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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.

心存不满xīn cún bù mǎn

to be discontented / to be dissatisfied

心律不整xīn lǜ bù zhěng

arrhythmia

心律不齐xīn lǜ bù qí

arrhythmia

心急吃不了热豆腐xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu

hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything

心有余而力不足xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

心有余，力不足xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

心神不安xīn shén bù ān

to feel ill at ease

心绪不佳xīn xù bù jiā

out of sorts / gloomy

心绪不宁xīn xù bù níng

unquiet state of mind

忍俊不禁rěn jùn bù jīn

cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile

志不在此zhì bù zài cǐ

to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

忙不迭máng bù dié

hurriedly / in haste

忙不过来máng bù guò lái

to have more work than one can deal with / to have one's hands full

忠贞不渝zhōng zhēn bù yú

unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom) / faithful and constant

忽忽不乐hū hū bù lè

disappointed and unhappy / dispirited

忽略不计hū lüè bù jì

to disregard (sth seen as negligible) / to neglect (sth seen as insignificant)

怙恶不悛hù è bù quān

to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance (idiom)

急不可耐jí bù kě nài

unable to wait

性格不合xìng gé bù hé

incompatibility of temperament

怨不得yuàn bu de

cannot blame / no wonder

怪诞不经guài dàn bù jīng

uncanny / unbelievable / ridiculous / outrageous

恨铁不成钢hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations

恬不知耻tián bù zhī chǐ

to have no sense of shame

恭敬不如从命gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)

悍然不顾hàn rán bù gù

outrageous and unconventional (idiom) / flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)

悔不当初huǐ bù dāng chū

to regret one's past deeds (idiom)

悲不自胜bēi bù zì shèng

unable to control one's grief (idiom) / overwrought / overcome with sorrow / heartbroken

闷声不响mēn shēng bù xiǎng

to keep silent

情不可却qíng bù kě què

unable to refuse because of affection

惠而不费huì ér bù fèi

a kind act that costs nothing

想不通xiǎng bu tōng

unable to understand / unable to get over

想不开xiǎng bu kāi

cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles

惶恐不安huáng kǒng bù ān

anxious / panicky

惹不起rě bu qǐ

can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable

意见不合yì jiàn bù hé

to disagree / dissent

愚不可及yú bù kě jí

impossibly stupid

爱不忍释ài bù rěn shì

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

爱理不理ài lǐ bù lǐ

(idiom) standoffish / indifferent

愧不敢当kuì bù gǎn dāng

lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.

惨不忍闻cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

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