了 瞭 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly syn 不 bù no / not so / (bound form) not / un- / variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no syn 没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not syn 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn 而 ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) syn 明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out syn 清楚 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 无 無 wú not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 理解 lǐ jiě to comprehend / to understand syn 不同 bù tóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike syn 不然 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? 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 不必 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily syn 不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 绝不 絕不 jué bù in no way / not in the least / absolutely not syn 不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 不到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 不见 不見 bù jiàn not to see / not to meet / to have disappeared / to be missing syn 解 jiě to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn 决不 決不 jué bù not at all / simply (can) not 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 懂得 dǒng de to understand / to know / to comprehend syn 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more / further syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 毫不 háo bù hardly / not in the least / not at all syn 不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn 何不 hé bù why not? / why not do (sth)? syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 不明 bù míng not clear / unknown / to fail to understand syn 不是 bù shì no / is not / not syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 不光 bù guāng not the only one / not only syn 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation syn 再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn 不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often syn 弄清 nòng qīng to clarify / to fully understand syn 不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very / not particularly syn 尚未 shàng wèi not yet / still not syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 知晓 知曉 zhī xiǎo to know / to understand syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 未必 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not syn 看透 kàn tòu to understand thoroughly / to see beyond the facade / to see through (sb) syn 不符 bù fú inconsistent / not in agreement with / not agree or tally with / not conform to syn 谅解 諒解 liàng jiě to understand / to make allowances for / understanding syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 领悟 領悟 lǐng wù to understand / to comprehend syn 不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn 领会 領會 lǐng huì to understand / to comprehend / to grasp syn 不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 无须 無須 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily syn 下不为例 下不為例 xià bù wéi lì not to be repeated / not to be taken as a precedent / just this once 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn 通晓 通曉 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through syn 开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 费解 費解 fèi jiě to be puzzled / hard to understand / unintelligible / incomprehensible syn 觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) 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 不见得 不見得 bù jiàn de not necessarily / not likely syn 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn 无益 無益 wú yì no good / not good for / not beneficial syn 若非 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for syn 不好惹 bù hǎo rě not to be trifled with / not to be pushed around / stand no nonsense 松散 鬆散 sōng san to relax / loose / not consolidated / not rigorous syn 难懂 難懂 nán dǒng difficult to understand 洞悉 dòng xī to clearly understand syn 不善 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive 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 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 松软 鬆軟 sōng ruǎn flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil) syn 晦涩 晦澀 huì sè difficult to understand / cryptic syn 未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily syn 不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid syn 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom) / not raising any objection / without demur syn 不买账 不買賬 bù mǎi zhàng not to acknowledge sb as senior or superior / not to believe sth / don't buy it (slang) 不力 bù lì not to do one's best / not to exert oneself syn 不致 bù zhì not in such a way as to / not likely to 了然 瞭然 liǎo rán to understand clearly / evident syn 疑难 疑難 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated syn 易懂 yì dǒng easy to understand syn 不务正业 不務正業 bù wù zhèng yè not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties syn 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur syn 浅显 淺顯 qiǎn xiǎn (of written or spoken material) easy to understand / accessible syn 通达 通達 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding syn 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 