], engineering
        huàxuéjiā, [化學家], chemist
        yíchuánxué, [遺傳學], genetics
        xuézhǎng, [學長], senior or older male schoolmate
        shèhuìxué, [社會學], sociology
        
        xuéwèn, [學問], learning/knowledge/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūxuézhě, [初學者], beginning student
        huàxuéwǔqì, [化學武器], chemical weapon
        guāngxué, [光學], optics/optical (instrument)
        jiěpōuxué, [解剖學], anatomy
        shénxué, [神學], theological/theology
        xuékē, [學科], subject/branch of learning/course/academic discipline
        xuéshì, [學士], bachelor's degree/person holding a university degree
        zìxué, [自學], self-study/to study on one's own
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        bìnglǐxué, [病理學], pathology
        shénxuéyuàn, [神學院], seminary
        shāngxuéyuàn, [商學院], business school/university of business studies
        lìshǐxuéjiā, [歷史學家], historian
        
        tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
        dìzhìxuéjiā, [地質學家], geologist
        xuénián, [學年], academic year
        xuéshí, [學識], erudition/scholarly knowledge
        dònglìxué, [動力學], dynamics (math.)/kinetics
        yǔyánxué, [語言學], linguistics
        bóxué, [博學], learned/erudite
        fǎxué, [法學], law/legal studies
        
        zìránkēxué, [自然科學], natural sciences
        xuéqiánbān, [學前班], preschool
        shēnglǐxué, [生理學], physiology
        fànzuìxué, [犯罪學], criminology
        kǎogǔxué, [考古學], archaeology
        xuéshengzhèng, [學生證], student identity card
        
        jǐhéxué, [幾何學], geometry
        kēxuéyuàn, [科學院], academy of sciences/CL:個|个[gè]
        xuéshuō, [學說], theory/doctrine
        liúxué, [留學], to study abroad
        jiànzhùxué, [建築學], architectural/architecture
        zhèngzhìxué, [政治學], politics/political science
        
        
        qìxiàngxué, [氣象學], meteorology
        liàngzǐlìxué, [量子力學], quantum mechanics
        kēxuéjiè, [科學界], world of science/scientific circles
        Lǐxué/lǐxué, [理學], School of Principle/Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing ti...
        zhíwùxué, [植物學], botany
        fǎyīxué, [法醫學], forensics
        měixué, [美學], aesthetics
        lúnlǐxué, [倫理學], ethics
        jiàoxuélóu, [教學樓], teaching block/school building
        xuépài, [學派], school of thought
        xuéjiè, [學界], academic world/academic circles/academia
        dìzhìxué, [地質學], geology
        dàoxué, [道學], Confucian study of ethics/study of Daoism/school for Daoism in Tang and Song tim...
        xuétóng, [學童], schoolchild
        dìlǐxué, [地理學], geography
        kūnchóngxué, [昆蟲學], entomology
        
        
        xuéjiū, [學究], pedant
        jīngjìxuéjiā, [經濟學家], economist
        dòngwùxué, [動物學], zoological/zoology
        kēxuéjìshù, [科學技術], science and technology
        
        dúlǐxué, [毒理學], toxicology
        
        yàolǐxué, [藥理學], pharmacology
        
        jiàoyùxué, [教育學], pedagogy
        shēngxué, [升學], to enter the next grade school
        wénxuéjiā, [文學家], writer/man of letters/CL:個|个[gè]
        shǐxuéjiā, [史學家], historian
        gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
        zìxuéchéngcái, [自學成才], a self-made genius
        zhùxuéjīn, [助學金], student grant/education grant/scholarship
        xīnwénxué, [新聞學], journalism
        zhuānkēxuéxiào, [專科學校], specialized school/college for professional training/polytechnic
        lìxué, [力學], mechanics/to study hard
        xuéshùjiè, [學術界], academic circles/academia
        huàxuéyuánsù, [化學元素], chemical element
        luójixué, [邏輯學], logic
        shuāngxuéwèi, [雙學位], dual degree (academic)
        xuélíng, [學齡], school age
        huàxuéxì, [化學系], department of chemistry
        
