半 ⇒
半 bàn, half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
一半 yībàn, half
半夜 bànyè, midnight/in the middle of the night
半辈子 bànbèizi, [半輩子], half of a lifetime
多半 duōbàn, most/mostly/most likely
半死 bànsǐ, half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out o...
半身 大半 dàbàn, more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely
半天 bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
半数 bànshù, [半數], half the number/half
半径 bànjìng, [半徑], radius
半点 bàndiǎn, [半點], the least bit
半生 bànshēng, half a lifetime
半岛 bàndǎo, [半島], peninsula
半路 bànlù, halfway/midway/on the way
半途而废 bàntúérfèi, [半途而廢], to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半决赛 bànjuésài, [半決賽], semifinals
半空 bànkōng, midair
半边 bànbiān, [半邊], half of sth/one side of sth
半价 bànjià, [半價], half price
半自动 bànzìdòng, [半自動], semiautomatic
半球 bànqiú, hemisphere
半身像 bànshēnxiàng, half-length photo or portrait/bust
上半场 减半 jiǎnbàn, [減半], to reduce by half
参半 cānbàn, [參半], half/half and half/both ... and .../just as much ... as .../equally
半死不活 半截 bànjié, half (of sth)/halfway through
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
北半球 Běibànqiú, Northern Hemisphere
南半球 Nánbànqiú, Southern Hemisphere
过半 guòbàn, [過半], over fifty percent/more than half
大半生 半儿 对半 duìbàn, [對半], half-and-half/50-50/to double
夜半 yèbàn, midnight
西半球 xībànqiú, Western Hemisphere
巴尔干半岛 BāěrgànBàndǎo, [巴爾幹半島], Balkan Peninsula
半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
半程 半成品 bànchéngpǐn, semi-manufactured goods/semifinished articles/semifinished products
事半功倍 shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
半导体 bàndǎotǐ, [半導體], semiconductor
大半天 一知半解 yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
半吊子 bàndiàozi, dabbler/smatterer/tactless and impulsive person
半身不遂 bànshēnbùsuì, paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
喜忧参半 xǐyōucānbàn, [喜憂參半], to have mixed feelings (about sth)
半圆 bànyuán, [半圓], semicircle
半边天 bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
降半旗 一星半点 yīxīngbàndiǎn, [一星半點], just the tiniest bit/a hint of
下半年 xiàbànnián, second half of the year
半生不熟 bànshēngbùshóu, underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
小半 xiǎobàn, a portion smaller than a half/the lesser part/the smaller part
半信半疑 bànxìnbànyí, half doubting/dubious/skeptical
后半段 半道 半音 bànyīn, semitone
下半时 半山腰 一年半载 yīniánbànzǎi, [一年半載], about a year
后半夜 上半时 半壁江山 bànbìjiāngshān, half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)/vas...
半路出家 bànlùchūjiā, switch to a job one was not trained for
阿拉伯半岛 ĀlābóBàndǎo, [阿拉伯半島], Arabian Peninsula
年过半百 毁誉参半 一多半 下半夜 半票 bànpiào, half-price ticket/half fare
半日 前半夜 qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
半公开 bàngōngkāi, [半公開], semiovert/more or less open
半工半读 bàngōngbàndú, [半工半讀], part work, part study/work-study program
半衰期 bànshuāiqī, half-life
半瓶醋 bànpíngcù, dabbler/dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
上半年 shàngbànnián, first half (of a year)
上半期 后半期 上半叶 shàngbànyè, [上半葉], the first half (of a period)
半月形 下半旗 半仙 半大 半年 bànnián, half a year
半百 bànbǎi, fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
上半夜 shàngbànyè, first half of the night/time before midnight
半推半就 bàntuībànjiù, half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resista...
