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[強龍不壓地頭蛇] qiánglóngbùyādìtóushé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

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        Qiáng/jiàng/qiáng/qiǎng, [強]/[彊], surname Qiang, stubborn/unyielding, strong/powerful/better/slightly more than/vi...
        qiángdà, [強大], large/formidable/powerful/strong
        jiānqiáng, [堅強], staunch/strong
        qiángjiān, [強姦], to rape
        qiángzhuàng, [強壯], strong/sturdy/robust
        qiǎngpò, [強迫], to compel/to force
        qiángliè, [強烈], intense/(violently) strong
        qiángdào, [強盜], to rob (with force)/bandit/robber/CL:個|个[gè]
        jiāqiáng, [加強], to reinforce/to strengthen/to increase
        qiángyìng, [強硬], tough/unyielding/hard-line
        miǎnqiǎng, [勉強], to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant/barely enough
        qiángdiào, [強調], to emphasize (a statement)/to stress
        qiángzhì, [強制], to enforce/enforcement/forcibly/compulsory
        qiángbào, [強暴], violent/to rape
        qiángxíng, [強行], to do sth by force
        qiángshì, [強勢], strong/powerful/(linguistics) emphatic/intensive
        zēngqiáng, [增強], to increase/to strengthen
        qiánglì, [強力], powerful
        qiángjiānfàn, [強姦犯], rapist
        qiánghàn, [強悍], valiant
        qiángxiàng, [強項], key strength/strong suit/specialty
        qiángdù, [強度], strength/intensity/CL:個|个[gè]
        qiǎngpòzhèng, [強迫症], obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
        qiángyǒulì, [強有力], strong/forceful
        qiángjìng, [強勁], strong/powerful/robust
        
        
        wánqiáng, [頑強], tenacious/hard to defeat
        qiángjiā, [強加], to impose/to force upon
        qiánghuà, [強化], to strengthen/to intensify
        nǚqiángrén, [女強人], successful career woman/able woman
        qiángjiàn, [強健], sturdy
        qiānqiǎng, [牽強], far-fetched/implausible (chain of reasoning)
        chěngqiáng, [逞強], to show off/to try to be brave
        juéjiàng, [倔強], stubborn/obstinate/unbending
        xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
        
        qiǎngqiú, [強求], to insist on/to demand/to impose
        qiángjiānzuì, [強姦罪], rape
        chāqiángrényì, [差強人意], (idiom) just passable/barely satisfactory
        
        Qiángshēng, [強生], Johnson (surname)/Johnson & Johnson (company)
        
        qiángquán, [強權], power/might
        ruòròuqiángshí, [弱肉強食], lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior/the law of...
        
        qiángfēng, [強風], strong breeze (meteorology)
        shìqiánglíngruò, [恃強凌弱], see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shì qiáng qī ruò]
        qiǎngrénsuǒnán, [強人所難], to force someone to do something
        
        shēnqiánglìzhuàng, [身強力壯], strong and vigorous/sturdy/robust
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        qiángrén, [強人], (politics) strongman/(in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person...
        
        yàoqiáng, [要強], eager to excel/eager to get ahead in life/strong-minded
        Qiángguó/qiángguó, [強國], (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage), powerful country/great p...
        zìqiáng, [自強], to strive for self-improvement
        
        qiǎngcíduólǐ, [強詞奪理], to twist words and force logic (idiom)/sophistry/loud rhetoric making up for fal...
        hàoqiáng, [好強], eager to be first
        qiángdí, [強敵], powerful enemy
        qiángyìngpài, [強硬派], hardline faction/hawks
        qiángxīnjì, [強心劑], cardiac stimulant
        
        qiángshèng, [強盛], rich and powerful
        qiángzhàn, [強佔], to occupy by force
        lièqiáng, [列強], the Great Powers (history)
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        miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng, [勉勉強強], to achieve with difficulty/only just up to the task/barely adequate
        fùqiáng, [富強], rich and powerful
        qiǎngbī, [強逼], to compel/to force
        qiángruò, [強弱], strong or weak/intensity/amount of force or pressure
        qiánggōng, [強攻], dominant/controlling/strong/opposite: weak, yielding 弱受/to take by storm (milita...
        yāqiáng, [壓強], pressure (physics)
        
        zìqiángbùxī, [自強不息], to strive unremittingly/self-improvement
        qiānqiǎngfùhuì, [牽強附會], to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
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        qiángshēn, [強身], to strengthen one's body/to keep fit/to build up one's health (through exercise,...
        
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        wàiqiángzhōnggān, [外強中乾], strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
        
        
        fènfātúqiáng, [奮發圖強], to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)
        gāngqiáng, [剛強], firm/unyielding
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        qiángzhèn, [強震], powerful earthquake/abbr. for 強烈地震|强烈地震
        
        
        qiángxīnzhēn, [強心針], heart-strengthening shot/fig. a shot in the arm
        
        qiángnǔzhīmò, [強弩之末], lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/fig. spent force
        gāoqiáng, [高強], excellent/outstanding
        XiǎoQiáng, [小強], cockroach (slang)
        qiǎngmǎiqiǎngmài, [強買強賣], to force sb to buy or sell/to trade using coercion
        
        
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        jiānqiángbùqū, [堅強不屈], staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
        
        qiǎngbiàn, [強辯], to argue strenuously or with sophistry/to quibble
        jiàngzuǐ, [強嘴], to talk back/to reply defiantly
        
        
        
        
        
        bīngqiángmǎzhuàng, [兵強馬壯], lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)/fig. a well-trained and powerful ...
        
