自 zì (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course 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 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 关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of syn 无论 無論 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether... syn 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter 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 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 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 无所谓 無所謂 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be syn 没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter syn 哪怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how syn 题材 題材 tí cái subject matter syn 这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 处分 處分 chǔ fèn to discipline sb / to punish / disciplinary action / to deal with (a matter) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but 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 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí (idiom) top priority job / a matter of the greatest urgency 不管怎样 不管怎樣 bù guǎn zěn yàng in any case / no matter what syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 当事 當事 dāng shì to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter) 当事 當事 dàng shì to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance 一步到位 yī bù dào wèi to settle a matter in one go 别论 別論 bié lùn a different matter / another story / (old) objection 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion / to comment (on the issue) / to have a say (in the matter) 恨事 hèn shì a matter for regret or resentment syn 凭 憑 píng to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof syn 事无巨细 事無巨細 shì wú jù xì lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance 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 实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice 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 不论 不論 bù lùn whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss syn 此事 cǐ shì this matter 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss 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 小事 xiǎo shì trifle / trivial matter / CL:點|点[dian3] 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 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 怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about? 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 办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter) / to get (a task) done / to handle (a project) expeditiously syn 随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through syn 任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) syn 死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me syn 实事 實事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter syn 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter / to be done with it 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 了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly / to settle a matter / to get it over with syn 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 死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 急事 jí shì urgent matter syn 底细 底細 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up syn 摆平 擺平 bǎi píng to be fair / to be impartial / to settle (a matter etc) 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 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 管它 guǎn tā no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter 唯物主义 唯物主義 wéi wù zhǔ yì materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality syn 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter syn 触碰 觸碰 chù pèng to touch / (fig.) to touch on (a matter) 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 小节 小節 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 要事 yào shì important matter syn 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 旧事 舊事 jiù shì old affair / former matter syn 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 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite syn 有机物 有機物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter 别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) 接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange 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 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 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death syn 儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 寻根 尋根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything / every matter syn 戏言 戲言 xì yán joking matter / to go back on one's words syn 不打紧 不打緊 bù dǎ jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind 笑柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock syn 某事 mǒu shì something / a certain matter 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 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 胶质 膠質 jiāo zhì colloid / gelatinous matter 郑重其事 鄭重其事 zhèng zhòng qí shì serious about the matter syn 