you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺｜台

thus / so / like that / you / thou

interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you!

surname You

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation

best / (you) had better (do what we suggest)

(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 / that (preceding a noun)

that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]

(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? / Is there a ...? / (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? / Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?

to thank / thanks / thank you

you (plural)

everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you

surname You

you and I / everyone / all of us (in society) / we (people in general)

unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat)

what are you doing? / what's he up to?

goodbye / see you again later

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]

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

straightforward / clear-cut / blunt (e.g. statement) / you might as well / simply

what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth?

easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me

lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams

How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去｜过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad

expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement

to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)

special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you)

(Internet slang) thank you (loanword)

predecessor / forebears / the person facing you

lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶｜招财进宝)

nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic)

how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)

you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt

you might as well (do it) / simply / just

to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2]

you (female) / variant of 你

(slang) come on, you can't deny it! / don't you think so?! / (melodramatic form of 有沒有｜有没有)

you all (archaic) / see also 你們｜你们

lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine

You're welcome / Don't mention it

you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)

archaic variant of 你 / you

Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor

won't work / will get (you) nowhere

lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!

to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon

you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) / may I trouble you (to do sth)

You county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan

Lu You (1125-1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets

my (you etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male

just as expected / told you so

to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)

you can't guard against it (idiom) / impossible to defend effectively / not much one can do about it / It can't be prevented.

thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all

you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it)

Get along with you!

according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like

Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) / Learn as much as you can and do all you can.

indeed / true! (I agree with you)

to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup

(old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along.

May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone

to do as one sees fit / It's up to you. / Let's wait and see and then decide what to do.

to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts

all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)

As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare

just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.

to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]

lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come. / You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.

lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life?

to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead

ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!

no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist

to part without hard feelings (idiom) / to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it

(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you

nothing for nothing / you get what you pay for

strikes you in the face

lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed / don't try to run before you can walk

lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception / each tries to outwit the other / dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost

honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.

(Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!

you're too kind / you flatter me

to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)

lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little

with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect