少 few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom 较 少 jiào shǎo less 以 下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following 不 到 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than 轻 松 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously 之 下 zhī xià under / beneath / less than 差 不 多 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad 不 下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) 以 内 yǐ nèi within / less than 大 致 dà zhì more or less / roughly / approximately 小 于 xiǎo yú less than, < 多 达 duō dá up to / no less than / as much as 足 足 zú zú fully / no less than / as much as / extremely 大 体 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students 有 期 徒 刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) 或 多 或 少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less 不 亚 于 bù yà yú no less than / not inferior to 力 不 从 心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak 减 产 jiǎn chǎn to produce less / to reduce output / lower yield 后 进 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones 满 不 在 乎 mǎn bù zài hu not in the least concerned (idiom) / reckless / couldn't give a damn about it / unperturbed / couldn't care less / harum scarum 退 步 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback 不 啻 bù chì just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to 主 次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary 轻 者 qīng zhě less serious case / in less severe cases 打 折 扣 dǎ zhé kòu to give a discount / to be of less value than anticipated 重 男 轻 女 zhòng nán qīng nu:3 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom) 行 政 拘 留 xíng zhèng jū liú to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention 干 货 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form / just what you want to know: no more, no less (no 水分[shui3 fen1]) 浅 海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep 照 猫 画 虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation 乳 儿 rǔ ér nursing infant / child less than one year old 弱 weak / feeble / young / inferior / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than 欲 速 则 不 达 yù sù zé bù dá lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects) / more haste, less speed / don't try to run before you can walk 一 般 见 识 yī bān jiàn shi to lower oneself to sb's level / to argue with sb less well-informed 不 啻 天 渊 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 远 亲 不 如 近 邻 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. 多 一 事 不 如 少 一 事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better 多 多 少 少 duō duō shǎo shǎo to some extent / more or less 半 公 开 bàn gōng kāi semiovert / more or less open 不 下 于 bù xià yú as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with 松 快 sōng kuai less crowded / relieved / relaxed / to relax 不 亚 bù yà no less than / not inferior to 啷 当 lāng dāng more or less / or so (of approx age or number) / and so on 块 儿 八 毛 kuài r bā máo one yuan or less / around 80 cents or one dollar 少 放 shǎo fàng to add less (of a spice etc) 年 载 nián zǎi a year, more or less / years 欲 速 而 不 达 yù sù ér bù dá lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects) / more haste, less speed / also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达 明 天 见 míng tiān jiàn see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms) 末 席 mò xí end seat / place for less senior person 末 座 mò zuò end seat / final place (for less senior person) 浅 源 地 震 qiǎn yuán dì zhèn shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep) 玛 窦 Mǎ dòu Matthew / St Matthew the evangelist / less common variant of 馬太|马太[Ma3 tai4] (preferred by the Catholic Church) 用 不 了 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of / to use less than 若 望 Ruò wàng John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church 虰 蛵 dīng xíng less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓 超 基 性 岩 chāo jī xìng yán ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates) 逆 断 层 nì duàn céng reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees 马 尔 谷 Mǎ ěr gǔ Mark / St Mark the evangelist / less common variant of 馬克|马克[Ma3 ke4] preferred by the Catholic Church 碱 性 岩 jiǎn xìng yán basic rock / mafic rock (with less silicon and more magnesium, iron etc) 较 不 发 达 国 家 relatively less developed countries 较 不 发 达 国 家 备 选 能 源 规 划 系 统 Less Developed Country Energy Alternatives Planning System 钱 多 事 少 离 家 近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job 多 少 有 些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē somewhat / more or less 不 敢 恭 维 bù gǎn gōng wei to be underwhelmed / to be less than impressed 早 早 班 zǎo zǎo bān preschool group for kids aged three or less / (Tw) work shift starting around daybreak
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