不第 bù dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 dai6
- to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
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不
- 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
第
- 第一手 dì yī shǒu ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ dai6 jat1 sau2 first-hand
- 第一线 第一線 dì yī xiàn ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai6 jat1 sin3 front line
- 上第 shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai6 top notch; highest quality
- 及第 jí dì ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ kap6 dai6 to pass an imperial examination
- 品第 pǐn dì ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ ban2 dai6 grade (i.e. quality)
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- 宅第 zhái dì ㄓㄞˊ ㄉㄧˋ zaak6 dai6 residence
- 居第 jū dì ㄐㄩ ㄉㄧˋ geoi1 dai6 housing
- 府第 fǔ dì ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ fu2 dai6 mansion house
- 擢第 zhuó dì ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧˋ zok6 dai6 to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)
- 故第 gù dì ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ gu3 dai6 former residence
- 次第 cì dì ㄘˋ ㄉㄧˋ ci3 dai6 order
- 潭第 tán dì ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ taam4 dai6 variant of 覃第
- 甲第 jiǎ dì ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧˋ gaap3 dai6 residence of a noble
- 私第 sī dì ㄙ ㄉㄧˋ si1 dai6 (literary) private residence; private house
- 第一 dì yī ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ dai6 jat1 first
- 第二 dì èr ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˋ dai6 ji6 second
- 第五 dì wǔ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨˇ dai6 ng5 fifth
- 第戎 Dì róng ㄉㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ dai6 jung4 Dijon (France)
- 第蒙 Dì méng ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄥˊ dai6 mung4 (Tw) Des Moines, capital of Iowa
- 等第 děng dì ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄧˋ dang2 dai6 level
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