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 xìn xī jì shù information technology / IT
 yī xià (used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once
 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all
 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out
 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ...
 qí tā other / the others / else / other than it / in addition to the thing mentioned above
 kàn lai apparently / it seems that
 xiǎng shòu to enjoy / to live it up / pleasure / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 nán dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency
 suǒ zài place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash / except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
 zěn me yàng how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
 méi shén me nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind
 kě xī it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately
 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent
 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible
 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
 néng bù néng can or cannot? / Is it possible? / Can we do it?
 jù shuō it is said that / reportedly
 xiǎng xiang to have a think about it / recall...
 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it
 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 jù xī according to reports / it is reported (that)
 suàn le let it be / let it pass / forget about it
 zài nèi (included) in it / among them
 bà liǎo a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)
 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
 pīn 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
 yào kàn it depends on...
 pèi sòng to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pei4 huo4] and 送貨|送货[song4 huo4]) / to deliver (goods)
 kàn shang qu it would appear / it seems (that)
 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount
 kě wèi it could even be said
 yào shuō as for / when it comes to
 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people
 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
 kě bu shì that's just the way it is / exactly!
 méi fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 gāi sǐ Damn it! / damned / wretched
 yào bu shì if it were not for / but for
 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that
 chēng zhī wéi to call it... / known as...
 dì gěi to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing
 yīng gāi shuō it should be mentioned that ...
 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind
 biǎo miàn shang outwardly / superficially / on the face of it
 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity
 fú xiàn to appear before one's eyes / to come into view / to float into appearance / to come back (of images from the past) / to emerge / it emerges / it occurs (to me that..)
 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about?
 mò fēi can it be possible that / could it be
 kě fǒu is it possible or not?
 guò tóu to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead
 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy
 qià hǎo as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right
 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it! / fucking
 kàn yàng zi it seems / it looks as if
 bù kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt
 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
 duì bù duì right or wrong? / Is it right? / OK, yes? (colloquial)
 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom) / in a hurry / itching to get on with it
 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals
 shì shì kàn to give it a try
 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately
 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside
 jīn bu zhù can't help it / can't bear it
 xiāng chuán to pass on / to hand down / tradition has it that ... / according to legend
 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it
 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that...
 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...
 rèn de to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know
 kě yán it may be said
 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave / to beat it
 qǐ bù how couldn't...? / wouldn't it...?
 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down / to take it easy
 tā mā (taboo curse) darned / damn it! / fucking
 wǎn xī to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb
 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for
 yì huò or / could it be that...?
 jù chēng it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say
 jù bào dào according to a report / It is reported that...
 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out
 jiàn guǐ absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it!
 hé kǔ why bother? / is it worth the trouble?
 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
 bù zěn me yàng not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique
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