zhǐ bu guò 
		only
merely
nothing but
no more than
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			rěn bu zhù 
		cannot help
unable to bear
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chà bu duō 
		almost
nearly
more or less
about the same
good enough
not bad
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			duì bu qǐ 
		unworthy
to let down
I'm sorry
excuse me
pardon me
if you please
sorry? (please repeat)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎo bu qǐ 
		amazing
terrific
extraordinary
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiǎng bu dào 
		unexpected
hard to imagine
it had not occurred to me
who could have thought that
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuō bu shàng 
		to be unable to say or tell
to not be worth mentioning
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chī bu xiāo 
		to be unable to tolerate or endure
to find sth difficult to manage
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn bu zhù 
		can't help it
can't bear it
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dòng bu dòng 
		apt to happen (usually of sth undesirable)
frequently
happening easily (e.g. accident or illness)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			hèn bu dé 
		wishing one could do sth
to hate to be unable
itching to do sth
can't wait for
to wish one could do sth
to desire strongly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			guài bu de 
		no wonder!
so that's why!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiàn bu dé 
		not fit to be seen by
should not be exposed to
can't bear to see
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lái bu jí 
		there's not enough time (to do sth)
it's too late (to do sth)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shǎo bu liǎo 
		cannot do without
to be unavoidable
are bound to be many
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kàn bu qǐ 
		to look down upon
to despise
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shě bu de 
		to hate to do sth
to hate to part with
to begrudge
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			guò bu qù 
		to make life difficult for
to embarrass
unable to make it through
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiǎo bu diǎn 
		tiny
very small
tiny thing
small child
baby
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chuǎn bu guò 
		to be unable to breathe easily
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lí bu kāi 
		inseparable
inevitably linked to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xíng bu tōng 
		won't work
will get (you) nowhere
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kàn bu chū 
		can't see
can't make out
unable to tell
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kàn bu guàn 
		cannot bear to see
to hate
to dislike
to disapprove
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mō bu zháo 
		unable to clearly understand (a situation etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mǎi bu qǐ 
		cannot afford
can't afford buying
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tán bu shàng 
		to be out of the question
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gù bu shàng 
		cannot attend to or manage
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng bu qǐ 
		can't stand it
to be unable to bear
to be unable to resist
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gù bu de 
		unable to change sth
unable to deal with
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cāi bu tòu 
		to be unable to guess or make out
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiāng bu tōng 
		unable to understand
unable to get over
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kě bu shì 
		that's just the way it is
exactly!
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fàng bu xià 
		to be unable to let go
to be unable to stop (doing sth)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dǎ bu guò 
		unable to defeat
to be no match for sb