半圆形 bànyuánxíng, [半圓形], semicircular
上下半场
夜 ⇒
夜 yè, [亱], variant of 夜[yè], night
夜晚 yèwǎn, night/CL:個|个[gè]
午夜 wǔyè, midnight
半夜 bànyè, midnight/in the middle of the night
过夜 guòyè, [過夜], to spend the night/overnight
夜总会 yèzǒnghuì, [夜總會], nightclub/nightspot
夜里 yèli, [夜裡], during the night/at night/nighttime
整夜 zhěngyè, the whole night/all through the night
今夜 jīnyè, tonight/this evening
深夜 shēnyè, very late at night
黑夜 hēiyè, night
夜间 yèjiān, [夜間], nighttime/evening or night (e.g. classes)
夜班 yèbān, night shift
熬夜 áoyè, to stay up late or all night
前夜 qiányè, the eve/the night before
日夜 rìyè, day and night/around the clock
彻夜 chèyè, [徹夜], the whole night
夜色 yèsè, night scene/the dim light of night
昨夜 zuóyè, last night
守夜 shǒuyè, to be on all-night duty/to be on night watch/to keep a vigil
长夜 chángyè, [長夜], long dark night/fig. long period of misery and oppression
夜莺 yèyīng, [夜鶯], nightingale
夜幕 yèmù, curtain of night/gathering darkness
夜以继日 yèyǐjìrì, [夜以繼日], night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜空 yèkōng, night sky
夜校 yèxiào, evening school/night school
夜生活 yèshēnghuó, night life
连夜 liányè, [連夜], that very night/through the night/for several nights in a row
夜鹰 yèyīng, [夜鷹], nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
月夜 yuèyè, moonlit night
除夕夜 日日夜夜 昼夜 zhòuyè, [晝夜], day and night/period of 24 hours/continuously, without stop
夜宵 yèxiāo, midnight snack
子夜 zǐyè, midnight
夜猫子 yèmāozi, [夜貓子], owl/(fig.) night owl
半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
夜游 yèyóu, [夜遊], to go to some place at night/to take a night trip to (a place)/to sleepwalk
隔夜 géyè, overnight/of the previous day
夜曲 yèqǔ, nocturne (music)
小夜曲 xiǎoyèqǔ, serenade
夜景 yèjǐng, nightscape
夜不能寐 天方夜谭 TiānfāngYètán/tiānfāngyètán, [天方夜譚], The Arabian Nights (classic story), fantasy story
开夜车 kāiyèchē, [開夜車], to burn the midnight oil/to work late into the night
夏夜 夜深 一夜间 日以继夜 狂欢夜 夜半 yèbàn, midnight
入夜 rùyè, nightfall
夜场 yèchǎng, [夜場], evening show (at theater etc)
夜市 yèshì, night market
彻夜不眠 chèyèbùmián, [徹夜不眠], to be sleepless all night
冬夜 夜深人静 yèshēnrénjìng, [夜深人靜], in the dead of night (idiom)
初夜权 夜宿 母夜叉 mǔyèchā, witch/shrew/vixen
夜壶 yèhú, [夜壺], chamber pot
夜大 夜航 夜袭 yèxí, [夜襲], night attack
夜叉 yèchā, yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)/(fig.) ferocious-looking person
消夜 xiāoyè, nighttime snack/late-night supper
后半夜 雪夜 夜盲 当夜 dāngyè/dàngyè, [當夜], on that night, that very night/the same night
夜餐 夜盲症 yèmángzhèng, night blindness/nyctalopia
秋夜 巡夜 夜光表 夜工 夜不闭户 yèbùbìhù, [夜不閉戶], lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
值夜 zhíyè, on night duty
星夜 下半夜 寒夜 前半夜 qiánbànyè, first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
夜车 夜礼服 夜郎自大 Yèlángzìdà, lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)/fig. foolish conceit
夜来香 yèláixiāng, [夜來香], tuberose/Cestrum nocturnum, see also 夜香木
日夜兼程 rìyèjiānchéng, to travel day and night
终夜 上半夜 shàngbànyè, first half of the night/time before midnight
夜阑人静 yèlánrénjìng, [夜闌人靜], the still of the night (idiom)/late at night
夜战
三 ⇒
三 Sān/sān, surname San, three/3
第三 三明治 sānmíngzhì, sandwich (loanword)/CL:個|个[gè]
三十 sānshí, thirty/30
三点 星期三 Xīngqīsān, Wednesday
周三 Zhōusān, [週三], Wednesday
两三 三千 三百 三角 sānjiǎo, triangle
三分 sānfēn, somewhat/to some degree
十三 shísān, thirteen/13
三分之一 sānfēnzhīyī, one third
三万 三月 Sānyuè, March/third month (of the lunar year)
三百万 三八 sānbā, International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nǚ jié], 8th March/foolish/stupid
三四 第三世界 dìsānshìjiè, Third World
第三者 dìsānzhě, sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship/the ...
