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[心有餘,力不足] xīnyǒuyú,lìbùzú The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

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        dānxīn, [擔心], anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious
        xīn, heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
        xiǎoxīn, to be careful/to take care
        kāixīn, [開心], to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time/to make fun of sb
        guānxīn, [關心], to be concerned about/to care about
        zhōngxīn, center/heart/core/CL:個|个[gè]
        ěxīn/èxīn, [噁心]/[惡心], variant of 惡心|恶心[ě xīn], nausea/to feel sick/disgust/nauseating/to embarrass (de...
        xīnlǐ, psychology/mentality
        xīnzàng, [心臟], heart/CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
        xīnli, [心裡], chest/heart/mind
        shāngxīn, [傷心], to grieve/to be broken-hearted/to feel deeply hurt
        xīnqíng, mood/frame of mind/CL:個|个[gè]
        nèixīn, [內心], heart/innermost being/(math.) incenter
        fàngxīn, to feel relieved/to feel reassured/to be at ease
        xìnxīn, confidence/faith (in sb or sth)/CL:個|个[gè]
        nàixīn, to be patient/patience
        xīnzhōng, central point/in one's thoughts/in one's heart
        xīnzàngbìng, [心臟病], heart disease
        xīnlíng, [心靈], bright/smart/quick-witted/heart/thoughts/spirit
        dāngxīn, [當心], to take care/to look out
        xīntiào, heartbeat/pulse
        zhēnxīn, sincere/heartfelt/CL:片[piàn]
        zhuānxīn, [專心], to concentrate/absorption/concentration/engrossed
        liángxīn, conscience
        cāoxīn, to worry about
        juéxīn, [決心], determination/resolution/determined/firm and resolute/to make up one's mind/CL:個...
        diǎnxin, [點心], light refreshments/pastry/dimsum (in Cantonese cooking)/dessert
        xīnlǐxué, [心理學], psychology
        shìzhōngxīn, city center/downtown
        xīnsi, mind/thoughts/inclination/mood
        ānxīn, at ease/to feel relieved/to set one's mind at rest/to keep one's mind on sth
        héxīn, core/nucleus
        tiēxīn, [貼心], intimate/close/considerate
        fēnxīn, to distract
        jīngxīn, with utmost care/fine/meticulous/detailed
        yòngxīn, motive/intention/to be diligent or attentive/careful
        xīnyì, regard/kindly feelings/intention
        xīnfán, [心煩], to feel agitated/to be troubled/to be annoyed/an upset or distraction
        
        rénxīn, popular feeling/the will of the people
        xīnsuì, heartbroken/extreme depth of sorrow
        xīnfēi, inner heart/soul
        hǎoxīn, kindness/good intentions
        xīnài, [心愛], beloved
        xīndǐ, bottom of one's heart
        suíxīnsuǒyù, [隨心所欲], to follow one's heart's desires/to do as one pleases (idiom)
        
        yěxīn, ambition/wild schemes/careerism
        àixīn, [愛心], compassion/kindness/care for others/love/CL:片[piàn]/charity (bazaar, golf day et...
        rèxīn, [熱心], enthusiasm/zeal/zealous/zest/enthusiastic/ardent/warmhearted
        quánshēnxīn, wholeheartedly/(to devote oneself) heart and soul
        
        
        xīnfányìluàn, [心煩意亂], lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
        
        liúxīn, to be careful/to pay attention to
        xīnmù, mind
        xīnshì, a load on one's mind/worry/CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng]
怀         xīnhuái, [心懷], to harbor (thoughts)/to cherish/to entertain (illusions)
        xīnshēng, [心聲], thoughts/feelings/aspirations/heartfelt wishes/inner voice
        zhōngxīn, good faith/devotion/loyalty/dedication
        bèixīn, sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)/CL:件[jiàn]
        yīxīn, wholeheartedly/heart and soul
        xīnxuè, heart's blood/expenditure (for some project)/meticulous care
        zhōngxīn, heartfelt/wholehearted/cordial
        shēnxīn, body and mind/mental and physical
        xīnyuàn, [心願], cherished desire/dream/craving/wish/aspiration
        xiàdìngjuéxīn, [下定決心], to make a firm resolution
        hàoqíxīn, interest in sth/curiosity/inquisitive
        rěnxīn, to have the heart to do sth/to steel oneself to a task
        xīnbùzàiyān, absent-minded/preoccupied/inattentive/with one's thoughts wandering
        xīnxiǎng, to think to oneself/to think/to assume
        fèixīn, [費心], to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth)/may I trouble you (to do sth)
        zhòngxīn, center of gravity/central core/main part
        quánxīnquányì, heart and soul/wholeheartedly
        tōngxīnfěn, macaroni
        xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
        zìzūnxīn, self-respect/self-esteem/ego
        xīnshù, [心術], designs/schemes/intentions/scheming/calculating (of a person)
        xīntài, [心態], attitude (of the heart)/state of one's psyche/way of thinking/mentality
        xīnzhì, wisdom
        xīncháng, [心腸], heart/intention/one's inclination/state of mind/to have the heart for sth/mood
        yíxīn, suspicion/to suspect
        xiǎoxīnyìyì, cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully/prudent/gently and cautiously
        tánxīn, [談心], to have a heart-to-heart chat
        xīnxiōng, heart/mind/ambition/aspiration
        xīndì, character
        qíxīnxiélì, [齊心協力], to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts/to pull togethe...
        xìxīn, [細心], careful/attentive
        tānxīn, [貪心], greedy
        sǐxīn, to give up/to admit failure/to drop the matter/to reconcile oneself to loss/to h...
        ménxīnzìwèn, [捫心自問], to ask oneself honestly/to search in one's heart
        huānxīn, [歡心], favor/liking/love/jubilation/joy
        wúxīn, [無心], unintentionally/not in the mood to
        juǎnxīncài, [捲心菜], cabbage/CL:棵[kē], variant of 卷心菜[juǎn xīn cài]
        xīngān, darling/(in negative sentences) heart/humanity
        xīnjí, anxious/impatient
        
        zérènxīn, [責任心], sense of responsibility
        xīnyǎn, heart/intention/conscience/consideration/cleverness/tolerance
        xīnlihuà, [心裡話], (to express one's) true feelings/what is on one's mind/secret mind
        xīndiàntú, [心電圖], electrocardiogram (ECG)
        dòngxīn, [動心], to be moved/to be tempted
        jiāxīn, [夾心], to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)/stuffed
        huīxīn, to lose heart/to be discouraged
        xīngānqíngyuàn, [心甘情願], delighted to (do sth, idiom)/perfectly happy to do/most willing to do
        
