"Favorable" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine
 yōu huì privilege / favorable (terms) / preferential (treatment) / discount (price)
 yǒu lì advantageous / to have advantages / favorable
 lì hǎo favorable / good / advantage
便 zhàn pián yi advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage
 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
 jiā xǔ favorable / praise
 shùn to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable
 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
 hǎo píng favorable criticism / positive evaluation
 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck
 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances
 hǎo gǎn good opinion / favorable impression
 dì lì favorable location / in the right place / productivity of land
 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity
 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn favorable weather (idiom) / good weather for crops
 shùn jìng favorable circumstances
 dì lì rén hé favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom) / good location and the people satisfied
 tiān shí dì lì rén hé the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom) / a good time to go to war
 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
便 yīn lì chéng biàn (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
 yòng wǔ zhī dì ample scope for abilities / favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
 chū chāo trade surplus / favorable balance of trade
 èr nǎi zhuān jiā "mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
 yōu huì dài kuǎn loan on favorable terms / concessionary loan / soft loan
 sì jì rú chūn four seasons like spring / favorable climate throughout the year
 shùn cháo favorable tide
 jiàn guāng sǐ (lit.) to wither in the light of day / (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb) / (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
 tiān gōng zuò měi Heaven is cooperating (idiom) / the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3])
 péi shuì to trade sex for favorable treatment (career advancement, higher grades, rent-free accommodation etc) / to sleep in the same bed as one's child
 yè pèi (Tw) (media) writing an article or creating a video favorable to a business in return for payment from the business (abbr. for 業務配合|业务配合[ye4 wu4 pei4 he2])
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