Chinese Idioms Containing “不”

Unshakeable despite adversity

Significado literal: Bend hundred times never yield

Extremely careful and thorough

Significado literal: Not loose one thread

Keep integrity without compromise

Significado literal: Keep right no flattery

Persevere until success

Significado literal: Carve and not stop

Focus intently

Significado literal: Eyes do not turn away

Speak without meaning it

Significado literal: Words not from heart

Too much to take in

Significado literal: Eyes too busy to attend

Courage under pressure

Significado literal: Face danger without fear

Absolutely flawless and thorough

Significado literal: No water drop leaks

Maintain perfect integrity despite temptation

Significado literal: Sit in lap not disorderly

Strive continuously for self-improvement

Significado literal: Self-strengthen without ceasing

Spread widely and rapidly on its own

Significado literal: Without legs yet walks

Maintain perfect dignified composure

Significado literal: Neither humble nor proud

Ineffective and inconsequential

Significado literal: Neither painful nor itchy

Moderation in all things

Significado literal: Excess equals deficiency

Perfect execution without revision

Significado literal: Writing needing no corrections

Unable to hide amusement

Significado literal: Cannot suppress a smile

Forced to act against will

Significado literal: Body not self-controlled

Methodical and well-organized action

Significado literal: Have order not chaotic

Cherish something too much to put it down

Significado literal: Love not release hand

Beyond hope of redemption or reform

Significado literal: Cannot be saved by medicine

Beyond comprehension or explanation

Significado literal: Cannot be thought discussed

Evenly matched with neither superior

Significado literal: Not mutually up down

Disdainfully dismiss as beneath consideration

Significado literal: Not deign one glance

Self-evident requiring no explanation

Significado literal: Not speak yet understood

Arrive at same point without coordination

Significado literal: Not arrange yet same

Use any means regardless of ethics

Significado literal: Not choose methods

Continuously emerging in endless succession

Significado literal: Levels emerge without end

Gains not worth the cost or sacrifice

Significado literal: Gain not compensate loss

Demand exceeds available supply

Significado literal: Supply cannot meet demand

Unstoppable; irresistible momentum

Significado literal: Momentum that cannot be blocked

Extremely restless and anxious

Significado literal: Cannot sit or stand peacefully

Inseparable; always together

Significado literal: Body and shadow never separate

Indomitable; unyielding

Significado literal: Neither bend nor yield

Unexpected; unforeseen

Significado literal: Mind imagines not reaching

Unable to understand despite much thought

Significado literal: Think a hundred times still not understand

Talk endlessly; speak at great length

Significado literal: Surging waves never ceasing

At a loss; not knowing what to do

Significado literal: Not knowing where to put hands and feet

Argue endlessly without resolution

Significado literal: Arguing without rest

Turn a blind eye; deliberately ignore

Significado literal: Look but not see

Tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

Significado literal: Hearts illuminate without declaring

Know everything; omniscient

Significado literal: Nothing that is not known

Too much to cope with; overwhelmed

Significado literal: Responding and receiving without leisure

Reluctant to part; lingering attachment

Significado literal: Clinging and unwilling to part

Meticulous; attentive to every detail

Significado literal: No detail not attended to

Unique; distinctive

Significado literal: Different from the crowd

Can't wait; eager

Significado literal: Urgent cannot reach waiting

Continuous flow; never-ending stream

Significado literal: River flows without ceasing

Extremely busy; inextricably involved

Significado literal: Cannot open and separate

Collapse without being attacked; self-defeating

Significado literal: Without attack self-collapse

Insignificant; not worth mentioning

Significado literal: Tiny not worth mentioning

Involuntarily; can't help but

Significado literal: Not by one's own control

Content with superficial understanding

Significado literal: Not seeking thorough understanding

Feel anxious and uneasy

Significado literal: Heart unsettled and uneasy

Be furious beyond control

Significado literal: Anger that cannot be suppressed

Work tirelessly and diligently

Significado literal: Diligently, without fatigue

Teach with tireless patience

Significado literal: Teach others without weariness

Be deeply reluctant to leave

Significado literal: Attached and unwilling to part

Willingly travel far; make great efforts

Significado literal: Not consider a thousand miles far

Haste makes waste; more haste less speed

Significado literal: Desire speed, not reach

Win every battle; never fail in attacks

Significado literal: Attack nothing not conquered

Win every battle; be undefeated

Significado literal: Battle nothing not won

Airtight; impenetrable

Significado literal: So dense wind cannot penetrate

Unwavering perseverance

Significado literal: Persist without slackening

Relentless progress

Significado literal: Horse does not stop hooves

Selfless courage

Significado literal: Strive without regard for self

Misfortunes come together

Significado literal: Disasters do not travel alone

Be content avoid shame

Significado literal: Know contentment avoid disgrace

Moral decline

Significado literal: People's hearts not ancient

Humble in learning

Significado literal: Not ashamed to ask below

Strategic deception

Significado literal: Warfare does not spurn deceit

Strategic patience

Significado literal: Surround but do not attack

Passionate engagement

Significado literal: Enjoy this, not tired

Diligent in learning

Significado literal: Hand not release scroll

Impenetrably crowded

Significado literal: Water cannot leak through

Moral purity

Significado literal: Untouched by a single speck of dust

Extremely stingy

Significado literal: Not pluck a single hair

Completely ignorant

Significado literal: Not understand a single aperture

Free from burdens

Significado literal: Not a thread hanging

Overestimate abilities

Significado literal: Do not measure strength

Tireless dedication

Significado literal: Not refusing toil and hardship

Fear-induced shivering

Significado literal: Shiver without cold

Innumerable

Significado literal: Countless in number

Embrace diversity

Significado literal: Not restricted to one standard

Unearned gain

Significado literal: Reap without sowing

Incoherent or inappropriate

Significado literal: Neither fish nor fowl

Desolate area

Significado literal: Barren land

Idle and irresponsible

Significado literal: Neglect one's main job

Sudden disappearance

Significado literal: Without wings yet flying

Surprise attack

Significado literal: Attack the unprepared

Indecisive hesitation

Significado literal: Lift chess piece undecided