zī
variant of 茲|兹[zi1]
now
here
this
time
year
gān bēi
to drink a toast
Cheers! (proposing a toast)
Here's to you!
Bottoms up!
lit. dry cup
cǐ shí cǐ dì
here and now
as things stand
lái xìn
incoming letter
send a letter here
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
no sooner one subsides, the next arises
repeating continuously
occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
lái diàn
incoming telegram or telephone call
your telegram, telephone call, or message
to send a telegram or make a telephone call here (i.e. to the speaker)
to have instant attraction to sb
to have chemistry with sb
to come back (of electricity, after an outage)
yīng yǒu jìn yǒu
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand
to have all one needs
gǔn dàn
get out of here!
beat it!
dǎ jiàng yóu
to buy soy sauce
it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")
bù zhuó biān jì
not to the point
wide of the mark
neither here nor there
irrelevant
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.
cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
gǎn zuò gǎn dāng
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it
a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
the buck stops here
liú cuàn fàn
criminal that commits crimes here and there and escapes thereafter
hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it
a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
the buck stops here
rào yuǎn r
the road twists here and there
to make a detour
to take a long way around
chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ
win or lose, it all ends here
this is the moment to shine
yǒu hé guì gàn
What (noble errand) brings you here?
May I help you?
What can I do for you?
cǐ chù
this place
here (literary)
dào cǐ yī yóu
to travel (somewhere)
(vandalism) "was here"
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
to stop at this point
to end here
to call it a day
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.
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
the buck stops here
wén zé zì fù
the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
What brings you here? (idiom)
nuò
(indicating agreement) yes
all right
(drawing attention to) look!
here!
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