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[無功而返] wúgōngérfǎn to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

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Character Compounds

Word Compounds


        wúfǎ, [無法], unable/incapable
        wú, [無], not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
        wúlùn, [無論], no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
        háowú, [毫無], not in the least/to completely lack
        wúliáo, [無聊], bored/boring/senseless
        wúguān, [無關], unrelated/having nothing to do (with sth else)
        wúgū, [無辜], innocent/innocence/not guilty (law)
        wúsuǒwèi, [無所謂], to be indifferent/not to matter/cannot be said to be
        wúlùnrúhé, [無論如何], whatever the case/in any event/no matter what/by all possible means
        háowúyíwèn, [毫無疑問], certainty/without a doubt
        biéwúxuǎnzé, [別無選擇], to have no other choice
        wúshù, [無數], countless/numberless/innumerable
        wúzuì, [無罪], innocent/guileless/not guilty (of crime)
        yīwúsuǒzhī, [一無所知], not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling
        wúyì, [無意], inadvertent/accidental/to have no intention of (doing sth)
        wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless
线         wúxiàndiàn, [無線電], wireless
        wúbǐ, [無比], incomparable/matchless
        wúguānjǐnyào, [無關緊要], indifferent/insignificant
        wúxiào, [無效], not valid/ineffective/in vain
        yīwúsuǒyǒu, [一無所有], not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub to...
        wúshì, [無視], to ignore/to disregard
        
        wújiākěguī, [無家可歸], homeless
        dúyīwúèr, [獨一無二], unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled/nothing compares with it
        wúzhī, [無知], ignorant/ignorance
        wúyí, [無疑], no doubt/undoubtedly
        wúqíng, [無情], pitiless/ruthless/merciless/heartless
        wúchǐ, [無恥], without any sense of shame/unembarrassed/shameless
        wúxiàn, [無限], unlimited/unbounded
        wúnéng, [無能], incompetence/inability/incapable/powerless
        wúlǐ, [無禮], rude/rudely
        wúdí, [無敵], unequalled/without rival/a paragon
        yīwúsuǒhuò, [一無所獲], to gain nothing/to end up empty-handed
        wúquán, [無權], to have no right/to have no authority
        wúlì, [無力], powerless/lacking strength
        wúzhù, [無助], helpless/helplessness/feeling useless/no help
线         wúxiàn, [無線], wireless
        wúlài, [無賴], hoodlum/rascal/rogue/rascally/scoundrelly
        yīwúshìchù, [一無是處], not one good point/everything about it is wrong
        wúchùbùzài, [無處不在], to be everywhere
        wúchù, [無處], nowhere
        wúyuánwúgù, [無緣無故], no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
        wúsuǒshìshì, [無所事事], to have nothing to do/to idle one's time away (idiom)
        wúkěfènggào, [無可奉告], (idiom) "no comment"
        wújìn, [無盡], endless/inexhaustible
        wúhài, [無害], harmless
        wúyǔlúnbǐ, [無與倫比], incomparable
        wúsī, [無私], selfless/unselfish/disinterested/altruistic
        píngānwúshì, [平安無事], safe and sound (idiom)
        wúhuàkěshuō, [無話可說], to have nothing to say (idiom)
        
        wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent
        wúqióng, [無窮], endless/boundless/inexhaustible
        shēnwúfēnwén, [身無分文], penniless (idiom)
        wúshēng, [無聲], noiseless/noiselessly/silent
        wúshíwúkè, [無時無刻], all the time/incessantly
        wúmíng, [無名], nameless/obscure
        wánměiwúquē, [完美無缺], perfect and without blemish/flawless/to leave nothing to be desired
        ānránwúyàng, [安然無恙], safe and sound (idiom)/to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
        wúdòngyúzhōng, [無動於衷], aloof/indifferent/unconcerned
        wúlǐ, [無理], irrational/unreasonable
        wúkě, [無可], can't
        zǒutóuwúlù, [走投無路], to be at an impasse (idiom)/in a tight spot/at the end of one's rope/desperate
        wúyòng, [無用], useless/worthless
        wúmíngshì, [無名氏], anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)
        wúcóng, [無從], not to have access/beyond one's authority or capability/sth one has no way of do...
        wúxū, [無需], needless
        
