大不了 dà bù liǎo at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming syn 最差 zuì chā least / worst / the least / the worst 末位淘汰 mò wèi táo tài sacking the worst-performing employee / elimination of the worst-performing contestant 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 案情 àn qíng details of a case / case 命案 mìng àn homicide case / murder case syn 杀人案 殺人案 shā rén àn murder case / homicide case syn 然则 然則 rán zé that being the case / then / in that case syn 多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 另案 lìng àn another case (in law) / a case to treat separately 情事 qíng shì circumstances / facts (of a case) / case / feelings / love affair syn 涉黑案 shè hēi àn gang-related case / criminal case 销案 銷案 xiāo àn to close a case / to bring a case to a close (law) 人力资源个桉干事 人力資源個案幹事 human resources case officer / HR case officer 病例对照研究 bìng lì duì zhào yán jiū case-control study / case-referent study 战斗紧张病例 戰鬥緊張病例 battle stress case / battle stress casualty / battle shock case / battle shock casualty 直式弹壳 直式彈殼 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 圆柱式弹壳 圓柱式彈殼 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 医案 醫案 yī àn case history (TCM) / case record 接案 jiē àn to be informed of a case / to take a case / to contract for a job (as a freelancer) 场景 場景 chǎng jǐng scene / scenario / situation / setting syn 脚本 腳本 jiǎo běn script / screenplay / scenario / libretto / (computing) script syn 剧本 劇本 jù běn script / screenplay / scenario / libretto syn 编剧 編劇 biān jù to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter syn 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately syn 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 上刑 shàng xíng severe punishment / worst punishment / to torture syn 比上不足比下有余 比上不足比下有餘 bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú to fall short of the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster 哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy 束手就毙 束手就斃 shù shǒu jiù bì hands tied and expecting the worst 束手待死 shù shǒu dài sǐ hands tied and expecting the worst 不孝有三，无后为大 不孝有三，無後為大 bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà there are three ways to be unfilial / having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4zi3]) 基线假想 baseline scenario 非洲保健发展设想 African Health Development Scenario 不采取任何行动的设想情况 do nothing scenario 仿真情景 fǎng zhēn qíng jǐng real-life scenario 最恶劣形式的童工劳动 最惡劣形式的童工勞動 the worst forms of child labour 倍数十假想 倍數十假想 Factor Ten Scenario 规避技术 規避技術 evasion technique / evasion scenario 规避方法 規避方法 evasion technique / evasion scenario 倍数四假想 倍數四假想 Factor Four Scenario 好戏还在后头 好戲還在後頭 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet 比上不足，比下有余 比上不足，比下有餘 bǐ shàng - bù zú , bǐ xià - yǒu yú neither the best nor the worst / not too bad / better than some 如果 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 一起 yī qǐ (in) the same place / together / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) syn 经典 經典 jīng diǎn the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical syn 既然 jì rán since / as / this being the case syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 案例 àn lì case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc) / instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4] 案件 àn jiàn case / instance / CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] syn 可见 可見 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible syn 典型 diǎn xíng model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative syn 例子 lì zi case / (for) instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless syn 民事 mín shì civil case / agricultural affairs / civil 受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service) 万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn 教案 jiào àn lesson plan / teaching plan / a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing) 查处 查處 chá chǔ to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 外壳 外殼 wài ké envelope / outer shell / hull / cover / case syn 既是 jì shì is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that syn 审理 審理 shěn lǐ to hear (a case) syn 机箱 機箱 jī xiāng computer case 已然 yǐ rán already / to be already so / to have long been the case syn 病例 bìng lì (medical) case / occurrence of illness 倘若 tǎng ruò if / supposing / in case syn 盒子 hé zi box / case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines syn 以防 yǐ fáng (so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case syn 范例 範例 fàn lì example / model case 箱子 xiāng zi suitcase / chest / box / case / trunk / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] syn 立案 lì àn to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation) 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever syn 办案 辦案 bàn àn to handle a case syn 上诉 上訴 shàng sù to appeal (a judicial case) / appeal syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 被告人 bèi gào rén defendant (in legal case) syn 涉案 shè àn (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 确诊 確診 què zhěn to make a definite diagnosis / confirmed (case of a specific disease) syn 报案 報案 bào àn to report a case to the authorities syn 轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious syn 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 事例 shì lì example / exemplar / typical case syn 神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case syn 血案 xuè àn murder case syn 不管怎样 不管怎樣 bù guǎn zěn yàng in any case / no matter what syn 破案 pò àn to solve a case / shabby old table 病历 病歷 bìng lì medical record / case history syn 民事诉讼 民事訴訟 mín shì sù sòng common plea / civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case) 移送 yí sòng to transfer (a case, a person, files etc) syn 假若 jiǎ ruò if / supposing / in case syn 假使 jiǎ shǐ if / in case / suppose / given ... syn 查办 查辦 chá bàn to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn 复审 復審 fù shěn to re-examine / to recheck / (law) to conduct a judicial review / to retry (a case) syn 甄别 甄別 zhēn bié to screen / to discriminate / to reexamine a case / screening (of applicants etc) syn 