自爱 自愛 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health syn 三族 sān zú (old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's) 阁下 閣下 gé xià your distinguished self / your majesty / sire syn 良药 良藥 liáng yào good medicine / panacea / fig. a good solution / a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem) 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions 主公 zhǔ gōng Your Highness / Your Majesty syn 鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? syn 驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn 尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage / your highness / honored Sir (also sarcastic) / you 高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable. 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 浑身解数 渾身解數 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] 尊意 zūn yì (honorific) your respected opinion / What do you think, your majesty? 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age 患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties 敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter. 盼睐 盼睞 pàn lài your favors / your consideration 见访 見訪 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit 讨扰 討擾 tǎo rǎo I beg to disturb you / I trespass on your hospitality / Thank you for your hospitality! 雅意 yǎ yì your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm syn 雅教 yǎ jiào (hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion). 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 鼎助 dǐng zhù (honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril 管住嘴迈开腿 管住嘴邁開腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight) 口嫌体正直 口嫌體正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) 口嫌体直 口嫌體直 kǒu xián tǐ zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2]) 关你屁事 關你屁事 guān nǐ pì shì (coll.) None of your goddamn business! / Mind your own business! 不吝珠玉 bù lìn - zhū yù (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion / your criticism will be most valuable 大笔 大筆 dà bǐ (formal, honorific) your writing / your handwriting / pen / calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money) syn 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 妾 qiè concubine / I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) syn 奴家 nú jiā (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) 自律 zì lǜ self-discipline / self-regulation / autonomy (ethics) / autonomic (physiology) syn 自尊 zì zūn self-respect / self-esteem / ego / pride 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect / self-esteem / ego 自备 自備 zì bèi to provide one's own... / own / self-provided / self-contained 自保 zì bǎo to defend oneself / self-defense / self-preservation 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism syn 自恃 zì shì self-esteem / self-reliance / overconfident / conceited syn 自封 zì fēng to proclaim oneself (sth) / to give oneself the title of / self-appointed / self-styled / to limit oneself to / to isolate oneself syn 故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ selfless / self-sacrifice (to help others) / self-renunciation / altruism 自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì self-satisfied / self-imbued / narcissistic syn 自我实现 自我實現 zì wǒ shí xiàn self-actualization (psychology) / self-realization 联合自强 聯合自強 lián hé zì qiáng to combine together for self-improvement / joint movement for self-strengthening 单独自卫 individual self-defence / self-defence 自决运动 zì jué yùn dòng Movement for Self-Determination / Self-Determination Movement 自毁装置 自毀裝置 zì huǐ zhuāng zhì self-destructing mechanism / self-destruction mechanism 自锻破片 自鍛破片 self-forming fragment / self-forging fragment 自行失效 self-neutralization / self-deactivation 自我维持标准 自我維持標準 self-sustainment standards / performance standards for self-sustainment 自我维持性能标准 自我維持性能標準 self-sustainment standards / performance standards for self-sustainment 自动装填的武器 自動裝填的武器 self-loading weapon / self-loader 自我维持偿还率 自我維持償還率 self-sustainment reimbursement rate / self-sustainment rate 自我维持安排 自我維持安排 self-sustainment arrangement / self-sustainment contract 自我维持安排合同 自我維持安排合同 self-sustainment arrangement / self-sustainment contract 防卫过当 防衛過當 fáng wèi guò dàng excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force) 自持 zì chí to control onself / to exercise self-restraint / self-sustaining syn 有则改之，无则加勉 有則改之，無則加勉 yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom) 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement 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 心灵鸡汤 心靈雞湯 xīn líng jī tāng (often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul") 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn 保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 美貌 měi mào good looks / beauty / good-looking syn 晚安 wǎn ān Good night! / Good evening! 美誉 美譽 měi yù good name / good reputation syn 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use syn 无益 無益 wú yì no good / not good for / not beneficial syn 风姿 風姿 fēng zī good looks / good figure / graceful bearing / charm syn 良方 liáng fāng good medicine / effective prescription / fig. good plan / effective strategy syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 美名 měi míng good name / good reputation syn 良策 liáng cè good plan / good idea syn 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 彩头 彩頭 cǎi tóu good omen / good luck (in business etc) / profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc) syn 以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good syn 待价而沽 待價而沽 dài jià ér gū to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer syn 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it syn 好好儿 好好兒 hǎo hāo r in good condition / perfectly good / carefully / well / thoroughly syn 善 shàn good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect syn 多钱善贾 多錢善賈 duō qián shàn gǔ much capital, good business (idiom) / fig. good trading conditions 生财有道 生財有道 shēng cái yǒu dào lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest syn 善者不辩，辩者不善 善者不辯，辯者不善 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. 好事不出门，恶事传千里 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom) 好故事百听不厌 好故事百聽不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new. 工欲善其事，必先利其器 gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job 彰善癉惡 彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice 欲善其事，必先利其器 yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job 