        yīshìwúchéng, [一事無成], to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
        wútiáojiàn, [無條件], unconditional
        xūwú, [虛無], nothingness
        
        wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
        wújìyúshì, [無濟於事], to no avail/of no use
        shùshǒuwúcè, [束手無策], lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fi...
        wújīzhītán, [無稽之談], complete nonsense (idiom)
        wánhǎowúsǔn, [完好無損], in good condition/undamaged/intact
        wúmíngxiǎozú, [無名小卒], insignificant soldier (idiom)/a nobody/nonentity
        wúxiá, [無瑕], faultless/perfect
        tiānyīwúfèng, [天衣無縫], lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
        wúxièkějī, [無懈可擊], invulnerable
        wúgù, [無故], without cause or reason
        wúxiá, [無暇], too busy/to have no time for/fully occupied
        wúzúqīngzhòng, [無足輕重], insignificant
        wúxīn, [無心], unintentionally/not in the mood to
        wúcháng, [無常], variable/changeable/fickle/impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)/ghost taking away the...
        wúyǐngwúzōng, [無影無蹤], to disappear without trace (idiom)
        wúfáng, [無妨], no harm (in doing it)/One might as well./It won't hurt./no matter/it's no bother
        shǐwúqiánlì, [史無前例], unprecedented in history
        wúxíng, [無形], incorporeal/virtual/formless/invisible (assets)/intangible
        wúlǐqǔnào, [無理取鬧], to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
        shǒuwúcùntiě, [手無寸鐵], lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
        ruòwúqíshì, [若無其事], as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly/nonchalantly
        yúshìwúbǔ, [於事無補], unhelpful/useless
        wúxū, [無須], need not/not obliged to/not necessarily
        wúwèi, [無謂], pointless/meaningless/unnecessarily
        rěnwúkěrěn, [忍無可忍], more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience/the last straw
        wújià, [無價], invaluable/priceless
        wúyōuwúlǜ, [無憂無慮], carefree and without worries (idiom)
        wúnài, [無奈], helpless/without choice/for lack of better option/grudgingly/willy-nilly/nolens ...
        wúwèi, [無味], tasteless/odorless
        wúshénlùn, [無神論], atheism
        wúfēi, [無非], only/nothing else
        wúduān, [無端], for no reason at all
        
        dāngzhīwúkuì, [當之無愧], fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, ...
        zhànwúbùshèng, [戰無不勝], to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible/to succeed in every undertaking
        wúhuāguǒ, [無花果], fig (Ficus carica)
        zhìgāowúshàng, [至高無上], supreme/paramount/unsurpassed
        qiántúwúliàng, [前途無量], to have boundless prospects
        shǒuzúwúcuò, [手足無措], at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
        wújìkěshī, [無計可施], no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end/at the end of one's tether/p...
        kōngwúyīrén, [空無一人], not a soul in sight (idiom)
        qīnmìwújiān, [親密無間], close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
        wújiàzhībǎo, [無價之寶], priceless treasure
        wúyàng, [無恙], in good health
        wúyuán, [無緣], to have no opportunity/no way (of doing sth)/no chance/no connection/not placed ...
        wújīngdǎcǎi, [無精打采], dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out
        wúfǎwútiān, [無法無天], regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick/undisciplined an...
        wúwù, [無誤], verified/unmistaken
        wúbiān, [無邊], without boundary/not bordered
线         wúxiàndiànhuà, [無線電話], radio telephony/wireless telephone
        mòmòwúwén, [默默無聞], obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation/a nobody/an unkn...
        
        wújūwúshù, [無拘無束], free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered/unbuttoned/without care or worries
        gūlìwúyuán, [孤立無援], isolated and without help
        wúcháng, [無償], free/no charge/at no cost
        wúxiànqī, [無限期], unlimited (time) duration
        wúqītúxíng, [無期徒刑], life imprisonment
        wúwàng, [無望], without hope/hopeless/without prospects
        
        wúzhōngshēngyǒu, [無中生有], to create something from nothing (idiom)
        wúrén, [無人], unmanned/uninhabited
        wúdìzìróng, [無地自容], ashamed and unable to show one's face
        fǎnfùwúcháng, [反覆無常], unstable/erratic/changeable/fickle
        xiāngānwúshì, [相安無事], to live together in harmony
        wúyì, [無益], no good/not good for/not beneficial
        suǒshèngwújǐ, [所剩無幾], there is not much left
        wúyìshí, [無意識], unconscious/involuntary
        sìwújìdàn, [肆無忌憚], absolutely unrestrained/unbridled/without the slightest scruple
        
        juéwújǐnyǒu, [絕無僅有], one and only (idiom); rarely seen/unique of its kind
        wúxìng, [無性], sexless/asexual (reproduction)
        
        Jùwúbà/jùwúbà, [巨無霸], Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger), giant/leviathan
        wúsuǒbùzài, [無所不在], omnipresent
        
        tāndéwúyàn, [貪得無厭], avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
        wúsuǒshìcóng, [無所適從], not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
        wúyì, [無異], nothing other than/to differ in no way from/the same as/to amount to
        wúyìjiān, [無意間], inadvertently/unintentionally
        píngdànwúqí, [平淡無奇], ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
        wúzhèngfǔzhǔyì, [無政府主義], anarchism
        wúyán, [無言], to remain silent/to have nothing to say
        gāozhěnwúyōu, [高枕無憂], to sleep peacefully (idiom)/(fig.) to rest easy/to be free of worries
        
        wúqióngwújìn, [無窮無盡], endless/boundless/infinite
        wúyīwúkào, [無依無靠], no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own/orphaned/left to one's own devices
        wúshēngwúxī, [無聲無息], wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking/taciturn/not providing an...
        wènxīnwúkuì, [問心無愧], lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
        suǒxiàngwúdí, [所向無敵], to be invincible/unrivalled
        yǒngwúzhǐjìng, [永無止境], without end/never-ending
        qiǎowúshēngxī, [悄無聲息], quietly/noiselessly
        
        yìwúfǎngù, [義無反顧], honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back/no ...
        wúdú, [無毒], harmless/innocuous/lit. not poisonous
        wúqī, [無期], unspecified period/in the indefinite future/no fixed time/indefinite sentence (i...
        dàwúwèi, [大無畏], utterly fearless
        wúshàng, [無上], supreme
        yǒubèiwúhuàn, [有備無患], Preparedness averts peril./to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
        wúsè, [無色], colorless
        wúguāntòngyǎng, [無關痛癢], not to affect sb/irrelevant/of no importance/insignificant
        mùzhōngwúrén, [目中無人], to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matt...
        wúkěhòufēi, [無可厚非], see 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi]
        wúyè, [無業], unemployed/jobless/out of work
        wúyuànwúhuǐ, [無怨無悔], no complaints/to have no regrets
        
        kěyǒukěwú, [可有可無], not essential/dispensable
        huāngwúrényān, [荒無人煙], desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
        shúshìwúdǔ, [熟視無睹], to pay no attention to a familiar sight/to ignore
        tǐwúwánfū, [體無完膚], lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted
        wúkěnàihé, [無可奈何], have no way out/have no alternative/abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wú nài]
        cǎnwúréndào, [慘無人道], inhuman (idiom)/brutal and unfeeling
        dàngránwúcún, [蕩然無存], to obliterate completely/to vanish from the face of the earth
        
