"as ever" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
如初	rú chū	as before / as ever
不减当年不減當年	bù jiǎn dāng nián	(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
来來	lái	to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來\|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來\|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世\|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來\|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來\|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])	syn
从從	cóng	from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor	syn
曾经曾經	céng jīng	once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	syn
自从自從	zì cóng	since (a time) / ever since	syn
常	cháng	always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant	syn
再也	zài yě	(not) ever again / (not) any longer	syn
不曾	bù céng	hasn't yet / hasn't ever	syn
未曾	wèi céng	hasn't (or haven't) / hasn't ever	syn
越发越發	yuè fā	increasingly / more and more / ever more / all the more	syn
未尝未嘗	wèi cháng	not ever / not necessarily	syn
破天荒	pò tiān huāng	unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever	syn
畏首畏尾	wèi shǒu wèi wěi	afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing	syn
倒挂倒掛	dào guà	lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay	syn
生离死别生離死別	shēng lí sǐ bié	separated in life and death / to part for ever
百战百胜百戰百勝	bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng	to emerge victorious in every battle / to be ever-victorious	syn
打从打從	dǎ cóng	from / (ever) since	syn
何曾	hé céng	did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
古来古來	gǔ lái	since ancient times / it has ever been the case that	syn
益发益發	yì fā	increasingly / more and more / ever more / all the more	syn
茶经茶經	chá jīng	the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽\|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780
曾	céng	once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	syn
素	sù	raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever	syn
愈演愈烈	yù yǎn yù liè	ever more critical / problems get more and more intense	syn
抱佛脚抱佛腳	bào fó jiǎo	lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation	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
常胜军常勝軍	cháng shèng jūn	Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
地久天长地久天長	dì jiǔ tiān cháng	enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi) / eternal / for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc) / also written 天長地久\|天长地久	syn
千变万轸千變萬軫	qiān biàn wàn zhěn	constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
旬输月送旬輸月送	xún shū yuè sòng	pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands
绝代佳人絕代佳人	jué dài jiā rén	beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom) / woman of peerless elegance / prettiest girl ever
镌心铭骨鐫心銘骨	juān xīn míng gǔ	etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
镌骨铭心鐫骨銘心	juān gǔ míng xīn	etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
永永远远永永遠遠	yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn	for ever and ever
战无不胜，攻无不克戰無不勝，攻無不克	zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè	to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
战无不胜，攻无不取戰無不勝，攻無不取	zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ	to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
攻无不克，战无不胜攻無不克，戰無不勝	gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng	to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
连战连胜連戰連勝	lián zhàn lián shèng	fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom) / ever victorious
道高一尺，魔高一丈	dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng	(idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil / no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
已婚者		ever married
一日为师，终身为父一日為師，終身為父	yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù	lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
冤冤相报何时了冤冤相報何時了	yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo	if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
死宅	sǐ zhái	die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)
历久弥新歷久彌新	lì jiǔ mí xīn	lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom) / fig. timeless / unfading
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
百变百變	bǎi biàn	ever-changing

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"as ever" Chinese-English Dictionary

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