不怎么样 不怎麼樣 bù zěn me yàng not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it syn 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 不是东西 不是東西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good 窝囊废 窩囊廢 wō nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward / wimp / a good-for-nothing syn 吃干饭 吃乾飯 chī gān fàn (coll.) to be incompetent / useless / good-for-nothing 废柴 廢柴 fèi chái (Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing / loser 良药 良藥 liáng yào good medicine / panacea / fig. a good solution / a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem) 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn 没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 没有什么 沒有甚麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù empty cave, nothing there (idiom) / devoid of substance / nothing new to show syn 不入虎穴焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair / nothing venture / nothing to gain or have 没甚么 沒甚麼 méi shén me nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom) / Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 卑之，毋甚高论 卑之，毋甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 卑之，无甚高论 卑之，無甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 杀人不过头点地 殺人不過頭點地 shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about 沒什麼 méi shén me variant of 沒甚麼|没什么, nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind 没有事 沒有事 méi yǒu shì not a bit / nothing is up / nothing alarming is happening 没有什么不可能 沒有甚麼不可能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it 三不知 sān bù zhī to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end / to know nothing at all 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 废料 廢料 fèi liào waste products / refuse / garbage / good-for-nothing (derog.) syn 小混混 xiǎo hùn hùn hooligan / rogue / a good-for-nothing 窝囊 窩囊 wō nang to feel vexed / annoyed / good-for-nothing / stupid and cowardly syn 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served) / (fig.) fathead / a good-for-nothing syn 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn 脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn 不成材 bù chéng cái worthless / good-for-nothing syn 不稂不莠 bù láng bù yǒu useless / worthless / good-for-nothing syn 熊包 xióng bāo worthless person / good-for-nothing 菜包子 cài bāo zi steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing 吃货 吃貨 chī huò chowhound / foodie / a good-for-nothing 现世宝 現世寶 xiàn shì bǎo good-for-nothing / fool 狗头军师 gǒu tóu jūn shī (derog.) inept advisor / a good-for-nothing adviser / one who offers bad advice 拜拜 bái bái (loanword) bye-bye / also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) syn 泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn 无语 無語 wú yǔ to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded 躺枪 躺槍 tǎng qiāng (neologism c. 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it / to be unfairly targeted / to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪[tang3zhe5 ye3 zhong4qiang1]) 烂大街 爛大街 làn dà jiē (coll.) (of a fashion item, song etc) to be everywhere now / to be nothing special anymore / to have lost its novelty 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance syn 美貌 měi mào good looks / beauty / good-looking syn 晚安 wǎn ān Good night! / Good evening! 美誉 美譽 měi yù good name / good reputation syn 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use syn 无益 無益 wú yì no good / not good for / not beneficial syn 风姿 風姿 fēng zī good looks / good figure / graceful bearing / charm syn 良方 liáng fāng good medicine / effective prescription / fig. good plan / effective strategy syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 自爱 自愛 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health syn 美名 měi míng good name / good reputation syn 良策 liáng cè good plan / good idea syn 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 彩头 彩頭 cǎi tóu good omen / good luck (in business etc) / profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc) syn 以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good syn 待价而沽 待價而沽 dài jià ér gū to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer syn 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it syn 好好儿 好好兒 hǎo hāo r in good condition / perfectly good / carefully / well / thoroughly syn 善 shàn good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect syn 多钱善贾 多錢善賈 duō qián shàn gǔ much capital, good business (idiom) / fig. good trading conditions 生财有道 生財有道 shēng cái yǒu dào lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest syn 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 好事不出门，恶事传千里 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom) 好故事百听不厌 好故事百聽不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new. 工欲善其事，必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job 彰善癉惡 彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice 欲善其事，必先利其器 yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job 无量寿 無量壽 wú liàng shòu boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom 解决达尔富尔问题的善意和建立信任协议 解決達爾富爾問題的善意和建立信任協議 Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building 善意和建立信任协议 善意和建立信任協議 Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building 睦邻关系 睦鄰關系 good neighbourly relations / good neigbourliness 彰善瘅恶 彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice syn 好心倒做了驴肝肺 好心倒做了驢肝肺 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom) / fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent 好料 hǎo liào sth of good quality / good person (usu. in the negative) / (Tw) delicious food 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) syn 好气 好氣 hǎo qì (coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑[hao3xiao4]) 速配 sù pèi fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match 不济 不濟 bù jì (coll.) no good / of no use syn 不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad / good / fine syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 俏 qiào good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food) syn 也有今天 yě yǒu jīn tiān (coll.) to get one's just deserts / to serve sb right / to get one's share of (good or bad things) / every dog has its day 开挂 開掛 kāi guà to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4]) / (coll.) unbelievably good 套磁 tào cí (coll.) to cultivate good relations with sb / to try to gain favor with sb 毒鸡汤 毒雞湯 dú jī tāng (coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤[ji1 tang1] and designed to go viral 出片 chū piàn (coll.) (of a photographic subject) to photograph well / to yield good shots 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 