Bad news travels fast.
Hǎoshì bù chūmén, huàishì chuán qiānlǐ.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Huì jiào de gǒu búhuì yǎorén.
会叫的狗不会咬人。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Qíngrén yǎn lǐ chū Xīshī.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is only skin deep.
Měi zhīshì biǎomiàn de ；bù kěyǐ mào qǔ rén.
美只是表面的；不可以貌取人。
Beggars can't be choosers.
Qǐgài jué wú tiāoxuǎn de quánlì; yǒu qiú yú rén zhě wú quán tiāotī.
乞丐绝无挑选的权利；有求于人者无权挑剔。
Best is cheapest.
Zuìhǎo de jí shì zuì huásuàn de.
最好的即是最划算的。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
Jīnrì yìzhī jīdàn shèng guò míngrì yìzhī mǔjī; bǎwò xiànzài .
今日一只鸡蛋胜过明日一支母鸡；把握现在。
Better be a fool than a knave.
Níng wéi shǎguā, bú zuò wúlài.
宁为傻瓜，不做无赖。
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
Níng wéi lǎotóu de àirén, yě búyuàn chéngwéi xiǎo huǒzǐ de núlì.
宁为老头的爱人，也不愿成为小伙子的奴隶。
Better be sure than sorry.
Níng qiú ān’quán yì bú zuò kěnéng huì xiàn yú xiǎnjìng zhī shì.
宁求安全亦不做可能会陷于险境之事。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
Níng wéi jīshǒu, bù wéi niú hòu.
宁为鸡首，不为牛后。
Better bend than break.
Níng qǔ wù shé; dà zhàngfū néng qū néng shēn.
宁曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸。
Better late than never.
Wǎn zuò zǒngbǐ bú zuò hǎo; wáng yáng bǔ láo, wèi wéi wǎn yě.
晚做总比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未为晚也.
Better master one than engage with ten.
Xué duō bùrú xué jīng.
学多不如学精。
Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses.
ěr wén bùrú mù jiàn.
耳闻不如目见。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Míngqiāng yì duǒ, ànjiàn nán fang.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
Wèndào yú rén zǒngbǐ míshī yú tú yào qiáng.
问道于人总比迷失于途要强。
Between two stools you fall to the ground.
Jiǎo tà liǎngtiáo chuan, chízǎo huì luòshuǐ.
脚踏两条船，迟早会落水。
Birds in their little nests agree.
Tóngcháo zhī niǎo xiàngchù hǎo; jiā hé wànshì xìng.
同巢之鸟相处好；家和万事兴。
Birds of a feather flock together.
Wù yǐ lèi jù.
物以类聚。
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Yì wú suǒqiú zhě wú shīwàng zhī yú.
一无所求者无失望之虞。
Blood is thicker than water.
Xuè nóng yú shuǐ 。
血浓于水。
Books and friends should be few but good.
Shū yǔ péngyǒu, guì jīng ér bú guì duō.
书与朋友，贵精而不贵多。
Bread is the staff of life.
Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān.
民以食为天。
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.
Mò wéi mièshǔ ér fénwū; wù xiǎotí dà zuò.
莫为灭鼠而焚屋；勿小题大作。
Business is business.
Gōngshì gōng bàn.
公事公办。
Hǎoshì bù chūmén, huàishì chuán qiānlǐ.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Huì jiào de gǒu búhuì yǎorén.
会叫的狗不会咬人。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Qíngrén yǎn lǐ chū Xīshī.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is only skin deep.
Měi zhīshì biǎomiàn de ；bù kěyǐ mào qǔ rén.
美只是表面的；不可以貌取人。
Beggars can't be choosers.
Qǐgài jué wú tiāoxuǎn de quánlì; yǒu qiú yú rén zhě wú quán tiāotī.
乞丐绝无挑选的权利；有求于人者无权挑剔。
Best is cheapest.
Zuìhǎo de jí shì zuì huásuàn de.
最好的即是最划算的。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
Jīnrì yìzhī jīdàn shèng guò míngrì yìzhī mǔjī; bǎwò xiànzài .
今日一只鸡蛋胜过明日一支母鸡；把握现在。
Better be a fool than a knave.
Níng wéi shǎguā, bú zuò wúlài.
宁为傻瓜，不做无赖。
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
Níng wéi lǎotóu de àirén, yě búyuàn chéngwéi xiǎo huǒzǐ de núlì.
宁为老头的爱人，也不愿成为小伙子的奴隶。
Better be sure than sorry.
Níng qiú ān’quán yì bú zuò kěnéng huì xiàn yú xiǎnjìng zhī shì.
宁求安全亦不做可能会陷于险境之事。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
Níng wéi jīshǒu, bù wéi niú hòu.
宁为鸡首，不为牛后。
Better bend than break.
Níng qǔ wù shé; dà zhàngfū néng qū néng shēn.
宁曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸。
Better late than never.
Wǎn zuò zǒngbǐ bú zuò hǎo; wáng yáng bǔ láo, wèi wéi wǎn yě.
晚做总比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未为晚也.
Better master one than engage with ten.
Xué duō bùrú xué jīng.
学多不如学精。
Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses.
ěr wén bùrú mù jiàn.
耳闻不如目见。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Míngqiāng yì duǒ, ànjiàn nán fang.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
Wèndào yú rén zǒngbǐ míshī yú tú yào qiáng.
问道于人总比迷失于途要强。
Between two stools you fall to the ground.
Jiǎo tà liǎngtiáo chuan, chízǎo huì luòshuǐ.
脚踏两条船，迟早会落水。
Birds in their little nests agree.
Tóngcháo zhī niǎo xiàngchù hǎo; jiā hé wànshì xìng.
同巢之鸟相处好；家和万事兴。
Birds of a feather flock together.
Wù yǐ lèi jù.
物以类聚。
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Yì wú suǒqiú zhě wú shīwàng zhī yú.
一无所求者无失望之虞。
Blood is thicker than water.
Xuè nóng yú shuǐ 。
血浓于水。
Books and friends should be few but good.
Shū yǔ péngyǒu, guì jīng ér bú guì duō.
书与朋友，贵精而不贵多。
Bread is the staff of life.
Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān.
民以食为天。
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.
Mò wéi mièshǔ ér fénwū; wù xiǎotí dà zuò.
莫为灭鼠而焚屋；勿小题大作。
Business is business.
Gōngshì gōng bàn.
公事公办。
