许多 許多 xǔ duō many / a lot of / much syn 好多 hǎo duō many / quite a lot / much better syn 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) syn 多谢 多謝 duō xiè many thanks / thanks a lot syn 诸多 諸多 zhū duō (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of syn 停车场 停車場 tíng chē chǎng parking lot / car park 好些 hǎo xiē a good deal of / quite a lot syn 身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history syn 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn 批号 批號 pī hào lot number / batch number 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort / to take a lot of trouble / laborious at pains syn 费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) / may I trouble you (to do sth) syn 历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of / to have been through 叫苦 jiào kǔ to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate syn 千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom) / having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop 源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn 受累 shòu lèi to be put to a lot of trouble syn 费事 費事 fèi shì troublesome / to take a lot of trouble to do sth syn 多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn 煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom) / painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort syn 福分 fú fen one's happy lot / good fortune syn 有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place syn 气数 氣數 qì shu fate / destiny / one's lot syn 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) syn 饲养场 飼養場 sì yǎng chǎng farm / feed lot / dry lot 千夫 qiān fū a lot of people (literary) syn 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention 肝 gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy syn 心事重重 xīn shì chóng chóng to have a lot on one's mind / to be laden with anxiety syn 害人不浅 害人不淺 hài rén bù qiǎn to cause a lot of trouble / to inflict much suffering 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) / fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities syn 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì small capital, huge profit (idiom) / to put in a little and get a lot out syn 小惩大诫 小懲大誡 xiǎo chéng dà jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition 用心良苦 yòng xīn liáng kǔ to ponder earnestly / to give a lot of thought to sth 严以律己 嚴以律己 yǎn yǐ lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself 矜功不立 jīn gōng bù lì boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom) 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 安分 ān fèn content with one's lot / knowing one's place syn 良苦用心 liáng kǔ yòng xīn to ponder earnestly / to give a lot of thought to sth 大费周章 大費周章 dà fèi zhōu zhāng to take great pains / to go to a lot of trouble 同一挂 同一掛 tóng yī guà (coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb) / to get along well with each other 病从口入，祸从口出 病從口入，禍從口出 bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. 讘 niè (old) to talk a lot / to talk nonsense / also pr. [zhe2] 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng - dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention 反正一样 反正一樣 fǎn zhèng yī yàng whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long 懒驴上磨屎尿多 懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing 定分 dìng fèn predestination / one's lot (of good and bad fortune) 雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite 歹命 dǎi mìng (Tw) to have been dealt a hard lot in life (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-miā]) 水饱 水飽 shuǐ bǎo feeling full from drinking a lot of water or consuming a liquid-heavy meal 拜你所赐 拜你所賜 bài nǐ suǒ cì (derog.) this is all thanks to you! / well, thanks a lot! 又吵又闹 又吵又鬧 yòu chǎo yòu nào to make a lot of noise / to be disorderly 费周折 費周折 fèi zhōu zhé to spend (much) effort / to go through (a lot of) trouble 雷声大，雨点小 雷聲大，雨點小 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom) / fig. a lot of talk, but no action 刷题 刷題 shuā tí to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam) 估堆儿 估堆兒 gū duī r to assess an entire lot 包圆儿 包圓兒 bāo yuán r to buy the whole lot / to take everything remaining syn 包园儿 包園兒 bāo yuán r buy the whole lot / finish up or off 有不少名堂 yǒu bù shǎo míng tang there is a lot to it / not a straightforward matter 砸钱 砸錢 zá qián to spend big (on sth) / to pour a lot of money into sth 禄命 祿命 lù mìng person's lot through life 借词推搪 藉詞推搪 jiè cí tuī táng to make a lot of excuses 严以律己 嚴以律己 yán yǐ lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself 怨命 yuàn mìng to complain about one's fate / to bemoan one's lot 干打雷，不下雨 乾打雷，不下雨 gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ all thunder but no rain (idiom) / a lot of noise but no action 胆肥 膽肥 dǎn féi (coll.) bold / brazen / to have a lot of nerve 宅男 zhái nán a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku") 存车处 存車處 cún chē chù parking lot (for bicycles) 人头熟 人頭熟 rén tóu shú to know a lot of people 