淡 ⇒
扯淡 chědàn, to talk nonsense
淡 dàn, insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/indifferent/(variant of 氮[dàn...
冷淡 lěngdàn, cold/indifferent
平淡 píngdàn, flat/dull/ordinary/nothing special
淡忘 dànwàng, to be forgotten/to fade from memory
暗淡 àndàn, dark/dim (light)/dull (color)/drab/(fig.) gloomy/bleak
淡水 Dànshuǐ/dànshuǐ, Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan, potable wat...
黯淡 àndàn, variant of 暗淡[àn dàn]
平淡无奇 píngdànwúqí, [平淡無奇], ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
清淡 qīngdàn, light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)/insipid/slack (sales)
轻描淡写 qīngmiáodànxiě, [輕描淡寫], to sketch in light shades/to play down/to deemphasize (idiom)
淡淡 dàndàn, faint/dim/dull/insipid/unenthusiastic/indifferent
淡出 dànchū, to fade out (cinema)/to withdraw from (politics, acting etc)/to fade from (memor...
冲淡 chōngdàn, [沖淡], to dilute
惨淡 cǎndàn, [慘淡], dark/gloomy/dismal/by painstaking effort
淡化 dànhuà, to water down/to play down/to trivialize/to weaken/to become dull with time/to d...
平平淡淡 淡漠 dànmò, apathetic/indifferent/unsympathetic
淡紫 淡季 dànjì, off season/slow business season/see also 旺季[wàng jì]
淡淡的 淡薄 dànbó, thin/light/flagging/faint
淡然 dànrán, tranquil and calm/indifferent
淡黄 dànhuáng, [淡黃], light yellow
淡水鱼 dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
淡水湖 dànshuǐhú, freshwater lake
淡酒 淡色 惨淡经营 cǎndànjīngyíng, [慘淡經營], to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
浓淡 nóngdàn, [濃淡], shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark)
淡蓝 淡红 淡妆 dànzhuāng, [淡妝], light makeup
云淡风 粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water
淡茶 淡泊 dànbó, living a simple life
灰 ⇒
灰 huī, ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
灰色 huīsè, gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
骨灰 gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead
灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, Cinderella/a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰尘 huīchén, [灰塵], dust
灰烬 huījìn, [灰燼], ashes
烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, [煙灰缸], ashtray
灰心 huīxīn, to lose heart/to be discouraged
灰暗 huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
灰飞烟灭 huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
烟灰 yānhuī, [煙灰], cigarette ash
化为灰烬 骨灰盒 gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket
石灰 shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
大灰狼 dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
灰心丧气 huīxīnsàngqì, [灰心喪氣], downhearted/downcast/in despair
炮灰 pàohuī, cannon fodder
心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng, discouraged/downhearted
死灰 石灰石 shíhuīshí, limestone
灰溜溜 huīliūliū, dull gray/gloomy/dejected/crestfallen/with one's tail between one's legs
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
煤灰 méihuī, soot
火山灰 huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
万念俱灰 wànniànjùhuī, [萬念俱灰], every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
油灰 银灰色 灰质炎 灰鲸 灰土 Huītǔ/huītǔ, Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy), dust
一鼻子灰 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
深灰色 shēnhuīsè, dark gray
灰鼠 灰鹅 炉灰 石灰岩 shíhuīyán, limestone
深灰 灰蒙蒙 huīmēngmēng, dusky/overcast (of weather)
灰质 生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
灰度 huīdù, grayscale
灰市 灰指甲 灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
灰鹤 huīhè, [灰鶴], (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
磷灰石 línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
灰扑扑 抹灰 mǒhuī, to plaster/to render (a wall)/(fig.) to bring shame on/also pr. [mò huī]
灰浆 huījiāng, [灰漿], mortar (for masonry)
眉 ⇒
眉毛 méimao, eyebrow/CL:根[gēn]
眉 méi, eyebrow/upper margin
眉目 méimù/méimu, general facial appearance/features/arrangement/sequence of ideas/logic (of writi...
迫在眉睫 pòzàiméijié, pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
眉头 méitóu, [眉頭], brows
皱眉 zhòuméi, [皺眉], to frown/to knit one's brow
皱眉头 zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
眉心 méixīn, (the space) between the eyebrows
愁眉不展 chóuméibùzhǎn, with a worried frown
扬眉吐气 画眉 huàméi, [畫眉], to apply makeup to the eyebrows/(bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax...
白眉 眉笔 méibǐ, [眉筆], eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
浓眉 挤眉弄眼 jǐméinòngyǎn, [擠眉弄眼], to make eyes/to wink
眉目传情 méimùchuánqíng, [眉目傳情], to make sheep eyes at/to cast amorous glances at
燃眉之急 ránméizhījí, lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme eme...
眉睫 méijié, eyebrows and eyelashes/nearby
眉梢 méishāo, tip of brow
须眉 xūméi, [鬚眉], man or men (formal)
喜上眉梢 眉清目秀 méiqīngmùxiù, pretty/with delicate features
峨眉 Éméi, Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
蹙眉 cùméi, to frown
眉眼 méiyǎn, brows and eyes/appearance/looks/countenance
慈眉善目 címéishànmù, kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking/benign-faced
娥眉 éméi, variant of 蛾眉[é méi]
描眉 美眉 měiméi, (coll.) pretty girl
扬眉 yángméi, [揚眉], to raise eyebrows
岩 ⇒
岩石 yánshí, rock
岩 yán, [嵒]/[巖]/[巗], cliff/rock, variant of 巖|岩[yán], variant of 岩[yán], variant of 巖|岩[yán]
岩浆 yánjiāng, [岩漿], lava/magma
熔岩 róngyán, lava
花岗岩 huāgāngyán, [花崗岩], granite
岩洞 岩层 yáncéng, [岩層]/[巖層], rock strata, variant of 岩層|岩层[yán céng]/rock strata
黑岩 片麻岩 piànmáyán, gneiss
砂岩 shāyán, sandstone
火成岩 huǒchéngyán, igneous rock (geology)/volcanic rock
火山岩 huǒshānyán, volcanic rock
玄武岩 xuánwǔyán, basalt (geology)/lava
岩本 辉长岩 huīchángyán, [輝長岩], gabbro (geology)
岩盐 yányán, [岩鹽], rock salt
岩壁 沉积岩 chénjīyán, [沉積岩], sedimentary rock (geology)
月岩 yuèyán, moon rock
石灰岩 shíhuīyán, limestone
斑岩 bānyán, porphyry (geology)
沙岩 shāyán, sandstone
岩特 页岩 yèyán, [頁岩], shale
基岩 jīyán, bedrock
板岩 bǎnyán, slate
岩士唐 岩子 沃岩戈 岩溪 性岩 岩质土 岩田幸一 鹰之岩 深岩 山岩 岩山 红沙岩 石岩 溶岩 岩画 yánhuà, [巖畫], rock painting/picture or writing carved on rocks
变质岩 biànzhìyán, [變質岩], metamorphic rock (geology)