        
        
        
        
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        bùwèiqiángbào, [不畏強暴], not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
        
        
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        qiánglìng, [強令], to order by force/peremptory
        
        niánfùlìqiáng, [年富力強], young and vigorous (idiom)
        

        Lóng/lóng, [龍], surname Long, dragon/CL:條|条[tiáo]/imperial
        lóngxiā, [龍蝦], lobster
        kǒnglóng, [恐龍], dinosaur/CL:頭|头[tóu]/(slang) ugly person
        fēilóng, [飛龍], wyvern (type of dragon)
        lóngjuǎnfēng, [龍捲風], tornado/hurricane/twister/cyclone
        shālóng, [沙龍], salon (loanword)
        shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
        lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
        
        láilóngqùmài, [來龍去脈], the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)/(fig.) the whole sequence of events/cau...
        
        Mǎlóng, [馬龍], Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qǔ jìng], Yunnan
        
        LǐXiǎolóng, [李小龍], Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
        dúyǎnlóng, [獨眼龍], one-eyed person
        
        shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
        nílóng, [尼龍], nylon (loanword)
        
        pǎolóngtào, [跑龍套], to play a small role
        biànsèlóng, [變色龍], (lit. and fig.) chameleon
        
        huǒlóng, [火龍], fiery dragon
        Hélóng, [和龍], Helong county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自...
        
        
        ChéngLóng/chénglóng, [成龍], Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star, to succeed in life/to become...
        
        
        
        Lónghuá, [龍華], Longhua, name of numerous entities, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai a...
        
        Huánglóng, [黃龍], Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi
        
        
        
        Lóngfèng/lóngfèng, [龍鳳], Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Dà qìng], Heilongjiang, dragon and phoeni...
        yītiáolóng, [一條龍], lit. one dragon/integrated chain/coordinated process
        shuǐlóng, [水龍], hose/pipe/fire hose/(botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
        
        lóngtào, [龍套], costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs/walk-on
        shuǐlóngdài, [水龍帶], layflat industrial hose/fire hose
        
        lónggǔ, [龍骨], keel/dragon bones (ancient bones used in TCM)
        Yìlóng/yìlóng, [翼龍], Dodge Nitro (abbr. for 道奇翼龍|道奇翼龙), pterosaur
        
        chánglóng, [長龍], long queue/long line (of cars, people etc)
        
        qúnlóngwúshǒu, [群龍無首], lit. a thunder of dragons without a head/fig. a group lacking a leader
        
        
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        Qīnglóng, [青龍], Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known ...
        lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
        
        
        
        lóngzhōu, [龍舟], dragon boat/imperial boat
        Jiǔlóng, [九龍], Kowloon district of Hong Kong
        
        wūlóngchá, [烏龍茶], oolong tea
        jiāolóng, [蛟龍], legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
        
        
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        lóngsōng, [龍嵩], tarragon
        LóngWáng, [龍王], Dragon King (mythology)
        wàngzǐchénglóng, [望子成龍], lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child t...
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        yìshǒulóng, [翼手龍], pterodactyl
        
        Lóngshān, [龍山], Dragon mountain/Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin/Longshan count...
        
        huàlóngdiǎnjīng, [畫龍點睛], to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing t...
        
        
        
        yúlónghùnzá, [魚龍混雜], lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the h...
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        Lóngtán/lóngtán, [龍潭], Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province/see also 龍潭|龙潭[lóng tán]/Long...
        
        Xuětiělóng, [雪鐵龍], Citroën (French car manufacturer)
        
        
        
        léilóng, [雷龍], apatosaurus/former name: brontosaurus
        bàolóng, [暴龍], Tyrannosaurus spp./esp. T. rex
        
        
        
        chēshuǐmǎlóng, [車水馬龍], endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)/heavy traffic
        
        Hēilóngjiāng, [黑龍江], Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin...
        
        Màidélóng, [麥德龍], Metro supermarket chain (originally German)
        
        
        
        lónghāo, [龍蒿], tarragon
        Lóngmén, [龍門], Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong/mythical Dragon gate where a c...
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        Xuěfólóng, [雪佛龍], Chevron (oil company)
        liánglóng, [梁龍], diplodocus
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        Lóngchéng, [龍城], Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Qīlóngzhū, [七龍珠], Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
        
        
        
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        lónghǔ, [龍虎], outstanding people/water and fire (in Daoist writing)
        lóngkuí, [龍葵], black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
        lóngfēifèngwǔ, [龍飛鳳舞], flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
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        Lónglǐ, [龍里], Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu]...
        
        
        
        
        
        wūlóng, [烏龍], black dragon/unexpected mistake or mishap/oolong (tea)/udon (loanword from Japan...
        
