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 guān yú pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of
 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea
 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case
 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less
 nèi wài inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about
 shì guān to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for
 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
 shí xiàn to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about
 zhǔn bèi preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund)
 chǎn shēng to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate
 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ...
 zào chéng to bring about / to create / to cause
 dài lái to bring / (fig.) to bring about / to produce
 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about
 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile
 chuàng zào to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
 jí jiāng about to / on the point of / soon
 guān xīn to be concerned about / to care about
使 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about
 zěn me yàng how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss
 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4]
 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
 cè huà to plot / to scheme / to bring about / to engineer / planning / producer / planner
 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
 chéng jiù accomplishment / success / achievement / CL:個|个[ge4] / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for
 xiǎng xiang to have a think about it / recall...
 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it
 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch
 yào bù otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...)
 suàn le let it be / let it pass / forget about it
 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account
 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth / the actual facts
 liú làng to drift about / to wander / to roam / nomadic / homeless / unsettled (e.g. population) / vagrant
 tán dào to refer to / to speak about / to talk about
怀 guān huái care / solicitude / to show care for / concerned about / attentive to
 kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth) / about to (do sth)
 méi fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
 zài yì to care about / to mind
 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest
 xīn tòng to feel distressed about sth / heartache / cardiac pain
 zài hu to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
 xué dào to learn (sth) / to learn about
 zhèng yào to be just about to / to be on the point of
 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account
 yí wàng to forget / to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about
 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4]
 suí fēng wind-borne / tossed about by the wind
 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about?
 piāo piāo to float about / to flutter (in the breeze) / (dialect) gay guy / (Tw) ghost
 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes
 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear
 tiào dòng to throb / to pulse / to bounce / to jiggle / to jump about
 mō suo to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly
 qiān guà to worry about / to be concerned about
 tán qǐ to mention / to speak of / to talk about
 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
 jì jiào to bother about / to haggle / to bicker / to argue / plan / stratagem
 mèng jiàn to dream about (sth or sb) / to see in a dream
 mí liàn to be infatuated with / to be enchanted by / to be passionate about
 gù lu:4 misgivings / apprehensions / to worry about / to be concerned about
 bēn bō to rush about / to be constantly on the move
 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range)
 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it
 jiǎng dào to talk about sth
 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting
 jiè yì to care about / to take offense / to mind
 cù chéng to facilitate / to help bring about
 yóu dàng to wander / to roam about / to loaf about / to be idle
 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
怀 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions) / breast / broad-minded and open / to think about / to cherish
 cāo xīn to worry about
 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
 chū mò to come and go / to roam about (mostly unseen) / (of a ghost) to haunt (a place) / (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets) / (of the sun) to rise and set
 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander
 shì xiǎng to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative &ndash / "Think about it: ...")
使 qū shǐ to urge / to prompt / to spur on / to order sb about
 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about
 fàng zài xīn shàng to care about / to take seriously / to take to heart
 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age
使 shǐ huàn to order sb about / to use sb
 bù zěn me yàng not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
 jiāng zhì to be about to arrive / to be around the corner
 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about
 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to
 áo xiáng to soar / to wheel about in the sky
 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun
 tán jí to talk about / to mention
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