不
(negative prefix); not; no
布
variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread
卜
to divine; to forecast or estimate; (of a place to live etc) to choose
卟
see 卟啉, porphyrin; see 卟吩, porphin
埗
wharf; dock; jetty; trading center; port; place name
布
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
怖
terror; terrified; afraid; frightened
捕
to catch; to seize; to capture
步
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
瓿
a kind of vase (old); see 安瓿[an1 bu4]
簿
a book; a register; account-book
蔀
cycle of 76 years; shade
补
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
逋
to flee; to abscond; to owe
部
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
钸
plutonium (chemistry) (Tw)
不一定
not necessarily; maybe
不一样
different; distinctive; unlike
不一而足
by no means an isolated case; numerous
不一致字
inconsistent phonogram(s)
不三不四
dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
不下
to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
不下于
as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
不中用
unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope
不主故常
not to stick to the old conventions
不久
not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
不干不净
unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed
不干不净,吃了没病
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb); a couple of germs won't do you any harm
不了了之
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite
不予理会
to ignore; to brush off; to dismiss; to pay no attention to
不事张扬
quietly; without ostentation
不事生产
not to do anything productive; to idle away one's time
不二价
one price for all; fixed price
不二法门
the one and only way; the only proper course to take
不亚
no less than; not inferior to
不亚于
no less than; not inferior to
不亢不卑
neither haughty nor humble; neither overbearing nor servile; neither supercilious nor obsequious
不亦乐乎
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
不仁
not benevolent; heartless; numb
不令人鼓舞
discouraging; disheartening
不以人废言
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以为意
not to mind; unconcerned
不以为然
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
不以物喜,不以己悲
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
不以规矩,不能成方圆
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不但
not only (... but also...)
不住
repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)
不作死就不会死
serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)
不作为
nonfeasance; omission (law)
不佞
without eloquence; untalented; I, me (humble)
不来梅港
Bremerhaven, German port
不依
not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it
不依不饶
not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely without listening to excuses
不便
inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
不俗
impressive; out of the ordinary
不信任动议
motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)
不信任投票
vote of no-confidence
不修边幅
not care about one's appearance (idiom); slovenly in dress and manner
不倒翁
roly-poly toy; tilting doll; tumbler
不倦
tireless; untiring; indefatigable
不伦
(of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc); unseemly
不伦不类
out of place; inappropriate; incongruous
不值一文
worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
不假思索
to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly; to fire from the hip
不偏不倚
even-handed; impartial; unbiased; exact; just
不偏斜
not leaning to one side; impartial; even-handed
不做声
keep silent; not say a word
不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
不伤脾胃
lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach; fig. something that is not critical
不仅
not only (this one); not just (...) but also
不仅如此
not only that, but ...
不像样
in no shape to be seen; unpresentable; beyond recognition
不像话
unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
不俭则匮
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不光
not the only one; not only
不光彩
disgraceful; dishonorable
不克
cannot; to not be able (to); to be unable to
不免一死
cannot avoid being killed; cannot escape death; to be mortal
不入时宜
untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不共戴天
(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
不准
not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit
不准许
forbidden; not allowed
不冻港
ice-free port; open port
不冻港口
ice-free port (refers to Vladivostok)
不凡
out of the ordinary; out of the common run
不分
not divided; irrespective; not distinguishing between
不分上下
not to know one's place
不分伯仲
lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent; nothing to choose between them
不分胜败
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
不分胜负
unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched; to come out even; to tie; to draw
不分彼此
to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom); to share everything; to be on very intimate terms
不分昼夜
day and night; round-the-clock
不分皂白
not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分轩轾
well-matched; equally matched
不分青红皂白
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分高下
equally matched; not much to distinguish who is stronger
不切合实际
impractical; not conforming to reality
不切实际
unrealistic; impractical
不刊之论
indisputable statement; unalterable truth
不划算
it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive
不列颠
Britain; British; Great Britain
不列颠保卫战
see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhan4 yi4])
不列颠哥伦比亚
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
不列颠哥伦比亚省
British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
不列颠战役
Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
不利
unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental
不到
not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
不到长城非好汉
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
不到黄河心不死
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left
不力
not to do one's best; not to exert oneself
不加修饰
undecorated; unvarnished; no frills
不加思索
see 不假思索[bu4 jia3 si1 suo3]
不加牛奶
without milk; black (of tea, coffee etc)
不加理睬
without giving due consideration; to ignore; to overlook
不动产
real estate; immovable property; immovables
不动声色
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid
不动点
fixed point (of a map) (math.)
不动点定理
fixed point theorem (math.)
不务正业
not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties
不胜
cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely
不胜其扰
unable to put up with (sth) any longer
不胜其烦
to be pestered beyond endurance
不胜其苦
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不胜枚举
too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不劳无获
no pain, no gain (idiom)
不劳而获
to reap without sowing (idiom)
不匮
endlessly; without ceasing
不区分大小写
case insensitive; not distinguishing capitals from lower case letters
不卑不亢
neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious
不协调
uncoordinated; disharmony
不即不离
to be neither too familiar nor too distant; to keep sb at arm's length
不厌
not to tire of; not to object to
不厌其烦
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient
不去理
not to pay attention to; to leave sth as it is; to ignore
不及
to fall short of; not as good as; too late
不可
cannot; should not; must not
不可一世
to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
不可估量
inestimable; incalculable; beyond measure
不可侵犯
inviolable; inviolability
不可再生资源
nonrenewable resource
不可分割
inalienable; unalienable; inseparable; indivisible
不可胜数
countless; innumerable
不可胜言
inexpressible (idiom); beyond description
不可同日而语
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
不可名状
indescribable; beyond description
不可告人
hidden; kept secret; not to be divulged
不可多得
hard to come by; rare
不可导
not differentiable (function in calculus)
不可思议
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
不可抗力
unpredictable eventuality; unpreventable; unavoidable; impossible to overcome; nothing can be done about it; act of God; force majeure
不可抗拒
act of God; force majeure (law); irresistible (idiom)
不可撤销信用证
irrevocable letter of credit
不可收拾
irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
不可救药
incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless
不可数名词
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
不可数集
uncountable set (math.)
不可理喻
to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable
不可知论
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
不可端倪
impossible to get even an outline (idiom); unfathomable; not a clue
不可终日
to be unable to carry on even for a single day; to be in a desperate situation
不可置信
unbelievable; incredible
不可能
impossible; cannot; not able
不可解
insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
不可言喻
inexpressible (idiom)
不可通约
having no common measure; incommensurable; incommensurate
不可逾越
impassable; insurmountable; insuperable
不可开交
to be awfully (busy etc)
不合
to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
不合时宜
untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times
不合体统
not according with decorum; scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior
不吉
unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
不同
different; distinct; not the same; not alike
不同凡响
lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run
不名一文
without a penny to one's name; penniless; stony-broke
不名誉
disreputable; disgraceful
不吐不快
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
不吝
not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
不吝珠玉
lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.; Your criticism will be most valuable.
不含糊
unambiguous; unequivocal; explicit; prudent; cautious; not negligent; unafraid; unhesitating; really good; extraordinary
不周
not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
不周山
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
不咋地
(dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
不咋的
(dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
不和
not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord
不咎既往
not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones
不问
to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off
不问好歹
no matter what may happen (idiom)
不问就听不到假话
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不问青红皂白
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不啻
just as; no less than; like (sth momentous); as good as; tantamount to
不啻天渊
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely; worlds apart; the gap couldn't be bigger
不善
bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive
不单
not the only; not merely; not simply
不圆通
inflexible; unaccommodating
不在
not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased
不在了
to be dead; to have passed away
不在其位不谋其政
don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
不在意
to pay no attention to; not to mind
不在状态
to be out of form; not to be oneself
不在话下
to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch
不均
uneven; distributed unevenly
不堪
cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
不堪一击
to be unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
不堪入目
unbearable to look at; an eyesore
不堪设想
too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable
不外
not beyond the scope of; nothing more than
不外露
not exposed; concealed from view
不够
not enough; insufficient; inadequate
不大
not very; not too; not often
不大离
pretty close; just about right; not bad; same as 差不多
不大离儿
erhua variant of 不大離|不大离[bu4 da4 li2]
不太好
not so good; not too well
不失时机
to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
不失为
can still be considered (to be...); may after all be accepted as
不好受
unpleasant; hard to take
不好惹
not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
不好意思
to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
不好说
hard to say; unpleasant to say; can't be sure
不如
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
不如人意
leaving much to be desired; unsatisfactory; undesirable
不妙
(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring
不妥
not proper; inappropriate
不妨
there is no harm in; might as well
不孚众望
not living up to expectations (idiom); failing to inspire confidence among people; unpopular
不孝有三,无后为大
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
不学无术
without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
不安
unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
不安其室
to be discontented with one's home; to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
不安好心
to have bad intentions
不完全中立
imperfect neutrality
不完全归纳推理
inference by incomplete induction
不定
indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious
不定元
indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x
不定冠词
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
不定方程
(math.) indeterminate equation
不定期
non-scheduled; irregularly
不定积分
indefinite integral (math.)
