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[四海為家] sìhǎiwéijiā to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
to feel at home anywhere
to roam about unconstrained
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

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        sì, four/4
        
        sìchù, [四處], all over the place/everywhere and all directions
        sìzhōu, all around
        Zhōusì, [週四], Thursday
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        sìshí, forty/40
        sìfēnzhīyī, one-quarter
        shísì, fourteen/14
        Sìyuè, April/fourth month (of the lunar year)
        sìzhī, the four limbs of the body
        
        
        sìjì, four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
        
        
        shuōsāndàosì, [說三道四], to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip
        
        
        
        sìqǐ, to spring up everywhere/from all around
        sìfāng, four-way/four-sided/in all directions/everywhere
        
        
        sìmiànbāfāng, in all directions/all around/far and near
        
        
        sìmiàn, all sides
        
        tiāosānjiǎnsì, [挑三揀四], to be picky/to be choosy
        wēijīsìfú, [危機四伏], danger lurks on every side (idiom)
        sìchóngzòu, quartet (musical ensemble)
        sìsàn, to disperse/to scatter in all directions
        Lǐbàisì, [禮拜四], Thursday
        
        
        shísìhángshī, [十四行詩], sonnet
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sìxià, everywhere
        
        
        
        Sìchuān, Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sìyuèfèn, April
        bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
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        sìdà, the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)/the four freedoms: sp...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīniánsìjì, all year round
        
        sìhuánsù, [四環素], tetracycline
        
        sìrénbāng, [四人幫], Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王...
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        sìliǎngbōqiānjīn, [四兩撥千斤], lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/fig. to achieve much with l...
        
        zhāosānmùsì, lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth tha...
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        sìlín, [四鄰], one's nearest neighbors
        dīsānxiàsì, servile
        
        
        
        
        
        sìjìdòu, green bean/French bean/runner bean
        sìmiànChǔgē, lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)/fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated...
        
        
        
        
        sìshí, [四時], the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
        sìjí, [四級], grade 4/fourth class/category D
        
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        jiātúsìbì, lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)/fig. very poor/wretched
        sìshēng, [四聲], the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing...
        ZhāngsānLǐsì, [張三李四], Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)/Tom, Dick and Harry
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sìbiānxíng, [四邊形], quadrilateral
        sìpíngbāwěn, [四平八穩], everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
        
        
        
        
        
        sìtōngbādá, [四通八達], roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        wǔhúsìhǎi, all parts of the country
        
        
        
        sìfāngbù, a slow march
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        MùwèiSì, [木衛四], Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
        
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        sìhéyuàn, courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
        
        
        
        
        
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        sìmiàntǐ, [四面體], tetrahedron
        
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        míngyángsìhǎi, [名揚四海], to become known far and wide (idiom)/famous
        
        
        
        
        sìjiǎoshé, [四腳蛇], lizard/common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xī yì]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Sìpíng, Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
        
        
        
        
        
        sìyīèr, 12th April/refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the commu...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        Hǎi/hǎi, surname Hai, ocean/sea/CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn]/great number of people or things/(dial...
        hǎitān, [海灘], beach/CL:片[piàn]
        hǎijūn, [海軍], navy
        hǎidào, [海盜], pirate
        hǎiàn, coastal/seacoast
        dàhǎi, sea/ocean
        hǎiyáng, ocean/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎibiān, [海邊], coast/seaside/seashore/beach
        nǎohǎi, [腦海], the mind/the brain
        Hǎilún, [海倫], Hailun county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang/Helen or Hélène (name)
        hǎiluòyīn, heroin (loanword)
        hǎishàng, maritime
        hǎixuǎn, [海選], direct, winner-takes-all system of election in use for village committees/presel...
        hǎibào, [海報], poster/playbill/notice
        hǎidǐ, seabed/seafloor/bottom of the ocean
        Hǎiwān/hǎiwān, [海灣], (Persian) Gulf, bay/gulf
        hǎilǐ, nautical mile
        hǎitún, dolphin
        hǎiwài, overseas/abroad
        hǎiguān, [海關], customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎilí, beaver
        hǎilàng, sea wave
        Shànghǎi, Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
        hǎiguī, [海龜], turtle/Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hǎi guī]
        chūhǎi, to go out to sea/(neologism) to expand into overseas markets
        hǎibào, seal (zoology)
        
        hǎishuǐ, seawater
        hǎixiān, [海鮮], seafood
        hǎimián, [海綿], sponge (zoology)/sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made fro...
        
