"possibility" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
可能 kě néng adj., n., v. might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
可能性 kě néng xìng possibility / probability syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
来 來 lái v. to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn
得 de part. structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc syn
市场潜力 市場潛力 shì chǎng qián lì market potential / market possibility
置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
共存性 gòng cún xìng compatibility / the possibility of mutual coexistence
无药可救 無藥可救 wú yào kě jiù (idiom) (of an illness) incurable / (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible / beyond any possibility of correction / see 無可救藥|无可救药[wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4]
停损点 停損點 tíng sǔn diǎn (finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price) / see 止損點|止损点[zhi3 sun3 dian3]
止损点 止損點 zhǐ sǔn diǎn (finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
不留余地 bù liú yú dì (idiom) To leave no room at all. It mainly describes words or actions that leave no possibility of retreat, compromise, or remedy.
不忘沟壑 不忘溝壑 bù wàng gōu hè (idiom) To keep in mind the possibility of dying for justice and having one’s body abandoned in a ravine.
焚舟破釜 fén zhōu pò fǔ (idiom) To burn the boats and smash the cooking pots. It describes a firm, irrevocable determination that leaves no possibility of retreat.
济河焚舟 濟河焚舟 jì hé fén zhōu (idiom) To burn one’s boats after crossing a river. It means to commit oneself with no possibility of retreat and prepare to fight to the death.
上树拔梯 上樹拔梯 shàng shù bá tī (idiom) To lure someone forward and then cut off all possibility of retreat. It can also describe taking advantage of someone who is already in difficulty.
有进无退 有進無退 yǒu jìn wú tuì (idiom) To move forward with no possibility or intention of retreating. The expression emphasizes determination and the absence of a fallback.
不到乌江不肯休 bù dào wū jiāng bù kěn xiū (idiom) Not to give up before reaching one’s goal. It is equivalent to refusing to lose hope until every possibility has been exhausted.
井底捞月 井底撈月 jǐng dǐ lāo yuè (idiom) To undertake an action in vain, with no possibility of achieving one’s aim.
去梯之言 qù tī zhī yán (idiom) Words exchanged under such absolute secrecy that no possibility of disclosure remains. It refers to an extremely confidential conversation.
参商之虞 shēn shāng zhī yú (idiom) The anxiety caused by a separation that prevents people from seeing one another again. It can also refer to the possibility of discord or estrangement.
只轮不反 zhī lún bù fǎn (idiom) A metaphor for an army being completely wiped out. It describes total defeat, with no survivors or possibility of return.
沉舟破釜 chén zhōu pò fǔ (idiom) To break the cooking pots and sink the boats. It expresses a determination to fight to the death, leaving no possibility of retreat.
登高去梯 dēng gāo qù tī (idiom) Means that, once committed to a situation, one removes any possibility of retreat. It emphasizes the determination to see the matter through.
破釜沉船 pò fǔ chén chuán (idiom) To resolve to fight to the very end, accepting every risk and leaving no possibility of retreat.
鱼烂河决 魚爛河決 yú làn hé jué (idiom) To collapse and perish because of one's own internal causes, with no possibility of rescue.
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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