hard to come by / rare
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
unquestionable
improper / dishonorable
not to do one's best / not to exert oneself
irreversible
not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
unfilial
lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
can't help / cannot but
ill-gotten wealth or gains
not in such a way as to / not likely to
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties
indelible
not without
(idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript
not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
(idiom) to act without taking time to think / to react instantly / to fire from the hip
can be regarded as / qualifies as (something positive)
to have no other choice / to be the last resort
unlike
(idiom) wordless / silent / taciturn / without speaking
(idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
not show one's feeling or intentions
to hate to do sth / to hate to part with / to begrudge
not at all / by no means
to differ to some extent (idiom)
not able to keep up with
to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside
depressed / sulky / moody / unhappy
to look down upon / to hold in contempt
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
not at all ... / how very ...
(coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to
shameful
hesitancy / indecision / to waver
motionless
no time to deal with it (idiom) / caught unprepared
to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) / absolute certainty about sth
inseparable (as form and shadow)
not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27