哀 兵 必 勝 āi bǐng bì shèng : an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win

哀 鴻 遍 野 āi hóng biǎn yě : a land swarming with disaster victims

愛 戀 ài liàn : be in love with; feel deeply attached to

安 身 立 命 ān shēn lì mìng : settle down and get on with one's pursuit

安 之 若 素 ān zhǐ ruò sù : bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity

按 àn : to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of

Big5: , Unicode: 6309 (按),
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暗 合 àn hé : agree without prior consultation; (happen to) coincide

按 照 àn zhào : according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of

昂 首 闊 步 áng shǒu kuò bù : stride forward with one's chin up; stride proudly ahead

巴 結 bā jié : fawn on; curry favor with; make up to

猈 bà : dog with short shinbone

Big5: , Unicode: 7308 (猈),
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掰 bāi : to break with both hands

Big5: , Unicode: 63b0 (掰),
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白 飯 bái fàn : plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it

白 殭 蠶 bái jiāng cán : the larva of silkworm with batrytis

百 步 穿 楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng : shoot with great precision

百 發 百 中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng : every shot hits the target; shoot with unfailing accuracy; be a crack shot

百 孔 千 瘡 bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng : riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with all ills

擺 弄 bǎi lòng : move back and forth; fiddle with

百 無 聊 賴 bǎi wú liáo lài : bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom

搬 弄 bān nòng : move sth; about; fiddle with; show off; display

班 師 bān shī : withdraw troops from the front; return after victory

板 胡 bǎn hú : a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard

辦 bàn : to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with

Big5: , Unicode: 8fa6 (辦),
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伴 唱 bàn chàng : vocal accompaniment; accompany a singer; support of sb; echo sb; chime in with sb

拌 面 bàn miàn : noodles served with soy sauce; sesame butter etc

幫 工 bāng gōng : help with farm work; helper

梆 子 bāng zǐ : watchman's clapper; wooden clappers with bars of unequal length

包 工 bāo gōng : undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications; contract for a job; contractor

包 涵 bāo hán : excuse; forgive; bear with

包 金 bāo jīn : cover with gold leaf; gild

飽 食 終 日 /無 所 用 心 bǎo shí zhōng rì wú suǒ yòng xīn : eat three square meals a day and do no work; be sated with food and remain idle

報 告 會 bào gào huì : public lecture (with guest speakers, etc)

暴 跳 如 雷 bào tiào rú léi : stamp with fury; fly into a rage

悲 歌 bēi gē : sad melody; stirring strains; elegy; dirge; threnody; sing with solemn fervor

悲 泣 bēi qì : weep with grief

杯 水 車 薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn : trying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water - an utterly inadequate measure

揹 債 bēi zhài : be in debt; be saddled with debts

背 光 bèi guāng : be in a poor light; do something with one's back to the light; stand in one's own light

背 水 一 戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn : fight with one's back to the river - fight to win or die

背 信 棄 義 bèi xìn qì yì : break faith with somebody; be perfidious

背  手 bèi zhe shǒu : with one's hands clasped behind one's back

本 家 běn jiā : a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name

本 來 běn lái : original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

比 bǐ : (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio

Big5: , Unicode: 6bd4 (比),
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秕 bǐ : grain not fully grown; husks; withered grain; unripe grain

Big5: , Unicode: 79d5 (秕),
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比 不 上 bǐ bù shàng : can't compare with

比 量 bǐ liàng : take rough measurements (with the hand; a stick; string; etc; )

比 試 bǐ shì : have a competition; measure with one's hand or arm; make a gesture of measuring

比 bì : associate with; be near

Big5: , Unicode: 6bd4 (比),
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璧 bì : piece of jade with hole in center

Big5: , Unicode: 74a7 (璧),
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璧 還 bì huán : return (a borrowed object) with thanks; decline (a gift) with thanks

賁 臨 bì lín : (of distinguished guests) honor my house; firm; etc; with your presence

閉 目 塞 聽 bì mù sè tīng : shuts one's eyes and stop up one's ears - be out of touch with reality

避 其 銳 氣 /擊 其 惰 歸 bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī : avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws

閉 塞 眼 睛 捉 麻 雀 bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què : try to catch sparrows with one's eyes blindfolded - act blindly

璧 謝 bì xiè : decline (a gift) with thanks

匾 biǎn : a tablet; a board with an inscription; a sign hung above a door

Big5: , Unicode: 533e (匾),
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便 難 biàn màn : retort with challenging questions; debate

遍 體 鱗 傷 biàn tǐ lín shāng : covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue; be a mass of bruises

變 文 biàn wén : a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhistic themes)

表 妹 biǎo mèi : female cousin with a different surname

表 兄 biǎo xiōng : male cousin with a different surname (older than oneself)

憋 氣 biē qì : feel suffocated or oppressed; choke with resentment; feel injured and resentful

癟 螺 痧 biě luó shā : cholera (with dehydration)

擯 除 bìn chú : discard; get rid of; dispense with

兵 不 血 刃 bīng bù xuè rèn : the edges of the swords not being stained with blood - win victory without firing a shot

并 «並» bìng : and; also; together with

Big5: , Unicode: 5e76 (并),
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並 [并] «幷» bìng : and; furthermore; (not) at all; simultaneously; also; together with; to combine; to join; to merge

Big5: , Unicode: 4e26 (並),
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病 倒 bìng dǎo : be down with an illness; be laid up

並 駕 齊 驅 bìng jià qí qū : run neck and neck; keep abreast of; or keep pace with; be on a par with one another

並 行 不 悖 bìng xíng bù bèi : both can be implemented without coming into conflict; not be mutually exclusive; run parallel

波 瀾 起 伏 bō lán qǐ fú : of a piece of writing with one climax following another

波 瀾 壯 闊 bō lán zhuàng kuò : surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale

撥 弄 bō nòng : move to and fro (with hand; foot; stick; etc; ); fiddle with; stir up

博 古 通 今 bó gǔ tōng jīn : conversant with things past and present - erudite and informed

補 苗 bǔ miáo : fill the gaps with seedlings

不 辭 而 別 bù cí ér bié : leave without saying good-bye

不 打 自 招 bù dǎ zì zhāo : confess without being pressed; make a confession without duress

不 待 說 bù dài shuō : needless to say; it goes without saying

不 符 bù fú : inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to

不 共 戴 天 bù gòng dài tiān : will not live under the same sky (with one's enemy) - absolutely irreconcilable

不 寒 而 慄 bù hán ér lì : shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder

不 好 惹 bù hǎo rě : not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense

不 合 bù hé : not conform to; be unsuited to; be out of keeping with; should not; ought out

不 諱 bù huì : without concealing anything; die

不 加 思 索 bù jiā sī suǒ : without thinking; without hesitation; readily; offhand

不 見 棺 材 不 落 淚 bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi : not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

不 經 一 事 不 長 一 智 bù jīng yī zhì bù zhǎng yī zhì : you can't gain knowledge without practice; wisdom comes from experience

不 勞 而 獲 bù láo ér huò : reap without sowing; profit by other people's toil

不 了 bù liǎo : unable to; without end

不 了 了 之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī : settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; end up with nothing definite

步 履 維 艱 bù lǔ wéi jiān : have difficulty walking; walk with difficulty

不 名 一 文 bù míng yī wén : without a penny to one's name; penniless; stony-broke

不 摸 頭 bù mō tóu : not acquainted with the situation; not up on things

不 謀 而 合 bù móu ér hé : agree without prior consultation; happen to hold the same view

不 破 不 立 bù pò bù lì : without destruction there can be no construction

不 求 甚 解 bù qiú shèn jiě : not seek to understand things thoroughly; be content with superficial understanding

不 日 bù rì : within the next few days; in a few days time

不 入 虎 穴 焉 得 虎 子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ : how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair; nothing venture; nothing to gain or have

不 爽 bù shuǎng : not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate