小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor syn 红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom) 频眉蹙额 頻眉蹙額 pín méi cù é worried and unhappy (idiom) 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 不高兴 不高興 bù gāo xìng unhappy / dissatisfied 闷闷不乐 悶悶不樂 mèn mèn bù lè depressed / sulky / moody / unhappy syn 怨偶 yuàn ǒu an unhappy couple (formal writing) 葸 xǐ feel insecure / unhappy 恓惶 xī huáng busy and restless / unhappy 眳睛 míng jīng unhappy / dissatisfied 暋 mín unhappy / worried / depressed 落落寡欢 落落寡歡 luò luò guǎ huān melancholy / unhappy 烂桃花 爛桃花 làn táo huā unhappy love affair 忽忽不乐 忽忽不樂 hū hū bù lè disappointed and unhappy / dispirited syn 不豫 bù yù (literary) unhappy / displeased 很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity) syn 极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ (literary) very close / very near syn 甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn 良 liáng good / very / very much syn 毕肖 畢肖 bì xiào to resemble closely / to be the very image of / to look very much like / to be the spitting image of 少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few / very little 死顽固 死頑固 sǐ wán gù very stubborn / very stubborn person / die-hard syn 本小利微 běn xiǎo lì wēi (of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits 山响 山響 shān xiǎng very loud / very noisy 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) syn 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn 不厌其烦 不厭其煩 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient syn 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean syn 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 屈指可数 屈指可數 qū zhǐ kě shǔ can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few syn 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn 家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) / fig. very poor / wretched syn 妙趣横生 妙趣橫生 miào qù héng shēng endlessly interesting (idiom) / very witty syn 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now / times have changed syn 独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 缠绵悱恻 纏綿悱惻 chán mián fěi cè (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom) / (of music, literature etc) poignant / very sentimental syn 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing syn 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb / to reason with sb in every way possible syn 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) / to share everything / to be on very intimate terms syn 一目十行 yī mù shí háng ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly syn 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo very rarely seen, unusual (idiom) syn 以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn to take caution as the key (idiom) / to proceed very carefully 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 大有裨益 dà yǒu bì yì bringing great benefits (idiom) / very useful / of great service / to help greatly / to serve one well 寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / very easy syn 朝闻夕改 朝聞夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom) 相亲相爱 相親相愛 xiāng qīn xiāng ài (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other / inseparable / devoted to each other syn 举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè lit. the black sky of midnight / very late at night (idiom) 如数家珍 如數家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter syn 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate 有勇无谋 有勇無謀 yǒu yǒng wú móu bold but not very astute (idiom) 一琴一鹤 一琴一鶴 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom) / honest and incorruptible (government officials) 女大十八变 女大十八變 nǚ dà shí bā biàn lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom) / fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was 食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high 如鲠在喉 如鯁在喉 rú gěng zài hóu lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure 长篇累牍 長篇累牘 cháng piān lěi dú (of a text) very lengthy (idiom) 没吃没穿 沒吃沒穿 méi chī méi chuān to be without food or clothing (idiom) / to be very poor 卑之，毋甚高论 卑之，毋甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 卑之，无甚高论 卑之，無甚高論 bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary 小菜一碟 xiǎo cài yī dié a small appetizer / a piece of cake / very easy (idiom) 真刀真枪 真刀真槍 zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng real swords, real spears (idiom) / real weapons / very much for real / every bit real / the genuine article 翻手为云覆手变雨 翻手為雲覆手變雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom) 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 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it 风趣横生 風趣橫生 fēng qù héng shēng (idiom) spiced with wit / very witty 一笔带过 一筆帶過 yī bǐ dài guò (idiom) to mention only very briefly / to skate over (a topic) syn 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this / that's all / no big deal / not very impressive syn 聚少离多 聚少離多 jù shǎo lí duō (idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together / to see each other very little 一笔带过 一筆帶過 yī bǐ - dài guò (idiom) to mention only very briefly / to skate over (a topic) syn 三更半夜 sān gēng - bàn yè (idiom) in the depth of the night / very late at night syn 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò - rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this / that's all / no big deal / not very impressive syn 寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo - kě shǔ (idiom) very few syn 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo - wú jǐ (idiom) very few syn 屈指可数 屈指可數 qū zhǐ - kě shǔ lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / fig. very few syn 心细如尘 心細如塵 xīn xì - rú chén (idiom) meticulous / very careful or attentive 心细如发 心細如髮 xīn xì - rú fà (idiom) meticulous / very careful or attentive 独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭 dú zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 真刀真枪 真刀真槍 zhēn dāo - zhēn qiāng lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real / genuine 硕大无朋 碩大無朋 shuò dà - wú péng (idiom) very big / huge syn 硕大无比 碩大無比 shuò dà - wú bǐ (idiom) very big / huge syn 聚少离多 聚少離多 jù shǎo - lí duō (idiom) (of a husband and wife etc) to spend more time apart than together / to see each other very little 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì - wú jiàn (idiom) to have a very close relationship with each other syn 饥肠辘辘 飢腸轆轆 jī cháng - lù lù (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger / very hungry syn 魂牵梦萦 魂牽夢縈 hún qiān - mèng yíng (idiom) to miss very much / to yearn for syn 天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 非常 fēi cháng very / really / unusual / extraordinary syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 