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[學然後知不足] xuéránhòuzhībùzú to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記
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        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
        
        
        
        
        
        

        ránhòu, [然後], after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
        dāngrán, [當然], only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt
        suīrán, [雖然], although/even though/even if
        tūrán, sudden/abrupt/unexpected
        xiǎnrán, [顯然], clear/evident/obvious(ly)
        réngrán, still/yet
        jūrán, unexpectedly/to one's surprise/go so far as to
        jìrán, since/as/this being the case
        bùrán, not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
        zìrán, nature/natural/naturally
        jìngrán, unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in that crazy way/actually...
        ránér, however/yet/but
        yīrán, still/as before
        rán, correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
        guǒrán, really/sure enough/as expected/if indeed
        yàobùrán, otherwise/or else/or
        ǒurán, incidentally/occasional/occasionally/by chance/randomly
        hūrán, suddenly/all of a sudden
        dàzìrán, nature (the natural world)
        lǐsuǒdāngrán, [理所當然], as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of cour...
        bìrán, inevitable/certain/necessity
        tiānrán, natural
        jiéránbùtóng, entirely different/different as black and white
        ānrán, safely/peacefully/at a rest
        ānránwúyàng, [安然無恙], safe and sound (idiom)/to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
        quánrán, completely
        zìránérrán, involuntary/automatically
        gōngrán, openly/publicly/undisguised
        huànrányīxīn, [煥然一新], to look completely new (idiom); brand new/changed beyond recognition
        tiānránqì, [天然氣], natural gas
        
        zìránjiè, nature/the natural world
        yǐrán, to be already so/already
        tǎnrán, calm/undisturbed
        mángrán, blankly/vacantly/at a loss
        xīnrán, gladly/cheerfully
        
        
        piāopiāorán, [飄飄然], elated/light and airy feeling (after a few drinks)/smug and conceited/complacent
        yīmùliǎorán, [一目瞭然], obvious at a glance (idiom), obvious at a glance (idiom)
        màorán, [貿然], rashly/hastily/without careful consideration
        zìránzāihài, [自然災害], natural disaster
        xiǎngdāngrán, [想當然], to take sth for granted
        qiǎorán, quietly/sorrowfully
        àngrán, abundant/full/overflowing/exuberant
        zìránkēxué, [自然科學], natural sciences
        
        gùrán, admittedly (it's true that...)
        ànrán, solemn/serious
        pángrándàwù, [龐然大物], huge monster/colossus
        ànránshīsè, to lose one's splendor/to lose luster/to be eclipsed/to be overshadowed
        jiérán, solitary/lonely/alone
        jiérán, completely/sharply (differing)
        fǎnzhīyìrán, vice versa
        dàngránwúcún, [蕩然無存], to obliterate completely/to vanish from the face of the earth
        
        shìrán, [釋然], relieved/at ease/feel relieved
使         shǐrán, (literary) to make it so/to dictate
        zìránzīyuán, [自然資源], natural resource
        měngrán, suddenly/abruptly
        bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
        jǐngrányǒuxù, everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
        
        túrán, in vain
        suǒrán, dull/dry
        ànrán, dim/sad
        
        huǎngrándàwù, to suddenly realize/to suddenly see the light
        
        huòránkāilǎng, [豁然開朗], suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing/fig. ev...
        liǎorán, [瞭然], to understand clearly/evident, to understand clearly/evident
        fánghuànyúwèirán, [防患於未然], see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
        tàiránzìruò, cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves/perfectly composed
        jiǒngránbùtóng, widely different/utterly different
        tàiránchǔzhī, [泰然處之], to handle the situation calmly (idiom)/unruffled/to treat the situation lightly
        duànrán, [斷然], resolute/definitive/categorically/absolutely
        yóuránérshēng, arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous/to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
        zòngrán, [縱然], even if/even though
        chéngrán, [誠然], indeed/true! (I agree with you)
        xuānrándàbō, [軒然大波], huge waves/(fig.) ruckus/controversy/sensation
        sùránqǐjìng, [肅然起敬], to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
        húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
        yǎnrán, [儼然], just like/solemn/dignified/neatly laid out
        piāorán, [飄然], to float in the air/swiftly/nimbly/easy and relaxed
        