再三 zàisān, over and over again/again and again
三角洲 sānjiǎozhōu, delta (geography)
三角形 sānjiǎoxíng, triangle
说三道四 shuōsāndàosì, [說三道四], to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip
高三 三流 sānliú, third-rate/inferior
三十秒 三维 sānwéi, [三維], three-dimensional/3D
三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
三分之二 一二三 三级 sānjí, [三級], grade 3/third class/category C
第十三 四分之三 三思而后行 sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三秒 瘪三 biēsān, [癟三], (Wu dialect) bum/wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
二十三 三合会 sānhéhuì, [三合會], triad, Chinese crime gang/triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dyna...
三千万 三叶草 sānyècǎo, [三葉草], clover/trefoil
礼拜三 Lǐbàisān, [禮拜三], Wednesday
三十六 三部曲 sānbùqǔ, trilogy
三脚架 sānjiǎojià, [三腳架], tripod/derrick crane
接二连三 jiēèrliánsān, [接二連三], one after another (idiom)/in quick succession
再而三 二三十 三亿 三一 三十万 半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
三星 Sānxīng/sānxīng, Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan/Samsun...
挑三拣四 tiāosānjiǎnsì, [挑三揀四], to be picky/to be choosy
三轮车 sānlúnchē, [三輪車], pedicab/tricycle
三日 一二三四 三月份 sānyuèfèn, March
铁三角 三军 sānjūn, [三軍], (in former times) upper, middle and lower army/army of right, center and left/(i...
三世 sānshì, the Third (of numbered kings)
三十二 火冒三丈 huǒmàosānzhàng, to get really angry
三十八 三位一体 SānwèiYītǐ, [三位一體], Holy Trinity/trinity
老三 三叶 三叉 三陪 三等 一二三四五 三十五 三角裤 sānjiǎokù, [三角褲], briefs/panties
三缄其口 sānjiānqíkǒu, [三緘其口], (idiom) reluctant to speak about it/tight-lipped
零三 百分之三十 三四年 事不过三 shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
退避三舍 tuìbìsānshè, [退避三捨], lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of super...
三七二十一 sānqīèrshíyī, three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)/the facts of the matter/the actual situation
约法三章 yuēfǎsānzhāng, [約法三章], to agree on three laws (idiom)/three-point covenant/(fig.) preliminary agreement...
三包 sānbāo, "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
三时 三言两语 sānyánliǎngyǔ, [三言兩語], in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三十亿 不三不四 bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
第二十三 赵春三 三生有幸 sānshēngyǒuxìng, the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortun...
三十三 三十四 一万三千 九又四分之三 三角架 三美 四十三 三万五千 三连冠 三两 sānliǎng, [三兩], two or three
三宝 sānbǎo, [三寶], the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (hi...
五十三 二三 三点一 朝三暮四 zhāosānmùsì, lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth tha...
三万五 三万两千 初三 chūsān, third year in junior middle school
三副 三十日 芝士三 三二一 一万三千五 三六 三五年 三和 三相 十三日 shísānrì, thirteenth day of a month
三亿五千万 三教九流 sānjiàojiǔliú, the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucian...
