认真 認真 rèn zhēn conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill syn 当真 當真 dāng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury syn 得病 dé bìng to fall ill / to contract a disease syn 拘束 jū shù to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent syn 发病 發病 fā bìng (of an illness) to occur / (of a person) to get sick / to fall ill / onset (of a medical condition) syn 恶感 惡感 è gǎn malice / ill will 病倒 bìng dǎo to fall ill / to be stricken with an illness syn 克星 剋星 kè xīng nemesis / bane / fated to be ill-matched 患病 huàn bìng to fall ill syn 较真 較真 jiào zhēn serious / meticulous / nitpicky / to take sth (or sb) seriously syn 油水 yóu shuǐ grease / profit / ill-gotten gains 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease syn 不善 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit syn 犯病 fàn bìng to fall ill syn 病危 bìng wēi to be critically ill / to be terminally ill syn 弥留 彌留 mí liú seriously ill and about to die syn 分赃 分贓 fēn zāng to share the booty / to divide ill-gotten gains syn 凶兆 xiōng zhào ill omen syn 磋商 cuō shāng to consult / to discuss seriously / to negotiate / to confer / negotiations / consultations syn 不义之财 不義之財 bù yì zhī cái ill-gotten wealth or gains syn 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 芥蒂 jiè dì an obstruction / barrier / ill-feeling / grudge syn 卧病 臥病 wò bìng ill in bed / bed-ridden syn 危重 wēi zhòng critically ill syn 褒贬 褒貶 bāo biǎn to appraise / to pass judgment on / to speak ill of / praise and censure / appraisal syn 忌口 jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet syn 一病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom) 抱病 bào bìng to be ill / to be in poor health syn 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell / feeling ill / to feel uncomfortable / uneasy 当真 當真 dàng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 有病 yǒu bìng to be ill / (coll.) to be not right in the head syn 不自在 bù zì zai uneasy / ill at ease 放在心上 fàng zài xīn shàng to care about / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 病死 bìng sǐ to fall ill and die / to die of illness 罹患 lí huàn to suffer (from an illness) / to fall ill 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn 霉运 霉運 méi yùn ill luck / misfortune 作践 作踐 zuò jiàn to ill-use / to humiliate / to degrade / to ruin / also pr. [zuo2 jian4] syn 积劳成疾 積勞成疾 jī láo chéng jí to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom) / to fall ill from constant overwork syn 危重病人 wēi zhòng bìng rén critically ill patient 病 bìng illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect syn 闹 鬧 nào noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke syn 心神不宁 心神不寧 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease syn 射影 shè yǐng (geometry) projection / (Chinese mythology) creature that spits sand to make people ill 敷衍塞责 敷衍塞責 fū yǎn sè zé to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously syn 粗率 cū shuài rough / coarse / crude / without due care / ill-considered syn 谤 謗 bàng to slander / to defame / to speak ill of syn 招魂 zhāo hún to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill / (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc) 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced / ill-informed and narrow-minded syn 局促不安 jú cù bù ān ill at ease / uncomfortable syn 一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action syn 欠安 qiàn ān ill (euphemism) syn 受病 shòu bìng to fall ill syn 心神不安 xīn shén bù ān to feel ill at ease syn 妄言妄听 妄言妄聽 wàng yán wàng tīng unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom) / sth not to be taken too seriously 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good 塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn add firewood to put out the flames (idiom) / fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse / to add fuel to the fire 流年不利 liú nián bù lì the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom) / an unlucky year 贫病交加 貧病交加 pín bìng jiāo jiā poverty compounded by ill health (idiom) syn 塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good 当回事 當回事 dàng huí shì to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously 重病号名单 重病號名單 seriously ill list 病危名单 病危名單 very seriously ill list 一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously) 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 玩忽 wán hū to neglect / to trifle with / not to take seriously 言者无罪，闻者足戒 言者無罪，聞者足戒 yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom) / an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously 身负重伤 身負重傷 shēn fù zhòng shāng seriously injured 受影响最严重国家 受影響最嚴重國家 most seriously affected countries 受影响最严重的发展中国家 受影響最嚴重的發展中國家 most seriously affected developing countries 往心里去 往心裡去 wǎng xīn li qù to take sth to heart / to take sth seriously 言重 yán zhòng to speak seriously / to exaggerate 敷衍塞责 敷衍塞責 fū yǎn - sè zé (idiom) to skimp on the job / to work half-heartedly / not to take the job seriously syn 病包儿 病包兒 bìng bāo r a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid syn 痯 guǎn ill-looking 痻 mín to be ill 瘏 tú be injured / ill (of animals) 危笃 危篤 wēi dǔ deathly ill syn 来者不善，善者不来 來者不善，善者不來 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). / Be careful not to trust foreigners. / Beware of Greeks bearing gifts! 北洋水师 北洋水師 běi yáng shuǐ shī north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan) 孤陋 gū lòu ignorant / ill-informed 孽缘 孽緣 niè yuán ill-fated relationship 拘挛 拘攣 jū luán cramps / muscular spasm / fig. constrained / ill at ease 殗殜 yè dié somewhat ill, but still able to sit up 泡病号 泡病號 pào bìng hào to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill / to malinger 无状 無狀 wú zhuàng insolence / insolent / ill-mannered 