Pinyin Results for "E"
哦 é/ó/ò/o, to chant, oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise), oh (interjection indic...
呃 è, (exclamation)/to hiccup
阿 Ā/ā/ē, abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn], prefix used before monosyllabic names, kins...
饿 è, [餓], to be hungry/hungry/to starve (sb)
恶 ě/è/wù, [惡], see 惡心|恶心[ě xīn], evil/fierce/vicious/ugly/coarse/to harm, to hate/to loathe/ash...
厄 è, [戹], distressed, variant of 厄[è]
额 é, [頟]/[額], variant of 額|额[é], forehead/horizontal tablet or inscribed board/specified numbe...
俄 É/é, Russia/Russian/abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[É luó sī]/Taiwan pr. [È], suddenly/very soon
鹅 é, [䳘]/[鵝]/[鵞], variant of 鵝|鹅[é], goose/CL:隻|只[zhī], variant of 鵝|鹅[é]
鳄 è, [鰐]/[鱷], variant of 鱷|鳄[è], crocodile/alligator
颚 è, [顎], jaw/palate
娥 é, good/beautiful
遏 è, to restrain/to check/to hold back
蛾 é, moth
鄂 È, abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hú běi Shěng] in central China/surname E
扼 è, [搤], to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold, variant of 扼[è]
轭 è, [軛], to restrain/to yoke
噩 è, startling
腭 è, [齶], palate/roof of the mouth
讹 é, [訛]/[譌], error/false/to extort, variant of 訛|讹[é]
愕 è, startled
峨 é, [峩], lofty/name of a mountain, variant of 峨[é]
锇 é, [鋨], osmium (chemistry)
蚵 é, (Tw) oyster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô])
萼 è, [蕚], calyx of a flower, old variant of 萼[è]
咹 è, eh?
䖸 é, variant of 蛾[é]
䳗 é, variant of 鵝|鹅[é]
吪 é, move
呝 è, old variant of 呃[è]
咢 è, beat a drum/startle
囮 é, decoy
垩 è, [堊], to whitewash/to plaster
堨 è, dam/to stop/check
堮 è, a boundary/a border
妸 ē, (used in female given names)/variant of 婀[ē]
婀 ē, [娿], variant of 婀[ē], graceful/willowy/unstable
屙 ē, to defecate
崿 è, cliff/precipice
嶭 è, elevated/lofty
悪 è, Japanese variant of 惡|恶[è]
枙 è, tree knot
涐 É, old name for the Dadu River 大渡河[Dà dù Hé] in Sichuan
皒 é, see 皒皒[é é]
砈 è, astatine (chemistry) (Tw)
苊 è, acenaphthene (C2H0)
莪 é, zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric
詻 è, harsh/forbidding
谔 è, [諤], honest speech
軶 è, old variant of 軛|轭[è]
锷 è, [鍔], blade edge/sharp
阏 è/yān, [閼], to block/to restrain/to control, see 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]
阨 è, defile/pass/in distress
頞 è, junction of nose and forehead
餩 è, hiccup
鹗 è, [鶚], (bird species of China) western osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
𫫇 ě, [噁], variant of 惡|恶[ě], esp. used in names of chemical components
Definition Results for "E"
为 wéi/wèi, [為]/[爲], as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to bec...
起来 qǐlai/qilai, [起來], to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qǐ lái], (after a verb) indicating the beginning...
更 gēng/gèng, to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour periods into which t...
帮 bāng, [幇]/[幚]/[幫], old variant of 幫|帮[bāng], old variant of 幫|帮[bāng], to help/to assist/to support...
带 dài, [帶], band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiáo]/to wear/to carry/to t...
前 qián, front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future/ago/before/BC (e.g. ...
以为 yǐwéi, [以為], to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication ...
位 wèi, position/location/place/seat/classifier for people (honorific)/classifier for bi...
马上 mǎshàng, [馬上], at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by military force)
名 míng, name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for peop...
门 Mén/mén, [門], surname Men, gate/door/CL:扇[shàn]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[gè]/opening/valve/switc...
查 Zhā/chá/zhā, surname Zha, to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to look ...
第 dì, (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)/order/(old) rank ...
强 Qiáng/jiàng/qiáng/qiǎng, [強]/[彊], surname Qiang, stubborn/unyielding, strong/powerful/better/slightly more than/vi...
药 yào, [葯]/[藥], leaf of the iris/variant of 藥|药[yào], medicine/drug/substance used for a specifi...
读 dòu/dú, [讀], comma/phrase marked by pause, to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciati...
酷 kù, ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(loanword) cool/hip
搬 bān, to move (i.e. relocate oneself)/to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)/to shift...
根 gēn, root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/...
恶心 ěxīn/èxīn, [噁心]/[惡心], variant of 惡心|恶心[ě xīn], nausea/to feel sick/disgust/nauseating/to embarrass (de...
失败 shībài, [失敗], to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[cì]
踢 tī, to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/(slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
州 zhōu, prefecture/(old) province/(old) administrative division/state (e.g. of US)/oblas...
权利 quánlì, [權利], right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)/(classical) power and wealth
弹 dàn/tán, [彈], crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball, to pluck (a string)/to play (a string instrume...
节 jiē/jié, [節], see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn], festival/holiday/node/joint/section/segment/part/to eco...
年代 niándài, a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)/age/era/period/CL:個|个[gè]
星球 xīngqiú, celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc)/heavenly body
东 Dōng/dōng, [東], surname Dong, east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
登 dēng, to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record/to enter (e.g. in a ...
林 Lín/lín, surname Lin/Japanese surname Hayashi, woods/forest/CL:片[piàn]/circle(s) (i.e. sp...
重点 chóngdiǎn/zhòngdiǎn, [重點], to recount (e.g. results of election)/to re-evaluate, important point/main point...
泡 pāo/pào, puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or f...
隐藏 yǐncáng, [隱藏], to hide/to conceal/to mask/to shelter/to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)/to hide o...
