正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that syn 无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc 恰巧 qià qiǎo by chance / as chance would have it syn 不期而遇 bù qī ér yù meet by chance / have a chance encounter syn 一线生机 一線生機 yī xiàn - shēng jī (idiom) a chance of survival / a fighting chance / a ray of hope 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 邂逅 xiè hòu (literary) to meet sb by chance / to run into sb syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 机会 機會 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 偶然 ǒu rán incidentally / occasional / occasionally / by chance / randomly syn 万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn 缘分 緣分 yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny syn 附带 附帶 fù dài supplementary / incidentally / in parentheses / by chance / in passing / additionally / secondary / subsidiary / to attach syn 赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for syn 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance) / to come across syn 良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance / a golden opportunity 缘份 緣份 yuán fèn also written 緣分|缘分 / fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny 错失 錯失 cuò shī fault / mistake / to miss (a chance) syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance / opportunity / destiny syn 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune syn 碰巧 pèng qiǎo by chance / by coincidence / to happen to syn 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo fortuitously / luckily / as chance has it syn 没戏 沒戲 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless syn 碰运气 碰運氣 pèng yùn qi to try one's luck / to leave sth to chance 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo by chance / by coincidence / by good luck syn 赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 末班车 末班車 mò bān chē last bus or train / last chance 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (idiom) syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 偶然性 ǒu rán xìng chance / fortuity / serendipity 押宝 押寶 yā bǎo to play yabao (a gambling game) / (fig.) to gamble on / to take one's chance / to try one's luck 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 幸事 xìng shì sth fortunate / a lucky chance syn 坐失良机 坐失良機 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance syn 遭 zāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident syn 逢 féng to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon syn 凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity syn 阄 鬮 jiū lots (to be drawn) / lot (in a game of chance) 坐失机宜 坐失機宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance 英雄无用武之地 英雄無用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents syn 掽 pèng to bump / to meet by chance 交臂失之 jiāo bì shī zhī to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity syn 偶然事件 ǒu rán shì jiàn random accident / chance event 偶语弃市 偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom) 偶遇 ǒu yù to meet by chance syn 大有希望 dà yǒu xī wàng to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising 机运 機運 jī yùn chance and opportunity 让贤与能 讓賢與能 ràng xián yǔ néng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) 际会 際會 jì huì opportunity / chance 赢面 贏面 yíng miàn chance of winning 过了这村没这店 過了這村沒這店 guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance 恰遇 qià yù to chance upon / to coincide fortuitously with sth 看准机会 看準機會 kàn zhǔn jī huì to watch for an opportunity / to see one's chance to 赌上一局 賭上一局 dǔ shàng yī jú to engage in a game of chance / to gamble / to make a bet 过了这个村就没这个店 過了這個村就沒這個店 guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance 路遇 lù yù to meet (sb) by chance on the way somewhere / to encounter (sth) on the way somewhere 落空 là kòng to omit / to neglect (to do sth) / to miss a chance / to let an opportunity slip by syn 大有希望 dà yǒu - xī wàng to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn 