短 ⇒
短 duǎn, short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
短暂 duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
短裤 duǎnkù, [短褲], short pants/shorts
简短 jiǎnduǎn, [簡短], brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity
长话短说 chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
短期 duǎnqī, short term/short-term
短片 duǎnpiàn, short film/video clip
短路 duǎnlù, short circuit
短裙 缩短 suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
短短 短发 短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
短短的 剪短 三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
短语 duǎnyǔ, [短語], phrase (grammar)
短笛 短命 duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
短篇小说 duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
短袖 duǎnxiù, short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt
短途 短波 duǎnbō, shortwave (radio)
短篇 目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted
短袜 duǎnwà, [短襪], sock
短程 duǎnchéng, short range
短促 duǎncù, short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
短时 短跑 duǎnpǎo, sprint (race)
短距离 duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
短文 短剑 duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
短处 duǎnchù, [短處], shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
短小 长短 chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
短打 短刀 超短裙 chāoduǎnqún, miniskirt
短讯 duǎnxùn, [短訊], SMS/text message
短视 duǎnshì, [短視], to lack foresight
护短 hùduǎn, [護短], to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is...
短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
超短波 chāoduǎnbō, ultra short wave (radio)/UHF
短小精悍 duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
短浅 duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow
寻短见 xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
取长补短 qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
短式 短工 duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
短装 短衣 duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
短大衣 扬长避短 yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
自寻短见 短音 短粗 duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
短枪 短评 家长里短 短句 duǎnjù, clause
长吁短叹 chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
问长问短 打短工 说长道短 shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
短号 短见 duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
短统袜 揭短
尾 ⇒
尾 wěi/yǐ, tail/remainder/remnant/extremity/sixth of the 28 constellations/classifier for f...
鸡尾酒 jīwěijiǔ, [雞尾酒], cocktail (loanword)
结尾 jiéwěi, [結尾], ending/coda/to wind up
尾巴 wěiba, tail/colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾 chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
尾声 wěishēng, [尾聲], coda/epilogue/end
阑尾 lánwěi, [闌尾], appendix/vermiform appendix (anatomy)
响尾蛇 xiǎngwěishé, [響尾蛇], rattlesnake
尾随 wěisuí, [尾隨], to tail behind/to tag along/to follow on the heels of
船尾 chuánwěi, back end of a ship/aft
燕尾服 yànwěifú, swallow-tailed coat/tails
马尾 Mǎwěi/mǎwěi, [馬尾], Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian, ponytail (hairstyle)/hor...
收尾 shōuwěi, to wind up/to bring to an end/to finish
尾灯 wěidēng, [尾燈], tail light (on vehicle)
鸡尾酒会 末尾 mòwěi, end/tip/extremity
尾部 wěibù, back part/rear or tail section
车尾 凤尾鱼 fèngwěiyú, [鳳尾魚], anchovy
从头至尾 尾翼 wěiyì, empennage (of an aircraft)/fletching (of an arrow)/fins (of a missile, rocket et...
阑尾炎 lánwěiyán, [闌尾炎], appendicitis (medicine)
尾气 wěiqì, [尾氣], exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)/emissions
九尾狐 jiǔwěihú, nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
尾花 尾崎 扫尾 sǎowěi, [掃尾], to complete the last stage of work/to round off
尾骨 wěigǔ, coccyx/tailbone
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
狐狸尾巴 húliwěiba, lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions/to reveal one's evil na...
畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi, afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous/afra...
鱼尾纹 yúwěiwén, [魚尾紋], wrinkles of the skin/crow's feet
街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
卷尾猴 juǎnwěihóu, white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
尾数 wěishù, [尾數], remainder (after rounding a number)/decimal part (of number after the decimal po...
尾音 wěiyīn, final sound of a syllable/rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
鱼尾 yúwěi, [魚尾], fishtail
龙尾 词尾 cíwěi, [詞尾], suffix
头尾 尾鳍 wěiqí, [尾鰭], tail or caudal fin
尾追 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...
首尾 shǒuwěi, head and tail
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 ...
翘尾巴 qiàowěiba, [翹尾巴], to be cocky
尾泽美 年尾 niánwěi, end of the year
狗尾续貂 gǒuwěixùdiāo, [狗尾續貂], lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)/fig. a worthless ...
凤尾 排尾
鸦 ⇒
乌鸦 wūyā, [烏鴉], crow/raven
涂鸦 túyā, [塗鴉], graffiti/scrawl/poor calligraphy/to write badly/to scribble
鸦片 yāpiàn, [鴉片], opium (loanword)
鸦 yā, [鴉]/[鵶], crow, variant of 鴉|鸦[yā]
鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng, [鴉雀無聲], lit. crow and peacock make no sound/absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice...
渡鸦 dùyā, [渡鴉], (bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax)
雀 ⇒
孔雀 kǒngquè, peacock
雀 qiāo/què, a freckle/lentigo, small bird/sparrow/also pr. [qiǎo]
麻雀 máquè, sparrow/(dialect) mahjong
金丝雀 jīnsīquè, [金絲雀], canary
雀跃 quèyuè, [雀躍], excited/in high spirits
雀斑 quèbān, freckles
云雀 yúnquè, [雲雀], (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
欢呼雀跃 huānhūquèyuè, [歡呼雀躍], cheering excitedly (idiom)/jubilant
黄雀 huángquè, [黃雀], (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng, [鴉雀無聲], lit. crow and peacock make no sound/absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice...
山雀 shānquè, tit
金翅雀 jīnchìquè, (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
门可罗雀 ménkěluóquè, [門可羅雀], you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
雀巢 Quècháo, Nestlé
雀巢咖啡 孔雀绿 燕雀 yànquè, (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)/(fig.) small fry
绿孔雀 lǜkǒngquè, [綠孔雀], (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)