        hóngxīn, [紅心], heart ♥ (in card games)/red, heart-shaped symbol/bullseye
        xiǎoxīnjǐnshèn, [小心謹慎], cautious and timid (idiom); prudent/careful
        mòbùguānxīn, [漠不關心], not the least bit concerned/completely indifferent
        jìnxīnjìnlì, [盡心盡力], making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out/to do one's utmost
        xīnruǎn, [心軟], to be softhearted/to be tenderhearted/to be kindhearted
        dìxīn, the earth's core/geocentric
        xiàjuéxīn, [下決心], to determine/to resolve
        sànxīn, to drive away cares/to relieve boredom
        
        shànxīn, kindness/benevolence/philanthropy/virtuous intentions
        yǒuxīn, to have a mind to/to intend to/deliberately/considerate
        gānxīn, to be willing to/to resign oneself to
        tóngxīnxiélì, [同心協力], to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts/to pull togethe...
        tiěshíxīncháng, [鐵石心腸], to have a heart of stone/hard-hearted/unfeeling
        mǎnxīn, [滿心], one's whole heart/from the bottom of one's heart
        
        xīnpíngqìhé, [心平氣和], tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
        
        shùnxīn, [順心], happy/satisfactory
        cúnxīn, deliberately
        xúnkāixīn, [尋開心], to make fun of/to seek diversion
        tíxīndiàodǎn, [提心吊膽], (saying) to be very scared and on edge
        shǎngxīnyuèmù, [賞心悅目], warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom)/pleasing/delightful
        xīndòng, [心動], heartbeat/heart rate/(fig.) emotionally affected/aroused (of desire, emotion, in...
        
        cūxīn, careless/thoughtless
        xīnshénbùníng, [心神不寧], to feel ill at ease
        tòngxīn, grieved/pained
        chéngxīn, [誠心], sincerity
        xīnshàngrén, sweetheart/one's beloved
        zìxìnxīn, self-confidence
        xióngxīn, great ambition/lofty aspiration
        xīnmǎnyìzú, [心滿意足], perfectly contented (idiom)/perfectly satisfied
        zhīxīn, caring/intimate
        xīnshì, ventricle (heart)
        shǒuxīn, palm (of one's hand)/control (extended meaning from having something in the palm...
        
        hěnxīn, callous/heartless
        zhōngxīngěnggěng, loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
        xīnfáng, heart (as the seat of emotions)/cardiac atrium
        xīnyí, [心儀], to admire
        xīnxiǎngshìchéng, to have one's wishes come true/wish you the best!
        qīngxīn, [傾心], to admire wholeheartedly/to fall in love with
        
        xīnxū, [心虛], lacking in confidence/diffident/to have a guilty conscience
        shàngxīn, carefully/meticulously/to set one's heart on sth
        xīnānlǐdé, to have a clear conscience/to have no qualms about sth
        hēixīn, ruthless and lacking in conscience/vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy/blac...
        xūróngxīn, [虛榮心], vanity
        xīnjìng, mood/mental state/frame of mind
        wōxīn, [窩心], aggrieved/dejected/(Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc/to fee...
        yīxīnyīyì, concentrating one's thoughts and efforts/single-minded/bent on/intently
        xīnjī, myocardium
        jìnxīn, [盡心], with all of one's heart
        jièxīn, vigilance/wariness
        fāngxīn, the affection, or heart, of a young woman
        kōngxīn/kòngxīn, hollow/empty headed/mindless, on an empty stomach
        
        xīngānbǎobèi, [心肝寶貝], precious darling (often refers to one's child)/sweetheart
        xīnténg, to love dearly/to feel sorry for sb/to regret/to grudge/to be distressed
        xīxīn, to put one's heart (and soul) into sth/with great care
        fèijìnxīnjī, [費盡心機], to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)/to beat one's brains out
        xīnxīnxiāngyìn, two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
        diàoyǐqīngxīn, [掉以輕心], treat sth lightly/to lower one's guard
        xīndé, what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)/knowledge/insight/underst...
        xīnlì, mental and physical efforts
        lìbùcóngxīn, [力不從心], less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit ...
        xīnhěnshǒulà, vicious and merciless (idiom)
        wènxīnwúkuì, [問心無愧], lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
        xīnbāo, pericardium
        xīnlǐyǒushù, [心裡有數], to know the score (idiom)/to be well aware of the situation
        xīnfù, trusted aide/confidant/reliable agent/to confide
        huāxīn, fickle (in love affairs)/dissipated/unfaithful/heart of a flower (pistil and sta...
        zhēnxīnshíyì, [真心實意], genuine and sincere (idiom)/wholehearted
        cūxīndàyì, negligent/careless/inadvertent
        dǎnzhànxīnjīng, [膽戰心驚], to tremble with fear (idiom)/scared witless
        zhǎngxīn, hollow of the palm
        chéngxīn, intentional/deliberate/on purpose
        yōuxīnchōngchōng, [憂心忡忡], deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
        xīnxuèláicháo, [心血來潮], to be prompted by a sudden impulse/carried away by a whim/to have a brainstorm
        xiǎoxīnyǎn, narrow-minded/petty
        déxīnyìngshǒu, [得心應手], lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job/ent...
        
        sàngxīnbìngkuáng, [喪心病狂], deranged/demented/berserk (idiom)
        shíxīn, [實心], sincere/solid
        xīnjīgěngsè, myocardial infarction/heart attack
        chīxīnwàngxiǎng, to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)/to labor under a delusion/w...
        shǒuzhǎngxīn, see 手心[shǒu xīn]
        
        xīnjì, [心計], scheming/shrewdness
        Tóngxīn/tóngxīn, Tongxin county in Wuzhong 吳忠|吴忠[Wú zhōng], Ningxia, to be of one mind/united/con...
        yōuxīn, [憂心], concerned/worried/disturbed/anxious
        
        shěngxīn, to cause no trouble/to be spared worry/worry-free
        xióngxīnbóbó, aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious/pushy
        jīngxīndòngpò, [驚心動魄], shaking one to the core/extremely disturbing/hair-raising (idiom)
        yīménxīnsi, [一門心思], to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
        shūxīn, comfortable/happy
        xīnlìshuāijié, heart failure
        kègǔmíngxīn, [刻骨銘心], lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)/fig. etched in one's memo...
        