        wúmíngzhǐ, [無名指], ring finger
        wúsuǒzuòwéi, [無所作為], attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or ...
        wúkěwǎnhuí, [無可挽回], irrevocable/the die is cast
        wúèbùzuò, [無惡不作], not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
线         wúxiàndiànbō, [無線電波], radio waves/wireless electric wave
        yīwàngwújì, [一望無際], as far as the eye can see (idiom)
        záluànwúzhāng, [雜亂無章], disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
        wúrénwènjīn, [無人問津], to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
        wúqíbùyǒu, [無奇不有], nothing is too bizarre/full of extraordinary things
        shìwújùxì, [事無巨細], lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)/fig. to deal with ...
        wúwēibùzhì, [無微不至], in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
        túláowúgōng, [徒勞無功], to work to no avail (idiom)
        yǒngwúníngrì, [永無寧日], (in such circumstances) there will be no peace/one can never breathe easy
        
        shìruòwúdǔ, [視若無睹], to turn a blind eye to
        yīwǎngwúqián, [一往無前], to advance courageously (idiom)/to press forward
        
        wúrénqū, [無人區], uninhabited region
        
        yīlǎnwúyú, [一覽無餘], to cover all at one glance (idiom)/a panoramic view
        
        
        wúyōng, [無庸], variant of 毋庸[wú yōng]
        wúxù, [無序], disorderly/irregular/lack of order
        wúdǐdòng, [無底洞], bottomless pit
        bàolùwúyí, [暴露無遺], to lay bare/to come to light
        
        wúbiānwújì, [無邊無際], boundless/limitless
        wúkuì, [無愧], to have a clear conscience/to feel no qualms
        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...
        
        wúdù, [無度], immoderate/excessive/not knowing one's limits
        wúài, [無礙], without inconvenience/unimpeded/unhindered/unobstructed/unfettered/unhampered
        jǔshìwúshuāng, [舉世無雙], unrivaled (idiom); world number one/unique/unequaled
        
        
        bùwú, [不無], not without
        wúcóngxiàshǒu, [無從下手], not know where to start
        fēngyǔwúzǔ, [風雨無阻], regardless of weather conditions/rain, hail or shine
        yúmèiwúzhī, [愚昧無知], stupid and ignorant (idiom)
        wújiānbùcuī, [無堅不摧], no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one...
        
        wúyín, [無垠], boundless/vast
        cánkùwúqíng, [殘酷無情], cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
        
        liǎowúshēngqù, [了無生趣], to lose all interest in life (idiom)
        yīlǎnwúyí, [一覽無遺], be plainly visible
        zuòwúxūxí, [座無虛席], lit. a banquet with no empty seats/full house/capacity crowd/standing room only
        bǎiwúliáolài, [百無聊賴], bored to death (idiom)/bored stiff/overcome with boredom
        
        liáoliáowújǐ, [寥寥無幾], just a very few (idiom); tiny number/not many at all/You count them on your fing...
        
        
        xūwúzhǔyì, [虛無主義], nihilism
        yǎowúyīnxìn, [杳無音信], to have no news whatever
        
        wújìmíng, [無記名], (of a document) not bearing a name/unregistered (financial securities etc)/beare...
        
        qílèwúqióng, [其樂無窮], boundless joy
        wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing
        wúrénjī, [無人機], drone/unmanned aerial vehicle
        wúyǐfùjiā, [無以復加], in the extreme (idiom)/incapable of further increase
        wúqíngwúyì, [無情無義], completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
        
        wúfèng, [無縫], seamless
        
        wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
        wúyányǐduì, [無言以對], to be left speechless/unable to respond
        pángruòwúrén, [旁若無人], to act as though there were nobody else present/unselfconscious/fig. without reg...
        
