老 ⇒

• 匕         bǐ, dagger/ladle/ancient type of spoon
• 耂         
  • 土         Tǔ/tǔ, Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu, earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsop...
  • 丿         piě, radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4)/see 撇[piě]

天 ⇒

• 一         yī, one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in...
• 大         dà/dài, big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest/eldest/greatly/very muc...

爷 ⇒

• 父         fù, father
• 卩         jié, "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

饿 ⇒

• 我         wǒ, I/me/my
  • 戈         Gē/gē, surname Ge, dagger-axe/abbr. for 戈瑞[gē ruì]/(Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[gē léi]
    • 弋         yì, to shoot
    • 丿         piě, radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4)/see 撇[piě]
  • 扌         shǒu, "hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 e...
• 饣         shí, [飠], "to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)

不 ⇒

死 ⇒

• 歹         dǎi, bad/wicked/evil/Kangxi radical 78
  • 一         yī, one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in...
  • 夕         xī, dusk/evening/Taiwan pr. [xì]
• 匕         bǐ, dagger/ladle/ancient type of spoon

瞎 ⇒

• 害         hài, to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity
  • 宀         mián, "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 e...
• 目         mù, eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/tit...

家 ⇒

• 宀         mián, "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 e...
• 豕         shǐ, hog/swine

雀 ⇒

• 少         shǎo/shào, few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom, young
  • 小         xiǎo, small/tiny/few/young
  • 丿         piě, radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4)/see 撇[piě]
• 隹         zhuī, short-tailed bird

老 ⇒

• 佬        lǎo, male/man (Cantonese)
• 姥        lǎo/mǔ, grandma (maternal), governess/old woman
• 耆        qí, man of sixty or seventy
  • 嗜        shì, addicted to/fond of/stem corresponding to -phil or -phile
  • 鳍        qí, [鰭], fin
  • 鰭        
  • 蓍        shī, yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
  • 搘        zhī, prop up
  • 榰        zhī, base of pillar/prop
  • 鬐        qí, dorsal fins/horse's mane
  • 愭        
  • 螧        
• 铑        lǎo, [銠], rhodium (chemistry)
• 咾        lǎo, a noise/a sound
• 栳        lǎo, basket
• 狫        lǎo, name of a tribe
• 粩        lāo, a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with malto...
• 耄        mào, extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s)/octogenarian/nonagenarian
• 耈        gǒu, old variant of 耇[gǒu]
• 耋        dié, aged/in one's eighties
• 峔        
• 恅        
• 珯        
• 硓        
• 荖        
• 蛯        
• 銠        
• 鮱        

天 ⇒

• 关        Guān/guān, [關], surname Guan, mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve
  • 送        sòng, to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see off/to send
    • 鎹        xx, (Japanese kokuji) large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them toget...
    • 餸        
  • 联        lián, [聯], to ally/to unite/to join/(poetry) antithetical couplet
  • 卷        juǎn/juàn, [捲], to roll up/roll/classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie re...
    • 圈        juān/juàn/quān, to confine/to lock up/to pen in, pen (pig)/a fold, circle/ring/loop/classifier f...
    • 倦        juàn, [勌], tired, old variant of 倦[juàn]
    • 蜷        quán, to curl up (like a scroll)/to huddle/Melania libertina/wriggle (as a worm)
    • 绻        quǎn, [綣], bound in a league
    • 惓        quán, earnest
    • 棬        quān, bowl
    • 踡        quán, to curl up
    • 锩        juàn, [錈], to bend iron
    • 鬈        quán, to curl/curled
    • 勌        
    • 啳        
    • 埢        
    • 婘        
    • 淃        
    • 犈        
    • 睠        
    • 箞        
    • 綣        
    • 腃        
    • 菤        
    • 裷        
    • 錈        
    • 闂        
  • 拳        quán, fist/boxing
    • 搼        
  • 腾        téng, [騰], to soar/to gallop/to prance/to turn over/to vacate/to clear
  • 券        quàn, [劵], bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)/contract/dee...
  • 郑        Zhèng, [鄭], Zheng state during the Warring States period/surname Zheng/abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng...
    • 掷        zhì, [擲], to toss/to throw dice/Taiwan pr. [zhí]
    • 踯        zhí, [躑], hesitating/to stop
  • 眷        juàn, [睠], concern/wife and children, variant of 眷[juàn]/to care about/to look fondly on
    • 慻        
    • 膡        
  • 滕        Téng, vassal state of Zhou in Shandong/Teng county in Shandong/surname Teng
    • 藤        téng, [籐], variant of 藤[téng], rattan/cane/vine
    • 籐        
  • 朕        zhèn, I/we (imperial use)/subtle
  • 咲        
  • 巻        juǎn, Japanese variant of 卷
    • 圏        quān, Japanese variant of 圈
    • 捲        
  • 誊        téng, [謄], to transcribe/to copy out/(free word)
    • 謄        
  • 劵        juàn, old variant of 倦[juàn]
    • 勝        
  • 豢        huàn, to rear/to raise (animals)
  • 関        guān, variant of 關|关[guān]
  • 騰        
    • 虅        
  • 塍        chéng, [堘], variant of 塍[chéng], raised path between fields
  • 帣        juàn, a bag which holds 30 pecks (i.e. approx 3 kg dry measure)
    • 幐        
  • 弮        juàn/quān, variant of 卷, curled up scroll, crossbow (arch.)
  • 眹        zhèn, pupil
  • 縢        téng, bind/cord/tie up
    • 籘        
  • 螣        téng, flying dragon
  • 賸        shèng, have as remainder/trad. variant of 剩[shèng]
  • 飬        juàn/yǎng, old variant of 餋[juàn], old variant of 養|养[yǎng]
    • 媵        yìng, maid escorting bride to new home/concubine
    • 瀁        yàng, ripples
    • 懩        
    • 攁        
    • 癢        
    • 礢        
    • 鱶        
  • 餋        juàn, to offer sacrifices
  • 鲞        xiǎng, [鯗], dried fish
  • 黱        dài, old variant of 黛[dài]
  • 儯        
  • 堘        
  • 奍        
  • 栚        
  • 桊        
    • 榺        
  • 浂        
  • 漛        
  • 潫        
  • 烪        
  • 牶        
  • 畻        
  • 絭        
    • 颣        lèi, [纇], flaw/knot
    • 勬        
    • 纇        
  • 觠        
  • 韏        
  • 駦        
  • 驣        
  • 鮝        
  • 鰧        
• 奏        zòu, to play music/to achieve/to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
  • 揍        zòu, to beat up/to break to pieces
  • 凑        còu, [湊], to gather together, pool or collect/to happen by chance/to move close to/to expl...
  • 湊        
  • 腠        còu, the tissue between the skin and the flesh
  • 辏        còu, [輳], to converge/hub of wheel
  • 楱        
  • 輳        
• 吞        tūn, to swallow/to take
• 吴        Wú, [吳], surname Wu/area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai/name...
  • 误        wù, [誤], mistake/error/to miss/to harm/to delay/to neglect/mistakenly
  • 娱        yú, [娛], to amuse
  • 蜈        wú, centipede
  • 俣        yǔ, [俁], big
  • 悮        wù, [悞], to impede/to delay/variant of 誤|误[wù]
  • 祦        wú, [禑], happy/used in historical names
  • 鋘        wú, to plaster/trowel
  • 麌        wú, stag/herd
  • 洖        
  • 筽        
  • 脵        
  • 茣        
• 蚕        cán, [蠶], silkworm
• 昊        Hào/hào, surname Hao, vast and limitless/the vast sky
  • 淏        
• 癸        guǐ, tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/tenth in order/letter "J" or R...
  • 葵        kuí, sunflower
  • 睽        kuí, separated/stare
  • 揆        kuí, consider/estimate
  • 戣        kuí, a lance
  • 暌        kuí, in opposition to/separated from
  • 鄈        kuí, place name
  • 阕        què, [闋], (literary) to end/to stop/one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞|词[cí]/...
  • 骙        kuí, [騤], (of a horse) powerful/strong
  • 楑        
  • 湀        
  • 猤        
  • 聧        
  • 鍨        
  • 闋        
  • 騤        
• 奣        wěng, clear and cloudless sky
• 祆        Xiān, Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans/the Sun God
• 沗        
• 蝅        
• 蠺        
• 迗        
• 鴌        
• 龑        

爷 ⇒

饿 ⇒

不 ⇒

• 还        Huán/hái/huán, [還], surname Huan, still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in addition/fairl...
• 坏        huài, [壞], bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/(suffix) to the utmost
• 否        fǒu/pǐ, to negate/to deny/not, clogged/evil
  • 痞        pǐ, constipation/lump in the abdomen
  • 嚭        pǐ, great/great fortune
  • 俖        
  • 娝        
  • 桮        
  • 脴        
  • 踎        
• 杯        bēi, [桮]/[盃], cup/trophy cup/classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup, variant...
• 怀        Huái/huái, [懷], surname Huai, bosom/heart/mind/to think of/to harbor in one's mind/to conceive (...
• 环        Huán/huán, [環], surname Huan, ring/hoop/loop/(chain) link/classifier for scores in archery etc/t...
• 歪        wāi/wǎi, askew/at a crooked angle/devious/noxious/(coll.) to lie on one's side, to sprain...
• 孬        nāo, (dialect) no good/(contraction of 不 and 好)/see 孬種|孬种[nāo zhǒng]
• 甭        béng/bèng, contraction of 不用/need not/please don't, (dialect) very
• 钚        bù, [鈈], plutonium (chemistry)
• 丕        pī, grand
  • 胚        pēi, [肧], variant of 胚[pēi], embryo
  • 呸        pēi, pah!/bah!/pooh!/to spit (in contempt)
  • 坯        pī, blank (e.g. for a coin)/unburnt earthenware/semifinished product/Taiwan pr. [pēi...
  • 抷        
  • 伾        pī, multitudinous/powerful
  • 柸        pēi, to hate/bear grudge
  • 狉        pī, puppy badger
  • 秠        pī, (millet)
  • 苤        piě, Brassica campestris subsp. rapa
  • 蚽        pí, a kind of insect (old)
  • 邳        Pī/pī, surname Pi/Han dynasty county in modern Jiangsu/also pr. [Péi], variant of 丕[pī]
  • 噽        
  • 岯        
  • 怌        
  • 豾        
  • 鉟        
  • 駓        
  • 髬        
  • 魾        
• 鈈        
• 吥        bù, see 嗊吥|唝吥[Gòng bù]
• 囨        piān, expression of contempt equivalent to 呸[pēi]
• 妚        pēi, variant of 胚[pēi]/embryo
• 嫑        biáo, (dialect) don't/must not/(contraction of 不 and 要)
• 抔        póu, take up in both hands
• 紑        fóu, bright/glossy (of silk)
• 罘        fú, place name
• 芣        fú, plantain herb (Plantago)/Taiwan pr. [fóu]
• 伓        
• 奀        
• 炋        
• 盃        
• 肧        
• 衃        
• 覔        
• 銔        
• 阫        
• 鴀        

死 ⇒

• 毙        bì, [斃]/[獘], to die/to shoot dead/to reject/to fall forward/(suffix) to death, to collapse/va...
• 屍        
• 斃        
• 塟        
• 臰        

瞎 ⇒

家 ⇒

• 嫁        jià, (of a woman) to marry/to marry off a daughter/to shift (blame etc)
• 稼        jià, to sow grain/(farm) crop
• 傢        
• 镓        jiā, [鎵], gallium (chemistry)
• 幏        jià, cloth (archaic), esp. of southern ethnic groups
• 榢        
• 糘        
• 鎵        