        zuìxīn, enthralled/fascinated
        piānxīn, partial/biased/prejudiced/eccentric
        
        rèxīncháng, [熱心腸], warmhearted/willing to help others
        
        
        xīnxuèguǎn, cardiovascular
        wànzhòngyīxīn, [萬眾一心], millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
        gōuxīndòujiǎo, [勾心鬥角], to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)/(in palace construction) elaborat...
        sīxīn, selfishness/selfish motives
        xīnbìng, anxiety/sore point/secret worry/mental disorder/heart disease (medicine)
        xīnjiǎotòng, [心絞痛], angina
        biéyǒuyòngxīn, [別有用心], to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
        jiūxīn, lit. grips the heart/worried/anxious
        kuānxīn, [寬心], relieved/comforted/to relieve anxieties/at ease/relaxed/reassuring/happy
        
        huīxīnsàngqì, [灰心喪氣], downhearted/downcast/in despair
        xīnzhàobùxuān, a tacit mutual understanding
        chéngxīnchéngyì, [誠心誠意], earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
        jìnqǔxīn, [進取心], enterprising spirit/initiative
        xīnxián, heartstrings
        zhuānxīnzhìzhì, [專心致志], with single-hearted devotion (idiom)
        
        chǔxīnjīlǜ, [處心積慮], to plot actively (idiom)/scheming/calculating
        xīnjī, [心機], thinking/scheme
        xīnshén, mind/state of mind/attention/(Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
        
        
        ǒuxīnlìxuè, [嘔心瀝血], lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)/to work one's heart out/blo...
        mànbùjīngxīn, [漫不經心], careless/heedless/absent-minded/indifferent
        chènxīnrúyì, [稱心如意], after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory/everything one could wish
        xīncháopéngpài, to be overwhelmed by emotions
        xīnhuīyìlěng, discouraged/downhearted
        méixīn, (the space) between the eyebrows
        xīnjì, palpitation
        biànxīn, [變心], to cease to be faithful
        
        xīnzuìshénmí, ecstatic/enraptured
        guǐmíxīnqiào, [鬼迷心竅], to be obsessed/to be possessed
        kòurénxīnxián, to excite/to thrill/exciting/thrilling/cliff-hanging
        xīnsuān, to feel sad
        xīnlìjiāocuì, to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
        xīnqiè, eager/impatient/guileless
        shàngjìnxīn, [上進心], motivation/ambition
        xīnjīngdǎnzhàn, [心驚膽戰], lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear/scared witles...
        dàkuàirénxīn, to the satisfaction of everyone
        guàxīn, [掛心], to worry/to be on one's mind
        nàoxīn, [鬧心], to be vexed or annoyed/to feel queasy
        yītiáoxīn, [一條心], to be of one mind/to think or act alike
        xīnjīngròutiào, [心驚肉跳], lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of di...
        qiánxīn, [潛心], to concentrate fully on sth/single-minded
        
        xīnyǒuyújì, [心有餘悸], to have lingering fears/trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
        zuānxīn, [鑽心], to sneak in/to infiltrate/to be piercingly painful/to be unbearable (of pain, it...
        xīnhán, bitterly disappointed/frightened
        xīnzhì, will/resolution/aspiration
        kǔxīnjīngyíng, [苦心經營], to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
        
        guānxīnbìng, coronary heart disease
        
        wéixīn, [違心], false/untrue to one's convictions/against one's will/disloyal
        qíxīnhélì, [齊心合力], to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort/working hard together
        jūxīn, to harbor (evil) intentions/to be bent on/a tranquil heart or mind
        kǔxīn, painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains
        shàfèikǔxīn, [煞費苦心], to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort
        
        chūnxīn, amorous feelings/stirrings of love
        nìfǎnxīnlǐ, reverse psychology
        xiánxīn, [閑心], leisurely mood/relaxed frame of mind
        xīnhuāng, to be flustered/(dialect) irregular heart-beat
        xīnxù, [心緒], state of mind/mood
        chīxīn, infatuation
        xīnkǒu, pit of the stomach/solar plexus/words and thoughts
        
        zhǔxīngǔ, backbone/mainstay/pillar/definite view/one's own judgment
        chùmùjīngxīn, [觸目驚心], lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking/horrible to see/a gh...
        mínxīn, popular sentiment
        qiángxīnjì, [強心劑], cardiac stimulant
        líxīn, [離心], to be at odds with/centrifugal (force)
        láoxīn, [勞心], to work with one's brains/to rack one's brains/to worry
        chènxīn, [稱心], satisfactory/agreeable
        xīnzhōngyǒushù, [心中有數], to know what's going on
        huìxīn, [會心], knowing (of a smile, look etc)
        xūxīn, [虛心], open-minded/humble
        fùxīn, [負心], ungrateful/heartless/to fail to be loyal to one's love
        
        zhóuxīn, [軸心], axle/(fig.) central element/key element/axis (alliance of nations)
        
        xīnfúkǒufú, to accept wholeheartedly/to embrace/to be won over
        tuīxīnzhìfù, to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute c...
        xīnlù, scheme/artifice/tolerance/intention/motive/train of thought/brains/wit/ideas
        xīnzuì, enchanted/fascinated/charmed
        qíxīn, [齊心], to be of one mind/to work as one
        
        zéixīn, [賊心], evil intentions
        jūxīnpǒcè, [居心叵測], harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
        xīnhuāngyìluàn, [心慌意亂], confused/rattled/flustered
怀         
        jūxīnbùliáng, to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
        píngxīnérlùn, [平心而論], to be honest, ...
        xīnkuàngshényí, [心曠神怡], lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed
        xīnhuānùfàng, to burst with joy (idiom)/to be over the moon/to be elated
        xīnjìng, [心靜], tranquil/calm
        shēnrùrénxīn, to enter deeply into people's hearts/to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
        yījiànqīngxīn, [一見傾心], love at first sight
        
        
        héngxīn, [恆心], perseverance
        tóngxīn, childish heart/childish innocence
        xīnyīn, sound of the heart/heartbeat
        
        
        
        
        xīnyuèchéngfú, [心悅誠服], to submit cheerfully/to accept willingly (idiom)
        
        líxīnlì, [離心力], centrifugal force
        wākōngxīnsi, to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer/to rack one's br...
        duōxīn, oversensitive/suspicious
        
        xīnlǐngshénhuì, [心領神會], to understand tacitly (idiom)/to know intuitively/to understand thoroughly
        lìyùxūnxīn, [利慾薰心], blinded by greed (idiom)
        líxīnjī, [離心機], centrifuge
        xīnzhíkǒukuài, frank and outspoken (idiom)/straight speaking/to say what one thinks
        cùxītánxīn, [促膝談心], to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
        tòngxīnjíshǒu, bitter and hateful (idiom)/to grieve and lament (over sth)
        xīnqiào, [心竅], the mind/capacity for clear thinking
        dìngxīnwán, tranquilizer/sth that sets one's mind at ease
        
        cáimíxīnqiào, [財迷心竅], mad about money (idiom)
        
        xīnjīyán, myocarditis
        kuīxīnshì, [虧心事], shameful deed
        
        xīnsuàn, mental arithmetic/to calculate in one's head/planning/preparation
        
        gǔhuòrénxīn, [蠱惑人心], to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)/to resort to demagogy
        jìnxīnjiélì, [盡心竭力], to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
        xīnjīng, [心驚], fearful/apprehensive
        xīnxìng, one's nature/temperament
        xīnjiāo, worried/anxious
        
        xīnjì, [心跡], true motive/true feelings
        xiàngxīnlì, centripetal force/(fig.) cohering force/cohesion/team spirit
        cèyǐnzhīxīn, [惻隱之心], compassion
        
        xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo, [心靈手巧], capable/clever/dexterous
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        biéchūxīncái, [別出心裁], to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality/to adopt an original approach
        Zhóuxīnguó, [軸心國], Axis powers (World War II)
        qìnrénxīnpí, to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)/to gladden the heart/to refresh the m...
        