        
        
        lóngdǎnzǐ, [龍膽紫], gentian violet C5H0ClN/crystal violet
        wūlóngqiú, [烏龍球], own goal (ball sports)
        Lóngwān, [龍灣], Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[Wēn zhōu shì], Zhejiang
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lóngyǎn, [龍眼], longan fruit/dragon eye fruit/Dimocarpus longan (botany)/CL:粒[lì]
        shuǐlóngjuǎn, [水龍卷], waterspout (meteorology)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lóngxūcài, [龍鬚菜], asparagus/(Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]
        
        
        
        
        lóngfèngchéngxiáng, [龍鳳呈祥], the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom)/auspicious/decorated ...
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        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
        
        
便         
        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...

        yālì, [壓力], pressure
        yā/yà, [壓], to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure, see 壓根兒|压根儿[yà gēn r]
        xuèyā, [血壓], blood pressure
        yāyì, [壓抑], to constrain or repress emotions/oppressive/stifling/depressing/repression
        yāpò, [壓迫], to oppress/to repress/to constrict/oppression/stress (physics)
        shīyā, [施壓], to pressure
        qìyā, [氣壓], atmospheric pressure/barometric pressure
        yādǎo, [壓倒], to overwhelm/to overpower/overwhelming
        gāoyā, [高壓], high pressure/high-handed
        zhènyā, [鎮壓], suppression/repression/to suppress/to put down/to quell
        jǐyā, [擠壓], to squeeze/to press/to extrude
        diànyā, [電壓], voltage
        jiǎnyā, [減壓], to reduce pressure/to relax
        yāsuō, [壓縮], to compress/compression
        gāoxuèyā, [高血壓], high blood pressure/hypertension
        yādī, [壓低], to lower (one's voice)
        yāzhà, [壓榨], to press/to squeeze/to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
        yàgēnr, [壓根兒], erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
        jiāyā, [加壓], to pressurize/to pile on pressure
        yèyā, [液壓], hydraulic pressure
        biànyāqì, [變壓器], transformer
        shuǐyā, [水壓], water pressure
        gāoyādiàn, [高壓電], high voltage
        yākuǎ, [壓垮], to cause sth to collapse under the weight/(fig.) to overwhelm
        zēngyā, [增壓], to pressurize/to boost/to supercharge
        yāyùn, [壓韻], variant of 押韻|押韵[yā yùn]
        jiàngyā, [降壓], to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)/to lower one's blood pressure/to lower (or s...
        dīyā, [低壓], low pressure/low voltage
        yāsuōjī, [壓縮機], compactor/compressor
        jīyā, [積壓], to pile up/to accumulate without being dealt with
        ànyā, [按壓], to press/to push (a button)
        qīyā, [欺壓], to bully/to push around
        qìyājì, [氣壓計], barometer
        yāzhòuxì, [壓軸戲], next-to-last item on a program (theater)/climax
        
        gāoyāyǎng, [高壓氧], hyperbaric oxygen/hyperbaric oxygenation/also abbr. for 高壓氧治療|高压氧治疗[gāo yā yǎng ...
        dàqìyā, [大氣壓], atmospheric pressure
        chòngyā, [沖壓], to stamp/to press (sheet metal)/Taiwan pr. [chōng yā]
        
        zhòngyā, [重壓], high pressure/bearing a heavy weight
        dīxuèyā, [低血壓], low blood pressure
        yāqiáng, [壓強], pressure (physics)
        
        xuèyājì, [血壓計], blood pressure meter/sphygmomanometer
        yāsuìqián, [壓歲錢], money given to children as new year present
        yālìjì, [壓力計], pressure gauge/manometer/piezometer
        hēiyāyā, [黑壓壓], see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wū yā yā]
        
        niǎnyā, [碾壓], to crush or compact by means of a roller
        yālùjī, [壓路機], road roller
        yājià, [壓價], to depress prices
        
        
线         gāoyāxiàn, [高壓線], high tension power line
        gāoyāguō, [高壓鍋], pressure cooker
        
        
        
        
        shēngyā, [升壓], to boost the pressure (of a fluid)/to boost (or step up) the voltage
        
        
        
        
        
        yālìguō, [壓力鍋], pressure cooker
        
        yādiàn, [壓電], piezoelectricity (physics)
        
        
        yāzhèn, [壓陣], to bring up the rear/to provide support/to hold the lines
        kòuyā, [扣壓], to withhold/to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)
        
        múyā, [模壓], mold pressing
        
        shèntòuyā, [滲透壓], osmotic pressure
        
        yǎnyā, [眼壓], intraocular pressure
        
        

        dìfāng/dìfang, region/regional (away from the central administration)/local, area/place/space/r...
        de/dì, -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to precedin...
        dìqiú, the earth/CL:個|个[gè]
        dìzhǐ, address/CL:個|个[gè]
        dìyù, [地獄], hell/infernal/underworld
        dìdiǎn, [地點], place/site/location/venue/CL:個|个[gè]
        dìqū, [地區], local/regional/district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)/region/area...
        dìshang, on the ground/on the floor
        dìtú, [地圖], map/CL:張|张[zhāng],本[běn]
        jīdì, base (of operations)/industrial or military base/al-Qaeda
        tǔdì/tǔdi, land/soil/territory/CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài], local god/genius loci
        dāngdì, [當地], local
        xiètiānxièdì, [謝天謝地], Thank heavens!/Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
        dìbǎn, floor
        dìxià, underground/subterranean/covert
        dìxiàshì, basement/cellar
        yíngdì, [營地], camp
        běndì, local/this locality
        dìpán, [地盤], domain/territory under one's control/foundation of a building/base of operations...
        dìtiě, [地鐵], subway/metro
        dìtǎn, carpet/rug
        dìmiàn, floor/ground/surface
        dìzhèn, earthquake
        dìwèi, position/status/place/CL:個|个[gè]
        gèdì, in all parts of (a country)/various regions
        dìbù, stage/degree (to which a situation has evolved)/situation/leeway
        yuándì, (in) the original place/the place where one currently is/place of origin/local (...
        mùdì, cemetery/graveyard
        fángdìchǎn, [房地產], real estate
        Shèngdìyàgē, [聖地亞哥], Santiago, capital of Chile/San Diego, California
        mùdìdì, destination (location)
        chǎngdì, [場地], space/site/place/sports pitch
        yúdì, [餘地], margin/leeway
        dàdì, earth/mother earth
        dìdào/dìdao, tunnel/causeway, authentic/genuine/proper
        cǐdì, here/this place
        diēdì, daddy (loanword)
        dìdài, [地帶], zone/CL:個|个[gè]
        jìngdì, circumstances
        dìchǎn, [地產], estate
        lǐngdì, [領地], territory/domain/estate/(old) fief
        gōngdì, construction site
        shèngdì, [聖地], holy land (of a religion)/sacred place/shrine/holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecc...
        cǎodì, lawn/meadow/sod/turf/CL:片[piàn]
        sǎodì, [掃地], to sweep the floor/to reach rock bottom/to be at an all-time low
        dìléi, landmine/CL:顆|颗[kē]/(fig.) sore point/weak spot
        tèdì, specially/for a special purpose
        báilándì, [白蘭地], brandy (loanword)
        dìlǐ, geography
        kōngdì/kòngdì, air-to-surface (missile), vacant land/open space
        lùdì, [陸地], dry land (as opposed to the sea)
        
        zhímíndì, colony
        luòdì, to fall to the ground/to be set on the ground/to reach to the ground/to be born/...
        juédì, [絕地], danger spot/Jedi (in Star Wars)
        tiāndì, heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity
        dìláo, prison/dungeon
        
        dìjiào, cellar/basement
        yīxízhīdì, (acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche
        dìtiězhàn, [地鐵站], subway station
        suǒzàidì, location/site
        Àodìlì, [奧地利], Austria
        dìxíng, topography/terrain/landform
        shèngdì, [勝地], well-known scenic spot
        gāodì, highland/upland
        xīndì, character
        shídì, [實地], on-site
        wàidì, parts of the country other than where one is
        zhèndì, [陣地], position/front
        jūnshìjīdì, [軍事基地], military base
        Hǎidì, Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola
        chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
        àndìli, [暗地裡], secretly/inwardly/on the sly
        suíshísuídì, [隨時隨地], anytime and anywhere
        tiándì, field/farmland/cropland/plight/extent
线         dìpíngxiàn, [地平線], horizon
        zhàndì, [戰地], battlefield
        Wēidìmǎlā, [危地馬拉], Guatemala/see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Guā dì mǎ lā]
        DìzhōngHǎi, Mediterranean Sea
        zhǎozédì, [沼澤地], marsh/swamp/everglade
        dìyù, area/district/region
        Kèluódìyà, [克羅地亞], Croatia
        dìzhǔ, landlord/landowner/host
        dìbiǎo, the surface (of the earth)
        shāndì, mountainous region/hilly area/hilly country
        dìxīn, the earth's core/geocentric
        dìmíng, place name/toponym
        yībàitúdì, [一敗塗地], failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly/a crushing defeat/beate...
        tiānfāndìfù, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        dìjī, foundations (of a building)/base
        yíwéipíngdì, [夷為平地], to level/to raze to the ground
        huāngdì, wasteland/uncultivated land
        
        mǒudì, somewhere/some place
        dìzhì, [地質], geology
        fāntiānfùdì, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        bèidìli, [背地裡], behind sb's back
        
        píngdì, to level the land/level ground/plain
        fāyuándì, [發源地], place of origin/birthplace/source
        wúdìzìróng, [無地自容], ashamed and unable to show one's face
        chūshēngdì, birthplace
        dìduàn, section/district
        
        dìpí, lot/section of land/ground
        
        tiānzàodìshè, [天造地設], lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)/ideal/perfect/(of a match) made...
        dìqiào, [地殼], the Earth's crust
        dìzhìxuéjiā, [地質學家], geologist
        jiǎotàshídì, [腳踏實地], to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without fligh...
        pūtiāngàidì, [鋪天蓋地], lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        wàidìrén, stranger/outsider
        biàndì, everywhere/all over
        tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
        suídì, [隨地], according to the location/everywhere/any place/from any location/from wherever y...
        shèshēnchǔdì, [設身處地], to put oneself in sb else's shoes
        qīxīdì, [棲息地], habitat
        dìxiàshuǐ, groundwater
        jiàndì, [見地], opinion/view/insight
        dìhé, core of the earth (geology)
        shādì, sandy beach or river bank/sand dune/sandy land
        jiùdì, locally/on the spot
        jídì, [極地], polar region
        zhìdì, [質地], texture/background (texture)/grain/quality/character/disposition
湿         shīdì, [濕地], wetland
        
