"Improper" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 bù dàng unsuitable / improper / inappropriate
 bù hé shì improper / unsuitable / inappropriate
 bù zhèng dàng dishonest / unfair / improper
 bù lún (of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc) / unseemly
 gǒu qiě perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex)
 shī dàng inappropriate / improper
 bù duān improper / dishonorable
 qiàn tuǒ improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate
 fēi fèn improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非份[fei1 fen4]
 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest
 tōu improper / irregular
 shī yí inappropriate / improper
 fēi fèn improper / presumptuous / assuming / overstepping one's bounds / also written 非分[fei1 fen4]
 xié pì abnormal / improper / beyond the pale
 nèi shāng internal injury / disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc)
 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)
 lāo qǔ to fish for / to seek profit (by improper means)
 fēi fèn zhī niàn improper idea
 lù shuǐ fū qī a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship
 jiǎ fēn shù improper fraction (with numerator &ge / denominator, e.g. seven fifths) / see also: proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4] and mixed number 帶分數|带分数[dai4 fen1 shu4]
 dài fēn shù mixed fraction / mixed number (i.e. with an integer part and a fraction part, e.g. four and three quarters) / see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4]
 zhēn fēn shù proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths) / see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and mixed number 帶分數|带分数[dai4 fen1 shu4]
  improper removal
  improper motive
使  improper use
 bù zhèng dàng guān xì improper relation / adulterous relation
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