正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that syn 够味 夠味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent 才然 纔然 cái rán just recently / just a moment ago / just now 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently / just a moment ago syn 恰到好处 恰到好處 qià dào hǎo chù it's just perfect / it's just right syn 正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at syn 适值 適值 shì zhí just at that time / as it happens / by good luck, just then syn 临 臨 lín to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before syn 犹 猶 yóu as if / (just) like / just as / still / yet syn 甫 fǔ (classical) barely / just / just now syn 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 刚一 剛一 gāng yī to be just about to / to have just started to 适间 適間 shì jiān just now / just a moment ago 算老几 算老幾 suàn lǎo jǐ just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc) 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good 老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable syn 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise 淑女 shū nǚ wise and virtuous woman / lady syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 睿智 ruì zhì wise and farsighted syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles 先哲 xiān zhé the wise and learned individuals of the past syn 贤明 賢明 xián míng wise and capable / sagacious syn 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. 郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 武丁 wǔ dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty 英明果断 英明果斷 yīng míng guǒ duàn wise and resolute 贪小失大 貪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom) syn 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful syn 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike 育乐 育樂 yù lè (Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2] / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation) 高明 gāo míng brilliant / superior / wise syn 明智 míng zhì sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious syn 忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word syn 高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas syn 英明 yīng míng wise / brilliant syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn 世故 shì gu sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 哲人 zhé rén wise man syn 至理名言 zhì lǐ míng yán wise saying / words of wisdom 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 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn 益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn 练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn 事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event 智 zhì (literary) wise / wisdom syn 哲 喆 zhé wise / a sage syn 哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom) 大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time 百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler 礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise syn 好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) 三位博士 sān wèi bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story 事后聪明 事後聰明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it 仁者见仁，智者见智 仁者見仁，智者見智 rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom) 善策 shàn cè wise policy / best policy 大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent 智者千虑，必有一失 智者千慮，必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible 东方三博士 東方三博士 dōng fāng sān bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story 横爬行 橫爬行 héng pá xíng to walk sideways / crab-wise 话到嘴边留三分 話到嘴邊留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom) 风水先生 風水先生 fēng shuǐ xiān sheng feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan 智者小组 zhì zhě xiǎo zǔ Panel of the Wise 智囊委员会 智囊委員會 Committee of Wise Men 国际智者委员会 國際智者委員會 International Committee of the Wise 听君一席话，胜读十年书 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb) 拂士 bì shì attendant to the emperor / wise counselor 知人者智，自知者明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié (idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends / a wise man submits to circumstances 参半 參半 cān bàn half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally syn 干货 乾貨 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form / just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分[shui3fen4]) 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well syn 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 难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom) / fig. one is just as bad as the other syn 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr to say one and mean just that (idiom) / to keep one's word syn 浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn 轻车简从 輕車簡從 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation syn 守正不阿 shǒu zhèng bù ē to be strictly just and impartial 正大光明 zhèng dà guāng míng just and honorable syn 破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available syn 仅此而已 僅此而已 jǐn cǐ ér yǐ that's all / just this and nothing more 善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到 善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào , ruò rán bù bào shí chén wèi dào Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time 青天大老爷 青天大老爺 qīng tiān dà lǎo ye (coll.) just and incorruptible official 公正和合适的工作条件权 公正和合適的工作條件權 right to just and favourable conditions of work 