不宜
not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
不客气
you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
不宣而战
open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war
不容
must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate
不容置辩
peremptory; not to be denied; not brooking argument
不寒而栗
shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder
不对
incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer
不对劲
not in good condition; wrong; fishy
不对劲儿
erhua variant of 不對勁|不对劲[bu4 dui4 jin4]
不对盘
(of a person) objectionable; (of two people) to find each other disagreeable
不对碴儿
not proper; not fit for the occasion
不对称
unsymmetrical; asymmetric
不对头
fishy; not right; amiss
不屈不挠
unyielding; indomitable
不屑
to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
不屑一顾
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
不巧
too bad; unfortunately; as luck would have it
不带
not to have; without; un-
不带电
uncharged; electrically neutral
不干涉
noninterference; nonintervention
不平
uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
不平凡
marvelous; marvelously
不平则鸣
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice
不平常
remarkable; remarkably; unusual
不平等
inequality; unfairness
不幸
misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
不幸之幸
a fortune in misfortune; a positive in the negative
不幸受害
the unfortunate injured (party); a victim
不幸言中
to turn out just as one predicted or feared
不待说
needless to say; it goes without saying
不得
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
不得不
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
不得了
desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
不得人心
not to enjoy popular support; to be unpopular
不得其门而入
to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
不得劲
awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well
不得已
to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; must
不得已而为之
to have no other choice; to be the last resort
不得而知
unknown; unable to find out
不得要领
to fail to grasp the main points
不必
need not; does not have to; not necessarily
不忍
cannot bear to; disturbed
不忙
there's no hurry; take one's time
不快
unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp
不念旧恶
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
不忿
unsatisfied; unconvinced; indignant
不怎么
not very; not particularly
不怎么样
not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it
不怕
fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though
不怕一万,就怕万一
better to be safe than sorry (proverb); to be prepared just in case
不怕不识货,只怕货比货
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
不怕不识货,就怕货比货
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
不怕官,只怕管
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb); fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
不怕慢,就怕站
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不怠
untiring; indefatigable
不急之务
a matter of no great urgency
不恤
not to worry; not to show concern
不恤人言
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不耻下问
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
不息
continually; without a break; ceaselessly
不患寡而患不均
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不情之请
my presumptuous request (humble expr.); if I may be so bold to ask a favor
不惑
without doubt; with full self-confidence; forty years of age
不惜
not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)
不惜一战
to be ready to go to war
不惜血本
to spare no effort; to devote all one's energies
不愉快
disagreeable; unpleasant
不意
unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness
不愧
to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
不愧下学
not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不愧不怍
no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable; upright and above board
不慌不忙
calm and unhurried (idiom); composed; to take matters calmly
不慎
incautious; inattentive
不愤不启
a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
不懂装懂
to pretend to understand when you don't
不懈
untiring; unremitting; indefatigable
不懈怠
untiring; without slacking
不应期
refractory period (physiology)
不怀好意
to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
不成
won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不成功便成仁
to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不成材
worthless; good-for-nothing
不成样子
shapeless; deformed; ruined; beyond recognition; (of a person) reduced to a shadow
不成话
see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不成体统
not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior
不战不和
neither war nor peace
不才
untalented; I; me (humble)
不打不成器
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord
不打紧
unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind
不打自招
to confess without being pressed; to make a confession without duress
不承认主义
policy of non-recognition
不折不扣
a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out
不抵抗主义
policy of nonresistance
不拉叽
(nasty, stupid etc) as can be
不拘
not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever
不拘一格
not stick to one pattern
不拘小节
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不振
lacking in vitality; depressed (market, spirits etc)
不舍
reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
不提也罢
best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it
不插电
unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
不揣冒昧
to venture to; to presume to; to take the liberty of
不搭理
variant of 不答理[bu4 da1 li3]
不摸头
not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
不撞南墙不回头
to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不择手段
by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
不扩散核武器条约
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
不攻自破
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited
不敢恭维
to be underwhelmed; to be less than impressed
不敢当
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
不敢自专
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不敢苟同
to beg to differ (idiom)
不敢越雷池一步
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
不敢高攀
lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term); I cannot presume on your attention
不敬
disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior)
不敌
no match for; cannot beat
