to have to; used to indicate factual or logical necessity

not have to; need not; not obliged to; no need to

beard; mustache; whiskers

Important information or a notice listing things one must know before starting a task or activity; instructions; guidelines.

only need to; have only to; just have to

Groundless; baseless; fabricated. This term refers to trumped-up charges or false accusations, originally meaning "perhaps there is" or "it may be so," famously used by Qin Hui to frame Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty.

must; have to; to be required to; indicates an objective necessity to do something

there is no need; why should; used in a rhetorical sense to indicate that something is unnecessary or unneeded

literary term for an instant; a very short period of time; in a flash

no need to; does not have to; same as [[不必|不必|bu4 bi4]]

A tool used for shaving facial hair, including both manual and electric versions

(literary) a man; male person; used as a metaphor because only men grow beards and thick eyebrows

The hair on one's head and the beard on one's face

Sacred mountain in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain tradition; considered the center of the universe in Buddhist cosmology.

one only needs to; as long as; simply must

to have no need; to not have to; to be unnecessary

baleen; whalebone; the filtering plates in the mouth of a whale used to strain food from seawater

the feelers, antennae, or tentacles of certain insects, crustaceans, and mollusks; also refers to the whiskers of some mammals

the fine hairs or fibers on the surface of a plant root that absorb water and nutrients

Yokosuka, a Japanese city, port, and major naval base located on Tokyo Bay

must; should; definitely needs to; same as [[务必|務必|wu4 bi4]] or [[必须|必須|bi4 xu1]]

(idiom) to fawn on or shamelessly flatter someone; literally "to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom"

A type of plant root system consisting of many thin, fiber-like roots without a central taproot; also refers to the small root hairs growing from a main root

literally meaning the one who hung the bell on the tiger's neck must be the one to untie it; used as a metaphor for solving a problem by going back to the person who caused it

Anything shaped like a thin hair or string on an animal or plant, such as a feeler, antenna, or tassel.

Any whale that belongs to the suborder Mysticeti, characterized by having plates of baleen instead of teeth.

A middle-aged or elderly male role in Chinese opera, usually characterized by wearing an artificial beard; same as [[老生|老生|lao3 sheng1]].

A type of very thin, long noodle; literally "dragon beard noodles".

finback whale; also known as the fin whale

Curly or coiled whiskers and facial hair.

Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan

The facial hair growing around the mouth and on the chin

to grow a beard or mustache; to let one's facial hair grow

a common name for asparagus, especially when used as a vegetable; also known as [[石刁柏|石刁柏|shi2 diao1 bai3]]

an emotional or psychological problem can only be resolved by addressing its root cause or by the person who caused it; (variant form)

A woman who possesses courageous or heroic qualities traditionally associated with men. The term combines [[巾帼|巾幗|jin1 guo2]] (woman) and [[须眉|鬚眉|xu1 mei2]] (man).

A beard with thick, stiff hair that sticks out; describes a person with a powerful, brave, or imposing appearance.

To sharpen one's tools or weapons in preparation for a task; to be fully prepared and waiting to act.

(idiom) to be a match for men in terms of ability or bravery; literally "not conceding to beards and eyebrows" (metonymy for men).

(literary) a small amount or quantity; a few; a little

(Beijing dialect) in one piece; completely intact

a mustache shaped like the character [[八|八|ba1]]

a climbing plant in the gourd family, Trichosanthes cucumeroides, native to East Asia, cultivated for its medicinal properties and ornamental fruit

the four most famous Beijing opera performers specializing in mature male roles during the 1940s, namely [[马连良|馬連良|ma3 lian2 liang2]], [[谭富英|譚富英|tan2 fu4 ying1]], [[杨宝森|楊寶森|yang2 bao3 sen1]], and [[奚啸伯|奚嘯伯|xi1 xiao4 bo2]]

San people of southern Africa, formerly known as Bushmen

An indigenous ethnic group of Southern Africa, primarily located in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa; traditionally hunter-gatherers living in the Kalahari Desert.

should; ought to; to be duty-bound to do something

To pluck a tiger's whiskers; to take a great risk or to provoke a powerful person.