午安 wǔ ān Good afternoon! / Hello (daytime greeting) 下午茶 xià wǔ chá afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) 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 下午 xià wǔ afternoon / CL:個|个[ge4] / p.m. syn 午后 午後 wǔ hòu afternoon syn 午觉 午覺 wǔ jiào siesta / afternoon nap 昃 zè afternoon / decline 晚半天儿 晚半天兒 wǎn ban tiān r late afternoon 半日工作 bàn rì gōng zuò part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon 下半天 xià bàn tiān afternoon syn 一个 一個 yī ge a / an / one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) 问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn 贺卡 賀卡 hè kǎ greeting card / congratulation card 拱手 gǒng shǒu to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting / (fig.) submissive 磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) syn 客套 kè tào polite greeting / civilities / to exchange pleasantries syn 合十 hé shí to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn 回礼 回禮 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return syn 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 问讯 問訊 wèn xùn interrogation / greeting syn 客套话 客套話 kè tào huà conventional greeting / polite formula syn 百年好合 bǎi nián hǎo hé may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) 答理 dā li (usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc) / to respond / to answer syn 迎客松 yíng kè sōng Greeting Pine, symbol of Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1] syn 贺年卡 賀年卡 hè nián kǎ New Year greeting card 长命富贵 長命富貴 cháng mìng fù guì We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting) 恭喜发财 恭喜發財 gōng xǐ fā cái May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) 奉申贺敬 奉申賀敬 fèng shēn hè jìng polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card) 招财进宝 招財進寶 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success! 岁岁平安 歲歲平安 suì suì píng ān May you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting) 请多关照 請多關照 qǐng duō guān zhào please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) 贺函 賀函 hè hán letter of congratulations / greeting card (e.g. for New Year) syn 贺卡业务代表 Greeting Cards Operation Representative 贺卡委员会 賀卡委員會 Greeting Card Committee 欧洲贺卡业务处处长 歐洲賀卡業務處處長 Chief, Greeting Card Operations (European Office) 贺卡及有关业务 賀卡及有關業務 Greeting Card and Related Operations 贺卡助理 賀卡助理 Greeting Cards Assistant 长揖 長揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting) 合手 hé shǒu to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use) 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 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad 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 不是东西 不是東西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good 好料 hǎo liào sth of good quality / good person (usu. in the negative) / (Tw) delicious food 可以 kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good syn 回复 回復 huí fù to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4] syn 标准 標準 biāo zhǔn standard / norm / criterion / (adjective) standard / good / correct / conforming to a standard syn 精神 jīng shen vigor / vitality / spirited / good-looking syn 不错 不錯 bù cuò correct / right / not bad / pretty good syn 不好 bù hǎo no good syn 良好 liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine syn 分享 fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn 差不多 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad syn 诚信 誠信 chéng xìn honesty / trustworthiness / good faith syn 保健 bǎo jiàn health protection / health care / to maintain in good health syn 幸运 幸運 xìng yùn fortunate / lucky / good fortune / luck syn 特效 tè xiào specially good effect / special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects syn 善良 shàn liáng good and honest / kindhearted syn 没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong syn 看好 kàn hǎo to regard as having good prospects syn 