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Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
于	於	yú	- in - at - to - from - by - than - out of
被	被	bèi	- quilt - by - (indicates passive-voice clauses) - (literary) to cover - to meet with
藉由	藉由	jièyóu	- by means of - through - by
中	中	zhòng	- to hit (the mark) - to be hit by - to suffer - to win (a prize, a lottery)
以	以	yǐ	- to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place)
借	借	jiè	- to lend - to borrow - by means of - to take (an opportunity)
侥	僥	jiǎo	- by mere luck
儌	儌	jiǎo	- by mere luck
叫	叫	jiào	- to shout - to call - to order - to ask - to be called - by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
循	循	xún	- to follow - to adhere to - to abide by
徼	徼	jiǎo	- by mere luck
族	族	zú	- race - nationality - ethnicity - clan - by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
钦	欽	qīn	- to respect - to admire - to venerate - by the emperor himself
归	歸	guī	- to return - to go back to - to give back to - (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by - to belong to - to gather together - (used between two identical verbs) despite - to marry (of a woman) (old) - division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
毐	毐	Ǎi	- see historical character Lao Ai 嫪毐 - by extension, person of reprehensible morals - immoral - adulterer
沾	沾	zhān	- to moisten - to be infected by - to receive benefit or advantage through a contact - to touch
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)
由	由	yóu	- to follow - from - it is for...to - reason - cause - because of - due to - to - to leave it (to sb) - by (introduces passive verb)
砉	砉	huā	- sound of a thing flying fast by - whoosh - cracking sound - Taiwan pr. [huo4]
绝	絕	jué	- to cut short - extinct - to disappear - to vanish - absolutely - by no means
着	著	zháo	- to touch - to come in contact with - to feel - to be affected by - to catch fire - to burn - (coll.) to fall asleep - (after a verb) hitting the mark - succeeding in
论	論	lùn	- opinion - view - theory - doctrine - to discuss - to talk about - to regard - to consider - per - by the (kilometer, hour etc)
轮	輪	lún	- wheel - disk - ring - steamship - to take turns - to rotate - by turn - classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
闺	閨	guī	- small arched door - boudoir - lady's chamber - by ext. women
一手	一手	yīshǒu	- a skill - mastery of a trade - by oneself - without outside help
下辖	下轄	xiàxiá	- administered by - under the rule of
不服	不服	bùfú	- not to accept sth - to want to have sth overruled or changed - to refuse to obey or comply - to refuse to accept as final - to remain unconvinced by - not to give in to
不解	不解	bùjiě	- to not understand - to be puzzled by - indissoluble
久旷	久曠	jiǔkuàng	- to leave uncultivated for a long time - by extension, to neglect one's work - to remain single
仗义	仗義	zhàngyì	- to uphold justice - to be loyal (to one's friends) - to stick by
伴有	伴有	bànyǒu	- to be accompanied by
并发	併發	bìngfā	- to be complicated by - to erupt simultaneously
信守	信守	xìnshǒu	- to abide by - to keep (promises etc)
假道	假道	jiǎdào	- via - by way of
偏巧	偏巧	piānqiǎo	- by coincidence - it so happened that - fortunately - against expectation
偕同	偕同	xiétóng	- along with - accompanied by - together with
偶然	偶然	ǒurán	- incidentally - occasional - occasionally - by chance - randomly
侥幸	僥倖	jiǎoxìng	- luckily - by a fluke
全票	全票	quánpiào	- full-priced ticket - by unanimous vote
凛遵	凜遵	lǐnzūn	- to strictly abide by
分期	分期	fēnqī	- by stages - staggered - step by step - in installments
切勿	切勿	qièwù	- by no means
刚巧	剛巧	gāngqiǎo	- by chance - by coincidence - by good luck
力征	力征	lìzhēng	- by force - to conquer by force of arms - power
及至	及至	jízhì	- by the time that
反观	反觀	fǎnguān	- by contrast - but as for this... - viewed from another angle - subjectively - introspection
取道	取道	qǔdào	- via - by way of - en route to
只管	只管	zhǐguǎn	- solely engrossed in one thing - just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) - simply - by all means - please feel free - do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
可巧	可巧	kěqiǎo	- by happy coincidence
合意	合意	héyì	- to suit one's taste - suitable - congenial - by mutual agreement
单独	單獨	dāndú	- alone - by oneself - on one's own
回头	回頭	huítóu	- to turn round - to turn one's head - later - by and by
坐失	坐失	zuòshī	- to let sth slip by - to miss an opportunity
大副	大副	dàfù	- substantially - by a big amount
大抵	大抵	dàdǐ	- generally speaking - by and large - for the most part
