"Properly" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 hǎo hǎo well / carefully / nicely / properly
 hǎo shēng (dialect) very / quite / properly / well / thoroughly
 dé fǎ (doing sth) in the right way / suitable / properly
 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]
 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥帖
 guān yán to close (a window) completely / to shut (a door) properly / to turn off (a faucet) tightly
 shī líng out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system)
 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns
 jiā shēng fàn half-cooked rice / (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance / Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]
 chì (bound form) to put in order / to arrange properly / circumspect / well-behaved / to give (sb) an order
 guà hǎo to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
 hǎo haor1 de properly / thoroughly
 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight
 zǒu shàn not closing properly (of door, window etc)
 rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
 yòng de qí suǒ used properly / used for its intended purpose / to put to good use / to serve its purpose
 shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged
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