八 ⇒
八 bā, eight/8
王八 wángbā, tortoise/cuckold/(old) male owner of a brothel/pimp
胡说八道 húshuōbādào, [胡說八道], to talk rubbish
八卦 bāguà, the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]/gossip/gossi...
第八 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo, [亂七八糟], everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess/at sixes and sevens
八点 十八 shíbā, eighteen/18
三八 sānbā, International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nǚ jié], 8th March/foolish/stupid
八月 Bāyuè, August/eighth month (of the lunar year)
八十 bāshí, eighty/80
丑八怪 chǒubāguài, [醜八怪], ugly person
八哥 bāgē, (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
第十八 八百 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng, in all directions/all around/far and near
八九 八千 十万八 八万 七八 八度 bādù, octave
十有八九 shíyǒubājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
八百万 八分之一 bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
二十八 四十八 八字 bāzì, the character 8 or 八/birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
三十八 杂七杂八 záqīzábā, [雜七雜八], an assortment/a bit of everything/lots of different (skills)
八分 十之八九 shízhībājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
百分之八十 半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
七零八 乌七八糟 wūqībāzāo, [烏七八糟], everything in disorder (idiom)/in a hideous mess/obscene/dirty/filthy
正儿八经 zhèngérbājīng, [正兒八經], serious/earnest/real/true
八秒 五花八门 wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
八九不离十 bājiǔbùlíshí, [八九不離十], pretty close/very near/about right
八月份 bāyuèfèn, August
一万八 八千万 八面玲珑 bāmiànlínglóng, [八面玲瓏], be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
五六七八 八十四 七八十 一八六四年 八成 bāchéng, eighty percent/most probably/most likely
八音盒 bāyīnhé, musical box
一万八千 八点零五 八时 十七八 八角 bājiǎo, anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/Fructus Anisi stellati
七零八落 qīlíngbāluò, (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé, lively discussion with everybody talking at once
两万八 二八 èrbā, 16/sixteen
九八点六 二十八万 八方 bāfāng, the eight points of the compass/all directions
耳听八方 八二分 七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
八十六 八十万 九零八 九十八 五十八 八五 八仙 Bāxiān, the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
八七 八两 八九年 八九十 十八分 第二十八 六十八 八大 八又二分之一 一百八 八点一 一千八百万 八十五 百分之八 七八年 四平八稳 sìpíngbāwěn, [四平八穩], everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
正经八百 zhèngjīngbābǎi, [正經八百], very serious/solemn
八点五 二千八百万 零八 三八一 一百八十万 十点十八 一九八七年 四通八达 sìtōngbādá, [四通八達], roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
五万八千 八八 八日 十八亿 八万五 八千五百 六又八分之一 七七八八 qīqībābā, almost/nearing completion/bits and piece/of all kinds
八分之五 八十五万 十八秒 二十七八 八十八 一九八 八十分 八点五十 百分之八十五 三百八十万 一八零 一亿九千八百万 八又四分之三 八节 一九八零年 八股 bāgǔ, an essay in eight parts/stereotyped writing
一万零八 三八点 两亿八千三百万 七八九 五百八 一点三十八 八国联军 BāguóLiánjūn, [八國聯軍], Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in ...
十分之八 五百八十一 七三一四八三九五二一三 百八十 四万八千 八分之一又十四分之三 一九八一年 八点三十 一九八三年 六万八 一二三四五六七八 五八点 二亿八千万 八五年 八万五千 三亿四千八百万分之一 八二 八亿 八一 四百八十亿 百分之九十八 八拐 八一八 七八月份 两万八千 一千八百四十万 五十八秒 三十八九 四十七八 二万八 十八万 第四十八 三十八万 仰八叉 百分之八百 七又八分之一 廿八万四千 八万四千 一百八十四 三八点四十五 四点三十八 四十八分 一百六十八 第七八 八分之二 八分之三 零八年 八千亿 一千五百八十三万 八股文 bāgǔwén, eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing d...
三千七百八十万 八宝菜 八千八百万 八百二十万 三千八 七十八 六八点 八百四十 三千八百二十一 百分之八五十 八点十五 廿八万四千六百 三万八 八点二十五 一八五零年 八点九 第八二 二十八日 三十一亿六百七十八万六千零五 四千八百 零八十二 一百八十 七十九万二千四百五十八 八三 八点七 一七三八年 不如意事常八九 三百九十八万两千 一又八分之一 二十八万五千 十二点四十八 十八九 六万两千五百八十一 八十九 八十一 二八年 九十八万七千 十一万八千 二百八十四 二百八十五 六万八千 八十七 四千八 第三十八 一九五八年 二八分 六千八百 八万七 四百八十万 七八百 八亿五千万 八三年 八四年 污七八糟 wūqībāzāo, variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wū qī bā zāo]
字 ⇒
名字 míngzi, name (of a person or thing)/CL:個|个[gè]
字 zì, letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[gè]/courtesy or style name traditionally giv...
数字 shùzì, [數字], numeral/digit/number/figure/amount/digital (electronics etc)/CL:個|个[gè]
字母 zìmǔ, letter (of the alphabet)/CL:個|个[gè]
签字 qiānzì, [簽字], to sign (one's name)/signature
十字架 shízìjià, cross/crucifix/yoke one has to endure
文字 wénzì, character/script/writing/written language/writing style/phraseology/CL:個|个[gè]
字条 zìtiáo, [字條], brief note
十字 shízì, cross road/cross-shaped/crucifix/the character ten
字典 zìdiǎn, Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrast...
写字 xiězì, [寫字], to write characters
金字塔 jīnzìtǎ, pyramid (building or structure)
字眼 zìyǎn, wording
字面 zìmiàn, literal/typeface
识字 shízì, [識字], to learn to read
十字路口 shízìlùkǒu, crossroads/intersection
字幕 zìmù, caption/subtitle
打字 dǎzì, to type
字谜 zìmí, [字謎], letter puzzle
字体 zìtǐ, [字體], calligraphic style/typeface/font
字迹 zìjì, [字跡], handwriting
打字机 dǎzìjī, [打字機], typewriter
十字军 shízìjūn, [十字軍], crusaders/army of crusaders/the Crusades
字母表 zìmǔbiǎo, alphabet
白纸黑字 báizhǐhēizì, [白紙黑字], (written) in black and white
红十字会 赤字 chìzì, (financial) deficit/red letter
认字 rènzì, [認字], literate/knowing how to read
象形文字 xiàngxíngwénzì, pictogram/hieroglyph
字样 zìyàng, [字樣], model or template character/written slogan or phrase/mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空...
只字 只字不提 zhīzìbùtí, [隻字不提], not to mention (idiom); to say not one word/fig. to omit mention (of a non-perso...
数字化 shùzìhuà, [數字化], to digitalize/digital
字形 zìxíng, form of a Chinese character/variant of 字型[zì xíng]
刻字 打字员 dǎzìyuán, [打字員], typist
字符 zìfú, character (computing)
字字 红十字 Hóngshízì, [紅十字], Red Cross
八字 bāzì, the character 8 or 八/birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
大写字母 dàxiězìmǔ, [大寫字母], capital letters/uppercase letters
汉字 hànzì, [漢字], Chinese character/CL:個|个[gè]/Japanese: kanji/Korean: hanja/Vietnamese: hán tự
字儿 字型 zìxíng, font/typeface
写字台 xiězìtái, [寫字檯], writing desk
字句 zìjù, words/expressions/writing
天文数字 字据 zìjù, [字據], written pledge/contract/IOU
大字 错字 cuòzì, [錯字], incorrect character/typo (in Chinese text)
字里行间 zìlǐhángjiān, [字裡行間], between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning/connotations
脏字 zāngzì, [髒字], obscenity
写字楼 xiězìlóu, [寫字樓], office building
关键字 guānjiànzì, [關鍵字], keyword
字头 zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
字数 zìshù, [字數], number of written characters/number of words/word count
吐字 tǔzì, diction/enunciation/to pronounce the words correctly (in opera)
逐字逐句 zhúzìzhújù, literal/word by word and phrase by phrase
错别字 cuòbiézì, [錯別字], incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
小字 大字报 dàzìbào, [大字報], big-character poster
字节 zìjié, [字節], byte
老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
单字 dānzì, [單字], single Chinese character/word (in a foreign language)
题字 tízì, [題字], inscription/autograph
铅字 qiānzì, [鉛字], type/movable letters (printing)
签字笔 qiānzìbǐ, [簽字筆], felt-tip pen/roller ball pen/gel ink pen
字斟句酌 zìzhēnjùzhuó, weighing every word
排字 待字闺中 字画 zìhuà, [字畫], the strokes of a character/calligraphy and painting
连字号 liánzìhào, [連字號], hyphen (punct.)
抠字眼 kōuzìyǎn, [摳字眼], to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
拉丁字母 Lādīngzìmǔ, Latin alphabet
象形字 xiàngxíngzì, pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese c...
挑字眼 字符串 zìfúchuàn, string (computer science)
打字纸 草字头 别字 biézì, [別字], mispronounced or wrongly written character
字字句句 罗马字 luómǎzì, [羅馬字], the Latin alphabet
本字 běnzì, original form of a Chinese character
米字旗 Mǐzìqí, Union Jack (flag of the United Kingdom)
金字招牌 用字 yòngzì, to use letters/to use words/diction
字书 zìshū, [字書], character book (i.e. school primer)
缺字 识字班 字正腔圆 zìzhèngqiāngyuán, [字正腔圓], (of singing or speaking) very articulate pronunciation and vocalizing
字号 zìhào/zìhao, [字號], characters and numbers (as used in a code)/alphanumeric code/serial number, char...
数字串 字库 数字式 字义 zìyì, [字義], meaning of a character
草字 字纸 字汇 Zìhuì/zìhuì, [字彙], Zihui, Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, released in 17th centur...
字贴 十字线 同音字 tóngyīnzì, homophonic characters
斜体字 xiétǐzì, [斜體字], italic letter/slanting typeface
丁字镐 dīngzìgǎo, [丁字鎬], hammer pick
丁字尺 dīngzìchǐ, T-square/set square (carpenter's tool)
丁字梁 dīngzìliáng, T-girder
签字权 练字 liànzì, [練字], to practice writing characters
中国字
形 ⇒
形象 xíngxiàng, image/form/figure/CL:個|个[gè]/visualization/vivid
形 xíng, to appear/to look/form/shape
形容 xíngróng, to describe/description/appearance/look
形式 xíngshì, outer appearance/form/shape/formality/CL:個|个[gè]
情形 qíngxing, circumstances/situation/CL:個|个[gè]
形成 xíngchéng, to form/to take shape
形状 xíngzhuàng, [形狀], form/shape/CL:個|个[gè]
隐形 yǐnxíng, [隱形], invisible
形势 xíngshì, [形勢], circumstances/situation/terrain/CL:個|个[gè]
整形 zhěngxíng, shaping/reshaping/plastic surgery or orthopedics (abbr. of 整形外科[zhěng xíng wài k...
变形 biànxíng, [變形], deformation/to become deformed/to change shape/to morph
畸形 jīxíng, deformity/abnormality
外形 wàixíng, figure/shape/external form/contour
地形 dìxíng, topography/terrain/landform
圆形 yuánxíng, [圓形], round/circular
形态 xíngtài, [形態], shape/form/pattern/morphology
体形 tǐxíng, [體形], figure/bodily form
队形 duìxíng, [隊形], formation
无形 wúxíng, [無形], incorporeal/virtual/formless/invisible (assets)/intangible
人形 rénxíng, human shape/in human form/of human appearance/doll/puppet
原形 yuánxíng, original shape/true appearance (under the disguise)/true character
隐形眼镜 yǐnxíngyǎnjìng, [隱形眼鏡], contact lens/CL:隻|只[zhī],副[fù]
形影不离 xíngyǐngbùlí, [形影不離], inseparable (as form and shadow)
三角形 sānjiǎoxíng, triangle
形容词 xíngróngcí, [形容詞], adjective
身形 shēnxíng, figure (esp. a woman's)
正方形 zhèngfāngxíng, square
象形文字 xiàngxíngwénzì, pictogram/hieroglyph
方形 fāngxíng, square/square-shaped
图形 túxíng, [圖形], picture/figure/diagram/graph/depiction/graphical
形体 xíngtǐ, [形體], figure/physique/form and structure
有形 yǒuxíng, material/tangible/visible/shapely
如影随形 rúyǐngsuíxíng, [如影隨形], as the shadow follows the body (idiom)/closely associated with each other/to fol...
现形 xiànxíng, [現形], to become visible/to appear/to manifest one's true nature
环形 huánxíng, [環形], ring-shaped
形形色色 xíngxíngsèsè, all kinds of/all sorts of/every (different) kind of
字形 zìxíng, form of a Chinese character/variant of 字型[zì xíng]
菱形 língxíng, rhombus
星形 形单影只 xíngdānyǐngzhī, [形單影隻], lonely soul/solitary
意识形态 yìshíxíngtài, [意識形態], ideology
回形针 huíxíngzhēn, [回形針], paper clip
条形码 tiáoxíngmǎ, [條形碼], barcode
椭圆形 tuǒyuánxíng, [橢圓形], oval
弓形 gōngxíng, circular segment
显形 xiǎnxíng, [顯形], to show one's true nature (derog.)/to betray oneself
球形 qiúxíng, spherical/ball-shaped
雏形 chúxíng, [雛形], embryonic form/fledgling stage/prototype
矫形 jiǎoxíng, [矯形], orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
蛇形 shéxíng, S-shaped/serpentine/coiled like a snake
相形见绌 xiāngxíngjiànchù, [相形見絀], to pale by comparison (idiom)
奇形怪状 qíxíngguàizhuàng, [奇形怪狀], fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
锥形 zhuīxíng, [錐形], conical
地形图 dìxíngtú, [地形圖], topographic map
拱形 gǒngxíng, arch
变形虫 biànxíngchóng, [變形蟲], amoeba
扇形 shànxíng, circular sector
矩形 jǔxíng, rectangle
长方形 chángfāngxíng, [長方形], rectangle
形象化 彪形大汉 biāoxíngdàhàn, [彪形大漢], burly chap/husky fellow
形变 xíngbiàn, [形變], deformation/bending
畸形儿 jīxíngér, [畸形兒], deformed child/child with birth defect
波形 bōxíng, wave form
放浪形骸 fànglàngxínghái, to abandon all restraint (idiom)
线形 脸形 liǎnxíng, [臉形], variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face/physiognomy
弧形 húxíng, curve/arc/arch
形式主义 xíngshìzhǔyì, [形式主義], Formalism (art)
形而上学 xíngérshàngxué, [形而上學], metaphysics
象形 xiàngxíng, pictogram/one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters/Chinese cha...
形同虚设 xíngtóngxūshè, [形同虛設], to exist in name only/empty shell/useless (idiom)
梯形 tīxíng, trapezoid/ladder-shaped/terraced
形迹 xíngjì, [形跡], manner/bearing/trace/mark/trail/etiquette
形影 同形 蝶形 形态学 xíngtàixué, [形態學], morphology (in biology or linguistics)
整形术 走形式 zǒuxíngshì, to go through the formalities
喜形于色 xǐxíngyúsè, [喜形於色], face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
四边形 sìbiānxíng, [四邊形], quadrilateral
象形字 xiàngxíngzì, pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese c...
无形中 wúxíngzhōng, [無形中], imperceptibly/virtually
多边形 duōbiānxíng, [多邊形], polygon
口形 五边形 wǔbiānxíng, [五邊形], pentagon
六边形 liùbiānxíng, [六邊形], hexagon
地形学 形不成 书形 相形之下 形貌 xíngmào, appearance
形骸 xínghái, the human body/skeleton
形式化 xíngshìhuà, formalization/formalized
放射形 半月形 社会形态 定形 形似 xíngsì, similar in shape and appearance
形相 月牙形 yuèyáxíng, crescent
形而下 形而上 词形 cíxíng, [詞形], form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)/morphology (linguistics)
五角形 wǔjiǎoxíng, pentagon
马蹄形 mǎtíxíng, [馬蹄形], horseshoe shape
半圆形 bànyuánxíng, [半圓形], semicircular
条形 tiáoxíng, [條形], a bar/a strip
正三角形