贴 tiē, [貼], to stick/to paste/to post (e.g. on a blog)/to keep close to/to fit snugly/to sub...
托 tuō, [託], prop/support (for weight)/rest (e.g. arm rest)/thanks to/to hold in one's hand/t...
出局 chūjú, to send off (player for a foul)/to knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tourna...
骑士 qíshì, [騎士], horseman/cavalryman/knight (i.e. European nobility)/(Tw) bike rider (scooter, bi...
载 zǎi/zài, [載], to record in writing/to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)/Taiwan pr. [zài]...
挡 dǎng/dàng, [擋]/[攩], to resist/to obstruct/to hinder/to keep off/to block (a blow)/to get in the way ...
即 jí, namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if/prompted (by the occasion)...
引 yǐn, to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to lengthen/to involve or ...
唉 āi/ài, interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)/to sigh, ...
恶 ě/è/wù, [惡], see 惡心|恶心[ě xīn], evil/fierce/vicious/ugly/coarse/to harm, to hate/to loathe/ash...
族 zú, race/nationality/ethnicity/clan/by extension, social group (e.g. office workers ...
路线 lùxiàn, [路線], itinerary/route/political line (e.g. right revisionist road)/CL:條|条[tiáo]
干脆 gāncuì, [乾脆], straightforward/clear-cut/blunt (e.g. statement)/you might as well/simply
出场 chūchǎng, [出場], (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform/(of an athlete) to enter the ...
暂停 zàntíng, [暫停], to suspend/time-out (e.g. in sports)/stoppage/pause (media player)
厄 è, [戹], distressed, variant of 厄[è]
未婚妻 wèihūnqī, fiancée
风暴 fēngbào, [風暴], storm/violent commotion/fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis...
贷款 dàikuǎn, [貸款], a loan/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]/to provide a loan (e.g. bank)/to raise a loan (from e.g. a ban...
亲戚 qīnqi, [親戚], a relative (i.e. family relation)/CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],位[wèi]
公 gōng, public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, c...
锁定 suǒdìng, [鎖定], to lock (a door)/to close with a latch/to lock into place/a lock/a latch/to lock...
来电 láidiàn, [來電], incoming telegram or telephone call/your telegram, telephone call, or message/to...
永恒 yǒnghéng, [永恆], eternal/everlasting/fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
走向 zǒuxiàng, direction/strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)/inclination/trend/to mov...
亲生 qīnshēng, [親生], one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)/biological (parents)/birth (parent...
年度 niándù, year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)/annual
折 shé/zhē/zhé, [摺], to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss, to turn sth over/to turn upside down/to ti...
额 é, [頟]/[額], variant of 額|额[é], forehead/horizontal tablet or inscribed board/specified numbe...
接收 jiēshōu, reception (of transmitted signal)/to receive/to accept/to admit/to take over (e....
俄 É/é, Russia/Russian/abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[É luó sī]/Taiwan pr. [È], suddenly/very soon
品味 pǐnwèi, to sample/to taste/to appreciate/one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion...
持 chí, to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. admi...
享用 xiǎngyòng, to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
逍遥法外 xiāoyáofǎwài, [逍遙法外], unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution/getting away with it ...
钞票 chāopiào, [鈔票], paper money/a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)/CL:張|张[zhāng],紮|扎[zā]
魂 hún, [䰟], old variant of 魂[hún], soul/spirit/immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from...
胆 dǎn, [膽], gall bladder/courage/guts/gall/inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inne...
气体 qìtǐ, [氣體], gas (i.e. gaseous substance)
流浪 liúlàng, to drift about/to wander/to roam/nomadic/homeless/unsettled (e.g. population)/va...
窗口 chuāngkǒu, window/opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)/comput...
制度 zhìdù, system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)/institution/CL:個|个[gè]
房产 fángchǎn, [房產], real estate/the property market (e.g. houses)
咪咪 mīmī, oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc/(onom.) me...
鹅 é, [䳘]/[鵝]/[鵞], variant of 鵝|鹅[é], goose/CL:隻|只[zhī], variant of 鵝|鹅[é]
活生生 huóshēngshēng, real (people)/living (artist)/while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
男子汉 nánzǐhàn, [男子漢], man (i.e. manly, masculine)
埃 Āi/āi, abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Āi jí], dust/dirt/angstrom/phonetic ai or e
有请 yǒuqǐng, [有請], to request the pleasure of seeing sb/to ask sb in/to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make...
折腾 zhēteng, [折騰], to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth over and over again/t...
规律 guīlǜ, [規律], rule (e.g. of science)/law of behavior/regular pattern/rhythm/discipline
大钱 dàqián, [大錢], high denomination of banknotes or coins/lots of money/a big sum (e.g. a bribe)
报社 bàoshè, [報社], newspaper (i.e. a company)/CL:家[jiā]
下士 xiàshì, lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty office...
算数 suànshù, [算數], to count numbers/to keep to one's word/to hold (i.e. to remain valid)/to count (...
时报 Shíbào, [時報], "Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)
略 lüè, [畧], plan/strategy/outline/summary/slightly/rather/to rob/to plunder/to summarize/to ...
琼 qióng, [瓊], jasper/fine jade/beautiful/exquisite (e.g. wine, food)/abbr. for Hainan province
酋长 qiúzhǎng, [酋長], headman (of primitive people)/tribal chief/used as translation for foreign leade...
走动 zǒudòng, [走動], to walk around/to move about/to stretch one's legs/to go for a walk/to be mobile...
海关 hǎiguān, [海關], customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)/CL:個|个[gè]
夜间 yèjiān, [夜間], nighttime/evening or night (e.g. classes)
跑道 pǎodào, athletic track/track/runway (i.e. airstrip)
管制 guǎnzhì, to control/to restrict/(PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restricti...
