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]
苦 ⇒
痛苦 tòngkǔ, pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[gè]
辛苦 xīnkǔ, exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)
苦 kǔ, bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly
艰苦 jiānkǔ, [艱苦], difficult/hard/arduous
受苦 shòukǔ, to suffer hardship
苦难 kǔnàn, [苦難], suffering
苦恼 kǔnǎo, [苦惱], vexed/distressed
苦苦 kǔkǔ, strenuously/persistently/hard/painful
挖苦 wākǔ, to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks
苦头 kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
刻苦 kèkǔ, hardworking/assiduous
苦衷 kǔzhōng, secret trouble/sorrow/difficulties
苦力 kǔlì, bitter work/hard toil/(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial t...
辛辛苦苦 xīnxīnkǔkǔ, painstakingly/with great trouble
苦痛 kǔtòng, pain/suffering
苦涩 kǔsè, [苦澀], bitter and astringent/pained/agonized
困苦 kùnkǔ, deprivation/distressed/miserable
苦果 kǔguǒ, lit. bitter fruit/fig. painful consequence
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
穷苦 qióngkǔ, [窮苦], impoverished/destitute
苦闷 kǔmèn, [苦悶], depressed/dejected/feeling low
苦工 kǔgōng, hard labor (in penal code)/coolie
苦海 kǔhǎi, lit. sea of bitterness/abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)/depths of mise...
诉苦 sùkǔ, [訴苦], to grumble/to complain/grievance
苦差 kǔchāi, hard task/difficult mission/arduous and unrewarding undertaking/drudgery/grind/c...
千辛万苦 qiānxīnwànkǔ, [千辛萬苦], to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/afte...
苦练 kǔliàn, [苦練], to train hard/to practice diligently/hard work/blood, sweat, and tears
苦楚 kǔchǔ, suffering/misery/pain (esp. psychological)
何苦 hékǔ, why bother?/is it worth the trouble?
苦瓜 kǔguā, bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cuc...
埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
同甘共苦 tónggāngòngkǔ, shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows/f...
苦战 kǔzhàn, [苦戰], bitter struggle/hard battle/arduous effort
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
贫苦 pínkǔ, [貧苦], poverty-stricken/poor
含辛茹苦 hánxīnrúkǔ, to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship/to bear one's cross
苦水 kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
苦心经营 kǔxīnjīngyíng, [苦心經營], to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
苦心 kǔxīn, painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains
煞费苦心 shàfèikǔxīn, [煞費苦心], to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort
孤苦 苦命 kǔmìng, hard lot/bitter fate/unfortunate
疾苦 jíkǔ, pain and difficulties/suffering (of the people)
孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng, solitary and impoverished (idiom)
劳苦 láokǔ, [勞苦], to toil/hard work
命苦 mìngkǔ, to be born under an ill star
苦不堪言 kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
苦干 kǔgàn, [苦幹], to work hard
苦肉计 kǔròujì, [苦肉計], the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence/CL:條|条[tiáo]
酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot/fig. the joys and sorrows of life
不辞劳苦 bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
苦于 苦笑 kǔxiào, to force a smile/a bitter laugh
苦行僧 不辞辛苦 bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái, [苦盡甘來], bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good...
艰苦卓绝 苦役 kǔyì, forced labor/corvée/penal servitude
艰苦奋斗 jiānkǔfèndòu, [艱苦奮鬥], to struggle arduously
苦功 kǔgōng, hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work
苦活 kǔhuó, bitter work/sweated labor
苦行 kǔxíng, ascetic practice
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
苦口婆心 kǔkǒupóxīn, earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
甘苦 gānkǔ, good times and hardships/joys and tribulations/for better or for worse
叫苦 jiàokǔ, to whine about hardships/to complain of one's bitter lot/to complain/to grumble
苦思 kǔsī, to think hard/bitter thoughts/to pour out one's sufferings
苦酒 苦思冥想 kǔsīmíngxiǎng, to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard/to rack one's brains
坚苦 甘苦与共 苦大仇深 kǔdàchóushēn, great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
良苦用心 liángkǔyòngxīn, to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth
下苦功 苦刑 kǔxíng, torture/corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
苦味 kǔwèi, bitter taste/bitterness
愁苦 chóukǔ, anxiety/distress
救苦救难 凄苦 qīkǔ, [悽苦], bleak/miserable
勤学苦练 qínxuékǔliàn, [勤學苦練], to study diligently/to train assiduously
悲苦 bēikǔ, forlorn/miserable
苦境 kǔjìng, grievance/dire straits
忆苦思甜 yìkǔsītián, [憶苦思甜], to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
苦斗 挖苦话 苦劳 kǔláo, [苦勞], toil/hard work
良药苦口利于病 苦寒 kǔhán, bitter cold
苦参 kǔshēn, [苦參], liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
苦口良药 苦主 kǔzhǔ, victim's family (esp. in murder case)
苦心孤诣 kǔxīngūyì, [苦心孤詣], to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble/to work hard at sth
清苦 qīngkǔ, destitute but honest/poor and simple/spartan/austere
辛苦费 叫苦不迭 jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
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