"Ever" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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曾经 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
曾 céng once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever
自从 zì cóng since (a time) / ever since
不曾 bù céng hasn't yet / hasn't ever
未曾 wèi céng hasn't (or haven't) / hasn't ever
越发 yuè fā increasingly / more and more / ever more / all the more
未尝 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily
破天荒 pò tiān huāng unprecedented / for the first time / never before / first ever
来 lái to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next
如初 rú chū as before / as ever
倒挂 dào guà lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay
何曾 hé céng did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
古来 gǔ lái since ancient times / it has ever been the case that / see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
益发 yì fā increasingly / more and more / ever more / all the more
生离死别 shēng lí sǐ bié separated in life and death / to part for ever
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
茶经 Chá jīng the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780
宝刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
常胜军 cháng shèng jūn Ever Victorious Army (1860-1864), Qing dynasty army equipped and trained jointly with Europeans and used esp. against the Taiping rebels
抱佛脚 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation
地久天长 dì jiǔ tiān cháng enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi) / eternal / for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc) / also written 天長地久|天长地久
旬输月送 xún shū yuè sòng pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands
绝代佳人 jué dài jiā rén beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom) / woman of peerless elegance / prettiest girl ever
愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense
不减当年 bù jiǎn dāng nián (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
战无不胜，攻无不克 zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
战无不胜，攻无不取 zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
攻无不克，战无不胜 gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom) / all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
永永远远 yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn for ever and ever
连战连胜 lián zhàn lián shèng fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom) / ever victorious
已婚者  ever married
一日为师，终身为父 yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
冤冤相报何时了 yuān yuān xiāng bào hé shí liǎo if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
死宅 sǐ zhái die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)
历久弥新 lì jiǔ mí xīn lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom) / timeless / unfading
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