        rèlìxué, [熱力學], thermodynamics
        yǒujīhuàxué, [有機化學], organic chemistry
        
        yàoxué, [藥學], pharmacy
        xuéyǐzhìyòng, [學以致用], to study sth to apply it/study for practical applications
        yíngyǎngxué, [營養學], nutriology
        liúxuéshēng, [留學生], student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange student/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        xuéfǔ, [學府], educational establishment
        xuéhǎo, [學好], to follow good examples
        xuémíng, [學名], scientific name/Latin name (of plant or animal)/(according to an old system of n...
        xuéyì, [學藝], to learn a skill or art
        shēngxué, [聲學], acoustics
        
        wěikēxué, [偽科學], pseudoscience
        kēxuéshǐ, [科學史], history of science
        jūnshìxué, [軍事學], military science
        xuéjí, [學籍], registration as a current student
        qiúxué, [求學], to seek knowledge/to study/to attend college
        
        huàxuéjiàn, [化學鍵], chemical bond
        
        
        
        kuàijìxué, [會計學], accounting/accountancy
        shǐxué, [史學], historiography
        
        xuétáng, [學堂], college/school (old)
        shèhuìkēxué, [社會科學], social sciences
        xíngérshàngxué, [形而上學], metaphysics
        yàowùxué, [藥物學], pharmacology
        
        fēnzǐshēngwùxué, [分子生物學], molecular biology
        
        
        xuéqiánjiàoyù, [學前教育], preschool education/early childhood education
        cáixué, [才學], talent and learning/scholarship
        yǔyìxué, [語義學], semantics
        
        xuánxué, [玄學], Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals/transl...
        
        
        huǒshānxué, [火山學], volcanology
        bìngdúxué, [病毒學], virology (study of viruses)
        fùxué, [復學], to return to school (after an interruption)/to resume one's studies
        xuézhì, [學制], educational system/length of schooling
        jiǎngxué, [講學], to lecture (on branch of learning)
        
        
        Fóxué, [佛學], Buddhist doctrine/Buddhist studies
        gǔdiǎnwénxué, [古典文學], classical literature
        jiàoxuéfǎ, [教學法], teaching method/pedagogics
        qíngōngjiǎnxué, [勤工儉學], to work part time while studying/work-study program
        dìzhènxué, [地震學], seismology/science of earthquakes
        
        
        
        diànzǐxué, [電子學], electronics
        bǐjiàowénxué, [比較文學], comparative literature
        
        wēishēngwùxué, [微生物學], microbiology
        
        dàishùxué, [代數學], algebra (as branch of math.)
        lìshǐxué, [歷史學], history
        
        
        Hándānxuébù, [邯鄲學步], to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom)/slavishly copying others, one risks ...
        
        pǐnxuéjiānyōu, [品學兼優], excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for beha...
        jiùxué, [就學], to attend school
        
        zhōngxiǎoxué, [中小學], middle and elementary school
        xíngtàixué, [形態學], morphology (in biology or linguistics)
        
        diànhuàxué, [電化學], electrochemistry
        guǎnlǐxué, [管理學], management studies
        
        niǎolèixué, [鳥類學], ornithology/study of birds
        fúhàoxué, [符號學], semiotics/semiology
        
        zǔzhīxué, [組織學], histology
        
        shuǐlìxué, [水力學], hydraulics
        gǔshēngwùxué, [古生物學], palaeontology
        
        hǎiyángxué, [海洋學], oceanography
        shénxuéjiā, [神學家], theologian
        
        
        
        
        
        
        pēitāixué, [胚胎學], embryology
        huàxuézhàn, [化學戰], chemical warfare
        
        jiāzhèngxué, [家政學], family and consumer science
        gōngxuéyuàn, [工學院], school of engineering/college of engineering
        qínxuékǔliàn, [勤學苦練], to study diligently/to train assiduously
        sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
        huàxuénéng, [化學能], chemical energy
        dūxué, [督學], school inspector
        
        
        
        gāojízhōngxué, [高級中學], senior high school/abbr. to 高中[gāo zhōng]
        wénxuéshǐ, [文學史], history of literature
        yǔyīnxué, [語音學], phonetics
        fǎxuéjiā, [法學家], jurist/member of the pre-Han legalist school
        
        xuéwúzhǐjìng, [學無止境], no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study./You live and ...
        shēngtàixué, [生態學], ecology
        
