to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

but; however / (used for emphasis) indeed

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) 也 or 都 for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則｜再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however

exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / (used correlatively with 也) even; even if

always

to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important

but; however

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就) / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)

contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you

rather

thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

always

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as

still (as before) / had better / unexpectedly / or

nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...

is precisely

unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是) in particular

in other words; that is

have plenty of / there's no lack of

apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來｜除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語｜除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")

variant of 是

right and wrong / quarrel

no / is not / not

fault; blame

whether (or not) / if / is or isn't

or / either one or the other

each and every; every; all; any

(coll.) if

in other words / that is to say / so / thus

(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure

lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal

to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated

(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong

considered to be / at last

in other words / that is to say

even more (so)

lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous

(archaic) agate / (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale / number / (computing) code / (clothing) size / yard (unit of length) / (coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references) / (coll.) to pile up; to stack / classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事｜不是一码事 "not the same thing") / (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic

unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion

lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me

isn't that so?

clear and logical

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?

Failure is the mother of success.

(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different

solely / just

if it were not for / but for

indeed; truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

see 俯拾皆是

apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)

trouble spot / sketchy area

another one is ...; the other thing is ...

thus

can be found everywhere

is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that

to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)

science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平｜邓小平 introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化｜四个现代化)

see 薑還是老的辣｜姜还是老的辣

to seek the truth

see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛｜是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛

(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief

lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons

every medicine has its side effect

as they say, ... / as the saying goes, ...

in other words; i.e.

therefore

equivalent to either 是 or 就是

just / simply / stubbornly / really

lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

(literary) very; extremely

all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

sriracha (loanword)

to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom) / Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong.

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!

Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

for the sake of / for the purpose of

not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief

Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)

destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)

not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with

therefore / thus / so

each one does what he thinks is right (idiom) / each goes his own way

to stir up trouble

(coll.) no (contracted form of 不是)

to stir up trouble

lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous

to be full of / completely

(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead

to be upset / to feel disgusted

to follow obediently

(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... / (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...

silence is golden (idiom)

(coll.) of course / naturally / indeed