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"best interests" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
最佳利益 zuì jiā lì yì best interests
Chinese Pinyin Translation
王 wáng king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great syn
最佳 zuì jiā optimum / optimal / peak / best (athlete, movie etc) syn
最好 zuì hǎo best / had better ... / it would be best to ... syn
尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn
冲突 衝突 chōng tū conflict / to conflict / clash of opposing forces / collision (of interests) / contention syn
海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn
伴郎 伴郞 bàn láng best man syn
卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn
选拔 選拔 xuǎn bá to select the best syn
权益 權益 quán yì rights / interests / rights and benefits syn
极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities syn
死党 死黨 sǐ dǎng best friends / inseparable sidekick / diehard followers syn
排行榜 pái háng bǎng the charts (of best-sellers) / table of ranking
致意 zhì yì to send one's greetings / to send one's best regards / to devote attention to syn
精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn
顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most / at best syn
盛装 盛裝 shèng zhuāng splendid clothes / rich attire / one's Sunday best syn
畅销书 暢銷書 chàng xiāo shū best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster
力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn
情趣 qíng qù inclinations and interests / delight / fun / interest / appeal syn
尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn
精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided syn
公私 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc) syn
心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! syn
跻身 躋身 jī shēn to rise into the ranks of / to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc) syn
力求 lì qiú to make every effort to / striving to do one's best syn
尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets syn
尖子 jiān zi best of its kind / cream of the crop syn
充其量 chōng qí liàng at most / at best syn
精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel syn
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn
同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn
两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn
上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] syn
名列前茅 míng liè qián máo to rank among the best syn
不力 bù lì not to do one's best / not to exert oneself syn
讨巧 討巧 tǎo qiǎo to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense syn
抢手货 搶手貨 qiǎng shǒu huò a best-seller / a hot property
望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn
恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing)
独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn
假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position syn
相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well syn
至交 zhì jiāo best friend syn
顶尖级 頂尖級 dǐng jiān jí first class / top / world best syn
因势利导 因勢利導 yīn shì lì dǎo to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities syn
最佳影片 zuì jiā yǐng piàn best movie (in film awards)
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own
麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
人尽其才 人盡其才 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best syn
魁首 kuí shǒu chief / first / brightest and best syn
好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb / to reason with sb in every way possible syn
将错就错 將錯就錯 jiāng cuò jiù cuò lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom) / to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through
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
休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat syn
百思买 百思買 bǎi sī mǎi Best Buy (retailer)
尖 jiān pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop syn
关门大吉 關門大吉 guān mén dà jí to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) syn
物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything syn
男傧相 男儐相 nán bīn xiàng best man (in a marriage) syn
傧 儐 bīn best man / to entertain
隐衷 隱衷 yǐn zhōng a secret / sth best not told to anyone / confidential information syn
御宅族 yù zhái zú otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2] / see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3]
公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom) / to behave altruistically / selfless syn
吃里爬外 吃裡爬外 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you syn
乔迁之喜 喬遷之喜 qiáo qiān zhī xǐ congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom) / Best wishes for your new home!
车到山前必有路 車到山前必有路 chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best / let's worry about it when it happens / it will be all right on the night
抢镜头 搶鏡頭 qiǎng jìng tóu to scoop the best camera shots / to grab the limelight
打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom) / petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter syn
舜日尧天 舜日堯天 shùn rì yáo tiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
舜日尧年 舜日堯年 shùn rì yáo nián sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
公私兼顾 公私兼顧 gōng sī jiān gù to adequately take into account both public and private interests
舍己为公 捨己為公 shě jǐ wèi gōng to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom) / to behave altruistically / selfless and public spirited syn
比上不足比下有余 比上不足比下有餘 bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú to fall short of the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster
倾箱倒箧 傾箱倒篋 qīng xiāng dǎo qiè to exhaust all one has / to leave no stone unturned / to try one's best syn
力争上游 力爭上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu to strive for mastery (idiom) / aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions syn
包袱底儿 包袱底兒 bāo fu dǐ r family heirloom / most precious family possession / person's secrets / one's best performance
塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
祁奚之荐 祁奚之薦 qí xī zhī jiàn Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom) / recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
三十六计，走为上策 三十六計，走為上策 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
上上之策 shàng shàng zhī cè the best policy / the best thing one can do in the circumstances
冷煖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng to make the best of a bad job / to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
最佳可得技术 最佳可得技術 best available technologies / best available techniques
最大努力条款 最大努力條款 zuì dài nǔ lì tiáo kuǎn best efforts clause / best endeavours clause
最佳拟合 最佳擬合 zuì jiā nǐ hé best-fitting / best-fit
如人饮水，冷暖自知 如人飲水，冷暖自知 rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
退而求其次 tuì ér qiú qí cì to settle for second best / the next best thing
好酒沉瓮底 好酒沉甕底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last
征选 徵選 zhēng xuǎn to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition
符合美国利益 符合美國利益 fú hé měi guó lì yì in line with American interests
国防利益 國防利益 guó fáng lì yì (national) defense interests
自身利益 zì shēn lì yì one's own interests
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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