Text matches for “不”

hesitant to take action

to falter / to stall

to hesitate to move forward / to hesitate / to hold back

to hesitate / indecisive

to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) / not to know when one is well off

(lit.) when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / (fig.) as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think / a clean hand wants no washing

lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom) / fig. you can't put it off forever / sooner or later you'll have to deal with it

unmoved by force or persuasion

to take defeat with bad grace / to be a sore loser / cannot afford to lose

cannot be done / not feasible / impossible to accomplish

to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)

to feel puzzled

unable to escape / can't get out

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)

to hesitate to move forward / to balk / to jib

(idiom) continuous / unending

continuous / unceasing

can't advance or retreat (idiom) / no room for maneuver / stalled / in a dilemma / stuck in a difficult position

(idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person / (idiom) to associate with a bad person

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together / to go separate ways (idiom)

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society

cannot achieve / cannot reach

unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

to refuse to meet sb / to avoid sb

to avoid (doing sth)

to be better off ... / might as well ...

good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising

sour / acrid / (of a person) embittered

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[yě huǒ chūn fēng]

there's no place like home (idiom)