"quick buck" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
快钱快錢	kuài qián	quick buck

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
快	kuài	rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant	syn
机機	jī	(bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic	syn
心灵心靈	xīn líng	bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit	syn
机灵機靈	jī ling	clever / quick-witted	syn
快餐	kuài cān	fast food / snack / quick meal
敏捷	mǐn jié	nimble / quick / shrewd	syn
灵敏靈敏	líng mǐn	smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp	syn
快步	kuài bù	quick step	syn
机智機智	jī zhì	quick-witted / resourceful	syn
快捷	kuài jié	quick / fast / nimble / agile / (computer) shortcut	syn
麻利	má li	swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)	syn
推卸	tuī xiè	to avoid (esp. responsibility) / to shift (the blame) / to pass the buck	syn
迅猛	xùn měng	quick and violent	syn
速冻速凍	sù dòng	to quick-freeze
捷足先登	jié zú xiān dēng	the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served	syn
轻快輕快	qīng kuài	light and quick / brisk / spry / lively / effortless / relaxed / agile / blithe	syn
一眼	yī yǎn	a glance / a quick look / a glimpse
接二连三接二連三	jiē èr lián sān	one after another (idiom) / in quick succession	syn
转嫁轉嫁	zhuǎn jià	to remarry (of widow) / to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) / to transfer (blame, guilt) / to pass the buck	syn
暴富	bào fù	to get rich quick	syn
速写速寫	sù xiě	quick sketch
速成	sù chéng	crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time	syn
捞钱撈錢	lāo qián	lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
快攻	kuài gōng	fast break / quick attack (ball sports)
推诿推諉	tuī wěi	to shirk responsibility / to blame others / to pass the buck	syn
聪敏聰敏	cōng mǐn	bright / sharp / quick-witted	syn
左右开弓左右開弓	zuǒ yòu kāi gōng	lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)	syn
五代	wǔ dài	Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
速效	sù xiào	quick results / fast-acting
扶摇直上扶搖直上	fú yáo zhí shàng	to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career	syn
急于求成急於求成	jí yú qiú chéng	anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous	syn
急中生智	jí zhōng shēng zhì	quick witted in an emergency / able to react resourcefully	syn
急智	jí zhì	quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency	syn
忽忽	hū hū	fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly	syn
走马观花走馬觀花	zǒu mǎ guān huā	lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
取巧	qǔ qiǎo	quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one
子儿子兒	zǐ r	(coll.) penny / buck
剔透	tī tòu	pure and limpid / (of a person) quick-witted
轻灵輕靈	qīng líng	quick and skillful / agile
热钱熱錢	rè qián	hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit
雄鹿	xióng lù	buck / stag
尽速盡速	jìn sù	as quick as possible
碎步	suì bù	small quick steps	syn
快刀斩乱麻快刀斬亂麻	kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má	lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot	syn
灵便靈便	líng biàn	quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy	syn
爽脆	shuǎng cuì	sharp and clear / frank / straightfoward / quick / brisk / crisp and tasty
暴牙	bào yá	buck teeth
赛珍珠賽珍珠	sài zhēn zhū	Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate
灵靈	líng	quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin	syn
爆	bào	to explode or burst / to quick fry or quick boil	syn
速	sù	fast / rapid / quick / velocity	syn
敏	mǐn	(bound form) quick / nimble / agile / (bound form) quick-witted / smart
捷	jié	victory / triumph / quick / nimble / prompt	syn
速决速決	sù jué	quick decision	syn
机灵鬼機靈鬼	jī líng guǐ	(jocular) clever and quick-witted person	syn
聪明伶俐聰明伶俐	cōng ming líng lì	clever and quick-witted	syn
嫁祸于人嫁禍於人	jià huò yú rén	to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom) / to blame others / to pass the buck	syn
联翩聯翩	lián piān	(literary) to come in quick succession / wave after wave
朝秦暮楚	zhāo qín mù chǔ	serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom) / quick to switch sides	syn
熘	liū	quick-fry / sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added / also written 溜	syn
汆	cuān	quick-boil / to boil for a short time
速溶	sù róng	quick-dissolving / instantly-ready / instant
灵动靈動	líng dòng	to be quick-witted	syn
麚	jiā	buck / stag
互相推诿互相推諉	hù xiāng tuī wěi	mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom) / each blaming the other / passing the buck to and fro / each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
妙手空空	miào shǒu kōng kōng	petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish) / empty-handed / having nothing
走马看花走馬看花	zǒu mǎ kàn huā	lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information	syn
急嘴急舌	jí zuǐ jí shé	lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly
牡鹿	mǔ lù	stag / buck
噳	yǔ	herd / stag / buck
互相扯皮	hù xiāng chě pí	to pass the buck / to shirk responsibility
好汉做事，好汉当好漢做事，好漢當	hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng	daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
舍车保帅捨車保帥	shě jū bǎo shuài	rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess) / fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling / to pass the buck
敢做敢当敢做敢當	gǎn zuò gǎn dāng	daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
转托轉托	zhuǎn tuō	to pass on a task / to delegate one's work / to pass the buck
齱	zōu	uneven teeth / buck-toothed
齱齵	zōu yú	uneven teeth / buck-toothed
公鹿	gōng lù	stag / buck
赛珍珠基金会		Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Inc., The
好汉做事好汉当好漢做事好漢當	hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng	daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
甩锅甩鍋	shuǎi guō	(neologism c. 2017) to shift the blame / to pass the buck
CP值	C P zhí	(Tw) value for money / bang for your buck
打太极打太極	dǎ tài jí	to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
踢皮球	tī pí qiú	to kick a ball around / (fig.) to mutually shirk responsibility / to pass the buck	syn
一推六二五	yī tuī liù èr wǔ	1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility / to pass the buck
CP值	CP - zhí	(Tw) value for money / bang for your buck
遫	sù	alert / nimble / quick
速效性毒剂速效性毒劑	sù xiào xìng dú jì	quick-acting agent
㨗	jié	variant of 捷[jie2] / quick / nimble
侚	xùn	(literary) quick / variant of 殉[xun4]
快刀断乱麻快刀斷亂麻	kuài dāo duàn luàn má	lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
思维敏捷思維敏捷	sī wéi mǐn jié	quick-witted / agile of mind
思路敏捷	sī lù mǐn jié	quick-witted
气包子氣包子	qì bāo zi	quick-tempered person
灵利靈利	líng lì	clever / bright / quick-witted
灵快靈快	líng kuài	agile / quick
麻力	má li	swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利[ma2 li5]
速决练习	sù jué liàn xí	quick decision exercise
紧急脱离，紧急释放緊急脫離，緊急釋放		quick release / emergency release

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"quick buck" Chinese-English Dictionary

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