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大可不必
dà kě bù bì
Pinyin
Definition
大可不必
-
dà kě bù bì
need not
unnecessary
Character Decomposition
大
大
可
一
亅
口
不
一
丿
卜
必
心
丿
Related Words
(20)
不
bù
1
(negative prefix)
2
not
3
no
可
kě
1
can
2
may
3
able to
4
to approve
5
to permit
6
to suit
7
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
8
very
可以
kě yǐ
1
can
2
may
3
possible
4
able to
5
not bad
6
pretty good
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
不久
bù jiǔ
1
not long (after)
2
before too long
3
soon
4
soon after
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
1
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
2
fig. (jocularly) extremely
3
awfully
不但
bù dàn
1
not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
1
not only (this one)
2
not just (...) but also
不利
bù lì
1
unfavorable
2
disadvantageous
3
harmful
4
detrimental
不到
bù dào
1
not to arrive
2
not reaching
3
insufficient
4
less than
不同
bù tóng
1
different
2
distinct
3
not the same
4
not alike
不堪
bù kān
1
cannot bear
2
cannot stand
3
utterly
4
extremely
不如
bù rú
1
not equal to
2
not as good as
3
inferior to
4
it would be better to
不妨
bù fáng
1
there is no harm in
2
might as well
不安
bù ān
1
unpeaceful
2
unstable
3
uneasy
4
disturbed
5
restless
6
worried
不少
bù shǎo
1
many
2
a lot
3
not few
不屑
bù xiè
1
to disdain to do sth
2
to think sth not worth doing
3
to feel it beneath one's dignity
不已
bù yǐ
1
endlessly
2
incessantly
Idioms
(20)
一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
1
don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2
Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3
in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
1
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3
complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
1
untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
2
spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
1
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
1
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
2
stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
1
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
1
stingy (idiom)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
1
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
1
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2
I don't understand a word (idiom)
3
it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
1
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
2
fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
1
not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
2
without a stitch of clothing
3
in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
1
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
2
meticulous
3
not one hair out of place
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
1
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
1
to succeed at the first try (idiom)
2
easy as pie
3
one can do it at once
一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn
1
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
2
ruined at a stroke
3
unable to recover after a minor hitch
Sample Sentences
男人大可不必百口莫辩,
nánrén dàkěbúbì bǎikǒumòbiàn ,
Men don't need to explain what can't be explained
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