大于 大於 dà yú greater than / bigger than / more than syn 哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy 后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 轻者 輕者 qīng zhě less serious case / in less severe cases 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 之下 zhī xià under / beneath / less than 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 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 有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 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 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 打折扣 dǎ zhé kòu to give a discount / to be of less value than anticipated syn 零担 零擔 líng dān less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation) 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep 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. 不下于 bù xià yú as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with 不亚 不亞 bù yà no less than / not inferior to 浅源地震 淺源地震 qiǎn yuán dì zhèn shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep) 用不了 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of / to use less than 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 不敢恭维 不敢恭維 bù gǎn gōng wei to be underwhelmed / to be less than impressed 与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}") syn 多于 多於 duō yú more than / greater than 写意 寫意 xiě yì to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details syn 百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom) / would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option 食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high 爱莫大于心死 愛莫大於心死 ài mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing more sad than a withered heart / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / (popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confuciu 血浓于水 血濃於水 xuè nóng yú shuǐ blood is thicker than water / fig. family ties are closer than social relations 猪狗不如 豬狗不如 zhū gǒu bù rú worse than a dog or pig / lower than low 路上比终点更有意义 路上比終點更有意義 lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì The road means more than the destination. / It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. 过程比终点更美 過程比終點更美 guò chéng bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng měi The process is more beautiful than the outcome. / It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond 头痛医头，脚痛医脚 頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳 tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb) / reactive (rather than proactive) 事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times 瘦死的骆驼比马大 瘦死的駱駝比馬大 shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom) / fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people / a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people 拔根汗毛比腰粗 bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom) / fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B / (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1]) 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously 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 大致 dà zhì more or less / roughly / approximately syn 较少 較少 jiào shǎo less 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 或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less 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 主次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary 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) 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]) 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 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 松快 鬆快 sōng kuai less crowded / relieved / relaxed / to relax syn 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 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) 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 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 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) 不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn 更加 gèng jiā more (than sth else) / even more syn 往往 wǎng wǎng usually / in many cases / more often than not syn 以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ... syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 低于 dī yú to be lower than syn 不止 bù zhǐ incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to syn 外地 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is syn 