不料
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不断
unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
不方便
inconvenience; inconvenient
不日
within the next few days; in a few days time
不明
not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
不明不白
obscure; dubious; shady
不明事理
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不明就里
not to understand the situation; unaware of the ins and outs
不明觉厉
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
不明飞行物
unidentified flying object (UFO)
不易
not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
不易之论
perfectly sound proposition; unalterable truth; irrefutable argument
不是一家人不进一家门
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是吃素的
not to be trifled with; to be reckoned with
不是味儿
not the right flavor; not quite right; a bit off; fishy; queer; amiss; feel bad; be upset
不是东西
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing; worthless nobody; no-good
不是滋味
to be upset; to feel disgusted
不是话
see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不时
from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
不时之需
a possible period of want or need
不暇
to have no time (for sth); to be too busy (to do sth)
不曾
hasn't yet; hasn't ever
不会
improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
不服
not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
不服水土
(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized
不服罪
to deny a crime; to plead not guilty
不期
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不期然而然
happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations
不期而遇
meet by chance; have a chance encounter
不材
untalented; I; me (humble); also written 不才[bu4 cai2]
不欢而散
to part on bad terms; (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
不止
incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
不止一次
many times; on more than one occasion
不正当
dishonest; unfair; improper
不正当竞争
unfair competition; illicit competition
不正当关系
improper relation; adulterous relation
不死心
unwilling to give up; unresigned
不求人
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
不求收获
not expecting any reward; not asking for favors
不求有功,但求无过
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom); fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview; not bothered with the details; superficial; content with shallow understanding
不治
to die of illness or injury despite having received medical help
不治而愈
to recover spontaneously (from an illness); to get better without medical treatment
不法
lawless; illegal; unlawful
不法分子
lawbreakers; offenders
不注意
thoughtless; not pay attention to
不消
to not need; needless (to say)
不清楚
unclear; not understood; currently unknown
不减当年
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
不渝
constant; unchanging; abiding; faithful
不测
unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap
不满
resentful; discontented; dissatisfied
不为人知
not known to anyone; secret; unknown
不为左右袒
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不为已甚
refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment; not be too hard on subject
不为酒困
not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink
不无小补
not be without some advantage; be of some help
不然
not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
不争
widely known; incontestable; undeniable; to not strive for; to not contend for
不争气
to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations
不爽
not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate
不理
to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore
不理不睬
to completely ignore (idiom); to pay no attention to; not to be in the least concerned about
不甘
unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling
不甘寂寞
unwilling to remain lonely or idle; unwilling to be left out
不甘心
not reconciled to; not resigned to
不甘于
unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
不用客气
you're welcome; don't mention it; no need to stand on ceremony
不用找
'keep the change' (restaurant expression)
不用谢
You're welcome; Don't mention it
不由分说
to allow no explanation
不由得
can't help; cannot but
不由自主
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不畏强暴
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏强权
not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不当
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
不当一回事
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
不当事
useless; regard as useless
不当紧
not important; of no consequence
不疾不徐
neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
不痛不痒
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what; fig. not getting to any matter of substance; scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory
不登大雅之堂
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork); not presentable; coarse; unrefined
不白之冤
unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
不尽
not completely; endlessly
不相上下
equally matched; about the same
不相容原理
(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)
不相干
to be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with
不省人事
to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
不眠不休
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
不睦
to not get along well; to be at odds
不瞅不睬
to ignore completely; to pay no attention to sb
不知
not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
不知丁董
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom); unheeding the lessons of the past
不知不觉
unconsciously; unwittingly
不知凡几
one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
不知利害
see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]
不知去向
whereabouts unknown; gone missing
不知天高地厚
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth; an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
不知好歹
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知就里
unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting
不知所云
to not know what sb is driving at; to be unintelligible
不知所以
to not know the reason; to not know what to do
不知所措
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
to act recklessly (idiom)
不知疲倦
untiring; not recognizing tiredness
不知痛痒
numb; unfeeling; indifferent; inconsequential
不知羞耻
to have no sense of shame; brazen
不知者不罪
One who does not know is not guilty; If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
不知轻重
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities
不知进退
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
不破不立
without destruction there can be no construction
不碎玻璃
shatterproof or safety glass
不确定性原理
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)
不禁
can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
不稂不莠
useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
不穷
endless; boundless; inexhaustible
不符
inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to
不第
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
不等价交换
exchange of unequal values
不等号
inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)
不管
not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
不管三七二十一
regardless of the consequences; recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
不管怎样
in any case; no matter what
不简单
not simple; rather complicated; remarkable; marvelous
不约而同
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
不终天年
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不结盟运动
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
不绝
unending; uninterrupted
不绝如缕
hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly
不绝于耳
(of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear; to linger on
不绝于途
to come and go in an incessant stream
不给力
lame (unimpressive); a huge letdown; not to try at all
不经一事
You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事,不长一智
You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经之谈
absurd statement; cock-and-bull story
不经意
not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
不经意间
without paying attention; without noticing; unconsciously; inadvertently
不置可否
decline to comment; not express an opinion; be noncommittal; hedge
不义之财
ill-gotten wealth or gains
不翼而飞
to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wildfire
不闻不问
not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned
不声不响
wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking; taciturn
不肖
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
不育
to be infertile; to have no offspring
不能
cannot; must not; should not
不能自已
unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself
不胫而走
to get round fast; to spread like wildfire
不自在
uneasiness; feel uncomfortable
不自由,毋宁死
give me liberty or give me death
不自觉
unaware; unconscious of sth
不自量
not take a proper measure of oneself; to overrate one's own abilities
不自量力
to overestimate one's capabilities
不至于
unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
不致
not in such a way as to; not likely to
不兴
out of fashion; outmoded; impermissible; can't
不舒服
unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy
不良
bad; harmful; unhealthy
不苟
not lax; not casual; careful; conscientious
不若
not as good as; not equal to; inferior
不菲
considerable (cost etc); bountiful (crop etc); high (social status etc)
不莱梅
Bremen (city in Germany)
不落俗套
to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat
不落痕迹
to leave no trace; seamless; professional
不落窠臼
not follow the beaten track; have an original style
不着痕迹
to leave no trace; seamlessly; unobtrusively
不着边际
not to the point; wide of the mark; neither here nor there; irrelevant
不蒸馒头争口气
not to be crushed (idiom); to be determined to have one's revenge
不虚此行
the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip
不虞
unexpected; eventuality; contingency; not worry about
不行
won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
不行了
(coll.) on the point of death; dying
不衰
unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable
不要在一棵树上吊死
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom); there's more than one way to skin a cat
不要紧
unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
不要脸
to have no sense of shame; shameless
不见
not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
不见一点踪影
no trace to be seen
不见不散
(lit.) Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); Be sure to wait!; See you there!
不见兔子不撒鹰
you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom); one doesn't act without some incentive
不见天日
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
不见得
not necessarily; not likely
不见棺材不落泪
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
不见经传
not found in the classics (idiom); unknown; unfounded; not authoritative
不规则三角形
scalene triangle (math.)
不规则四边形
irregular quadrilateral; trapezium
不规范
not standard; abnormal; irregular
不解
to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble
不解风情
unromantic; insensitive
不言不语
to not say a word (idiom); to keep silent
不言而喻
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
不言自明
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不计
to disregard; to take no account of
不计其数
lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable
不记名
see 無記名|无记名[wu2 ji4 ming2]
不许
not to allow; must not; can't
不该
should not; to owe nothing
不详
not in detail; not quite clear
不语
(literary) not to speak
不说自明
self-explanatory; self-evident (idiom)
不请自来
to turn up without being invited; unsolicited
不论
whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
不讳
without concealing anything; to pass away; to die
不谙世故
unworldly; unsophisticated
不谋而合
to agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same view
不谓
cannot be deemed; unexpectedly
不谢
don't mention it; not at all
不识一丁
total illiterate; unable to read the simplest characters
不识大体
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom); to fail to grasp the big picture
不识好歹
unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating
不识庐山真面目
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; fig. can't see the forest for the trees
不识抬举
fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors
不识时务
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason
不识时变
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason
不识泰山
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不识高低
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
不变
constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant
不变价格
fixed price; constant price
不变量
invariant quantity; invariant (math.)
