"Than" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yú in / at / to / from / by / than / out of
 hū (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
 qí tā other / the others / else / other than it / in addition to the thing mentioned above
 bù dào not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than
 wǎng wǎng usually / in many cases / more often than not
 zhī xià under / beneath / less than
 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
 zhǐ bu guò only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...
 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments
 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
 dī yú to be lower than
 bù zhǐ incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to
 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is
 yǔ qí rather than... / 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)
 yǐ nèi within / less than
 dà yú greater than / bigger than / more than, >
 shí jǐ more than ten / a dozen or more
 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely
 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher
 xiǎo yú less than, <
 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
 duō yú more than / greater than
 yī nián duō more than a year
 duō dá up to / no less than / as much as
 jì shí record of actual events / documentary (factual rather than fictional)
 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than
 guò shèng to be excessive / to be more than is required
 qíng yuàn willingness / would rather (agree to X than Y)
 zú zú fully / no less than / as much as / extremely
 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
 tí zǎo ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal
 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
 wú yì nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to
 guò bàn over fifty percent / more than half
 bù yà yú no less than / not inferior to
 pāo shòu to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw
 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
 shí shù more than ten / a dozen or more
 xiě yì to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details
 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye
 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2])
 hé zhǐ far more than / not just
 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
 dú yīn pronunciation / literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
 wài jiè to lend (sth other than money) / to borrow
 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)
退 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback
 dào guà lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay
 tán hé róng yì easier said than done (idiom)
 zá liáng grain crops other than rice and wheat
 bù wài not beyond the scope of / nothing more than
 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap
 bù chì just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to
 qǐ zhǐ not only / far from / more than
 zhuì shù to say more than is necessary / to give unnecessary details
 shí tǐ diàn brick and mortar business / physical (rather than online) retail store
 bǎo bu zhù cannot maintain (sth) / unable to keep / more likely than not / may well
 gāo yú greater than / to exceed
 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC
 duō cǐ yī jǔ to do more than is required (idiom) / superfluous / gilding the lily
 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative
 dǎ zhé kòu to give a discount / to be of less value than anticipated
 yìng jiē bù xiá more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
 shèng sì to surpass / better than / superior to
 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
 yuān dà tóu spendthrift and foolish / sb with more money than sense
 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final)
 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal
 shāng pǐn liáng commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)
 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep
 bǐ to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
 dà yí mā mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother) / (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)
 hóng pán (of a stock price or market index) currently higher than at the previous day's close
 jiǎo shì to put on airs / to pretend sth is better than it is / affectation
 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend
 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom) / to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
 rén fú yú shì more hands than needed (idiom) / too many cooks spoil the broth
 bù guò ěr ěr not more than so-so (idiom) / mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary
 bāng dào máng to be more of a hindrance than a help
 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing
 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) &ndash / In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
 cháng wù (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life / item of some value / Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4]
 xuán hé "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) / (literary) waterfall / cataract / (fig.) torrent of words
 mào tóu to emerge / to crop up / a little more than
 jiǎo tù sān kū lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows / a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
 qiáng sì to be better than
 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
 bái dú colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task)
 rǔ ér nursing infant / child less than one year old
 lóu house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
 fǔ bì fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of currency) / token (used instead of money for slot machines etc)
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