信 息 技 术 xìn xī jì shù information technology / IT 一 下 yī xià (used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once 不 会 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all 只 有 zhǐ yǒu 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") 当 然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt 原 来 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out 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, ... 其 它 qí tā other / the others / else / other than it / in addition to the thing mentioned above 看 来 kàn lai apparently / it seems that 享 受 xiǎng shòu to enjoy / to live it up / pleasure / CL:種|种[zhong3] 难 道 nán dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...? 本 来 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course 掌 握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency 所 在 suǒ zài place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located 不 如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to 以 为 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash / except when expressing one's own current opinion.) 怎 么 样 zěn me yàng how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? 没 什 么 méi shén me nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind 可 惜 kě xī it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately 不 得 不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid 能 否 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible? 看 起 来 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be 看 起 来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be 多 么 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent 可 见 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible 正 好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that 能 不 能 néng bù néng can or cannot? / Is it possible? / Can we do it? 据 说 jù shuō it is said that / reportedly 想 想 xiǎng xiang to have a think about it / recall... 不 好 意 思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) 锁 定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 没 有 什 么 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it 没 办 法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it 据 悉 jù xī according to reports / it is reported (that) 算 了 suàn le let it be / let it pass / forget about it 在 内 zài nèi (included) in it / among them 罢 了 bà liǎo a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok) 想 不 到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that 拼 命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 要 看 yào kàn it depends on... 配 送 pèi sòng to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pei4 huo4] and 送貨|送货[song4 huo4]) / to deliver (goods) 看 上 去 kàn shang qu it would appear / it seems (that) 话 说 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount 可 谓 kě wèi it could even be said 要 说 yào shuō as for / when it comes to 偏 偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people 没 关 系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter 可 不 是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is / exactly! 没 法 méi fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice 没 有 办 法 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it 该 死 gāi sǐ Damn it! / damned / wretched 要 不 是 yào bu shì if it were not for / but for 想 来 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that 称 之 为 chēng zhī wéi to call it... / known as... 递 给 dì gěi to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) 随 手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing 应 该 说 yīng gāi shuō it should be mentioned that ... 须 知 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind 表 面 上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly / superficially / on the face of it 不 屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity 浮 现 fú xiàn to appear before one's eyes / to come into view / to float into appearance / to come back (of images from the past) / to emerge / it emerges / it occurs (to me that..) 怎 么 回 事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter? / what's going on? / how could that be? / how did that come about? / what's it all about? 莫 非 mò fēi can it be possible that / could it be 可 否 kě fǒu is it possible or not? 过 头 guò tóu to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead 顺 手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy 恰 好 qià hǎo as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right 他 妈 的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it! / fucking 看 样 子 kàn yàng zi it seems / it looks as if 不 客 气 bù kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt 不 要 紧 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but 理 所 当 然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right 对 不 对 duì bù duì right or wrong? / Is it right? / OK, yes? (colloquial) 迫 不 及 待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom) / in a hurry / itching to get on with it 入 围 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals 试 试 看 shì shì kàn to give it a try 吃 亏 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately 走 开 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside 禁 不 住 jīn bu zhù can't help it / can't bear it 相 传 xiāng chuán to pass on / to hand down / tradition has it that ... / according to legend 独 一 无 二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it 由 此 可 见 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that... 可 想 而 知 kě xiǎng ér zhī it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine... 认 得 rèn de to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know 可 言 kě yán it may be said 走 人 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave / to beat it 岂 不 qǐ bù how couldn't...? / wouldn't it...? 减 速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down / to take it easy 他 妈 tā mā (taboo curse) darned / damn it! / fucking 惋 惜 wǎn xī to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb 若 非 ruò fēi were it not for / if not for 抑 或 yì huò or / could it be that...? 据 称 jù chēng it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say 据 报 道 jù bào dào according to a report / It is reported that... 大 骂 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 见 鬼 jiàn guǐ absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it! 何 苦 hé kǔ why bother? / is it worth the trouble? 显 而 易 见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying 不 怎 么 样 bù zěn me yàng not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it 唯 独 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique