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]
角 ⇒
角色 juésè, role/character in a novel/persona/also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角 Jué/jiǎo/jué, surname Jue, angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 1...
角度 jiǎodù, angle/point of view
主角 zhǔjué, leading role/lead
角落 jiǎoluò, nook/corner
五角大楼 WǔjiǎoDàlóu, [五角大樓], the Pentagon
拐角 guǎijiǎo, to turn a corner/corner
角逐 juézhú, to tussle/to contend/to contest
三角 sānjiǎo, triangle
视角 shìjiǎo, [視角], viewpoint/angle on sth/perspective
独角兽 dújiǎoshòu, [獨角獸], unicorn
转角 zhuǎnjiǎo, [轉角], bend in a street/corner/to turn a corner
一角 三角洲 sānjiǎozhōu, delta (geography)
配角 pèijué, supporting role (in play, film etc)/minor role/to play a secondary role (in busi...
三角形 sānjiǎoxíng, triangle
号角 hàojiǎo, [號角], bugle horn
拐弯抹角 guǎiwānmòjiǎo, [拐彎抹角], lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)/fig. to speak in a ...
口角 kǒujiǎo/kǒujué, corner of the mouth, altercation/wrangle/angry argument
天涯海角 TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
触角 chùjiǎo, [觸角], antenna/feeler
墙角 qiángjiǎo, [牆角], corner (junction of two walls)
五角星 wǔjiǎoxīng, pentagram
鹿角 lùjiǎo, antler/deer horn/abatis
独角戏 dújiǎoxì, [獨角戲], monodrama/one-man show/comic talk
牛角 niújiǎo, cow horn
嘴角 zuǐjiǎo, corner of the mouth
角膜 jiǎomó, cornea
眼角 yǎnjiǎo, outer or inner corner of the eye/canthus
角斗 juédòu, [角鬥], to wrestle
死角 sǐjiǎo, gap in coverage/gap in protection or defenses/neglected or overlooked area/dead ...
棱角 léngjiǎo, [稜角], edge and corner/protrusion/sharpness (of a protrusion)/craggy/ridge corner
钻牛角尖 zuānniújiǎojiān, [鑽牛角尖], lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble...
羊角 崭露头角 zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
鬓角 bìnjiǎo, [鬢角], sideburns/temples/hair on the temples
勾心斗角 gōuxīndòujiǎo, [勾心鬥角], to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)/(in palace construction) elaborat...
东南角 铁三角 直角 zhíjiǎo, a right angle
平角 边角 犄角 jījiǎo, horn
角儿 角质 jiǎozhì, [角質], cutin/keratin
麦角 màijiǎo, [麥角], ergot
三角裤 sānjiǎokù, [三角褲], briefs/panties
豆角 dòujiǎo, string bean/snap bean/green bean
头角 tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
眼角膜 yǎnjiǎomó, cornea
角球 jiǎoqiú, corner kick (in soccer)/free strike in hockey
三角架 好望角 HǎowàngJiǎo, Cape of Good Hope
广角 guǎngjiǎo, [廣角], wide-angle/panoramic/fig. wide perspective/panorama
丑角 chǒujué, clown role in opera/clown/buffoon
锐角 ruìjiǎo, [銳角], acute angle
对角 duìjiǎo, [對角], opposite angle
仰角 入射角 对角线 duìjiǎoxiàn, [對角線], (geometry) a diagonal
佛得角 Fódéjiǎo, Cape Verde
外角 红角 北角 BěiJiǎo, North Point district of Hong Kong
八角 bājiǎo, anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/Fructus Anisi stellati
斜角 xiéjiǎo, bevel angle/oblique angle
角子 jiǎozi, one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
角膜炎 jiǎomóyán, keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)
广角镜头 guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
倾角 qīngjiǎo, [傾角], dip/angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal)/tilt (...
唱主角 角力 juélì, wrestling/a trial of strength
内角 角野 牛角尖 反射角 夹角 jiājiǎo, [夾角], angle (between two intersecting lines)
三角铁 sānjiǎotiě, [三角鐵], triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron
地角 屋角 三角学 sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
三角法 sānjiǎofǎ, trigonometry (math.)
钝角 dùnjiǎo, [鈍角], obtuse angle
科德角 量角器 liángjiǎoqì, protractor/angle gauge
边角料 biānjiǎoliào, [邊角料], scrap/bits and pieces left over
衣角 yījiǎo, corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
底角 凤毛麟角 fèngmáolínjiǎo, [鳳毛麟角], lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)/fig. few and far betw...
卡纳维拉尔角 Kǎnàwéilāěrjiǎo, [卡納維拉爾角], Cape Canaveral, Florida, home of Kennedy space center 肯尼迪航天中心[Kěn ní dí Háng tiā...
折射角 方位角 fāngwèijiǎo, azimuth
三角尺 三角函数 sānjiǎohánshù, [三角函數], trigonometric function
田中角荣 TiánzhōngJiǎoróng, [田中角榮], Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974
名角 míngjué, famous actor
顶角 dǐngjiǎo, [頂角], angle at apex/summit angle/cusp
等角 海角天涯 hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
多角度 五角形 wǔjiǎoxíng, pentagon
生角 正三角形 角马 jiǎomǎ, [角馬], gnu/wildebeest