| 别 | bié | to leave; to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other; another; different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2]) |
| 是不是 | shì bù shì | is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 没什么 | méi shén me | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand |
| 难道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... / could it be that...? |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not) / if / is or isn't |
| 说不定 | shuō bu dìng | can't say for sure / maybe |
| 没错 | méi cuò | that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong |
| 不要紧 | bù yào jǐn | unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but |
| 没想到 | méi xiǎng dào | didn't expect |
| 没法儿 | méi fǎr | (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you |
| 不曾 | bù céng | hasn't yet; hasn't ever |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not to allow / must not / can't |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me |
| 能否 | néng fǒu | whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible? |
| 母鸡 | mǔ jī | hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) |
| 赶不上 | gǎn bù shàng | can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake |