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不寒而栗
bù hán ér lì
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shiver all over though not cold;
tremble with fear;
shudder
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不得要领
bù dé yào lǐng
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to fail to grasp the main points
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不慌不忙
bù huāng bù máng
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calm and unhurried (idiom); composed;
to take matters calmly
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不明不白
bù míng bù bái
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obscure;
dubious;
shady
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不期而遇
bù qī ér yù
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meet by chance;
have a chance encounter
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不谋而合
bù móu ér hé
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to agree without prior consultation;
to happen to hold the same view
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不辞劳苦
bù cí láo kǔ
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to spare no effort
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不灵
bù líng
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not work;
be ineffective
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事不宜迟
shì bù yí chí
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the matter should not be delayed;
there's no time to lose
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六亲不认
liù qīn bù rèn
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not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
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坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
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firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
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害人不浅
hài rén bù qiǎn
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to cause a lot of trouble;
to inflict much suffering
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局促不安
jú cù bù ān
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ill at ease;
uncomfortable
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居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
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to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
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急不可耐
jí bù kě nài
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unable to wait
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应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
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more than one can attend to (idiom);
deluged (with inquiries etc);
overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
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接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
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in unbroken succession (idiom)
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时不再来
shí bù zài lái
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Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
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水泄不通
shuǐ xiè bù tōng
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lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
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秘而不宣
mì ér bù xuān
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to withhold information;
to keep sth secret
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经久不衰
jīng jiǔ bù shuāi
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unfailing;
never-ending
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美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
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nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
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萎靡不振
wěi mǐ bù zhèn
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dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
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话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
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the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
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高不可攀
gāo bù kě pān
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too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
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