Dictionary - results for be

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
乃	乃	nǎi	- to be - thus - so - therefore - then - only - thereupon
做	做	zuò	- to do - to make - to produce - to write - to compose - to act as - to engage in - to hold (a party) - to be - to become - to function (in some capacity) - to serve as - to be used for - to form (a bond or relationship) - to pretend - to feign - to act a part - to put on appearance
叉	叉	chá	- to cross - be stuck
囿	囿	yòu	- park - to limit - be limited to
属	屬	shǔ	- category - genus (taxonomy) - family members - dependents - to belong to - subordinate to - affiliated with - be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) - to be - to prove to be - to constitute
廋	廋	sōu	- to search - be concealed
忸	忸	niǔ	- accustomed to - blush - be shy
慑	懾	shè	- afraid - be feared - to fear - to frighten - to intimidate
是	是	shì	- is - are - am - yes - to be
有	有	yǒu	- to have - there is - there are - to exist - to be
为	為	wéi	- as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice)
煝	煝	mèi	- be radiant - flaming - drought
为	爲	wéi	- variant of 為\|为[wei2] - as (i.e. in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do
狎	狎	xiá	- be intimate with
当	當	dāng	- to be - to act as - manage - withstand - when - during - ought - should - match equally - equal - same - obstruct - just at (a time or place) - on the spot - right - just at
瘏	瘏	tú	- be injured - ill (of animals)
笻	笻	qióng	- note: song screen font is wrong. should be
腍	腍	rěn	- be satiated - cooked - good-tasting
要	要	yào	- important - vital - to want - to ask for - will - going to (as future auxiliary) - may - must - (used in a comparison) must be - probably - if
该	該	gāi	- should - ought to - probably - must be - to deserve - to owe - to be sb's turn to do sth - that - the above-mentioned
非	非	fēi	- to not be - not - wrong - incorrect - non- - un- - in- - to reproach or blame - (colloquial) to insist on - simply must
骫	骫	wěi	- be bent - crooked (of bones)
不胜	不勝	bùshèng	- cannot bear or stand - be unequal to - very - extremely
不愧	不愧	bùkuì	- to be worthy of - to deserve to be called - to prove oneself to be
不行	不行	bùxíng	- won't do - be out of the question - be no good - not work - not be capable
不灵	不靈	bùlíng	- not work - be ineffective
作为	作為	zuòwéi	- one's conduct - deed - activity - accomplishment - achievement - to act as - as (in the capacity of) - qua - to view as - to look upon (sth as) - to take sth to be
保险	保險	bǎoxiǎn	- insurance - to insure - safe - secure - be sure - be bound to - CL:份[fen4]
冒充	冒充	màochōng	- to feign - to pretend to be - to pass oneself off as
凌空	凌空	língkōng	- be high up in the sky
分当	分當	fèndāng	- as should be - as expected
切莫	切莫	qièmò	- you must not - Please don't... - be sure not to - on no account (do it)
切记	切記	qièjì	- bear in mind! - be sure to remember - remember sth clearly
刚好	剛好	gānghǎo	- just - exactly - to happen to be
即为	即為	jíwéi	- to be considered to be - to be defined to be - to be called
在野	在野	zàiyě	- be out of (political) office - out of power
执意	執意	zhíyì	- be determined to - insist on
执着	執著	zhízhuó	- attachment - stubborn - be attached to - persistent - persevering
堪称	堪稱	kānchēng	- can be rated as - can be said to be
存在	存在	cúnzài	- to exist - to be - existence
往常	往常	wǎngcháng	- habitually (in the past) - as one used to do formerly - as it used to be
忌口	忌口	jìkǒu	- abstain from certain food (as when ill) - avoid certain foods - be on a diet
掌权	掌權	zhǎngquán	- to wield (political etc) power - be in power
推定	推定	tuīdìng	- to infer - to consider and come to a judgment - to recommend - to estimate - deduced to be
未始	未始	wèishǐ	- not necessarily - may not turn out to be - maybe not
荣获	榮獲	rónghuò	- be honored with