        
        
        diànxué, [電學], electrical engineering
        
        yōushēngxué, [優生學], eugenics
        yìngyòngkēxué, [應用科學], applied science
        hángkōngxué, [航空學], aviation science
        cídiǎnxué, [詞典學], lexicography
        
        
        
        
        xuérén, [學人], scholar/learned person
        xuédì, [學弟], junior or younger male schoolmate
        xuézǐ, [學子], (literary) student/scholar
        xuéyuán, [學園], academy/campus
        jìshùxuéxiào, [技術學校], vocational high school/abbr. to 技校[jì xiào]
        xuélì, [學力], scholastic attainments
        
        
        Hànxué, [漢學], sinology/Chinese studies (in foreign schools)/Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movem...
        
        zhēncáishíxué, [真才實學], solid learning/real ability and learning/genuine talent
        
        shòuyīxué, [獸醫學], veterinary medicine/veterinary science
        
        
        shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist
        
        huàxuéshì, [化學式], chemical formula (e.g. water HO)
        
        Tàixué, [太學], Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest edu...
        
        
        
        jìnglìxué, [靜力學], statics
        jūnshìkēxué, [軍事科學], military science
        yějīnxué, [冶金學], metallurgy
        
        
        hàoxué, [好學], eager to study/studious/erudite
        tuòpūxué, [拓撲學], topology (math.)
        
        
        cíhuìxué, [詞彙學], lexicology (linguistics)
        
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        shāngxué, [商學], business studies/commerce as an academic subject
        
        
        
        gāoděngxuéxiào, [高等學校], colleges and universities
        niándàixué, [年代學], chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
        
        liútǐlìxué, [流體力學], fluid mechanics/hydrodynamics
        nóngxué, [農學], agricultural science
        huàxuégōngyè, [化學工業], chemical industry, abbr. to 化工[huà gōng]
        xuéshí, [學時], class hour/period
        
        
        jīqìrénxué, [機器人學], robotics
        rùxuélǜ, [入學率], percentage of children who enter school
        
        
        xìnxīxué, [信息學], information science
        mínsúxué, [民俗學], folklore
        
        guóxué, [國學], Chinese national culture/studies of ancient Chinese civilization/the Imperial Co...
        wùlǐhuàxué, [物理化學], physical chemistry
        
        jiéjīngxué, [結晶學], crystallography
        
        bànxué, [辦學], to run a school
        
        
        xuébào, [學報], a scholarly journal/Journal, Bulletin etc
        
        
        
        
        xuéjiě, [學姐], senior or older female schoolmate
        jīfēnxué, [積分學], integral calculus
        
        
        Yìxué/yìxué, [易學], study of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng], easy to learn
        chūjízhōngxué, [初級中學], junior high school/junior middle school
        yùndòngxué, [運動學], kinematics
        
        fēnlèixué, [分類學], taxonomy/taxology/systematics
        
        
        
        
        
        

        bùluò, tribe
        là/lào/luò, to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to bring/to lag or fall beh...
        jiàngluò, to descend/to land
        jiǎoluò, nook/corner
        duòluò, [墮落], to degrade/to degenerate/to become depraved/corrupt/a fall from grace
        xiàluò, whereabouts/to drop/to fall
        luòhòu, [落後], to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
        rìluò, sundown/sunset
        shīluò, to lose (sth)/to drop (sth)/to feel a sense of loss/frustrated/disappointment/lo...
        zhuìluò, [墜落], to fall/to drop
        luòrù, to fall into
        jiàngluòsǎn, [降落傘], parachute
        dīluò, downcast/gloomy/to decline
        luòdì, to fall to the ground/to be set on the ground/to reach to the ground/to be born/...
        jīluò, [擊落], to shoot down (a plane)
        shuǐluòshíchū, as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)/the truth comes to light
        tuōluò, [脫落], to drop off/to come off/to lose (hair etc)/to omit (a character when writing)
        lúnluò, [淪落], to degenerate/impoverished/to fall (into poverty)/to be reduced (to begging)
        luòwǔ, to fall behind the ranks/to be outdated
        gānjìnglìluo, [乾淨利落], squeaky clean/neat and tidy/efficient
        
        xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
        làokōng/luòkōng/luòkòng, to fail to achieve something/to be fruitless, to fail/to fall through/to come to...
        
