"Might" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kě néng might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wēi lì might / formidable power
 wēi fēng might / awe-inspiring authority / impressive
 yǒu kě néng possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
 wēi wǔ might / formidable
 wēi shì might / power and influence
 qiáng quán power / might
 huò maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or
 wēi power / might / prestige
 dào shi contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
 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
 bù fáng there is no harm in / might as well
 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it) / simply / just
 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent
 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother
 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well
 měng lì with all one's might / with sudden force / violently / to slam
 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
 lì zhàn to fight with all one's might
 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom) / fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents
 guā tián bù nà lu:3 lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued
 guó fù bīng qiáng prosperous country with military might
 hé wēi nuclear strength / nuclear might
 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom) / completely lawless behavior / Might makes right.
 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
 zuǎn bù kě néng de shì pigs might fly (idiom)
 hái bù rú to be better off ... / might as well ...
 guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued
 sǐ jìn all one's strength / with might and main
PU P U the degree of suspicion that a woman might, after she marries, cheat on her husband (abbr. for "paternity uncertainty")
西 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else
 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
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