        hánghǎi, sailing/navigation/voyage by sea
        
        hǎibīn, [海濱], shore/seaside
        hǎiōu, [海鷗], (bird species of China) mew gull (Larus canus)
        Hǎiwángxīng, Neptune (planet)
        Hǎidì, Haiti, the western third of Caribbean island Hispaniola
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        hǎizǎo, seaweed/marine alga/kelp
        DìzhōngHǎi, Mediterranean Sea
        hǎimiàn, sea level/sea surface
        hǎigǎng, seaport/harbor
        
        Hǎizhū, Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
        Hǎiěr, [海爾], Haier (PRC household appliance brand)/Hale (name)
        
        Hǎidé, Hyde (surname)
        hǎixiá, [海峽], channel/strait
        
        
        TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
        hǎiyù, sea area/territorial waters/maritime space
        dàhǎilāozhēn, [大海撈針], lit. to fish a needle from the sea/to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
        hǎixīng, starfish/sea star
        hǎixiào, [海嘯], tsunami
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        hǎixiàng, walrus
        hǎibá, height above sea level/elevation
        
        hǎishī, [海獅], sea lion
        liúhǎi, [劉海], bangs/fringe (hair)
        Hǎimíngwēi, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
        hǎijǐng, seascape/sea view
        hǎishén, Emperor of the Sea/Neptune
        
        hǎiyuán, [海員], sailor/mariner
        shēnhǎi, deep sea
        
        
        xiàhǎi, to go out to sea/to enter the sea (to swim etc)/(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. ...
        hǎisī, Hayes (Microcomputer)
        
        hǎizhé, Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish
        
        
        hǎidǎn, [海膽], sea urchin
        hǎimǎ, [海馬], sea horse/hippocampus
        kǔhǎi, lit. sea of bitterness/abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)/depths of mise...
        hǎiniú, manatee
        Hǎiyá, The Hague (city in the Netherlands)/Den Haag
        hǎifēng, [海風], sea breeze/sea wind (i.e. from the sea)
        hǎidǎo, [海島], island
        gōnghǎi, high sea/international waters
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        Běihǎidào, Hokkaidō, Japan
        
        rénhǎi, a multitude/a sea of people
        Āěrcíhǎimò, [阿爾茨海默], Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist
        hǎizhàn, [海戰], naval battle
        
        hǎiluòyīng, heroin (narcotic) (loanword)
        hǎipíngmiàn, sea level
        hǎishì, maritime affairs/accident at sea
        wàihǎi, offshore/open sea
        DōngHǎi, [東海], East China Sea/East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
        
        jìnhǎi, coastal waters/offshore
        
        
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        Běihǎi, Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City/the North Sea (Eu...
        hǎinàn, [海難], perils of the sea
        
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        HēiHǎi, Black Sea
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        hǎigōu, [海溝], marine trench
        hǎitǎ, [海獺], sea otter
        NánHǎi, South China Sea
        
        LǐHǎi, [裡海], Caspian Sea
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        Hǎishēnwǎi, [海參崴], Vladivostok/Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around i...
        rénshānrénhǎi, multitude/vast crowd
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        BōluódìHǎi, [波羅的海], Baltic Sea
        hǎidài, [海帶], kelp
        
        hǎiyùn, [海運], shipping by sea
        hǎiniǎo, [海鳥], seabird
        hǎijūnlán, [海軍藍], navy blue
        hǎiwèi, seafood
        YīngjílìHǎixiá, [英吉利海峽], English Channel
        mántiānguòhǎi, [瞞天過海], to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)/to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
        hǎishìshènlóu, [海市蜃樓], mirage (lit. or fig.)
        fānjiāngdǎohǎi, lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)/fig. overwhelming/earth-shattering/in a...
        Bīnhǎi/bīnhǎi, [濱海], Binhai (place name)/Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin/Binha...
        HóngHǎi, [紅海], Red Sea
        hǎiluó, sea snail/whelk/conch
        
        HǎixiáQúndǎo, [海峽群島], Channel Islands
        
        lǐnghǎi, [領海], territorial waters
        
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        Hǎiwáng, Poseidon, Greek god of the sea/Neptune, Roman god of the sea/Aquaman, DC comic b...
        hǎishēn, [海參], sea cucumber
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hǎilùkòng, [海陸空], sea land air (transport, or military operations)
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        Hǎifǎ, Haifa (city in Israel)
        HǎiRuì/Hǎiruì, Hai Rui (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity, Hairui t...
        hǎikuí, sea anemone
        Hǎidùn, [海頓], Haydn (name)/Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian classical composer
        hǎiliàng, huge volume
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        hǎichǎn, [海產], marine/produced in sea
        
        
        
        hǎifáng, coastal defense
        hǎikūshílàn, [海枯石爛], lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)/fig. forever/until the...
        BáilìngHǎixiá, [白令海峽], the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
        qiǎnhǎi, [淺海], shallow sea/sea less than 200 meters deep
        
        HǎidéGōngyuán, [海德公園], Hyde Park
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        mǎhǎimáo, [馬海毛], mohair (loanword)
        
        
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        SǐHǎi, the Dead Sea
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Hǎidí, Heidi
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        XiàngyáHǎiàn, Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)
        
        Chánghǎi, [長海], Changhai county in Dalian 大連|大连[Dà lián], Liaoning
        
        
        
        Hǎidēng, Hayden or Haydn (name)
        
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        hǎichuáng, seabed/seafloor/bottom of the ocean
        hǎinèi, [海內], the whole world/throughout the land/everything under the sun
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        RìběnHǎi, Sea of Japan
        hǎichuán, seagoing ship
        shānzhēnhǎiwèi, exotic delicacies/luxury foodstuff from distant locations
        
        
        cānghǎisāngtián, [滄海桑田], lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)/fig. the transformations o...
        hǎijǐng, coast guard
        
        YàdélǐyàHǎi, [亞得里亞海], Adriatic Sea
        
        
        
        Gǔgēnhǎimǔ, Guggenheim (name)
        
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        hǎimǐ, dried shrimps
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        hánghǎijiā, mariner/seafarer
        Hǎiníng, [海寧], Haining county level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jiā xīng], Zhejiang
        
        
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        hǎiqiào, Ascidiacea/sea squirt
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        HuángHǎi, [黃海], Yellow Sea
        
        
        
        páishāndǎohǎi, lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig...
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        Mànhǎimǔ, Mannheim, German city at the confluence of Rhine and Neckar
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        Hǎidébǎo, Heidelberg
        
        
        rùhǎikǒu, estuary
        
        
        wǔhúsìhǎi, all parts of the country
        Hǎidéěrbǎo, [海德爾堡], Heidelberg/also written 海德堡
        fúrúDōngHǎi, [福如東海], may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
        ĀlābóHǎi, Arabian Sea
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        ShānhǎiJīng, [山海經], Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide r...
        
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        míngyángsìhǎi, [名揚四海], to become known far and wide (idiom)/famous
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        hǎicǎo, seagrass
        
        
        Hǎiháng, Hainan Airlines
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
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        Hǎiyáng, [海陽], Haiyang county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
        
        
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        yīnwèi, [因為], because/owing to/on account of
        wèishénme, [為什麼], why?/for what reason?
        wéi/wèi, [為]/[爲], as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to bec...
        rènwéi, [認為], to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
        wèile, [為了], in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
        yǐwéi, [以為], to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication ...
        chéngwéi, [成為], to become/to turn into
        zuòwéi, [作為], one's conduct/deed/activity/accomplishment/achievement/to act as/as (in the capa...
        xíngwéi, [行為], action/conduct/behavior/activity
        wèihé, [為何], why
        wéizhǐ, [為止], until/(used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the...
        chēngwéi, [稱為], called/to call sth (by a name)/to name
        dàocǐwéizhǐ, [到此為止], to stop at this point/to end here/to call it a day
        wèicǐ, [為此], for this reason/with regards to this/in this respect/in order to do this/to this...
        suǒzuòsuǒwéi, [所作所為], one's conduct and deeds
        wúnéngwéilì, [無能為力], impotent (idiom)/powerless/helpless
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        wéinán, [為難], to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find th...
        zìyǐwéishì, [自以為是], to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated
        xìngxíngwéi, [性行為], sexual behavior
        gèngwéi, [更為], even more
        jìnlìérwéi, [盡力而為], to try one's utmost/to strive
        zuìwéi, [最為], the most
        shìwéi, [視為], to view as/to see as/to consider to be/to deem
        wéishēng, [為生], to make a living
        wéirén/wèirén, [為人], to conduct oneself/behavior/conduct/personal character, for sb/for others' inter...
        wéisuǒyùwéi, [為所欲為], to do whatever one pleases
        qìjīnwéizhǐ, [迄今為止], so far/up to now/still (not)
        nánwéiqíng, [難為情], embarrassed
        jíwéi, [極為], extremely/exceedingly
        
        shēnwéi, [身為], in the capacity of/as
        biànwéi, [變為], to change into
        lièwéi, [列為], to be classified as
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        rénwéi, [人為], artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human attempt or effort
        fēnwéi, [分為], to divide sth into (parts)/to subdivide
        
        wéishíyǐwǎn, [為時已晚], already too late
        pōwéi, [頗為], rather/quite
        xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
        wéizhǔ, [為主], to rely mainly on/to attach most importance to
        wéiwǔ, [為伍], to associate with/to keep company with
        yíwéipíngdì, [夷為平地], to level/to raze to the ground
        xíyǐwéicháng, [習以為常], accustomed to/used to
        míngwéi, [名為], to be called/to be known as
        róngwéiyītǐ, [融為一體], to fuse together (idiom)/hypostatic union (religion)
        wéishíguòzǎo, [為時過早], premature/too soon
        
        hùnwéiyītán, [混為一談], to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
        dàwéi, [大為], very/greatly
        
        wéiqī, [為期], (to be done) by (a certain date)/lasting (a certain time)
        jùwéijǐyǒu, [據為己有], to take for one's own/to expropriate
        tànwéiguānzhǐ, [嘆為觀止], (idiom) to gasp in amazement/to acclaim as the peak of perfection
        
        
        lúnwéi, [淪為], to sink down to/to be reduced to (sth inferior)
        wéizhòng, [為重], to attach most importance to
        
        xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
        bùzúwéiqí, [不足為奇], not at all surprising (idiom)
        xiāngyīwéimìng, [相依為命], mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival/inter...
        
        rénmǎnwéihuàn, [人滿為患], packed with people/overcrowded/overpopulation
        yǎnjiànwéishí, [眼見為實], seeing is believing
        píngwéi, [評為], to elect as/to choose as/to consider as
        
        
        húzuòfēiwéi, [胡作非為], to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
        
        
        xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
        huàwéiwūyǒu, [化為烏有], to go up in smoke/to vanish
        yóuwéi, [尤為], especially
        héérwéiyī, [合而為一], to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
        jiàowéi, [較為], comparatively/relatively/fairly
        wéishǒu, [為首], head/be headed by
        zhùrénwéilè, [助人為樂], pleasure from helping others (idiom)
        yǐnyǐwéiróng, [引以為榮], to regard it as an honor (idiom)
        huàxiǎnwéiyí, [化險為夷], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
        wúsuǒzuòwéi, [無所作為], attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or ...
        fǎnbàiwéishèng, [反敗為勝], to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
        niánqīngyǒuwéi, [年輕有為], young and promising
        jiànyìyǒngwéi, [見義勇為], to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up br...
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        bùwéisuǒdòng, [不為所動], to remain unmoved
        bùyǐwéirán, [不以為然], not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take exception to
        lángbèiwéijiān, [狼狽為奸], villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious e...
        