        xīntián, heart (one's innermost being)
        bùdérénxīn, not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular
        
        jiāngxīnbǐxīn, [將心比心], to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
        xīnchíshénwǎng, [心馳神往], one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person/to long for/infatuated/fascin...
        chìdǎnzhōngxīn, [赤膽忠心], lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty/to serve sb with body an...
        
        shēnxīnjiāocuì, worn out in body and soul (idiom)
        kǔkǒupóxīn, earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
        
        
        pēngránxīndòng, [怦然心動], to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)
        hánxīn, disillusioned/bitterly disappointed/terrified
        
        èrxīn, disloyalty/half-heartedness/duplicity
        kěxīn, satisfying/to one's liking/to suit sb
        
        
        
        
        
        zāoxīn, vexed/annoyed/upset
        
        
        
        xīnjīngdǎnchàn, [心驚膽顫], see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]
        
        
        
        
        yǒuxīnrén, resolute person/person with aspirations/people who feel/people who use their hea...
        
        
        yìxīn, [異心], disloyalty/infidelity
        qiángxīnzhēn, [強心針], heart-strengthening shot/fig. a shot in the arm
        
        xìnxīnbǎibèi, brimming with confidence (idiom)
        liángkǔyòngxīn, to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth
        
        
        
        shìyèxīn, [事業心], devotion to one's work/professional ambition
        shèngxīn, [聖心], Sacred Heart (Christian)
        
        
        yuánxīn, [圓心], center of circle
        xīnxì, [心細], careful/scrupulous
        
        
        
        
        xīndǎn, [心膽], courage
        
        xīnjíhuǒliǎo, to burn with anxiety
        
        
        
        guīxīn, [歸心], converted to (religion)
        xiàoxīn, filial piety (a Confucian obligation)/respect and obedience to one's parents
        rénxīnbùgǔ, the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
        lángxīngǒufèi, lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)/cruel and unscrupulous
        
        
        dēngxīncǎo, [燈心草], rush (botany)/Juncaceae
        bāoxīncài, cabbage
        jiǎoxīn, [腳心], arch of the foot
        
        
        tóngxīntóngdé, of one mind (idiom)
        gānxīnqíngyuàn, [甘心情願], willingly and gladly (idiom)
        
        suìxīn, to one's liking
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wéixīnlùn, [唯心論], philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consc...
        
        
        
        
        xīnqì, [心氣], intention/motive/state of mind/ambition/aspiration/heart 氣|气[qì] (TCM)
        
        yúxīnbùrěn, [於心不忍], can't bear to
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnkǎn, bottom of one's heart
        
        
        guīxīnsìjiàn, [歸心似箭], with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
        sǐxīnyǎnr, [死心眼兒], stubborn/obstinate/having a one-track mind
        kǔxīngūyì, [苦心孤詣], to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble/to work hard at sth
        xīnfùzhīhuàn, lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
        quánxīn, with heart and soul
        shāoxīn, [燒心], to worry
        
        xīnshénbùān, to feel ill at ease
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        míngxīnkègǔ, [銘心刻骨], engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefac...
        
        
        
        
        
宿         Xīnxiùèr, Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座[Tiān xiē zuò]
        
        
        shōuxīn, to concentrate on the task/to curb one's evil instincts
        
        
        
        chìzǐzhīxīn, pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere
        
        fèixīnbìng, pulmonary heart disease (medicine)
        
        xīnyìng, hardhearted/callous
        mèixīn, against one's conscience
        rénxīnsuǒxiàng, that which is yearned for by the public

        yǒu, to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
        méiyǒu, [沒有], haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
        háiyǒu, [還有], furthermore/in addition/still/also
        suǒyǒu, all/to have/to possess/to own
        yǒurén, someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as in restroom)
        yǒuxiē, some/somewhat
        
        yǒudiǎn, [有點], a little
        yǒuqù, interesting/fascinating/amusing
        yōngyǒu, [擁有], to have/to possess
        yǒuguān, [有關], to have sth to do with/to relate to/related to/to concern/concerning
        yǒuyìsi, interesting/meaningful/enjoyable/fun
        yǒushí, [有時], sometimes/now and then
        yǒushíhou, [有時候], sometimes
        yǒude, (there are) some (who are...)/some (exist)
        yǒusuǒ, somewhat/to some extent
        yǒuxiào, effective/in effect/valid
        yǒukòng, to have time (to do sth)
        yǒuzhe, [有著], to have/to possess
        jùyǒu, to have/to possess
        fùyǒu, rich/full of
        yǒuyì, to intend/intentionally/interested in
        yǒuyòng, useful
        yǒulì, advantageous/to have advantages/favorable
        yǒushǐyǐlái, [有史以來], since the beginning of history
        yǒumíng, famous/well-known
        yīwúsuǒyǒu, [一無所有], not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub to...
        yǒulì, powerful/forceful/vigorous
        dàiyǒu, [帶有], to have/to involve
        chíyǒu, to hold (passport, views etc)
        yǒudú, poisonous
        yǒuxiàn, limited/finite
        yǒuqǐng, [有請], to request the pleasure of seeing sb/to ask sb in/to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make...
        zhànyǒu, [佔有], to have/to own/to hold/to occupy/to possess/to account for (a high proportion et...
        hányǒu, to contain/including
        yǒuxìng, fortunately
        yīngyǒu, [應有], proper
        yǒuzhùyú, [有助於], to contribute to/to promote
        yǒushì, to be occupied with sth/to have sth on one's mind/there is something the matter
        yǒuyì, useful/beneficial/profitable
        qiánsuǒwèiyǒu, unprecedented
        yǒujī, [有機], organic
        xiànyǒu, [現有], currently existing/currently available
        yǒuhài, destructive/harmful/damaging
        gòngyǒu, to have altogether/in all
        xīyǒu, uncommon
线         yǒuxiàndiànshì, [有線電視], cable television
        xiǎngyǒu, to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
        