        
        wúhuǐ, [無悔], to have no regrets
        
        
        
        yǔshìwúzhēng, [與世無爭], to stand aloof from worldly affairs
        huíwèiwúqióng, [回味無窮], leaving a rich aftertaste/(fig.) memorable/lingering in memory
        mànwúbiānjì, [漫無邊際], extremely vast/boundless/limitless/digressing/discursive/going off on tangents/s...
        zéwúpángdài, [責無旁貸], to be duty bound/to be one's unshirkable responsibility
        wúkězhìyí, [無可置疑], cannot be doubted (idiom)
        
        yǒumíngwúshí, [有名無實], lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name/nominal
        
        jǔmùwúqīn, [舉目無親], to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on/without...
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        qúnlóngwúshǒu, [群龍無首], lit. a thunder of dragons without a head/fig. a group lacking a leader
        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
        wúchǎnjiējí, [無產階級], proletariat
        
        wúbù, [無不], none lacking/none missing/everything is there/everyone without exception
        wújī, [無機], inorganic (chemistry)
        wúliàng, [無量], measureless/immeasurable
        
        wúkěfēiyì, [無可非議], irreproachable (idiom)/nothing blameworthy about it at all
        
        
        wúmíngyīngxióng, [無名英雄], unnamed hero
        yāquèwúshēng, [鴉雀無聲], lit. crow and peacock make no sound/absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice...
        
        
        yáoyáowúqī, [遙遙無期], far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
        mùwúfǎjì, [目無法紀], with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding ...
        
        shàngwú, [尚無], not yet/not so far
        xuèběnwúguī, [血本無歸], to lose everything one invested (idiom)/to lose one's shirt
        wújīwù, [無機物], inorganic compound
        
        huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīwàngwúyín, [一望無垠], to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
        wúyānméi, [無煙煤], anthracite
        dàgōngwúsī, [大公無私], selfless/impartial
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
        kōngdòngwúwù, [空洞無物], empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance/nothing new to show
        
        túláowúyì, [徒勞無益], futile endeavor (idiom)
        
        yǒuzēngwújiǎn, [有增無減], to increase without letup/to get worse and worse (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        tiěmiànwúsī, [鐵面無私], strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
        wúyān, [無煙], nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
        
        wúlǐshù, [無理數], irrational number
        wúyóu, [無由], to be unable (to do sth)/no reason to .../without rhyme or reason
        
        wúchǎnzhě, [無產者], proletariat/non-propertied person
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        láoérwúgōng, [勞而無功], to work hard while accomplishing little/to toil to no avail
        hùtōngyǒuwú, [互通有無], mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)/to benefit from each other's strengths and...
        yǒushǐwúzhōng, [有始無終], to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through/lack of stickin...
        bǎiwújìnjì, [百無禁忌], all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes/nothing is taboo
        
        
        yǒushìwúkǒng, [有恃無恐], secure in the knowledge that one has backing
        miǎowúrényān, [渺無人煙], remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted/God-forsaken
        
        
        xiōngwúdàzhì, [胸無大志], to have no aspirations (idiom)/unambitious
        gōngdéwúliàng, [功德無量], no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
        xuéwúzhǐjìng, [學無止境], no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study./You live and ...
        
        
        
        yīwúsuǒcháng, [一無所長], not having any special skill/without any qualifications
        wúxíngzhōng, [無形中], imperceptibly/virtually
        
        
        wúsuǒbùbāo, [無所不包], not excluding anything/all-inclusive
        tóngyánwújì, [童言無忌], children's words carry no harm (idiom)
        wúdúyǒuǒu, [無獨有偶], not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence/it's not...
        wútí, [無題], untitled
        
        
        hòuhuànwúqióng, [後患無窮], it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        wúqióngxiǎo, [無窮小], infinitesimal (in calculus)/infinitely small
        
        
        shēnwúchángwù, [身無長物], to possess nothing except bare necessities/to live a poor or frugal life
        
        
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        tóngsǒuwúqī, [童叟無欺], cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally...
        
