Tuttle Pocket Chinese Dictionary. Li Dong
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bújiàn 不见 V disappear, be lost
bú jiàndé 不见得 ADV not necessarily, unlikely
bùjǐn 不禁 ADV cannot help oneself from, cannot refrain from
bùjǐn 不仅 CONJ Same as 不但 búdàn. Tends to be used in writing.
bùjiǔ 不久 ADV not long afterwards, in the near future, soon
bùkān 不堪 I v cannot bear, cannot stand II ADV (used after an adjective) utterly
búkuì 不愧 V be worthy of, deserve to be called
búlì 不利 ADJ unfavorable, disadvantageous
búliào 不料 ADV unexpectedly
búlùn 不论 CONJ Same as 不管 bùguǎn. Used more in writing.
bùmǎn 不满 ADJ Same as 不满意 bùmǎnyì dissatisfied
bùmiǎn 不免 ADV unavoidable, inevitable, would only be natural
bùpíng 不平 N injustice, resentment
bùrán 不然 CONJ otherwise, or
bùróng 不容 V not tolerate, not allow
bùrú 不如 V be not as good as, not as ... as
bùshǎo 不少 ADJ quite a few
búshi 不是 N fault, blame
bú shì...ér shì... 不是…而是… CONJ not ... but ...
bú shì...jiùshì... 不是…就是… CONJ either ... or ...
bùshí 不时 ADV now and then, from time to time
bùtíng 不停 ADV without letup, incessantly
bùtóng 不同 ADJ not the same, different
bù xī 不惜 V not hesitate, not spare
búxiànghuà 不像话 ADJ totally unreasonable, outrageous
búxìng 不幸 ADJ unfortunate
bùxíng 不行 ADJ 1 will not do, not allowed 2 not (be) good (at ...)
bùxiǔ 不朽 ADJ immortal
bùxǔ 不许 V not permitted, not allowed
búyào 不要 ADV (used in an imperative sentence or as advice) do not
bùyīdìng 不一定 ADV maybe, not necessarily so
bùyí 不宜 ADV unsuitable
búyòng 不用 ADV no need, there’s no need, don’t have to
bù yóude 不由得 ADV cannot but, cannot help
búzàihu 不在乎 V not mind, not care
bù zěnmeyàng 不怎么样 ADV not up to too much, not very
bùzhǐ 不止 ADV more than, not limited to
bùzhǐ 不只 ADV not only
búzhìyú 不至于 ADV not as far as, not so bad as
bùzú 不足 ADJ inadequate, insufficient
bù 布1 N cotton or linen cloth
bù 布2 TRAD 佈 V arrange, deploy
bùgào 布告 I V announce publicly II N public announcement, bulletin
bùzhì 布置 V decorate, furnish
bù 埠 N dock, port
bù 步 N step, pace
bùbīng 步兵 N infantry, infantryman
bùfá 步伐 N step, pace
bùzhòu 步骤 N procedure, steps
bù 怖 V fear (See 恐怖 kǒngbù)
bù 部 N part, unit
bùduì 部队 N troops, the army
bùfen 部分 N portion, part
bùjiàn 部件 N component, part
bùmén 部门 N department
bùshǔ 部署 I V map out, deploy II N plan
bùwèi 部位 N in position, location
bùzhǎng 部长 N (government) minister
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cā 擦 V clean or erase by wiping or rubbing
cāi 猜 V guess
cāicè 猜测 V guess, conjecture
cāixiǎng 猜想 V suppose, conjecture
cái 才1 TRAD 纔 ADV 1 (before a verb) a short time ago, just 2 (used before a word of time or quantity to indicate that the speaker feels the time is too early, too short or the quantity is too little), only, as early as, as few/little as 3 (used after a word of time to indicate that the speaker feels the time is too late or there is too much delay) as late as
cái 才2 N talent, remarkable ability
cáigàn 才干 N talent, competence
cáinéng 才能 N talent, ability
cáizhì 才智 N talent and high intelligence, ability and wisdom
cái 财 TRAD 財 N wealth, property
cáichǎn 财产 N property, belongings
cáifù 财富 N wealth, fortune
cáijīng 财经 N finance and economy
cáikuài 财会 N finance and accounting
ciálì 财力 N financial capacity
cáiwù 财务 N financial affairs, finance
cáizhèng 财政 N public finance
cái 材 N material
cáiliào 材料 N 1 materials, e.g. steel, timber, plastic 2 data (for a thesis, a report, etc.)
cái 裁 V 1 cut into parts, cut down 2 judge, decide
cáifeng 裁缝 N tailor, dressmaker
cáijiǎn 裁减 V cut down, reduce
cáijué 裁决 V judge, rule
cáipàn 裁判 I V 1 (in law) judge 2 (in sports) act as referee or umpire II N referee, umpire
cáipànyuán 裁判员 N Same as 裁 判 cáipàn II
cáiyuán 裁员 V reduce staff
cǎi 采 TRAD 採 V pick, gather
cǎifǎng 采访 V (of mass media) interview
cǎigòu 采购 V (corporate) purchase
cǎijí 采集 V gather, collect
cǎinà 采纳 V accept, adopt
cǎiqǔ 采取 V adopt (a policy, a measure, an attitude, etc.)
cǎiyòng 采用 V use, employ
cǎi 彩 ADJ colorful, multi-colored
cǎihóng 彩虹 N rainbow
cǎipiào 彩票 N lottery, lottery ticket
cǎisè 彩色 ADJ multi-colored
cǎi 踩 V step on, tread on
cǎi 睬 V pay attention to
cài 菜 N 1 vegetables 2 any non-staple food