        huànyǒu, to contract (an illness)/to be afflicted with/to suffer from
        qiángyǒulì, [強有力], strong/forceful
        
        
        zhuāngyǒu, [裝有], fitted with
        tèyǒu, specific (to)/characteristic (of)/distinctive
线         yǒuxiàn, [有線], wired/cable (television)
        yǒuqián, [有錢], well-off/wealthy
        yǒusuǒbùtóng, to differ to some extent (idiom)
        suǒyǒuquán, [所有權], ownership/possession/property rights/title (to property)
        yǒusè, colored/non-white/non-ferrous (metals)
        yǒujiànyúcǐ, [有鑒於此], in view of this/to this end
        
        yǒudài, not yet (done)/pending
        
        fùyǒu, [負有], to be responsible for
        wéiyǒu, only
        yǒushēngyǐlái, [有生以來], since birth/for one's whole life
        yǒuzhǒng, [有種], to have guts/to have courage/to be brave
        yīngyǒujìnyǒu, [應有盡有], everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand/...
        yǒuzhāoyīrì, one day/sometime in the future
        yǒurú, to be like sth/similar to/alike
        jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo, [井井有條], everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
        yǒuxīn, to have a mind to/to intend to/deliberately/considerate
        
        yǒuxiàngōngsī, limited company/corporation
        mòxūyǒu, [莫須有], groundless/baseless
        
怀         huáiyǒu, [懷有], to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
        hòuhuìyǒuqī, [後會有期], I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again.
        
        yuányǒu, original/former
        
        suǒyǒuzhě, proprietor/owner
        
        yǒujiā, extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
        sīyǒu, private/privately-owned
        wòyǒu, to grasp and own/to hold (power)
        jùwéijǐyǒu, [據為己有], to take for one's own/to expropriate
        zìyǒu, to possess/to own/to have
        wúzhōngshēngyǒu, [無中生有], to create something from nothing (idiom)
        yǒuwàng, hopeful/promising
        
        shǎoyǒu, rare/infrequent
        yǒutiáobùwěn, [有條不紊], regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
        yǒudeshì, have plenty of/there's no lack of
        yǒuxù, regular/orderly/successive/in order
        bīnbīnyǒulǐ, [彬彬有禮], refined and courteous/urbane
        
        qíngyǒudúzhōng, [情有獨鍾], to have a special fondness (for sth)
        juéwújǐnyǒu, [絕無僅有], one and only (idiom); rarely seen/unique of its kind
        
        
        yǒuzhù, helpful/beneficial/to help/conducive to
        xiōngyǒuchéngzhú, to plan in advance (idiom)/a card up one's sleeve/forewarned is forearmed
        dúyǒu, [獨有], to own exclusively/unique to/specific/there is only
        chuòchuòyǒuyú, [綽綽有餘], enough and to spare (idiom)
        shìyèyǒuchéng, [事業有成], to be successful in business/professional success
        yóurènyǒuyú, [遊刃有餘], handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
        xīnlǐyǒushù, [心裡有數], to know the score (idiom)/to be well aware of the situation
        yǒuxíng, material/tangible/visible/shapely
        yǒujītǐ, [有機體], organism
        wéiyǒu, variant of 唯有[wéi yǒu]
        yǒulìkětú, [有利可圖], profitable
        yǒuqītúxíng, limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
        yǒubèiwúhuàn, [有備無患], Preparedness averts peril./to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
        
        huàwéiwūyǒu, [化為烏有], to go up in smoke/to vanish
        gùyǒu, intrinsic to sth/inherent/native
        kěyǒukěwú, [可有可無], not essential/dispensable
        qíngyǒukěyuán, pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
        yǒuqíngrén, lovers
        
        
        
        yǒujīwù, [有機物], organic substance/organic matter
        yǒushǐyǒuzhōng, [有始有終], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        guóyǒu, [國有], nationalized/public/government owned/state-owned
        shíyǒubājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
        niánqīngyǒuwéi, [年輕有為], young and promising
        biéyǒuyòngxīn, [別有用心], to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
        wúqíbùyǒu, [無奇不有], nothing is too bizarre/full of extraordinary things
        yǒuxiàoqī, period of validity/sell-by date
        yǒusǔn, [有損], to be harmful (to)
        bàoyǒu, have/possess
        shèyǒu, [設有], to have/to incorporate/to feature
        yǒujīkěchéng, [有機可乘], to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
        xíngzhīyǒuxiào, to be effective (idiom)
        zhuānyǒu, [專有], exclusive/proprietary
        yǒushī, to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
        yǒuyìshí, [有意識], conscious
        yǒucháng, [有償], paying/paid (not free)
        sǐyǒuyúgū, [死有餘辜], death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even afte...
        jǐngrányǒuxù, everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
        
        yǒumùgòngdǔ, anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all/sth speaks for itself/is the...
        gōngyǒu, publicly owned/communal/held in common
        
        
        yǒufāng, to do things right/to use the correct method
        yǒuyuēzàixiān, [有約在先], to have a prior engagement
        jiānyǒu, to combine/to have both
        yǒuláo, [有勞], (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having re...
        yǒubié, [有別], different/distinct/unequal/variable
        yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng, a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, t...
        bǎoyǒu, to keep/to retain
        xīnyǒuyújì, [心有餘悸], to have lingering fears/trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
        sīyǒuhuà, privatization/to privatize
        yǒuqùwúhuí, [有去無回], gone forever (idiom)
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        
        dàyǒurénzài, there are plenty of such people
        
        
        dàyǒukěwéi, [大有可為], with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
        yǒubèiyú, [有悖於], to go against
        yǒuqiúbìyìng, [有求必應], to grant whatever is asked for/to accede to every plea
        bànyǒu, to be accompanied by
        cúnyǒu, to hold in storage/to retain/to harbor (feelings)/to entertain (sentiments)/(of ...
        xīnzhōngyǒushù, [心中有數], to know what's going on
        yǒulǐ, reasonable/justified/right/(math.) rational
        
        
        chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
        
        dàyǒuzuòwéi, [大有作為], to accomplish much/to have good prospects/to have a promising future
        
        jiānéryǒuzhī, to have both (at the same time)
        yǒufú, to be blessed
        sānshēngyǒuxìng, the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortun...
        