不让须眉
(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
不象话
unreasonable; shocking; outrageous; also written 不像話|不像话
不负众望
to live up to expectations (idiom)
不赀
immeasurable; incalculable
不费吹灰之力
as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease
不赖
(coll.) not bad; good; fine
不赞一词
to keep silent; to make no comment
不赞成
disapproval; to disapprove
不起眼
unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary
不起眼儿
erhua variant of 不起眼[bu4 qi3 yan3]
不越雷池
not overstepping the prescribed limits; to remain within bounds
不足
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
不足挂齿
not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足月
premature (birth, child)
不足为外人道
no use to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为虑
to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about
不足为训
not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; not to be taken as authoritative
不足为道
to be not worth mentioning
不足道
inconsiderable; of no consequence; not worth mentioning
不足齿数
not worth mentioning; not worth considering
不轻饶
not to forgive easily; not to let off; (You, He) won't get away with it!
不辨菽麦
lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters
不辞而别
to leave without saying good-bye
不辞辛苦
to make nothing of hardships
不近人情
not amenable to reason; unreasonable
不迭
cannot cope; find it too much; incessantly
不送
don't bother to see me out
不透水
waterproof; watertight; impermeable
不通
to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
不速
uninvited (guest); unexpected (appearance); unwanted presence
不速之客
uninvited or unexpected guest
不速而至
to arrive without invitation; unexpected guest; unwanted presence
不连续
discontinuous; discrete
不连续面
surface of discontinuity
不逮捕特权
the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
不遂
to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way
不过
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
不过意
to be sorry; to feel apologetic
不过尔尔
not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre; nothing out of the ordinary
不遑
to have no time to (do sth)
不遑多让
lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom); fig. not to be outdone; not to yield to one's opponents
不违农时
not miss the farming season; do farm work in the right season
不远千里
make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
不适
unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
不遗余力
to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
不避斧钺
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom); not afraid of dying in combat; not afraid of being executed
不避艰险
shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
不醉不归
to not go home until drunk (idiom); let's make a night of it!
不错
correct; right; not bad; pretty good
不长眼睛
see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5]
不长进
not improving; backward; below par
不开窍
unable to understand; can't get the point
不关痛痒
unimportant; of no consequence
不随大流
not following the crowd; to go against the tide
不随意
unconscious; involuntary
不雅
graceless; vulgar; indecent
不雅观
offensive to the eye; unbecoming; unsightly; ungainly
不离不弃
to stand by (sb) (idiom); steadfast loyalty
不离儿
not bad; pretty good; pretty close
不露声色
not show one's feeling or intentions
不灵
not work; be ineffective
不题
we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)
不愿
unwilling; unwillingness
不顾
in spite of; regardless of
不顾一切
reckless; regardless of everything
不顾前后
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
不显山不露水
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
不食人间烟火
lit. not eating the food of common mortals; fig. placing oneself above the common populace
不饱和脂肪酸
unsaturated fatty acid
不首先使用
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU
不体面
to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful
不齿
to despise; to hold in contempt
布列塔尼
Brittany or Bretagne, area of western France
布告
posting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce
布囊其口
lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth; to gag; fig. to silence
布局
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)
布尔乔亚
bourgeois (loanword); also written 布爾喬亞|布尔乔亚
布置
to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy
布莱特妮·墨菲
Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), American actress
布兰森
Branson or Brandsen (name); Sir Richard Branson (1950-), British millionaire and founder of Virgin
布道
sermon; to sermonize; to preach; to evangelize
布雷顿森林
Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank
卜占
to divine; to prophecy; to foretell the future
卜卦
to divine using the trigrams; fortune telling
卜问
to predict by divining; to look into the future
卜宅
to choose a capital by divination; to choose a home; to choose one's burial place by divination
卜征
to ask oracle for war forecast
卜昼卜夜
day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc)
卜课
divination; fortune telling
卜辞
oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
卜骨
oracle bone; bone used for divination, esp. animal scapula
卟吩
porphin C20H14N4 (loanword)
卟啉
porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanword)
哺乳
breast feeding; to suckle; to nurse
哺乳纲
Mammalia, the class of mammals
哺乳类
mammals; also written 哺乳動物|哺乳动物
哺育
to feed; to nurture; to foster
埔心
Puhsin township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
埔心乡
Puhsin township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
埔里
Buli or Puli town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
埔里镇