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        qiūháowúfàn, [秋毫無犯], (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence a...
        tānlánwúyàn, [貪婪無厭], avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
        
        
        wúhòu, [無後], to lack male offspring
        
        
        xiōngwúchéngfǔ, [胸無城府], open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything/ingenuous
        qiǎoránwúshēng, [悄然無聲], absolutely quiet
        
        
        wújì, [無際], limitless/boundless
        
        
        wànbānwúnài, [萬般無奈], to have no way out/to have no alternative

        Chénggōng/chénggōng, Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast ...
        gōngfu, skill/art/kung fu/labor/effort
        gōngnéng, function/capability
        gōngkè, [功課], homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門|门[mén]
        gōng, meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service/accomplishment/work (phys...
        gōngláo, [功勞], contribution/meritorious service/credit
        guīgōng, [歸功], to give credit/to give sb his due/attribution
        yònggōng, diligent/industrious (in one's studies)/to study hard/to make great effort
        tèyìgōngnéng, [特異功能], supernatural power/extrasensory perception
        
        qìnggōng, [慶功], to celebrate a heroic deed
        qiángōngjìnqì, [前功盡棄], to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)/all that has been achieved goes down...
        gōngxiào, efficacy
        gōngjì, [功績], feat/contribution/merits and achievements
        dàgōnggàochéng, successfully accomplished (project or goal)/to be highly successful
        
        Wǔgōng/wǔgōng, Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi, martial art/military accomp...
        gōnglǜ, rate of work/power (output)
        gōnglì, merit/efficacy/competence/skill/power
        gōngchéngmíngjiù, to win success and recognition (idiom)
        xiàgōngfu, see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
        
        jīběngōng, basic skills/fundamentals
        tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
        gōngkuīyīkuì, [功虧一簣], lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful/to fail through lack o...
        shéngōng, amazing powers/miraculous skill
        gōngnéngxìng, functionality
        gōngchén, minister who has given outstanding service
        gōngxūn, [功勛], achievement/meritorious deed/contributions (for the good of society)
        túláowúgōng, [徒勞無功], to work to no avail (idiom)
        
        gōngbùkěmò, [功不可沒], one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
        lìgōng, to render meritorious service/to make worthy contributions/to distinguish onesel...
        fēnggōngwěijì, [豐功偉績], glorious achievement (idiom)
        jígōngjìnlì, seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast retu...
        
        
        shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
        gōngyòng, function
        gōngdǐ, training in the basic skills/knowledge of the fundamentals
        gōnglì, utility
        yāogōng, to take the credit for sb's achievement
        zhàngōng, [戰功], outstanding military service
        gēgōngsòngdé, [歌功頌德], to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)
        
        qìgōng, [氣功], qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises
        mǎdàochénggōng, [馬到成功], to win instant success (idiom)
        
        jūngōngzhāng, [軍功章], military medal
        duōgōngnéng, multi-functional/multi-function
        
        
        gōngdé, achievements and virtue
        gōngbàichuíchéng, [功敗垂成], to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last...
        liàngōng, [練功], to practice work skill
        
        kǔgōng, hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work
        gōnglìzhǔyì, [功利主義], utilitarianism
        hànmǎgōngláo, [汗馬功勞], war exploits/(fig.) heroic contribution
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        gōngguò, [功過], merits and demerits/contributions and errors
        jūgōng, to claim credit for oneself
        
        yīngōng, [陰功], hidden merits
        
        jiàngōnglìyè, [建功立業], to achieve or accomplish goals
        
        
        
        
        láoérwúgōng, [勞而無功], to work hard while accomplishing little/to toil to no avail
        gōngmíng, scholarly honor (in imperial exams)/rank/achievement/fame/glory
        gōngdéwúliàng, [功德無量], no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
        fēnggōng, [豐功], brilliant (exploit)/meritorious (achievement)
        
        
        
        zuògōng, to act (in opera)/stage business
        hàodàxǐgōng, to rejoice in grandiose deeds/to strive to achieve extraordinary things
        
        diàngōnglǜ, [電功率], electric power (measured in watts)
        
        
        biǎogōng, to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.)
        

        ér, and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates...
        érqiě, (not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
        éryǐ, that's all/nothing more
        érshì, rather
        éryán, with regard to (preceding phrase)
        ránér, however/yet/but
        fǎnér, instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)
        xiǎnéryìjiàn, [顯而易見], clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously/clearly/it goes without saying
        cóngér, [從而], thus/thereby
        jìnlìérwéi, [盡力而為], to try one's utmost/to strive
        qīngéryìjǔ, [輕而易舉], easy/with no difficulty
        shìérbùjiàn, [視而不見], to turn a blind eye to/to ignore
        pòménérrù, [破門而入], to break the door down and enter (idiom)
        tuōyǐngérchū, [脫穎而出], to reveal one's talent (idiom)/to rise above others/to distinguish oneself
        cóngtiānérjiàng, [從天而降], lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/...
        zìránérrán, involuntary/automatically
        tǐngshēnérchū, to step forward bravely
        zǒngéryánzhī, [總而言之], in short/in a word/in brief
        bàntúérfèi, [半途而廢], to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
        qǔérdàizhī, to substitute for sb/to remove and replace
        shìkěérzhǐ, [適可而止], to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can/don't overdo it/stop...
        yīnér, therefore/as a result/thus/and as a result, ...
        tuōkǒuérchū, [脫口而出], to blurt out/to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
        huáérbùshí, [華而不實], flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside/flashy
        
        érjīn, now/at the present (time)
        jiǎnéryánzhī, [簡而言之], in a nutshell/to put it briefly
        
        cājiānérguò, [擦肩而過], brief encounter/to brush past sb
        bèidàoérchí, [背道而馳], to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
        tǐngérzǒuxiǎn, [鋌而走險], to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
        
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        érhòu, [而後], after that/then
        xuánérwèijué, [懸而未決], pending a decision/hanging in the balance
        bùcíérbié, [不辭而別], to leave without saying good-bye
        jìnér, [進而], and then (what follows next)
        shíér, [時而], occasionally/from time to time
        
        bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
        yíngrènérjiě, lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)/fig. easily solved
        bùyìérfēi, [不翼而飛], to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread li...
        zhuǎnér, [轉而], to turn to (sth else)/to switch to
        
        bùyánéryù, it goes without saying/it is self-evident
        suíyùérān, [隨遇而安], at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt/flexible/to accept circumstances...
        
        
        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)
        jiēzhǒngérlái, [接踵而來], to come one after the other
        héérwéiyī, [合而為一], to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
        kěxiǎngérzhī, it is obvious that.../as one can well imagine...
        jìér, [繼而], then/afterwards
        
        chéngxūérrù, [乘虛而入], to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
        
        
        yángchángérqù, [揚長而去], to swagger off/to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those...
        yīsǎoérguāng, [一掃而光], to clear off/to make a clean sweep of
        shīérfùdé, [失而復得], to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
        jìngéryuǎnzhī, [敬而遠之], to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        jiǔérjiǔzhī, over time/as time passes/in the fullness of time
        luòhuāngértáo, to flee in defeat/to bolt
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        sìshìérfēi, apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
        fǎnqídàoérxíngzhī, to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way
        yóuránérshēng, arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous/to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
        yīsǎoérkōng, [一掃而空], to sweep clean/to clean out
        zhōuérfùshǐ, [週而復始], lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles/the wheel com...
        hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
        tángérhuángzhī, overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope
        yīnrénéryì, [因人而異], varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
        
        jiānéryǒuzhī, to have both (at the same time)
        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
        yībānéryán, generally speaking
        
        píngxīnérlùn, [平心而論], to be honest, ...
        bùmóuérhé, [不謀而合], to agree without prior consultation/to happen to hold the same view
        mìérbùxuān, [祕而不宣], to withhold information/to keep sth secret
        yìngyùnérshēng, [應運而生], to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)/to arise at an opportune time/able ...
        bùqīéryù, meet by chance/have a chance encounter
        yánéryǒuxìn, to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
        qièérbùshě, [鍥而不捨], to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to pers...
        
