稳拿 穩拿 wěn ná a sure gain / sth one is sure to obtain 切莫 qiè mò you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) syn 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn 不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn 未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn 不尽然 不盡然 bù jìn rán not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 没准 沒準 méi zhǔn not sure / maybe syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 不必 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily syn 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 并未 並未 bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... / has not actually ... syn 无须 無須 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn 不符 bù fú inconsistent / not in agreement with / not agree or tally with / not conform to syn 不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn 不 bù no / not so / (bound form) not / un- / variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no syn 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 实景 實景 shí jǐng real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation) syn 不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned syn 无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn 未始 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not syn 不足为训 不足為訓 bù zú wéi xùn not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative syn 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. syn 不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible 不避斧钺 不避斧鉞 bù bì fǔ yuè not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 天机不可泄漏 天機不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 天机不可泄露 天機不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 不为过 不為過 bù wéi guò not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark 确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn 保险 保險 bǎo xiǎn insurance / to insure / safe / secure / be sure / be bound to / CL:份[fen4] syn 果然 guǒ rán really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed syn 把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) syn 无疑 無疑 wú yí undoubtedly / without doubt / for sure syn 没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong syn 说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure / maybe syn 务必 務必 wù bì must / to need to / to be sure to syn 必定 bì dìng to be bound to / to be sure to syn 果真 guǒ zhēn really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really... syn 确信 確信 què xìn to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news syn 看准 看準 kàn zhǔn to observe and make sure / to check 胜算 勝算 shèng suàn odds of success / stratagem that ensures success / to be sure of success 切切 qiè qiè urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) syn 见得 見得 jiàn dé to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure 认准 認準 rèn zhǔn to identify clearly / to make sure of / to believe firmly 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 料定 liào dìng certain / to know for sure 准保 準保 zhǔn bǎo certainly / for sure syn 固 gù hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly syn 后会有期 後會有期 hòu huì yǒu qī I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again. syn 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí as solid as rock (idiom) / as sure as houses 不好说 不好說 bù hǎo shuō hard to say / can't be sure / difficult to speak about / unpleasant to say 不见不散 不見不散 bù jiàn bù sàn lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there! 敲钉钻脚 敲釘鑽腳 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo to make doubly sure (idiom) 满有谱 滿有譜 mǎn yǒu pǔ to have a clearcut idea / to have firm guidelines / to have confidence / to be sure / to be certain 管取 guǎn qǔ sure 万安 萬安 wàn ān completely secure / a sure thing / rest assured 虎父无犬子 虎父無犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son 誙 kēng (arch.) definitely / sure! 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 黃鼠狼給雞拜年 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom) 左券 zuǒ quàn a sure thing / a certainty / copy of a contract held by a creditor syn 不见兔子不撒鹰 不見兔子不撒鷹 bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) / one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed 何以见得 何以見得 hé yǐ jiàn dé how can one be sure? 应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do 二虎相斗，必有一伤 二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 煮熟的鸭子飞了 煮熟的鴨子飛了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers 必死无疑 必死無疑 bì sǐ wú yí will die for sure / to be a goner 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn 不同 bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike syn 不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 尚未 shàng wèi not yet / still not syn 不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? syn 再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn 不见 不見 bù jiàn not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing syn 毫不 háo bù hardly / not in the least / not at all syn 不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn 绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 未必 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not syn 不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn 不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 决不 決不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not syn 不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly syn 不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to syn 何不 hé bù why not? / why not do (sth)? syn 