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-on meaning in Chinese

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-on ((physics) subatomic particles)

子 /zǐ/

-ness (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...")
[UK: nes]
[US: ˈnes]

-性 /xìng/

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism)
phrase

一步下錯,滿盤皆輸phrase

一步下错,满盘皆输phrase

千里之堤,溃于蚁穴phrase

千里之堤,潰於蟻穴phrase

according to one's understanding (as far as one can understand)
preposition

在……看來preposition

在……看来 /zài... kànlái/preposition

如……所知 /rú... suǒzhī/preposition

就……理解 /jiù... lǐjiě/preposition

ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware)
noun

秘密王牌 /mìmì wángpái/noun

act on ((medicine) affect)
verb
[UK: ækt ɒn]
[US: ˈækt ɑːn]

影响 /yǐngxiǎng/verb

影響verb

act on (act decisively)
verb
[UK: ækt ɒn]
[US: ˈækt ɑːn]

採取行動verb

采取行动 /cǎiqǔ xíngdòng/verb

act one's age (to be mature and not childish)
verb

不要孩子气verb

别没大没小的verb

ahead of one's time (in advance of commonly accepted ideas)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm]
[US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

先見之明preposition

先见之明 /xiānjiànzhīmíng/preposition

as far as one knows (to the best of my knowledge)
adverb

就我所知 /jiùwǒsuǒzhī/adverb

据我所知 /jùwǒsuǒzhī/adverb

據我所知adverb

at once (immediately)
adverb
[UK: ət wʌns]
[US: ət ˈwəns]

立刻 /lìkè/adverb

馬上adverb

马上 /mǎshàng/adverb

at one (in harmony or unity)
preposition
[UK: ət wʌn]
[US: ət wʌn]

合一preposition

at one's own risk (taking personal responsibility for any harm that arises from a dangerous activity)
preposition
[UK: ət wʌnz əʊn rɪsk]
[US: ət wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈrɪsk]

後果自負 /hòuguǒ zìfù/preposition

at the end of one's tether (at the limit of one’s patience)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə end əv wʌnz ˈte.ðə(r)]
[US: ət ðə ˈend əv wʌnz ˈte.ðər]

在耐心的极限 /zài nàixīn de jíxiàn/preposition

back to square one (back to the start, as after a dead-end or failure)
adverb

回到原点 /huídào yuándiǎn/adverb

回到原點adverb

beside oneself (consumed by an emotion)
preposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself]
[US: bə.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself]

异常激动 /yìcháng jīdòng/preposition

異常激動preposition

bide one's time (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity)
verb
[UK: baɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm]
[US: ˈbaɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

等待时机 /děngdài shíjī/verb

等待時機verb

等机会 /děng jīhuì/verb

等機會verb

bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much)
verb
[UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː]
[US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː]

好高騖遠verb

好高骛远 /hào gāo wù yuǎn/verb

貪多嚼不爛verb

贪多嚼不烂 /tān duō jiáo bú làn/verb

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