可 能 kě néng might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4] 威 力 wēi lì might / formidable power 威 风 wēi fēng might / awe-inspiring authority / impressive 有 可 能 yǒu kě néng possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might 威 武 wēi wǔ might / formidable 威 势 wēi shì might / power and influence 强 权 qiáng quán power / might 或 huò maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or 威 wēi power / might / prestige 倒 是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you 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 不 妨 bù fáng there is no harm in / might as well 索 性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it) / simply / just 霸 道 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 无 妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother 试 问 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask 干 脆 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well 猛 力 měng lì with all one's might / with sudden force / violently / to slam 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy 力 战 lì zhàn to fight with all one's might 狐 假 虎 威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom) / fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people 英 雄 无 用 武 之 地 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 瓜 田 不 纳 履 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 国 富 兵 强 guó fù bīng qiáng prosperous country with military might 核 威 hé wēi nuclear strength / nuclear might 以 言 代 法 , 以 权 压 法 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. 既 来 之 , 则 安 之 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. 缵 不 可 能 的 事 zuǎn bù kě néng de shì pigs might fly (idiom) 还 不 如 hái bù rú to be better off ... / might as well ... 瓜 田 不 纳 履 , 李 下 不 整 冠 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 死 劲 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") 东 方 不 亮 西 方 亮 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 当 官 不 为 民 做 主 不 如 回 家 卖 红 薯 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