"to have affairs" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
只有	zhǐ yǒu	only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈\|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")	syn
不得不	bù dé bù	have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid	syn
只好	zhǐ hǎo	to have no other option but to ... / to have to / to be forced to	syn
带有帶有	dài yǒu	to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)	syn
发烧發燒	fā shāo	to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular	syn
信赖信賴	xìn lài	to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on	syn
喝茶	hē chá	to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	syn
无权無權	wú quán	to have no right / to have no authority
竟敢	jìng gǎn	to have the impertinence / to have the cheek to	syn
不得已	bù dé yǐ	to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must	syn
信服	xìn fú	to have faith in / to believe in / to have confidence in / to respect	syn
闹翻鬧翻	nào fān	to have a falling out / to have a big argument	syn
有种有種	yǒu zhǒng	to have guts / to have courage / to be brave	syn
结扎結扎	jié zā	to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation)
交接	jiāo jiē	(of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse	syn
内务內務	nèi wù	internal affairs / domestic affairs / family affairs / (trad.) affairs within the palace
心安理得	xīn ān lǐ dé	to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth	syn
沾边沾邊	zhān biān	to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in	syn
无可奈何無可奈何	wú kě nài hé	have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈\|无奈[wu2 nai4]	syn
两全其美兩全其美	liǎng quán qí měi	to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too	syn
略带略帶	lüè dài	to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of	syn
历尽歷盡	lì jìn	to have experienced a lot of / to have been through
大有作为大有作為	dà yǒu zuò wéi	to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future	syn
素有	sù yǒu	to have / to have always had	syn
火并火幷	huǒ bìng	(of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence / to have an open fight / to clash on the streets / to have a shootout	syn
公休	gōng xiū	to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
饮茶飲茶	yǐn chá	to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese)	syn
赋闲賦閑	fù xián	to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical	syn
全勤	quán qín	(of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record / (of a group) to have no absentees	syn
加赛加賽	jiā sài	(sports) to have an additional tie-breaking match or period of play / to have a playoff
有权有權	yǒu quán	to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
本应本應	běn yīng	should have / ought to have
有无有無	yǒu wú	to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
有意义有意義	yǒu yì yì	to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting
别有別有	bié yǒu	to have other... / to have a special ...
出问题出問題	chū wèn tí	to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
未及	wèi jí	to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
吹了	chuī le	failed / busted / to have not succeeded / to have died / to have parted company / to have chilled (of a relationship)
贪玩貪玩	tān wán	to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
发生关系發生關係	fā shēng guān xi	to have sexual relations with sb / to have dealings with
好险好險	hǎo xiǎn	to have a close call / to have a narrow escape
交欢交歡	jiāo huān	to have cordial relations with each other / to have sexual intercourse
有一手	yǒu yī shǒu	to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair
孰料	shú liào	who would have thought? / who could have imagined? / unexpectedly
吃不了兜着走吃不了兜著走	chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu	lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
鱼与熊掌魚與熊掌	yú yǔ xióng zhǎng	lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
熊猫眼熊貓眼	xióng māo yǎn	to have dark circles under one's eyes / to have eyes like a panda
深谈深談	shēn tán	to have an in depth conversation / to have intimate talks / to discuss thoroughly
脚踏两条船腳踏兩條船	jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán	lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
罩	zhào	to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it	syn
过目不忘過目不忘	guò mù bù wàng	to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory	syn
江郎才尽江郎才盡	jiāng láng cái jìn	Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block
物是人非	wù shì rén fēi	things have remained the same, but people have changed	syn
巧舌如簧	qiǎo shé rú huáng	lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue	syn
外事处外事處	wài shì chù	Foreign Affairs Office (at a university) / Foreign Affairs Department
博闻强记博聞強記	bó wén qiáng jì	have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge	syn
情况情況	qíng kuàng	circumstances / state of affairs / situation / CL:個\|个[ge4],種\|种[zhong3]	syn
状态狀態	zhuàng tài	condition / state / state of affairs / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
理	lǐ	texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up	syn
军事軍事	jūn shì	military affairs / (attributive) military	syn
事务事務	shì wù	(political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database)	syn
办事辦事	bàn shì	to handle (affairs) / to work	syn
财务財務	cái wù	financial affairs
局势局勢	jú shì	situation / state (of affairs)	syn
国外國外	guó wài	abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign	syn
外交	wài jiāo	diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL:個\|个[ge4]
事态事態	shì tài	situation / existing state of affairs	syn
民事	mín shì	civil case / agricultural affairs / civil
气候氣候	qì hòu	(meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate / prevailing conditions (in human affairs) / CL:種\|种[zhong3]	syn
希尔希爾	xī ěr	Hill (name) / Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
商务商務	shāng wù	commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business
世事	shì shì	affairs of life / things of the world	syn
对外對外	duì wài	external / foreign / pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
医务醫務	yī wù	medical affairs
定律	dìng lǜ	scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")	syn
内务部內務部	nèi wù bù	Ministry of Internal Affairs
人事	rén shì	personnel / human resources / human affairs / ways of the world / (euphemism) sexuality / the facts of life	syn
听命聽命	tīng mìng	to obey an order / to take orders / to accept a state of affairs	syn
处事處事	chǔ shì	to handle affairs / to deal with matters	syn
出世	chū shì	to be born / to come into being / to withdraw from worldly affairs	syn
家事	jiā shì	family matters / domestic affairs / housework	syn
内政內政	nèi zhèng	internal affairs (of a country)
外交部	wài jiāo bù	Ministry of Foreign Affairs / foreign office / Dept. of State
情场情場	qíng chǎng	affairs of the heart / mutual relationship
海事	hǎi shì	maritime affairs / accident at sea	syn
红尘紅塵	hóng chén	the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs	syn
独立自主獨立自主	dú lì zì zhǔ	independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs	syn
人文	rén wén	humanities / human affairs / culture
外务外務	wài wù	foreign affairs	syn
越俎代庖	yuè zǔ dài páo	lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom) / fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands	syn
政务政務	zhèng wù	government affairs	syn
入世	rù shì	to engage with secular society / to involve oneself in human affairs / to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織\|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1])
国事國事	guó shì	affairs of the nation / politics	syn
外事	wài shì	foreign affairs	syn
总务總務	zǒng wù	general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge	syn
与世无争與世無爭	yǔ shì wú zhēng	(idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs	syn
外交部长外交部長	wài jiāo bù zhǎng	minister of foreign affairs
国务國務	guó wù	affairs of state	syn
咨文	zī wén	(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state	syn
政事	zhèng shì	politics / government affairs	syn

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"to have affairs" Chinese-English Dictionary

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