雀 ⇒

• 蠽        jié, small green cicada
• 巀        
• 熦        

老 ⇒
老         lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄         lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师         lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板         lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆         lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天         lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实         lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠         lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公         lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人         ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友         lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大         lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头         lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人         lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老         gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹         lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟         lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷         lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇         Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙         lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是         lǎoshi, always
老虎         lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远         lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二         lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家         lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太         lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰         lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子         lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式         lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友         lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子         Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老         zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆         lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵         lǎobīng, veteran
老哥         
老伙计         
元老         yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金         yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家         lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院         yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘         lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老         shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人         lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实         
老年         lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶         lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷         lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙         lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓         lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老         fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇         
老练         lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手         lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话         
长生不老         chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子         lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化         lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董         
养老         yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘         lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢         
老母         
年老         niánlǎo, aged
老头儿         lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症         lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷         lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥         lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固         
老好人         lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女         lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩         
老牌         lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机         lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡         lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏         
老一套         lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆         
老路         lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太         lǎotài, old lady
老东西         lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝         Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车         lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五         
米老鼠         MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴         lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识         
老毛病         lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早         lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈         lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本         lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂         lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎         mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档         
老底         
别老         
回老家         huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少         nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏         
老交情         
生老病死         shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧         lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦         
老主顾         
老总         lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气         
老先生         
老姑娘         
老道         
老虎钳         lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈         
老将         lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子         lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三         
您老         
大老粗         dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小         
老妈妈         
老公公         lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成         lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外         lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老         
老一辈         lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调         
老鸨         lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到         lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事         
苍老         cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老         
老者         lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸         lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯         lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽         
孤老         gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好         
老少         lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸         lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范         
老调重弹         lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴         
老城区         Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭         TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子         
老表         
老当益壮         lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老         tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王         
父老         fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算         lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆         xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖         lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒         lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态         lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔         
老山         
老汉         lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛         
纸老虎         zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格         lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜         lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老         
老黄         
过街老鼠         guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lǎo s...
老农         
老崔         
走老路         
老弱病残         
垂垂老矣         
老宅         
老霍         
老祖宗         
男女老幼         nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院         jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花         lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈         lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹         
老郭         
老字号         lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋         
老妪         lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫         lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘         
父老乡亲         
老大爷         lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋         lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑         
和事老         
老皇历         lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老         jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本         
宝刀不老         bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历         
老丈人         lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十         qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲         
老鬼         
老师傅         
老小         lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老         
老左         
老办法         
老狗         
老大妈         lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化         lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯         lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒         dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性         
老年病         
告老还乡         
月老         yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交         lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈         
老马         
老城         lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史         
老卜         
老幺         lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅         
老张         
老尹         
老杰         
老生         lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父         lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗         
二老         èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿         lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花         
中老年         zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人         zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳         lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气         
老脑筋         
老两口         
老泪纵横         
变老         
老挝人         
张老         
老佛爷         Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨         
老账         lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许         
老金         
老龄         lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟         
廉颇老矣         
老布         
老汤         
老毛         
老死不相往来         
老琼         
老炳         
老粗         lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星         
老大娘         lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金         
妻儿老小         
倚老卖老         
大老婆         dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎         qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老         
家老         jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板         
老年学         
阿姆巴赫老         
拉莉塔老         
老花眼         lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛         
老病号         
年老体弱         niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老         
老骥伏枥         lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰         wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍         
老来福         
老街坊         
老三样         
老人斑         
狗老         
迪安·老         
老蓝         
老薛         
老莫         
老辣         lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车         
老赖         lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷         
老高         
船老大         chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞         
少年老成         shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老         
老子非         
老马识途         lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相         
老熊         
老千         lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
老卫         
老僧         
老幼         
老姜         
老普         
老星         
老李         
老朱         
老朴         
老方         
老洪         
老毕         
老树         
佩林老         

天 ⇒
天         tiān, day/sky/heaven
今天         jīntiān, today/at the present/now
明天         míngtiān, tomorrow
昨天         zuótiān, yesterday
每天         měitiān, every day/everyday
那天         nàtiān, that day/the other day
老天         lǎotiān, God/Heavens
天使         tiānshǐ, angel
天堂         tiāntáng, paradise/heaven
天气         tiānqì, [天氣], weather
聊天         liáotiān, to chat/to gossip
天赋         tiānfù, [天賦], gift/innate skill
整天         zhěngtiān, all day long/whole day
夏天         xiàtiān, summer/CL:個|个[gè]
天才         tiāncái, talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
谢天谢地         xiètiānxièdì, [謝天謝地], Thank heavens!/Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
一整天         
天生         tiānshēng, nature/disposition/innate/natural
天空         tiānkōng, sky
白天         báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
老天爷         lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
星期天         Xīngqītiān, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
春天         chūntiān, spring (season)/CL:個|个[gè]
天上         tiānshàng, celestial/heavenly
冬天         dōngtiān, winter/CL:個|个[gè]
天真         tiānzhēn, naive/innocent/artless
天天         tiāntiān, every day
天下         tiānxià, land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
当天         dāngtiān/dàngtiān, [當天], on that day, the same day
秋天         qiūtiān, autumn/CL:個|个[gè]
天花板         tiānhuābǎn, ceiling
天分         tiānfèn, natural gift/talent
天主教         Tiānzhǔjiào, Catholicism
改天         gǎitiān, another day/some other time/to find another day (for appointment etc)/to take a ...
成天         chéngtiān, (coll.) all day long/all the time
天亮         tiānliàng, dawn/daybreak
天性         tiānxìng, nature/innate tendency
天主教徒         Tiānzhǔjiàotú, Catholic/follower of Catholicism
天然         tiānrán, natural
天线         tiānxiàn, [天線], antenna/mast/connection with high-ranking officials
这天         zhètiān, [這天], today/this day
天知道         
上天         shàngtiān, Heaven/Providence/God/the day before/the sky above/to fly to the sky/to take off...
天地         tiāndì, heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity
露天         lùtiān, outdoors/al fresco/in the open
同一天         
半天         bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
天子         tiānzǐ, the (rightful) emperor/"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
前天         qiántiān, the day before yesterday
一天到晚         yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
从天而降         cóngtiānérjiàng, [從天而降], lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/...
天鹅         tiāné, [天鵝], swan
天主         Tiānzhǔ, God (in Catholicism)/abbr. for 天主教[Tiān zhǔ jiào], Catholicism
后天         hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
天狼星         Tiānlángxīng, Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
天国         tiānguó, [天國], Kingdom of Heaven
天晓得         tiānxiǎode, [天曉得], Heaven knows!
光天化日         guāngtiānhuàrì, the full light of day (idiom)/fig. peace and prosperity/in broad daylight
天皇         tiānhuáng, emperor/emperor of Japan
大白天         dàbáitiān, broad daylight
天衣无缝         tiānyīwúfèng, [天衣無縫], lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
全天候         quántiānhòu, all-weather
蓝天         lántiān, [藍天], blue sky
航天         hángtiān, space flight
天窗         tiānchuāng, hatchway/skylight/sun roof
天桥         Tiānqiáo/tiānqiáo, [天橋], Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong/Tianqiao district ...
天然气         tiānránqì, [天然氣], natural gas
天文馆         tiānwénguǎn, [天文館], planetarium
礼拜天         Lǐbàitiān, [禮拜天], Sunday
天体         tiāntǐ, [天體], celestial body/nude body
天马         tiānmǎ, [天馬], celestial horse (mythology)/fine horse/Ferghana horse/(western mythology) Pegasu...
天鹅绒         tiānéróng, [天鵝絨], velvet/swan's down
天意         tiānyì, providence/the Will of Heaven
天翻地覆         tiānfāndìfù, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
异想天开         yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy
一天天         
冲天         chōngtiān, [沖天], to soar/to rocket
天王星         Tiānwángxīng, Uranus (planet)
天大         tiāndà, gargantuan/as big as the sky/enormous
天涯海角         TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
晴天         qíngtiān, clear sky/sunny day
翻天         
天神         tiānshén, god/deity
无法无天         wúfǎwútiān, [無法無天], regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick/undisciplined an...
天涯         tiānyá, the other end of the world/a faraway place
升天         shēngtiān, lit. to ascend to heaven/to die
翻天覆地         fāntiānfùdì, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
下雨天         
西天         Xītiān, the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
天色         tiānsè, color of the sky/time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky/weather
听天由命         tīngtiānyóumìng, [聽天由命], to submit to the will of heaven/to resign oneself to fate/to trust to luck
摩天大楼         mótiāndàlóu, [摩天大樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
天王         tiānwáng, emperor/god/Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title/see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
天平         tiānpíng, scales (to weigh things)
苍天         cāngtiān, [蒼天], firmament
满天飞         mǎntiānfēi, [滿天飛], to rush around everywhere/always active
先天性         xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
天命         Tiānmìng, Mandate of Heaven/destiny/fate/one's life span
天文学家         tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
天真无邪         
天女         
天造地设         tiānzàodìshè, [天造地設], lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)/ideal/perfect/(of a match) made...
天文学         tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
热天         
铺天盖地         pūtiāngàidì, [鋪天蓋地], lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
天籁         tiānlài, [天籟], sounds of nature
震天         
先天         xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
天文台         tiānwéntái, observatory
天文         tiānwén, astronomy
天长地久         tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
天日         
雨天         yǔtiān, rainy day/rainy weather
天庭         tiāntíng, middle of the forehead/imperial court/heaven
天花         tiānhuā, smallpox/ceiling/stamen of corn/(old) snow/(dialect) sesame oil
航天飞机         hángtiānfēijī, [航天飛機], space shuttle
杞人忧天         Qǐrényōutiān, [杞人憂天], man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
天竺         Tiānzhú, the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
天理         tiānlǐ, Heaven's law/the natural order of things
天底下         tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
天职         tiānzhí, [天職], vocation/duty/mission in life
漫天         màntiān, lit. to fill the whole sky/everywhere/as far as the eye can see
信天翁         xìntiānwēng, albatross (family Diomedeidae)
飞天         fēitiān, [飛天], flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
天启         
惊天动地         jīngtiāndòngdì, [驚天動地], world-shaking (idiom)
全天         quántiān, whole day
天骄         
天花乱坠         tiānhuāluànzhuì, [天花亂墜], lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)/fig. extravagant embellishments/hype
开天窗         kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area
天主教堂         
天生丽质         
乐天派         lètiānpài, [樂天派], happy-go-lucky people/optimists
天机         tiānjī, [天機], mystery known only to heaven (archaic)/inscrutable twist of fate/fig. top secret
天壤之别         tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
远在天边         
天价         tiānjià, [天價], extremely expensive/sky-high price
天敌         tiāndí, [天敵], predator/natural enemy
纯天然         
天际         tiānjì, [天際], horizon
天赐良机         
天竺鼠         tiānzhúshǔ, guinea pig/cavy
人命关天         rénmìngguāntiān, [人命關天], human life is beyond value (idiom)
天数         
天龙         
航天局         hángtiānjú, space agency
怨天尤人         yuàntiānyóurén, (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
冰天雪地         bīngtiānxuědì, a world of ice and snow
头天         
满天         mǎntiān, [滿天], whole sky
雪天         
天佑         
重见天日         chóngjiàntiānrì, [重見天日], to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
开天辟地         kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat...
天方夜谭         TiānfāngYètán/tiānfāngyètán, [天方夜譚], The Arabian Nights (classic story), fantasy story
天边         tiānbiān, [天邊], horizon/ends of the earth/remotest places
天资         tiānzī, [天資], innate talent/gift/flair/native resource/dowry
天马行空         tiānmǎxíngkōng, [天馬行空], like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy...
天蝎座         Tiānxiēzuò, [天蠍座], Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
天高地厚         
无力回天         
天书         tiānshū, [天書], imperial edict/heavenly book (superstition)/obscure or illegible writing/double ...
天井         tiānjǐng, courtyard/patio/veranda/atrium/acupuncture point TB0
天明         tiānmíng, dawn/daybreak
天文数字         
胆大包天         dǎndàbāotiān, [膽大包天], reckless/extremely daring
天伦之乐         tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
天灵灵         
擎天柱         
天经地义         tiānjīngdìyì, [天經地義], lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper/right and...
天仙         tiānxiān, immortal (esp. female)/deity/fairy/Goddess/fig. beautiful woman
九天         jiǔtiān, the Ninth Heaven/the highest of the heavens
美若天仙         
在天之灵         zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
谈天         tántiān, [談天], to chat
天灾         tiānzāi, [天災], natural disaster
顶天立地         dǐngtiānlìdì, [頂天立地], lit. able to support both heaven and earth/of indomitable spirit (idiom)
伤天害理         shāngtiānhàilǐ, [傷天害理], to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven/outrag...
天下第一         tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
天秤座         Tiānchèngzuò, Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
瞒天过海         mántiānguòhǎi, [瞞天過海], to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)/to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
阴天         yīntiān, [陰天], cloudy day/overcast sky
晴天霹雳         qíngtiānpīlì, [晴天霹靂], thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
天狗         
破天荒         pòtiānhuāng, unprecedented/for the first time/never before/first ever
漫天要价         màntiānyàojià, [漫天要價], to ask for sky-high prices
天行道         
悲天悯人         bēitiānmǐnrén, [悲天憫人], to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
如日中天         rúrìzhōngtiān, lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)/fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career ...
大半天         
任天堂         Rèntiāntáng, Nintendo
青天         qīngtiān, clear sky/blue sky/upright and honorable (official)
航天员         hángtiānyuán, [航天員], astronaut
天宫         Tiāngōng, [天宮], Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
天竺葵         tiānzhúkuí, geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
通天         
天鹅湖         TiānéHú, [天鵝湖], Swan Lake
花天酒地         huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
天下太平         tiānxiàtàipíng, the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
摩天大厦         mótiāndàshà, [摩天大廈], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
冷天         lěngtiān, cold weather/cold season
天荒地老         tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
摩天楼         mótiānlóu, [摩天樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
武天         
昏天黑地         hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
天罗地网         tiānluódìwǎng, [天羅地網], inescapable net (idiom)/trap/dragnet
天时地利         
半边天         bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
大后天         dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
一步登天         yībùdēngtiān, reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) in...
天有不测风云         
艳阳天         yànyángtiān, [豔陽天], bright sunny day/blazing hot day
雨过天晴         yǔguòtiānqíng, [雨過天晴], sky clears after rain/new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)/every cloud ha...
天寒地冻         tiānhándìdòng, [天寒地凍], cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
航天器         hángtiānqì, spacecraft
满天星         mǎntiānxīng, [滿天星], Baby's Breath/Gypsophila paniculata
天蓝色         tiānlánsè, [天藍色], azure
露天矿         
天赐         tiāncì, [天賜], bestowed by heaven
物竞天择         wùjìngtiānzé, [物競天擇], natural selection
一天         
惊天地泣鬼神         
白天鹅         
大前天         dàqiántiān, three days ago
热火朝天         rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
天时         tiānshí, [天時], the time/the right time/weather conditions/destiny/course of time/heaven's natur...
乐天         Lètiān/lètiān, [樂天], Lotte (South Korean conglomerate), carefree/happy-go-lucky/optimistic
天军         
天棚         tiānpéng, ceiling/awning
回天乏术         huítiānfáshù, [回天乏術], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
连天         liántiān, [連天], reaching the sky/for days on end/incessantly
白衣天使         báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
巧夺天工         
浪迹天涯         làngjìtiānyá, [浪跡天涯], to roam far and wide (idiom)/to travel the world
天年         tiānnián, natural life span
普天之下         
天秀         
天目         
天蛾         
天露         
滔天大罪         tāotiāndàzuì, heinous crime
仰天         yǎngtiān, to face upwards/to look up to the sky
中天         zhōngtiān, culmination (astronomy)
天昏地暗         
浑然天成         húnrántiānchéng, [渾然天成], to resemble nature itself/of the highest quality (idiom)
暴殄天物         bàotiǎntiānwù, to waste natural resources recklessly/not to know how to use things sparingly
一统天下         
天真烂漫         tiānzhēnlànmàn, [天真爛漫], innocent and unaffected
回天无力         huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
天候         tiānhòu, weather
天兵         tiānbīng, celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more ...
谈天说地         tántiānshuōdì, [談天說地], to talk endlessly/talking of anything under the sun
天象         tiānxiàng, meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
天道         tiāndào, natural law/heavenly law/weather (dialect)
天之骄子         
一飞冲天         
欢天喜地         huāntiānxǐdì, [歡天喜地], delighted/with great joy/in high spirits
见天         jiàntiān, [見天], (coll.) every day
地久天长         dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
天安门         Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
石天堂         
狗狗天堂         
天女散花         
遮天蔽日         zhētiānbìrì, lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
祝一天         
丧尽天良         sàngjìntiānliáng, [喪盡天良], devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
地老天荒         dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
惊天地         
天网恢恢         tiānwǎnghuīhuī, [天網恢恢], lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)...
天兆         
归天         guītiān, [歸天], to die
先天不足         xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
打天下         dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
天蓝         tiānlán, [天藍], sky blue
儿朝天         
名扬天下         
坐井观天         zuòjǐngguāntiān, [坐井觀天], lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-mind...
天灾人祸         tiānzāirénhuò, [天災人禍], natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
天长日久         tiānchángrìjiǔ, [天長日久], after a long time (idiom)
谢天         
天一         
那天华         
罪恶滔天         zuìètāotiān, [罪惡滔天], evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
改天换地         
民以食为天         mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
天条         
三天后         
得天独厚         détiāndúhòu, [得天獨厚], blessed by heaven (idiom)/enjoying exceptional advantages/favored by nature
天门冬         tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
天生我材必有用         
天伦         tiānlún, [天倫], family bonds/ethical family relations
天安         
天干         tiāngān, the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[...
天幕         
天山         Tiānshān, Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
天儿         tiānr, [天兒], the weather
天公         tiāngōng, heaven/lord of heaven
天坛         Tiāntán, [天壇], Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
天熙         
天佑吾         
参天         cāntiān, [參天], reach high to the sky/tall/of great height
天象仪         tiānxiàngyí, [天象儀], planetarium projector
胡天         Hútiān, Zoroastrianism
天刚亮         tiāngāngliàng, [天剛亮], daybreak
天道酬勤         tiāndàochóuqín, Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
石破天惊         shípòtiānjīng, [石破天驚], earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work
扬名天下         
鸡犬升天         jīquǎnshēngtiān, [雞犬升天], lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)/fig. to ride on sb else's success/O...
麦天才         
海天之         
成天美         
地覆天翻         
天师         
狗天堂         
先天下之忧而忧         
周天         
拜天地         bàitiāndì, to worship heaven and earth/ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashione...
王天后         
名满天下         míngmǎntiānxià, [名滿天下], world famous
好天         
天主教派         
天网         
三天两头         sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
天星         
水天一色         shuǐtiānyīsè, water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
云天         
天穹         
普天同庆         pǔtiāntóngqìng, [普天同慶], everybody celebrating together/universal celebration/universal rejoicing
三天前         
连天亮         
变天         biàntiān, [變天], to undergo change in weather/restoration of reactionary rule or the previous reg...
景天         
龙天堂         
哪一天         
莎莉明天         
一天非         
天珍         
回天特         
四天海         
黄天         
冒天下之大不韪         màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
一天会         
天鹰座         Tiānyīngzuò, [天鷹座], Aquila (constellation)
烽火连天         
一天兵         
航天城         
大天鹅         dàtiāné, [大天鵝], (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
航天站         
天丽         
三伏天         sānfútiān, three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August...
国色天香         guósètiānxiāng, [國色天香], national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天娜         
天堑         
天前         
天南星         
天台         Tiāntāi, Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗/T...
天光         
天正         
天池         Tiānchí/tiānchí, Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang, "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain/used as t...
天津         Tiānjīn, Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
天海         
天普         
天木         
天本         
天南地北         tiānnándìběi, distant places/all over the country/(to talk) about this and that
天牛         tiānniú, Longhorn beetle
天火         
天璇星         
过天域         
赵天秀         
仰天长叹         
承天         
天权星         
海角天涯         hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
别有洞天         biéyǒudòngtiān, [別有洞天], place of charm and beauty/scenery of exceptional charm/completely different worl...
天梯         tiāntī, stairway to heaven/high mountain road/tall ladder on a building or other large s...
小天鹅         Xiǎotiāné/xiǎotiāné, [小天鵝], Little Swan (PRC appliance brand), (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus c...
家天威         
天良         tiānliáng, conscience
天那         
雨雪天         
干劲冲天         
善天         
真天才         
天仙配         
人定胜天         réndìngshèngtiān, [人定勝天], man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
皇天         
马天         
暑天         shǔtiān, hot (summer) day
天顺         Tiānshùn, [天順], Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1...
南天门         Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
天鹰         
七天之         
伏天         fútiān, the hottest period of the year/see 三伏天[sān fú tiān]
乐天堂         

爷 ⇒
爷爷         yéye, [爺爺], (coll.) father's father/paternal grandfather/CL:個|个[gè]
老天爷         lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
少爷         shàoye, [少爺], son of the boss/young master of the house/your son (honorific)
大爷         dàyé/dàye, [大爺], arrogant idler/self-centered show-off, (coll.) father's older brother/uncle/term...
老爷         lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
爷         yé, [爺], grandpa/old gentleman
老爷子         lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老爷爷         lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
爷们         yémen, [爺們], menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)/husbands and their fa...
老爷车         lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
姥爷         lǎoye, [姥爺], maternal grandfather (dialectal)
姑爷         gūye, [姑爺], son-in-law (used by wife's family)/uncle (husband of father's sister)
老大爷         lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
财神爷         cáishényé, [財神爺], god of wealth/very wealthy man
师爷         
大少爷         
老佛爷         Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
阎王爷         Yánwángyé, [閻王爺], same as 閻羅王|阎罗王/Yama, King of Hell/translation of Sanskrit: Yama Raja
爷子我         
佛爷         Fóye, [佛爺], Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shì jiā móu ní])/His Holiness (r...
兔儿爷         
倒爷         dǎoyé, [倒爺], (coll.) a profiteer/(business) wheeler-dealer
爷儿俩         
爷儿们         
王爷         wángye, [王爺], prince/marquis/nobleman
秦爷敬香         

饿 ⇒
饿         è, [餓], to be hungry/hungry/to starve (sb)
饥饿         jīè, [飢餓], hunger/starvation/famine
挨饿         áiè, [挨餓], to go hungry/to endure starvation/famished

不 ⇒
不         bù, (negative prefix)/not/no
不过         bùguò, [不過], only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/ca...
不要         bùyào, don't!/must not
对不起         duìbuqǐ, [對不起], unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please ...
不错         bùcuò, [不錯], correct/right/not bad/pretty good
不能         bùnéng, cannot/must not/should not
不管         bùguǎn, not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不行         bùxíng, won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be capable
不同         bùtóng, different/distinct/not the same/not alike
不好意思         bùhǎoyìsi, to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
不好         bùhǎo, no good
不再         bùzài, no more/no longer
不用         bùyòng, need not
差不多         chàbuduō, almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
不得不         bùdébù, have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid
不然         bùrán, not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
不必         bùbì, need not/does not have to/not necessarily
不在乎         bùzàihu, not to care
只不过         zhǐbuguò, [只不過], only/merely/nothing but/no more than/it's just that ...
不幸         bùxìng, misfortune/adversity/unfortunate/sad/unfortunately/CL:個|个[gè]
不够         bùgòu, [不夠], not enough/insufficient/inadequate
不许         bùxǔ, [不許], not to allow/must not/can't
不少         bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
绝不         juébù, [絕不], in no way/not in the least/absolutely not
不知         bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
不可思议         bùkěsīyì, [不可思議], inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable/unfathomable
不对         bùduì, [不對], incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer
不到         bùdào, not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
不见         bùjiàn, [不見], not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
不管怎样         bùguǎnzěnyàng, [不管怎樣], in any case/no matter what
不断         bùduàn, [不斷], unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
不仅仅         
可不         kěbu, see 可不是[kě bu shì]
不可         bùkě, cannot/should not/must not
受不了         shòubùliǎo, unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand
了不起         liǎobuqǐ, amazing/terrific/extraordinary
不仅         bùjǐn, [不僅], not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
说不定         shuōbudìng, [說不定], can't say for sure/maybe
不久         bùjiǔ, not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
不止         bùzhǐ, incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
不安         bùān, unpeaceful/unstable/uneasy/disturbed/restless/worried
不论         bùlùn, [不論], whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
大不了         dàbùliǎo, at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
决不         juébù, [決不], not at all/simply (can) not
与众不同         yǔzhòngbùtóng, [與眾不同], to stand out from the masses (idiom)
不准         bùzhǔn, not to allow/to forbid/to prohibit
不会         bùhuì, [不會], improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do...
不妙         bùmiào, (of a turn of events) not too encouraging/far from good/anything but reassuring
不如         bùrú, not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to
用不着         yòngbuzháo, [用不著], not need/have no use for
不赖         bùlài, [不賴], (coll.) not bad/good/fine
从不         cóngbù, [從不], never
不利         bùlì, unfavorable/disadvantageous/harmful/detrimental
看不到         
永不         yǒngbù, never/will never
毫不         háobù, hardly/not in the least/not at all
是不是         shìbùshì, is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
要不然         yàobùrán, otherwise/or else/or
不惜         bùxī, not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth)
忍不住         rěnbuzhù, cannot help/unable to bear
何不         hébù, why not?/why not do (sth)?
不足         bùzú, insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should no...
来不及         láibují, [來不及], there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)
不明         bùmíng, not clear/unknown/to fail to understand
不是         búshi/bùshì, fault/blame, no/is not/not
不要紧         bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
迫不及待         pòbùjídài, impatient (idiom); in a hurry/itching to get on with it
不得         bùdé, must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
想不到         xiǎngbudào, unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that
要不         yàobù, otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
不光         bùguāng, not the only one/not only
不怕         bùpà, fearless/not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)/even if/even though
行不通         xíngbutōng, won't work/will get (you) nowhere
怪不得         guàibude, no wonder!/so that's why!
不良         bùliáng, bad/harmful/unhealthy
不但         bùdàn, not only (... but also...)
时不时         shíbùshí, [時不時], from time to time
不满         bùmǎn, [不滿], resentful/discontented/dissatisfied
不至于         bùzhìyú, [不至於], unlikely to go so far as to/not as bad as
可不可以         
不得了         bùdéliǎo, desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
不已         bùyǐ, endlessly/incessantly
过不去         guòbuqù, [過不去], to make life difficult for/to embarrass/unable to make it through
不大         bùdà, not very/not too/not often
好不容易         hǎobùróngyì, with great difficulty/very difficult
不怎么         bùzěnme, [不怎麼], not very/not particularly
不通         bùtōng, to be obstructed/to be blocked up/to be impassable/to make no sense/to be illogi...
从来不         cóngláibù, [從來不], never
不妥         bùtuǒ, not proper/inappropriate
不顾         bùgù, [不顧], in spite of/regardless of
无处不在         wúchùbùzài, [無處不在], to be everywhere
决不会         
不知所措         bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
不好过         
不择手段         bùzéshǒuduàn, [不擇手段], by fair means or foul/by hook or by crook/unscrupulously
比不上         bǐbùshàng, can't compare with
意想不到         yìxiǎngbùdào, unexpected/previously unimagined
不可避免         bùkěbìmiǎn, unavoidably
感激不尽         gǎnjībùjìn, [感激不盡], can't thank sb enough (idiom)
不久前         bùjiǔqián, not long ago
喋喋不休         diédiébùxiū, to chatter or jabber on and on
情不自禁         qíngbùzìjīn, unable to restrain emotions/cannot help
不妨         bùfáng, there is no harm in/might as well
不可理喻         bùkělǐyù, to be impervious to reason (idiom)/unreasonable
不用说         bùyòngshuō, [不用說], needless to say/it goes without saying
不堪         bùkān, cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely
不曾         bùcéng, hasn't yet/hasn't ever
不便         bùbiàn, inconvenient/inappropriate/unsuitable/short of cash
记不清         
视而不见         shìérbùjiàn, [視而不見], to turn a blind eye to/to ignore
截然不同         jiéránbùtóng, entirely different/different as black and white
不得已         bùdéyǐ, to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no ch...
不适         bùshì, [不適], unwell/indisposed/out of sorts
无所不能         wúsuǒbùnéng, [無所不能], omnipotent
心不在焉         xīnbùzàiyān, absent-minded/preoccupied/inattentive/with one's thoughts wandering
微不足道         wēibùzúdào, negligible/insignificant
不道德         bùdàodé, immoral
不顾一切         bùgùyīqiè, [不顧一切], reckless/regardless of everything
恨不得         hènbude, wishing one could do sth/to hate to be unable/itching to do sth
决不能         
离不开         líbukāi, [離不開], inseparable/inevitably linked to
不同寻常         
不要脸         bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
毫不犹豫         háobùyóuyù, [毫不猶豫], without the slightest hesitation
不符         bùfú, inconsistent/not in agreement with/not agree or tally with/not conform to
不当         bùdàng, [不當], unsuitable/improper/inappropriate
不如说         
不测         bùcè, [不測], unexpected/measureless/unexpected circumstance/contingency/mishap
得不到         débùdào, cannot get/cannot obtain
不省人事         bùxǐngrénshì, to lose consciousness/unconscious/in a coma
不为人知         bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
不时         bùshí, [不時], from time to time/now and then/occasionally/frequently
舍不得         shěbude, [捨不得], to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
不容         bùróng, must not/cannot/to not allow/cannot tolerate
并不         bìngbù, [並不], not at all/emphatically not
不禁         bùjīn, can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
不仅如此         bùjǐnrúcǐ, [不僅如此], not only that, but ...
不愧         bùkuì, to be worthy of/to deserve to be called/to prove oneself to be
不论是         
不停         bùtíng, incessant
有所不同         yǒusuǒbùtóng, to differ to some extent (idiom)
跟不上         gēnbushàng, not able to keep up with
不只         bùzhǐ, not only/not merely
不知不觉         bùzhībùjué, [不知不覺], unconsciously/unwittingly
置之不理         zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
闷闷不乐         mènmènbùlè, [悶悶不樂], depressed/sulky/moody/unhappy
不起眼         bùqǐyǎn, unremarkable/nothing out of the ordinary
不单         bùdān, [不單], not the only/not merely/not simply
不屈         bùqū, unyielding/unbending
瞧不起         qiáobùqǐ, to look down upon/to hold in contempt
说不清         
不祥         bùxiáng, ominous/inauspicious
不合         bùhé, to not conform to/to be unsuited to/to be out of keeping with/should not/ought o...
不耐烦         bùnàifán, [不耐煩], impatience/impatient
一窍不通         yīqiàobùtōng, [一竅不通], lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a...
不可收拾         bùkěshōushí, irremediable/unmanageable/out of hand/hopeless
好不         hǎobù, not at all .../how very ...
不值一提         
巴不得         bābude, (coll.) to be eager for/to long for/to look forward to
不朽         bùxiǔ, immortal/immortality
不能不         bùnéngbù, have to/cannot but
见不得人         jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
坐视不管         
不公         bùgōng, unjust/unfair
不巧         bùqiǎo, too bad/unfortunately/as luck would have it
犹豫不决         yóuyùbùjué, [猶豫不決], hesitancy/indecision/to waver
不理         bùlǐ, to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no notice of/to ignore
不经意         bùjīngyì, [不經意], not paying attention/carelessly/by accident
不合时宜         bùhéshíyí, [不合時宜], untimely/premature/inopportune/ill-timed/out of fashion/behind the times
不景气         bùjǐngqì, [不景氣], slack/in a slump
不列颠         Bùlièdiān, [不列顛], Britain/British/Great Britain
一动不动         yīdòngbùdòng, [一動不動], motionless
措手不及         cuòshǒubùjí, no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
深信不疑         shēnxìnbùyí, to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)/absolute certainty about sth
不说         
形影不离         xíngyǐngbùlí, [形影不離], inseparable (as form and shadow)
不切实际         bùqièshíjì, [不切實際], unrealistic/impractical
不菲         bùfěi, considerable (cost etc)/bountiful (crop etc)/high (social status etc)
痛不欲生         tòngbùyùshēng, to be so in pain as to not want to live/to be so grieved as to wish one were dea...
不可开交         bùkěkāijiāo, [不可開交], to be awfully (busy etc)
漠不关心         mòbùguānxīn, [漠不關心], not the least bit concerned/completely indifferent
互不         
求之不得         qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
不足以         
不觉         bùjué, [不覺], unconsciously
不复存在         
长生不老         chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
动不动         dòngbudòng, [動不動], (typically followed by 就[jiù]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)/at t...
一成不变         yīchéngbùbiàn, [一成不變], nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut
合不来         hébùlái, [合不來], unable to get along together/incompatible
下落不明         xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
下不为例         xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
不由自主         bùyóuzìzhǔ, can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不可告人         bùkěgàorén, hidden/kept secret/not to be divulged
昏迷不醒         hūnmíbùxǐng, to remain unconscious
不成         bùchéng, won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不折不扣         bùzhébùkòu, a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out
念念不忘         niànniànbùwàng, to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
不屑         bùxiè, to disdain to do sth/to think sth not worth doing/to feel it beneath one's digni...
不动产         bùdòngchǎn, [不動產], real estate/immovable property/immovables
迫不得已         pòbùdéyǐ, to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances/forced into sth
一言不发         yīyánbùfā, [一言不發], to not say a word (idiom)
不速之客         bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
不宜         bùyí, not suitable/inadvisable/inappropriate
滔滔不绝         tāotāobùjué, [滔滔不絕], unceasing torrent (idiom)/talking non-stop/gabbling forty to the dozen
出其不意         chūqíbùyì, to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
信不过         xìnbùguò, [信不過], to distrust/to be suspicious
不复         bùfù, [不復], no longer/no more
惨不忍睹         cǎnbùrěndǔ, [慘不忍睹], spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight/appalling scenes of devas...
前不久         qiánbùjiǔ, not long ago/not long before
靠不住         kàobuzhù, unreliable
买不起         mǎibuqǐ, [買不起], cannot afford/can't afford buying
不必要         bùbìyào, needless/unnecessary
过意不去         guòyìbùqù, [過意不去], to feel very apologetic
禁不住         jīnbuzhù, can't help it/can't bear it
再不         zàibù, if not, then/otherwise
摇摆不定         yáobǎibùdìng, [搖擺不定], indecisive/wavering
不详         bùxiáng, [不詳], not in detail/not quite clear
不予         bùyú, to withhold/to refuse
战无不胜         zhànwúbùshèng, [戰無不勝], to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible/to succeed in every undertaking
一去不复返         yīqùbùfùfǎn, [一去不復返], gone forever
一不小心         
格格不入         gégébùrù, (idiom) inharmonious/incompatible
看不惯         kànbuguàn, [看不慣], cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove
不肯         
华而不实         huáérbùshí, [華而不實], flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside/flashy
坐立不安         zuòlìbùān, lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)/restless/fidgety
毫不留情         háobùliúqíng, to show no quarter/ruthless/relentless
妙不可言         miàobùkěyán, too wonderful for words
不轨         bùguǐ, [不軌], errant
透不过气         
大不列颠         DàBùlièdiān, [大不列顛], Great Britain
忘不了         wàngbùliǎo, cannot forget
身不由己         shēnbùyóujǐ, without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary/not of one's own v...
不像话         bùxiànghuà, [不像話], unreasonable/shocking/outrageous
不久以后         
不易         bùyì, not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
坚持不懈         jiānchíbùxiè, [堅持不懈], to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
自命不凡         zìmìngbùfán, to think too much of oneself/self-important/arrogant
心神不宁         xīnshénbùníng, [心神不寧], to feel ill at ease
看不起         kànbuqǐ, to look down upon/to despise
刀枪不入         dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
不过如此         
不尽然         
疲惫不堪         
一声不吭         yīshēngbùkēng, [一聲不吭], to not say a word
不算         
不凡         bùfán, out of the ordinary/out of the common run
不计其数         bùjìqíshù, [不計其數], lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless/innumerable
不知所云         bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
少不了         shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
不闻不问         bùwénbùwèn, [不聞不問], not to hear, not to question (idiom)/to show no interest in sth/uncritical/not i...
一蹶不振         yījuébùzhèn, one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined ...
必不可少         bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
坚不可摧         jiānbùkěcuī, [堅不可摧], invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
不见得         bùjiànde, [不見得], not necessarily/not likely
一丝不苟         yīsībùgǒu, [一絲不苟], not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one...
机不可失         jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
那不勒斯         Nàbùlèsī, Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy/Naples
撒手不管         sāshǒubùguǎn, to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)/to take no part in
有条不紊         yǒutiáobùwěn, [有條不紊], regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
不规则         bùguīzé, [不規則], irregular
不可或缺         bùkěhuòquē, necessary/must have
不能自拔         
不休         bùxiū, endlessly/ceaselessly
要不是         yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
吃不消         chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
焦虑不安         jiāolǜbùān, [焦慮不安], worried too much
不好惹         bùhǎorě, not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense
不遗余力         bùyíyúlì, [不遺餘力], to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
不辞而别         bùcíérbié, [不辭而別], to leave without saying good-bye
不一         bùyī, to vary/to differ
穷追不舍         
不足为奇         bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
不远处         
经不起         jīngbuqǐ, [經不起], can't stand it/to be unable to bear/to be unable to resist
不孕         bùyùn, infertility
不锈钢         bùxiùgāng, [不銹鋼]/[不鏽鋼], stainless steel, stainless steel
源源不断         yuányuánbùduàn, [源源不斷], a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
为数不多         
毫不费力         háobùfèilì, [毫不費力], effortless/not expending the slightest effort
无所不在         wúsuǒbùzài, [無所不在], omnipresent
不配         
过目不忘         guòmùbùwàng, [過目不忘], to have a highly retentive memory/to have sth imprinted in one's memory
寸步不离         cùnbùbùlí, [寸步不離], to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to
不尽         bùjìn, [不盡], not completely/endlessly
不堪回首         
停滞不前         tíngzhìbùqián, [停滯不前], stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant/in a rut/at a standstill
不得而知         bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
不相上下         bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
倒不如         
不由         bùyóu, can't help (doing sth)
不及         bùjí, to fall short of/not as good as/too late
免不了         miǎnbùliǎo, unavoidable/can't be avoided
牢不可破         
不胜         bùshèng, [不勝], cannot bear or stand/be unequal to/very/extremely
不济         bùjì, [不濟], not good/of no use
不屑一顾         bùxièyīgù, [不屑一顧], to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
在所不惜         
不堪一击         bùkānyījī, [不堪一擊], to be unable to withstand a single blow/to collapse at the first blow
目不转睛         mùbùzhuǎnjīng, [目不轉睛], unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily/to stare
玩世不恭         wánshìbùgōng, to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions/frivolous
不翼而飞         bùyìérfēi, [不翼而飛], to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread li...
不俗         bùsú, impressive/out of the ordinary
不了了之         bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
不同凡响         bùtóngfánxiǎng, [不同凡響], lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding/brilliant/out of the common run
力不从心         lìbùcóngxīn, [力不從心], less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit ...
且不说         qiěbùshuō, [且不說], not to mention/leaving aside
坚定不移         jiāndìngbùyí, [堅定不移], unswerving/unflinching
不言而喻         bùyánéryù, it goes without saying/it is self-evident
不和         bùhé, not to get along well/to be on bad terms/to be at odds/discord
其实不然         
势不可挡         shìbùkědǎng, [勢不可擋], see 勢不可當|势不可当[shì bù kě dāng]
不善         bùshàn, bad/ill/not good at/not to be pooh-poohed/quite impressive
见死不救         
赞不绝口         zànbùjuékǒu, [讚不絕口]/[贊不絕口], to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven, to praise without cea...
一去不返         
不住         bùzhù, repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist, conceal etc)
不定         bùdìng, indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious
原封不动         yuánfēngbùdòng, [原封不動], sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed/untouched
一文不名         yīwénbùmíng, to be penniless
不人道         bùréndào, inhuman
只字不提         zhīzìbùtí, [隻字不提], not to mention (idiom); to say not one word/fig. to omit mention (of a non-perso...
按兵不动         ànbīngbùdòng, [按兵不動], to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
不堪设想         bùkānshèxiǎng, [不堪設想], too horrible to contemplate/unthinkable/inconceivable
半死不活         
不在话下         bùzàihuàxià, [不在話下], to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch
不问         bùwèn, [不問], to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off
马不停蹄         mǎbùtíngtí, [馬不停蹄], unrelenting/without stopping to rest
不治之症         bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
不出所料         bùchūsuǒliào, as expected
看不顺眼         kànbùshùnyǎn, [看不順眼], unpleasant to the eye/objectionable
顽固不化         
一钱不值         yīqiánbùzhí, [一錢不值], not worth a penny/utterly worthless
令人不安         
不拘一格         bùjūyīgé, not stick to one pattern
一尘不染         yīchénbùrǎn, [一塵不染], untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible/spotless
说不过去         shuōbuguòqù, [說不過去], cannot be justified/inexcusable
对不住         duìbuzhù, [對不住], to let sb down/to be unfair/I'm sorry/pardon me (formal)
数不胜数         shǔbùshèngshǔ, [數不勝數], too many to count (idiom); innumerable
怒不可遏         nùbùkěè, unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
不欢而散         bùhuānérsàn, [不歡而散], to part on bad terms/(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
不劳而获         bùláoérhuò, [不勞而獲], to reap without sowing (idiom)
不犯         
供认不讳         gòngrènbùhuì, [供認不諱], to make a full confession/to plead guilty
来之不易         
屡试不爽         lǚshìbùshuǎng, [屢試不爽], well-tried/time-tested
争论不休         
了不得         
满不在乎         mǎnbùzàihu, [滿不在乎], not in the least concerned (idiom)/reckless/couldn't give a damn about it/unpert...
杀人不眨眼         shārénbùzhǎyǎn, [殺人不眨眼], to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded
不齿         bùchǐ, [不齒], to despise/to hold in contempt
不解         bùjiě, to not understand/to be puzzled by/indissoluble
赶不及         gǎnbùjí, [趕不及], not enough time (to do sth)/too late (to do sth)
不懈         bùxiè, untiring/unremitting/indefatigable
不息         bùxī, continually/without a break/ceaselessly
不入流         
来者不拒         láizhěbùjù, [來者不拒], to refuse nobody (idiom)/all comers welcome
大难不死         dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
不法         bùfǎ, lawless/illegal/unlawful
不管不顾         
见怪不怪         jiànguàibùguài, [見怪不怪], to keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected/not to wonder at strange sights
生生不息         shēngshēngbùxī, to grow and multiply without end
不着边际         bùzhuóbiānjì, [不著邊際], not to the point/wide of the mark/neither here nor there/irrelevant
毫不相干         
不屈不挠         bùqūbùnáo, [不屈不撓], unyielding/indomitable
忐忑不安         tǎntèbùān, restless/apprehensive
直言不讳         zhíyánbùhuì, [直言不諱], to speak bluntly (idiom)/not to mince words
充耳不闻         chōngěrbùwén, [充耳不聞], to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
既往不咎         jìwǎngbùjiù, to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones/There i...
无恶不作         wúèbùzuò, [無惡不作], not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
不畏         bùwèi, unafraid/to defy
乐此不疲         lècǐbùpí, [樂此不疲], to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
无奇不有         wúqíbùyǒu, [無奇不有], nothing is too bizarre/full of extraordinary things
足不出户         zúbùchūhù, [足不出戶], lit. not putting a foot outside/to stay at home
不毛之地         bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
心照不宣         xīnzhàobùxuān, a tacit mutual understanding
无微不至         wúwēibùzhì, [無微不至], in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
不周         bùzhōu, not satisfactory/thoughtless/inconsiderate
不乏         bùfá, there is no lack of
激动不已         
爱不释手         àibùshìshǒu, [愛不釋手], to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
名不虚传         míngbùxūchuán, [名不虛傳], lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation/enjoys a well-des...
谈不上         tánbushàng, [談不上], to be out of the question
义不容辞         yìbùróngcí, [義不容辭], not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)/incumbent/bounden (duty)
出言不逊         chūyánbùxùn, [出言不遜], to speak rudely
麻木不仁         mámùbùrén, numbed/insensitive/apathetic/thick-skinned
犯不着         fànbuzháo, [犯不著], not worthwhile
小不点儿         
言不由衷         yánbùyóuzhōng, to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek/saying one thing...
不等         bùděng, unequal/varied
不慎         bùshèn, incautious/inattentive
不平         bùpíng, uneven/injustice/unfairness/wrong/grievance/indignant/dissatisfied
漫不经心         mànbùjīngxīn, [漫不經心], careless/heedless/absent-minded/indifferent
放荡不羁         fàngdàngbùjī, [放蕩不羈], wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
入不敷出         rùbùfūchū, income does not cover expenditure/unable to make ends meet
不知去向         bùzhīqùxiàng, whereabouts unknown/gone missing
卧床不起         
毫不迟疑         háobùchíyí, [毫不遲疑], without the slightest hesitation
素不相识         sùbùxiāngshí, [素不相識], to be total strangers (idiom)
夜不能寐         
纹丝不动         wénsībùdòng, [紋絲不動], to not move a single jot (idiom)
永垂不朽         yǒngchuíbùxiǔ, eternal glory/will never be forgotten
模糊不清         móhubùqīng, indistinct/fuzzy/blurred with age
急不可待         jíbùkědài, impatient/eager to/anxious to
不言自明         bùyánzìmíng, self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
坚信不疑         
避而不谈         
招架不住         
不亦乐乎         bùyìlèhū, [不亦樂乎], lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocularly) extremely/awfully
不为所动         bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
不近人情         bùjìnrénqíng, not amenable to reason/unreasonable
不动声色         bùdòngshēngsè, [不動聲色], not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected/not batting an eyel...
不以为然         bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
不悦         bùyuè, [不悅], displeased/annoyed
不快         bùkuài, unhappy/in low spirits/(of a knife) not sharp
功不可没         gōngbùkěmò, [功不可沒], one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
不厌其烦         bùyànqífán, [不厭其煩], not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)/to take great pains/to be very patien...
层出不穷         céngchūbùqióng, [層出不窮], more and more emerge/innumerable succession/breeding like flies (idiom)
不堪重负         
不偏不倚         bùpiānbùyǐ, even-handed/impartial/unbiased/exact/just
愁眉不展         chóuméibùzhǎn, with a worried frown
万劫不复         wànjiébùfù, [萬劫不復], consigned to eternal damnation/with no hope of reprieve
捉摸不定         
不容置疑         bùróngzhìyí, unquestionable
不端         bùduān, improper/dishonorable
老大不小         
事不关己         shìbùguānjǐ, [事不關己], a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
祸不单行         huòbùdānxíng, [禍不單行], misfortune does not come singly (idiom)/it never rains but it pours
二话不说         èrhuàbùshuō, [二話不說], not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection/without demur
不可多得         bùkěduōdé, hard to come by/rare
欲罢不能         yùbàbùnéng, [欲罷不能], want to stop but can't (idiom)/to be unable to stop oneself/to feel an urge to c...
不可限量         
不买账         
下不来         xiàbùlái, [下不來], awkward/embarrassed/cannot be accomplished
不够意思         
不致         bùzhì, not in such a way as to/not likely to
不吝         bùlìn, not to stint/to be generous (with praise etc)/to be prepared to (pay a fee, give...
不孝         bùxiào, unfilial
紧追不舍         
不力         bùlì, not to do one's best/not to exert oneself
名不见经传         míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn, [名不見經傳], (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown (person)/nobody
不义之财         bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
心神不定         
有过之而无不及         yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
此路不通         cǐlùbùtōng, this road is blocked/fig. This method does not work./Doing this is no good.
执迷不悟         zhímíbùwù, [執迷不悟], to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
美中不足         měizhōngbùzú, everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
奋不顾身         fènbùgùshēn, [奮不顧身], to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dang...
不敢当         bùgǎndāng, [不敢當], lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise/you flatter...
不可逆转         bùkěnìzhuǎn, [不可逆轉], irreversible
不由得         bùyóude, can't help/cannot but
弱不禁风         ruòbùjīnfēng, [弱不禁風], too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate/fragile state of he...
裹足不前         guǒzúbùqián, to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
来历不明         láilìbùmíng, [來歷不明], of unknown origin
不容忽视         
不无         bùwú, [不無], not without
好景不长         hǎojǐngbùcháng, [好景不長], a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
孜孜不倦         zīzībùjuàn, lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort/assiduo...
迥然不同         jiǒngránbùtóng, widely different/utterly different
无坚不摧         wújiānbùcuī, [無堅不摧], no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle/nothing one...
无孔不入         
不务正业         bùwùzhèngyè, [不務正業], not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to ...
不善言辞         
密不可分         mìbùkěfēn, inextricably linked (idiom)/inseparable
事不过三         shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
不可磨灭         bùkěmómiè, [不可磨滅], indelible
从容不迫         cóngróngbùpò, [從容不迫], calm/unruffled
禁不起         jīnbuqǐ, to be unable to stand
打抱不平         dǎbàobùpíng, to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice/to fight for justice/also writte...
大言不惭         dàyánbùcán, [大言不慚], to boast shamelessly/to talk big
不假思索         bùjiǎsīsuǒ, to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly/to fire from the...
不得已而为之         bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
不比         bùbǐ, unlike
不修边幅         bùxiūbiānfú, [不修邊幅], not care about one's appearance (idiom)/slovenly in dress and manner
刻不容缓         kèbùrónghuǎn, [刻不容緩], to brook no delay/to demand immediate action
拥挤不堪         yōngjǐbùkān, [擁擠不堪], overcrowded/jam-packed
不声不响         bùshēngbùxiǎng, [不聲不響], wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking/taciturn
得不偿失         débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
惴惴不安         zhuìzhuìbùān, to be on tenterhooks (idiom)/to be anxious and frightened
不虚此行         bùxūcǐxíng, [不虛此行], the trip has not been made in vain/the trip has been well worthwhile/it's been a...
不严         
八九不离十         bājiǔbùlíshí, [八九不離十], pretty close/very near/about right
不一会儿         
不苟言笑         
不露声色         bùlùshēngsè, [不露聲色], not show one's feeling or intentions
动荡不安         
供不应求         gōngbùyìngqiú, [供不應求], supply does not meet demand
在所不辞         zàisuǒbùcí, [在所不辭], not to refuse to (idiom)/not to hesitate to
不失为         bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
深不可测         shēnbùkěcè, [深不可測], deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths/incomprehensible/enigmatic an...
何乐而不为         hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
举棋不定         jǔqíbùdìng, [舉棋不定], to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver/to shilly-shally
不能自己         
不三不四         bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
水土不服         shuǐtǔbùfú, not acclimatized
蛮不讲理         mánbùjiǎnglǐ, [蠻不講理], completely unreasonable
长盛不衰         
愤愤不平         fènfènbùpíng, [憤憤不平], to feel indignant/to feel aggrieved
苦不堪言         kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
时不我待         shíbùwǒdài, [時不我待], time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
差不离         chàbùlí, [差不離], not much different/similar/ordinary/nearly
不甘         bùgān, unreconciled to/not resigned to/unwilling
半身不遂         bànshēnbùsuì, paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
寸草不生         cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
指不定         
浑然不知         húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
哭笑不得         kūxiàobùdé, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarr...
忠贞不渝         zhōngzhēnbùyú, [忠貞不渝], unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant
彻夜不眠         chèyèbùmián, [徹夜不眠], to be sleepless all night
赔不是         péibúshi, [賠不是], to apologize
躁动不安         
无所不为         wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
不自量         bùzìliàng, not take a proper measure of oneself/to overrate one's own abilities
不可同日而语         bùkětóngrìéryǔ, [不可同日而語], lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in...
岁月不饶人         
不寒而栗         bùhánérlì, [不寒而慄], shiver all over though not cold/tremble with fear/shudder
不明不白         bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
不外乎         bùwàihū, nothing else but
时不再来         shíbùzàilái, [時不再來], Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
经久不衰         jīngjiǔbùshuāi, [經久不衰], unfailing/never-ending
萎靡不振         wěimǐbùzhèn, dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
六亲不认         liùqīnbùrèn, [六親不認], not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowance...
不灵         bùlíng, [不靈], not work/be ineffective
不免         bùmiǎn, inevitably
不可动摇         
不得要领         bùdéyàolǐng, [不得要領], to fail to grasp the main points
居心不良         jūxīnbùliáng, to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
高不可攀         gāobùkěpān, too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
不懈努力         
不来梅         Bùláiméi, [不來梅], Bremen (city)
局促不安         júcùbùān, ill at ease/uncomfortable
话不投机         huàbùtóujī, [話不投機], the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
知无不言         
不谋而合         bùmóuérhé, [不謀而合], to agree without prior consultation/to happen to hold the same view
不辞劳苦         bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
秘而不宣         mìérbùxuān, [祕而不宣], to withhold information/to keep sth secret
闲不住         
事不宜迟         shìbùyíchí, [事不宜遲], the matter should not be delayed/there's no time to lose
应接不暇         yìngjiēbùxiá, [應接不暇], more than one can attend to (idiom)/deluged (with inquiries etc)/overwhelmed (by...
坚韧不拔         jiānrènbùbá, [堅韌不拔], firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
急不可耐         jíbùkěnài, unable to wait
水泄不通         shuǐxièbùtōng, [水洩不通], lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic...
害人不浅         hàirénbùqiǎn, [害人不淺], to cause a lot of trouble/to inflict much suffering
美不胜收         měibùshèngshōu, [美不勝收], nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
接连不断         jiēliánbùduàn, [接連不斷], in unbroken succession (idiom)
不慌不忙         bùhuāngbùmáng, calm and unhurried (idiom); composed/to take matters calmly
自顾不暇         
不期而遇         bùqīéryù, meet by chance/have a chance encounter
天有不测风云         
顾不得         gùbude, [顧不得], unable to change sth/unable to deal with
不难         
惹不起         rěbuqǐ, can't afford to offend/dare not provoke/difficult to deal with/insufferable
阿不思         
屡见不鲜         lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom)
来路不明         láilùbùmíng, [來路不明], unidentified origin/no-one knows where it comes from/of dubious background
迷惑不解         míhuòbùjiě, to feel puzzled
不法分子         bùfǎfènzǐ, lawbreakers/offenders
大笑不止         
锲而不舍         qièérbùshě, [鍥而不捨], to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to pers...
百听不厌         bǎitīngbùyàn, [百聽不厭], worth hearing a hundred times
冷不丁         lěngbudīng, suddenly/by surprise
无所不有         
不可逾越         bùkěyúyuè, impassable/insurmountable/insuperable
乐不可支         lèbùkězhī, [樂不可支], overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
不可一世         bùkěyīshì, to consider oneself unexcelled in the world/to be insufferably arrogant
不懂装懂         bùdǒngzhuāngdǒng, [不懂裝懂], to pretend to understand when you don't
畏缩不前         wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
名不副实         míngbùfùshí, [名不副實], the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact/Reality...
依依不舍         yīyībùshě, [依依不捨], reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
己所不欲         
无往不胜         
美索不达米亚         Měisuǒbùdámǐyà, [美索不達米亞], Mesopotamia
百思不得其解         bǎisībùdéqíjiě, see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
不期而至         
不依不饶         bùyībùráo, [不依不饒], not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive/to treat severely witho...
褒贬不一         
半生不熟         bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
顾不了         
不一会         bùyīhuì, [不一會], soon
经不住         jīngbuzhù, [經不住], to be unable to bear
过犹不及         guòyóubùjí, [過猶不及], too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
可望而不可及         kěwàngérbùkějí, in sight but unattainable (idiom)/inaccessible
不料         bùliào, unexpectedly/to one's surprise
不拘         bùjū, not stick to/not confine oneself to/whatever
不消         bùxiāo, to not need/needless (to say)
不外         bùwài, not beyond the scope of/nothing more than
不法之徒         
残缺不全         
不白之冤         bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
不可捉摸         
自愧不如         zìkuìbùrú, ashamed of being inferior (idiom)/to feel inferior to others
不可估量         bùkěgūliàng, inestimable/incalculable/beyond measure
不含糊         bùhánhu, unambiguous/unequivocal/explicit/prudent/cautious/not negligent/unafraid/unhesit...
不置可否         bùzhìkěfǒu, decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal/hedge
防不胜防         fángbùshèngfáng, [防不勝防], you can't guard against it (idiom)/impossible to defend effectively/not much one...
不攻自破         bùgōngzìpò, (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)/to be discredited
不辞辛劳         
不辞辛苦         bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
无不         wúbù, [無不], none lacking/none missing/everything is there/everyone without exception
不减当年         bùjiǎndāngnián, [不減當年], (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit/to be as (good,...
莫不         mòbù, none doesn't/there is none who isn't/everyone
宁死不屈         nìngsǐbùqū, [寧死不屈], rather die than submit (idiom)
说不上         shuōbushàng, [說不上], to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning
荒诞不经         huāngdànbùjīng, [荒誕不經], absurd/preposterous/ridiculous
寡不敌众         guǎbùdízhòng, [寡不敵眾], the few are no match for the many/heavily outnumbered/facing impossible odds (id...
欲速则不达         yùsùzébùdá, [欲速則不達], lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more has...
合不拢嘴         hébùlǒngzuǐ, [合不攏嘴], unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc/grinning from ear to ear...
不痛不痒         bùtòngbùyǎng, [不痛不癢], lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what...
以防不测         
始料不及         
默不作声         mòbùzuòshēng, [默不作聲], to keep silent
不倒翁         bùdǎowēng, roly-poly toy/tilting doll/tumbler
不衰         bùshuāi, unfailing/never weakening/enduring/unstoppable
处变不惊         chǔbiànbùjīng, [處變不驚], to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
不堪入耳         
用不完         
不胫而走         bùjìngérzǒu, [不脛而走], to get round fast/to spread like wildfire
君不见         
不啻         bùchì, just as/no less than/like (sth momentous)/as good as/tantamount to
不丹         Bùdān, Bhutan
不拘小节         bùjūxiǎojié, [不拘小節], to not bother about trifles (idiom)
说一不二         shuōyībùèr, [說一不二], to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
川流不息         chuānliúbùxī, the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
不均         bùjūn, uneven/distributed unevenly
百战不殆         bǎizhànbùdài, [百戰不殆], to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War...
不干胶         
不可抗力         bùkěkànglì, unpredictable eventuality/unpreventable/unavoidable/impossible to overcome/nothi...
百折不挠         bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...
换汤不换药         huàntāngbùhuànyào, [換湯不換藥], different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only/a chang...
雷打不动         léidǎbùdòng, [雷打不動], not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable/to adhere rigidl...
自强不息         zìqiángbùxī, [自強不息], to strive unremittingly/self-improvement
矢志不渝         
不大不小         
不在少数         
一着不慎         
忍俊不禁         rěnjùnbùjīn, cannot help laughing/unable to restrain a smile
心有余而力不足         xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú, [心有餘而力不足], the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)/the spirit is willing but the fl...
缺一不可         quēyībùkě, not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either
不可终日         bùkězhōngrì, [不可終日], to be unable to carry on even for a single day/to be in a desperate situation
不成方圆         
按捺不住         ànnàbuzhù, to be unable to hold back
忿忿不平         fènfènbùpíng, variant of 憤憤不平|愤愤不平[fèn fèn bù píng]
不肖         bùxiào, (literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy
大逆不道         dànìbùdào, disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave brea...
参差不齐         cēncībùqí, [參差不齊], (idiom) variable/uneven/irregular
不远千里         bùyuǎnqiānlǐ, [不遠千里], make light of traveling a thousand li/go to the trouble of traveling a long dist...
不解之缘         
不育症         bùyùzhèng, sterility/barrenness
冷不防         lěngbufáng, unexpectedly/suddenly/at unawares/off guard/against expectations
不服         bùfú, not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed/to refuse to obey or ...
不冷不热         
不孕症         bùyùnzhèng, female infertility
何乐不为         
要不得         yàobude, intolerable/unacceptable
不足为怪         bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
食不果腹         shíbùguǒfù, lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
不谙         
不得人心         bùdérénxīn, not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular
刚正不阿         gāngzhèngbùē, [剛正不阿], upright and plainspoken
上梁不正下梁歪         shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi, lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); ...
不适感         
乐不思蜀         lèbùsīShǔ, [樂不思蜀], indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
自不量力         zìbùliànglì, to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
互不相让         hùbùxiāngràng, [互不相讓], neither giving way to the other
宝刀不老         bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
算不得         suànbùdé, not count as
迟疑不决         
食古不化         shígǔbùhuà, to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)/to be pedantic without ...
听而不闻         tīngérbùwén, [聽而不聞], to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear/to ignore deliberately
想不开         xiǎngbukāi, [想不開], cannot figure out/to be unable to take a lighter view/to take things too hard/to...
络绎不绝         luòyìbùjué, [絡繹不絕], continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
殊不知         shūbùzhī, little imagined/scarcely realized
踌躇不前         chóuchúbùqián, [躊躇不前], to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back
恋恋不舍         liànliànbùshě, [戀戀不捨], reluctant to part
道不明         
不致于         
以不变应万变         
民不聊生         mínbùliáoshēng, The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Histori...
毫不客气         háobùkèqi, [毫不客氣], no trace of politeness/unrestrained (criticism)
不须         
连续不断         liánxùbùduàn, [連續不斷], continuous/unceasing
授受不亲         
不可言传         
泣不成声         
百闻不如一见         bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
忙不迭         mángbùdié, hurriedly/in haste
不意         bùyì, unexpectedly/unawareness/unpreparedness
猝不及防         cùbùjífáng, to be caught off guard/without warning
要不了         
只说不做         zhǐshuōbùzuò, [只說不做], to be all talk and no action
不胜枚举         bùshèngméijǔ, [不勝枚舉], too numerous to mention individually or one by one
看不上眼         
不约而同         bùyuēértóng, [不約而同], to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
连绵不断         
不绝于耳         bùjuéyúěr, [不絕於耳], (of sound) to never stop/to fall incessantly on the ear/to linger on
赞叹不已         zàntànbùyǐ, [贊嘆不已], to be full of praise (idiom)
绵绵不绝         miánmiánbùjué, [綿綿不絕], continuous/endless
不忍         bùrěn, cannot bear to/disturbed
取之不尽         
吃不开         chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
言不及义         yánbùjíyì, [言不及義], to talk nonsense (idiom)/frivolous talk
划不来         huábulái, [划不來], not worth it
不可不         
势不两立         shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
先天不足         xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
不争         bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
食欲不振         
临危不惧         
悔不当初         huǐbùdāngchū, [悔不當初], to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
不惑之年         
抱不平         bàobùpíng, to be outraged by an injustice
冥顽不灵         míngwánbùlíng, [冥頑不靈], stupid/stubborn/pigheaded
不辱使命         
破烂不堪         
前言不搭后语         
桀骜不驯         jiéàobùxùn, [桀驁不馴], arrogant and obstinate (idiom)/unyielding
不祥之兆         bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
不顾死活         
有所不为         
坐卧不安         
一病不起         yībìngbùqǐ, to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不容乐观         
乘其不备         
不卑不亢         bùbēibùkàng, neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)/neither obsequious nor supercilious
经久不息         
屡教不改         lǚjiàobùgǎi, [屢教不改], lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition/incorrigible/unrepentant
不知今夕何夕         
不进则退         
自不必说         zìbùbìshuō, [自不必說], to not need dwell on (idiom)
不言不语         bùyánbùyǔ, [不言不語], to not say a word (idiom)/to keep silent
不遂         bùsuì, to fail/to fail to materialize/not to get one's way
不太         
不粘锅         bùzhānguō, [不粘鍋], non-stick pan
夜不闭户         yèbùbìhù, [夜不閉戶], lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
名不符实         míngbùfúshí, [名不符實], the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reput...
果不其然         guǒbùqírán, just as expected/told you so
不列塔尼         
资不抵债         
诸多不便         
手不释卷         shǒubùshìjuàn, [手不釋卷], lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)/fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent ...
不利于         
百年不遇         bǎiniánbùyù, only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
不甘寂寞         bùgānjìmò, unwilling to remain lonely or idle/unwilling to be left out
不可分割         bùkěfēngē, inalienable/unalienable/inseparable/indivisible
凹凸不平         āotūbùpíng, uneven (surface)/bumpy (road)
不定式         bùdìngshì, infinitive (grammar)
攻无不克         
其貌不扬         qímàobùyáng, [其貌不揚], (idiom) nothing special to look at/unprepossessing
不过尔尔         bùguòěrěr, [不過爾爾], not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre/nothing out of the ordinary
长眠不醒         
不识时务         bùshíshíwù, [不識時務], to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumsta...
人心不古         rénxīnbùgǔ, the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
鸣不平         míngbùpíng, [鳴不平], to cry out against injustice/to protest unfairness
坚强不屈         jiānqiángbùqū, [堅強不屈], staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
黑不溜秋         hēibùliūqiū, dark and swarthy
立于不败之地         
三不管         sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
抹不开         
不济事         
毫不动摇         
无所不包         wúsuǒbùbāo, [無所不包], not excluding anything/all-inclusive
说法不一         
不亚于         bùyàyú, [不亞於], no less than/not inferior to
百看不厌         
锐不可当         ruìbùkědāng, [銳不可當], unstoppable/hard to hold back
严惩不贷         yánchéngbùdài, [嚴懲不貸], to punish severely (idiom)
坚忍不拔         jiānrěnbùbá, [堅忍不拔], fortitude
相持不下         xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition
四不象         
不甘示弱         bùgānshìruò, not to be outdone
坚毅不屈         
始终不渝         shǐzhōngbùyú, [始終不渝], unswerving/unflinching
不动产业         
低头不见抬头见         
衣不蔽体         yībùbìtǐ, [衣不蔽體], lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
不信任感         
老死不相往来         
有过之无不及         
经营不善         
不名誉         bùmíngyù, [不名譽], disreputable/disgraceful
用之不竭         
帕不鲁         
形不成         
语焉不详         yǔyānbùxiáng, [語焉不詳], to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
寸步不让         cùnbùbùràng, [寸步不讓], (idiom) not to yield an inch
分文不取         fēnwénbùqǔ, to give for free
不伦不类         bùlúnbùlèi, [不倫不類], out of place/inappropriate/incongruous
来不得         láibudé, [來不得], cannot allow (to be present)/cannot admit
不管三七二十一         bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
托德不让         
保不齐         bǎobuqí, [保不齊], more likely than not/quite possible/on the cards
狗不理         
不下于         bùxiàyú, as many as/no less than/not inferior to/as good as/on a par with
不定冠词         bùdìngguàncí, [不定冠詞], indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
不信子         
宠辱不惊         
矢志不移         
马不马         
莎翁不会比奥赛罗         
不竭         
力所不及         lìsuǒbùjí, beyond one's power (to do sth)
马不肯         
必不可缺         bìbùkěquē, see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]
乔登不让肯         
拗不过         niùbuguò, [拗不過], can't persuade/unable to make (sb) change their mind/unable to resist (sb)
不依         bùyī, not to comply/not to go along with/not to let off easily/not to let sb get away ...
为富不仁         wéifùbùrén, [為富不仁], the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a came...
风马牛不相及         fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí, [風馬牛不相及], to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant
朝不保夕         zhāobùbǎoxī, at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi...
不才         bùcái, untalented/I/me (humble)
循环不断         
举不胜举         jǔbùshèngjǔ, [舉不勝舉], too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
于心不忍         yúxīnbùrěn, [於心不忍], can't bear to
他不肯         
灰不溜秋         huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
米索不达米亚         
身手不凡         
哈桑不肯         
不忠之         
不太爱         
冒天下之大不韪         màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
野火烧不尽         
言无不尽         
为数不少         
气度不凡         
乔斯不肯         
莫不是         mòbùshì, probably/perhaps/could it be that...?
拉不拉多         
伊恩不让         
卓尔不群         zhuóěrbùqún, [卓爾不群], standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding/excellent and unrivaled
切尼不得         
拉不拉         
不得劲         bùdéjìn, [不得勁], awkward/unhandy/be indisposed/not feel well
不甚了了         
心神不安         xīnshénbùān, to feel ill at ease
不畏强暴         bùwèiqiángbào, [不畏強暴], not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
坚贞不渝         jiānzhēnbùyú, [堅貞不渝], unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
并行不悖         bìngxíngbùbèi, [並行不悖], to run in parallel without hindrance/not mutually exclusive/two processes can be...
驻足不前         
颠扑不破         diānpūbùpò, [顛撲不破], solid/irrefutable/incontrovertible/indisputable/unbreakable
犯不上         fànbushàng, see 犯不著|犯不着[fàn bu zháo]
势不可当         shìbùkědāng, [勢不可當], impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
生不逢时         shēngbùféngshí, [生不逢時], born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)/born...
叫苦不迭         jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
冬不拉         dōngbùlā, Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute
多一事不如少一事         duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
万变不离其宗         wànbiànbùlíqízōng, [萬變不離其宗], many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ...
若不马         
威尔却不肯         
不可名状         bùkěmíngzhuàng, [不可名狀], indescribable/beyond description
当仁不让         dāngrénbùràng, [當仁不讓], to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
欲速不达         
不过意         bùguòyì, [不過意], to be sorry/to feel apologetic
不如意事常八九         
爱理不理         àilǐbùlǐ, [愛理不理], to look cold and indifferent/standoffish
科尔博不让         
拾金不昧         shíjīnbùmèi, to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
居高不下         jūgāobùxià, (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
功夫不负有心人         
剪不断理还乱         
费不拉斯         
坎坷不平         kǎnkěbùpíng, potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
鲍勃不忙         
阿不思·珀西瓦尔         
拉哇不拉图斯         
阿修罗不阿修罗         
大卫不让杰菲         
刚直不阿         
担不是         
食不甘味         
不肖子孙         
出手不凡         
查理不朗         
只见树木不见森林         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...