        cūnluò, village
        diàoluò, to fall down
        luòjiǎo, [落腳], to stay for a time/to stop over/to lodge/to sink down (into soft ground)/leftove...
        gàoyīduànluò, to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
        xīluò, to taunt/to ridicule/to jeer at/to treat coldly/to abandon
        luòshuǐ, to fall into water/to sink/overboard/fig. to degenerate/to sink (into depravity)...
        luòlèi, [落淚], to shed tears/to weep
        liúluò, to wander about destitute/to be stranded
        luòmù, the curtain drops/the end of the show
        lìluo, agile/nimble/all settled/in order
        sànluò, to disperse/to fall scattered/to sprinkle
        luòyè, [落葉], dead leaves/to lose leaves (of plants)/deciduous
        luòxuǎn, [落選], to fail to be chosen (or elected)/to lose an election
        diēluò, to fall/to drop
        lěngluò, desolate/unfrequented/to treat sb coldly/to snub/to cold shoulder
        luòwǎng, [落網], (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net/(of a tennis ball) to hit the net/(o...
        xiànluò, to surrender (of a fortress)/to fall (to the enemy)/subsidence (of land)
        luòxià, to fall/to drop/to land (of projectile)
        mòluò, [沒落], to decline/to wane
        shuāiluò, to fall/to drop/to decline/to deteriorate/to go downhill
        luòrì, setting sun
        zuòluò, to be situated/to be located (of a building)
        luòjǐngxiàshí, to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
        Chénāiluòdìng/chénāiluòdìng, [塵埃落定], "Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[Ā lái], lit. the dust has settled (idiom)/fig. to ...
        zhuóluò, [著落], whereabouts/place to settle/reliable source (of funds etc)/(of responsibility fo...
        fāluò, [發落], to deal with (an offender)
        yīluòqiānzhàng, lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)/fig. (of business, popularity ...
        qǐluò, to rise and fall/takeoff and landing/ups and downs
        duànluò, phase/time interval/paragraph/(written) passage
        luòchéng, to complete a construction project
        qǐluòjià, undercarriage
        shǔluo, [數落], to enumerate sb's shortcomings/to criticize/to scold/to talk on and on
        yǔnluò, [隕落], to fall down/to decay/to fall from the sky/to die
        luòtāngjī, [落湯雞], a person who looks drenched and bedraggled/like a drowned rat/deep distress
        huáluò, to slide/to roll
        luòbài, [落敗], to suffer a defeat/to fail/to fall behind
        luònàn, [落難], to meet with misfortune/to fall into dire straits
        piāoluò, [飄落], to float down/to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
        bōluò, [剝落], to peel off
        
        luòshí, [落實], practical/workable/to implement/to carry out/to decide
        guāngmínglěiluò, open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
        luòmǎ, [落馬], (lit.) to fall from a horse/(fig.) to suffer a setback/to come a cropper/to be s...
        qúnluò, community/(science) biocoenosis/ecological community
        gāncuìlìluo, [乾脆利落], (of speech or actions) direct and efficient/without fooling around
        chūluò, to grow (prettier etc)/to mature into/to blossom
        luòhuāngértáo, to flee in defeat/to bolt
        
        
        dàqǐdàluò, (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)/volatile/significant ups and...
        luòkuǎn, inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc
        bàiluò, [敗落], (of status or wealth) to decline/(of buildings etc) to become dilapidated/run-do...
        luòchā, drop in elevation/(fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)/disparity
        luòzuò, to sit down/to take a seat
        luòbǎng, to fail the imperial exams/to flunk
        luòcháo, (of a tide) to ebb or go out
        
        luòmò, lonely/desolate
        yíluò, [遺落], to leave behind (inadvertently)/to forget/to omit/to leave out
        qīlíngbāluò, (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
        zuòluò, to be situated/located at (of building)/also written 坐落[zuò luò]
        luòdìdēng, [落地燈], floor lamp
        luòdìchuāng, French window/CL:扇[shàn]
        
        guāshúdìluò, when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fu...
        língluò, withered and fallen/scattered/sporadic
        diāoluò, to wither (and drop off)/to wilt/to pass away
        
        luòhù, [落戶], to settle/to set up home
        làozhěn, to have a stiff neck after sleeping/(of the head) to touch the pillow
        dǒuluò, to shake out
        ānjiāluòhù, [安家落戶], to make one's home in a place/to settle
        
        luòluòdàfāng, (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
        luòbǐ, [落筆], to put pen to paper/pen mark
        huíluò, to fall back/to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
        yuànluò, court/courtyard
        cuòluòyǒuzhì, [錯落有致], in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
        chényúluòyàn, [沉魚落雁], lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty c...
        
