来去无踪 來去無蹤 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and leave without a trace 来无影，去无踪 來無影，去無蹤 lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and go without a trace 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice 端倪 duān ní boundary / clue / indication / to obtain clues / to infer syn 蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue syn 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 见微知著 見微知著 jiàn wēi zhī zhù one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop syn 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue 视微知著 視微知着 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop 端绪 端緒 duān xù start and development / thread (of a story) / general outline / clue syn 头路 頭路 tóu lù clue / thread (of a story) / mate / first class 视微知着 視微知著 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop 老鼠拉龟，无从下手 老鼠拉龜，無從下手 lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) / no clue where to start 一窥端倪 一窺端倪 yī kuī duān ní to infer easily / to guess at a glance / to get a clue 偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 无望 無望 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects 径自 徑自 jìng zì without leave / without consulting anyone syn 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò (idiom) to reap without sowing / to get sth without working for it / to sponge off others syn 顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 裸机 裸機 luǒ jī hardware-only device / computer without operating system or other software installed / mobile phone or pager without network subscription 不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress syn 并行不悖 並行不悖 bìng xíng bù bèi to run in parallel without hindrance / not mutually exclusive / two processes can be implemented without conflict 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject syn 师出无名 師出無名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification syn 不经意间 不經意間 bù jīng yì jiān without paying attention / without noticing / unconsciously / inadvertently 巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment. 殒身不恤 殞身不恤 yǔn shēn bù xù to die without regrets (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself without hesitation 没头没脸 沒頭沒臉 méi tóu méi liǎn lit. without head, without face (idiom) / fig. frenzily / haphazardly 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire 一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company) 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius) 空穴来风未必无因 空穴來風未必無因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom) 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) 缠绵不已 纏綿不已 chán mián bù yǐ to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other 崽卖爷田不心疼 崽賣爺田不心疼 zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom) / fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed 光杆司令 光桿司令 guāng gǎn sī lìng commander without any soldiers / (fig.) leader without a team / solo entrepreneur syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì - mǎi lǘ (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey" / to write at length without ever getting to the point 白嫖 bái piáo to visit a prostitute without paying / (slang) to consume a service without paying 当然 當然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt syn 及时 及時 jí shí timely / at the right time / promptly / without delay syn 不了 bù liǎo (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end / incessantly syn 尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating syn 本来 本來 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course syn 未经 未經 wèi jīng not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process) 顺利 順利 shùn lì smoothly / without a hitch syn 赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly / without delay syn 无疑 無疑 wú yí undoubtedly / without doubt / for sure syn 全都 quán dōu all / without exception syn 平安 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace syn 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 一律 yī lǜ same / identical / uniformly / all / without exception syn 不止 bù zhǐ incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to syn 顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort syn 无敌 無敵 wú dí unequalled / without rival / a paragon syn 擅自 shàn zì without permission syn 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 无不 無不 wú bù none lacking / none missing / everything is there / everyone without exception syn 随手 隨手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing syn 无边 無邊 wú biān without boundary / not bordered syn 不带 不帶 bù dài not to have / without / un- 顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy syn 不爽 bù shuǎng not well / out of sorts / in a bad mood / without discrepancy / accurate syn 坚信 堅信 jiān xìn to believe firmly / without any doubt syn 毫不犹豫 毫不猶豫 háo bù yóu yù without the slightest hesitation syn 不加 bù jiā without / not / un- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 无耻 無恥 wú chǐ without any sense of shame / unembarrassed / shameless syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 毫无疑问 毫無疑問 háo wú yí wèn certainty / without a doubt syn 全无 全無 quán wú none / completely without 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī (idiom) (it) goes without saying / can well be imagined 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn 大肆 dà sì wantonly / without restraint (of enemy or malefactor) / unbridled syn 随口 隨口 suí kǒu (speak) without thinking the matter through syn 毅然 yì rán firmly / resolutely / without hesitation syn 安然 ān rán calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound syn 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many syn 不无 不無 bù wú not without syn 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn 私自 sī zì private / personal / secretly / without explicit approval syn 原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) 无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng wú zōng to disappear without trace (idiom) syn 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn 积压 積壓 jī yā to pile up / to accumulate without being dealt with syn 凭空 憑空 píng kōng baseless (lie) / without foundation syn 无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news syn 无故 無故 wú gù without cause or reason syn 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying syn 没有理由 沒有理由 méi yǒu lǐ yóu without any reason / for no reason 亟待 jí dài to need urgently / to need doing without delay syn 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition syn 没完没了 沒完沒了 méi wán méi liǎo without end / incessantly / on and on syn 