死 ⇒
死         sǐ, to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/damned
该死         gāisǐ, [該死], Damn it!/damned/wretched
死亡         sǐwáng, to die/death
杀死         shāsǐ, [殺死], to kill
死者         sǐzhě, the dead/the deceased
死去         sǐqù, to die
死刑         sǐxíng, death penalty
死因         sǐyīn, cause of death
生死         shēngsǐ, life or death
死神         sǐshén, mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of t...
淹死         yānsǐ, to drown
死人         sǐrén, dead person/(coll.) to die/(of a death) to happen
致死         zhìsǐ, deadly
处死         chǔsǐ, [處死], an execution/to put sb to death
恨死         
冻死         dòngsǐ, [凍死], to freeze to death/to die off in winter
死尸         sǐshī, [死屍], a corpse/a dead body
累死         
毒死         
气死         qìsǐ, [氣死], to infuriate/to be furious/to die from an excess of anger
吊死         diàosǐ, death by hanging/to hang oneself
死地         
送死         sòngsǐ, to throw away one's life
死活         sǐhuó, life or death/fate/no matter what/anyway/for the life of me
半死         bànsǐ, half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out o...
死胡同         sǐhútòng, dead end/blind alley
临死         línsǐ, [臨死], facing death/at death's door
起死回生         qǐsǐhuíshēng, to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
溺死         nìsǐ, to drown
绞死         jiǎosǐ, [絞死], to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)/to strangle
战死         
死党         sǐdǎng, [死黨], best friends/inseparable sidekick/diehard followers
死讯         sǐxùn, [死訊], news of sb's death
死心         sǐxīn, to give up/to admit failure/to drop the matter/to reconcile oneself to loss/to h...
垂死         chuísǐ, dying
安乐死         ānlèsǐ, [安樂死], euthanasia
死路一条         sǐlùyītiáo, [死路一條], (idiom) dead end/road to ruin
寻死         xúnsǐ, [尋死], to attempt suicide/to court death
死板         sǐbǎn, rigid/inflexible
死路         sǐlù, dead end/(fig.) the road to disaster
死里逃生         sǐlǐtáoshēng, [死裡逃生], mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of o...
坏死         huàisǐ, [壞死], necrosis
生死攸关         shēngsǐyōuguān, [生死攸關], matter of life and death
死伤         sǐshāng, [死傷], casualties/dead and injured
死囚         sǐqiú, prisoner that awaits execution/convict sentenced to death/someone on death row
死死的         
惨死         cǎnsǐ, [慘死], to die tragically/to meet with a violent death
死亡率         sǐwánglǜ, mortality rate
敢死队         gǎnsǐduì, [敢死隊], suicide squad/kamikaze unit
死鬼         sǐguǐ, devil/You devil! (as joke or insult)/the departed
死气沉沉         sǐqìchénchén, [死氣沉沉], dead atmosphere/lifeless/spiritless
救死扶伤         jiùsǐfúshāng, [救死扶傷], to help the dying and heal the injured
濒死         bīnsǐ, [瀕死], nearing death/on the point of demise/approaching extinction
誓死         shìsǐ, to pledge one's life
死罪         sǐzuì, mortal crime/capital offense
出生入死         chūshēngrùsǐ, from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water/brave/willing...
死刑犯         
垂死挣扎         chuísǐzhēngzhá, [垂死掙扎], deathbed struggle/final struggle (idiom)
你死我活         nǐsǐwǒhuó, lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries/two parties cannot coex...
死于非命         sǐyúfēimìng, [死於非命], violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death
拼死         pīnsǐ, to go all out for sth at risk of one's life
扼死         èsǐ, to strangle/to throttle/to stifle (opinions)
替死鬼         tìsǐguǐ, scapegoat/fall guy
死去活来         sǐqùhuólái, [死去活來], to hover between life and death (idiom)/to suffer terribly/within an inch of one...
死敌         sǐdí, [死敵], mortal enemy/arch-enemy
死对头         sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
假死         jiǎsǐ, suspended animation/feigned death/to play dead
死脑筋         
死角         sǐjiǎo, gap in coverage/gap in protection or defenses/neglected or overlooked area/dead ...
死命         sǐmìng, doom/death/desperately
见死不救         
死死         sǐsǐ, rigid/unwavering/unbendable/firm (hold on sth)/tenacious
生死存亡         shēngsǐcúnwáng, matter of life and death
半死不活         
死战         sǐzhàn, [死戰], fight to the death/desperate struggle
殊死         shūsǐ, to behead/capital punishment/desperate struggle/life-and-death
大难不死         dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
死守         sǐshǒu, to defend one's property to the death/to cling obstinately to old habits/die-har...
猝死         cùsǐ, sudden death (in medicine, sporting competitions etc)
生老病死         shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
拼死拼活         pīnsǐpīnhuó, one's utmost/(to fight or work) desperately hard/to put up a life or death strug...
死有余辜         sǐyǒuyúgū, [死有餘辜], death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even afte...
死灰         
昏死         
枯死         
逼死         bīsǐ, to hound sb to death
死硬         sǐyìng, stiff/rigid/obstinate
死物         
死棋         sǐqí, dead piece (in Chess)/stupid move/hopeless case
视死如归         shìsǐrúguī, [視死如歸], to view death as a return home/to not be afraid of dying/to face death with equa...
死胎         
死水         sǐshuǐ, stagnant water/backwater
死难者         sǐnànzhě, [死難者], victim of an accident/casualty/martyr for one's country
死灰复燃         sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
生离死别         shēnglísǐbié, [生離死別], separated in life and death/to part for ever
贪生怕死         tānshēngpàsǐ, [貪生怕死], greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly/clinging abjectly ...
诈死         zhàsǐ, [詐死], to feign death/to fake death
九死一生         jiǔsǐyīshēng, nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape/new lease of life
死死地         
死亡线         
宁死不屈         nìngsǐbùqū, [寧死不屈], rather die than submit (idiom)
死难         sǐnàn, [死難], to die in an accident/to die for a just cause
死沉         
死海         SǐHǎi, the Dead Sea
鹿死谁手         lùsǐshéishǒu, [鹿死誰手], to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empi...
鱼死网破         yúsǐwǎngpò, [魚死網破], lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)
死结         sǐjié, [死結], tight knot/intractable problem
死缓         sǐhuǎn, [死緩], deferred death sentence/commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial r...
生死与共         
置之死地而后生         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 "...
生死线         
不顾死活         
死信         sǐxìn, lost letter/letter containing news of sb's death
死火山         
殊死战         
老死不相往来         
死水一潭         
死面         sǐmiàn, [死麵], unleavened dough
死记         sǐjì, [死記], to learn by rote/to cram
死而后已         sǐérhòuyǐ, [死而後已], until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day
死区         sǐqū, [死區], dead zone/blind spot
死理         
一潭死水         yītánsǐshuǐ, a pool of stagnant water/stagnant or listless condition
死劲儿         sǐjìnr, [死勁兒], erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[sǐ jìn]
死板板         
死心眼儿         sǐxīnyǎnr, [死心眼兒], stubborn/obstinate/having a one-track mind
死顽固         sǐwángù, [死頑固], very stubborn/very stubborn person/die-hard
死记硬背         sǐjìyìngbèi, [死記硬背], to learn by rote/to mechanically memorize
僵死         
生死观         