        
        dàijiàérgū, [待價而沽], to sell only for a good price (idiom)/to wait for a good offer
        shāyǔérguī, [鎩羽而歸], to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambition...
        kěwàngérbùkějí, in sight but unattainable (idiom)/inaccessible
        
        
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        yíngmiànérlái, [迎面而來], directly/head-on (collision)/in one's face (of wind)
        xíngérshàngxué, [形而上學], metaphysics
        
        bùjìngérzǒu, [不脛而走], to get round fast/to spread like wildfire
        zìshàngérxià, top-down
        yīyōngérshàng, [一擁而上], to swarm around/flocking (to see)
        xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
        fànfànértán, [泛泛而談], to speak in general terms
        mǎnzàiérguī, [滿載而歸], to return from a rewarding journey
        fúxiùérqù, to storm off in a huff (idiom)
        mùmíngérlái, [慕名而來], to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a fa...
        pūmiànérlái, [撲面而來], lit. sth hits one in the face/directly in one's face/sth assaults the senses/bla...
        yīyuèérqǐ, [一躍而起], to jump up suddenly/to bound up/to rise up in one bound
        
        yīgàiérlùn, [一概而論], to lump different matters together (idiom)
        tīngérbùwén, [聽而不聞], to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/to ignore deliberately
        jiáránérzhǐ, with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of...
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        yīcùérjiù, to get there in one step (idiom); easily done/success at a stroke/to get results...
        
        wàngérquèbù, [望而卻步], to shrink back/to flinch
        wénfēngérdòng, [聞風而動], to respond instantly/to act at once on hearing the news
        liànglìérxíng, to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's co...
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        bùyuēértóng, [不約而同], to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        
        
        kǎnkǎnértán, [侃侃而談], to speak frankly with assurance
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        láoérwúgōng, [勞而無功], to work hard while accomplishing little/to toil to no avail
        gùér, therefore
        shíyánérféi, lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)/fig. not to live up to one's promise...
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        wàngérshēngwèi, intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring/terrifying/overwhelming
        
        shènér, even/so much so that
        
        
        
        zìxiàérshàng, bottom-up
        
        cóngyīérzhōng, [從一而終], faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
        
        
        sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
        
        
        
        qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán, [青出於藍而勝於藍], lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)/...
        
        fàngzhīsìhǎiérjiēzhǔn, [放之四海而皆準], appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable/a panacea,...
        
        pāiànérqǐ, lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether/una...
        
        
        jiézééryú, [竭澤而漁], lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)/fig. to kill the goose that la...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        fǎnhuí, to return to/to come (or go) back
        chóngfǎn, to return to
        fǎnxiào, to return to school
        fǎn, to return (to)
        fǎnháng, to return to the point of departure
        yīqùbùfùfǎn, [一去不復返], gone forever
        wǎngfǎn, to go back and forth/to go to and fro/round trip
        qiǎnfǎn, to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)/to send back
        
        fǎnchéng, return journey (e.g. home)
        fǎnhuán, [返還], restitution/return of something to its original owner/remittance
        zhéfǎn, to turn back
        fǎnxiāng, [返鄉], to return to one's home town
        fǎnjiā, to return home
        mítúzhīfǎn, to get back on the right path/to mend one's ways
        
        
        liúliánwàngfǎn, [流連忘返], to linger/to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
        fǎnpúguīzhēn, [返璞歸真], to return to one's true self/to regain the natural state
        
        
        huífǎn, to return/to go back/to come back
        
        
        fǎnguó, [返國], to return to one's country

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