        jìyǒu, existing
        jiǒngjiǒngyǒushén, eyes bright and full of expression
        sùyǒu, to have/to have always had
        
        yǒulàiyú, [有賴於], to rely on/to depend on
        
        yǒushuōyǒuxiào, [有說有笑], talking and laughing/to jest/cheerful and lively
        
        yǒujīhuàxué, [有機化學], organic chemistry
        túyǒuxūmíng, [徒有虛名], with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame/nowhere near as good as ...
        yǒuxiàoxìng, validity
        yǒuzīyǒuwèi, flavorsome/(fig.) delightful/full of interest
线         
        yǒuguǐ, [有軌], tracked (tramcar)
        
        yánéryǒuxìn, to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yǒumíngwúshí, [有名無實], lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name/nominal
        
        yǒuxǐ, to be expecting/to be with child
        yǒuyú, [有餘], to have an abundance
        
        gèngyǒushènzhě, furthermore (idiom)
        huàzhōngyǒuhuà, [話中有話], overtones in conversation/things indirectly implied from what is said
        
        yǒuqìwúlì, [有氣無力], weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
        
        yǒujīngwúxiǎn, [有驚無險], to be more scared than hurt (idiom)/to get through a daunting experience without...
        yǒuyìwúyì, [有意無意], intentionally or otherwise
        
        wànyǒuyǐnlì, [萬有引力], gravity
        
        gèyǒuqiānqiū, each has its own merits (idiom)
        
        ruòyǒusuǒsī, looking pensive/thoughtfully
        yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn, orderly/methodical/rhythmical
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        shìchǎngzhànyǒulǜ, [市場佔有率], market share
        
        dàyǒuwénzhāng, some deeper meaning in this/more to it than meets the eye/there's sth behind all...
        
        
        
        zhuóyǒuchéngxiào, highly effective/fruitful
        dàyǒubìyì, bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful/of great service/to help greatly/to...
        
        
        
        
        jīnjīnyǒuwèi, with keen interest (idiom)/with great pleasure/with gusto/eagerly
        
        
        xīyǒuyuánsù, trace element (nutrition)
        
        
        
        yǒuzēngwújiǎn, [有增無減], to increase without letup/to get worse and worse (idiom)
        yǒushēngyǒusè, [有聲有色], having sound and color (idiom); vivid/dazzling
        yǒutiáoyǒulǐ, [有條有理], everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
        yǒushízhīshì, [有識之士], a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
        
        yǒuxīnrén, resolute person/person with aspirations/people who feel/people who use their hea...
        yǒulǐshù, [有理數], rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)
        yǒuwéi, [有為], promising/to show promise
        
        
        
        yǒujīlín, [有機磷], organic phosphate
        hòujìyǒurén, [後繼有人], to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
        
        
        zhìdìyǒushēng, [擲地有聲], lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)/fig. (of one's words) ...
        hùtōngyǒuwú, [互通有無], mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)/to benefit from each other's strengths and...
        
        yǒukǒujiēbēi, every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
        suǒyǒugé, possessive case (grammar)
        
        yǒushǐwúzhōng, [有始無終], to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of stickin...
        niànniànyǒucí, [唸唸有詞]/[念念有詞], variant of 念念有詞|念念有词[niàn niàn yǒu cí], to mumble/to mutter to oneself
        
        yǒushìwúkǒng, [有恃無恐], secure in the knowledge that one has backing
        
        
        yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
        
        
        
        
        
        cuòluòyǒuzhì, [錯落有致], in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
        liúyǒuyúdì, [留有餘地], to leave some leeway/to allow for the unpredictable
        
        
        yǒuquán, [有權], to have the right to/to be entitled to/to have authority/powerful
        yǒujiàzhèngquàn, [有價證券], securities/collateral (for loan)
        wúdúyǒuǒu, [無獨有偶], not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence/it's not...
        
        yánzhīyǒuwù, (of one's words) to have substance
        
        
        ráoyǒuxìngqù, [饒有興趣], engrossing
        lǐngyǒu, [領有], to possess/to own
        
        zhènzhènyǒucí, [振振有詞], to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's...
        
        
        
        
        
        guóyǒuhuà, [國有化], nationalization
        gèyǒusuǒhào, everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
        
        
        yǒudàoshì, as they say, .../as the saying goes, ...
        
        
        
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        biéyǒudòngtiān, [別有洞天], place of charm and beauty/scenery of exceptional charm/completely different worl...
        
        
        yǒujībōli, [有機玻璃], plexiglass
        
        yǒuzhì, to be ambitious
        
        yǒushénlùn, [有神論], theism (the belief in the existence of God)
        
        
        sīyǒuzhì, private ownership of property
        
        
        
        
        
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        yèyú, [業餘], in one's spare time/outside working hours/amateur (historian etc)
        qíyú, [其餘], the rest/the others/remaining/remainder/apart from them
        duōyú, [多餘], superfluous/unnecessary/surplus
        yúdì, [餘地], margin/leeway
        shèngyú, [剩餘], remainder/surplus
        Yú/yú, [餘], surname Yu, (archaic) I/me/variant of 餘|余[yú], surplus, extra/surplus/remaining/...
        yúxià, [餘下], remaining
        cányú, [殘餘], remnant/relic/residue/vestige/surplus/to remain/to leave surplus
        bùyíyúlì, [不遺餘力], to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
        yúé, [餘額], balance (of an account, bill etc)/surplus/remainder
        chuòchuòyǒuyú, [綽綽有餘], enough and to spare (idiom)
        yóurènyǒuyú, [遊刃有餘], handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
        kòngyú, [空餘], free/vacant/unoccupied
        
        yúzhèn, [餘震], earthquake aftershock
        kèyú, [課餘], after school/extracurricular
        sǐyǒuyúgū, [死有餘辜], death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even afte...
        yīlǎnwúyú, [一覽無餘], to cover all at one glance (idiom)/a panoramic view
        xīnyǒuyújì, [心有餘悸], to have lingering fears/trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
        yúguāng, [餘光], (out of) the corner of one's eyes/peripheral vision/residual light/light of the ...
        fùyu, [富餘], in surplus
        yíngyú, [盈餘], surplus/profit
        yújìn, [餘燼], ember
        yúlì, [餘力], energy left over (to do sth else)
        yǒuyú, [有餘], to have an abundance
        
        
        yúbō, [餘波], aftermath/repercussions/fallout
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        yúyīn, [餘音], lingering sound
        yúrè, [餘熱], residual heat/surplus heat/fig. old people's capacity for work
        jiéyú, [節餘], to save/savings
        yúyùn, [餘韻], pleasant lingering effect/memorable stylishness/haunting tune/aftertaste (of a g...
        
        yúhuī, [餘輝], variant of 餘暉|余晖[yú huī]
        yúshù, [餘數], remainder (in division)
        yúhuī, [餘暉], twilight/afterglow
        yúxián, [餘弦], (math.) cosine
        shèngyújiàzhí, [剩餘價值], surplus value
        
        rǒngyú, [冗餘], redundancy/redundant
        yúniè, [餘孽], remaining evil element/surviving members (of evil former regime)/dregs (of colon...
        
        liúyǒuyúdì, [留有餘地], to leave some leeway/to allow for the unpredictable
        jiéyú, [結餘], balance/cash surplus
        yúqián, [餘錢], surplus money
        yúdǎng, [餘黨], remnants (of a defeated clique)/rump
        
        
        
        
        yújì, [餘悸], lingering fear
        
        
        yúnián, [餘年], one's remaining years
        


        nǔlì, great effort/to strive/to try hard
        nénglì, capability/ability/CL:個|个[gè]
        lìliang, power/force/strength
        yālì, [壓力], pressure
        Lì/lì, surname Li, power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
        jìnlì, [盡力], to strive one's hardest/to spare no effort
        qiǎokèlì, chocolate (loanword)/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        bàolì, violence/force/violent
        quánlì, [權力], power/authority
        zhùyìlì, attention
        mèilì, charm/fascination/glamor/charisma
        quánlì, with all one's strength/full strength/all-out (effort)/fully (support)
        jīnglì, energy
        huólì, energy/vitality/vigor/vital force
        dònglì, [動力], motive power/force/(fig.) motivation/impetus
        shílì, [實力], strength
        wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless
        lìqi, [力氣], strength/CL:把[bǎ]
        qiánlì, [潛力], potential/capacity
        mólì, magic/magic power
        diànlì, [電力], electrical power/electricity
        yǒulì, powerful/forceful/vigorous
        xīyǐnlì, attractive force (such as gravitation)/sex appeal/attractiveness
        tǐlì, [體力], physical strength/physical power
        lìkè, to prevail with difficulty
        shìli, [勢力], power/(ability to) influence
        huǒlì, fire/firepower
        yònglì, to exert oneself physically
        quánlìyǐfù, to do at all costs/to make an all-out effort
        wúlì, [無力], powerless/lacking strength
        jiéjìnquánlì, [竭盡全力], to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
        xiàolì, effectiveness/positive effect/to serve (in some capacity)
        xiǎngxiànglì, imagination
        wēilì, might/formidable power
        yǐngxiǎnglì, [影響力], influence/impact
        shuōfúlì, [說服力], persuasiveness
        zhìlì, intelligence/intellect
        jìnlìérwéi, [盡力而為], to try one's utmost/to strive
        zhònglì, gravity
        shìlì, [視力], vision/eyesight
        màilì, [賣力], to work hard/to do one's very best/to throw oneself into the task at hand
        qiánglì, [強力], powerful
        pànduànlì, [判斷力], ability to judge/judgment
        zhìlì, to work for/to devote one's efforts to
        rénlì, manpower/labor power
        wǔlì, military force
        jīngpílìjìn, [精疲力盡], spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent/drained/washed out
        chuàngzàolì, [創造力], ingenuity/creativity
        dàlì, energetically/vigorously
        yǐnlì, gravitation (force)/attraction
        fènlì, [奮力], to do everything one can/to spare no effort/to strive
        jìyìlì, [記憶力], faculty of memory/ability to remember
        tīnglì, [聽力], hearing/listening ability
        qiángyǒulì, [強有力], strong/forceful
        jīnpílìjìn, [筋疲力盡], body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired/spent
        Gélì, Gree (brand)
        fèilì, [費力], to expend a great deal of effort
        mǎlì, [馬力], horsepower
        jǐnglì, police force/police officers
        jílì, [極力], to make a supreme effort/at all costs
        jìngzhēnglì, [競爭力], competitive strength/competitiveness
        qíxīnxiélì, [齊心協力], to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts/to pull togethe...
        jīnglìchōngpèi, vigorous/energetic
        lìdù, strength/vigor/efforts/(music) dynamics
        délì, able/capable/competent/efficient
        
        jīngpílìjié, spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent/drained/washed out
        jiélì, to do one's utmost
        
        dòngchálì, insight
        láolì, [勞力], labor/able-bodied worker/laborer/work force
        yǎnlì, eyesight/strength of vision/the ability to make discerning judgments
        bīnglì, military strength/armed forces/troops
        lìsuǒnéngjí, as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability/within...
        jìnxīnjìnlì, [盡心盡力], making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out/to do one's utmost
        nàilì, endurance
        zhǔlì, main force/main strength of an army
        shēngmìnglì, vitality
        gǎnrǎnlì, inspiration/infectious (enthusiasm)
        xiǎngxiànglì, conception/imagination
        
        tóngxīnxiélì, [同心協力], to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts/to pull togethe...
        yìlì, perseverance/willpower
        kǔlì, bitter work/hard toil/(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial t...
        fǎlì, magic power
        shénlì, occult force/the power of a God or spirit
        chōngjīlì, [衝擊力], force of impact or thrust
        zhānglì, [張力], tension
        shāshānglì, [殺傷力], destructive power/harmfulness
        zǔlì, resistance/drag
        chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
        jiēlì, relay
        lìshì, strong man/sumo wrestler
        dàlìshì, strong man/Hercules
        tánlì, [彈力], elasticity/elastic force/spring/rebound/bounce
        fēnglì, [風力], wind force/wind power
        zìlìgēngshēng, regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/self-reliance
        
        bùyíyúlì, [不遺餘力], to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
        cílì, magnetic force/magnetic
        rèlì, [熱力], heat
        nǎolì, [腦力], mental capacity
        guānchálì, [觀察力], power of observation/perception
        láodònglì, [勞動力], labor force/manpower
        fēibàolì, nonviolent
        háobùfèilì, [毫不費力], effortless/not expending the slightest effort
        biǎoxiànlì, [表現力], expressive power
        zìzhìlì, self-control
        dònglìxué, [動力學], dynamics (math.)/kinetics
        shìjūnlìdí, [勢均力敵], evenly matched (idiom)
        Dàlìshén, Heracles (Greek mythology)/Hercules (Roman mythology)
        zìshíqílì, lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)/fig. to stand on one's own feet/to ea...
        lìqiú, to make every effort to/striving to do one's best
        xīnlì, mental and physical efforts
        lìbùcóngxīn, [力不從心], less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit ...
        gōnglì, merit/efficacy/competence/skill/power
        
        
        pòlì, courage/daring/boldness/resolution/drive
        cáilì, [財力], financial resources/financial ability
        wùlì, physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
        tōnglìhézuò, to join forces/to give full cooperation
        
        dǐkànglì, resistance/immunity
        níngjùlì, cohesion/cohesiveness/cohesive
        
        
        dúlì, [獨力], all by oneself/without exterior help
        lìwǎnkuánglán, [力挽狂瀾], to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desper...
        lìzhēng, [力爭], to work hard for/to do all one can/to contend strongly
        zhàndòulì, [戰鬥力], fighting strength
        chūlì, to exert oneself
        xīnlìshuāijié, heart failure
        miǎnyìlì, immunity
        xīlì, attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics)/attractive force
        hélì, to cooperate
        
        wàilì, external force/pressure from outside
        niánqīnglìzhuàng, [年輕力壯], young and vigorous (idiom)
        jiēlìsài, [接力賽], relay race/CL:場|场[chǎng]
        liàngzǐlìxué, [量子力學], quantum mechanics
        kāizúmǎlì, [開足馬力], to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed/fig. to work as hard as possi...
        
