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| | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est / (after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world") | HSK 1 |
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| | strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百強｜百强 | HSK 3 |
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| | king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great | HSK 4 |
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| | optimum / optimal / peak / best (athlete, movie etc) | HSK 6 |
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| | pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop | HSK 6 |
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| | to select the best | HSK 6 |
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| | the charts (of best-sellers) / table of ranking | HSK 6 |
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| | (card games) trump card / (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon | HSK 7-9 |
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| | best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to make every effort to / striving to do one's best | HSK 7-9 |
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| | peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best | HSK 7-9 |
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| | at most / at best | HSK 7-9 |
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| | sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided | HSK 7-9 |
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| | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers | HSK 7-9 |
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| | (idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best! | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to rank among the best | |
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| | to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well | |
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| | lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach | |
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| | (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy | |
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| | He laughs best who laughs last. | |
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| | to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom) | |
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| | to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand | |
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| | to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything | |
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| | to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities | |
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| | carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow | |
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| | best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities | |
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| | (idiom) to exhaust all one has / to leave no stone unturned / to try one's best | |
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| | neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some | |
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| | to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too | |
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| | movie queen; best actress award winner | |
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| | (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one | |
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| | wise policy / best policy | |
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| | Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers | |
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| | (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial | |
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| | with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths | |
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| | splendid clothes / rich attire / one's Sunday best | |
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| | elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel | |
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| | (male) superstar of the silver screen; best actor award winner | |
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| | to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards / to devote attention to | |
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| | best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster | |
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| | to declare oneself emperor / to win the best actor award | |
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| | to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled | |
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| | to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own | |
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| | congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home! | |
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| | (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible | |
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| | perfect (idiom); perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets | |
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| | to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions | |
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| | lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through | |
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| | to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc) | |
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| | to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist | |
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| | (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field | |
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| | lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good | |
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| | not to do one's best / not to exert oneself | |
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| | first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] | |
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| | a secret / sth best not told to anyone / confidential information | |
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| | best friend | |
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| | to scoop the best camera shots / to grab the limelight | |
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| | best friends / inseparable sidekick / diehard followers | |
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| | lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment | |
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| | the best part (of a play etc) | |
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| | a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down | |
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| | employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best | |
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| | vigorously / to the utmost / to the best of one's ability | |
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| | brightest and best / chief / first among peers | |
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| | to settle for second best / the next best thing | |
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| | to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc) | |
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| | a best-seller / a hot property | |
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| | best of its kind / cream of the crop | |
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| | lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land | |
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| | the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet | |
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| | to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing) | |
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| | at most; at best | |
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| | best man / to entertain | |
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| | best friend | |
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| | lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night | |
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| | best man (in a marriage) | |
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| | to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) | |
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| | to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition | |
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| | to plan and consider / to reflect on one's best strategy | |
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| | the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy | |
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| | employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best / also written 人盡其才｜人尽其才 | |
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| | sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds | |
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| | lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good | |
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| | sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds | |
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| | optimal / the best | |
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| | as far as possible; to the best of one's ability | |
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| | to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense | |
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| | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
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| | to select the best (for a job) | |
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| | as far as I know / to the best of my knowledge | |
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| | (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time | |
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| | the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience | |
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| | family heirloom / most precious family possession / person's secrets / one's best performance | |
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| | (argot) gang leader / (fig.) king; the best / also pr. [kang2ba4zi5] | |
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| | finalist; qualifier; person or item selected as one of the best | |
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| | to take the best / to absorb the essence | |
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| | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime / knowledge is the best charity | |
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| | lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom) / fig. revenge is a dish best served cold | |
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