Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary. Philip Yungkin Lee
may arouse suspicion
bìxū 必须 v must, to need
bìxū 必需 n necessary
bìyè shèjì 毕业设计 n graduation design
bǐyì 笔译 v to translate
bìyùn 避孕 n contraceptive
bìyùntào 避孕套 n condom
bìyùnyào 避孕药 n contraceptive pill
bìzhǐ 壁纸 n wall paper
bízi 鼻子 n nose
bō diànhuà 拨电话 v to dial the telephone, make a phone call
bóbo 伯伯 n uncle (father’s older brother)
bōcài 菠菜 n spinach
bócǎiyè 博彩业 n lottery industry
bódǎo 博导 n Ph.D. supervisor
bófù 伯父 n uncle (father’s older brother)
bōlàng 波浪 n wave (in sea)
bōli 玻璃 n glass (material)
bōluó 菠萝 n pineapple
bómǔ 伯母 n aunt (wife of father’s older brother)
bōpǔ wénhuà 波普文化 n pop culture
bōpǔ yìshù 波普艺术 n pop art
bóshì hòu 博士后 n post-doctoral
bóshìshēng 博士生 n Ph.D. candidate
bówù 薄雾 n mist
bówùguǎn 博物馆 n museum
bōyīn 播音 v to broadcast
bózi 脖子 n neck
bù 不 adv not
bù 布 n cloth
bù 步 n step
bù chāochū qínglǐ zhīwài 不超出情理之外 phr within reason
bù cuò 不错 adj 1 correct, right 2 (response to a question) Yes! 3 pretty good, not bad
bù gāoxìng 不高兴 adj unhappy
bù jígé 不及格 v to fail
bùkě kànglì 不可抗力 n force majeure; sth not anticipated or stoppable
bù kěnéng 不可能 adj impossible
bú kèqi 不客气 interj don’t mention it! you’re welcome!
bú kèqi de 不客气的 adj impolite
bùkě zàishēngzīyuán 不可再生资源 n non-renewable resources
bú zhèngquè 不正确 adj wrong (incorrect)
búbài jìlù 不败记录 n clean record, spotless record
búdàn ... érqiě 不但 ... 而且 conj not only ... but also
búdàodéde 不道德的 adj wrong (morally)
bùduì 部队 n troops
bùfèn 部分 n part (not whole)
búgù 不顾 v to ignore
búguì 不贵 adj reasonable (price)
bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思 adj embarrassed
bǔhuò 捕获 v to capture
bújiànle 不见了 adj gone, finished
bùjiǔ 不久 adv soon
bùliáng dàikuǎn 不良贷款 n non-performing loan
bùliào 布料 n fabric, textile
bùluò 部落 n tribe
bùmén 部门 n department
bùmián zhīyè 不眠之夜 n white night (a night without sleep)
bùmíng fēixíngwù 不明飞行物 n UFO
bú pà yīwàn jiù pà wànyī 不怕一万就怕万一 idiom It’s always wise to play safe
bùrán 不然 adv else: or else
bùrě shìfēi 不惹是非 v to stay out of trouble
bǔrǔshì 哺乳室 n nursing room
búshì 不是 adv no, not (with verbs and adjectives)
búsù zhī kè 不速之客 n gate-crasher
bùtóng 不同 n difference (in quality)
bùtóngde 不同的 adj another (different)
búxìng 不幸 n misfortune
bùxíngjiē 步行街 n pedestrian street
bùxíng tiānqiáo 步行天桥 n pedestrian overpass
bùxǔ 不许 v to forbid
búyào 不要 exclam don’t!
búyè chéng 不夜城 n sleepless city, ever-bright city
bùyí yúlì 不遗余力 v to do one’s best
bùzú 不足 adj lacking
bùzúde 不足的 adj scarce
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cāi 猜 v to guess
cáichǎn 财产 n property
cáichǎnshuì 财产税 n property tax
càichǎng 菜场 n food market
càidān 菜单 n menu
cáifù wǔbǎiqiáng 财富五百强 n Fortune 500
cǎiguāng 采光 n day lighting
cáijiǎn rǒngyuán 裁减冗员 v to lay off redundant staff
cáijūn 裁军 n disarmament
cǎikuò 彩扩 n color film processing
cáiliào 材料 n material, ingredient
càiniǎo 菜鸟 n rookie, green hand
cáinǚ 才女 n talented female scholar
cǎinuǎn 采暖 n heating
cǎipiào 彩票 n lottery
cáiwù 财物 n belongings
cáiwù bàobiǎo 财务报表 n financial statement
cáizhèng chìzì 财政赤字 n financial deficit
cáizhèng niándù 财政年度 n fiscal year
cáizhèng shōurù 财政收入 n fiscal revenue
cáizhèng shuìshōu 财政税收 n revenue tax; fiscal levy
cáizǐ jiārén 才子佳人 n gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
cāliàng 擦亮 v to polish
cān 餐 n meal
cán’àohuì 残奥会 n the Paralympics Games
cángqǐlái 藏起来 v to hide
cānguān 参观 v to go around, visit
cāngyíng 苍蝇 n fly (insect)
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