        zhònglìchǎng, [重力場], gravitational field
        lìtú, [力圖], to try hard to/to strive to
        rěnnàilì, patience/fortitude
        wǔzhuānglìliàng, [武裝力量], armed force
        
        
        
        qīnhélì, [親和力], (personal) warmth/approachability/accessibility/(in a product) user friendliness...
        
        shēnqiánglìzhuàng, [身強力壯], strong and vigorous/sturdy/robust
        shēngsīlìjié, [聲嘶力竭], to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
        
        
        fúlì, buoyancy
        qìlì, [氣力], strength/energy/vigor/talent
        rénlìchē, [人力車], rickshaw
        
        xīnlìjiāocuì, to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
        
        
        lālì, pulling force/(fig.) allure/(materials testing) tensile strength/(loanword) rall...
        jùlǐlìzhēng, [據理力爭], to contend on strong grounds/to argue strongly for what is right
        bùlì, not to do one's best/not to exert oneself
        
        jūnlì, [軍力], military power
        
        
        qíxīnhélì, [齊心合力], to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort/working hard together
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        yuēshùlì, [約束力], (of a contract) binding (law)
        
        lālìsài, [拉力賽], rally (car race) (loanword)
        
        tuīdònglì, [推動力], driving force
        hòuzuòlì, [後坐力], recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force
        chōnglì, [衝力], impulse
        dìlì, soil fertility/land capability
        lǐjiělì, ability to grasp ideas/understanding
        lìxué, [力學], mechanics/to study hard
        Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān, [乞力馬扎羅山], Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
        xiélì, [協力], to unite in common effort
        zhūgǔlì, chocolate (loanword)/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        tuīlì, driving force/impetus/thrust (of a boat or aeroplane engine)/repelling force
        yuándònglì, [原動力], motive force/prime mover/first cause/agent
        hàozhàolì, [號召力], to have the power to rally supporters
        gōngjīlì, [攻擊力], potential for attack/firepower
        shēngchǎnlì, [生產力], production capability/productive force/productivity
        rèlìxué, [熱力學], thermodynamics
        
        
        fálì, lacking in strength/weak/feeble
        
        shuǐlì, hydraulic power
        yúlì, [餘力], energy left over (to do sth else)
        zuòyònglì, effort/active force/applied force
        bàozhàlì, explosive force/strength of an explosion
        
        shēntǐlìxíng, [身體力行], to practice what one preaches (idiom)
        
        Shìlìjià, Snickers (candy bar)
        qūdònglì, [驅動力], driving force
        yìnglì, [應力], stress (physics)
        líxīnlì, [離心力], centrifugal force
        
        
        shěnglì, to save labor/to save effort
        zhuólì, [著力], to put effort into sth/to try really hard
        
        
        
        
        
        yǒuqìwúlì, [有氣無力], weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
        
        
        
        
        
        wànyǒuyǐnlì, [萬有引力], gravity
        gōngxìnlì, public trust/credibility
        Shèngmǎlìnuò, [聖馬力諾], San Marino
        lìzuò, to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)/a masterpiece
        jìnxīnjiélì, [盡心竭力], to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
        chéngshòulì, tolerance/capability of adapting oneself
        jiēlìbàng, relay baton/(fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)
        bùkěkànglì, unpredictable eventuality/unpreventable/unavoidable/impossible to overcome/nothi...
        xiàngxīnlì, centripetal force/(fig.) cohering force/cohesion/team spirit
        tōnglì, to cooperate/concerted effort
        zhùlì, a helping hand/help/assistance
        
        guólì, [國力], a nation's power
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
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        qiānyǐnlì, [牽引力], motive force/traction
        yālìjì, [壓力計], pressure gauge/manometer/piezometer
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        niǔlì, torque/turning force/torsion
        Xǐlì, Heineken (Dutch brewing company)/see also 海尼根[Hǎi ní gēn]
        
        huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        
        yǐnlìchǎng, [引力場], gravitational field
        
        
        zìbùliànglì, to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
        
        
        
        
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        hédònglì, [核動力], nuclear power
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        bǐlì, [筆力], vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing/vigor of style in literary compositio...
        
        
        mócālì, friction
        
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        juélì, wrestling/a trial of strength
        lìbǎo, to seek to protect/to ensure/to maintain/to guard
        
        
        
        liànglìérxíng, to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's co...
        lìzhàn, [力戰], to fight with all one's might
        
        
        
        gǎnzhàolì, appeal/attraction/charisma
        
        
        
        
        shuǐlìxué, [水力學], hydraulics
        
        wěilì, [偉力], mighty force
        
        
        shēngchǎnnénglì, [生產能力], manufacturing ability/production capacity
        
        shuǐlìfādiàn, [水力發電], hydroelectricity
        
        
        wòlì, (strength of one's) grip
        tānglìshuǐ, [湯力水], tonic water
        
        
        lìdào, strength/power/efficacy
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        mùlì, eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
        
        
        
        
        nǎolìláodòng, [腦力勞動], mental labor/intellectual work
        
        chéngzàilì, [承載力], carrying capacity
        
        
        
        
        gòumǎilì, [購買力], purchasing power
        
        miánlì, [綿力], one's limited power (humble expr.)
        
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        xuélì, [學力], scholastic attainments
        
        
        
        shìlìbiǎo, [視力表], eye chart (used by optician)
        
        
        
        
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        yālìguō, [壓力鍋], pressure cooker
        
        chìlì, repulsion (in electrostatics)/repulsive force
        biǎomiànzhānglì, [表面張力], surface tension
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lìcù, to urge/to press (for action)
        lìzhǔ, advocate strongly
        
        
        
        lìcuò, to win as a result of tenacious effort/to fight off tough competition
        
        
        jìnglìxué, [靜力學], statics
        
        lìjǔ, torque
        
        
        
        
        
        lìsuǒbùjí, beyond one's power (to do sth)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lìtǐng, to support/to back
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liútǐlìxué, [流體力學], fluid mechanics/hydrodynamics
        liànglì, to estimate one's strength
        
        
        miǎnlì, to strive/to make an effort/to exert oneself
        
        
        
        
        
        huílìqiú, jai alai/cesta punta (sports)/ball used in this sport
        
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        niánfùlìqiáng, [年富力強], young and vigorous (idiom)
        
        
        

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

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

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