失手	失手	shīshǒu	- a slip - miscalculation - unwise move - accidentally - by mistake - to lose control - to be defeated
失错	失錯	shīcuò	- mistake - slip-up - by accident
子丑	子丑	zǐchǒu	- first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支 - by ext., the earthly branches
宅男	宅男	zháinán	- male addicted to computers, computer games, adult cartoons etc (2000s Taiwan slang, derived from Japanese otaku 御宅男 house male) - fan of computer games - by extension, nerd
宝贵	寶貴	bǎoguì	- valuable - precious - to value - to treasure - to set store by
左近	左近	zuǒjìn	- near by
幸而	幸而	xìngér	- by good fortune - luckily
座席	座席	zuòxí	- seat (at banquet) - by ext. guest of honor
弄到	弄到	nòngdào	- to get hold of - to obtain - to secure - to come by
征衫	征衫	zhēngshān	- traveler's clothing - by extension, traveler
徘徊	徘徊	páihuái	- to dither - to hesitate - to pace back and forth - by ext. to hover around - to linger
恪守	恪守	kèshǒu	- to scrupulously abide by
恰好	恰好	qiàhǎo	- as it turns out - by lucky coincidence - (of number, time, size etc) just right
恰巧	恰巧	qiàqiǎo	- fortunately - unexpectedly - by coincidence
恺撒	愷撒	Kǎisǎ	- Caesar (name) - Gaius Julius Caesar 100-42 BC - by extension, emperor, Kaiser, Tsar
惨淡	慘淡	cǎndàn	- dark - gloomy - dismal - by painstaking effort
凭借	憑借	píngjiè	- to rely on - to depend on - by means of - thanks to - sth that one relies on
凭藉	憑藉	píngjiè	- to rely on - to depend on - by means of - thanks to - sth that one relies on - also written 憑借\|凭借[ping2 jie4]
凭靠	憑靠	píngkào	- to use - to rely on - by means of
戎马	戎馬	róngmǎ	- military horse - by extension, military matters
成性	成性	chéngxìng	- to become second nature - by nature
截至	截至	jiézhì	- up to (a time) - by (a time)
战团	戰團	zhàntuán	- fighting group - by extension, a fight - a fray
所致	所致	suǒzhì	- to be caused by
才不	才不	cáibù	- by no means - definitely not - as if! - yeah right!
扬鞭	揚鞭	yángbiān	- to whip on - to raise a whip - by ext. to swagger
搭坐	搭坐	dāzuò	- to travel by - to ride on
支持	支持	zhīchí	- to be in favor of - to support - to back - support - backing - to stand by - CL:個\|个[ge4]
放过	放過	fàngguò	- to let off - to let slip by - to let sb get away with sth
敷衍	敷衍	fūyǎn	- to elaborate (on a theme) - to expound (the classics) - perfunctory - to skimp - to botch - to do sth half-heartedly or just for show - barely enough to get by
春宫	春宮	chūngōng	- Crown Prince's chambers - by extension, the Crown Prince - erotic picture
春闱	春闈	chūnwéi	- metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times) - Crown Prince's chambers - by extension, the Crown Prince
更番	更番	gēngfān	- alternately - by turns
正好	正好	zhènghǎo	- just (in time) - just right - just enough - to happen to - to chance to - by chance - it just so happens that
水陆	水陸	shuǐlù	- water and land - by water and land (transport) - amphibian - delicacies from land and sea
沾染	沾染	zhānrǎn	- to pollute (often fig.) - to be infected by - to gain a small advantage
沿途	沿途	yántú	- along the sides of the road - by the wayside
凑合	湊合	còuhe	- to bring together - to make do in a bad situation - to just get by - to improvise - passable - not too bad
炳烛	炳燭	bǐngzhú	- by bright candlelight
为首	為首	wéishǒu	- head - be headed by
环抱	環抱	huánbào	- to encircle - surrounded by
生来	生來	shēnglái	- from birth - by one's nature
用命	用命	yòngmìng	- to follow orders - to abide by - to obey
百般	百般	bǎibān	- in hundred and one ways - in every possible way - by every means
硬干	硬幹	yìnggàn	- by brute strength - rashly and forcefully - bull-headed - to work tenaciously with no fear of hardship
碰巧	碰巧	pèngqiǎo	- by chance - by coincidence - to happen to
等到	等到	děngdào	- to wait until - by the time when (sth is ready etc)
筋节	筋節	jīnjié	- lit. muscles and joints - by ext. the relations between parts in a speech, composition etc
笃守	篤守	dǔshǒu	- to comply faithfully - sincerely abiding by
自行	自行	zìxíng	- voluntary - autonomous - by oneself - self-
花旗	花旗	huāqí	- the Stars and Stripes (US flag) - by extension, the United States of America - abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行\|花旗银行
蓬莱	蓬萊	Pénglái	- Penglai county level city in Yantai 煙台\|烟台, Shandong - Penglai, one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals - by extension, fairyland
藉着	藉著	jièzhe	- by means of - through
行经	行經	xíngjīng	- to pass by - menstruation
视乎	視乎	shìhū	- to be determined by - to depend on
记作	記作	jìzuò	- to denote - denoted by - written
记为	記為	jìwéi	- denoted by
论理	論理	lùnlǐ	- normally - as things should be - by rights - to reason things out - logic
走过	走過	zǒuguò	- to walk past - to pass by
起家	起家	qǐjiā	- to start out by - to grow an enterprise beginning with - to begin one's career by
身处	身處	shēnchǔ	- in (some place) - to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) - to find oneself in - placed in - surrounded by
辅以	輔以	fǔyǐ	- supplemented by - accompanied by - with
轮次	輪次	lúncì	- in turn - by turns - lap - turn - round - classifier for laps, turns, rounds
输给	輸給	shūgěi	- to lose to (sb) - to be outdone by
迎新	迎新	yíngxīn	- to see in the New Year - to welcome new guests - by extension, to receive new students
迷上	迷上	míshàng	- to become excited with - to be enchanted by
途经	途經	tújīng	- to pass through - via - by way of
通过	通過	tōngguò	- by means of - through - via - to pass through - to get through - to adopt - to pass (a bill or inspection etc) - to switch over
过去	過去	guòqu	- (in the) past - former - previous - to go over - to pass by
过得	過得	guòdé	- How are you getting by? - How's life? - contraction of 過得去\|过得去, can get by - tolerably well - not too bad
适值	適值	shìzhí	- just at that time - as it happens - by good luck, just then
遵守	遵守	zūnshǒu	- to comply with - to abide by - to respect (an agreement)
遵循	遵循	zūnxún	- to follow - to abide by - to comply with - compliance
阿爸	阿爸	Ābà	- Abba (Aramaic word father) - by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel
附带	附帶	fùdài	- supplementary - incidentally - in parentheses - by chance - in passing - additionally - secondary - subsidiary - to attach
除以	除以	chúyǐ	- divided by
只身	隻身	zhīshēn	- alone - by oneself
难得	難得	nándé	- seldom - rare - hard to come by
霄汉	霄漢	xiāohàn	- the sky - heavens above - by extension, refers to the Imperial Court
靠窗	靠窗	kàochuāng	- by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
顺路	順路	shùnlù	- by the way - while out doing sth else - conveniently
头牌	頭牌	tóupái	- tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production - by extension, the lead role
飘蓬	飄蓬	piāopéng	- to float in the wind - by ext., to lead a wandering life
一个人	一個人	yīgèrén	- by oneself (without assistance) - alone (without company)
不经意	不經意	bùjīngyì	- carelessly - by accident
代之以	代之以	dàizhīyǐ	- (has been) replaced with - (its) place has been taken by
冷不丁	冷不丁	lěngbudīng	- suddenly - by surprise
回老家	回老家	huílǎojiā	- to go back to one's roots - to return to one's native place - by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
大幅度	大幅度	dàfúdù	- by a wide margin - substantial
看不中	看不中	kànbuzhōng	- not impressed by
红领巾	紅領巾	hónglǐngjīn	- red neckscarf - by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
自个儿	自個兒	zìgěr	- (dialect) oneself - by oneself
苦哈哈	苦哈哈	kǔhāhā	- to have difficulty getting by - to struggle (financially etc)
华尔街	華爾街	HuáěrJiē	- Wall Street, New York - by extension, American big business
见不得	見不得	jiànbudé	- not fit to be seen by - should not be exposed to - can't bear to see
阿爸父	阿爸父	Ābàfù	- Abba (Aramaic word father) - by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel
一闪而过	一閃而過	yīshǎnérguò	- to flash past - to flit by
不一而足	不一而足	bùyīérzú	- by no means an isolated case - numerous
不可多得	不可多得	bùkěduōdé	- hard to come by - rare
不择手段	不擇手段	bùzéshǒuduàn	- by fair means or foul - by hook or by crook - unscrupulously
不遑多让	不遑多讓	bùhuángduōràng	- lit. no time to concede much - not outdone by - not inferior in any respect - in no way conceding to
两厢情愿	兩廂情願	liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn	- both sides are willing - by mutual consent
两情两愿	兩情兩願	liǎngqíngliǎngyuàn	- by mutual consent (north China dialect)
两相情愿	兩相情願	liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn	- both sides are willing - by mutual consent
劳劳碌碌	勞勞碌碌	láoláolùlù	- tiring - difficult to get by - painful
呼啸而过	呼嘯而過	hūxiàoérguò	- to whistle past - to hurtle past - to zip by
巴巴结结	巴巴結結	bābājiējiē	- to manage with difficulty - only just getting by - in a difficult position
得过且过	得過且過	déguòqiěguò	- satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through - without high ambitions, but getting by
未遑多让	未遑多讓	wèihuángduōràng	- no time to concede much - not outdone by - not inferior in any respect - in no way conceding to
民不聊生	民不聊生	mínbùliáoshēng	- The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4]) - no way of getting by
浅希近求	淺希近求	qiǎnxījìnqiú	- to aim low - to aim to get by - without lofty ambition
无以为生	無以為生	wúyǐwéishēng	- no way to get by
相比之下	相比之下	xiāngbǐzhīxià	- by comparison
食色性也	食色性也	shísèxìngyě	- Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). - By nature we desire food and sex.
饕餮之徒	饕餮之徒	tāotièzhītú	- glutton - gourmand - by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc