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best / had better ...; it would be best to ...
HSK 1
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  *強* | 強* | *強
strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强
HSK 3
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  *王* | 王* | *王
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
HSK 4
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  *尖* | 尖* | *尖
pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop
HSK 6
optimum / optimal / peak / best (athlete, movie etc)
HSK 6
the charts (of best-sellers) / table of ranking
HSK 6
to select the best
HSK 6
peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field)
HSK 7-9
sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided
HSK 7-9
best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul
HSK 7-9
to make every effort to / striving to do one's best
HSK 7-9
at most / at best
HSK 7-9
sharp pointed end / the tip / the cusp / tip-top / most advanced and sophisticated / highest peak / the best
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
HSK 7-9
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled
carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand
to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc)
to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too
splendid clothes / rich attire / one's Sunday best
best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities
to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards / to devote attention to
chief / first / brightest and best
(male) superstar of the silver screen; best actor award winner
movie queen; best actress award winner
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel
to plan and consider / to reflect on one's best strategy
to rank among the best
best-seller / best-selling book / blockbuster
not to do one's best / not to exert oneself
(idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one
to declare oneself emperor / to win the best actor award
to settle for second best / the next best thing
to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing)
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own
lit. one object bests another object / every item has a weakness (idiom) / there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
a best-seller / a hot property
(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything
congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
(idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
perfect (idiom); perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
the role an actor plays best (idiom) / (fig.) one's specialty / one's forte
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions
lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment
vigorously / to the utmost / to the best of one's ability
to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist
with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
a secret / sth best not told to anyone / confidential information
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last
best friend
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
to scoop the best camera shots / to grab the limelight
best man
brightest and best / chief / first among peers
best friends / inseparable sidekick / diehard followers
(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)
wise policy / best policy
best of its kind / cream of the crop
the best part (of a play etc)
select the best people for promotion
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities
the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet
best friend
at most; at best
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  *儐* | 儐* | *儐
best man / to entertain
to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition
(idiom) to exhaust all one has / to leave no stone unturned / to try one's best
employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best / also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
optimal / the best
best man (in a marriage)
family heirloom / most precious family possession / person's secrets / one's best performance
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
to select the best (for a job)
to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well
finalist; qualifier; person or item selected as one of the best
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Best Buy (retailer)
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) / fig. to cross swords with / to lock horns
to compete against / to measure oneself against / to go head to head (see who is best)
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
the best policy / the best thing one can do in the circumstances

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