甲醇 jiǎ chún methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / wood alcohol / wood spirit 木醇 mù chún wood alcohol / wood spirit / methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / same as 甲醇[jia3 chun2] 木精 mù jīng methanol / methyl alcohol / wood alcohol / wood spirit 萃取 cuì qǔ (chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction) / to extract 贫液 貧液 pín yè waste liquid / liquid with precipitate skimmed off 液－液化学交换工艺 liquid-liquid chemical exchange process / chemical exchange isotope separation / solvent extraction process 液液交换塔 yè yè jiāo huàn tǎ liquid-liquid exchange column 液-液离心接触器 liquid-liquid centrifugal contactor 高效液相色谱法 高效液相色譜法 high-performance liquid chromatography / high-efficiency liquid chromatography 大麻油 cannabis oil / marijuana oil / liquid hashish / liquid cannabis / hashish oil / cured cannabis 液-液萃取塔 liquid-liquid extraction column 唇釉 chún yòu (cosmetics) liquid lipstick (typically with a glossier, lacquer-like finish compared to Western liquid lipsticks, though matte formulas also exist) 来去无踪 來去無蹤 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and leave without a trace 来无影，去无踪 來無影，去無蹤 lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and go without a trace 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice 偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 无望 無望 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects 径自 徑自 jìng zì without leave / without consulting anyone syn 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò (idiom) to reap without sowing / to get sth without working for it / to sponge off others syn 顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 裸机 裸機 luǒ jī hardware-only device / computer without operating system or other software installed / mobile phone or pager without network subscription 不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress syn 并行不悖 並行不悖 bìng xíng bù bèi to run in parallel without hindrance / not mutually exclusive / two processes can be implemented without conflict 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject syn 师出无名 師出無名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification syn 不经意间 不經意間 bù jīng yì jiān without paying attention / without noticing / unconsciously / inadvertently 巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment. 殒身不恤 殞身不恤 yǔn shēn bù xù to die without regrets (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself without hesitation 没头没脸 沒頭沒臉 méi tóu méi liǎn lit. without head, without face (idiom) / fig. frenzily / haphazardly 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire 一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company) 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius) 空穴来风未必无因 空穴來風未必無因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom) 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) 缠绵不已 纏綿不已 chán mián bù yǐ to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other 崽卖爷田不心疼 崽賣爺田不心疼 zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom) / fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed 光杆司令 光桿司令 guāng gǎn sī lìng commander without any soldiers / (fig.) leader without a team / solo entrepreneur syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì - mǎi lǘ (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey" / to write at length without ever getting to the point 白嫖 bái piáo to visit a prostitute without paying / (slang) to consume a service without paying 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) syn 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 专柜 專櫃 zhuān guì sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol) 酒后 酒後 jiǔ hòu after drinking / under the influence of alcohol 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 乙醇 yǐ chún ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 烟酒 煙酒 yān jiǔ tobacco and alcohol 泡吧 pào bā to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc) / to go clubbing 擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub syn 度数 度數 dù shu number of degrees / reading (on a meter) / strength (alcohol, lenses etc) 解酒 jiě jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 醒酒 xǐng jiǔ to dissipate the effects of alcohol / to sober up 下酒 xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink syn 劝酒 勸酒 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol syn 闷酒 悶酒 mèn jiǔ alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 醇酸 chún suān alkyd / alcohol acid / hydroxyacid 丁醇 dīng chún butanol / butyl alcohol C4H9OH 甘露醇 gān lù chún mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol 丙醇 bǐng chún propanol / propyl alcohol C3H7OH 异丙醇 異丙醇 yì bǐng chún isopropanol / isopropyl alcohol C3H8O 禁酒 jìn jiǔ prohibition / ban on alcohol / dry law 维纶 維綸 wéi lún vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol (loanword) 烧锅 燒鍋 shāo guō a still (for distilling alcohol) 酒瘾 酒癮 jiǔ yǐn alcohol addiction 禁酒令 jìn jiǔ lìng prohibition / ban on alcohol 酦 醱 pō to ferment alcohol / Taiwan pr. [po4] 借酒浇愁 借酒澆愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol) 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom) / overindulgence in wine and women / an incorrigible drunkard and lecher 醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do 甲醇中毒 jiǎ chún zhōng dú methyl alcohol poisoning 一元醇 yī yuán chún methyl alcohol CH3OH 三元醇 sān yuán chún propyl alcohol C3H7OH 二元醇 èr yuán chún ethyl alcohol C2H5OH 佐酒 zuǒ jiǔ (of food or a pleasant activity) to accompany drinks / to enhance the experience of consuming alcohol 大红鼻子 大紅鼻子 dà hóng bí zi rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol) / brandy nose 戊醇 wù chún amyl alcohol 拉克替醇 lā kè tì chún lactitol, a sugar alcohol 滴酒不沾 dī jiǔ bù zhān never to touch a drop of alcohol 甘糖醇 gān táng chún mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol 甘露糖醇 gān lù táng chún mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol 糖醇 táng chún sugar alcohol 赤藓糖醇 赤蘚糖醇 chì xiǎn táng chún erythritol, a sugar alcohol 赤藓醇 赤蘚醇 chì xiǎn chún erythritol, a sugar alcohol 酒后驾驶 酒後駕駛 jiǔ hòu jià shǐ driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) 酒精中毒 jiǔ jīng zhòng dú alcoholism / alcohol poisoning 酒言酒语 酒言酒語 jiǔ yán jiǔ yǔ words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom) 醉酒驾车 醉酒駕車 zuì jiǔ jià chē drunk driving (very high blood alcohol concentration) 饮酒驾车 飲酒駕車 yǐn jiǔ jià chē drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration) 麦芽糖醇 麥芽糖醇 mài yá táng chún maltitol, a sugar alcohol 酒精消费的不良社会后果专家会议 Expert Meeting on the Negative Social Consequences of Alcohol Use 北欧酗酒和吸毒问题大会 North-American Congress on Alcohol and Drug Problems 血液酒精浓度 blood alcohol concentration 