决口	決口	juékǒu	- be breached - burst
没有	沒有	méiyǒu	- haven't - hasn't - doesn't exist - to not have - to not be
泥醉	泥醉	nízuì	- blind drunk - drunk as drunk can be
为首	為首	wéishǒu	- head - be headed by
犹如	猶如	yóurú	- similar to - appearing to be
当成	當成	dàngchéng	- to consider as - take to be
当然	當然	dāngrán	- only natural - as it should be - certainly - of course - without doubt
疑似	疑似	yísì	- to be suspected to be - deceptive - plausible but fallacious
瘫痪	癱瘓	tānhuàn	- paralysis - be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc)
算了	算了	suànle	- let it be - let it pass - forget about it
算是	算是	suànshì	- considered to be - at last
总得	總得	zǒngděi	- must - have to - be bound to
总有	總有	zǒngyǒu	- inevitably there will be
自居	自居	zìjū	- to consider oneself as - to believe oneself to be
自称	自稱	zìchēng	- to call oneself - to claim to be - to profess - to claim a title
莫非	莫非	mòfēi	- can it be possible that - could it be
视为	視為	shìwéi	- to view as - to see as - to consider to be - to deem
论理	論理	lùnlǐ	- normally - as things should be - by rights - to reason things out - logic
貌似	貌似	màosì	- to appear to be - to seem as if
不得劲	不得勁	bùdéjìn	- awkward - unhandy - be indisposed - not feel well
不拉叽	不拉嘰	bùlājī	- (nasty, stupid etc) as can be
吃不下	吃不下	chībuxià	- not feel like eating - be unable to eat any more
吃不开	吃不開	chībukāi	- be unpopular - won't work
对得起	對得起	duìdeqǐ	- not to let sb down - to treat sb fairly - be worthy of
无所谓	無所謂	wúsuǒwèi	- to be indifferent - not to matter - cannot be said to be
看起来	看起來	kànqǐlái	- seemingly - apparently - looks as if - appear to be - gives the impression that - seems on the face of it to be
被誉为	被譽為	bèiyùwéi	- to be regarded as - to be known as - to be famed as - to be reputed to be
一览无遗	一覽無遺	yīlǎnwúyí	- be plainly visible
不是味儿	不是味兒	bùshìwèir	- not the right flavor - not quite right - a bit off - fishy - queer - amiss - feel bad - be upset
不无小补	不無小補	bùwúxiǎobǔ	- not be without some advantage - be of some help
不置可否	不置可否	bùzhìkěfǒu	- decline to comment - not express an opinion - be noncommittal - hedge
不见不散	不見不散	bùjiànbùsàn	- (lit.) Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) - Be sure to wait! - See you there!
八面玲珑	八面玲瓏	bāmiànlínglóng	- be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
天差地別	天差地別	tiānchādìbié	- poles apart (idiom) - as different as can be
徒有其名	徒有其名	túyǒuqímíng	- with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame - nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
徒有虚名	徒有虛名	túyǒuxūmíng	- with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame - nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
枕戈寝甲	枕戈寢甲	zhěngēqǐnjiǎ	- to sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle - determined to kill the enemy - Be prepared!
枕戈待旦	枕戈待旦	zhěngēdàidàn	- to keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle - determined to kill the enemy - Be prepared!
百发百中	百發百中	bǎifābǎizhòng	- lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits - to carry out a task with great precision - to shoot with unfailing accuracy - be a crack shot (idiom)
话虽如此	話雖如此	huàsuīrúcǐ	- be that as it may
遍体鳞伤	遍體鱗傷	biàntǐlínshāng	- covered all over with cuts and bruises - beaten black and blue - be a mass of bruises
饮水思源	飲水思源	yǐnshuǐsīyuán	- lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring - Don't forget where your happiness come from. - Be grateful for all your blessings!
饮流怀源	飲流懷源	yǐnliúhuáiyuán	- lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring - Don't forget where your happiness come from. - Be grateful for all your blessings!
来者不善，善者不来	來者不善，善者不來	láizhěbùshàn,shànzhěbùlái	- He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). - Be careful not to trust foreigners. - Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!