炼 ⇒
锻炼 duànliàn, [鍛鍊], to toughen/to temper/to engage in physical exercise/to work out/(fig.) to develo...
炼狱 liànyù, [煉獄], purgatory
炼 liàn, [煉]/[鍊], to refine/to smelt, variant of 鏈|链[liàn], chain/variant of 煉|炼[liàn]
提炼 tíliàn, [提煉], to extract (ore, minerals etc)/to refine/to purify/to process
炼油厂 liànyóuchǎng, [煉油廠], oil refinery
精炼 jīngliàn, [精煉], to refine (a substance)/to purify/to refine (one's skills, writing etc)/refined/...
炼金术 liànjīnshù, [煉金術], alchemy
修炼 xiūliàn, [修煉], (of Taoists) to practice austerities/to practice asceticism
磨炼 móliàn, [磨煉], see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]
炼铁 liàntiě, [煉鐵], smelting iron
炼钢 liàngāng, [煉鋼], steelmaking
炼丹 liàndān, [煉丹], to concoct pills of immortality
炼乳 liànrǔ, [煉乳], to condense milk (by evaporation)/condensed milk
熔炼 róngliàn, [熔煉], to smelt
冶炼 yěliàn, [冶煉], to smelt metal
锤炼 冶炼厂 炼焦炉 liànjiāolú, [煉焦爐], coking furnace
炼油 liànyóu, [煉油], oil refinery
炼化 liànhuà, [煉化], to refine/refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼制 liànzhì, [煉製], (chemistry) to refine
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
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