瞎 ⇒
瞎         xiā, blind/groundlessly/foolishly/to no purpose
瞎说         xiāshuō, [瞎說], to talk drivel/to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact/not...
瞎子         xiāzi, blind person
瞎扯         xiāchě, to talk irresponsibly/to talk nonsense
瞎话         
瞎猜         xiācāi, to make a wild guess/blind guess
瞎眼         xiāyǎn, to be blind
瞎闹         xiānào, [瞎鬧], to make a scene/to fool around/to behave foolishly
睁眼瞎         
瞎蒙         
抓瞎         zhuāxiā, to be caught unprepared
瞎干         
瞎闯         

家 ⇒
家         jiā, [傢], see 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo], home/family/(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)/classifier for f...
大家         dàjiā, everyone/influential family/great expert
家伙         jiāhuo, [傢伙], variant of 家伙[jiā huo], household dish, implement or furniture/domestic animal/(...
回家         huíjiā, to return home
国家         guójiā, [國家], country/nation/state/CL:個|个[gè]
家庭         jiātíng, family/household/CL:戶|户[hù],個|个[gè]
家里         jiālǐ, [家裡], home
家人         jiārén, household/(one's) family
家族         jiāzú, family/clan
专家         zhuānjiā, [專家], expert/specialist/CL:個|个[gè]
小家伙         
人家         rénjiā/rénjia, household/dwelling/family/sb else's house/household business/house of woman's hu...
作家         zuòjiā, author/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
在家         
你家         
艺术家         yìshùjiā, [藝術家], artist/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
科学家         kēxuéjiā, [科學家], scientist/CL:個|个[gè]
我家         
家长         jiāzhǎng, [家長], head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child
一家         yījiā, the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when preceded by a family name)...
这家         
搬家         bānjiā, to move house/removal
家乡         jiāxiāng, [家鄉], hometown/native place/CL:個|个[gè]
全家         quánjiā, whole family
家具         jiājù, furniture/CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
老家伙         lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
皇家         huángjiā, royal/imperial household
离家         
无家可归         wújiākěguī, [無家可歸], homeless
私家         sījiā, private/privately owned or managed
买家         mǎijiā, [買家], buyer/client
家园         jiāyuán, [家園], home/homeland
管家         guǎnjiā, housekeeper/butler/manage one's household
画家         huàjiā, [畫家], painter/CL:個|个[gè]
他家         
老家         lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
家中         
家属         jiāshǔ, [家屬], family member/(family) dependent
家门         jiāmén, [家門], house door/family clan
独家         dújiā, [獨家], exclusive
音乐家         yīnyuèjiā, [音樂家], musician
家里人         
好家伙         hǎojiāhuo, my God!/oh boy!/man!
大家庭         
家务         jiāwù, [家務], household duties/housework
家门口         
政治家         zhèngzhìjiā, statesman/politician/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
她家         
老人家         lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
自家         zìjiā, oneself/one's own family
家教         jiājiào, family education/upbringing/to bring sb up/private tutor
行家         hángjiā, connoisseur/expert/veteran
富家         
物理学家         wùlǐxuéjiā, [物理學家], physicist
养家         yǎngjiā, [養家], to support a family/to raise a family
银行家         yínhángjiā, [銀行家], banker
作曲家         zuòqǔjiā, composer/songwriter
收藏家         shōucángjiā, a collector (e.g. of artworks)
小说家         Xiǎoshuōjiā/xiǎoshuōjiā, [小說家], School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎ...
输家         
哲学家         zhéxuéjiā, [哲學家], philosopher
一家子         yījiāzi, the whole family
评论家         pínglùnjiā, [評論家], critic/reviewer
慈善家         císhànjiā, philanthropist/humanitarian/charity donor
数学家         shùxuéjiā, [數學家], mathematician
全家人         
发明家         fāmíngjiā, [發明家], inventor
剧作家         jùzuòjiā, [劇作家], playwright
考古学家         kǎogǔxuéjiā, [考古學家], archaeologist
庄家         zhuāngjiā, [莊家], farmhouse/banker (gambling)
预言家         yùyánjiā, [預言家], prophet
家长会         jiāzhǎnghuì, [家長會], parent-teacher conference/parents' association
家政         jiāzhèng, housekeeping
邻家         línjiā, [鄰家], next-door neighbor/neighboring household/adjacent country (short for 鄰接的國家|邻接的国家...
到家         dàojiā, perfect/excellent/brought to the utmost degree
成家         chéngjiā, to settle down and get married (of a man)/to become a recognized expert
家事         jiāshì, family matters/domestic affairs/housework
卖家         màijiā, [賣家], seller
家当         jiādàng, [家當], familial property/belongings
舞蹈家         wǔdǎojiā, dancer
家用         jiāyòng, home-use/domestic/family expenses/housekeeping money
身家         
娘家         niángjia, married woman's parents' home
家常便饭         jiāchángbiànfàn, [家常便飯], simple home-style meal/common occurrence/nothing out of the ordinary
家居         jiājū, home/residence/to stay at home (unemployed)
批评家         pīpíngjiā, [批評家], critic
过家家         guòjiājiā, [過家家], to play house
企业家         qǐyèjiā, [企業家], entrepreneur
白手起家         báishǒuqǐjiā, to build up from nothing/to start from scratch
仇家         chóujiā, enemy/foe
世家         shìjiā, family influential for generations/aristocratic family
探险家         tànxiǎnjiā, [探險家], explorer
生物学家         shēngwùxuéjiā, [生物學家], biologist
钢琴家         gāngqínjiā, [鋼琴家], pianist
哪家         
漫画家         mànhuàjiā, [漫畫家], cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
全家福         quánjiāfú, photograph of the entire family/hodgepodge (cookery)
挨家挨户         āijiāāihù, [挨家挨戶], to go from house to house
化学家         huàxuéjiā, [化學家], chemist
冒险家         màoxiǎnjiā, [冒險家], adventurer
家务事         
冤家         yuānjia, enemy/foe/(in opera) sweetheart or destined love
倾家荡产         qīngjiādàngchǎn, [傾家蕩產], to lose a family fortune (idiom)
居家         jūjiā, to live at home/to stay at home/home (schooling etc)/in-home (care etc)/househol...
家家         
安家         ānjiā, to settle down/to set up a home
阴谋家         yīnmóujiā, [陰謀家], schemer/conspirator
家产         jiāchǎn, [家產], family property
家禽         jiāqín, poultry/domestic fowl
天文学家         tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
资本家         zīběnjiā, [資本家], capitalist
家父         jiāfù, (polite) my father
家喻户晓         jiāyùhùxiǎo, [家喻戶曉], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
历史学家         lìshǐxuéjiā, [歷史學家], historian
传家宝         chuánjiābǎo, [傳家寶], family heirloom
地质学家         dìzhìxuéjiā, [地質學家], geologist
家室         jiāshì, wife/family/(literary) residence
无家可归者         
每家         
谁家         
演奏家         
起家         qǐjiā, to start out by/to grow an enterprise beginning with/to begin one's career by
厂家         chǎngjiā, [廠家], factory/factory owners
家畜         jiāchù, domestic animal/livestock/cattle
当家         dāngjiā, [當家], to manage the household/to be the one in charge of the family/to call the shots/...
思想家         sīxiǎngjiā, thinker
分析家         fēnxījiā, (political) analyst
家常         jiācháng, the daily life of a family
看家         kānjiā, to look after the house/(of skill, ability) special/outstanding
家务活         
家庭式         
发家         fājiā, [發家], to lay down a family fortune/to get rich/to become prosperous
歌唱家         gēchàngjiā, singer
一家人         yījiārén, household/the whole family
亲家         qìngjia, [親家], parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law/relatives by marriage
东家         dōngjiā, [東家], master (i.e. employer)/landlord/boss
家常菜         jiāchángcài, home cooking
回老家         huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
国家级         guójiājí, [國家級], (administrative) national-level
大家族         
住家         zhùjiā, residence/household/to reside
农家         Nóngjiā/nóngjiā, [農家], School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 B...
家谱         jiāpǔ, [家譜], genealogy/family tree
分家         fēnjiā, to separate and live apart/division of a large family into smaller groups
家业         jiāyè, [家業], family property
空想家         kōngxiǎngjiā, impractical dreamer
敬家人         
美食家         měishíjiā, gourmet
专家组         
家宴         
小家庭         
女作家         
大家伙儿         
发展中国家         fāzhǎnzhōngguójiā, [發展中國家], developing country
大作家         
家境         jiājìng, family financial situation/family circumstances
指挥家         zhǐhuījiā, [指揮家], conductor (music)
表演家         
商家         shāngjiā, merchant/business/enterprise
雕塑家         
家电         jiādiàn, [家電], household electric appliance/abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
观察家         guānchájiā, [觀察家], observer/The Observer (UK newspaper)
国家队         guójiāduì, [國家隊], the national team
旅行家         
雕刻家         diāokèjiā, sculptor
国家安全部         Guójiāānquánbù, [國家安全部], PRC Ministry of State Security
摄影家         shèyǐngjiā, [攝影家], photographer
理论家         lǐlùnjiā, [理論家], theorist/theoretician
经济学家         jīngjìxuéjiā, [經濟學家], economist
家访         
家财         
公家         gōngjiā, the public/the state/society/the public purse
家规         
名家         Míngjiā/míngjiā, School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the S...
家犬         
家丑         jiāchǒu, [家醜], family scandal/skeleton in the closet
专家级         
婆家         pójia, husband's family
文学家         wénxuéjiā, [文學家], writer/man of letters/CL:個|个[gè]
史学家         shǐxuéjiā, [史學家], historian
家住         
实业家         shíyèjiā, [實業家], industrialist
古生物学家         gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
金融家         jīnróngjiā, financier/banker
传家之宝         
家小         
活动家         huódòngjiā, [活動家], activist
家破人亡         jiāpòrénwáng, family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned/destitute and h...
实干家         shígànjiā, [實幹家], sb who gets things done/doer
败家子         bàijiāzǐ, [敗家子], spendthrift/wastrel/prodigal
笨家伙         
家母         jiāmǔ, (polite) my mother
发达国家         fādáguójiā, [發達國家], developed nation
举家         jǔjiā, [舉家], the whole family
外交家         wàijiāojiā, diplomat
战略家         zhànlüèjiā, [戰略家], a strategist
家庭妇女         
女人家         nǚrénjia, women (in general)
出家         chūjiā, to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
返家         fǎnjiā, to return home
话家常         
家康         
家元         
合家         héjiā, whole family/entire household
本家         běnjiā, a member of the same clan/a distant relative with the same family name
成家立业         chéngjiālìyè, [成家立業], to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself
教育家         jiàoyùjiā, educationalist
冤家对头         yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
店家         diànjiā, proprietor of a shop or restaurant/landlord/shop
国家机器         
家臣         jiāchén, counselor of king or feudal warlord/henchman
看家本领         
上家         shàngjiā, preceding player (in a game)
鉴赏家         jiànshǎngjiā, [鑒賞家], connoisseur/appreciative person/fan
管家婆         guǎnjiāpó, housewife (jocularly)/female housekeeper of a higher rank (old)/busybody
道家         Dàojiā, Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings ...
家族式         
丧家之犬         sàngjiāzhīquǎn, [喪家之犬], stray dog (idiom)
小家子气         xiǎojiāziqì, [小家子氣], petty/small-minded
当家的         
各家         
家史         
酒家         jiǔjiā, restaurant/bartender/(old) wineshop/tavern
家信         jiāxìn, letter (to or from) home
家什         jiāshi, utensils/furniture
回家来         
保家卫国         bǎojiāwèiguó, [保家衛國], guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
恋家         liànjiā, [戀家], home-loving/to feel a strong attachment to home life/to begrudge being away from...
家家户户         jiājiāhùhù, [家家戶戶], each and every family (idiom)/every household
家用电器         jiāyòngdiànqì, [家用電器], domestic electric appliance
投资家         tóuzījiā, [投資家], investor
亲如一家         qīnrúyījiā, [親如一家], family-like close relationship (idiom)
社会学家         
家眷         jiājuàn, one's wife and children
千家万户         qiānjiāwànhù, [千家萬戶], every family (idiom)
独此一家         
家鼠         
家道         jiādào, family financial circumstances
家底         jiādǐ, family property/patrimony
革命家         gémìngjiā, a revolutionary
表演艺术家         
下家         xiàjiā, player whose turn comes next (in a game)/next one/my humble home
好人家         
当家作主         dāngjiāzuòzhǔ, [當家作主], to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)/to be the master of one's own affairs
合家欢         héjiāhuān, [合家歡], group photo of whole family
独立国家         
园艺家         
看家狗         
家乡话         
家私         jiāsī, family property/family wealth
家世         jiāshì, family background
制造家         
行家里手         hángjiālǐshǒu, [行家裡手], connoisseur/expert
家常饭         
国家机关         
主人家         
俺家         
家徒四壁         jiātúsìbì, lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)/fig. very poor/wretched
姑娘家         
当家做主         
家法         jiāfǎ, the rules and discipline that apply within a family/stick used for punishing chi...
安家落户         ānjiāluòhù, [安家落戶], to make one's home in a place/to settle
野心家         
国家电网         
航海家         hánghǎijiā, mariner/seafarer
如数家珍         rúshǔjiāzhēn, [如數家珍], lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)/fig. to be very familiar w...
半路出家         bànlùchūjiā, switch to a job one was not trained for
神学家         shénxuéjiā, [神學家], theologian
家长里短         
演唱家         
家政学         jiāzhèngxué, [家政學], family and consumer science
万家灯火         wànjiādēnghuǒ, [萬家燈火], (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
道学家         
家风         
家贼         
法学家         fǎxuéjiā, [法學家], jurist/member of the pre-Han legalist school
家宅         jiāzhái, home/residence/house
家兄         jiāxiōng, (polite) my elder brother
熊之家         
政论家         
家计         jiājì, [家計], family livelihood/a household's economic situation/family property
词作家         
兵家         Bīngjiā/bīngjiā, the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū ...
拉家常         lājiācháng, to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
持家         chíjiā, to housekeep/housekeeping
理想家         
书法家         shūfǎjiā, [書法家], calligrapher
农家女         
万贯家财         wànguànjiācái, [萬貫家財], vast wealth
美术家         
抄家         chāojiā, to search a house and confiscate possessions
家书         
家祖新         
生态学家         shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist
川家康         
珍一家         
孩子家         
国家标准         
豪家         
一家非         
佛家         Fójiā, Buddhism/Buddhist
改革家         gǎigéjiā, reformer
维家         
吉野家         Jíyějiā, Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
亲家母         
一家家         
家独书         
国家所有         
娘家人         
戴伯家         
杨苏家         
家兔         
家鸡         
家老         jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
家蝇         jiāyíng, [家蠅], house fly
那家新         
范高家         
家长制         jiāzhǎngzhì, [家長制], patriarchal system
那家子         
家具城         
首家         shǒujiā, first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
空谈家         
儿童文学家         
丘伯家         
百家姓         Bǎijiāxìng, The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surn...
葛卢伯家         
辛一家         
胡安家里         
家奴         jiānú, domestic slave/slave servant
家宣         
家安         
家华         
百惠家         
家乐福         Jiālèfú, [家樂福], Carrefour, French supermarket chain
平野家         
苗家         Miáojiā, see 苗族[Miáo zú]
军事家         jūnshìjiā, [軍事家], military expert/general
谋略家         
勤俭持家         qínjiǎnchíjiā, [勤儉持家], hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
斯家         
庆家         
设计家         
家天威         
小家电         
女家         nǚjiā, bride's family (in marriage)
探家         tànjiā, to make a trip home
国家栋梁         
家居服         
教育学家         
百姓家         
柏克家         
家徽         
星野家         
农家肥         
一家棣         
裔家庭         
古家君         
褐家鼠         
康维家         
各家各户         
别家来         
良家         liángjiā, good family/innocent people
戏剧家         xìjùjiā, [戲劇家], dramatist/playwright
家丁         jiādīng, (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
家常话         
编辑家         biānjíjiā, [編輯家], editor/compiler
万户千家