不甚 bù shèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄣˋ bat1 sam6
- (literary) not very
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- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
甚
- 甚至 shèn zhì ㄕㄣˋ ㄓˋ sam6 zi3 even; so much so that
- 甚至于 甚至於 shèn zhì yú ㄕㄣˋ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ sam6 zi3 jyu1 so much (that)
- 幸甚 xìng shèn ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ hang6 sam6 (literary) very fortunate
- 甚且 shèn qiě ㄕㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ sam6 ce2 even
- 甚巨 shèn jù ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄩˋ sam6 geoi6 variant of 甚巨
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- 甚平 shèn píng ㄕㄣˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sam6 ping4 jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer
- 甚微 shèn wēi ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟ sam6 mei4 very small
- 甚或 shèn huò ㄕㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ sam6 waak6 so much so that
- 甚是 shèn shì ㄕㄣˋ ㄕˋ sam6 si6 (literary) very; extremely
- 甚浓 甚濃 shèn nóng ㄕㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ sam6 nung4 strong (smell)
- 甚为 甚為 shèn wéi ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ sam6 wai4 very
- 甚而 shèn ér ㄕㄣˋ ㄦˊ sam6 ji4 even
- 甚巨 甚鉅 shèn jù ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄩˋ (usu. of an adverse effect) immense; considerable; substantial
- 甚高频 甚高頻 shèn gāo pín ㄕㄣˋ ㄍㄠ ㄆㄧㄣˊ sam6 gou1 pan4 very high frequency (VHF)
- 一之为甚 一之為甚 yī zhī wéi shèn ㄧ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄣˋ jat1 zi1 wai4 sam6 once is more than enough (idiom)
- 一之谓甚 一之謂甚 yī zhī wèi shèn ㄧ ㄓ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˋ jat1 zi1 wai6 sam6 see 一之为甚
- 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
- 不为已甚 不為已甚 bù wéi yǐ shèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄕㄣˋ bat1 wai4 ji5 sam6 refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
- 幸甚至哉 xìng shèn zhì zāi ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓˋ ㄗㄞ filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操)
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 欺人太甚 qī rén tài shèn ㄑㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄣˋ hei1 jan4 taai3 sam6 (idiom) to bully intolerably
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- 甚嚣尘上 甚囂塵上 shèn xiāo chén shàng ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ sam6 hiu1 can4 soeng6 clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
- 一之为甚 一之為甚 yī zhī wéi shèn ㄧ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄣˋ jat1 zi1 wai4 sam6 once is more than enough (idiom)
- 自奉甚俭 自奉甚儉 zì fèng shèn jiǎn ㄗˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zi6 fung6 sam6 gim6 (idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures
- 自视甚高 自視甚高 zì shì shèn gāo ㄗˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄍㄠ zi6 si6 sam6 gou1 to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs
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有时候 有時候 我 会 會 想 ， 翻译 翻譯 这些 這些 连 連 是 自己 母语 母語 的 人 都 不甚 了解 ， 一 看 就 知道 是 从 從 哪 本 书 書 上 抄 来 來 的 句子 ， 它 的 意义 意義 到底 在 哪里 哪裡 ?
Sometimes I wonder about the meaning of translating sentences that even native speakers don’t fully understand. It's clear they are sentences copied from some book; what is their true significance?
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