好好 hǎo hǎo well / carefully / nicely / properly syn 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant syn 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) syn 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 熟食 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food syn 察看 chá kàn to watch / to look carefully at syn 清查 qīng chá to investigate thoroughly / to carefully inspect / to verify / to ferret out (undesirable elements) 精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 有备无患 有備無患 yǒu bèi wú huàn Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom) 吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked 不吝 bù lìn not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc) syn 细看 細看 xì kàn to peer / to scan / to examine carefully syn 工整 gōng zhěng fine work / carefully and neatly done syn 端详 端詳 duān xiang to look over carefully / to scrutinize syn 叮咛 叮嚀 dīng níng to warn / to urge / to exhort / to give instructions carefully and insistently syn 思虑 思慮 sī lǜ to think sth through / to consider carefully syn 瞻前顾后 瞻前顧後 zhān qián gù hòu lit. to look forward and back (idiom) / fig. to consider carefully / to weigh the pros and cons / fig. to be overcautious and indecisive syn 精读 精讀 jīng dú to read carefully and thoroughly / intensive reading 墨汁 mò zhī prepared Chinese ink syn 中成药 中成藥 zhōng chéng yào prepared prescription (Chinese medicine) 菜式 cài shì dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe) 精挑细选 精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods syn 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down syn 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give syn 谛听 諦聽 dì tīng to listen carefully syn 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng think three times then go (idiom) / don't act before you've thought it through carefully syn 粉 fěn powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]) / to be a fan of syn 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 审 審 shěn to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court) syn 究 jiū after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. [jiu4] syn 三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom) / consider carefully in advance 上心 shàng xīn carefully / meticulously / to set one's heart on sth syn 茶水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves 好好儿 好好兒 hǎo hāo r in good condition / perfectly good / carefully / well / thoroughly syn 客饭 客飯 kè fàn cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors / set meal syn 蹩 bié to limp / to sprain (an ankle or wrist) / to move carefully, as if evading a danger / to scurry syn 脱稿 脫稿 tuō gǎo (of a manuscript) to be completed / to do without prepared notes (when giving a speech) syn 踧 cù carefully / level / smooth 以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn to take caution as the key (idiom) / to proceed very carefully 倾耳细听 傾耳細聽 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully 枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle syn 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared 针尖对麦芒 針尖對麥芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom) 嫈 yīng attentively / carefully 注意看 zhù yì kàn watch carefully 蹜 suō walk carefully 予以照顾 予以照顧 yǔ yǐ zhào gù to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom) 审谛 審諦 shěn dì to look at sth carefully / to examine 细察 細察 xì chá to observe carefully 细听 細聽 xì tīng to listen carefully (for tiny sounds) 精研 jīng yán to research carefully / to study intensively 谛视 諦視 dì shì to look carefully 千挑万选 千挑萬選 qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn to select very carefully 拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí to choose one's food carefully / to be picky 择日不如撞日 擇日不如撞日 zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion 侅 gāi to give / prepared for included in / embraced in 中成葯 中成藥 zhōng chéng yào prepared prescription (Chinese medicine) 以备不测 以備不測 yǐ bèi bù cè to be prepared for accidents 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom) / well-prepared forces / preparations for war are in an advanced state 熟丝 熟絲 shú sī silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap) 特别设计或配备的 especially designed or prepared 待命飞行器 aircraft prepared for service 备用任务 備用任務 bèi yòng rèn wù be-prepared mission 熟鸦片 熟鴉片 prepared opium 眼里容不得沙子 眼裡容不得沙子 yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) / unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind / not prepared to turn a blind eye 不怕一万，就怕万一 不怕一萬，就怕萬一 bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case 加料钢琴 加料鋼琴 jiā liào gāng qín prepared piano 有备而来 有備而來 yǒu bèi ér lái to come prepared syn 分灶吃饭 分竈吃飯 fēn zào chī fàn "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC 筒子米糕 tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo rice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them) 舍不得孩子套不住狼 捨不得孩子套不住狼 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things 穷家富路 窮家富路 qióng jiā fù lù (idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend 