白 ⇒
明白 míngbai, clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
白痴 báichī, idiocy/idiot
白 Bái/bái, surname Bai, white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in va...
白人 báirén, white man or woman/Caucasian
坦白 tǎnbái, honest/forthcoming/to confess
白色 báisè, white/fig. reactionary/anti-communist
清白 qīngbái, pure/innocent
白宫 Báigōng, [白宮], White House
白天 báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
伊丽莎白 Yīlìshābái, [伊麗莎白], Elizabeth (person name)
空白 kòngbái, blank space
苍白 cāngbái, [蒼白], pale/wan
白费 báifèi, [白費], to waste (one's energy etc)
蛋白质 dànbáizhì, [蛋白質], protein
白白 báibái, in vain/to no purpose/for nothing/white
蛋白 dànbái, egg white/protein/albumen
白兰地 báilándì, [白蘭地], brandy (loanword)
白金 báijīn, platinum/silver/(slang) handcuffs
白日梦 báirìmèng, [白日夢], daydream/reverie
黑白 hēibái, black and white/right and wrong/monochrome
白马王子 báimǎwángzǐ, [白馬王子], Prince Charming/knight in shining armor
白血病 báixuèbìng, leukemia
表白 biǎobái, to explain oneself/to express/to reveal one's thoughts or feelings/declaration/c...
大白天 dàbáitiān, broad daylight
开场白 kāichǎngbái, [開場白], prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
白粉 báifěn, face powder/chalk powder/heroin
白蚁 báiyǐ, [白蟻], termite/white ant
真相大白 zhēnxiàngdàbái, the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
独白 dúbái, [獨白], stage monologue/soliloquy
白领 báilǐng, [白領], white-collar/white-collar worker
白雪公主 BáixuěGōngzhǔ, Snow White
白葡萄酒 漂白 piǎobái, to bleach/to whiten
白眼 báiyǎn, to give a supercilious look/roll of the eyes
白手起家 báishǒuqǐjiā, to build up from nothing/to start from scratch
白马 白兰 白热化 báirèhuà, [白熱化], to turn white-hot/to intensify/to reach a climax
白衣 漂白剂 piǎobáijì, [漂白劑], bleach
告白 gàobái, to announce publicly/to explain oneself/to reveal one's feelings/to confess/to d...
白酒 báijiǔ, baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
白鲸 báijīng, [白鯨], white whale/beluga/Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[Hè màn · ...
大白 白细胞 báixìbāo, [白細胞], white blood cell/leukocyte
旁白 pángbái, aside (theater)/voice-over/background narration
白兔 直白 zhíbái, frank/open/blunt
白梅 白纸黑字 báizhǐhēizì, [白紙黑字], (written) in black and white
麦克白 Màikèbái, [麥克白], Macbeth (name)/Macbeth, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
小白 xiǎobái, (slang) novice/greenhorn/fool/idiot/abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiǎo bái liǎn], pretty boy
白大褂 白旗 báiqí, white flag
对白 duìbái, [對白], dialogue (in a movie or a play)
白安迪 白雪 báixuě, snow
白吃 báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
白水 Báishuǐ/báishuǐ, Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi, plain water
白纸 白菜 báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
白云 Báiyún/báiyún, [白雲], Baiyun district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Guì yáng shì], Guizhou/Baiyun district o...
明明白白 白送 白光 白昼 báizhòu, [白晝], daytime
平白 píngbái, for no reason/gratuitously
白圣基 白发 báifà, [白髮], white or gray hair/CL:根[gēn]
雪白 xuěbái, snow white
黑白分明 自白书 zìbáishū, [自白書], confession
白瑞摩 白糖 báitáng, (refined) white sugar
伊利莎白 洁白 jiébái, [潔白], spotlessly white/pure white
白血球 báixuèqiú, white blood cell/leukocyte
白厅 Báitīng, [白廳], Whitehall
白杨 báiyáng, [白楊], poplar/CL:棵[kē]
白内障 báinèizhàng, [白內障], cataract (ophthalmology)
白点 白搭 báidā, no use/no good
自白 zìbái, confession/to make clear one's position or intentions/to brag
白化病 báihuàbìng, albinism
白介素 白喉 báihóu, diphtheria
白沫 báimò, froth/foam (coming from the mouth)
白话 báihuà, [白話], spoken language/vernacular
白鸽 白日 báirì, daytime/sun/time
白日做梦 báirìzuòmèng, [白日做夢], to daydream/to indulge in wishful thinking
清清白白 白班 báibān, day shift
哥白尼 Gēbáiní, Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathemat...
白鹤 báihè, [白鶴], (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
白鲟 太白 Tàibái, Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi/Venus
白斑 白食 漂白粉 辩白 biànbái, [辯白], to offer an explanation/to plead innocence/to try to defend oneself
明白人 白垩纪 Báièjì, [白堊紀], Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
白袍 高蛋白 白发人 白杨树 báiyángshù, [白楊樹], white poplar (Populus bonatii)
白沙 Báishā, Baisha (common place name)/Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan/Baisha or Paish...
白面 báimiàn, [白麵], wheat flour/flour/heroin
白矛 惨白 cǎnbái, [慘白], deathly pale
白世美 蛋白酶 白俄罗斯 Báiéluósī, [白俄羅斯], Belarus
白垩 báiè, [白堊], chalk
不明不白 bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
白眉 白质 白银 Báiyín/báiyín, [白銀], Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu, silver
白花花 báihuāhuā, shining white
白棋 伊丽莎白·泰勒 白肉 báiròu, plain boiled pork
颠倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái, [顛倒黑白], lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately/to mis...
德冈白 白永明 道白 dàobái, spoken lines in opera
白令海峡 BáilìngHǎixiá, [白令海峽], the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
白天鹅 白朗 Báilǎng, Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
白瑞 白露 Báilù, Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
不白之冤 bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
说白 空白处 白衣天使 báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
一穷二白 yīqióngèrbái, [一窮二白], impoverished/backward both economically and culturally
白嫩 báinèn, (of skin etc) fair/delicate
白布 báibù, plain white cloth/calico
白矮星 báiǎixīng, white dwarf
白驹 白象 白鹭 báilù, [白鷺], (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
如白驹 白嘉莉 白熊 báixióng, polar bear/white bear
黑白片 伊丽莎白·班纳特 白皮书 báipíshū, [白皮書], white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)/white book
花白 huābái, grizzled (hair)
白米饭 白虎星 伊莉莎白 Yīlìshābái, Elizabeth/also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
伊丽莎白·罗斯 白兰地酒 白桦 白磷 báilín, white phosphorus
白羽 白净 báijìng, [白淨], (of skin) fair and clear
白骨 báigǔ, bones of the dead
白条 báitiáo, [白條], IOU/informal document acknowledging a debt
白鹳 báiguàn, [白鸛], (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
白鱼 báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
白鲑 煞白 shàbái, deathly white
阿道夫·伊丽莎白·希特勒 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
林白 白雪皑皑 báixuěáiái, [白雪皚皚], brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
青红皂白 qīnghóngzàobái, [青紅皂白], the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
伊丽莎白·福斯特 白开水 báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water
球蛋白 qiúdànbái, globulin
白虎帮 斑白 bānbái, grizzled/graying
乳白色 rǔbáisè, milky white
白卷 báijuàn, blank exam paper
白塔 白山 Báishān, Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白松 白方 白德山 白热 báirè, [白熱], white heat/incandescence
白米 báimǐ, (polished) rice
白蜡 báilà, [白蠟], white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白虎 Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
白饭 báifàn, [白飯], plain cooked rice/rice with nothing to go with it
白凤豆 白铁皮 白权 白亚纪 白炽灯 báichìdēng, [白熾燈], incandescent light
白令海 BáilìngHǎi, Bering Sea
白鲍维 乳白 rǔbái, milky white/cream color
阳春白雪 yángchūnbáixuě, [陽春白雪], melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/highbrow art and litera...
白蜡树 báilàshù, [白蠟樹], Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
瑞·白顿 蛋白石 dànbáishí, opal
白领阶层 圆白菜 yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
伊丽莎白·马斯特逊 刷白 白化 白地 白城 Báichéng, Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
白子 báizǐ, white Go chess piece/bee pupa/albino
白塞 白士 白带 báidài, [白帶], leukorrhea
白干 白工 白骨精 Báigǔjīng, White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/(fig.) s...
白杰克 白鹰 白头翁 báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
过大白 白金汉郡 Báijīnhànjùn, [白金漢郡], Buckinghamshire (English county)
白莉娜 鱼肚白 yúdùbái, [魚肚白], white (paint from dried fish guts)/marble white color of the dawn sky
白石春海 白发苍苍 báifàcāngcāng, [白髮蒼蒼], old and gray-haired
圣白里欧 伊丽莎白·谢尔曼 大白话 dàbáihuà, [大白話], colloquial speech
韦尼白 白茫茫 báimángmáng, (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
白重吉 长白 Chángbái, [長白], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin
白丁 明白纸 白顺然 银白 yínbái, [銀白], silver white
伊丽莎白·科顿 银白色 白心道 白素然 白刃战 báirènzhàn, [白刃戰], hand-to-hand fighting
白白净净 白莲教 Báiliánjiào, [白蓮教], White Lotus society
罗杰·伊丽莎白·德卜利斯 伊丽莎白·斯玛特 白石头 白区 báiqū, [白區], White area (area controlled by the KMT during the Second Revolutionary War 1927-...
白卡 白克 考尔白 白斯 白树 白滨 混淆黑白 hùnxiáohēibái, to confuse black and white/to say that black is white/fig. not to distinguish ri...
白河 Báihé, Baihe County in Ankang 安康[Ān kāng], Shaanxi/Paiho town in Tainan County 台南縣|台南县[...
白沃 白玫 白璧 伊丽莎白·曼恩 白翼 白红 白斩鸡 báizhǎnjī, [白斬雞], Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
白兰瓜 báilánguā, [白蘭瓜], honeydew melon
白尔德 白里香 马克白 太白山 TàibáiShān, Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
白皑皑 伊丽莎白·阿姆斯特朗 白莲 báilián, [白蓮], white lotus (flower)/White Lotus society/same as 白蓮教|白莲教
白花 白藜 白蒙 白蓝 伊丽莎白·雷卡丝 白边 白里 白道 báidào, lunar orbit/legitimate/righteous/see also 黑道[hēi dào]
白霜 báishuāng, hoar frost
白风 白鸥 钱洗白 劳伦白考尔 白那 白非 白铁 báitiě, [白鐵], galvanized iron
少白头 伊丽沙白 伊丽莎白·艾伯特 伊丽莎白·巴洛特·伯朗宁 白允植 差麦克白 粉白 白色棉 白曲霜 抢白 qiǎngbái, [搶白], to rebuke/to reprimand
白暨豚 伊莉莎白·伊曼尼尔 林赛·伊丽莎白·法瑞斯 白丽雅 白紫 白伦查 白英媛 伊丽莎白·华伦 白香宾 珠光白 大白菜 dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
白雪圣 卡洛·朗白 伊莉莎白·泰勒 白净净 尹白春 玄白 白川河 伊丽莎白·阿布库 白云石 báiyúnshí, [白雲石], dolomite
伊丽莎白·奥利维亚·奥戴尔 小白菜 xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
白砂糖 báishātáng, white granulated sugar
白头鹰 báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
承白 白星贤 白沃·米尔斯 白话文 báihuàwén, [白話文], writings in the vernacular
斯莫勒白 伊丽莎白·安·肖 白萝卜 báiluóbo, [白蘿蔔], white radish/daikon/Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
白利 伊利莎白·麦肯麦尔 白石 比伊丽莎白 蓝白光 白塞氏 白皮·詹森 伊丽莎白·本内特 伊丽莎白·费歇尔 白斑病 báibānbìng, vitiligo
洋白菜 yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
白菊 伊丽莎白·蒙哥马利
头 ⇒
头 tóu/tou, [頭], head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant/chief/boss/side/aspe...
头发 tóufa, [頭髮], hair (on the head)
头儿 tóur, [頭兒], leader
回头 huítóu, [回頭], to turn round/to turn one's head/later/by and by
石头 shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
镜头 jìngtóu, [鏡頭], camera lens/camera shot (in a movie etc)/scene
骨头 gǔtou, [骨頭], bone/CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]/moral character/bitterness
头脑 tóunǎo, [頭腦], brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
摄像头 shèxiàngtóu, [攝像頭], webcam/surveillance camera
码头 mǎtóu, [碼頭], dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[gè]
舌头 shétou, [舌頭], tongue/CL:個|个[gè]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting informati...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
街头 jiētóu, [街頭], street
开头 kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start
头部 tóubù, [頭部], head
枕头 zhěntou, [枕頭], pillow
木头 mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
尽头 jìntóu, [盡頭], end/extremity/limit
头疼 tóuténg, [頭疼], headache
手头 shǒutóu, [手頭], on hand/at hand/one's financial situation
头痛 tóutòng, [頭痛], to have a headache
头绪 tóuxù, [頭緒], outline/main threads
念头 niàntou, [念頭], thought/idea/intention
头盔 tóukuī, [頭盔], helmet
拳头 quántou, [拳頭], fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[gè]/competitive (product)
头号 tóuhào, [頭號], first rate/top rank/number one
大块头 dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
丫头 yātou, [丫頭], girl/servant girl/(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearmen...
头骨 tóugǔ, [頭骨], skull
从头 cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
头衔 tóuxián, [頭銜], title/rank/appellation
乳头 rǔtóu, [乳頭], nipple
碰头 pèngtóu, [碰頭], to meet/to hold a meeting
掉头 diàotóu, [掉頭], to turn one's head/to turn round/to turn about
钟头 zhōngtóu, [鐘頭], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
里头 lǐtou, [裡頭], inside/interior
猪头 zhūtóu, [豬頭], pig head/(coll.) fool/jerk
抬头 táitóu, [抬頭], to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name o...
罐头 guàntou, [罐頭], tin/can/CL:個|个[gè]
上头 shàngtóu/shàngtou, [上頭], (of alcohol) to go to one's head/(old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair int...
年头 niántóu, [年頭], start of the year/whole year/a particular year/period/days/epoch/a year's harves...
低头 dītóu, [低頭], to bow the head/to yield/to give in
调头 diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
额头 étóu, [額頭], forehead
对头 duìtóu/duìtou, [對頭], correct/normal/to be on good terms with/on the right track/right, (longstanding)...
外头 wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
头头 tóutóu, [頭頭], head/chief
源头 yuántóu, [源頭], source/fountainhead
头晕 tóuyūn, [頭暈], dizzy
个头 gètóu/getóu, [個頭], size/height, (coll.) (suffix) my ass!/yeah, right!
头等舱 tóuděngcāng, [頭等艙], 1st class cabin
行头 hángtóu/xíngtou, [行頭], team leader (archaic)/shopkeeper (archaic), a person's clothing/outfit/actor's c...
出头 chūtóu, [出頭], to get out of a predicament/to stick out/to take the initiative/remaining odd fr...
点头 diǎntóu, [點頭], to nod
分头 fēntóu, [分頭], separately/severally/parted hair
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
头版 tóubǎn, [頭版], (newspaper's) front page
光头 guāngtóu, [光頭], shaven head/bald head/to go bareheaded/hatless
摇头 yáotóu, [搖頭], to shake one's head
风头 fēngtóu, [風頭], wind direction/the way the wind blows/fig. trend/direction of events/how things ...
头目 tóumù, [頭目], ringleader/gang leader/chieftain
彻头彻尾 chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
猫头鹰 māotóuyīng, [貓頭鷹], owl
人头 réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
头顶 tóudǐng, [頭頂], top of the head
接头 jiētóu, [接頭], to join/to connect/connection/junction/fitting (plumbing)/connector/terminal (el...
手指头 shǒuzhǐtou, [手指頭], fingertip/finger
到头来 dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
斧头 fǔtóu, [斧頭], ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bǐng]
头巾 tóujīn, [頭巾], cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times/headscarf (typically worn by wo...
秃头 tūtóu, [禿頭], baldness
大头 钻头 zuàntóu, [鑽頭], drill bit
针头 关头 guāntóu, [關頭], juncture/moment
弹头 dàntóu, [彈頭], warhead
头颅 tóulú, [頭顱], head/skull
兆头 zhàotou, [兆頭], omen/portent/sign
指头 zhǐtou, [指頭], finger/toe/CL:個|个[gè]
心头 xīntóu, [心頭], heart/thoughts/mind
改头换面 gǎitóuhuànmiàn, [改頭換面], to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes/Despite super...
后头 hòutou, [後頭], behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future
插头 chātóu, [插頭], plug
过头 guòtóu, [過頭], to overdo it/to overstep the limit/excessively/above one's head/overhead
苦头 kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
口头 kǒutóu, [口頭], oral/verbal
户头 hùtóu, [戶頭], bank account/CL:個|个[gè]
脚趾头 jiǎozhǐtou, [腳趾頭], toe
块头 kuàitóu, [塊頭], size/body size
领头 lǐngtóu, [領頭], to take the lead/to be first to start
滑头 huátóu, [滑頭], crafty/slippery/slyboots
头等 tóuděng, [頭等], first class/prime/main
头皮 tóupí, [頭皮], scalp
头像 tóuxiàng, [頭像], portrait/bust
砖头 zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
车头 甜头 tiántou, [甜頭], sweet taste (of power, success etc)/benefit
出人头地 chūréntóudì, [出人頭地], to stand out among one's peers (idiom)/to excel
奶头 nǎitóu, [奶頭], nipple/teat (on baby's bottle)
一头 yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
打头 带头 dàitóu, [帶頭], to take the lead/to be the first/to set an example
床头柜 chuángtóuguì, [床頭櫃], bedside cabinet
前头 qiántou, [前頭], in front/at the head/ahead/above
来头 láitóu, [來頭], cause/reason/interest/influence
龙头 lóngtóu, [龍頭], faucet/water tap/bicycle handle bar/chief (esp. of gang)/boss/decision maker/(ma...
头领 tóulǐng, [頭領], head person/leader
晕头转向 yūntóuzhuànxiàng, [暈頭轉向], confused and disoriented
工头 gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
烟头 yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
箭头 jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
出风头 chūfēngtou, [出風頭], to push oneself forward/to seek fame/to be in the limelight/same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chū ...
重头 魔头 mótóu, [魔頭], monster/devil
口头禅 kǒutóuchán, [口頭禪], Zen saying repeated as cant/(fig.) catchphrase/mantra/favorite expression/stock ...
船头 chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
毛头 噱头 xuétóu, [噱頭], amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xuē tóu]
蛇头 shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler
头子 tóuzi, [頭子], boss/gang leader
巨头 jùtóu, [巨頭], tycoon/magnate/big player (including company, country, school etc)/big shot
断头台 duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
焦头烂额 jiāotóulàné, [焦頭爛額], lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)/fig. ha...
势头 shìtóu, [勢頭], power/momentum/tendency/impetus/situation/the look of things
矛头 máotóu, [矛頭], spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
当头 dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
把头 bǎtóu, [把頭], labor contractor/gangmaster
梳头 shūtóu, [梳頭], to comb one's hair
转头 zhuǎntóu/zhuàntóu, [轉頭], to turn one's head/to change direction/U-turn/volte face/to repent, nutation (pl...
头饰 tóushì, [頭飾], head ornament
头昏 tóuhūn, [頭昏], dizzy/giddy/one's head spins
头条 Tóutiáo/tóutiáo, [頭條], Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jīn rì Tóu...
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
临头 líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
打头阵 平头 píngtóu, [平頭], flattop/crew cut/common (people)
回头路 huítóulù, [回頭路], the road back to where one came from
埋头 máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
跟头 gēntou, [跟頭], tumble/somersault
探头 tàntóu, [探頭], to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search unit
浪头 làngtou, [浪頭], wave
好头 山头 shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
评头论足 píngtóulùnzú, [評頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
缩头 桥头 Qiáotóu/qiáotóu, [橋頭], Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southw...
死对头 sǐduìtou, [死對頭], arch-enemy/sworn enemy
眉头 méitóu, [眉頭], brows
剃头 tìtóu, [剃頭], to have one's head shaved
皱眉头 zhòuméitóu, [皺眉頭], to scowl/to knit the brows
床头 chuángtóu, [床頭], bedhead/bedside/headboard
头盖骨 tóugàigǔ, [頭蓋骨], skull/cranium
看头 kàntou, [看頭], qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
核弹头 hédàntóu, [核彈頭], nuclear reentry vehicle/nuclear warhead
大难临头 榔头 lángtou, [榔頭], hammer/large hammer/sledgehammer
重头戏 zhòngtóuxì, [重頭戲], opera (or role) involving much singing and action/(fig.) highlight/main feature/...
小鬼头 馒头 mántou, [饅頭], steamed roll/steamed bun/steamed bread/CL:個|个[gè]
到头 dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
满头 品头论足 pǐntóulùnzú, [品頭論足], lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woma...
头彩 tóucǎi, [頭彩], first prize in a lottery
崭露头角 zhǎnlùtóujiǎo, [嶄露頭角], to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
从头至尾 龟头 guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
苗头 miáotou, [苗頭], first signs/development (of a situation)
空头支票 劲头 jìntóu, [勁頭], enthusiasm/zeal/vigor/strength
尖头 jiāntóu, [尖頭], pointed end/tip/(medicine) oxycephaly
火车头 huǒchētóu, [火車頭], train engine/locomotive
搞头 gǎotou, [搞頭], (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile/cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[yǒu gǎo tou] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[méi ...
姘头 pīntou, [姘頭], lover/mistress
喷头 pēntóu, [噴頭], nozzle/spray-head
派头 pàitóu, [派頭], manner/style/panache
翻跟头 fāngēntou, [翻跟頭], to turn a somersault
当头一棒 先头 xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
地头 dìtóu, [地頭], place/locality/edge of a field/lower margin of a page
肩头 jiāntóu, [肩頭], on one's shoulders/(dialect) shoulder
头破血流 tóupòxuèliú, [頭破血流], lit. head broken and blood flowing/fig. badly bruised
抛头露面 pāotóulòumiàn, [拋頭露面], to show your face in public (derog.)
头套 tóutào, [頭套], actor's headgear/wig/head covering
头功 tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
顶头上司 dǐngtóushàngsi, [頂頭上司], one's immediate superior
断头 领头人 兴头 xìngtou, [興頭], keen interest/concentrated attention
大出风头 扭头 niǔtóu, [扭頭], to turn one's head/to turn around
头球 木头人 头人 机头 jītóu, [機頭], the front (nose) of a plane etc
鸡头 片头 piàntóu, [片頭], opening titles (of movie)/leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
头天 锄头 chútou, [鋤頭], hoe/CL:把[bǎ]
头颈 tóujǐng, [頭頸], (dialect) neck
空头 kōngtóu, [空頭], phony/so-called/armchair (expert)/vain (promise)/(finance) short-seller/bear (ma...
冤大头 yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
齐头并进 qítóubìngjìn, [齊頭並進], to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks/going hand in ha...
领头羊 lǐngtóuyáng, [領頭羊], bellwether
脚指头 冲昏头脑 chōnghūntóunǎo, [沖昏頭腦]/[衝昏頭腦], lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rational...
两头 liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
笔头 bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
墙头草 qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
头晕目眩 tóuyūnmùxuàn, [頭暈目眩], to have a dizzy spell/dazzled
零头 língtóu, [零頭], odd/scrap/remainder
硬着头皮 yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
话头 huàtóu, [話頭], subject (under discussion)/thread (of an argument)
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...
莲蓬头 头皮屑 tóupíxiè, [頭皮屑], dandruff
出头之日 硬骨头 狗头 枝头 准头 吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
迎头赶上 yíngtóugǎnshàng, [迎頭趕上], to try hard to catch up
手头紧 shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
盼头 pàntou, [盼頭], hopes/good prospects
甩头 shuǎitóu, [甩頭], to fling back one's head
迎头 yíngtóu, [迎頭], to meet head-on/face-to-face/directly
下头 大舌头 dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
找头 zhǎotou, [找頭], change (from money paid)
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
走回头路 zǒuhuítóulù, [走回頭路], to turn back/to backtrack/(fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
锁头 头马 头昏脑胀 tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦脹], giddy/one's head spins
乌头 线头 套头衫 刺头 满头大汗 mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
摔跟头 shuāigēntou, [摔跟頭], to fall/fig. to suffer a setback
交头接耳 jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
懒骨头 lǎngǔtou, [懶骨頭], lazybones/beanbag
滩头 头晕眼花 tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
挠头 náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
大头针 头里 tóulǐ, [頭里], in front/in advance of the field
软骨头 栽跟头 zāigēntou, [栽跟頭], to fall head over heels/(fig.) to come a cropper
一年到头 yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
头头是道 tóutóushìdào, [頭頭是道], clear and logical
趾头 仰头 yǎngtóu, [仰頭], to raise one's head
捕头 bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
包工头 bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
头角 tóujiǎo, [頭角], youngster's talent/brilliance of youth
浇头 没头没脑 碰头会 回头客 huítóukè, [回頭客], repeat customer
蒜头 街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
喉头 hóutóu, [喉頭], throat/larynx
头胎 当头棒喝 抢镜头 qiǎngjìngtóu, [搶鏡頭], to scoop the best camera shots/to grab the limelight
杀头 shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
大头菜 冤家对头 yuānjiāduìtóu, [冤家對頭], enemy (idiom); opponent/arch-enemy
头筹 先拔头筹 牵头 qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
字头 zìtóu, [字頭], first letter of a word or serial number/first character of a Chinese word/first ...
蓬头垢面 péngtóugòumiàn, [蓬頭垢面], messy hair and dirty face/bad appearance
布头 慢镜头 mànjìngtóu, [慢鏡頭], slow motion
长镜头 黄毛丫头 huángmáoyātou, [黃毛丫頭], silly little girl
地头蛇 dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss
千头万绪 qiāntóuwànxù, [千頭萬緒], plethora of things to tackle/multitude of loose ends/very complicated/chaotic
鼻头 bítou, [鼻頭], (dialect) nose
烫头 狗血喷头 gǒuxiěpēntóu, [狗血噴頭], torrent of abuse (idiom)
摇头晃脑 罐头盒 探头探脑 tàntóutànnǎo, [探頭探腦], to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
劈头盖脸 pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
彩头 cǎitóu, [彩頭], good omen/good luck (in business etc)/profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
抛头颅 磕头 kētóu, [磕頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
马头 mǎtóu, [馬頭], horse's head/same as 碼頭|码头[mǎ tóu], pier
日头 rìtóu, [日頭], sun (dialect)/daytime/date
猴头 蝇头小利 贱骨头 jiàngǔtou, [賤骨頭], miserable wretch/contemptible individual
锤头 芋头 yùtou, [芋頭], taro
抱头痛哭 bàotóutòngkū, [抱頭痛哭], to weep disconsolately/to cry on each other's shoulder
寡头 guǎtóu, [寡頭], oligarch
花头 huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
盖头 gàitóu, [蓋頭], cover/cap/topping/head covering/veil
纸头 潮头 头植 股骨头 头油 说头 口头语 kǒutóuyǔ, [口頭語], pet phrase/regularly used expression/manner of speaking
赚头 zhuàntou, [賺頭], profit (colloquial)
包头 Bāotóu/bāotóu, [包頭], Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, turban/headband
广角镜头 guǎngjiǎojìngtóu, [廣角鏡頭], wide angle camera shot
迎头痛击 yíngtóutòngjī, [迎頭痛擊], to deliver a frontal assault/to meet head-on (idiom)
点头哈腰 diǎntóuhāyāo, [點頭哈腰], to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping/unctuous fawning
头数 人头攒动 案头 àntóu, [案頭], on one's desk
无头案 点点头 贼头贼脑 zéitóuzéinǎo, [賊頭賊腦], lit. to behave like a thief/furtive/underhand
床头灯 坟头 féntóu, [墳頭], burial mound
针头线脑 zhēntóuxiànnǎo, [針頭線腦], needle and thread/sewing implements/needlework/(fig.) unimportant thing
百尺竿头 bǎichǐgāntóu, [百尺竿頭], to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
红头文件 hóngtóuwénjiàn, [紅頭文件], red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing gover...
带头人 评头品足 píngtóupǐnzú, [評頭品足], to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
狮子头 shīzitóu, [獅子頭], lit. lion's head/pork meatballs
出头露面 抽头 chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co...
毛丫头 头绳 tóushéng, [頭繩], string to tie hair
虎头 大部头 头生 墙头 独占鳌头 dúzhànáotóu, [獨佔鰲頭], to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved ston...
起头 qǐtóu, [起頭], to start/at first/beginning
冒头 màotóu, [冒頭], to emerge/to crop up/a little more than
教头 jiàotóu, [教頭], sporting coach/military drill master (in Song times)
窝头 排头 凤头燕鸥 田头 愣头愣脑 lèngtóulèngnǎo, [愣頭愣腦], rash/impetuous/reckless
辔头 pèitóu, [轡頭], bridle
白头翁 báitóuwēng, [白頭翁], root of Chinese pulsatilla/Chinese bulbul
叩头 kòutóu, [叩頭], to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pres...
国难当头 头尾 牛头马面 草字头 有头有尾 yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
刺儿头 cìrtóu, [刺兒頭], an awkward person/a difficult person to deal with
搭头 头面人物 tóumiànrénwù, [頭面人物], leading figure/bigwig
多弹头 火头 抬头纹 头昏脑涨 tóuhūnnǎozhàng, [頭昏腦漲], variant of 頭昏腦脹|头昏脑胀[tóu hūn nǎo zhàng]
磁头 cítóu, [磁頭], magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)
头班车 笼头 lóngtou, [籠頭], headstall/bridle
水头 寸头 cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
低头不见抬头见 干头 膝头 西头 犁头 lítóu, [犁頭], plowshare/colter/(dialect) plow
黑头 白石头 炕头 多头 duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
东头 那一头 孩子头 露头 lòutóu, [露頭], to show one's head/to give a sign to show one's presence
头朝东 桥头堡 劈头 滑头小希 黄石头 三天两头 sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
少白头 头寸 tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
头关 头金发 摇头摆尾 yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
瘾头 yǐntóu, [癮頭], craving/addiction
人头马 Réntóumǎ, [人頭馬], Rémy Martin cognac
和尚头 雕像头 奔头 bèntou, [奔頭], sth to strive for/prospect
石头块 头雁 头面 tóumiàn, [頭面], head ornament (in former times)
排头兵 páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
头虱 tóushī, [頭蝨], head lice
棒头 头羊 tóuyáng, [頭羊], bellwether
白头鹰 báitóuyīng, [白頭鷹], bald eagle
镐头 gǎotou, [鎬頭], pickaxe
头车恩贞 总教头 高头大马 拳头产品 quántouchǎnpǐn, [拳頭產品], competitive product/superior goods/with real punch
条头 被头 报头 bàotóu, [報頭], masthead (of a newspaper etc)/nameplate
绿头鸭 lǜtóuyā, [綠頭鴨], (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
二锅头 èrguōtóu, [二鍋頭], erguotou (sorghum liquor)
挂羊头卖狗肉 guàyángtóumàigǒuròu, [掛羊頭賣狗肉], lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)/fig. to cheat/dishone...
头猛龙 头名 tóumíng, [頭名], first place/leader (of a race)
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到 ⇒
到 dào, to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb complement denoting comp...
看到 找到 zhǎodào, to find
得到 dédào, to get/to obtain/to receive
见到 jiàndào, [見到], to see
到底 dàodǐ, finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last
听到 tīngdào, [聽到], to hear
感到 gǎndào, to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/to think that/to move/to affect
想到 xiǎngdào, to think of/to call to mind/to anticipate
直到 zhídào, until
回到 huídào, to return to
收到 shōudào, to receive
做到 zuòdào, to accomplish/to achieve
遇到 yùdào, to meet/to run into/to come across
到处 dàochù, [到處], everywhere
来到 láidào, [來到], to come/to arrive
受到 shòudào, to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)/to be ...ed (praised, educated...
迟到 chídào, [遲到], to arrive late
到达 dàodá, [到達], to reach/to arrive
接到 jiēdào, to receive (letter etc)
碰到 pèngdào, to come across/to run into/to meet/to hit
不到 bùdào, not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
提到 tídào, to mention/to raise (a subject)/to refer to
达到 dádào, [達到], to reach/to achieve/to attain
到来 dàolái, [到來], to arrive/arrival/advent
放到 赶到 gǎndào, [趕到], to hurry (to some place)
到此为止 dàocǐwéizhǐ, [到此為止], to stop at this point/to end here/to call it a day
遭到 zāodào, to suffer/to meet with (sth unfortunate)
看不到 想不到 xiǎngbudào, unexpected/hard to imagine/it had not occurred to me/who could have thought that
料到 liàodào, to foresee/to anticipate
等到 děngdào, to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
办到 bàndào, [辦到], to accomplish/to get sth done
到位 dàowèi, to get to the intended location/to be in place/to be in position/precise/well (d...
拿到 报到 bàodào, [報到], to report for duty/to check in/to register
闻到 wéndào, [聞到], to smell/to sniff sth out/to perceive by smelling
带到 到场 dàochǎng, [到場], to show up/present (at the scene)
周到 zhōudào, thoughtful/considerate/attentive/thorough/also pr. [zhōu dao]
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
意想不到 yìxiǎngbùdào, unexpected/previously unimagined
到头来 dàotóulái, [到頭來], in the end/finally/as a result
到期 dàoqī, to fall due (loan etc)/to expire (visa etc)/to mature (investment bond etc)
一天到晚 yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
得不到 débùdào, cannot get/cannot obtain
说到做到 shuōdàozuòdào, [說到做到], to be as good as one's word (idiom)/to keep one's promise
说到底 shuōdàodǐ, [說到底], in the final analysis/in the end
恰到好处 qiàdàohǎochù, [恰到好處], it's just perfect/it's just right
到手 dàoshǒu, to take possession of/to get hold of
送到 到家 dàojiā, perfect/excellent/brought to the utmost degree
嗅到 领到 lǐngdào, [領到], to receive
签到 qiāndào, [簽到], to register/to sign in
到时 dàoshí, [到時], at that (future) time
独到 dúdào, [獨到], original
到会 想得到 传到 到访 dàofǎng, [到訪], to pay a visit
随叫随到 suíjiàosuídào, [隨叫隨到], to be available at any time/to be on call
挂到 拣到 水到渠成 shuǐdàoqúchéng, lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)/fig. when conditions are right...
到头 dàotóu, [到頭], to the end (of)/at the end of/in the end/to come to an end
所到之处 suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ, [歸根到底], after all/in the final analysis/ultimately
到点 dàodiǎn, [到點], it's time (to do sth)/the time has come
谈到 tándào, [談到], to refer to/to speak about/to talk about
面面俱到 miànmiànjùdào, (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
到顶 交到 用到 活到老 老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
学到老 初来乍到 chūláizhàdào, [初來乍到], to be a newcomer/just off the boat
一年到头 yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
车到山前必有路 chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
点到为止 马到成功 mǎdàochénggōng, [馬到成功], to win instant success (idiom)
到货 dàohuò, [到貨], (of packages or shipments) to arrive
起到 到校 临到 líndào, [臨到], to befall
从古到今 签到簿 从无到有 独到之处 一步到位 yībùdàowèi, to settle a matter in one go
到任 作到 药到病除 yàodàobìngchú, [藥到病除], lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)/fig. (of a me...
迟到者 由小到大 手到病除 到达站 精到
老 ⇒
老 lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄 lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师 lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板 lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆 lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天 lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实 lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人 ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大 lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人 lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹 lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟 lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷 lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是 lǎoshi, always
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远 lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二 lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家 lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太 lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰 lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友 lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老 zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
老哥 老伙计 元老 yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家 lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘 lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老 shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人 lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实 老年 lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷 lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老 fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇 老练 lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手 lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化 lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董 养老 yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢 老母 年老 niánlǎo, aged
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症 lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷 lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥 lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女 lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩 老牌 lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡 lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏 老一套 lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆 老路 lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太 lǎotài, old lady
老东西 lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝 Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车 lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五 米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴 lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识 老毛病 lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本 lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂 lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档 老底 别老 回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏 老交情 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦 老主顾 老总 lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气 老先生 老姑娘 老道 老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈 老将 lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三 您老 大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小 老妈妈 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成 lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外 lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老 老一辈 lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调 老鸨 lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事 苍老 cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老 老者 lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯 lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽 孤老 gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好 老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸 lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴 老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭 TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子 老表 老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老 tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王 父老 fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算 lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆 xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖 lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒 lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态 lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔 老山 老汉 lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格 lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老 老黄 过街老鼠 guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lǎo s...
老农 老崔 走老路 老弱病残 垂垂老矣 老宅 老霍 老祖宗 男女老幼 nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院 jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈 lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹 老郭 老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋 老妪 lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫 lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘 父老乡亲 老大爷 lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋 lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑 和事老 老皇历 lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老 jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历 老丈人 lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲 老鬼 老师傅 老小 lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老 老左 老办法 老狗 老大妈 lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化 lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯 lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒 dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性 老年病 告老还乡 月老 yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交 lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈 老马 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史 老卜 老幺 lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅 老张 老尹 老杰 老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父 lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗 二老 èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿 lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花 中老年 zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人 zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气 老脑筋 老两口 老泪纵横 变老 老挝人 张老 老佛爷 Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨 老账 lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许 老金 老龄 lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟 廉颇老矣 老布 老汤 老毛 老死不相往来 老琼 老炳 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星 老大娘 lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金 妻儿老小 倚老卖老 大老婆 dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老 家老 jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板 老年学 阿姆巴赫老 拉莉塔老 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛 老病号 年老体弱 niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍 老来福 老街坊 老三样 老人斑 狗老 迪安·老 老蓝 老薛 老莫 老辣 lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车 老赖 lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷 老高 船老大 chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老 老子非 老马识途 lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相 老熊 老千 lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
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