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Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
伱	伱	nǐ	- archaic variant of 你[ni3] - you
尔	爾	ěr	- thus - so - like that - you - thou
袮	袮	Nǐ	- You - Thou (of deity) - variant of 你[ni3]
麿	麿	mǒ	- Japanese kokuji pr. maro - I - you
咱们	咱們	zánmen	- we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) - I or me - you
尊驾	尊駕	zūnjià	- lit. your honored carriage - your highness - honored Sir (also sarcastic) - you
贵方	貴方	guìfāng	- (in business etc) your side - you
你	你	nǐ	- you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
倷	倷	nǎi	- you (dialect)
侬	儂	nóng	- you (Wu dialect) - I, me (classical)
妳	妳	nǐ	- you (female) - variant of 你[ni3]
尤	尤	Yóu	- surname You
您	您	nín	- you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
游	游	Yóu	- surname You
干脆	乾脆	gāncuì	- straightforward - clear-cut - blunt (e.g. statement) - you might as well - simply
你们	你們	nǐmen	- you (plural)
你我	你我	nǐwǒ	- you and me - us - we
你等	你等	nǐděng	- you all (archaic) - see also 你們\|你们[ni3 men5]
倒是	倒是	dàoshi	- contrary to what one might expect - actually - contrariwise - why don't you
优孟	優孟	YōuMèng	- You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王\|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], known for his intelligence and sharp tongue
切莫	切莫	qièmò	- you must not - Please don't... - be sure not to - on no account (do it)
前人	前人	qiánrén	- predecessor - forebears - the person facing you
台端	台端	táiduān	- you (in a formal letter)
各位	各位	gèwèi	- everybody - all (guests, colleagues etc) - all of you
执事	執事	zhíshì	- to perform one's job - attendant - job - duties - (respectful appellation for the addressee) you - your Excellency - (Church) deacon
多累	多累	duōlèi	- I have troubled you
平身	平身	píngshēn	- (old) to stand up (after kowtowing) - You may rise.
幸会	幸會	xìnghuì	- nice to meet you
废话	廢話	fèihuà	- nonsense - rubbish - superfluous words - You don't say! - No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
承让	承讓	chéngràng	- you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
攸县	攸縣	Yōuxiàn	- You county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan
死鬼	死鬼	sǐguǐ	- devil - You devil! (as joke or insult) - the departed
索性	索性	suǒxìng	- you might as well (do it) - simply - just
自找	自找	zìzhǎo	- to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions - you asked for it - to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
见访	見訪	jiànfǎng	- your visit (honorific) - you honor me with your visit
讨扰	討擾	tǎorǎo	- I beg to disturb you - I trespass on your hospitality - Thank you for your hospitality!
请便	請便	qǐngbiàn	- Please do as you wish! - You are welcome to do whatever you like! - Please make yourself at home.
谢谢	謝謝	xièxie	- to thank - thanks - thank you
谬奖	謬獎	miùjiǎng	- to overpraise - You praise me too much!
谬种	謬種	miùzhǒng	- error - fallacy - misconception - scoundrel - You swine!
足下	足下	zúxià	- you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) - below the foot
远劳	遠勞	yuǎnláo	- you have made a long and exhausting journey (套语 polite talk) - you will make a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a far away place)
领教	領教	lǐngjiào	- much obliged - thank you - to ask advice - (ironically or humorously) to experience - to taste
不敢当	不敢當	bùgǎndāng	- lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise - you flatter me
想得美	想得美	xiǎngdéměi	- in your dreams! - as if! - You wish! - I wish that were so
算你狠	算你狠	suànnǐhěn	- you got me! - you win! - you are something!
不经一事	不經一事	bùjīngyīshì	- You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
今非昔比	今非昔比	jīnfēixībǐ	- You can't compare the present with the past. - Nothing is as good as in former times. - Things ain't what they used to be.
值得品味	值得品味	zhídepǐnwèi	- worth tasting - you should try it
劝善惩恶	勸善懲惡	quànshànchéngè	- to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice - you get what's coming to you
吃里爬外	吃裡爬外	chīlǐpáwài	- to work against the interests of sb one derives support from - to double-cross one's employer - to bite the hand that feeds you
哪里哪里	哪裡哪裡	nǎlǐnǎlǐ	- you're too kind - you flatter me
天网恢恢	天網恢恢	tiānwǎnghuīhuī	- lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) - fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape - you can't run from the long arm of the law
学无止境	學無止境	xuéwúzhǐjìng	- no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. - You live and learn.
寥寥可数	寥寥可數	liáoliáokěshǔ	- just a very few (idiom); tiny number - just a handful - not many at all - You count them on your fingers.
寥寥无几	寥寥無幾	liáoliáowújǐ	- just a very few (idiom); tiny number - not many at all - You count them on your fingers.
屈指可数	屈指可數	qūzhǐkěshǔ	- You count them on your fingers (idiom). tiny number - just a very few - just a handful - not many at all
愧不敢当	愧不敢當	kuìbùgǎndāng	- lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. - You flatter me too much.
成败利钝	成敗利鈍	chéngbàilìdùn	- succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages - success and failure - You win some, you lose some.
有失远迎	有失遠迎	yǒushīyuǎnyíng	- (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
有得有失	有得有失	yǒudéyǒushī	- you win some, you lose some (idiom) - gains and losses - trade-off
水滴石穿	水滴石穿	shuǐdīshíchuān	- dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success - You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. - Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水石穿	滴水石穿	dīshuǐshíchuān	- dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success - You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. - Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石	滴水穿石	dīshuǐchuānshí	- dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success - You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. - Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
举手之劳	舉手之勞	jǔshǒuzhīláo	- as easy as lifting one's hand (idiom); no effort at all - you only have to lift a finger
量入为出	量入為出	liàngrùwéichū	- to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means - You can only spend what you earn.
门可罗雀	門可羅雀	ménkěluóquè	- you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
防不胜防	防不勝防	fángbùshèngfáng	- you can't guard against it (idiom) - impossible to defend effectively - not much one can do about it - It can't be prevented.
非你莫属	非你莫屬	fēinǐmòshǔ	- it's yours exclusively (idiom) - you are the one - only you deserve it - only you can do it
鱼与熊掌	魚與熊掌	yúyǔxióngzhǎng	- lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other - you can't always get everything you want - you can't have your cake and eat it
人不可貌相	人不可貌相	rénbùkěmàoxiàng	- you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) - you can't judge a book by its cover - often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
你看着办吧	你看著辦吧	nǐkànzhebànba	- You figure it out for yourself. - Do as you please.
拿你没办法	拿你沒辦法	nánǐméibànfǎ	- don't know what to do with you - can't really say no to you
一分钱一分货	一分錢一分貨	yīfēnqiányīfēnhuò	- nothing for nothing - you get what you pay for
好戏还在后头	好戲還在後頭	hǎoxìháizàihòutou	- the best part of the show is yet to come - (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come - you ain't seen nothin' yet
朋友妻不可欺	朋友妻不可欺	péngyouqībùkěqī	- you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
不见兔子不撒鹰	不見兔子不撒鷹	bùjiàntùzibùsāyīng	- you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) - one doesn't act without some incentive
无心插柳柳成阴	無心插柳柳成陰	wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn	- lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you - (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success - also written 無心插柳柳成蔭\|无心插柳柳成荫
三人行，必有我师	三人行，必有我師	sānrénxíng,bìyǒuwǒshī	- lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) - you have sth to learn from everyone
鱼与熊掌不可兼得	魚與熊掌不可兼得	yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé	- lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other - you can't always get everything you want - you can't have your cake and eat it
一分耕耘，一分收获	一分耕耘，一分收穫	yīfēngēngyún,yīfēnshōuhuò	- you get what you put in - you reap what you sow
不经一事，不长一智	不經一事，不長一智	bùjīngyīshì,bùzhǎngyīzhì	- You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
人在江湖，身不由己	人在江湖，身不由己	rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ	- you can't always do as you like - one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
取其精华，去其糟粕	取其精華，去其糟粕	qǔqíjīnghuá,qùqízāopò	- take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) - keep what is good, discard the rest - You need to be selective when studying. - In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
天网恢恢，疏而不失	天網恢恢，疏而不失	tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùshī	- lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) - fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape - you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不漏	天網恢恢，疏而不漏	tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùlòu	- lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) - fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape - you can't run from the long arm of the law
江山易改，本性难移	江山易改，本性難移	jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí	- it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) - you can't change who you are - Can the leopard change his spots?
旧的不去，新的不来	舊的不去，新的不來	jiùdebùqù,xīndebùlái	- lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come. - You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
跑了和尚，跑不了寺	跑了和尚，跑不了寺	pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎosì	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
跑了和尚，跑不了庙	跑了和尚，跑不了廟	pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙	跑得了和尚，跑不了廟	pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào	- the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later
师父领进门，修行在个人	師父領進門，修行在個人	shīfulǐngjìnmén,xiūxíngzàigèrén	- the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you - you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
牵马到河易，强马饮水难	牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難	qiānmǎdàohéyì,qiángmǎyǐnshuǐnán	- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量	人不可貌相，海水不可斗量	rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng	- you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥	你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋	nǐzǒunǐdeYángguānDào,wǒguòwǒdedúmùqiáo	- lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) - fig. you go your way, I'll go mine - you do it your way, I'll do it mine