等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn 分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute 分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn 详细 詳細 xiáng xì detailed / in detail / minute syn 一举一动 一舉一動 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement / each and every move syn 微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn 渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant syn 凡是 fán shì each and every / every / all / any syn 细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn 微量 wēi liàng a smidgen / minute / micro- / trace (element) syn 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn 百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means syn 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 转速 轉速 zhuàn sù angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute syn 俱全 jù quán every kind / every variety under the sun / a complete gamut syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn 家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom) / every household 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 步步为营 步步為營 bù bù wéi yíng to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step syn 显微 顯微 xiǎn wēi micro- / microscopic / to make the minute visible 三天两头 三天兩頭 sān tiān liǎng tóu lit. twice every three days (idiom) / practically every day / frequently syn 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch syn 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 纤 纖 xiān fine / delicate / minute syn 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 蠛 miè minute flies 一切 yī qiè everything / every / all syn 每 měi each / every syn 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 每个 每個 měi gè each / every 全 quán all / whole / entire / every / complete syn 每天 měi tiān every day syn 每次 měi cì every time syn 各 gè each / every syn 人人 rén rén everyone / every person syn 各种 各種 gè zhǒng every kind of / all kinds of / various 每年 měi nián every year / each year / yearly syn 每周 每週 měi zhōu every week 每当 每當 měi dāng whenever / every time syn 天天 tiān tiān every day syn 各个 各個 gè gè every / various / separately, one by one syn 全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other syn 个个 個個 gè gè each one individually / each and every syn 步步 bù bù step by step / at every step 各国 各國 gè guó each country / every country / various countries syn 点点滴滴 點點滴滴 diǎn diǎn dī dī bit by bit / dribs and drabs / the little details / every aspect 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means syn 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to / striving to do one's best syn 各处 各處 gè chù every place syn 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn 年年 nián nián year after year / yearly / every year / annually syn 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 各色 gè sè all kinds / of every description 无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom) / meticulous syn 诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything / every matter syn 日日 rì rì every day syn 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit / every little bit syn 满座 滿座 mǎn zuò fully booked / every seat taken syn 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 每逢 měi féng every time / on each occasion / whenever 各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life syn 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè multicolored / every color under the sun syn 流窜 流竄 liú cuàn to roam all over the place / to go into every nook and corner / to infiltrate / (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run / to flee and try to hide syn 奇形怪状 奇形怪狀 qí xíng guài zhuàng fantastic oddities of every description (idiom) / grotesquely shaped syn 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress 芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people 有求必应 有求必應 yǒu qiú bì yìng to grant whatever is asked for / to accede to every plea syn 千奇百怪 qiān qí bǎi guài fantastic oddities of every description (idiom) syn 万般 萬般 wàn bān every kind / manifold / extremely syn 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng every word and action (idiom) syn 百战百胜 百戰百勝 bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng to emerge victorious in every battle / to be ever-victorious syn 百兽 百獸 bǎi shòu all creatures / every kind of animal syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 体贴入微 體貼入微 tǐ tiē rù wēi to show every possible consideration (idiom) / meticulous care syn 一把抓 yī bǎ zhuā to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance 万象 萬象 wàn xiàng every manifestation of nature syn 清一色 qīng yī sè (mahjong) flush / a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit / (fig.) uniformly / each and every one syn 悉数 悉數 xī shù all / every single one / the entire sum syn 千家万户 千家萬戶 qiān jiā wàn hù every family (idiom) syn 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ every few days (idiom) syn 万人空巷 萬人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out syn 备至 備至 bèi zhì to the utmost / in every possible way 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi every voice gives praise (idiom) / with an extensive public reputation syn 百年不遇 bǎi nián bù yù only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc) syn 动辄 動輒 dòng zhé easily / readily / frequently / at every turn / at the slightest pretext syn 名目繁多 míng mù fán duō names of many kinds (idiom) / items of every description syn 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail syn 每一 měi yī every 全国各地 全國各地 quán guó gè dì every part of the country 每隔 měi gé at intervals of / every (so often) 夜夜 yè yè every night 