        
        wéifēizuòdǎi, [為非作歹], to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor/evildoer/to perpetrate ou...
        gǎiwéi, [改為], to change into
        yǔrénwéishàn, [與人為善], to be of service to others/to help others/benevolent
        
        dàyǒukěwéi, [大有可為], with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        
        bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
        hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
        zhuǎnwēiwéiān, [轉危為安], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
        dàyǒuzuòwéi, [大有作為], to accomplish much/to have good prospects/to have a promising future
        wúsuǒbùwéi, [無所不為], not stopping at anything/all manner of evil
        yītǔwéikuài, [一吐為快], to get sth off one's chest
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        miǎnwéiqínán, [勉為其難], to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly
        
        dǎndàwàngwéi, [膽大妄為], daring/presumptuous/daredevil
        wéishí, [為時], timewise/pertaining to time
        xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
        
        
        zìyìwàngwéi, [恣意妄為], to behave unscrupulously
        shějǐwèirén, [捨己為人], to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own intere...
        
        wèizhe, [為著], in order to/because of/for the sake of
        
        
        zhùZhòuwéinüè, [助紂為虐], lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)/fig....
        
        
        shàxuèwéiméng, [歃血為盟], to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)/to swear a sacred oath
        
        bùzúwéiguài, [不足為怪], not at all surprising (idiom)
        nánwei, [難為], to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (poli...
        wéirénshībiǎo, [為人師表], to serve as a model for others (idiom)/to be a worthy teacher
        shìzàirénwéi, [事在人為], the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort...
        
        
        tèwèi, [特為], for a specific purpose/specially
        yǒuwéi, [有為], promising/to show promise
        huàzhěngwéilíng, [化整為零], to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one/divide...
        gǎnzuògǎnwéi, [敢作敢為], to stop at nothing (idiom)/to dare to do anything
        
        
        
        
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        
        wèihǔzuòchāng, [為虎作倀], to act as accomplice to the tiger/to help a villain do evil (idiom)
        
        wéizhǔn, [為準], to serve as the norm/...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price...
        
        
        
        gèzìwéizhèng, [各自為政], to do things each in one's own way
        bùbùwéiyíng, [步步為營], to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step/to consolidate at every ...
        
        
        
        
        
        huàdìwéiláo, [畫地為牢], lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)/fig. to confine ...
        gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
        
        
        yǐshǐwéijiàn, [以史為鑒], to learn from history (idiom)
        wéifùbùrén, [為富不仁], the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a came...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bīliángwéichāng, [逼良為娼], to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)/to debauch

        jiā, [傢], see 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo], home/family/(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)/classifier for f...
        dàjiā, everyone/influential family/great expert
        jiāhuo, [傢伙], variant of 家伙[jiā huo], household dish, implement or furniture/domestic animal/(...
        huíjiā, to return home
        guójiā, [國家], country/nation/state/CL:個|个[gè]
        jiātíng, family/household/CL:戶|户[hù],個|个[gè]
        jiālǐ, [家裡], home
        jiārén, household/(one's) family
        jiāzú, family/clan
        zhuānjiā, [專家], expert/specialist/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        rénjiā/rénjia, household/dwelling/family/sb else's house/household business/house of woman's hu...
        zuòjiā, author/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        
        
        yìshùjiā, [藝術家], artist/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
        kēxuéjiā, [科學家], scientist/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        jiāzhǎng, [家長], head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child
        yījiā, the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when preceded by a family name)...
        
        bānjiā, to move house/removal
        jiāxiāng, [家鄉], hometown/native place/CL:個|个[gè]
        quánjiā, whole family
        jiājù, furniture/CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
        lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
        huángjiā, royal/imperial household
        
        wújiākěguī, [無家可歸], homeless
        sījiā, private/privately owned or managed
        mǎijiā, [買家], buyer/client
        jiāyuán, [家園], home/homeland
        guǎnjiā, housekeeper/butler/manage one's household
        huàjiā, [畫家], painter/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
        
        jiāshǔ, [家屬], family member/(family) dependent
        jiāmén, [家門], house door/family clan
        dújiā, [獨家], exclusive
        yīnyuèjiā, [音樂家], musician
        
        hǎojiāhuo, my God!/oh boy!/man!
        
        jiāwù, [家務], household duties/housework
        
        zhèngzhìjiā, statesman/politician/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
        
        lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
        zìjiā, oneself/one's own family
        jiājiào, family education/upbringing/to bring sb up/private tutor
        hángjiā, connoisseur/expert/veteran
        
        wùlǐxuéjiā, [物理學家], physicist
        yǎngjiā, [養家], to support a family/to raise a family
        yínhángjiā, [銀行家], banker
        zuòqǔjiā, composer/songwriter
        shōucángjiā, a collector (e.g. of artworks)
        Xiǎoshuōjiā/xiǎoshuōjiā, [小說家], School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎ...
        
        zhéxuéjiā, [哲學家], philosopher
        yījiāzi, the whole family
        pínglùnjiā, [評論家], critic/reviewer
        císhànjiā, philanthropist/humanitarian/charity donor
        shùxuéjiā, [數學家], mathematician
        
        fāmíngjiā, [發明家], inventor
        jùzuòjiā, [劇作家], playwright
        kǎogǔxuéjiā, [考古學家], archaeologist
        zhuāngjiā, [莊家], farmhouse/banker (gambling)
        yùyánjiā, [預言家], prophet
        jiāzhǎnghuì, [家長會], parent-teacher conference/parents' association
        jiāzhèng, housekeeping
        línjiā, [鄰家], next-door neighbor/neighboring household/adjacent country (short for 鄰接的國家|邻接的国家...
        dàojiā, perfect/excellent/brought to the utmost degree
        chéngjiā, to settle down and get married (of a man)/to become a recognized expert
        jiāshì, family matters/domestic affairs/housework
        màijiā, [賣家], seller
        jiādàng, [家當], familial property/belongings
        wǔdǎojiā, dancer
        jiāyòng, home-use/domestic/family expenses/housekeeping money
        
        niángjia, married woman's parents' home
便         jiāchángbiànfàn, [家常便飯], simple home-style meal/common occurrence/nothing out of the ordinary
        jiājū, home/residence/to stay at home (unemployed)
        pīpíngjiā, [批評家], critic
        guòjiājiā, [過家家], to play house
        qǐyèjiā, [企業家], entrepreneur
        báishǒuqǐjiā, to build up from nothing/to start from scratch
        chóujiā, enemy/foe
        shìjiā, family influential for generations/aristocratic family
        tànxiǎnjiā, [探險家], explorer
        shēngwùxuéjiā, [生物學家], biologist
        gāngqínjiā, [鋼琴家], pianist
        
        mànhuàjiā, [漫畫家], cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
        quánjiāfú, photograph of the entire family/hodgepodge (cookery)
        āijiāāihù, [挨家挨戶], to go from house to house
        huàxuéjiā, [化學家], chemist
        màoxiǎnjiā, [冒險家], adventurer
        
        yuānjia, enemy/foe/(in opera) sweetheart or destined love
        qīngjiādàngchǎn, [傾家蕩產], to lose a family fortune (idiom)
        jūjiā, to live at home/to stay at home/home (schooling etc)/in-home (care etc)/househol...
        
        ānjiā, to settle down/to set up a home
        yīnmóujiā, [陰謀家], schemer/conspirator
        jiāchǎn, [家產], family property
        jiāqín, poultry/domestic fowl
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        zīběnjiā, [資本家], capitalist
        jiāfù, (polite) my father
        jiāyùhùxiǎo, [家喻戶曉], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        lìshǐxuéjiā, [歷史學家], historian
        chuánjiābǎo, [傳家寶], family heirloom
        dìzhìxuéjiā, [地質學家], geologist
        jiāshì, wife/family/(literary) residence
        
        
        
        
        qǐjiā, to start out by/to grow an enterprise beginning with/to begin one's career by
        chǎngjiā, [廠家], factory/factory owners
        jiāchù, domestic animal/livestock/cattle
        dāngjiā, [當家], to manage the household/to be the one in charge of the family/to call the shots/...
        sīxiǎngjiā, thinker
        fēnxījiā, (political) analyst
        jiācháng, the daily life of a family
        kānjiā, to look after the house/(of skill, ability) special/outstanding
        
        
        fājiā, [發家], to lay down a family fortune/to get rich/to become prosperous
        gēchàngjiā, singer
        yījiārén, household/the whole family
        qìngjia, [親家], parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law/relatives by marriage
        dōngjiā, [東家], master (i.e. employer)/landlord/boss
        jiāchángcài, home cooking
        huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
        guójiājí, [國家級], (administrative) national-level
        
        zhùjiā, residence/household/to reside
        Nóngjiā/nóngjiā, [農家], School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 B...
        jiāpǔ, [家譜], genealogy/family tree
        fēnjiā, to separate and live apart/division of a large family into smaller groups
        jiāyè, [家業], family property
        kōngxiǎngjiā, impractical dreamer
        
        měishíjiā, gourmet
        
        
        
        
        
        fāzhǎnzhōngguójiā, [發展中國家], developing country
        
        jiājìng, family financial situation/family circumstances
        zhǐhuījiā, [指揮家], conductor (music)
        
        shāngjiā, merchant/business/enterprise
        
        jiādiàn, [家電], household electric appliance/abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
        guānchájiā, [觀察家], observer/The Observer (UK newspaper)
        guójiāduì, [國家隊], the national team
        
        diāokèjiā, sculptor
        Guójiāānquánbù, [國家安全部], PRC Ministry of State Security
        shèyǐngjiā, [攝影家], photographer
        lǐlùnjiā, [理論家], theorist/theoretician
        jīngjìxuéjiā, [經濟學家], economist
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        gōngjiā, the public/the state/society/the public purse
        
        Míngjiā/míngjiā, School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the S...
        
        jiāchǒu, [家醜], family scandal/skeleton in the closet
        
        pójia, husband's family
        wénxuéjiā, [文學家], writer/man of letters/CL:個|个[gè]
        shǐxuéjiā, [史學家], historian
        
        shíyèjiā, [實業家], industrialist
        gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
        jīnróngjiā, financier/banker
        
        
        huódòngjiā, [活動家], activist
        jiāpòrénwáng, family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned/destitute and h...
        shígànjiā, [實幹家], sb who gets things done/doer
        bàijiāzǐ, [敗家子], spendthrift/wastrel/prodigal
        
        jiāmǔ, (polite) my mother
        fādáguójiā, [發達國家], developed nation
        jǔjiā, [舉家], the whole family
        wàijiāojiā, diplomat
        zhànlüèjiā, [戰略家], a strategist
        
        nǚrénjia, women (in general)
        chūjiā, to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
        fǎnjiā, to return home
        
