advisable ⇒ 吃止痛药后不适宜饮酒。 Chī zhǐtòngyào hòu bù shìyí yǐnjiǔ. → After taking painkillers it's not advisable to drink alcohol.
适应
adapt
适度
moderate
适当
appropriate
适时
timely ⇒ 你要适时督促他一下。 Nǐ yào shìshí dūcù tā yīxià. → You need to give him a bit of timely encouragement.
适量
of an appropriate amount ⇒ 适量用药 shìliàng yòng yào → take medicine in appropriate doses
适销
sell well ( pt , pp sold )
适龄
appropriately aged ⇒ 适龄青年可以参军。 Shìlíng qīngnián kěyǐ cānjūn. → Young people of the appropriate age can enter the army.
无所适从
be unsure what to do ⇒ 大家都帮着出主意,他反而无所适从了。 Dàjiā dōu bāngzhe chū zhǔyì, tā fǎn'ér wú suǒ shì cóng le. → Everybody helped him to come up with ideas but he was unsure what to do.
适可而止
not go too far
适得其反
lead to just the opposite ⇒ 服药过量会适得其反。 Fúyào guòliàng huì shì dé qí fǎn. → Taking more than the prescribed dose will produce the opposite effect.
English translation of '适'
适 (適)
(shì)
形
(= 适合) suitable
(= 恰好) right
(= 舒服) well
⇒ 他最近身体不适。 (Tā zuìjìn shēntǐ bù shì.) He's not been well recently.