        
        cuòluò, [錯落], strewn at random/disorderly/untidy/irregular/uneven
        
        zhǎngluò, [漲落], (of water, prices etc) to rise and fall
        luòhuāshēng, peanut
        yèluòguīgēn, [葉落歸根], a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home/I...
        
        
        míngluòSūnShān, [名落孫山], lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial exam...
        
        luòyèsōng, [落葉松], larch tree (Pinus larix)/deciduous pine tree
        
        jūnluò, bacterial colony/microbial colony
        lěiluò, big and stout/big-hearted/open and honest/continuous/repeated
        shūluò, sparse/scattered

        ránhòu, [然後], after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
        Hòu/hòu, [後], surname Hou, empress/queen/(archaic) monarch/ruler, back/behind/rear/afterwards/...
        zuìhòu, [最後], final/last/finally/ultimate
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        yǐhòu, [以後], after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
        hòumiàn, [後面], rear/back/behind/later/afterwards/also pr. [hòu mian]
        hòulái, [後來], afterwards/later
        hòuhuǐ, [後悔], to regret/to repent
        bèihòu, [背後], behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
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        hòuguǒ, [後果], consequences/aftermath
        huánghòu, empress/imperial consort
        shāohòu, [稍後], in a little while/in a moment/later on
退         hòutuì, [後退], to recoil/to draw back/to fall back/to retreat
        shēnhòu, [身後], posthumous/one's social background/behind the body
        hòubèi, [後備], reserve/backup
        mùhòu, [幕後], behind the scenes
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        hòutái, [後台], backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background
        hòuyuàn, [後院], rear court/back garden/backyard (also fig.)
        luòhòu, [落後], to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress
        jīnhòu, [今後], hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on
        suíhòu, [隨後], soon after
        wǎnghòu, [往後], from now on/in the future/time to come
        jiǔhòu, [酒後], after drinking/under the influence of alcohol
        hòubèi, [後背], the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth
        hòuzuò, [後座], empress's throne/(fig.) first place in a feminine competition, back seat/pillion
        hòuyuán, [後援], reinforcement/back-up/supporting force
        hòudài, [後代], descendant/progeny/posterity/later ages/later generations
        wánghòu, queen/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        guòhòu, [過後], after the event
        shìhòu, [事後], after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect
        hòuwèi, [後衛], rear guard/backfield/fullback
        
        qiánhòu, [前後], around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear
        hòuzhě, [後者], the latter
        cǐhòu, [此後], after this/afterwards/hereafter
        hòubian, [後邊], back/rear/behind
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        zhànhòu, [戰後], after the war/postwar
        hòupái, [後排], the back row
        hòuyì, [後裔], descendant
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        hòufāng, [後方], the rear/far behind the front line
        
        hòunǎosháo, [後腦勺], back of the head
        hòuxù, [後續], follow-up/(dialect) to remarry
        hòuqī, [後期], late stage/later period
        
        wǔhòu, [午後], afternoon
        
        
        hòuqín, [後勤], logistics
        hòuyízhèng, [後遺症], (medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath
        xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
        shànhòu, [善後], to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/repar...
        hòuhuìyǒuqī, [後會有期], I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again.
        
        zuìhòutōngdié, [最後通牒], ultimatum
        hòudùn, [後盾], support/backing
        rìhòu, [日後], sometime/someday (in the future)
        hòushìjìng, [後視鏡], rearview mirror
        hòurén, [後人], later generation
        
        hòunǎo, [後腦], hindbrain/back of the head
        tuōhòutuǐ, [拖後腿], to impede/to obstruct/to hold back
        hòushì, [後事], future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        hòuchè, [後撤], to pull back (an army)/to retreat
        érhòu, [而後], after that/then
        tàihòu, Empress Dowager
        hòukōngfān, [後空翻], backward somersault/backflip
        hòulù, [後路], escape route/retreat route/communication lines to the rear/alternative course of...
        