低三下四 dīsānxiàsì, servile
三十一 三等奖 三十九 一波三折 yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
三叶虫 sānyèchóng, [三葉蟲], trilobite
二十三日 第三十三 三点十五 二百三十万 隔三差五 gésānchàwǔ, every few days (idiom)
新官上任三把火 xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
三洋 Sānyáng, Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
三明 Sānmíng, Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
三点三十 三十五万 三千五 三菱 Sānlíng, Mitsubishi
三者 三十七 三十分 三六九 三百五十万 三百五十 三百两 一万三 三连胜 sānliánshèng, [三連勝], hat-trick (sports)
六十三 玛三 张三李四 ZhāngsānLǐsì, [張三李四], Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)/Tom, Dick and Harry
三千五百 第三十七 第三十二 十二三 三点十七 冰冻三尺 三万二 第三十四 一点三 三五 sānwǔ, several/three or five
三侠 三环 三毛 三四点 三五成群 sānwǔchéngqún, in groups of three or four (idiom)
三四百 十三四 凯文·三达斯基 三郎 三段论 sānduànlùn, [三段論], syllogism (deduction in logic)
六点三 一千三 三角铁 sānjiǎotiě, [三角鐵], triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron
三分之 其三 qísān, thirdly/the third
三番五次 sānfānwǔcì, over and over again (idiom)
三点十 三八一 三万九千 五千三 第二三 奎三 入木三分 rùmùsānfēn, written in a forceful hand/penetrating/profound
三十三秒 三千七百万 两千三百万 三缺一 两三百万 三角学 sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
三角法 sānjiǎofǎ, trigonometry (math.)
三文治 sānwénzhì, sandwich (loanword)
金秉三 两三千 三百六十 长三 chángsān, [長三], (old) high-class prostitute
三天后 四一二三 三四十万 三百五 一二三四五六七 三足鼎立 三岔路口 第三十六 七三 一百三十万 三同 二分之三 健三郎 一亿三千七百万 三鹿 Sānlù, Sanlu (brand)
百分之三 三万六千 三班倒 sānbāndǎo, three-shift system (work rostering)
三一七 三居室 贝克三 负三 二十三万五 三都 三不管 sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
三弦 sānxián, sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin ...
三尉 三国 Sānguó, [三國], Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history/several Three Kingdoms period...
三原 Sānyuán, Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
三二 三九 三中 三线 五十三分 第五十三 三泽 五分之三 三思 三性 三百八十万 三枝 一千三百万 三千二百万 十三万 三合一 sānhéyī, three in one/triple
一百零三 一三五 八又四分之三 三联 一九六三年 三八点 三十两 两亿八千三百万 三达祺 韩琛三年 一亿三千五百万 一七九三年 三点三 一点三十八 百分之十三 七点三 一千三百 飞流直下三千尺 七三一四八三九五二一三 陆三 三点七三 七六五四三二一 八分之一又十四分之三 八点三十 一九八三年 七又四分之三 一九四三年 三六日 一百五十三 不管三七二十一 bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
一二三四五六七八 三原色 三十三两 九点三十 十点十三 三棱镜 sānléngjìng, [三稜鏡], (triangular) prism
百分之三十五 两万三 木卫三 MùwèiSān, [木衛三], Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
四十三分 两点三十 三亿四千八百万分之一 百分之三点七 胡汉三 三角尺 四千三百三十四 四千三百三十六 九一三 六十三点五 三千六百万 奥莉维亚三年 三亿五千 三点四十五 第二百零三 四千三百三十七 三天两头 sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
两三亿 三十八九 二三四一 三百万一 三百六十五 二十二万九千三百二十 金泳三 JīnYǒngsān, Kim Young-sam (1927-), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998
大江健三郎 DàjiāngJiànsānláng, Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
三世时 三四五六年 二万三千 三角函数 sānjiǎohánshù, [三角函數], trigonometric function
三天前 奎三来 第三十 dìsānshí, thirtieth
三三 洛三儿 三七 sānqī, pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
高三生 十点零三 三千六百 九千三百万 三点零五 两三百 三十四万 三七分 三百零二 三十八万 零三分 三千三百万 一千四百三十五 三百一 三百六 三千五百万 两三千万 乔克三 三八点四十五 二三日 三点零七 四点三十八 森三佐 二三百 一百四十三 八分之三 田虎三 三又二分之一 三千一百万 五点三 一千五百八十三万 二三年 三国演义 SānguóYǎnyì, [三國演義], Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luó Guàn zhōng], one of t...
奎三连 三千七百八十万 三三九 三十二万 亿三 三十二秒 四又四分之三 十一万三千 四十三万五千 三千八 三千二 第三十一 六六三十六 三级跳 sānjítiào, [三級跳], triple jump (athletics)/hop, skip and jump
四千三百三十五 三伏天 sānfútiān, three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August...
三文五 一千七百三十四万 三千四百万 三点十九 五三 三民主义 Sānmínzhǔyì, [三民主義], Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
一千两百三十亿 三周 三百二十 三千八百二十一 五十六又三分之一 德里克·三德森 三万三千 三万一 三万两 三万八 艾迪三 四三点 五十亿零五十三 百分之三百 三国陆 三十七万五千 三十七万五 十万三千 两百三十万 那三栋 三千三百 老三样 伍三 三千二百 一百三 九点三 三百二十五 三十一亿六百七十八万六千零五 三万四千 二十二三 三五七 九分之三 两千六百五十三 三两万 三年 三子 三学 八三 三一年 三好 三万一千 三元 三仪 三亚 Sānyà, [三亞], Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三京 一七三八年 零点零三 六百三十九万六千 三百九十八万两千 三类 一三 三笙 三秋 零三秒 三年期 四万三 一千三百零三点五 三步 三昧 sānmèi, Samadhi (Buddhist term)
三期 三文 五千三百零二 三愿 五千三百零一 六一三 十三时 六千三百 四三 三四千 三四十 十三点 shísāndiǎn, [十三點], half-witted/nitwit
三四一 三条 sāntiáo, [三條], three of a kind (poker)
苏三 九三年 七点三十 举一反三 jǔyīfǎnsān, [舉一反三], to raise one and infer three/to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
五四三二一 斋藤道三 三十六分 三十分之一 三十一秒 第三十八 九十三 三十五秒 三顾茅庐 sāngùmáolú, [三顧茅廬], lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage/cf famous episode in the fictiona...
七万三千三百一十三 曼三世 十一点三 一百三十 三万七千六百 三通 sāntōng, T-joint/T-piece/T-pipe/three links
三轮 八三年 三无 三十一万 三藏 Sānzàng, Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to I...
一又三分之一 第三百十 七点三十一 一七三九年 罗三 四万三千 正三角形
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更 gēng/gèng, to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour periods into which t...
更加 gèngjiā, more (than sth else)/even more
更衣室 gēngyīshì, change room/dressing room/locker room/toilet
更为 gèngwéi, [更為], even more
更换 gēnghuàn, [更換], to replace (a worn-out tire etc)/to change (one's address etc)
更新 gēngxīn, to replace the old with new/to renew/to renovate/to upgrade/to update/to regener...
更改 gēnggǎi, to alter
更正 gēngzhèng, to correct/to make a correction
变更 biàngēng, [變更], to change/to alter/to modify
更年期 gēngniánqī, menopause/andropause
知更鸟 zhīgēngniǎo, [知更鳥], redbreast/robin
狄更斯 Dígēngsī, Dickens (name)/Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
更上一层楼 gèngshàngyīcénglóu, [更上一層樓], to take it up a notch/to bring it up a level
更进一步 自力更生 zìlìgēngshēng, regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)/self-reliance
更衣 gēngyī, to change clothes/to go to the toilet (euphemism)
更胜一筹 半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
更是 更替 gēngtì, to take over (from one another)/to alternate/to replace/to relay
查尔斯·狄更斯 Cháěrsī·Dígēngsī, [查爾斯·狄更斯], Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
更有甚者 gèngyǒushènzhě, furthermore (idiom)
更名 gēngmíng, to change name
更新换代 gēngxīnhuàndài, [更新換代], reform and renewal/generational change
更迭 gēngdié, to alternate/to change
狄更生 查尔斯狄更斯 更森 屈更红 打更 dǎgēng, to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
更强 更上层楼 更高 更多