一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn 一点一滴 一點一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit / every little bit syn 陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit syn 点点滴滴 點點滴滴 diǎn diǎn dī dī bit by bit / dribs and drabs / the little details / every aspect 积攒 積攢 jī zǎn to save bit by bit / to accumulate syn 一点一点 一點一點 yī diǎn yī diǎn little by little / bit by bit / gradually 层层加码 層層加碼 céng céng jiā mǎ to increase bit by bit / repeated increments 不是味儿 不是味兒 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset syn 毫不介意 háo bu jiè yì to not mind (at all, a bit) / to not care in the slightest 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn 不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn 未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn 不尽然 不盡然 bù jìn rán not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct 漠不关心 漠不關心 mò bù guān xīn not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent syn 不减当年 不減當年 bù jiǎn dāng nián (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 不必 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily syn 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 并未 並未 bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... / has not actually ... syn 无须 無須 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn 不符 bù fú inconsistent / not in agreement with / not agree or tally with / not conform to syn 不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn 不 bù no / not so / (bound form) not / un- / variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no syn 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 实景 實景 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation) syn 不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned 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 未始 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not syn 不足为训 不足為訓 bù zú wéi xùn not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative syn 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. syn 不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible 不避斧钺 不避斧鉞 bù bì fǔ yuè not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 天机不可泄漏 天機不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 天机不可泄露 天機不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 不为过 不為過 bù wéi guò not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 丝毫 絲毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree / a bit syn 稍微 shāo wēi a little bit syn 几分 幾分 jǐ fēn somewhat / a bit syn 少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen / a little bit / a few syn 半点 半點 bàn diǎn the least bit syn 一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn 些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few / a little / a bit syn 点滴 點滴 diǎn dī a drip / a little bit / intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) syn 略微 lüè wēi a little bit / slightly syn 比特 bǐ tè bit (binary digit) (loanword) 早些 zǎo xiē a bit earlier 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 将就 將就 jiāng jiu to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with syn 突起 tū qǐ to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out syn 刀片 dāo piàn blade / razor blade / tool bit syn 位元 wèi yuán (Tw) (computing) bit 半分 bàn fēn a little bit 尽责 盡責 jìn zé to do one's duty / to do one's bit conscientiously syn 奉劝 奉勸 fèng quàn may I offer a bit of advice syn 大一些 dà yī xiē a bit bigger 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 钻头 鑽頭 zuàn tóu drill bit 一丝一毫 一絲一毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom) / a tiny bit / an iota syn 良多 liáng duō considerably / much / quite a bit syn 小憩 xiǎo qì to rest for a bit / to take a breather 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 稍许 稍許 shāo xǔ a little / a bit syn 一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 纹丝 紋絲 wén sī tiny bit / a jot / whisker 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 衔 銜 xián bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title syn 镳 鑣 biāo bit (of a bridle) / variant of 鏢|镖[biao1] 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span 识微见几 識微見幾 shí wēi jiàn jǐ lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom) 杂七杂八 雜七雜八 zá qī zá bā an assortment / a bit of everything / lots of different (skills) syn 一星半点 一星半點 yī xīng bàn diǎn just the tiniest bit / a hint of syn 一分一毫 yī fēn yī háo a tiny bit (idiom) / an iota 添砖加瓦 添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom) / fig. to do one's bit to help 有眼无珠 有眼無珠 yǒu yǎn wú zhū (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would syn 丁点 丁點 dīng diǎn tiny bit 有一点儿 有一點兒 yǒu yī diǎn r a bit / a little 一丁点 一丁點 yī dīng diǎn a tiny bit 一暴十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / short attention span syn 三十二位元 sān shí èr wèi yuán 32-bit (computing) 八位元 bā wèi yuán 8-bit (computing) 六十四位元 liù shí sì wèi yuán 64-bit (computing) 冷丝丝 冷絲絲 lěng sī sī a bit chilly syn 十六位元 shí liù wèi yuán 16-bit (computing) 另觅新欢 另覓新歡 lìng mì xīn huān to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side 打短儿 打短兒 dǎ duǎn r casual labor / to work for a bit syn 时写时辍 時寫時輟 shí xiě shí chuò to write for a bit then give up / to write in fits and starts 真刀真枪 真刀真槍 zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng real swords, real spears (idiom) / real weapons / very much for real / every bit real / the genuine article 突起部 tū qǐ bù bit sticking out / projection 钻压 鑽壓 zuàn yā pressure on a drill bit 零杂 零雜 líng zá bit and pieces / small odds and ends 