"Beyond" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
开外 kāi wài over and above (some amount) / beyond (budget)
善恶的彼岸 shàn è de bǐ àn Beyond
出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations)
无从 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief / preposterous / absurd / intemperate / dissipated
天外 Tiān Wài beyond the earth / outer space
懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent
西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
看透 kàn tòu to understand thoroughly / to see beyond the facade / to see through (sb)
绝伦 jué lún outstanding / peerless / beyond compare
出乎意料 chū hū yì liào beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected
跨越式 kuà yuè shì breakthrough / going beyond / leap-forward / unusual new development
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
荒诞 huāng dàn beyond belief / incredible / preposterous / fantastic
面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition
喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
大乘 Dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
塞外 sài wài (old) territories beyond the Great Wall
焕然一新 huàn rán yī xīn to look completely new (idiom) / brand new / changed beyond recognition
由不得 yóu bù de cannot help / to be beyond control of
由不得 yóu bu de cannot help / to be beyond control of
不外 bù wài not beyond the scope of / nothing more than
无可救药 wú kě jiù yào lit. no antidote is possible (idiom) / incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption
不中用 bù zhōng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
不中用 bù zhòng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
越权 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation
不可救药 bù kě jiù yào incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
逍遥法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
十恶不赦 shí è bù shè wicked beyond redemption (idiom) / heinous
莫测高深 mò cè gāo shēn enigmatic / beyond one's depth / unfathomable
桥头堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)
缠绵悱恻 chán mián fěi cè (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom) / (of music, literature etc) poignant / very sentimental
病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom) / fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless
可望而不可及 kě wàng ér bù kě jí (idiom) in sight but beyond reach / unattainable / inaccessible
超龄 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike
安份 ān fèn not going beyond one's bounds / also written 安分[an1 fen4]
无路可逃 wú lù kě táo no way out / nowhere to go / trapped beyond hope of rescue / painted into a corner
再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur
鞭长莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom) / fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands
不可名状 bù kě míng zhuàng indescribable / beyond description
回天乏术 huí tiān fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation / beyond recovery
一团漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation
力所不及 lì suǒ bù jí beyond one's power (to do sth)
不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
逾 yú to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over
瞠 chēng stare at sth beyond reach
人命关天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom)
九霄云外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
出乎预料 chū hū yù liào beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected
赶鸭子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability
不胜其烦 bù shèng qí fán to be pestered beyond endurance
不可胜言 bù kě shèng yán inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
力有未逮 lì yǒu wèi dài beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
不可估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure
不像样 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen / unpresentable / beyond recognition
超过限度 chāo guò xiàn dù to exceed / to go beyond / to overstep the limit
出乎意外 chū hū yì wài beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected
出圈 chū quān to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base / to go mainstream
好事不出门，恶事传千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
往事如风 wǎng shì rú fēng the past is vanished like the wind / gone beyond recall
扶箕 fú jī planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave) / Ouija board
推陈布新 tuī chén bù xīn to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom) / to innovate / to go beyond old ideas / advancing all the time
法外 fǎ wài outside the law / beyond the law / extrajudicial
茶马古道 Chá mǎ gǔ dào old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
超前消费 chāo qián xiāo fèi excessive consumption / spending beyond one's means
超声频 chāo shēng pín ultrasonic / beyond human hearing
越职 yuè zhí to exceed one's authority / to go beyond the bounds of one's job
关外 Guān wài beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[Jia1 yu4 guan1] or both
隐土 yǐn tǔ legendary land of hermits / secret land / the back of beyond
不成样子 bù chéng yàng zi shapeless / deformed / ruined / beyond recognition / (of a person) reduced to a shadow
跳脱 tiào tuō (Tw) to break free of (outmoded ways of thinking etc) / to move beyond / to transcend
到2000年及其后的环境展望  Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond
至2000年及其后欧洲木材趋势和展望  European Timber Trends and Prospects to the Year 2000 and Beyond
救济后方案 jiù jì hòu fāng àn Beyond Relief Programme
1990年代及其后人类和社会发展行动议程  Actionable Agenda for Human and Social Development in the 1990s and Beyond
湄公河区域合作伙伴关系  Mekong Partnership and Beyond
到2000年及其后世界青年行动纲领工作组  Working Group on the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond
2000年之后的优先行动  Priorities for Action Beyond 2000
联合国国家管辖范围以外海床洋底公约  United Nations Convention on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction
到2000年及其后世界青年行动纲领  World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond
编写到2000年及其后的环境展望特别委员会  Special Commission on the preparation of the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond
2000年及其后避孕研究和发展国际专题讨论会  International Symposium on Contraceptive Research and Development for the Year 2000 and beyond
成本太高无法修理  beyond economical repair
非战基金会  Beyond War Foundation
破坏无遗 pò huài wú yí damaged beyond repair
爆表 bào biǎo off the charts / extreme / beyond the normal range of measurement
超纲 chāo gāng beyond the scope of the syllabus
邪僻 xié pì abnormal / improper / beyond the pale
天高皇帝远 tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
育乐 yù lè (Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2] / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)
肖想 xiào xiǎng (Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have) / to covet (sth beyond one's grasp) (from Taiwanese 數想, Tai-lo pr. [siàu-siūnn])
回天乏术 huí tiān - fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation / beyond recovery
智熄 zhì xī (slang) extremely foolish / beyond stupid (pun on 窒息[zhi4xi1])
跨界 kuà jiè to go beyond the border / to be transboundary / (fig.) to transition to a new field of endeavor / to be interdisciplinary
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