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"to wonder whether" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
忖度 cǔn duó to speculate / to surmise / to wonder whether / to guess syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
是否 shì fǒu whether (or not) / if / is or isn't syn
无论 無論 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether... syn
厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn
奇迹 奇跡 qí jì miracle / wonder / marvel syn
能否 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible? syn
哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration syn
难怪 難怪 nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...) / (it's) not surprising (that) syn
是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not syn
惊奇 驚奇 jīng qí to be amazed / to be surprised / to wonder syn
怪不得 guài bu de no wonder! / so that's why! syn
与否 與否 yǔ fǒu whether or not (at the end of a phrase) syn
也罢 也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or... / never mind / fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) syn
可知 kě zhī evidently / clearly / no wonder / knowable syn
奥妙 奧妙 ào miào marvelous / mysterious / profound / marvel / wonder syn
灵药 靈藥 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious syn
灵丹妙药 靈丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) / fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir syn
哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn
啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not
才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
高矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall) syn
啧啧称奇 嘖嘖稱奇 zé zé chēng qí to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom) / to be astonished
无怪乎 無怪乎 wú guài hū no wonder (that...) syn
激将法 激將法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
怨不得 yuàn bu de cannot blame / no wonder syn
无怪 無怪 wú guài No wonder! / not surprising syn
试婚 試婚 shì hūn trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry
缓急 緩急 huǎn jí priority / whether sth is urgent syn
墒情 shāng qíng the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop)
镊 鑷 niè (bound form) tweezers / to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc) syn
真伪莫辨 真偽莫辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn can't judge true or false (idiom) / unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
树欲静而风不止 樹欲靜而風不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
细大不捐 細大不捐 xì dà bù juān not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom) / all-embracing syn
仙药 仙藥 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
伟观 偉觀 wěi guān magnificent vista / a wonder
咄咄称奇 咄咄稱奇 duō duō chēng qí to cluck one's tongue in wonder
奇蹟 qí jì variant of 奇跡|奇迹, marvel / wonder / miracle / miraculous
怪道 guài dào no wonder!
魂牵梦绕 魂牽夢繞 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated / to wonder / enchanting syn
打闷雷 打悶雷 dǎ mèn léi (coll.) to wonder secretly / to make wild conjectures
愿意不愿意 願意不願意 yuàn yì bù yuàn yì whether one wants to or not
冰炭不言，冷热自明 冰炭不言，冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom) / fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冷煖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
反正一样 反正一樣 fǎn zhèng yī yàng whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long
问鼎轻重 問鼎輕重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom) / a laughable attempt to seize power
如人饮水，冷暖自知 如人飲水，冷暖自知 rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
知冷知热 知冷知熱 zhī lěng zhī rè to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom) / to be very considerate
问客杀鸡 問客殺雞 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓 bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black / as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom) / fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating / to show what one is made of
也好 yě hǎo that's fine / may as well / (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... syn
皇帝女儿不愁嫁 皇帝女兒不愁嫁 huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom) / fig. highly sought after
背着抱着一般重 bēi zhe bào zhe yī bān zhòng lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) / fig. one can't avoid the burden
率性 shuài xìng to act naturally, authentically and spontaneously (whether seen as admirable – "bold" – or problematic – "impulsive")
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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