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以及 yǐ jí as well as / too / and
也 yě also / too / (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
太 tài highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely
太过 tài guò excessively / too
忒 tēi (dialect) too / very / also pr. [tui1]
太多 tài duō too much
不大 bù dà not very / not too / not often
不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after
过多 guò duō too many / excessive
过于 guò yú too much / excessively
过度 guò dù excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue
来不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late
超出 chāo chū to exceed / to overstep / to go too far / to encroach
过得 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad
过高 guò gāo too high
糟糕 zāo gāo too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad
不妙 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring
无暇 wú xiá too busy / to have no time for / fully occupied
爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu to love sth too much to part with it (idiom) / to fondle admiringly
过低 guò dī too low
凑合 còu he to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad
惨不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom) / tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation
太忙 tài máng too busy
管闲事 guǎn xián shì to meddle / to be a "nosy Parker" / to be too inquisitive about other people's business
不堪设想 bù kān shè xiǎng too horrible to contemplate / unthinkable / inconceivable
手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
不巧 bù qiǎo too bad / unfortunately / as luck would have it
过火 guò huǒ to go too far (in word or deed) / over the top
趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon
想不开 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out / to be unable to take a lighter view / to take things too hard / to be depressed / to fret over trifles
数不胜数 shǔ bù shèng shǔ too many to count (idiom) / innumerable
出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale
目不暇接 mù bù xiá jiē lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) / a feast for the eyes
不划算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive
过得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life?
适可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth
弱不禁风 ruò bù jīn fēng too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / extremely delicate / fragile state of health
两全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too
暴食 bào shí to eat too much / to binge
过少 guò shǎo too few / insufficient
不胜枚举 bù shèng méi jǔ too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不迭 bù dié cannot cope / find it too much / incessantly
高不可攀 gāo bù kě pān too high to reach (idiom) / eminent and unapproachable
撕毁 sī huǐ to tear up / to rip up / too shred
不暇 bù xiá to have no time (for sth) / to be too busy (to do sth)
张华 Zhāng Huà Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician / Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank / other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
多礼 duō lǐ too polite / overcourteous
恶补 è bǔ to overdose on supplementary medicine / to cram too hard
自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant
超龄 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike
早婚 zǎo hūn to marry too early
赶早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at / to pull at sb aggressively / to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way / (derog.) to hobnob / to consort
鞭长莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
小过 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much
举不胜举 jǔ bù shèng jǔ too numerous to list (idiom) / innumerable
聪明反被聪明误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom) / cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good
赶不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
人浮于事 rén fú yú shì more hands than needed (idiom) / too many cooks spoil the broth
生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
过誉 guò yù to praise too much / I really don't deserve so much praise
拿不出手 ná bù chū shǒu not presentable / shoddy and too embarrassing to show
高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
不即不离 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length
不太好 bù tài hǎo not so good / not too well
妙不可言 miào bù kě yán too wonderful for words
无奇不有 wú qí bù yǒu nothing is too bizarre / full of extraordinary things
难言之隐 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) / sth too embarrassing to mention / an embarrassing illness
后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom) / It is useless to repent after the event.
畏缩不前 wèi suō bù qián to shrink back in fear (idiom) / too cowardly to advance
过犹不及 guò yóu bù jí too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
好高骛远 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
乐极生悲 lè jí shēng bēi extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) / Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
鸡犬升天 jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
兵不厌诈 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war
不疾不徐 bù jí bù xú neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
卑卑不足道 bēi bēi bù zú dào to be too petty or insignificant to mention / to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
妄言妄听 wàng yán wàng tīng unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom) / sth not to be taken too seriously
爱不忍释 ài bù rěn shì to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
惨不忍闻 cǎn bù rěn wén too horrible to endure (idiom) / tragic spectacle / appalling scenes of devastation
放马后炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom) / to act too late to be effective
更仆难数 gēng pú nán shǔ too many to count / very many / innumerable
杜口裹足 dù kǒu guǒ zú too frightened to move or speak
水清无鱼 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends
水至清则无鱼 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky!
生米做成熟饭 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now. / also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
目不忍见 mù bù rěn jiàn lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom) / a scene too pitiful to behold
目不忍视 mù bù rěn shì lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom) / a scene too pitiful to behold
目不见睫 mù bù jiàn jié lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom) / fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home
缓不济急 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
临渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom) / fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late
重足而立 chóng zú ér lì rooted to the spot (idiom) / too terrified to move
养虎伤身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
养虎遗患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
高不凑低不就 gāo bù còu dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
鬼怕恶人 guǐ pà è rén lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
齐大非偶 qí dà fēi ǒu too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)
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