Buli or Puli town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
埔盐
Puyan township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
埔盐乡
Puyan township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
布什
Bush (name); George H.W. Bush (1924-), US president 1988-1992; George W. Bush (1946-), US President 2000-2008
布什尔
Bushehr Province of south Iran, bordering on the Persian Gulf; Bushehr, port city, capital of Bushehr Province
布伦尼
Brønnøysund (city in Nordland, Norway)
布列斯特
Brest, town in Belarus
布加勒斯特
Bucharest, capital of Romania
布加迪
Bugatti (name); Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (French car company)
布匿战争
the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage
布吉河
Buji River, tributary of Shenzhen or Shamchun River 深圳河[Shen1 zhen4 He2], Guangdong
布哈拉
Bokhara or Bukhara city in Uzbekistan
布哈林
Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938), Soviet revolutionary theorist, executed after a show trial in 1937
布城
Putrajaya, federal administrative territory of Malaysia, south of Kuala Lumpur city 吉隆坡市
布宜诺斯艾利斯
Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
布尼亚病毒
Bunyavirus; virus of the family Bunyaviridae
布尼亚病毒
the bunyaviridae family of viruses
布希
Taiwan equivalent of 布什[Bu4 shi2]
布希威克
Bushwick, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, in New York City
布帛
cloth and silk; cotton and silk textiles
布帛菽粟
cloth, silk, beans and grain; food and clothing; daily necessities
布幕
screen (movie theater etc)
布干维尔
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
布干维尔岛
Bougainville island, Papua New Guinea
布建
to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area; rollout; also written 佈建
布托
Bhutto (name); Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979), president of Pakistan 1971-1979 executed by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; Benazzir Bhutto (1953-2007), twice president of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, murdered by Al Qaeda
布拉德·彼特
William Bradley 'Brad' Pitt (1963-), US actor and film producer
布拉戈维申斯克
Blagoveshchensk, Russian city on the border with China, administrative center of Amur Oblast 阿穆爾州|阿穆尔州[A1 mu4 er3 Zhou1]
布拉提斯拉瓦
Bratislava, capital of Slovakia (Tw)
布拉柴维尔
Brazzaville, capital of Congo
布拉格
Prague, capital of Czech Republic
布拉萨市
Brazzaville, capital of Congo (Tw)
布拖
Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
布拖县
Butuo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
布控
to deploy surveillance; to put under surveillance
布施
Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
布朗
Brown (name); Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010
布朗克士
The Bronx, borough of New York City
布朗克斯
The Bronx, borough of New York City; Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx); also written 布朗士
布朗士
The Bronx, borough of New York City; Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx); also written 布朗克斯
布朗大学
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
布朗尼
brownie (pastry) (loanword)
布朗族
Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC
布松布拉
Bujumbura, capital of Burundi (Tw)
布林迪西
Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy
布氏杆菌病
brucellosis (undulant fever or Mediterranean fever)
布氏苇莺
(bird species of China) Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
布氏非鲫
zebra tilapia; Tilapia buttikoferi (zoology)
布法罗
Buffalo, New York state
布洛芬
Ibuprofen or Nurofen; also called 異丁苯丙酸|异丁苯丙酸
布洛陀
creator god of the Zhuang minority 壯族|壮族[Zhuang4 zu2]
布满
to be covered with; to be filled with
布热津斯基
Brzezinski (name); Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-), Polish-American academic and politician, US National Security Adviser 1977-1981
布尔津
Burqin county or Burchin nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
布尔津县
Burqin county or Burchin nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
布琼布拉
Bujumbura, capital of Burundi
布署
variant of 部署[bu4 shu3]
布莱尼
Bryne (City in Rogaland, Norway)
布莱德湖
Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled
布莱氏鹨
(bird species of China) Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
布莱尔
Blair (name); Braille (name); Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the Braille alphabet for the blind
布莱顿
Brighton, town in England
布兰妮·斯皮尔斯
Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer
布衣
plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people
布衣韦带
in hemp cloth and with a leather belt; poorly dressed
布袋
pouch; sack; bag; Budai (the Laughing Buddha); Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
布袋镇
Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
布谷鸟
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.); same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[du4 juan1 niao3]
布农族
Bunun, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
布道
to preach (the Christian gospel)
布达佩斯
Budapest, capital of Hungary
布达拉宫
Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet
布达拉山
Mt Potala in Lhasa, with Potala Palace 布達拉宮|布达拉宫
布里坦尼
Brittany (France); Bretagne
布里奇顿
Bridgetown, capital of Barbados
布里斯托尔
Bristol port city in southwest England
布里斯托尔海峡
Bristol Channel in southwest England
布里斯班
Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia
布防迎战
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
布隆伯格
Blumberg or Bloomberg (name)
布雷斯特
Brest, westernmost town in France
布鞋
cloth shoes; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
布须曼人
bushman (African ethnic group)
布鲁克
