"might" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
或 huò conj., adv. maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or syn
可能 kě néng adj., n., v. might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
威力 wēi lì n. might / formidable power
有可能 yǒu kě néng possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
威武 wēi wǔ might / formidable syn
威势 威勢 wēi shì might / power and influence syn
强权 強權 qiáng quán power / might
威 wēi power / might / prestige syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
能 néng v. can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn
倒是 dào shi adv. contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you syn
拼命 pīn mìng v., adv. to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
不妨 bù fáng adv. there is no harm in / might as well syn
索性 suǒ xìng adv. you might as well (do it) / simply / just syn
霸道 bà dào adj. the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì adj., adv. candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well syn
倒 dào v., adv. to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet syn
并未 並未 bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... / has not actually ... syn
无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn
试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask syn
拚命 pàn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it / see 拼命[pin1 ming4] syn
猛力 měng lì with all one's might / with sudden force / violently / to slam
力战 力戰 lì zhàn to fight with all one's might
狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom) / fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people syn
英雄无用武之地 英雄無用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents syn
瓜田不纳履 瓜田不納履 guā tián bù nà lǚ lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued
国富兵强 國富兵強 guó fù bīng qiáng prosperous country with military might
瓜田李下 guā tián lǐ xià 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 / abbr. for 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1] syn
核威 hé wēi nuclear strength / nuclear might
以言代法，以权压法 以言代法，以權壓法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom) / completely lawless behavior / Might makes right.
既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
缵不可能的事 纘不可能的事 zuǎn bù kě néng de shì pigs might fly (idiom)
还不如 還不如 hái bù rú to be better off ... / might as well ...
死劲 死勁 sǐ jìn all one's strength / with might and main
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
PU P U the degree of suspicion that a woman might, after she marries, cheat on her husband (abbr. for "paternity uncertainty")
东方不亮西方亮 東方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else
当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
九原可作 jiǔ yuán kě zuò (idiom) The name of the cemetery of high officials in the ancient state of Jin is used to evoke the idea that the dead might come back to life.
美如冠玉 měi rú guān yù (idiom) Originally, the expression suggested that someone might possess only an attractive exterior. It later came to describe a handsome man.
一差二错 一差二錯 yī chà èr cuò (idiom) An accident, mishap, or mistake that might occur. syn
一不作，二不休 yī bù zuò，èr bù xiū (idiom) Better not to start / but once one has started, one might as well see it through to the end.
一品白衫 yī pǐn bái shān (idiom) Under the Tang, candidates for the civil-service examinations were highly esteemed and called “white robes of the first rank.” The expression means that they might one day attain the highest official rank, although they still wore white robes at present.
一差两误 一差兩誤 yī chā liǎng wù (idiom) An accident, mishap, or mistake that might occur.
人凭志气虎凭威 rén píng zhì qì hǔ píng wēi (idiom) People rely on determination and self-respect, while tigers rely on their might. One needs ambition and courage to achieve something.
养锐蓄威 yǎng ruì xù wēi (idiom) To build up one's power and accumulate one's fighting spirit. Variant of “nurture one's might and store one's sharpness.”
宣威耀武 xuān wēi yào wǔ (idiom) To flaunt military power and display one’s might. It describes a boastful, self-satisfied manner and is generally derogatory.
扬威曜武 yáng wēi yào wǔ (idiom) To flaunt military power and display one’s might.
扬威耀武 yáng wēi yào wǔ (idiom) To flaunt military power and display one’s might or authority. The expression is generally derogatory.
扬武耀威 yáng wǔ yào wēi (idiom) To flaunt military power and display one’s might or authority. The expression is generally derogatory.
提心在口 tí xīn zài kǒu (idiom) To feel as though one’s heart is at one’s mouth and might leap out. It describes intense anxiety or fear.
金鼓连天 jīn gǔ lián tiān (idiom) Describes a powerful display of military might or an especially fierce battle.
闻噎废食 wén yē fèi shí (idiom) To give up an undertaking altogether out of fear that something might go wrong.
风云变色 fēng yún biàn sè (idiom) Describes such overwhelming power or authority that even the wind and clouds seem to change color. It refers to extraordinary might or influence.
倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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