适可而止 適可而止
适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ sik1 ho2 ji4 zi2
- (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
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适 適
- 不适 不適 bù shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ bat1 sik1 unwell
- 合适 合適 hé shì ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ hap6 sik1 suitable; fitting; appropriate
- 舒适 舒適 shū shì ㄕㄨ ㄕˋ syu1 sik1 cozy
- 适中 適中 shì zhōng ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sik1 zung1 moderate
- 适合 適合 shì hé ㄕˋ ㄏㄜˊ sik1 hap6 to fit; to suit
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- 适宜 適宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ sik1 ji4 suitable
- 适度 適度 shì dù ㄕˋ ㄉㄨˋ sik1 dou6 moderately
- 适应 適應 shì yìng ㄕˋ ㄧㄥˋ sik1 jing3 to adapt
- 适时 適時 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ sik1 si4 timely
- 适用 適用 shì yòng ㄕˋ ㄩㄥˋ sik1 jung6 to be applicable
- 适当 適當 shì dàng ㄕˋ ㄉㄤˋ sik1 dong3 suitable; appropriate
- 适量 適量 shì liàng ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ sik1 loeng6 appropriate amount
- 安适 安適 ān shì ㄢ ㄕˋ on1 sik1 quiet and comfortable
- 巴适 巴適 bā shì ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ baa1 sik1 (Sichuan dialect) comfortable; suitable; excellent; really good
- 恬适 恬適 tián shì ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ tim4 sik1 quiet and comfortable
- 普适 普適 pǔ shì ㄆㄨˇ ㄕˋ pou2 sik1 universal
- 李适 Lǐ Kuò ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ lei5 kut3 Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗, (742-805), reigned 779-805
- 胡适 胡適 Hú Shì ㄏㄨˊ ㄕˋ wu4 sik1 Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白话文
- 调适 調適 tiáo shì ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ tiu4 sik1 to adapt (to an environment etc)
- 适人 適人 shì rén ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 jan4 (said of a woman) to marry (old)
可
- 即可 jí kě ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ zik1 ho2 equivalent to 就可以
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 可信 kě xìn ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ho2 seon3 trustworthy
- 可口 kě kǒu ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ ho2 hau2 tasty; to taste good
- 可喜 kě xǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˇ ho2 hei2 making one happy
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- 可怕 kě pà ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ ho2 paa3 awful
- 可耻 可恥 kě chǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔˇ ho2 ci2 shameful
- 可悲 kě bēi ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄟ ho2 bei1 lamentable
- 可惜 kě xī ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ ho2 sik1 it is a pity
- 可恶 可惡 kě wù ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˋ ho2 wu3 repulsive
- 可爱 可愛 kě ài ㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋ ho2 oi3 adorable
- 可怜 可憐 kě lián ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ho2 lin4 pitiful
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 可望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ho2 mong6 can be expected (to)
- 可乐 可樂 kě lè ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄜˋ ho2 lok6 amusing
- 可疑 kě yí ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˊ ho2 ji4 suspicious
- 可笑 kě xiào ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ho2 siu3 funny
- 可能 kě néng ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ho2 nang4 might (happen)
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 可见 可見 kě jiàn ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ho2 gin3 it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
止
- 不止 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 incessantly
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
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- 截止 jié zhǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ zit6 zi2 to end; to close
- 止咳 zhǐ ké ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˊ zi2 kat1 to suppress coughing
- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 止血 zhǐ xuè ㄓˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ zi2 hyut3 to staunch (bleeding)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ gam3 zi2 to prohibit
- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
- 举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ geoi2 zi2 bearing
- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 阻止 zǔ zhǐ ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˇ zo2 zi2 to prevent
- 静止 靜止 jìng zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˇ zing6 zi2 still
- 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ ngat6 gam1 wai4 zi2 so far
- 休止 xiū zhǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓˇ jau1 zi2 to stop
- 何止 hé zhǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓˇ ho4 zi2 far more than
- 劝止 勸止 quàn zhǐ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄓˇ hyun3 zi2 to dissuade; to persuade sb to desist
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适可而止 適可而止
Quit while you are ahead.
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