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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
 nèi wài inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about
 shì guān to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for
 guāng jǐng circumstances / scene / about / probably
 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
 zhēn shi indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
 dài lái to bring / 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 on the eve of / to be about to / to be on the verge of
 guān xīn to be concerned about / to care 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
使 cù shǐ to induce / to promote / to urge / to impel / to bring about / to provoke / to drive (sb to do sth) / to catalyze / to actuate / to contribute to (some development)
 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 care about / equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]
 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
 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
 kàn zhòng to regard as important / to care 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 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)
 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
 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
 jìn sì similar / about the same as / approximately / approximation
 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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