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        
        yìdì, [異地], different place/abroad
        jīngtiāndòngdì, [驚天動地], world-shaking (idiom)
        rénjiāndìyù, [人間地獄], hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive...
        dìbǎo, bunker (underground fortification)
        
        
        zhùdì, [駐地], station/encampment
        jūzhùdì, current address/place of residence
        měngde, suddenly
        yědì, wilderness
        
        dìdòng, tunnel/cave/burrow/dugout
        dìchǔ, [地處], to be located at/to be situated in
        dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
        dìqì, deed (for land)/CL:張|张[zhāng],份[fèn]
        dìshì, [地勢], terrain/topography relief
        
        
        
        
        
        dìqiúyí, [地球儀], globe
        bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
        jùjūdì, inhabited land/habitat
        xiàdì, to go down to the fields/to get up from bed/to leave one's sickbed/to be born
        bīngtiānxuědì, a world of ice and snow
绿         lǜdì, [綠地], green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
        
        dìpǐ, bully/local ruffian
        zhùdì, living area/residential area
        dìfāngguān, local official
        dìmàn, (geology) (the earth's) mantle
        
        zhòngdì, [種地], to farm/to work the land
        
        kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat...
        wǔtǐtóudì, [五體投地], to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
宿         sùyíngdì, [宿營地], camp/campsite
        Nèidì/nèidì, [內地], mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as...
        
        dìgǔnqiú, [地滾球], ten-pin bowling/bowling ball/(baseball etc) ground ball
        dìzhìxué, [地質學], geology
        zhàndì, to take up space/to occupy (space)
        dìlǐxué, [地理學], geography
        
        dìcéng, [地層], stratum (geology)
        dìrè, [地熱], geothermal
        chǎndì, [產地], source (of a product)/place of origin/manufacturing location
        péndì, (geography) basin/depression
        fùdì, hinterland/interior/outback
        Gāndì, (Mahatma) Gandhi
        gēngdì, arable land/to plow land
        tiānjīngdìyì, [天經地義], lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper/right and...
        dìbiāo, [地標], landmark
        féndì, [墳地], graveyard/cemetery
        
        dǐngtiānlìdì, [頂天立地], lit. able to support both heaven and earth/of indomitable spirit (idiom)
        jìndì, forbidden area/restricted area/(fig.) sth considered off-limits
        gēnjùdì, [根據地], base of operations
        dìxíngtú, [地形圖], topographic map
        
        dìzū, land rent/land tax
        dìdìdàodào, thoroughgoing/authentic/100%/to the core
        
        
        dìlì, soil fertility/land capability
        dìzhuān, [地磚], floor tile
        huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
        shǔdì, [屬地], dependency/possession/annexed territory
        tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
        jiēdì, earth (electric connection)/to earth
        hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
        
        tiānluódìwǎng, [天羅地網], inescapable net (idiom)/trap/dragnet
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        gùdìchóngyóu, [故地重遊], to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
        dìguā, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)/yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
        yuánchǎndì, [原產地], original source/place of origin/provenance
        tiānhándìdòng, [天寒地凍], cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
        yuándì, [園地], garden area
        jiùdìchóngyóu, [舊地重遊], to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
        
        dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
        
        dìtān, [地攤], street stall with goods laid out on the ground
        
        
        zhòngdì, important place/strategic location
        
        dìqūxìng, [地區性], regional/local
        zhuāngjiadì, [莊稼地], crop land/arable land
        
        
        
        
        zhěngdì, to prepare the soil (agriculture)
        
        
        dìqín, ground service (airport)
        dìlì, favorable location/in the right place/productivity of land
        
        
        
        
        líndì, woodland
        Wēidìmǎlārén, [危地馬拉人], Guatemalan (person)
        dàodì, authentic/original
        
        càidì, vegetable field
        
        
        
        jiùdì, [舊地], once familiar places/former haunts
        
        
        dǎdìpù, [打地鋪], to make one's bed on the floor
        fúdì, happy land/paradise
        dìzhènbō, seismic wave
        jísàndì, distribution center
        dìzhènyí, [地震儀], seismometer
        dìzhènxué, [地震學], seismology/science of earthquakes
        
        luòdìdēng, [落地燈], floor lamp
        dìkuài, [地塊], tectonic plate
        dìdòngshānyáo, [地動山搖], the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
        tántiānshuōdì, [談天說地], to talk endlessly/talking of anything under the sun
        shīdì, to lose land/dispossessed
        
        
        luòdìchuāng, French window/CL:扇[shàn]
        huāntiānxǐdì, [歡天喜地], delighted/with great joy/in high spirits
        dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
        
        
        
线         dìxiàn, [地線], earth (wire)/ground
        jiùdìqǔcái, to draw on local resources/using materials at hand
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
        wādì, [窪地], depression/low-lying ground
        fāxiángdì, [發祥地], the birthplace (of sth good)/the cradle (e.g. of art)
        
        dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
        
        
        
        yánjiǎndì, [鹽鹼地], saline soil/(fig.) infertile woman
        
        
        
        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 "...
        dìyuán, [地緣], geographic situation/geo-(politics etc)
        
        
        
        
        
        dìhuáng, [地黃], Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
        zhìdìyǒushēng, [擲地有聲], lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)/fig. (of one's words) ...
        
        dìmào, relief/landform (geology)
        yīndìzhìyí, (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
        
        
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        Màidìnà, [麥地那], Medina, Saudi Arabia
        
        
        tōngxìndìzhǐ, mail address
        
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        fēngdì, feudal fiefdom/land held as a vassal in feudal society/enfeoffment
        
        
        
        
        tǔdìgǎigé, land reform
        
        
        liúyǒuyúdì, [留有餘地], to leave some leeway/to allow for the unpredictable
        
        
        
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        dìbiǎoshuǐ, surface water
        
        
        dìcíchǎng, [地磁場], the earth's magnetic field
        
        lídì, to plow
        
        
        
        
        
        zìliúdì, private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
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        gùdì, once familiar places/former haunts
        dìjí, [地級], (administrative) prefecture-level
        
        huàdìwéiláo, [畫地為牢], lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine ...
        
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        Dìlānà, Tirana, capital of Albania
        
        bàitiāndì, to worship heaven and earth/ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashione...
        
        
        
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        fēidì, [飛地], administrative enclave/land of one country enclosed within another/a salient
        shūde, swiftly/suddenly
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dìtújí, [地圖集], collection of maps/atlas
        hūde, suddenly
        
        
        
        
        tiānnándìběi, distant places/all over the country/(to talk) about this and that
        gǔdì, valley
        biàndìkāihuā, [遍地開花], to blossom everywhere/to spring up all over the place/to flourish on a large sca...
        
        
        
        
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        zhēngdì, to requisition land
        
        bódì, barren land/poor soil
        
        
        
        
        
        
        mùdì, pasture/grazing land
        
        
        
        

        tóu/tou, [頭], head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspe...
        tóufa, [頭髮], hair (on the head)
        tóur, [頭兒], leader
        huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
        shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        jìngtóu, [鏡頭], camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
        gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
        tóunǎo, [頭腦], brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
        shèxiàngtóu, [攝像頭], webcam/surveillance camera
        mǎtóu, [碼頭], dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[gè]
        shétou, [舌頭], tongue/CL:個|个[gè]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting informati...
        lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
        jiētóu, [街頭], street
        kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
        tóubù, [頭部], head
        zhěntou, [枕頭], pillow
        mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
        jìntóu, [盡頭], end/extremity/limit
        tóuténg, [頭疼], headache
        shǒutóu, [手頭], on hand/at hand/one's financial situation
        tóutòng, [頭痛], to have a headache
        tóuxù, [頭緒], outline/main threads
        niàntou, [念頭], thought/idea/intention
        tóukuī, [頭盔], helmet
        quántou, [拳頭], fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[gè]/competitive (product)
        tóuhào, [頭號], first rate/top rank/number one
        dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
        yātou, [丫頭], girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearmen...
        tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
        cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
        tóuxián, [頭銜], title/rank/appellation
        rǔtóu, [乳頭], nipple
        pèngtóu, [碰頭], to meet/to hold a meeting
        diàotóu, [掉頭], to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
        zhōngtóu, [鐘頭], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
        lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
        zhūtóu, [豬頭], pig head/(coll.) fool/jerk
        táitóu, [抬頭], to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name o...
        guàntou, [罐頭], tin/can/CL:個|个[gè]
        shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
        niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
        dītóu, [低頭], to bow the head/to yield/to give in
        diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
        étóu, [額頭], forehead
        duìtóu/duìtou, [對頭], correct/normal/to be on good terms with/on the right track/right, (longstanding)...
        wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
        tóutóu, [頭頭], head/chief
        yuántóu, [源頭], source/fountainhead
        tóuyūn, [頭暈], dizzy
        gètóu/getóu, [個頭], size/height, (coll.) (suffix) my ass!/yeah, right!
        tóuděngcāng, [頭等艙], 1st class cabin
        hángtóu/xíngtou, [行頭], team leader (archaic)/shopkeeper (archaic), a person's clothing/outfit/actor's c...
        chūtóu, [出頭], to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fr...
        diǎntóu, [點頭], to nod
        fēntóu, [分頭], separately/severally/parted hair
        cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
        tóubǎn, [頭版], (newspaper's) front page
        guāngtóu, [光頭], shaven head/bald head/to go bareheaded/hatless
        yáotóu, [搖頭], to shake one's head
        fēngtóu, [風頭], wind direction/the way the wind blows/fig. trend/direction of events/how things ...
        tóumù, [頭目], ringleader/gang leader/chieftain
        chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
        māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
        réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
        tóudǐng, [頭頂], top of the head
        jiētóu, [接頭], to join/to connect/connection/junction/fitting (plumbing)/connector/terminal (el...
        shǒuzhǐtou, [手指頭], fingertip/finger
        dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
        fǔtóu, [斧頭], ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bǐng]
        tóujīn, [頭巾], cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times/headscarf (typically worn by wo...
        tūtóu, [禿頭], baldness
        
        zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
        
        guāntóu, [關頭], juncture/moment
        dàntóu, [彈頭], warhead
        tóulú, [頭顱], head/skull
        zhàotou, [兆頭], omen/portent/sign
        zhǐtou, [指頭], finger/toe/CL:個|个[gè]
        xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
        gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
        hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
        chātóu, [插頭], plug
        guòtóu, [過頭], to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
        kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
        kǒutóu, [口頭], oral/verbal
        hùtóu, [戶頭], bank account/CL:個|个[gè]
        jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
        kuàitóu, [塊頭], size/body size
        lǐngtóu, [領頭], to take the lead/to be first to start
        huátóu, [滑頭], crafty/slippery/slyboots
        tóuděng, [頭等], first class/prime/main
        tóupí, [頭皮], scalp
        tóuxiàng, [頭像], portrait/bust
        zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
        
        tiántou, [甜頭], sweet taste (of power, success etc)/benefit
        chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
        nǎitóu, [奶頭], nipple/teat (on baby's bottle)
        yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
        shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
        
        dàitóu, [帶頭], to take the lead/to be the first/to set an example
        chuángtóuguì, [床頭櫃], bedside cabinet
        qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
        láitóu, [來頭], cause/reason/interest/influence
        lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
        tóulǐng, [頭領], head person/leader
        yūntóuzhuànxiàng, [暈頭轉向], confused and disoriented
        gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
        yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
        jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
        chūfēngtou, [出風頭], to push oneself forward/to seek fame/to be in the limelight/same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chū ...
        
        mótóu, [魔頭], monster/devil
        kǒutóuchán, [口頭禪], Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase/mantra/favorite expression/stock ...
        chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
        
        xuétóu, [噱頭], amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
        shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
        tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
        jùtóu, [巨頭], tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot
        duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
        jiāotóulàné, [焦頭爛額], lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. ha...
        shìtóu, [勢頭], power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things
        máotóu, [矛頭], spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
        lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
        dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
        bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
        shūtóu, [梳頭], to comb one's hair
        zhuǎntóu/zhuàntóu, [轉頭], to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent, nutation (pl...
        tóushì, [頭飾], head ornament
        tóuhūn, [頭昏], dizzy/giddy/one's head spins
        Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
        jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
        líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
        
        píngtóu, [平頭], flattop/crew cut/common (people)
        huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
        máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
        gēntou, [跟頭], tumble/somersault
        tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
        làngtou, [浪頭], wave
        
        shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
        píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        
        Qiáotóu/qiáotóu, [橋頭], Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southw...
        sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
        méitóu, [眉頭], brows
        tìtóu, [剃頭], to have one's head shaved
        zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
        chuángtóu, [床頭], bedhead/bedside/headboard
        tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
        kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
        hédàntóu, [核彈頭], nuclear reentry vehicle/nuclear warhead
        
        lángtou, [榔頭], hammer/large hammer/sledgehammer
        zhòngtóuxì, [重頭戲], opera (or role) involving much singing and action/(fig.) highlight/main feature/...
        
        mántou, [饅頭], steamed roll/steamed bun/steamed bread/CL:個|个[gè]
        dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
        
        pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
        tóucǎi, [頭彩], first prize in a lottery
        zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
        
        guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
        miáotou, [苗頭], first signs/development (of a situation)
        
        jìntóu, [勁頭], enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength
        jiāntóu, [尖頭], pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
        huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
        gǎotou, [搞頭], (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile/cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[yǒu gǎo tou] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[méi ...
        pīntou, [姘頭], lover/mistress
        pēntóu, [噴頭], nozzle/spray-head
        pàitóu, [派頭], manner/style/panache
        fāngēntou, [翻跟頭], to turn a somersault
        
        xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
        dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
        jiāntóu, [肩頭], on one's shoulders/(dialect) shoulder
        tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
        pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
        tóutào, [頭套], actor's headgear/wig/head covering
        tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
        dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
        
        
        xìngtou, [興頭], keen interest/concentrated attention
        
        niǔtóu, [扭頭], to turn one's head/to turn around
        
        
        
        jītóu, [機頭], the front (nose) of a plane etc
        
        piàntóu, [片頭], opening titles (of movie)/leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
        
        chútou, [鋤頭], hoe/CL:把[bǎ]
        tóujǐng, [頭頸], (dialect) neck
        kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
        yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
        qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
        lǐngtóuyáng, [領頭羊], bellwether
        
        chōnghūntóunǎo, [沖昏頭腦]/[衝昏頭腦], lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rational...
        liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
        bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
        qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
        tóuyūnmùxuàn, [頭暈目眩], to have a dizzy spell/dazzled
        língtóu, [零頭], odd/scrap/remainder
        yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
        huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
        máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
        
        tóupíxiè, [頭皮屑], dandruff
        
        
        
        
        
        chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
        yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
        shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
        pàntou, [盼頭], hopes/good prospects
        shuǎitóu, [甩頭], to fling back one's head
        yíngtóu, [迎頭], to meet head-on/face-to-face/directly
        
        dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
        zhǎotou, [找頭], change (from money paid)
        hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
        zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
        
        
        tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦脹], giddy/one's head spins
        
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        mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
        shuāigēntou, [摔跟頭], to fall/fig. to suffer a setback
        jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
        lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
        
        tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
        náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
        
        tóulǐ, [頭里], in front/in advance of the field
        
        zāigēntou, [栽跟頭], to fall head over heels/(fig.) to come a cropper
        yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
        tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
        
        yǎngtóu, [仰頭], to raise one's head
        bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
        bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
        tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
        
        
        
        huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
        
        jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
        hóutóu, [喉頭], throat/larynx
        
        
        qiǎngjìngtóu, [搶鏡頭], to scoop the best camera shots/to grab the limelight
        shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
        
        yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
        
        
        qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
        zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
        péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
        
        mànjìngtóu, [慢鏡頭], slow motion
        
        huángmáoyātou, [黃毛丫頭], silly little girl
        dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
        qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
        bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
        
        gǒuxiěpēntóu, [狗血噴頭], torrent of abuse (idiom)
        
        
        tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
        pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
        cǎitóu, [彩頭], good omen/good luck (in business etc)/profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
        
        kētóu, [磕頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
        mǎtóu, [馬頭], horse's head/same as 碼頭|码头[mǎ tóu], pier
        rìtóu, [日頭], sun (dialect)/daytime/date
        
        
        jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
        
        yùtou, [芋頭], taro
        bàotóutòngkū, [抱頭痛哭], to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder
        guǎtóu, [寡頭], oligarch
        huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
        gàitóu, [蓋頭], cover/cap/topping/head covering/veil
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kǒutóuyǔ, [口頭語], pet phrase/regularly used expression/manner of speaking
        zhuàntou, [賺頭], profit (colloquial)
        Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
广         guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
        yíngtóutòngjī, [迎頭痛擊], to deliver a frontal assault/to meet head-on (idiom)
        diǎntóuhāyāo, [點頭哈腰], to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping/unctuous fawning
        
        
        àntóu, [案頭], on one's desk
        
        
        zéitóuzéinǎo, [賊頭賊腦], lit. to behave like a thief/furtive/underhand
        
        féntóu, [墳頭], burial mound
线         zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
竿         bǎichǐgāntóu, [百尺竿頭], to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
        hóngtóuwénjiàn, [紅頭文件], red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing gover...
        
        píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
        shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
        
        chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co...
        
        tóushéng, [頭繩], string to tie hair
        
        
        
        
        dúzhànáotóu, [獨佔鰲頭], to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved ston...
        qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
        màotóu, [冒頭], to emerge/to crop up/a little more than
        jiàotóu, [教頭], sporting coach/military drill master (in Song times)
        
        
        
        
        lèngtóulèngnǎo, [愣頭愣腦], rash/impetuous/reckless
        pèitóu, [轡頭], bridle
        báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
        kòutóu, [叩頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
        
        
        
        
        yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        cìrtóu, [刺兒頭], an awkward person/a difficult person to deal with
        
        tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
        
        
        
        tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦漲], variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
        cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
        
        lóngtou, [籠頭], headstall/bridle
        
        cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
        
        
        
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        lítóu, [犁頭], plowshare/colter/(dialect) plow
        
        
        
        duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
        
        
        
        lòutóu, [露頭], to show one's head/to give a sign to show one's presence
        
        
        
        
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
        
        tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
        
        
        yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
        yǐntóu, [癮頭], craving/addiction
        Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
        
        
        bèntou, [奔頭], sth to strive for/prospect
        
        
        tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
        páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
        tóushī, [頭蝨], head lice
        
        tóuyáng, [頭羊], bellwether
        báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
        gǎotou, [鎬頭], pickaxe
        
        
        
        quántouchǎnpǐn, [拳頭產品], competitive product/superior goods/with real punch
        
        
        bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
绿         lǜtóuyā, [綠頭鴨], (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
        èrguōtóu, [二鍋頭], erguotou (sorghum liquor)
        guàyángtóumàigǒuròu, [掛羊頭賣狗肉], lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)/fig. to cheat/dishone...
        
        tóumíng, [頭名], first place/leader (of a race)
        

        shé, [虵], variant of 蛇[shé], snake/serpent/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        dúshé, viper
        yǎnjìngshé, [眼鏡蛇], cobra
        xiǎngwěishé, [響尾蛇], rattlesnake
        shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
        dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en...
        mǎngshé, python/boa
        shéxíng, to creep/to zigzag/to meander/to weave
        shédú, snake venom
        
        shéxíng, S-shaped/serpentine/coiled like a snake
        huàshétiānzú, [畫蛇添足], lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfl...
        hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
        shuǐshé, water snake
        yǐnshéchūdòng, lit. to pull a snake from its hole/to expose a malefactor (idiom)
        dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
        
        kuíshé, forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
        fùshé, venomous snake
        shénián, Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
        niúguǐshéshén, evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements
        shéwénshí, [蛇紋石], serpentine (geology)
        
        
        
        sìjiǎoshé, [四腳蛇], lizard/common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xī yì]

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