        hòuchén, [後塵], lit. trailing dust/fig. sb's footsteps/course in life
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        
        chǎnhòu, [產後], postnatal
        qíhòu, [其後], next/later/after that
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        
        jiǎohòugēn, [腳後跟], heel
        mǎhòupào, [馬後炮]/[馬後砲], lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight, lit....
        
        hòushì, [後世], later generations
        hòumā, [後媽], (coll.) stepmother
        kōngqiánjuéhòu, [空前絕後], unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique
        hòugōng, [後宮], harem/chambers of imperial concubines
殿         diànhòu, [殿後], to bring up the rear
        
        hòushēng, [後生], young generation/youth/young man
        
        
        hòuzuò, [後坐], recoil (of a gun)/backlash
        hòuhuǐmòjí, [後悔莫及], too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
        Hòuténg, [後藤], Gotō (Japanese surname)
        hòubèi, [後輩], younger generation
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        dúhòugǎn, [讀後感], impression of a book/opinion expressed in a book review
        
        
        
        hòulún, [後輪], rear wheel
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        
        hòuláijūshàng, [後來居上], lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the o...
        
        hòuzuòlì, [後坐力], recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force
        
        
        
        hòupà, [後怕], lingering fear/fear after the event/post-traumatic stress
        hòuzhuì, [後綴], suffix (linguistics)
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        zhìhòu, [滯後], to lag behind
        
        
        hòujiǎo, [後腳], (one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        
        yùhòu, [預後], prognosis
        Xiānhòuzuò, Cassiopeia (constellation)
        
        hòusì, [後嗣], heir/descendant/posterity
        
        qiánpūhòujì, [前仆後繼], one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen ...
        hòugài, [後蓋], back cover/shell (of crab etc)
        
        
        
        hòuyāo, [後腰], lower back/(sports) defensive midfielder
        hòujìn, [後進], less advanced/underdeveloped/lagging behind/the younger generation/the less expe...
        hòubèijūn, [後備軍], rearguard
        sīqiánxiǎnghòu, [思前想後], to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and fut...
        ānqiánmǎhòu, [鞍前馬後], to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
        xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
        qiánfùhòujì, [前赴後繼], to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
        
        
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        
        
        hòuyuànqǐhuǒ, [後院起火], a fire in one's backyard/conflict close to home
        hòuhuà, [後話], something to be taken up later in speech or writing
        
        guānhòugǎn, [觀後感], impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
        ěrhòu, [爾後], henceforth/thereafter/subsequently
        
        
        
        xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
        
        zhānqiángùhòu, [瞻前顧後], to look forward and back/to consider prudently/overcautious
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        liúhòulù, [留後路], to leave oneself a way out
        qiūhòusuànzhàng, [秋後算賬], lit. to settle accounts after autumn/settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom...
        
        hòujìyǒurén, [後繼有人], to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
        shòuhòufúwù, [售後服務], after-sales service
        
        hòumǔ, [後母], stepmother
        hòufù, [後父], stepfather
        
        
        hòurèn, [後任], successor/(attributive) future
        hòunián, [後年], the year after next
        jiěfànghòu, [解放後], after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)/after the establishment of...
        hòuzhàng, [後賬], undisclosed account/to settle matters later/to blame sb after the event
        
        
        
        xiēhòuyǔ, [歇後語], saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is t...
        bóshìhòu, [博士後], postdoc/a postdoctoral position
        
        
        hòuhuànwúqióng, [後患無窮], it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiánhòuwén, [前後文], context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文
        sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
        
        hòuyuán, [後緣], trailing edge (of airplane wing)
        
        hòujì, [後記], epilogue/afterword
        
        
        HòuJīn, [後金], Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)/Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing ...
        
        
        
        
        hòutíng, [後庭], backyard/imperial harem/(slang) anus
        
        chěhòutuǐ, [扯後腿], to be a drag or hindrance on sb
        wúhòu, [無後], to lack male offspring
        chéngqiánqǐhòu, [承前啟後], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio...
        
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        dàhòunián, [大後年], three years from now/year after year after next year
        huángtàihòu, [皇太後], empress dowager
        yǔhòuchūnsǔn, [雨後春筍], lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new thing...
        
        
        

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