不足齿数 不足齒數 bù zú chǐ shù not worth mentioning / not worth considering 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 值得 zhí de worth the money / to merit / to deserve / to be worth (doing sth) syn 不划算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive 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 不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity syn 不值 bù zhí not worth syn 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 冤枉路 yuān wang lù pointless trip / not worth the trip 一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless syn 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom) syn 卑卑不足道 bēi bēi bù zú dào to be too petty or insignificant to mention / to not be worth mentioning (idiom) 不足道 bù zú dào inconsiderable / of no consequence / not worth mentioning syn 卑不足道 bēi bù zú dào not worth mentioning 不足为道 不足為道 bù zú wéi dào to be not worth mentioning 没搞头 沒搞頭 méi gǎo tou (coll.) not worth bothering with / pointless 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 价值 價值 jià zhí value / worth / fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 超值 chāo zhí to be well worth the money one pays (for it) / to be great value 身价 身價 shēn jià social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc) syn 净值 淨值 jìng zhí net value / net worth 何苦 hé kǔ why bother? / is it worth the trouble? syn 赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate / to recognize the worth of sth / appreciation syn 可看 kě kàn worth seeing 可取 kě qǔ desirable / worth having / (of a suggestion etc) commendable / worthy syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought syn 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 看头 看頭 kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) syn 功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) syn 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 耐看 nài kàn able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look 一诺千金 一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept syn 够本 夠本 gòu běn to break even / to get one's money's worth syn 孙思邈 孫思邈 sūn sī miǎo Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] 奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering syn 划得来 划得來 huá de lái worth it / it pays to syn 上算 shàng suàn to be worthwhile / to be worth it syn 值 zhí value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty syn 浪子回头金不换 浪子回頭金不換 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom) syn 千金方 qiān jīn fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight syn 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection 百听不厌 百聽不厭 bǎi tīng bù yàn worth hearing a hundred times 值得庆幸 值得慶幸 zhí de qìng xìng auspicious / worth celebrating / worthy of congratulations 值得注意的是 zhí de zhù yì de shì it's worth noting that... 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious 何苦呢 hé kǔ ne why bother? / is it worth the trouble? 保得住 bǎo de zhù worth keeping 值得品味 zhí de pǐn wèi worth tasting / you should try it 千金一诺 千金一諾 qiān jīn yī nuò a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 千金要方 qiān jīn yào fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 受听 受聽 shòu tīng nice to hear / worth listening to syn 好故事百听不厌 好故事百聽不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new. 好饭不怕晚 好飯不怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) 高资产净值个人 gāo zī chǎn jìng zhí gè rén high-net-worth individual 净值变化 jìng zhí biàn huà changes in net worth 值得一提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning 食之无味，弃之可惜 食之無味，棄之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them 可读 可讀 kě dú enjoyable to read / worth reading / readable / able to be read / legible / readable 含金量 hán jīn liàng gold content / (fig.) value / worth 物超所值 wù chāo suǒ zhí (of a product, service etc) worth more than the cost / great value for the money spent 认鸡作凤 認雞作鳳 rèn jī - zuò fèng lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to overestimate sth's worth 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 