unstoppable / hard to hold back
Headword or pronunciation锐不可当
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unstoppable / hard to hold back
Headword or pronunciation锐不可当
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的
disorderly and uneven (idiom) / irregular and disorderly
Headword or pronunciation错落不齐
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom) / to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts
Headword or pronunciation锲而不舍
(idiom) not well coordinated
Headword or pronunciation锣齐鼓不齐
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation长流水,不断线
immortality
Headword or pronunciation长生不死
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
Headword or pronunciation长痛不如短痛
to keep silent (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation闭口不言
to refuse to say anything about (idiom) / to remain tight-lipped / to avoid mentioning
Headword or pronunciation闭口不谈
(idiom) to stay shut up at home / to not go out
Headword or pronunciation闭门不出
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado
Headword or pronunciation开弓不放箭
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. []
Headword or pronunciation间不容发
(idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
Headword or pronunciation防不胜防
indivisible (math)
Headword or pronunciation除不尽
lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) / fig. the influence still lingers on / the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
Headword or pronunciation阴魂不散
to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions
Headword or pronunciation隐忍不发
to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions
Headword or pronunciation隐忍不言
not to report sth / to keep sth secret
Headword or pronunciation隐情不报
not to tell others of one's illness
Headword or pronunciation隐病不报
to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)
Headword or pronunciation隐瞒不报
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium
Headword or pronunciation鸡犬不宁
(lit.) not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom) / (fig.) mass slaughter
Headword or pronunciation鸡犬不留
not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb
Headword or pronunciation难不倒
Is it possible that ... ?
Headword or pronunciation难不成
not shaken by thunder (idiom) / the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
Headword or pronunciation雷打不动
lit. one's youth will never return / to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation青春不再
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet
Headword or pronunciation青黄不接
to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight
Headword or pronunciation静坐不动
akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) / unable to sit still / hyperactivity / restlessness
Headword or pronunciation静坐不能
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom) / don't start sth you can't handle
Headword or pronunciation靡不有初,鲜克有终
(idiom) not bat an eyelid
Headword or pronunciation面不改色
to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation面露不悦
inability to adjust / unable to adapt
Headword or pronunciation顺应不良
solid / unbreakable / (fig.) irrefutable / incontrovertible / indisputable
Headword or pronunciation颠扑不破
cannot attend to or manage
Headword or pronunciation顾不上
(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)
Headword or pronunciation顾不及
unable to change sth / unable to deal with
Headword or pronunciation顾不得
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation颤抖不已
constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis
Headword or pronunciation风波不断