you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)

thus / so / like that / you / thou

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

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

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

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]

to thank / thanks / thank you

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

you (plural)

surname You

goodbye / see you again later

(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)

(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)?

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

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

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

surname You

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

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

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

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 水分)

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]

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

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

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

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

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

you (female) / variant of 你

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

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

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

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

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

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

predecessor / forebears / the person facing you

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

you all (archaic) / see also 你們｜你们

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

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

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

to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best!

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

You're welcome / Don't mention it

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

(courteous) would you please ...

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

(neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this! / Come on, you can do this!

You county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan

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

Get along with you!

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

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

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

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

Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor

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

(Internet slang) thank you (loanword)

Bless you! (after a sneeze)

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

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

What can you have against it? (idiom) / We should do this. / Go for it!

won't work / will get (you) nowhere

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

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

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

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

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

(old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife

(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met

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

(in business etc) your side / you

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)

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

you get what you put in / you reap what you sow

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?

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

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

mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.

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

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

devil / You devil! (as joke or insult) / the departed

water so clear you can see the bottom

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

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

indeed / true! (I agree with you)

just as expected / told you so

archaic variant of 你 / you

nothing for nothing / you get what you pay for

lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)

Help others, and others may help you (idiom).

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.

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

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]

when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit

lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder

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

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic

stop-loss point, a point at which you make a small loss to limit your losses

see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)