哈哈 hā hā (onom.) laughing out loud syn 发笑 發笑 fā xiào to burst out laughing / to laugh syn 嬉笑 xī xiào to be laughing and playing / to giggle syn 有说有笑 有說有笑 yǒu shuō yǒu xiào talking and laughing / to jest / cheerful and lively syn 忍俊不禁 rěn jùn bù jīn cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile syn 贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock syn 捧腹 pěng fù to split one's sides laughing / to roar with laughter / (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands syn 格勒 gé lè (onom.) laughing sound / glug-glug haha! 失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter syn 喷饭 噴飯 pēn fàn (coll.) to burst out laughing syn 爆笑 bào xiào to burst out laughing / hilarious / burst of laughter 笑语 笑語 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk syn 管它 guǎn tā no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter 当事 當事 dāng shì to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter) 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) / beaming with joy / all smiles syn 捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands syn 笑气 笑氣 xiào qì laughing gas (nitrous oxide) 事 shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] syn 再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn 事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of syn 没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome syn 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 事实上 事實上 shì shí shàng in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto syn 没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter syn 实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 无论 無論 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether... syn 究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn 无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 在于 在於 zài yú to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by / to be up to (sb) syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不论 不論 bù lùn whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss syn 哪怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how syn 小事 xiǎo shì trifle / trivial matter / CL:點|点[dian3] syn 此事 cǐ shì this matter 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but syn 摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair / to be impartial / to settle (a matter etc) syn 急事 jí shì urgent matter syn 分心 fēn xīn to divert one's attention / to get distracted / (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter) syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me syn 撞车 撞車 zhuàng chē to crash (into another car) / (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash / (of subject matter) to be the same 碍事 礙事 ài shì to be in the way / to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence / to matter syn 笑柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock syn 题材 題材 tí cái subject matter syn 死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 底细 底細 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up syn 旧事 舊事 jiù shì old affair / former matter syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn 务 務 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means syn 事项 事項 shì xiàng matter / item syn 追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter syn 随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through syn 儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 排泄物 排洩物 pái xiè wù excreta / waste matter (feces, urine etc) syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 生死攸关 生死攸關 shēng sǐ yōu guān matter of life and death syn 要事 yào shì important matter syn 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 处分 處分 chǔ fèn to discipline sb / to punish / disciplinary action / to deal with (a matter) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小节 小節 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) syn 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter syn 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) syn 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite syn 实事 實事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter syn 着落 著落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution syn 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter / to be done with it syn 就事论事 就事論事 jiù shì lùn shì to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands 有机物 有機物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter 千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) / imminent peril / a matter of life or death syn 胶质 膠質 jiāo zhì colloid / gelatinous matter 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything / every matter syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn 脑髓 腦髓 nǎo suǐ brain tissue / gray matter / brain / medulla syn 寻根 尋根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange syn 事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose syn 事假 shì jià leave of absence for a personal matter 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 憾事 hàn shì a matter for regret / sth that is a (great) pity syn 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 话柄 話柄 huà bǐng a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision syn 