"most unfortunate occurrence" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
大多 dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly syn
大半 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely syn
多半 duō bàn most / mostly / most likely syn
八成 bā chéng eighty percent / most probably / most likely syn
至宝 至寶 zhì bǎo most valuable treasure / most precious asset syn
zuì most / the most / -est (superlative suffix) syn
能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn
心头肉 心頭肉 xīn tóu ròu the person one loves the most / one's most treasured possession
大奸似忠 大姦似忠 dà jiān sì zhōng the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
至尊 zhì zūn the most honorable / the most respected / supreme / (archaic) the emperor syn
能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě - duō láo (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn
遭到 zāo dào to suffer / to meet with (sth unfortunate) syn
不幸 bù xìng misfortune / adversity / unfortunate / sad / unfortunately / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate syn
倒霉蛋 dǎo méi dàn (coll.) poor devil / unfortunate man
jiǎn lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse syn
不幸受害 bù xìng shòu hài the unfortunate injured (party) / a victim
无禄 無祿 wú lù to be unsalaried / to be unfortunate / death
触霉头 觸霉頭 chù méi tóu to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else) / to do sth inauspicious / to have a stroke of bad luck syn
投错胎 投錯胎 tóu cuò tāi to be reincarnated in the wrong womb / (fig.) to be born into unfortunate circumstances (impoverished family, domestic violence etc)
延误 延誤 yán wù to postpone (with unfortunate consequences) / to take too long (to do sth) / to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity) syn
病例 bìng lì (medical) case / occurrence of illness
突发事件 突發事件 tū fā shì jiàn emergency / sudden occurrence
怪事 guài shì strange thing / curious occurrence syn
司空见惯 司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn a common occurrence (idiom) syn
屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 lǚ jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom) syn
家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn
无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn
发案 發案 fā àn occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act) / to take place / to occur / to advertise freelance work
铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn
发生率 發生率 fā shēng lǜ rate of occurrence
常道 cháng dào normal and proper practice / conventional practice / common occurrence
数见不鲜 數見不鮮 shuò jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom) syn
咄咄怪事 duō duō - guài shì (idiom) extraordinary occurrence / bizarre event syn
乐见 樂見 lè jiàn to be pleased to see (a circumstance, occurrence etc) / to look favorably on
精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn
尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular
为主 為主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to syn
最多 zuì duō at most / maximum / greatest (amount) / maximal syn
最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key
最为 最為 zuì wéi the most syn
多数 多數 duō shù majority / most syn
深处 深處 shēn chù abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part syn
大都 dà dū for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan syn
大都 dà dōu for the most part / on the whole / also pr. [da4 du1] syn
最后更新 最後更新 zuì hòu gēng xīn latest update / most recent update
首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn
大多数人 大多數人 dà duō shù rén most people / the majority of people
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn
小康社会 小康社會 xiǎo kāng shè huì society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do syn
莫大 mò dà greatest / most important syn
顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most / at best syn
丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) / prime minister syn
尖端 jiān duān sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best syn
大部分 大部份 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] syn
壮族 壯族 zhuàng zú Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance
至爱 至愛 zhì ài most beloved
大部 dà bù the greater part / the majority / most syn
好半天 hǎo bàn tiān most of the day
充其量 chōng qí liàng at most / at best syn
至多 zhì duō up to the maximum / upper limit / at most syn
颈椎 頸椎 jǐng zhuī cervical vertebra / the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals syn
主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort
从优 從優 cóng yōu preferential treatment / most favored terms syn
楚国 楚國 chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
大抵 dà dǐ generally speaking / by and large / for the most part syn
绝唱 絕唱 jué chàng most perfect song syn
十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority syn
绝大 絕大 jué dà most of
国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn
太岁 太歲 tài suì Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1] / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area syn
十万火急 十萬火急 shí wàn huǒ jí most urgent / posthaste / express syn
魏国 魏國 wèi guó Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn
十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority syn
独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn
白活 bái huó to waste one's life / to fail to make the most of one's life
佳境 jiā jìng the most pleasant or enjoyable stage syn
招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) syn
南天门 南天門 nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
如获至宝 如獲至寶 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure syn
在大多数情况下 在大多數情況下 zài dà duō shù qíng kuàng xià in most instances
曹魏 cáo wèi Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn
最惠国 最惠國 zuì huì guó most-favored nation (trade status)
校草 xiào cǎo the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiao4 hua1])
zhì to arrive / most / to / until syn
十六国 十六國 shí liù guó Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) / also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
最惠国待遇 最惠國待遇 zuì huì guó dài yù most favored nation
胸椎 xiōng zhuī thoracic vertebra / the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of humans and most mammals syn
洋白菜 yáng bái cài cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries) syn
晚近 wǎn jìn most recent in the past / recent / late / recently
阿鼻地狱 阿鼻地獄 ā bí dì yù (Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells
dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn
tài safe / peaceful / most / grand syn
yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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