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 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 没有什么 沒有甚麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 不怎么样 不怎麼樣 bù zěn me yàng not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it syn 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù empty cave, nothing there (idiom) / devoid of substance / nothing new to show syn 不入虎穴焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair / nothing venture / nothing to gain or have 没甚么 沒甚麼 méi shén me nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom) / Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 卑之，毋甚高论 卑之，毋甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 卑之，无甚高论 卑之，無甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 杀人不过头点地 殺人不過頭點地 shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about 沒什麼 méi shén me variant of 沒甚麼|没什么, nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind 没有什么不可能 沒有甚麼不可能 méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng nothing is impossible / there's nothing impossible about it 三不知 sān bù zhī to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end / to know nothing at all 只是 zhǐ shì merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however syn 无关 無關 wú guān unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else) syn 而已 ér yǐ that's all / nothing more syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ... syn 仅仅 僅僅 jǐn jǐn barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more) syn 没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it 罢了 罷了 bà le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) syn 不该 不該 bù gāi should not / to owe nothing 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn 没有办法 沒有辦法 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it 平淡 píng dàn flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special syn 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 白白 bái bái in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 完备 完備 wán bèi faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired syn 莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú nothing can surpass syn 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious syn 不起眼 bù qǐ yǎn unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary syn 无非 無非 wú fēi only / nothing else syn 拜拜 bái bái (loanword) bye-bye / also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) syn 若无其事 若無其事 ruò wú qí shì (idiom) as if nothing had happened / calm and composed / nonchalant syn 殆尽 殆盡 dài jìn almost exhausted / nearly depleted / practically nothing left syn 落空 luò kōng to fail / to fall through / to come to nothing syn 无异 無異 wú yì nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to syn 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 废料 廢料 fèi liào waste products / refuse / garbage / good-for-nothing (derog.) syn 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā (idiom) to build up from nothing / to start from scratch syn 不相干 bù xiāng gān to be irrelevant / to have nothing to do with syn 小混混 xiǎo hùn hùn hooligan / rogue / a good-for-nothing 一成不变 一成不變 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom) / always the same / stuck in a rut syn 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition syn 泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn 窝囊 窩囊 wō nang to feel vexed / annoyed / good-for-nothing / stupid and cowardly syn 不外乎 bù wài hū nothing else but syn 不在话下 不在話下 bù zài huà xià to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch syn 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite syn 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 美不胜收 美不勝收 měi bù shèng shōu nothing more beautiful can be imagined (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 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 不外 bù wài not beyond the scope of / nothing more than syn 无物 無物 wú wù nothing / empty 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired syn 无中生有 無中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom) syn 一事无成 一事無成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere syn 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 一场空 一場空 yī chǎng kōng all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing / futile syn 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ordinary and mediocre (idiom) / nothing to write home about syn 饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served) / (fig.) fathead / a good-for-nothing syn 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between syn 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán empty hand, empty fist (idiom) / having nothing to rely on / unarmed and defenseless syn 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn 白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice / rice with nothing to go with it syn 其貌不扬 其貌不揚 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing syn 天不怕地不怕 tiān bù pà dì bù pà fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless 目空一切 mù kōng yī qiè the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious syn 无可非议 無可非議 wú kě fēi yì irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all syn 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén to be nothing to write home about (idiom) 无成 無成 wú chéng achieving nothing 脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn 告吹 gào chuī to fizzle out / to come to nothing 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 扑空 撲空 pū kōng lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles syn 窝囊废 窩囊廢 wō nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward / wimp / a good-for-nothing syn 无事生非 無事生非 wú shì shēng fēi to make trouble out of nothing syn 无干 無干 wú gān to have nothing to do with syn 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 无出其右 無出其右 wú chū qí yòu matchless / without equal / there is nothing better syn 无何 無何 wú hé nothing else / soon / before long 不成材 bù chéng cái worthless / good-for-nothing syn 不过尔尔 不過爾爾 bù guò ěr ěr not more than so-so (idiom) / mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary syn 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation / beyond recovery syn 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom) / to leave nothing for the invader / scorched earth policy syn 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 理屈词穷 理屈詞窮 lǐ qū cí qióng lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on syn 