bì xū
to have to
must
compulsory
necessarily
xū
beard
mustache
feeler (of an insect etc)
tassel
xū zhī
key information
instructions
it must be borne in mind
wú xū
need not
not obliged to
not necessarily
hé xū
there is no need
why should
hú xū
beard
CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
bù ràng xū méi
(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
to be a match for men
lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
Xū mí
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
chù xū
tentacles
feelers
antennae
Xū mí shān
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
Héng xū hè
Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)
liū xū pāi mǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking
bù xū màn rén
bushman (African ethnic group)
lóng shū cài
(Taiwan) young fruit of chayote 佛手瓜 [fó shǒu guā]
xū zi
feelers (zoology)
tassel (botany)
Héng xū hè shì
Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan
jīn guó xū méi
woman with a manly spirit
sì dà xū shēng
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
xù xū míng zhì
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
luō hǔ xū
lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers
to do sth very daring
bā zì hú xū
mustache shaped like character 八
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
yú xū
short period of time
a moment
xū fú ōu
(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
lán xū yè fēng hǔ
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
wén xū què
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
quán xū quán yǐ r
(Beijing dialect) intact
in one piece
lóng xū cài
asparagus
(Taiwan) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]