只能 zhǐ néng can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice syn 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt syn 深入 shēn rù to penetrate deeply / thorough syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 深感 shēn gǎn to feel deeply syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath syn 敬重 jìng zhòng to respect deeply / to revere / to esteem syn 沉溺 chén nì to indulge in / to wallow / absorbed in / deeply engrossed / addicted syn 无须 無須 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn 深切 shēn qiè deeply felt / heartfelt / sincere / honest syn 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 思索 sī suǒ to think deeply / to ponder syn 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter / painful / deeply distressed syn 爱恋 愛戀 ài liàn in love with / to feel deeply attached to syn 令人发指 令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion / abhorrent / heinous / deeply disturbing syn 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to syn 忧心忡忡 憂心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) syn 痛感 tòng gǎn to feel deeply / acute suffering 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 关切 關切 guān qiè to be deeply concerned / to be troubled (by) syn 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc / rueful / deeply moved syn 沉沉 chén chén deeply / heavily syn 一往情深 yī wǎng qíng shēn deeply attached / devoted syn 深入人心 shēn rù rén xīn to enter deeply into people's hearts / to have a real impact on the people (idiom) 沉湎 chén miǎn deeply immersed / fig. wallowing in / deeply engrossed in syn 沁人心脾 qìn rén xīn pí lit. to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom) / fig. to gladden the heart / to be refreshing syn 可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) / fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic syn 焦灼 jiāo zhuó (literary) deeply worried syn 刺痛 cì tòng to tingle / to sting / to have a sudden sharp pain / (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle / prick / sting / stab of pain 深陷 shēn xiàn to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc) / deep set (eyes) syn 贾宝玉 賈寶玉 jiǎ bǎo yù Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗 牵肠挂肚 牽腸掛肚 qiān cháng guà dù deeply worried (idiom) / to feel anxious syn 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn 哀恸 哀慟 āi tòng to be deeply grieved 积弊 積弊 jī bì age-old (malpractice) / long established (corrupt practices) / deeply rooted (superstition) syn 痛 tòng ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly syn 回肠荡气 回腸盪氣 huí cháng dàng qì soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork) / heart-rending / deeply moving syn 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) / obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections syn 柔情似水 róu qíng sì shuǐ tender and soft as water / deeply attached to sb syn 感恩戴德 gǎn ēn dài dé deeply grateful syn 苦大仇深 kǔ dà chóu shēn great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom) / deeply ingrained long-standing resentment syn 荡气回肠 蕩氣回腸 dàng qì huí cháng heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) / deeply moving syn 骨鲠在喉 骨鯁在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind 创巨痛深 創巨痛深 chuāng jù tòng shēn (idiom) deeply distressed 动人心魄 動人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò (idiom) breathtaking / deeply affecting syn 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom) syn 寓意深长 寓意深長 yù yì shēn cháng to have profound import (idiom) / to be deeply significant 殊深轸念 殊深軫念 shū shēn zhěn niàn extreme solicitude (idiom) / expressing the deepest condolences / to feel deeply concerned 沦肌浃髓 淪肌浹髓 lún jī jiā suǐ lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom) / deeply affected / moved to the core syn 钻坚仰高 鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study 一倡三叹 一倡三歎 yī chàng sān tàn (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom) 感天动地 感天動地 gǎn tiān dòng dì (idiom) deeply affecting 妻子管得严 妻子管得嚴 qī zi guǎn dé yán hen-pecked male (esp. one obliged to forsake male friends) 骨鲠 骨鯁 gǔ gěng fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker 不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority 是荷 shì hé (written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged 瞑想 míng xiǎng to muse / to think deeply / contemplation / meditation 在深处 在深處 zài shēn chù deeply 沉痼 chén gù chronic illness / fig. deeply entrenched problem syn 洞鉴 洞鑒 dòng jiàn to examine deeply / to inspect closely 沦浃 淪浹 lún jiā to be deeply affected / moved to the core 牵心挂肠 牽心掛腸 qiān xīn guà cháng to worry deeply about sth / extremely concerned 甚感诧异 甚感詫異 shèn gǎn chà yì amazed / astonished / deeply troubled 积垢 積垢 jī gòu deeply accumulated filth 笃爱 篤愛 dǔ ài to love deeply / devoted to sb 习以成性 習以成性 xí yǐ chéng xìng deeply ingrained / steeped in 长揖 長揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting) 十动然拒 十動然拒 shí dòng rán jù to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang) 探幽发微 探幽發微 tàn yōu fā wēi to probe deeply and uncover minute details 难以撼动 難以撼動 nán yǐ hàn dòng unsusceptible to change / deeply entrenched 扎心 zhā xīn heartrending / deeply distressing 深藏 shēn cáng to be deeply hidden / to lie deep (in some place) syn 很是 hěn shì (formal) very / quite / deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb) 戳心灌髓 chuō xīn - guàn suǐ (idiom) to strike at one's core / to deeply hurt sb 苦大仇深 kǔ dà - chóu shēn (idiom) great bitterness and deep hatred / deeply ingrained long-standing resentment syn 苦思冥想 kǔ sī - míng xiǎng (idiom) to think deeply / to rack one's brains syn 