only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
之间
zhī jiān
(after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
来说
lái shuō
to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ...
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals
忌口
jì kǒu
abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet
公休
gōng xiū
to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
半老徐娘
bàn lǎo xú niáng
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
擦边
cā biān
to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time)
disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom) / fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication / naive / unworldy
徐娘半老
xú niáng bàn lǎo
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
大方之家
dà fāng zhī jiā
learned person / expert in a certain field / abbr. to 方家[fang1 jia1]
吃不服
chī bu fú
not be accustomed to eating sth / not be used to certain food
吃不来
chī bu lái
to be unaccustomed to certain food / to not be keen on certain food
在某种程度上
zài mǒu zhǒng chéng dù shàng
to a certain extent
放话
fàng huà
to give orders / to spread news or rumors / to leak certain information intentionally
to walk on tiptoe / to step on sb's foot / to join (a trade, profession etc) / to associate with (a certain group of people)
过不下
guò bu xià
to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner) / to be unable to make a living
飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ
lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom) / fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
白汤
bái tāng
clear soup / white broth, also called 奶湯|奶汤[nai3 tang1] / decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs
命名日
mìng míng rì
name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)
尼斯条约
ní sī tiáo yuē
Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts / Treaty of Nice
海牙规则
hǎi yá guī zé
International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading and Protocol of Signature / The Hague Rules
布鲁塞尔议定书
Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading / Brussels Protocol
统一船舶碰撞若干法律规则的国际公约
International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collisions Between Vessels / International Convention on Collision of Ships
若干双重国籍情形下兵役义务问题议定书
Protocol relating to Military Obligations in Certain Cases of Double Nationality
统一内河航行碰撞若干规则的公约
Convention relating to the Unification of Certain Rules concerning Collisions in Inland Navigation
统一国际航空运输某些规则的公约
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air / Warsaw Convention
常规武器公约
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects / Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
不人道武器公约
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects / Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
关于激光致盲武器的议定书
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may Be deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects / Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons