愧不敢当 愧不敢當 kuì bù gǎn dāng lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much. 没有脸 沒有臉 méi yǒu liǎn not to have the nerve / not dare (e.g. to do sth outrageous) 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 不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me syn 惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable 不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit syn 不敢高攀 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention 敢不从命 敢不從命 gǎn bù cóng mìng to not dare to disobey an order (idiom) 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough 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 敢于 敢於 gǎn yú to have the courage to do sth / to dare to / bold in syn 勇于 勇於 yǒng yú to dare to / to be brave enough to syn 胆敢 膽敢 dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation) / to have the audacity to (do sth) syn 敢为 敢為 gǎn wéi to dare to do 岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare? / I don't deserve such praise 敢 gǎn to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture syn 敢作敢为 敢作敢為 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi (idiom) to stop at nothing / to dare to do anything syn 大热 大熱 dà rè great heat / very popular 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān to dare to be first / to pioneer (idiom) syn 真心话大冒险 真心話大冒險 zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn The Moment of Truth (TV show) / Truth or Dare (game) 这还了得 這還了得 zhè hái liǎo dé How dare you! / This is an outrage! / Absolutely disgraceful! 有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare! 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn 不同 bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike syn 不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 尚未 shàng wèi not yet / still not syn 不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn 再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn 不见 不見 bù jiàn not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing syn 毫不 háo bù hardly / not in the least / not at all syn 不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn 绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 未必 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not syn 不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn 不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 决不 決不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not syn 不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly syn 不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to syn 何不 hé bù why not? / why not do (sth)? syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 尚无 尚無 shàng wú not yet / not so far syn 不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to / not resigned to syn 不善 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive syn 不光 bù guāng not the only one / not only syn 不见得 不見得 bù jiàn de not necessarily / not likely syn 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 不介意 bù jiè yì not to take offense / do not mind 若非 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for syn 不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid syn 不力 bù lì not to do one's best / not to exert oneself syn 不致 bù zhì not in such a way as to / not likely to 不争 不爭 bù zhēng widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for 未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily syn 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom) / not raising any objection / without demur syn 无益 無益 wú yì no good / not good for / not beneficial syn 不厌 不厭 bù yàn not to tire of / not to object to 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn 松散 鬆散 sōng san to relax / loose / not consolidated / not rigorous syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 不拘 bù jū not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever syn 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply syn 松软 鬆軟 sōng ruǎn flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil) syn 