"strangely enough" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
说也奇怪說也奇怪	shuō yě qí guài	strangely enough / oddly enough / strange to say

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
差不多	chà bu duō	almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad	syn
足够足夠	zú gòu	enough / sufficient	syn
不够不夠	bù gòu	not enough / insufficient / inadequate	syn
正好	zhèng hǎo	just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that	syn
果然	guǒ rán	really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed	syn
不足	bù zú	insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not	syn
来不及來不及	lái bu jí	there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)	syn
来得及來得及	lái de jí	to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it	syn
勉强勉強	miǎn qiǎng	to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough	syn
够呛夠嗆	gòu qiàng	unbearable / terrible / enough / unlikely	syn
敷衍	fū yǎn	to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by	syn
勇于勇於	yǒng yú	to dare to / to be brave enough to	syn
果真	guǒ zhēn	really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...	syn
受尽受盡	shòu jìn	to suffer enough from / to suffer all kinds of / to have one's fill of
绰绰有余綽綽有餘	chuò chuò yǒu yú	enough and to spare (idiom)	syn
赶不及趕不及	gǎn bù jí	not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)	syn
上口	shàng kǒu	to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud	syn
温饱溫飽	wēn bǎo	to have enough food and warm clothes / adequately provided	syn
欠佳	qiàn jiā	suboptimal / subpar / not good enough	syn
凑足湊足	còu zú	to scrape together enough (people, money etc)	syn
僧多粥少	sēng duō zhōu shǎo	lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply	syn
成了	chéng le	to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
得了	dé le	all right! / that's enough!	syn
凑钱湊錢	còu qián	to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
够夠	gòu	enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out	syn
感激不尽感激不盡	gǎn jī bù jìn	can't thank sb enough (idiom)	syn
敷	fū	to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough	syn
高不成低不就	gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù	can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
汗牛充栋汗牛充棟	hàn niú chōng dòng	lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) / fig. many books	syn
保苗	bǎo miáo	to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
彀	gòu	to draw a bow to the full / the range of a bow and arrow / old variant of 夠\|够[gou4], enough
过犹不及過猶不及	guò yóu bù jí	too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)	syn
一夔已足	yī kuí yǐ zú	one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
人给家足人給家足	rén jǐ jiā zú	lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom) / comfortably off
投鞭断流投鞭斷流	tóu biān duàn liú	arms enough to stem the stream (idiom) / formidable army	syn
血流漂杵	xuè liú piāo chǔ	enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom) / rivers of blood / blood bath
行行出状元行行出狀元	háng háng chū zhuàng yuán	lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom) / fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
贫无立锥貧無立錐	pín wú lì zhuī	not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute
贫无立锥之地貧無立錐之地	pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì	not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute
高不凑低不就高不湊低不就	gāo bù còu dī bù jiù	can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
一之为甚一之為甚	yī zhī wéi shèn	once is more than enough (idiom)
众口铄金眾口鑠金	zhòng kǒu shuò jīn	lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
狼多肉少	láng duō ròu shǎo	many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around
是可忍，孰不可忍	shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěn	if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
三个女人一台戏三個女人一臺戲	sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì	three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
受够受夠	shòu gòu	to have had enough of / to be fed up with / to have had one's fill of
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針	zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn	If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
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
家给人足家給人足	jiā jǐ rén zú	lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom) / comfortably off	syn
抓功夫	zhuā gōng fu	to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
抓工夫	zhuā gōng fu	to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
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
兴尽興盡	xìng jìn	to have lost interest / to have had enough
跷足以待蹺足以待	qiāo zú yǐ dài	lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom)
週轉	zhōu zhuǎn	turnover (in cash or personnel) / to have enough resources to cover a need / also written 周轉\|周转
高低不就	gāo dī bù jiù	can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
富富有余富富有餘	fù fù yǒu yú	richly provided for / having enough and to spare
浮贴浮貼	fú tiē	to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later
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
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬	shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ	one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
何不食肉糜	hé bù shí ròu mí	lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝\|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
长记性長記性	zhǎng jì xing	(coll.) to learn one's lesson / to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
一回生二回熟	yī huí shēng èr huí shú	unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
人艰不拆人艱不拆	rén jiān bù chāi	life is hard enough as it is / don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
丁夫	dīng fū	(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
活久见活久見	huó jiǔ jiàn	(neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything / Just incredible!
一山不容二虎	yī shān bù róng èr hǔ	lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
够用夠用	gòu yòng	adequate / sufficient / enough	syn
海涵	hǎi hán	(polite expression) to be magnanimous enough to forgive or tolerate (one's errors or shortcomings)	syn
清澈透底	qīng chè tòu dǐ	(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
够得上夠得上	gòu de shàng	to be good enough to be regarded as / to meet the standard expected of
睡饱睡飽	shuì bǎo	to get enough sleep / to have a good night's sleep
绰绰有余綽綽有餘	chuò chuò - yǒu yú	(idiom) more than enough	syn

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"strangely enough" Chinese-English Dictionary

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