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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
HSK 1
no / is not / not
whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss
HSK 3
only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
HSK 2
not to distinguish; to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
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  *伊* | 伊* | *伊
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
in any case; no matter what
don't mention it / no formalities, please
boring / of no interest
HSK 7-9
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  *任* | 任* | *任
to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
HSK 3
housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them
(employee) having no fixed duties
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  *NG* | NG* | *NG
(loanword from Japanese "NG", an initialism for "no good") (film and TV) blooper; to do a blooper
no good
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
no more; no longer
HSK 6
to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
HSK 7-9
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  *凭* | 凭* | *凭
to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof
HSK 5
(neologism c. 2016) no tv shows to watch
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
no wonder (that...)
no matter if / regardless of / don’t worry about (it, him etc) / doesn’t matter
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
not to be concerned / regardless of / no matter
HSK 4
to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
(coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service)
easy / with no difficulty
HSK 7-9
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  *再* | 再* | *再
again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) or for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
HSK 1
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
two-item combo (usu. referring to a food dish, esp. two types of meat served with rice or noodles) / (real estate) duplex; semi-detached / (computing) double pinyin (input method in which each syllable is typed using no more than two keystrokes: one for the initial consonant and one for the final)
even / even if / even though / no matter how
HSK 4
to have no way out / to have no alternative
to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
HSK 7-9
No comment!
no less than / not inferior to
to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time
no longer; not again
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
to disregard / to take no account of
to spare no effort
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
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  *徒* | 徒* | *徒
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒 "swindler" or 叛徒 "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare; empty / (bound form) to no avail; in vain / (bound form) merely; just; only / (bound form) prison sentence
No smoking!
transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
there is no lack of
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
to have no other choice
to go to extremes / to leave no room for maneuver
no less than / not inferior to
HSK 7-9
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
HSK 7-9
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分)
as many as; no less than / not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
undecorated / unvarnished / no frills
to have no room to put sth / to be unable to let go
(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
for no reason
to have no other choice / to be the last resort
to be obstructed / to be blocked up / to be impassable / to make no sense / to be illogical
HSK 6
the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose
(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils
is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
HSK 1
no trace of politeness / unrestrained (criticism)
free; no charge; at no cost
HSK 7-9
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)
HSK 7-9
ignorant / doubt stemming from ignorance / (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no
HSK 5
to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to
no matter what may happen (idiom)
not to be trifled with / not to be pushed around / stand no nonsense
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
(idiom) time and tide wait for no man
to have a clear conscience; to feel no qualms; to be worthy of (sth)
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

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