后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious syn 重案 zhòng àn major case / serious crime 重者 zhòng zhě more serious case / in extreme cases syn 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 案情 àn qíng details of a case / case 命案 mìng àn homicide case / murder case syn 杀人案 殺人案 shā rén àn murder case / homicide case syn 然则 然則 rán zé that being the case / then / in that case syn 多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 另案 lìng àn another case (in law) / a case to treat separately 情事 qíng shì circumstances / facts (of a case) / case / feelings / love affair syn 涉黑案 shè hēi àn gang-related case / criminal case 销案 銷案 xiāo àn to close a case / to bring a case to a close (law) 人力资源个桉干事 人力資源個案幹事 human resources case officer / HR case officer 病例对照研究 bìng lì duì zhào yán jiū case-control study / case-referent study 战斗紧张病例 戰鬥緊張病例 battle stress case / battle stress casualty / battle shock case / battle shock casualty 直式弹壳 直式彈殼 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 圆柱式弹壳 圓柱式彈殼 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 医案 醫案 yī àn case history (TCM) / case record 接案 jiē àn to be informed of a case / to take a case / to contract for a job (as a freelancer) 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn 之下 zhī xià under / beneath / less than syn 差不多 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) 以内 以內 yǐ nèi within / less than syn 大致 dà zhì more or less / roughly / approximately syn 小于 小於 xiǎo yú less than, < syn 较少 較少 jiào shǎo less 多达 多達 duō dá up to / no less than / as much as 足足 zú zú fully / no less than / as much as / extremely syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less syn 不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than / not inferior to 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 减产 減產 jiǎn chǎn to produce less / to reduce output / lower yield 满不在乎 滿不在乎 mǎn bù zài hu not in the least concerned (idiom) / reckless / couldn't give a damn about it / unperturbed / couldn't care less / harum scarum syn 退步 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback syn 不啻 bù chì just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to syn 主次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary syn 打折扣 dǎ zhé kòu to give a discount / to be of less value than anticipated syn 无 無 wú not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less syn 重男轻女 重男輕女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom) 零担 零擔 líng dān less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation) 行政拘留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention 干货 乾貨 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form / just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分[shui3fen4]) 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep syn 少 shǎo few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom syn 从略 從略 cóng lüè to omit (less important details etc) syn 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 乳儿 乳兒 rǔ ér nursing infant / child less than one year old syn 弱 ruò weak / feeble / young / inferior / not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than syn 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. 多一事不如少一事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better 半公开 半公開 bàn gōng kāi semiovert / more or less open syn 不下于 bù xià yú as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with 松快 鬆快 sōng kuai less crowded / relieved / relaxed / to relax syn 不亚 不亞 bù yà no less than / not inferior to 啷当 啷當 lāng dāng (of age) more or less / or so / and so on 块儿八毛 塊兒八毛 kuài r bā máo one yuan or less / around 80 cents or one dollar 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo to some extent / more or less syn 少放 shǎo fàng to add less (of a spice etc) 明天见 明天見 míng tiān jiàn see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms) 末席 mò xí end seat / place for less senior person 末座 mò zuò end seat / final place (for less senior person) syn 浅源地震 淺源地震 qiǎn yuán dì zhèn shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep) 玛窦 瑪竇 mǎ dòu Matthew / St Matthew the evangelist / less common variant of 馬太|马太[Ma3 tai4] (preferred by the Catholic Church) 用不了 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of / to use less than 若望 ruò wàng John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church 若翰 ruò hàn John (less common form of 若望[Ruo4 wang4] or 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4]) 虰蛵 dīng xíng less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓 超基性岩 chāo jī xìng yán ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates) 逆断层 逆斷層 nì duàn céng reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees 马尔谷 馬爾谷 mǎ ěr gǔ Mark / St Mark the evangelist / less common variant of 馬克|马克[Ma3 ke4] preferred by the Catholic Church 碱性岩 鹼性巖 jiǎn xìng yán basic rock / mafic rock (with less silicon and more magnesium, iron etc) 较不发达国家 relatively less developed countries 欠发达国家 欠發達國家 less-developed countries 较不发达国家备选能源规划系统 較不發達國家備選能源規劃系統 Less Developed Country Energy Alternatives Planning System 钱多事少离家近 錢多事少離家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job 多少有些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē somewhat / more or less 不敢恭维 不敢恭維 bù gǎn gōng wei to be underwhelmed / to be less than impressed 无醇啤酒 無醇啤酒 wú chún pí jiǔ low-alcohol beer / non-alcoholic beer (typically, 0.5% ABV or less) 早早班 zǎo zǎo bān preschool group for kids aged three or less / (Tw) work shift starting around daybreak 断码 斷碼 duàn mǎ (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes 零码 零碼 líng mǎ (Tw) (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes 顾不及 顧不及 gù bu jí (of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration) 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 认真 認真 rèn zhēn conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 郑重 鄭重 zhèng zhòng serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious syn 