        suǒyǐrán, the reason why
        húnrán, [渾然], completely/absolutely/undivided/totally mixed up/muddled
        fènrán, [憤然], (literary) angry/irate
        yìrán, firmly/resolutely/without hesitation
        yíránzìdé, happy and content (idiom)
        hèrán, with astonishment/with a shock/awe-inspiringly/impressively/furiously (angry)
        yōurán, unhurried/leisurely
        fěirán, (literary) remarkable/brilliant
        huárán, [嘩然]/[譁然], in uproar/commotion/causing a storm of protest/tumultuous, variant of 嘩然|哗然[huá ...
        zìránzhǔyì, [自然主義], naturalism (philosophy)
        ǒuránxìng, chance/fortuity/serendipity
        mòrán, silent/speechless
        
        
        
        fānrán, suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)
        shānránlèixià, [潸然淚下], to shed silent tears (idiom)
        mòrán, indifferent/apathetic/cold
        
        dànrán, tranquil and calm/indifferent
        zhìxùjǐngrán, in perfect order
        dàyìlǐnrán, [大義凜然], devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
        zhòurán, [驟然], suddenly/abruptly
        
        chǔzhītàirán, [處之泰然], see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tài rán chǔ zhī]
        ránzé, [然則], that being the case/then/in that case
        húnrántiānchéng, [渾然天成], to resemble nature itself/of the highest quality (idiom)
        yìránjuérán, [毅然決然], without hesitation/resolutely/firmly
        
        
        dìngrán, certainly/of course
        hōngrán, [轟然], loudly/with a loud bang/a loud rumble
        tàirán, calm/self-composed
        yuèránzhǐshàng, [躍然紙上], to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting ...
        jiáránérzhǐ, with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of...
        ángrán, upright and unafraid
        
        wēirán, majestic/towering/imposing
        
        pēngránxīndòng, [怦然心動], to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)
        zìránshù, [自然數], natural number
        zìránfǎ, natural law
        zhāoránruòjiē, abundantly clear
        yīránrúgù, back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement/Things haven't changed ...
        huòránlǜ, probability (math.)
        
        mòrán, [驀然], suddenly/sudden
        chàngrán, [悵然], disappointed and frustrated
        fānrán, suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc)/also written 幡然[fān...
        zìránbǎohùqū, [自然保護區], nature reserve
        
        
        shūrán, (literary) suddenly
        guǒbùqírán, just as expected/told you so
        cùrán, suddenly/abruptly
        
        
        hànrán, outrageous/brazen/flagrant
        
        wǎngrán, in vain/to no avail
        bórán, suddenly/abruptly/agitatedly/excitedly/vigorously
        huòrán, wide and open/a flash of understanding
        
        
        
        
        mòránzhìzhī, to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring
        shēngjīàngrán, [生機盎然], full of life/exuberant
        húnrányītǐ, [渾然一體], to blend into one another/to blend together well
        
        
        
        zìránxuǎnzé, [自然選擇], natural selection
        huǎngrán, suddenly (understand sth)/in a flash
        yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
        
        tǎngrán, if/supposing that/leisurely
        
        
        
        juérán, [絕然], completely/absolutely
        mùrán, stupefied
        dǒurán, suddenly/unexpectedly/abruptly/precipitously/stumbling
        rènqízìrán, to let things take their course (idiom)/to leave it to nature/laissez-faire
        qiǎoránwúshēng, [悄然無聲], absolutely quiet
        
        
        
        tiánrán, unperturbed/nonchalant
        
        zhuórán, outstanding/eminent

        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
退         
        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...
        
        
        

        zhīdào, to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhī dao]
        zhī, to know/to be aware
        tōngzhī, to notify/to inform/notice/notification/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
        dézhī, to find out/to know/to learn about
        yīwúsuǒzhī, [一無所知], not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling
        zhīshi, [知識], knowledge/CL:門|门[mén]/intellectual
        gàozhī, to inform
        xiānzhī, prophet
        wúzhī, [無知], ignorant/ignorance
        zhīmíng, well-known/famous
        wèizhī, unknown
        zhījué, [知覺], perception/consciousness
        zhīqíng, to know the facts/to understand/to be familiar with the situation
        zhīxiǎo, [知曉], to know/to understand
        bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
        gǎnzhī, perception/awareness
        
        rènzhī, [認知], cognition/cognitive/understanding/perception/awareness/to be cognizant of/to rec...
        zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, [眾所周知]/[眾所週知], as everyone knows (idiom), see 眾所周知|众所周知[zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]
        míngzhī, to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        liángzhī, innate sense of right and wrong/conscience/bosom friend
        bùzhībùjué, [不知不覺], unconsciously/unwittingly
        shúzhī, to be well acquainted with
        zhījǐ, to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend
        kězhī, evidently/clearly/no wonder/knowable
        zhīzú, content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)
        zhīmíngdù, reputation/profile/familiarity in the public consciousness
        zhīgēngniǎo, [知更鳥], redbreast/robin
        shēnzhī, to know well/to be fully aware of
        zhīxīn, caring/intimate
        zhīhuì, [知會], to inform/to tell/to notify/notification
        
        bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
        shéizhī, [誰知], lit. who knows/who would have thought/unexpectedly/unpredictably
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
        
        
        zhīshifènzǐ, [知識分子], intellectual/intelligentsia/learned person
        zhīqíngrén, person in the know/insider/informed source
        kěxiǎngérzhī, it is obvious that.../as one can well imagine...
        lüèzhīyīèr, slight knowledge of sth/to know very little about a subject/a smattering
        zhījǐzhībǐ, know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[S...
        huòzhī, [獲知], to learn of (an event)/to hear about (sth)
        wèizhīshù, [未知數], unknown quantity
        bùzhīqùxiàng, whereabouts unknown/gone missing
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        
        zhīxī, to know/to be informed of
        qiúzhīyù, [求知慾], desire for knowledge
        
        zhīyīn, intimate friend/soul mate
        rénrénjiēzhī, known to everyone
        yúmèiwúzhī, [愚昧無知], stupid and ignorant (idiom)
        zhīliǎo, cicada (onom.)
        
        yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
        húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
        jìnrénjiēzhī, [盡人皆知], known by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        xūzhī, [須知], key information/instructions/it must be borne in mind
        
        
        
        
        mítúzhīfǎn, to get back on the right path/to mend one's ways
        
        
        zhīmíngrénshì, public figure/celebrity
        
        xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
        qiúzhī, anxious to learn/keen for knowledge
退         zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
        zhēnzhī, real knowledge
        tōngzhīdān, [通知單], notification/notice/ticket/receipt
        míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
        lùrénjiēzhī, understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        zhīfǎfànfǎ, to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
        
        zhīxiàn, [知縣], county head magistrate (old)
        zhīzúchánglè, [知足常樂], satisfied with what one has (idiom)
        shūbùzhī, little imagined/scarcely realized
        
        zhīqù, to act tactfully/tactful/discreet
        
        
        zhījiāo, intimate friend
        
        
        
        
        zhēnzhīzhuójiàn, [真知灼見], penetrating insight
        zhīshikù, [知識庫], knowledge base
        
        wēngùzhīxīn, [溫故知新], to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past...
        xīnzhī, new knowledge/new friend
        rénsuǒgòngzhī, something that everybody knows
        zhīqīng, educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        fùrújiēzhī, [婦孺皆知], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        
        
        
        tāxiāngyùgùzhī, [他鄉遇故知], meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
        zhīshijiè, [知識界], intellectual circles/intelligentsia
        
        
        
        
        

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

        zúgòu, [足夠], enough/sufficient
        mǎnzú, [滿足], to satisfy/to meet (the needs of)/satisfied/content
        jù/zú, excessive, foot/to be sufficient/ample
        zúqiú, soccer ball/a football/CL:個|个[gè]/soccer/football
        zúyǐ, sufficient to.../so much so that/so that
        bùzú, insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should no...
        shízú, ample/complete/hundred percent/a pure shade (of some color)
        chōngzú, adequate/sufficient/abundant
        zújì, [足跡], footprint/track/spoor
        zúzú, fully/no less than/as much as/extremely
        wēibùzúdào, negligible/insignificant
        zúqiúduì, [足球隊], soccer team
        wúzúqīngzhòng, [無足輕重], insignificant
        yuǎnzú, [遠足], excursion/hike/march
        
        shèzú, to set foot in/to step into/to become involved for the first time
        shīzú, to lose one's footing/to slip/to take a wrong step in life
        zhīzú, content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)
        zúqiúsài, [足球賽], soccer match/soccer competition
        shǒuzúwúcuò, [手足無措], at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
        zúqiúchǎng, [足球場], football field/soccer field
        xīnmǎnyìzú, [心滿意足], perfectly contented (idiom)/perfectly satisfied
        zìjǐzìzú, [自給自足], self-sufficiency/autarchy
        lìzú, to stand/to have a footing/to be established/to base oneself on
        bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
        zúzhìduōmóu, [足智多謀], resourceful/full of stratagems
        zhùzú, [駐足], to stop (walking)/to halt
        jǔzúqīngzhòng, [舉足輕重], to play a critical role (idiom)/influential
        píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        shǒuzú, hands and feet/(fig.) brothers/retinue, henchmen, accomplices
        jiézúxiāndēng, the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)/the early bird catches the worm/first co...
        tàzú, to set foot on (a foreign land etc)/to tread/(fig.) to enter (a new sphere)
        shǒuwǔzúdǎo, hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
        pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        
        fùzú, rich/plentiful
        qíngtóngshǒuzú, as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers/deep fr...
        zúbùchūhù, [足不出戶], lit. not putting a foot outside/to stay at home
        kāizúmǎlì, [開足馬力], to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed/fig. to work as hard as possi...
        chāzú, to squeeze in/to step in/to take part/to step between (two persons in a relation...
        lìzúdiǎn, [立足點], foothold
        
        shǒuzúzhīqíng, brotherly affection
        měizhōngbùzú, everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
        huàshétiānzú, [畫蛇添足], lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfl...
        guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
        shízú, [實足], full/complete/all of
        fēngyīzúshí, [豐衣足食], having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
        chángzú, [長足], remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
        jǔshǒutóuzú, [舉手投足], one's every movement (idiom)/comportment/gestures
        
        Dàzú, Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
        
        chìzú, barefoot/barefooted
        mízúzhēnguì, [彌足珍貴], extremely precious/valuable
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
        còuzú, [湊足], to scrape together enough (people, money etc)
        zhīzúchánglè, [知足常樂], satisfied with what one has (idiom)
        zújīn, pure gold/solid gold
        
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        bǔzú, [補足], to bring up to full strength/to make up a deficiency/to fill (a vacancy, gap etc...
        píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        
        chuíxiōngdùnzú, [捶胸頓足], to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
        
        zúxià, you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation)/below the foo...
        
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        Zúxié/zúxié, [足協], Chinese Football Association, soccer association/soccer federation/abbr. for 足球協...
        
        
        jiǔzúfànbǎo, [酒足飯飽], to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content
        gāozú, honorific: Your distinguished disciple/Your most brilliant pupil

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