Brook (name); Peter Brook (1925), British theater director
布鲁克林
Brooklyn, borough of New York City
布鲁克海文国家实验室
Brookhaven National Laboratory
布鲁克海文实验室
Brookhaven National Laboratory
布鲁图斯
Brutus (name); Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician who conspired against Julius Caesar; Lucius Junius Brutus (6th c. BC), founder of the Roman Republic
布鲁塞尔
Brussels, capital of Belgium
布鲁姆斯伯里
Bloomsbury, London district
布鲁斯
blues (music) (loanword)
布鲁日
Bruges (Dutch Brugge), medieval town in Belgium
布鲁氏菌病
Brucella (infectious disease)
布鲁特斯
Brutus (name); Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician who conspired against Julius Caesar; Lucius Junius Brutus (6th c. BC), founder of the Roman Republic
捕俘
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
捕快
bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in Imperial China)
捕拿
to arrest; to capture; to catch
捕捉
to catch; to seize; to capture
捕捞
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
捕杀
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
捕获
to catch; to capture; to seize
捕风捉影
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence
捕食
to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food
步人后尘
to follow in other people's footsteps
步伐
pace; (measured) step; march
步兵
infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier
步履紊乱
to be in complete disorder
步履维艰
to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
步摇
dangling ornament worn by women
步操
foot drill (military, physical exercises etc)
步斗踏罡
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步月
to stroll beneath the moon
步枪
rifle; CL:把[ba3],枝[zhi1]
步步
step by step; at every step
步步为营
to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step; to consolidate at every step
步步高升
to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
步武
to walk in someone's steps; to follow in someone's footsteps (literary); a step (literary)
步罡踏斗
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步行街
car-free zone; pedestrian street
步调
gait; marching order; step; pace
步调一致
to be united in action
步足
ambulatory leg (of a crab, lobster, spider etc)
步韵
to write a poem using another poem's rhymes
簿册
a register; land register; account book; ledger
簿籍
account books; registers; records
补丁
patch (for mending clothes, tires etc); (software) patch
补偏救弊
to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
补偿
to compensate; to make up
补充
to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:個|个[ge4]
补充医疗
complementary medicine
补充量
complement; complementary quantity
补助
to subsidize; subsidy; allowance
补助组织
auxiliary organizations
补卡
to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number; SIM replacement
补回
to make up for; to compensate
补报
to make a report after the event; to make a supplementary report; to repay a kindness
补法
treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health; reinforcing method (in acupuncture)
补满
to make up for what is lacking; to fill (a vacancy); to replenish
补泻
reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)
补牙
to fill a tooth (cavity); to have a tooth filled; a dental filling
补登
record entry (e.g. into a bank passbook)
补登机
passbook entry machine
补发
to supply again (sth lost); to reissue; to pay retroactively
补白
filler (in a newspaper or magazine)
补码
complementary code; binary code with 0 and 1 interchanged
补票
to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc; to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater
补票处
additional ticket desk; stand-by counter
补税
to pay a tax one has evaded; to pay an overdue tax
补种
to reseed; to resow; to replant
补给
supply; replenishment; to replenish
补给站
depot; supply station; supply point; staging post
补缀
to mend (clothes); to patch
补缺
to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency
补缺拾遗
see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shi2 yi2 bu3 que1]
补习
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
补习班
cram class; cram school; evening classes
补考
to sit for a makeup exam; to resit an exam; makeup exam; resit
补胎片
tire patch (for puncture repair)
补苗
to fill gaps with seedlings
补课
to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
补货
to restock (an item); to replenish inventory
补贴
to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit
补足
to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc)
补足物
complement; complementary material
补足音程
complementary interval; addition musical interval adding to an octave
补足额
complement; complementary sum
补过
to make up for an earlier mistake; to make amends
补钉
variant of 補丁|补丁[bu3 ding5]
补阙
old variant of 補缺|补缺[bu3 que1]
补靪
variant of 補丁|补丁[bu3 ding5]
补养
to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health
补体
complement (in blood serum)
部下
troops under one's command; subordinate
部分
part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]
部委
ministries and commissions
部属
troops under one's command; subordinate; affiliated to a ministry
部署
to dispose; to deploy; deployment
部长
head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
部长会
minister level conference
部长会议
minister level conference
部长级
ministerial level (e.g. negotiations)
部长级会议
minister level conference
部门
department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
部队
army; armed forces; troops; force; unit; CL:個|个[ge4]
部首
the key or radical by which a character is arranged in a traditional Chinese dictionary
部首编排法
dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals