"profit-before-all-else mindset" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn
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
dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn
hái still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else syn
bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn
其他 qí tā other / (sth or sb) else / the rest syn
到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn
别的 別的 bié de else / other
zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn
各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn
否则 否則 fǒu zé otherwise / if not / or (else) syn
zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn
不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn
究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn
好处 好處 hǎo chu benefit / advantage / merit / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3chu4] syn
更加 gèng jiā more (than sth else) / even more syn
无关 無關 wú guān unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else) syn
人家 rén jia other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people") syn
全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn
他人 tā rén another person / sb else / other people syn
毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn
四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn
拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
收获 收穫 shōu huò to harvest / to reap / to gain / crop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward syn
要不然 yào bù rán otherwise / or else / or syn
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn
成果 chéng guǒ result / achievement / gain / profit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
要不 yào bù otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...) syn
传递 傳遞 chuán dì to transmit / to pass on to sb else / (math.) transitive syn
枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn
成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn
交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions / to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain / to give an account / to brief / to confess / to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end syn
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists
假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate / to act the part of sb / to disguise oneself as sb else syn
受益 shòu yì to benefit from / profit syn
替身 tì shēn stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else syn
收益 shōu yì earnings / profit syn
换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange / to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn
顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way / while out doing sth else / conveniently syn
转交 轉交 zhuǎn jiāo to pass on to sb / to carry and give to sb else syn
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn
至上 zhì shàng supreme / paramount / above all else syn
获利 獲利 huò lì profit / to obtain benefits / benefits obtained syn
假冒 jiǎ mào to impersonate / to pose as (someone else) / to counterfeit / to palm off (a fake as a genuine) syn
公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)
顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing / incidentally (while doing sth else) syn
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else) / to replace with / to convert into syn
应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn
恩人 ēn rén a benefactor / a person who has significantly helped sb else syn
盈利 yíng lì profit / gain / to make profits syn
无非 無非 wú fēi only / nothing else syn
再不 zài bù or else / alternatively syn
首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up syn
同归于尽 同歸於盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction
此前 cǐ qián before this / before then / previously syn
借光 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige syn
获益 獲益 huò yì to profit from sth / to get benefit syn
倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài to resell at a profit / to speculate syn
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn
转送 轉送 zhuǎn sòng to pass (sth) on (to sb else) / to transfer sb (to another hospital etc) syn
断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn
万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn
毛利 máo lì gross profit
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near syn
自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn
油水 yóu shuǐ grease / profit / ill-gotten gains
设身处地 設身處地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes syn
各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions syn
方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multifaceted syn
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn
转而 轉而 zhuǎn ér to turn to (sth else) / to switch to
名利 míng lì fame and profit syn
赚取 賺取 zhuàn qǔ to make a profit / to earn a packet syn
牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation syn
形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn
横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit syn
代劳 代勞 dài láo to do sth in place of sb else syn
目中无人 目中無人 mù zhōng wú rén to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) / so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air syn
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn
各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn
唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú (idiom) to be bent solely on profit / to put profit before everything else syn
赢利 贏利 yíng lì gain / profit / to make a profit syn
有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see syn
营利 營利 yíng lì for profit / to seek profit syn
封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life syn
出让 出讓 chū ràng to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else) syn
五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of syn
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom) syn
假手 jiǎ shǒu to get (sb else) to perform the task / to rely on (sb else) to do it / prosthetic hand
利己 lì jǐ personal profit / to benefit oneself syn
推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom) / sb has one's absolute confidence / to trust completely / to confide in sb with entire sincerity syn
千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn
盈余 盈餘 yíng yú surplus / profit syn
不外乎 bù wài hū nothing else but 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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