始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6
- not expected at the outset (idiom)
- unforeseen
- to be surprised by the turn of events
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始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
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- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2 initial
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3 to start building
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily
料
- 不料 bù liào ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ bat1 liu6 unexpectedly
- 佐料 zuǒ liào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zo3 liu2 condiments
- 原料 yuán liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 塑料 sù liào ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ sou3 liu2 plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
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- 意料 yì liào ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ji3 liu6 to anticipate; to expect
- 料到 liào dào ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ liu6 dou3 to foresee
- 料理 liào lǐ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ liu6 lei5 to arrange
- 木料 mù liào ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ muk6 liu2 lumber
- 材料 cái liào ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ coi4 liu2 (raw) material
- 染料 rǎn liào ㄖㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jim5 liu2 dye
- 照料 zhào liào ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ziu3 liu6 to tend
- 燃料 rán liào ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jin4 liu2 fuel
- 肥料 féi liào ㄈㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fei4 liu2 fertilizer
- 调料 調料 tiáo liào ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tiu4 liu2 condiment
- 资料 資料 zī liào ㄗ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi1 liu2 material
- 预料 預料 yù liào ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyu6 liu6 to forecast
- 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jam2 liu6 drink
- 饲料 飼料 sì liào ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi6 liu2 feed; fodder
- 香料 xiāng liào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄠˋ hoeng1 liu2 spice
未
- 尚未 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 mei6 not yet; still not
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 未来 未來 wèi lái ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ mei6 loi4 future
- 未免 wèi miǎn ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ mei6 min5 unavoidably
- 未婚 wèi hūn ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ mei6 fan1 unmarried
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- 未必 wèi bì ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ mei6 bit1 not necessarily
- 未经 未經 wèi jīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ mei6 ging1 not having undergone
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄑㄧ mei6 fan1 cai1 fiancée
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 (idiom) unprecedented
- 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 minor (i.e. person under 18)
- 丁未 dīng wèi ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ding1 mei6 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
- 并未 並未 bìng wèi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ bing6 mei6 (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- 乙未 yǐ wèi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ jyut3 mei6 thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 未了 wèi liǎo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mei6 liu5 unfinished
- 未便 wèi biàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ mei6 bin6 not in a position to
- 未冠 wèi guān ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ mei6 gun3 minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
及
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 危及 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 kap6 to endanger
- 及其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ kap6 kei4 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 及早 jí zǎo ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ kap6 zou2 at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
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- 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time
- 及格 jí gé ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄜˊ kap6 gaak3 to pass an exam or a test
- 提及 tí jí ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ tai4 kap6 to mention
- 普及 pǔ jí ㄆㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ pou2 kap6 to spread extensively
- 波及 bō jí ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊ bo1 kap6 to spread to
- 涉及 shè jí ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ sip3 kap6 to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
- 顾及 顧及 gù jí ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ gu3 kap6 to take into consideration
- 来不及 來不及 lái bu jí ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄐㄧˊ loi4 bat1 kap6 there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late
- 来得及 來得及 lái de jí ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧˊ loi4 dak1 kap6 to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
- 等不及 děng bù jí ㄉㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ dang2 bat1 kap6 can't wait
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ lik6 so2 nang4 kap6 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6 (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 企及 qǐ jí ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ kei5 kap6 to hope to reach; to strive for
- 又及 yòu jí ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˊ jau6 kap6 P.S.