        
        
        héjiā, whole family/entire household
        běnjiā, a member of the same clan/a distant relative with the same family name
        chéngjiālìyè, [成家立業], to get married and start a career (idiom)/to settle down/to establish oneself
        jiàoyùjiā, educationalist
        yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
        diànjiā, proprietor of a shop or restaurant/landlord/shop
        
        jiāchén, counselor of king or feudal warlord/henchman
        
        shàngjiā, preceding player (in a game)
        jiànshǎngjiā, [鑒賞家], connoisseur/appreciative person/fan
        guǎnjiāpó, housewife (jocularly)/female housekeeper of a higher rank (old)/busybody
        Dàojiā, Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings ...
        
        sàngjiāzhīquǎn, [喪家之犬], stray dog (idiom)
        xiǎojiāziqì, [小家子氣], petty/small-minded
        
        
        
        jiǔjiā, restaurant/bartender/(old) wineshop/tavern
        jiāxìn, letter (to or from) home
        jiāshi, utensils/furniture
        
        bǎojiāwèiguó, [保家衛國], guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
        liànjiā, [戀家], home-loving/to feel a strong attachment to home life/to begrudge being away from...
        jiājiāhùhù, [家家戶戶], each and every family (idiom)/every household
        jiāyòngdiànqì, [家用電器], domestic electric appliance
        tóuzījiā, [投資家], investor
        qīnrúyījiā, [親如一家], family-like close relationship (idiom)
        
        jiājuàn, one's wife and children
        qiānjiāwànhù, [千家萬戶], every family (idiom)
        
        
        jiādào, family financial circumstances
        jiādǐ, family property/patrimony
        gémìngjiā, a revolutionary
        
        xiàjiā, player whose turn comes next (in a game)/next one/my humble home
        
        dāngjiāzuòzhǔ, [當家作主], to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)/to be the master of one's own affairs
        héjiāhuān, [合家歡], group photo of whole family
        
        
        
        
        jiāsī, family property/family wealth
        jiāshì, family background
        
        hángjiālǐshǒu, [行家裡手], connoisseur/expert
        
        
        
        
        jiātúsìbì, lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)/fig. very poor/wretched
        
        
        jiāfǎ, the rules and discipline that apply within a family/stick used for punishing chi...
        ānjiāluòhù, [安家落戶], to make one's home in a place/to settle
        
        
        hánghǎijiā, mariner/seafarer
        rúshǔjiāzhēn, [如數家珍], lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)/fig. to be very familiar w...
        bànlùchūjiā, switch to a job one was not trained for
        shénxuéjiā, [神學家], theologian
        
        
        jiāzhèngxué, [家政學], family and consumer science
        wànjiādēnghuǒ, [萬家燈火], (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
        
        
        
        fǎxuéjiā, [法學家], jurist/member of the pre-Han legalist school
        jiāzhái, home/residence/house
        jiāxiōng, (polite) my elder brother
        
        
        jiājì, [家計], family livelihood/a household's economic situation/family property
        
        Bīngjiā/bīngjiā, the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū ...
        lājiācháng, to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
        chíjiā, to housekeep/housekeeping
        
        shūfǎjiā, [書法家], calligrapher
        
        wànguànjiācái, [萬貫家財], vast wealth
        
        chāojiā, to search a house and confiscate possessions
        
        
        shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Fójiā, Buddhism/Buddhist
        gǎigéjiā, reformer
        
        Jíyějiā, Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
        jiāyíng, [家蠅], house fly
        
        
        jiāzhǎngzhì, [家長制], patriarchal system
        
        
        shǒujiā, first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
        
        
        
        Bǎijiāxìng, The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surn...
        
        
        
        jiānú, domestic slave/slave servant
        
        
        
        
        Jiālèfú, [家樂福], Carrefour, French supermarket chain
        
        Miáojiā, see 苗族[Miáo zú]
        jūnshìjiā, [軍事家], military expert/general
        
        qínjiǎnchíjiā, [勤儉持家], hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
        
        
        
        
        
        nǚjiā, bride's family (in marriage)
        tànjiā, to make a trip home
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liángjiā, good family/innocent people
        xìjùjiā, [戲劇家], dramatist/playwright
        jiādīng, (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
        
        biānjíjiā, [編輯家], editor/compiler
        

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