"Well" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine
 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace
 hǎo good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello
 hěn hǎo well
 hǎo hǎo well / carefully / nicely / properly
 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done)
 hǎo guò to have an easy time / (feel) well
 hǎo shēng (dialect) very / quite / properly / well / thoroughly
 shuǐ jǐng (water) well
 ān hǎo safe and sound / well
 yǐ jí as well as / too / and
 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
 shú xī to be familiar with / to know well
 zhù fú blessings / to wish sb well
 shū fu comfortable / feeling well
 bù fáng there is no harm in / might as well
 chāo zhí great value / well worthwhile
 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad
 gǎo hǎo to do well at / to do a good job
 fēng mǎn ample / well developed / fully rounded
 rè xiāo to sell well / hot-selling
 chàng xiāo to sell well / best seller / chart-topping
 xuān yáng to proclaim / to make public or well known
 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
 bù shuǎng not well / out of sorts / in a bad mood / without discrepancy / accurate
 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it) / simply / just
 bù hé not to get along well / to be on bad terms / to be at odds / discord
 míng zhī to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well
 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
 pēn chū spout / spray / belch / to well up / to puff out / to spurt out
 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...
 shēn zhī to know well / to be fully aware of
 qīng míng clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
 shàn dài to treat well
 yǒng qǐ to well up / to boil out / to bubble forth / to spurt
 shú zhī to be well acquainted with
 hū yìng to conform (with) / to echo / to correlate well / (linguistics) agreement
 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother
 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well
 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
 jiā yù hù xiǎo understood by everyone (idiom) / well known / a household name
 shòu yong comfortable / feeling well
 shú shi to be well acquainted with / to know well
 yún chèn well proportioned / well shaped
 chī xiāng popular / in demand / well regarded
 zǒu qiào (a product) sells well / to be in demand
 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well
 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine
 chāo cháng exceptional / well above average / supernatural / paranormal
 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well
 xīn zhī dù míng to be well aware
 nǐ hǎo ma How are you? / Are you well?
 xiāng dé yì zhāng to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well
退 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback
 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc)
 hào kè hospitality / to treat guests well / to enjoy having guests / hospitable / friendly
 liáo yǎng to get well / to heal / to recuperate / to convalesce / convalescence / to nurse
使 hǎo shǐ easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to
 xiè tiān xiè dì Thank heavens! / Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
 ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
 yǒu xì (coll.) promising / likely to turn out well
 shēn ān to know (sth) very well / to be an expert in
 bān pèi to be well matched / to suit
 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life?
 hún rán yī tǐ to blend into one another / to blend together well
 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth) / unable to keep / more likely than not / may well
 kāi záo to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
 xǐ wén lè jiàn to love to hear and see (idiom) / well received / to one's liking
 bǎi gǎn jiāo jí all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart
 xiǎng dāng dāng resounding / loud / well known / famous
 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played!
 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing
 lǎo jiāng hú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well!
 nài kàn able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look
 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone
 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
 yóu jǐng oil well
 mù lín to get on well with one's neighbors / amicable relationship with one's neighbor
 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom) / all is well with the world
 hēng tōng to go smoothly / prosperous / going well
 làn shú well cooked / to know thoroughly
 róu hé mix together / put together (usu. things that do not blend well together)
 lǐ zàn to praise / well done, bravo!
 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab
 pēn bó to gush / to squirt / to surge / to well out / to overflow
 jǐng dǐ zhī wā the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed
 hé de lái to get along well / compatible / also written 和得來|和得来[he2 de5 lai2]
 gù ruò jīn tāng secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / well fortified / invulnerable to attack
 hé qún to fit in / to get on well with others / sociable / to form a mutually supportive group
 jìn rén jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom) / well known / a household name
 zhōu zhī well known
 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
 fù rú jiē zhī understood by everyone (idiom) / well known / a household name
 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom) / ignorant and narrow-minded
 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand
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