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"improper motive" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
不当动机 不當動機 improper motive
Chinese Pinyin Translation
动机 動機 dòng jī motive / motivation syn
动力 動力 dòng lì motive power / (fig.) motivation / impetus
用心 yòng xīn motive / intention / to be diligent or attentive / careful syn
离谱 離譜 lí pǔ inappropriate / improper / out of place syn
起见 起見 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
不当 不當 bù dàng unsuitable / improper / inappropriate syn
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided syn
内伤 內傷 nèi shāng internal injury / disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc) syn
出发点 出發點 chū fā diǎn starting point / (fig.) basis / motive syn
别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn to have an ulterior motive (idiom) syn
不端 bù duān improper / dishonorable syn
失当 失當 shī dàng inappropriate / improper syn
心路 xīn lù scheme / artifice / tolerance / intention / motive / train of thought / brains / wit / ideas syn
原动力 原動力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
欠妥 qiàn tuǒ improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate syn
心迹 心跡 xīn jì true motive / true feelings syn
牵引力 牽引力 qiān yǐn lì motive force / traction
心气 心氣 xīn qì intention / motive / state of mind / ambition / aspiration / heart 氣|气[qi4] (TCM) syn
捞取 撈取 lāo qǔ to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means) syn
非分 fēi fèn improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非份[fei1 fen4] syn
不合适 不合適 bù hé shì improper / unsuitable / inappropriate
不正当 不正當 bù zhèng dàng dishonest / unfair / improper
潜规则 潛規則 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
不伦 不倫 bù lún (of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc) / unseemly
苟且 gǒu qiě perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex) syn
偏锋 偏鋒 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
偏斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest syn
鬼胎 guǐ tāi sinister design / ulterior motive syn
无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
非分之念 fēi fèn zhī niàn improper idea
露水夫妻 lù shuǐ fū qī a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship
另有企图 另有企圖 lìng yǒu qǐ tú (idiom) to have an ulterior motive
拖动力 拖動力 tuō dòng lì motive force / traction
发动力 發動力 fā dòng lì motive power
居心何在 jū xīn hé zài What's (he) up to? / What's the motive behind all this?
诛心 誅心 zhū xīn to criticize sb for what one believes to be their ulterior motive
媮 tōu improper / irregular
假分数 假分數 jiǎ fēn shù improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths) / see also: proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4] and mixed number 帶分數|带分数[dai4 fen1 shu4]
失宜 shī yí inappropriate / improper syn
带分数 帶分數 dài fēn shù mixed fraction / mixed number (i.e. with an integer part and a fraction part, e.g. four and three quarters) / see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4]
真分数 真分數 zhēn fēn shù proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths) / see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and mixed number 帶分數|带分数[dai4 fen1 shu4]
非份 fēi fèn improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非分[fei1 fen4]
不正当迁移 不正當遷移 improper removal
不当使用 不當使用 improper use
不正当关系 不正當關係 bù zhèng dàng guān xì improper relationship / illicit relationship
邪僻 xié pì abnormal / improper / beyond the pale
畸恋 畸戀 jī liàn improper love affair / unhealthy relationship (age-inappropriate, obsessive, incestuous etc)
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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