不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed / to get up syn 忍不住 rěn bu zhù cannot help / unable to bear syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn to get hit by a bullet / to get shot syn 情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn 不堪 bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 未能 wèi néng cannot / to fail to / unable to syn 不能不 bù néng bù have to / cannot but syn 惨不忍睹 慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable / horrendous / atrocious syn 看不惯 看不慣 kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see / to hate / to dislike / to disapprove syn 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget 染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎 不计其数 不計其數 bù jì qí shù lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom) / fig. countless / innumerable syn 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many syn 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom) / irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist syn 不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely syn 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone syn 锒铛入狱 鋃鐺入獄 láng dāng rù yù lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed syn 功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom) 下不来 下不來 xià bù lái awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished syn 不由得 bù yóu de can't help / cannot but syn 无可置疑 無可置疑 wú kě zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom) syn 受潮 shòu cháo to get moist / to get damp (due to humidity, seepage etc) 忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile syn 讨巧 討巧 tǎo qiǎo to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense syn 想不开 想不開 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles syn 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to syn 势不两立 勢不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom) / irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints syn 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other 莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì unable to reach a decision (idiom) / cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion syn 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason syn 不可能 bù kě néng impossible / cannot / not able 不懂 bù dǒng not to understand / cannot (see, hear, understand, as verb complement) / incomprehension 会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not 能不能 néng bù néng can or cannot? / Is it possible? / Can we do it? 看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see / cannot be seen / invisible 达不到 達不到 dá bù dào cannot achieve / cannot reach 不敌 不敵 bù dí no match for / cannot beat 会否 會否 huì fǒu can or cannot / is it possible? 好起来 好起來 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well 顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage syn 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake 中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in 由不得 yóu bù de cannot help / to be beyond control of 由不得 yóu bu de cannot help / to be beyond control of 坏掉 壞掉 huài diào to get broken / to get damaged / to get ruined 说不过去 說不過去 shuō bu guò qù cannot be justified / inexcusable syn 受累 shòu lěi to get dragged into / to get involved (on sb else's account) syn 保不住 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth) / unable to keep / more likely than not / may well 难不倒 難不倒 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb 不迭 bù dié cannot cope / find it too much / incessantly syn 不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky / absolutely irreconcilable syn 少不得 shǎo bu dé cannot be avoided / cannot do without syn 弄到手 nòng dào shǒu to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 打不通 dǎ bu tōng cannot get through (on phone) 未可 wèi kě cannot 怨不得 yuàn bu de cannot blame / no wonder syn 不克 bù kè cannot / to not be able (to) / to be unable to 使不得 shǐ bu de cannot be used / must not (do sth) / unacceptable syn 晕菜 暈菜 yūn cài (dialect) to get confused / to be dumbfounded / to get dizzy 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame 来不得 來不得 lái bu dé cannot allow (to be present) / cannot admit syn 架不住 jià bu zhù (coll.) unable to withstand / cannot bear / can't stand it / no match for syn 不谓 不謂 bù wèi cannot be deemed / unexpectedly 目不识丁 目不識丁 mù bù shí dīng lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom) / totally illiterate syn 誓不两立 誓不兩立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom) / irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints syn 毫无二致 毫無二致 háo wú èr zhì there cannot be another one like it syn 买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford / can't afford buying 寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn 无坚不摧 無堅不摧 wú jiān bù cuī no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) / to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one syn 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 惹火烧身 惹火燒身 rě huǒ shāo shēn stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom) / to get one's fingers burnt / fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling syn 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above syn 过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 认识 認識 rèn shi to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition syn 得到 dé dào to get / to obtain / to receive syn 结婚 結婚 jié hūn to marry / to get married / CL:次[ci4] syn 通过 通過 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via syn 联系 聯繫 lián xì connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch syn 处 處 chǔ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish syn 