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HSK
barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more)
HSK 3
merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however
HSK 3
treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character
HSK 4
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  *就* | 就* | *就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: ... ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: ... ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind
HSK 1
only; merely; nothing but; no more than / it's just that ...
HSK 5
not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it
HSK 6
unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else)
HSK 6
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind / think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
HSK 1
in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white
HSK 7-9
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
HSK 7-9
nothing else but
faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired
HSK 7-9
a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
HSK 6
lit. not even the first stroke of the character has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
HSK 7-9
perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired
good-for-nothing / fool
to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
to make nothing of hardships
not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary
simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary
(loanword) bye-bye / also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
only / nothing else
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to come to nothing
should not / to owe nothing
(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing / loser
unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary
HSK 7-9
let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more
HSK 7-9
plain cooked rice / rice with nothing to go with it
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent / nothing to choose between them
(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good / (coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
HSK 7-9
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant / condescending / supercilious
chowhound / foodie / a good-for-nothing
(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
HSK 7-9
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite
HSK 7-9
that's all / nothing more
HSK 7-9
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / fig. persistence will overcome
nothing out of the ordinary / unglamorous
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile)
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
ordinary / mediocre / nothing special
to go on an errand for nothing / to go on a wild-goose chase
lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself
flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special
HSK 7-9
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)
lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles
nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to
not a bit / nothing is up / nothing alarming is happening
(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing / to dawdle; to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
achieving nothing
(coll.) (of a fashion item, song etc) to be everywhere now; to be nothing special anymore; to have lost its novelty
to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on
to reach everywhere / to stop at nothing / to do one's utmost
to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch
nothing can surpass
HSK 7-9
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
to stand aside and do nothing (idiom) / to take no part in
to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
useless / worthless / good-for-nothing
having nothing better to do
to have nothing to say (idiom)
HSK 7-9
waste products / refuse / garbage / good-for-nothing (derog.)
money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
almost exhausted; nearly depleted; practically nothing left
(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
(derog.) inept advisor / a good-for-nothing adviser / one who offers bad advice
to make a journey for nothing
(coll.) spineless coward / wimp / a good-for-nothing
(idiom) to come to nothing
to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering / ever victorious / nothing they can't do
pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling
(idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper / fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) / fig. to go hungry; to have nothing to eat
(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else)
it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
nothing is too bizarre / full of extraordinary things
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
to be irrelevant / to have nothing to do with
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all

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