美好 měi hǎo beautiful / fine syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 良好 liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine syn 不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad / good / fine syn 精心 jīng xīn with utmost care / fine / meticulous / detailed syn 美食 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food syn 优美 優美 yōu měi graceful / fine / elegant syn 好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn 精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined syn 罚款 罰款 fá kuǎn to fine / penalty / fine (monetary) syn 模范 模範 mó fàn model / fine example syn 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 美术 美術 měi shù art / fine arts / painting / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 精美 jīng měi exquisite / elegant / fine syn 粉末 fěn mò fine powder / dust syn 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor syn 细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn 细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn 细致 細緻 xì zhì delicate / fine / careful / meticulous / painstaking syn 也罢 也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or... / never mind / fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) syn 优良 優良 yōu liáng fine / good / first-rate syn 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty syn 罚金 罰金 fá jīn fine / to forfeit syn 精妙 jīng miào exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) syn 精细 精細 jīng xì fine / meticulous / careful syn 骏马 駿馬 jùn mǎ fine horse / steed syn 纤细 纖細 xiān xì fine / slim / tender syn 毫毛 háo máo fine hair (on the body) / down / (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4hao2mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way") syn 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 佳肴 佳餚 jiā yáo fine food / delicacies / delicious food syn 万事大吉 萬事大吉 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom) / all is well with the world syn 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 丝巾 絲巾 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband 要得 yào dé good / fine syn 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 缜密 縝密 zhěn mì meticulous / careful / deliberate / delicate / fine (texture) syn 玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble syn 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment 口福 kǒu fú happy knack for chancing upon fine food 细雨 細雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 工整 gōng zhěng fine work / carefully and neatly done syn 风和日丽 風和日麗 fēng hé rì lì moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) / fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime syn 滞纳金 滯納金 zhì nà jīn overdue fine / late fine 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng supernaturally fine craft (idiom) / the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship syn 寒毛 hán máo fine hair on the human body syn 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī to spin silk syn 丝网 絲網 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing) 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 美事 měi shì a fine thing / a wonderful thing syn 精练 精練 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] syn 青丝 青絲 qīng sī fine black hair / dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 粗细 粗細 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 微调 微調 wēi tiáo fine tuning / trimming 致密 zhì mì fine / dense / compact syn 细沙 細沙 xì shā fine sand 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 细密 細密 xì mì fine (texture) / meticulous / careful / detailed syn 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) syn 丰韵 豐韻 fēng yùn charm / fine-looking (woman) syn 秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn 千里马 千里馬 qiān lǐ mǎ lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed syn 银针 銀針 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture) 细软 細軟 xì ruǎn fine and soft / valuables syn 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 美玉 měi yù fine jade syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn 神器 shén qì magical object / object symbolic of imperial power / fine weapon / very useful tool 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 天马 天馬 tiān mǎ (mythology) celestial horse / fine horse / Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus 入微 rù wēi down to the smallest detail / thoroughgoing / fine and detailed syn 雨丝 雨絲 yǔ sī drizzle / fine rain 雾化 霧化 wù huà to make into a fine spray / to atomize / (medicine) nebulizer treatment 宣纸 宣紙 xuān zhǐ fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui syn 绵密 綿密 mián mì detailed / meticulous / fine and careful syn 丝雨 絲雨 sī yǔ drizzle / fine rain 纹银 紋銀 wén yín fine silver syn 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 毛子 máo zi hairy fellow / foreigner / Russian (derog.) / bandit (old) / tuft of fine hair 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 精雕细刻 精雕細刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work with extreme care and precision syn 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 细毛 細毛 xì máo fuzz / fine fur (of marten etc) 纤柔 纖柔 xiān róu delicate / fine 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 纺丝 紡絲 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 齑粉 齏粉 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces syn 