加大 jiādà, to increase (e.g. one's effort)
面罩 miànzhào, mask/visor/facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
过节 guòjié, [過節], to celebrate a festival/after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
框 kuàng, frame (e.g. door frame)/casing/fig. framework/template/to circle (i.e. draw a ci...
锋利 fēnglì, [鋒利], sharp (e.g. knife blade)/incisive/to the point
配对 pèiduì, [配對], to pair up/to match up/to form a pair (e.g. to marry)/to mate/matched pair
永别 yǒngbié, [永別], to part forever/eternal parting (i.e. death)
公立 gōnglì, public (e.g. school, hospital)
诠释 quánshì, [詮釋], to interpret/to comment and explain/to annotate/to perform (i.e. interpret a the...
宣读 xuāndú, [宣讀], to read out loud to an audience/a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
反射 fǎnshè, to reflect/reflection (from a mirror etc)/reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of org...
锤 chuí, [錘]/[鎚], hammer/to hammer into shape/weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)/to strike wi...
人头 réntóu, [人頭], person/number of people/(per) capita/(a person's) head/(Tw) person whose identit...
腔 qiāng, cavity of body/barrel (e.g. engine cylinder)/compartment/tune/accent of speech
未成年人 wèichéngniánrén, minor (i.e. person under 18)
词语 cíyǔ, [詞語], word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)/term (e.g. ...
卡门 Kǎmén, [卡門], Carmen (name)/Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper M...
伸张 shēnzhāng, [伸張], to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)/to promote
筋 jīn, muscle/tendon/veins visible under the skin/sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g....
收容所 shōuróngsuǒ, temporary shelter/hospice/refuge (e.g. for animals)/detention center
忽悠 hūyou, to rock/to sway/to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)/to flutter (e.g. ...
词汇 cíhuì, [詞匯]/[詞彙], variant of 詞彙|词汇[cí huì], vocabulary/list of words (e.g. for language teaching p...
古人 gǔrén, people from ancient times/the ancients/the late (i.e. person who has passed away...
扩张 kuòzhāng, [擴張], expansion/dilation/to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)/to broaden
定律 dìnglǜ, scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)/(in human affairs) a general...
裁 cái, to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to diminish/to cut back (e.g. o...
微小 wēixiǎo, minute (i.e. extremely small)/infinitesimal
券 quàn, [劵], bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)/contract/dee...
安然无恙 ānránwúyàng, [安然無恙], safe and sound (idiom)/to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
绞死 jiǎosǐ, [絞死], to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)/to strangle
颠覆 diānfù, [顛覆], to topple (i.e. knock over)/to capsize/fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting o...
赴 fù, to go/to visit (e.g. another country)/to attend (a banquet etc)
憎恶 zēngè/zēngwù, [憎惡], to hate evil/see also 憎惡|憎恶[zēng wù], to loathe/to hate/to abhor/see also 憎惡|憎恶[...
竞技 jìngjì, [競技], competition of skill (e.g. sports)/athletics tournament
无名氏 wúmíngshì, [無名氏], anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)
收藏家 shōucángjiā, a collector (e.g. of artworks)
鳄 è, [鰐]/[鱷], variant of 鱷|鳄[è], crocodile/alligator
屋檐 wūyán, [屋簷], eaves/roof (i.e. home)
套餐 tàocān, set meal/product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
晒太阳 shàitàiyáng, [曬太陽], to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)/to put sth in the sun (e.g. to...
合拍 hépāi, in time with (i.e. same rhythm)/to keep in step with/fig. to cooperate
役 yì, forced labor/corvée/obligatory task/military service/to use as servant/to enserf...
矫正 jiǎozhèng, [矯正], to correct/to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)/to cure...
眩晕 xuànyùn, [眩暈], vertigo/dizziness/fainting/feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or...
小动作 xiǎodòngzuò, [小動作], bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)/petty maneuver/dirty trick/gamesmanship
卫队 wèiduì, [衛隊], guard (i.e. group of soldiers)
崛起 juéqǐ, to rise abruptly (to a towering position)/to tower over/to spring up/to emerge s...
慢性 mànxìng, slow and patient/chronic (disease)/slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
肥肉 féiròu, fat (e.g. pork fat)/fatty meat/(fig.) a gold mine/cash cow
仪表 yíbiǎo, [儀表], appearance/bearing/meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
赛事 sàishì, [賽事], competition (e.g. sporting)
编织 biānzhī, [編織], to weave/to knit/to plait/to braid/(fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream,...
受难 shòunàn, [受難], to suffer a calamity/to suffer (e.g. under torture)/distress
透视 tòushì, [透視], to see through/perspective/to examine by fluoroscopy (i.e. X-ray)
所属 suǒshǔ, [所屬], one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)/subordinate (i....
蓄 xù, to store up/to grow (e.g. a beard)/to entertain (ideas)
实况 shíkuàng, [實況], live (e.g. broadcast or recording)/what is actually happening/scene/the real sit...
报警器 bàojǐngqì, [報警器], alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm)/warning device
夹心 jiāxīn, [夾心], to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)/stuffed
分析员 fēnxīyuán, [分析員], analyst (e.g. of news)
凝聚 níngjù, to condense/to coagulate/coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)/aggregation/cohe...
魄 pò, soul/mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body
签收 qiānshōu, [簽收], to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc)
中枢 zhōngshū, [中樞], center/backbone/hub (e.g. of transport network)/the central administration
鸡汤 jītāng, [雞湯], chicken stock/chicken soup/(fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good mot...
执业 zhíyè, [執業], to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer)/practitioner/professional
版面 bǎnmiàn, page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website)/printing space (reserved for s...
重叠 chóngdié, [重疊], to overlap/to superimpose/to telescope/to run together/to duplicate/one over ano...
首映 shǒuyìng, to premiere (a movie or TV show)/premiere (of a movie)/first-run (movie)/to gree...
长眠 chángmián, [長眠], eternal rest (i.e. death)
胡椒粉 hújiāofěn, ground pepper (i.e. powder)
经销商 jīngxiāoshāng, [經銷商], dealer/seller/distributor/broker/agency/franchise (i.e. company)/retail outlet
倒影 dàoyǐng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
借光 jièguāng, excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)/reflected glory/to benefit from sb else'...
标注 biāozhù, [標注], to mark out/to tag/to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to/to an...
唯独 wéidú, [唯獨], only/just (i.e. it is only that...)/all except/unique
抹黑 mǒhēi, to discredit/to defame/to smear sb's name/to bring shame upon (oneself or one's ...
抽血 chōuxuè, to take blood/to draw blood (e.g. for a test)
升降机 shēngjiàngjī, [升降機], aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift)/lift/elevator
专线 zhuānxiàn, [專線], special-purpose phone line or communications link/hotline/special rail line (e.g...
遣返 qiǎnfǎn, to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)/to send back
公演 gōngyǎn, to perform (e.g. on the stage)/to lecture
牢笼 láolóng, [牢籠], cage/trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)/fig. bonds (of wrong ...
干冰 gānbīng, [乾冰], dry ice (i.e. frozen CÓ)/CL:塊|块[kuài]
存入 cúnrù, to deposit (e.g. in a bank account)
药检 yàojiǎn, [藥檢], drugs test (e.g. on athletes)
宝典 bǎodiǎn, [寶典], canonical text/treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
铜板 tóngbǎn, [銅板], copper coin/copper plate (e.g. for printing)
埋头 máitóu, [埋頭], to immerse oneself in/engrossed in sth/to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)/co...
收发室 shōufāshì, [收發室], mail room/radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)
回路 huílù, to return/circuit (e.g. electric)/loop
公约 gōngyuē, [公約], convention (i.e. international agreement)
美籍 Měijí, American (i.e. of US nationality)
辩称 biànchēng, [辯稱], to argue (that)/to allege/to dispute/to plead (e.g. not guilty)
外祖父 wàizǔfù, maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
钻井 zuānjǐng, [鑽井], to drill (e.g. for oil)/a borehole
下海 xiàhǎi, to go out to sea/to enter the sea (to swim etc)/(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. ...
转院 zhuǎnyuàn, [轉院], to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital/to transfer to hospital (e.g. a ...
起价 qǐjià, [起價], initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer)/prices starting from
良药 liángyào, [良藥], good medicine/panacea/fig. a good solution/a good remedy (e.g. to a social probl...
错位 cuòwèi, [錯位], to misplace/displacement (e.g. of broken bones)/out of alignment/faulty contact/...
造福 zàofú, to benefit (e.g. the people)
合体 hétǐ, [合體], to combine/combination/composite character (i.e. a synonym of 合體字|合体字[hé tǐ zì])...
韵 yùn, [韻], beautiful sound/appeal/charm/vowel/rhyme/in Chinese phonetics, the medial and fi...
联队 liánduì, [聯隊], wing (of an air force)/sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. ...
镶嵌 xiāngqiàn, [鑲嵌], to inlay/to embed/to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)/tiling/tesselation
字样 zìyàng, [字樣], model or template character/written slogan or phrase/mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空...
返程 fǎnchéng, return journey (e.g. home)
民国 Mínguó, [民國], Republic of China (1912-1949)/used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e....
禁药 jìnyào, [禁藥], drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)
鞭策 biāncè, to spur on/to urge on/to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
有期徒刑 yǒuqītúxíng, limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
改期 gǎiqī, to reschedule/to rearrange (e.g. a meeting)/to postpone
路况 lùkuàng, [路況], road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
海风 hǎifēng, [海風], sea breeze/sea wind (i.e. from the sea)
无期 wúqī, [無期], unspecified period/in the indefinite future/no fixed time/indefinite sentence (i...
流连 liúlián, [流連], to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)/to linger on
车行 chēháng/chēxíng, [車行], car-related business/car dealership/taxi company/(commercial) garage, traffic/to...
戊 wù, fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]/fifth in order/letter "E" or R...
上行 shàngxíng, (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)/(of river boats) to go against the cur...
外场 wàicháng/wàichǎng, [外場], outside world/society, outer area (of a place that has an inner area)/dining are...
拓 Tuò/tà/tuò, surname Tuo, to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription), to expand/to push sth w...
东家 dōngjiā, [東家], master (i.e. employer)/landlord/boss
挂钩 guàgōu, [掛鉤], hook (on which to hang sth)/to couple/to link together/to establish contact with...
精锐 jīngruì, [精銳], elite (e.g. troops)/crack/best quality personnel
相交 xiāngjiāo, to cross over (e.g. traffic)/to intersect/to make friends
下发 xiàfā, [下發], to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels/to distribute (e.g. disaster relief ...
回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
内分泌 nèifēnmì, [內分泌], endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)
凉拌 liángbàn, [涼拌], salad with dressing/cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. coleslaw)
印子 yìnzi, trace/impression (e.g. footprint)/abbr. of 印子錢|印子钱[yìn zi qián], usury
生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
码子 mǎzi, [碼子], number (e.g. page or house number)/numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral)/code...
旗号 qíhào, [旗號], military banner/flag signal/(fig.) banner (i.e. false pretenses)
高位 gāowèi, high position/eminent status/top job/raised position/upper (limbs)/a high (i.e. ...
旋钮 xuánniǔ, [旋鈕], knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
绿地 lǜdì, [綠地], green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
对抗赛 duìkàngsài, [對抗賽], duel/match/competition between paired opponents (e.g. sporting)
画图 huàtú, [畫圖], to draw designs, maps etc/picture (e.g. of life in the city)
大国 dàguó, [大國], a power (i.e. a dominant country)
尾气 wěiqì, [尾氣], exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)/emissions
下行 xiàxíng, (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)/(of river boats) to travel downstr...
波西米亚 Bōxīmǐyà/bōxīmǐyà, [波西米亞], Bohemia, historical country of central Europe, bohemian (i.e. artistic and uncon...
鲁宾 Lǔbīn, [魯賓], Rubin (name)/Robert E. Rubin (1938-), US Treasury Secretary 1995-1999 under Pres...
周岁 zhōusuì, [週歲], one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
劳役 láoyì, [勞役], forced labor/corvée (labor required of a serf)/animal labor
图谱 túpǔ, [圖譜], archive of graphics (e.g. maps, documents or botanical figures)/atlas/collection...
禁运 jìnyùn, [禁運], embargo/export ban (e.g. on weapons)
马蹄 mǎtí, [馬蹄], horse's hoof/horseshoe/Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta)
配送 pèisòng, to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pèi huò] and 送貨|送货[sòng huò]...
闭关 bìguān, [閉關], to close the passes/to seal off the country/seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. o...
落马 luòmǎ, [落馬], (lit.) to fall from a horse/(fig.) to suffer a setback/to come a cropper/to be s...
激将法 jījiàngfǎ, [激將法], indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioni...
枢纽 shūniǔ, [樞紐], hub (e.g. of traffic network)/hinge/pivot/fulcrum
举世 jǔshì, [舉世], throughout the world/world ranking (e.g. first)
碍眼 àiyǎn, [礙眼], to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
上扬 shàngyáng, [上揚], to rise (i.e. number increases)/a price rise/to raise
矫形 jiǎoxíng, [矯形], orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
苦水 kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
血气 xuèqì, [血氣], blood and vital breath/bloodline (i.e. parentage)/valor
猴年 hóunián, Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
专柜 zhuānguì, [專櫃], sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
噩运 èyùn, [噩運], variant of 厄運|厄运[è yùn]
良民 liángmín, good people/ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class)
精辟 jīngpì, [精闢], clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)/incisive/insightful
胡乐 húyuè, [胡樂], Hu music/central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati)
洪流 hóngliú, a powerful current/a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)
除尘 chúchén, [除塵], to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)
砂纸 shāzhǐ, [砂紙], sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
清道 qīngdào, to clean the street/to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of roy...
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
健美操 jiànměicāo, aerobics/aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
外籍 wàijí, foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
大肠杆菌 dàchánggǎnjūn, [大腸桿菌], Escherichia coli (E. coli)
消融 xiāoróng, to melt (e.g. an icecap)
天宫 Tiāngōng, [天宮], Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
倒贴 dàotiē, [倒貼], to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taki...
复核 fùhé, [復核], to reconsider/to reexamine/to review (e.g. a report prior to accepting it)
音译 yīnyì, [音譯], transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese char...
受聘 shòupìn, hired (for employment)/invited (e.g. to lecture)/engaged (for a task)/(in olden ...
官能 guānnéng, function/capability/sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell...
通讯社 tōngxùnshè, [通訊社], a news service (e.g. Xinhua)
通车 tōngchē, [通車], to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)/(of a locality) to have a tr...
沿线 yánxiàn, [沿線], along the line (e.g. railway)/the region near the line
圆领 yuánlǐng, [圓領], crew neck/round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)
阿里巴巴 ĀlǐBābā/Ālǐbābā, Ali Baba, character from The Arabian Nights, Alibaba, PRC e-commerce company
光能 guāngnéng, light energy (e.g. solar)
怪杰 guàijié, [怪傑], monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)
昂首 ángshǒu, head high/in high spirits/to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
护法 hùfǎ, [護法], to keep the law/to protect Buddha's teachings/protector of Buddhist law (i.e. te...
豆瓣 Dòubàn/dòubàn, Douban, PRC social networking website, cotyledon of a bean (i.e. either of the h...
冢 zhǒng, [塚], mound/burial mound/senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank), variant of 冢[zh...
回流 huíliú, to flow back/reflux/circumfluence/refluence/backward flow/returning flow (e.g. o...
诀 jué, [訣], to bid farewell/tricks of the trade/pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16...
纲领 gānglǐng, [綱領], program (i.e. plan of action)/guiding principle
恶运 èyùn, [惡運], variant of 厄運|厄运[è yùn]
喜新厌旧 xǐxīnyànjiù, [喜新厭舊], lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e...
充数 chōngshù, [充數], to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)/to serve as sto...
解手 jiěshǒu, to relieve oneself (i.e. use the toilet)/to solve
鄂 È, abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hú běi Shěng] in central China/surname E
干爹 gāndiē, [乾爹], adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
策反 cèfǎn, to instigate (rebellion etc)/incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
倒挂 dàoguà, [倒掛], lit. to hang upside down/fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing an...
扼 è, [搤], to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold, variant of 扼[è]
中古 ZhōngGǔ/zhōnggǔ, Sino-Cuban/China-Cuba, medieval/Middle Ages/Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th...
往复 wǎngfù, [往復], to go and come back/to make a return trip/backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston...
科室 kēshì, department/administrative division/unit (e.g. intensive care unit)
牵头 qiāntóu, [牽頭], to lead (an animal by the head)/to take the lead/to coordinate (a combined opera...
复读 fùdú, [復讀]/[複讀], to return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already grad...
银鱼 yínyú, [銀魚], oriental whitebait/slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salang...
承继 chéngjì, [承繼], adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)/to inherit
邀请赛 yāoqǐngsài, [邀請賽], invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)
电离 diànlí, [電離], ion/ionized (e.g. gas)
差役 chāiyì, forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)/bailiff of feudal yamen
中叶 zhōngyè, [中葉], mid- (e.g. mid-century)/middle period
重影 chóngyǐng, overlapping images/double exposure of photo (e.g. due to fault or motion of came...
袖章 xiùzhāng, armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
升调 shēngdiào, [昇調], rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
金碧辉煌 jīnbìhuīhuáng, [金碧輝煌], gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom)/fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal pal...
公休 gōngxiū, public holiday/official leave (e.g. sabbatical)
祺 qí, auspicious/propitious/good luck/felicity/euphoria/used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long C...
蒸笼 zhēnglóng, [蒸籠], steamer basket (e.g. for dimsum)
玲玲 línglíng, (onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
干妈 gānmā, [乾媽], adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
票友 piàoyǒu, an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)
中听 zhōngtīng, [中聽], pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)/to one's liking/music to one's ears/Taiwa...
吊杆 diàogān, a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
遏止 èzhǐ, to hold back/to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)/to resist/esp. with negative, ...
阴极 yīnjí, [陰極], cathode/negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)
苦役 kǔyì, forced labor/corvée/penal servitude
鹿死谁手 lùsǐshéishǒu, [鹿死誰手], to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empi...
敬语 jìngyǔ, [敬語], honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
礼炮 lǐpào, [禮炮], gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)/salvo
白皮书 báipíshū, [白皮書], white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)/white book
工种 gōngzhǒng, [工種], kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)
环线 huánxiàn, [環線], ring road/circle line (e.g. rail or subway)
五谷 wǔgǔ, [五穀], five crops, e.g. millet 粟[sù], soybean 豆[dòu], sesame 麻[má], barley 麥|麦[mài], ri...
展销 zhǎnxiāo, [展銷], to display and sell (e.g. at a fair)/sales exhibition
航船 hángchuán, ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)
螺旋体 luóxuántǐ, [螺旋體], Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria/spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. caus...
守恒 shǒuhéng, [守恆], conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)/to remain constant (o...
辐射能 fúshènéng, [輻射能], radiation energy (e.g. solar)
泽兰 zélán, [澤蘭], Eupatorium, e.g. Japanese bog orchid (Eupatorium japonicum Thunb)
外挂 wàiguà, [外掛], attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)/plug-in/add-on/special software used to che...
坯 pī, blank (e.g. for a coin)/unburnt earthenware/semifinished product/Taiwan pr. [pēi...
走卒 zǒuzú, pawn (i.e. foot soldier)/servant/lackey (of malefactor)
涵养 hányǎng, [涵養], to conserve (e.g. water)/self-restraint/self-possession
气化 qìhuà, [氣化], to vaporize/evaporation/carburetion/氣|气[qì] transformation in TCM (i.e. transfor...
讹 é, [訛]/[譌], error/false/to extort, variant of 訛|讹[é]
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)
填空 tiánkòng, to fill a job vacancy/to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
会审 huìshěn, [會審], joint hearing/to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers)
乙巳 yǐsì, forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
华盖 huágài, [華蓋], imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage)/aureole/halo
导读 dǎodú, [導讀], guide (e.g. book or other printed material)
天象 tiānxiàng, meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
蒸馏器 zhēngliúqì, [蒸餾器], still (i.e. distilling apparatus)
童趣 tóngqù, qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphize...
相斥 xiāngchì, mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic)/to repel one another
内分泌腺 nèifēnmìxiàn, [內分泌腺], endocrine gland/gland producing internal secretion, e.g. hormone
方丈 Fāngzhang/fāngzhang, one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals, square zhang (i....
发祥地 fāxiángdì, [發祥地], the birthplace (of sth good)/the cradle (e.g. of art)
韭菜 jiǔcài, garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(fig.) retail investors who...
嫦娥 Chángé, Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)/one of the Chang'e series of P...
有理数 yǒulǐshù, [有理數], rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)
近代史 jìndàishǐ, modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynast...
脉络 màiluò, [脈絡], arteries and veins/network of blood vessels/vascular system (of a plant or anima...
勃兰登堡 Bólándēngbǎo, [勃蘭登堡], Brandenburg (e.g. gate, concertos)
软着陆 ruǎnzhuólù, [軟著陸], soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
无烟 wúyān, [無煙], nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
制式 zhìshì, standardized/standard (service, method etc)/regulation (clothing etc)/formulaic/...
刻度盘 kèdùpán, [刻度盤], dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
犯戒 fànjiè, to go against the rules (of a religious order)/to break a ban (e.g. medical)
合股 hégǔ, joint stock/ply (e.g. 2-ply yarn)
获得性 huòdéxìng, [獲得性], acquired (i.e. not inborn)
圆白菜 yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
倒像 dàoxiàng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倒刺 dàocì, barb/barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
峨 é, [峩], lofty/name of a mountain, variant of 峨[é]
集权 jíquán, [集權], centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party
兔年 tùnián, Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
豪雨 háoyǔ, violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon)/cloudburst
猛跌 měngdiē, drop sharply (e.g. stock prices)
解放后 jiěfànghòu, [解放後], after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)/after the establishment of...
关公 Guāngōng, [關公], Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guān Yǔ])
目力 mùlì, eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
正体 zhèngtǐ, [正體], standard form (of a Chinese character)/plain font style (as opposed to bold or i...
干女儿 gānnǚér, [乾女兒], adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
沙俄 ShāÉ, Tsarist Russia/abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国[Shā huáng É guó]
热处理 rèchǔlǐ, [熱處理], hot treatment (e.g. of metal)
股长 gǔzhǎng, [股長], person in charge of a 股[gǔ] (section or department)/head/chief/director/(in a cl...
狗年 gǒunián, Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
火烧云 huǒshāoyún, [火燒雲], nuée ardente/hot cloud of volcanic ash
蛇年 shénián, Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
浓淡 nóngdàn, [濃淡], shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark)
照发 zhàofā, [照發], approved for distribution/to provide (wages etc) as usual (e.g. while an employe...
初等 chūděng, elementary (i.e. easy)
羊年 yángnián, Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
猪年 zhūnián, [豬年], Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
公假 gōngjià, official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to...
罗锅 luóguō, [羅鍋], humpbacked (e.g. a bridge)/in the form of an arch/a hunchback
民营 mínyíng, [民營], privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
东道主 dōngdàozhǔ, [東道主], host/official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
预警机 yùjǐngjī, [預警機], early warning aircraft system, e.g. US AWACS
外分泌 wàifēnmì, exocrine/external secretion (e.g. saliva)
大关 dàguān, [大關], strategic pass/barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a ro...
从一而终 cóngyīérzhōng, [從一而終], faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
化学式 huàxuéshì, [化學式], chemical formula (e.g. water HO)
字书 zìshū, [字書], character book (i.e. school primer)
烂漫 lànmàn, [爛漫], brightly colored/unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)
永眠 yǒngmián, eternal rest (i.e. death)
性状 xìngzhuàng, [性狀], nature (i.e. properties of sth)/character
脱胎 tuōtāi, [脫胎], to be born/(fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political syste...
不定冠词 bùdìngguàncí, [不定冠詞], indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
续借 xùjiè, [續借], extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
协约国 xiéyuēguó, [協約國], Allies/entente (i.e. Western powers allied to China in WW)
鼠年 shǔnián, Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
票证 piàozhèng, [票證], a ticket/a pass (e.g. to enter a building)
二世 èrshì, the Second (of numbered kings)/second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
重剑 zhòngjiàn, [重劍], épée (fencing)
套红 tàohóng, [套紅], printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
湖北 Húběi, Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[È], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wǔ hàn]
回波 huíbō, echo (e.g. radar)/returning wave
手活 shǒuhuó, manipulation (e.g. ball handling in sport)/hand job
萼 è, [蕚], calyx of a flower, old variant of 萼[è]
矫治 jiǎozhì, [矯治], to correct (e.g. sight or hearing)/to rectify/to cure
娥眉 éméi, variant of 蛾眉[é méi]
脾胃 píwèi, spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)/preferences/one's taste (e.g. in li...
癸亥 guǐhài, sixtieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043
哑然失笑 yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
炼化 liànhuà, [煉化], to refine/refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
像章 xiàngzhāng, badge/insignia/lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leade...
乙未 yǐwèi, thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
干儿子 gānérzi, [乾兒子], adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
挈 qiè, to raise/to lift/to take along (e.g. one's family)
世局 shìjú, the situation (e.g. political)/the state of the world
调谐 tiáoxié, [調諧], harmonious/to adjust/to tune (e.g. wireless receiver)/to bring into harmony
紧巴巴 jǐnbābā, [緊巴巴], tight fitting/hard up (i.e. lacking money)
虎年 hǔnián, Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
偶人 ǒurén, idol (i.e. statue for worship)
黑色金属 hēisèjīnshǔ, [黑色金屬], ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
高纬度 gāowěidù, [高緯度], high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
隐疾 yǐnjí, [隱疾], an unmentionable illness (e.g. venereal disease)
一类 yīlèi, [一類], same type/category 1 (i.e. class A)
词形 cíxíng, [詞形], form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)/morphology (linguistics)
马年 mǎnián, [馬年], Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
次大陆 cìdàlù, [次大陸], subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)
滴溜溜 dīliūliū, whirling/spinning around and around/round and plump (e.g. of fruit)
壬辰 rénchén, twenty-ninth year I of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
畑 tián, used in Japanese names with phonetic value hatake, bata etc/dry field (i.e. not ...
剂型 jìxíng, [劑型], delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc)
豆腐渣 dòufuzhā, okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
总社 zǒngshè, [總社], cooperative (organisation)/cooperation (e.g. between companies)
卤化物 lǔhuàwù, [鹵化物], halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)
润湿 rùnshī, [潤濕], to moisten (e.g. of rain)/to wet
区划 qūhuà, [區劃], subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
干娘 gānniáng, [乾娘], adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
牛年 niúnián, Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
承兑 chéngduì, [承兌], to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) (commerce)/to honor (a check...
远期 yuǎnqī, [遠期], long-term/at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment)/abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约...
千里 qiānlǐ, a thousand miles/a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)/a long distance
单眼 dānyǎn, [單眼], ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye)/one eye (i.e. one's left ...
A菜 Àcai, (Tw) lettuce (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
C位 Cwèi, (neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of e...
䖸 é, variant of 蛾[é]
䳗 é, variant of 鵝|鹅[é]
一一映射 yīyīyìngshè, bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto)/one-t...
一甲 yījiǎ, 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元...
一致资源定址器 yīzhìzīyuándìngzhǐqì, [一致資源定址器], uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
一般贸易 yībānmàoyì, [一般貿易], general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)
丁丑 dīngchǒu, fourteenth year D of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
丁亥 dīnghài, twenty-fourth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
丁卯 dīngmǎo, fourth year D of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
丁夫 dīngfū, (in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
丁巳 dīngsì, fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
丁未 dīngwèi, forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
丁酉 dīngyǒu, thirty-fourth year D0 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017
三个世界 SāngeShìjiè, [三個世界], the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR...
三公经费 sāngōngjīngfèi, [三公經費], "three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and ent...
三略 Sānlüè, see 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān lüè]
三重县 Sānchóngxiàn, [三重縣], Mi'e prefecture in central Japan
三铁 sāntiě, [三鐵], triathlon (Tw)/(athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e. disc...
三音 sānyīn, third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
上榜 shàngbǎng, to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam)/to make...
下架 xiàjià, to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product)
不可解 bùkějiě, insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
丑牛 chǒuniú, Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
丙午 bǐngwǔ, forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
丙子 bǐngzǐ, thirteenth year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
丙寅 bǐngyín, third year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
丙戌 bǐngxū, twenty-third year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066
丙申 bǐngshēn, thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016
丙辰 bǐngchén, fifty-third year C of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
东主 dōngzhǔ, [東主], owner (e.g. of a shop)
东引乡 Dōngyǐnxiāng, [東引鄉], Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Is...
东沟 Dōnggōu, [東溝], Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖區|梁子湖区[Liáng zi hú qū] of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È...
东沟镇 Dōnggōuzhèn, [東溝鎮], Donggou town in Liangzihu district 梁子湖區|梁子湖区[Liáng zi hú qū] of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È...
东胜 Dōngshèng, [東勝], Dongshend district of Ordos city 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[È ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia
东胜区 Dōngshèngqū, [東勝區], Dongsheng district of Ordos city 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[È ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia
东阿 Dōngē, [東阿], Dong'e county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liáo chéng], Shandong
东阿县 Dōngēxiàn, [東阿縣], Dong'e county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liáo chéng], Shandong
两院 liǎngyuàn, [兩院], two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
中国籍 Zhōngguójí, [中國籍], Chinese (i.e. of Chinese nationality)
中国西北边陲 Zhōngguóxīběibiānchuí, [中國西北邊陲], border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
中声 zhōngshēng, [中聲], medial (i.e. middle vowel of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
中欧 ZhōngŌu, [中歐], China-Europe (e.g. trading relations)/Central Europe
主宾谓 zhǔbīnwèi, [主賓謂], subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Ja...
主谓宾 zhǔwèibīn, [主謂賓], subject-verb-object SVO or subject-predicate-object sentence pattern (e.g. in Ch...
举发 jǔfā, [舉發], to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)/to accuse (in court)/to impeach/to denounce
义译 yìyì, [義譯], formation of a loanword using a combination of characters or words that suggests...
乌审 Wūshěn, [烏審], Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inne...
乌审旗 Wūshěnqí, [烏審旗], Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inne...
乌讷楚 Wūnèchǔ, [烏訥楚], Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inne...
乙丑 yǐchǒu, second year B of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
乙亥 yǐhài, twelfth year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
乙卯 yǐmǎo, fifty-second year B of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
乙酉 yǐyǒu, twenty-second year B0 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
也就是 yějiùshì, that is/i.e.
书社 shūshè, [書社], a reading group/press (i.e. publishing house)
二元论 èryuánlùn, [二元論], dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind ...
二次 èrcì, second (i.e. number two)/second time/twice/(math.) quadratic (of degree two)
二次方 èrcìfāng, square (i.e. x times x)
二甲 èrjiǎ, 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and u...
五步蛇 wǔbùshé, Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper/also called five-paced viper (i.e. can gro...
亚欧大陆腹地 Yàōudàlùfùdì, [亞歐大陸腹地], Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
交睫 jiāojié, to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)
亥猪 hàizhū, [亥豬], Year 12, year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
亵昵 xiènì, [褻昵], familiar (i.e. rude)/irreverent
人精 rénjīng, sophisticate/man with extensive experience/child prodigy/Wunderkind (i.e. brilli...
人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 rénfēishēngérzhīzhīzhě,shúnéngwúhuò, [人非生而知之者，孰能無惑], Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?/We are not born with ...
今音 jīnyīn, modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
仙宫 xiāngōng, [仙宮], underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
代字 dàizì, abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府)/code name/(old...
代销 dàixiāo, [代銷], to sell as agent/to sell on commission (e.g. insurance policies)/proxy sale (of ...
仿射 fǎngshè, affine (math.), i.e. inhomogeneous linear
伊斯法罕 Yīsīfǎhǎn, Isfahan or Eşfahān, province and city in central Iran
伊金霍洛 Yījīnhuòluò, Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī...
伊金霍洛旗 Yījīnhuòluòqí, Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī...
优待票 yōudàipiào, [優待票], reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)
传动装置 chuándòngzhuāngzhì, [傳動裝置], transmission (i.e. gears)
传奇人物 chuánqírénwù, [傳奇人物], legendary person/legend (i.e. person)
伤耗 shānghào, [傷耗], damage (e.g. to goods in transit)
余留无符号数 yúliúwúfúhàoshù, [餘留無符號數], unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)
余码 yúmǎ, [餘碼], excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)
余量 yúliàng, [餘量], remnant/leftover/tolerance (i.e. allowed error)
使用数量 shǐyòngshùliàng, [使用數量], usage (i.e. extent of use)
侵入性 qīnrùxìng, invasive (e.g. disease or procedure)
俄尔 éěr, [俄爾], see 俄而[é ér]
俄期 éqī, abbr. for 俄狄浦斯期[é dí pǔ sī qī], oedipal phase
俗人 súrén, common people/laity (i.e. not priests)
倒仓 dǎocāng, [倒倉], to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)/voice breaking (of male opera si...
倒立像 dàolìxiàng, inverted image/reversed image (e.g. upside down)
候任 hòurèn, -elect/designate/(i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
借过 jièguò, [借過], excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
假借义 jiǎjièyì, [假借義], the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jiǎ jiè zì] acquired from a similar...
假分数 jiǎfēnshù, [假分數], improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths)/see also: pr...
假座 jiǎzuò, to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
假报告 jiǎbàogào, [假報告], false report/forgery/fabricated declaration (e.g. income tax return)
偏低 piāndī, to be on the low side/to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)
偏西 piānxī, inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the da...
偏门 piānmén, [偏門], side door/doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
偶极 ǒují, [偶極], dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)
催乳 cuīrǔ, to promote lactation/to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)
催奶 cuīnǎi, to promote lactation/to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)
光伏 guāngfú, photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光伏器件 guāngfúqìjiàn, photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)
入盟 rùméng, to join (e.g. union or alliance)
全豹 quánbào, the full picture (i.e. the whole situation)/panorama
公勺 gōngsháo, serving spoon/centiliter (i.e. 10 ml), abbr. to 勺[sháo]
六字真言 liùzìzhēnyán, the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani pa...
六韬三略 LiùtāoSānlüè, [六韜三略], "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liù tāo] and "Three Strategies of Huang S...
共匪 gòngfěi, communist bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (...
内流河 nèiliúhé, [內流河], inward flowing river/river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里...
内皮 nèipí, [內皮], (med.) endothelium/thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges)
冲决 chōngjué, [沖決]/[衝決], to burst (e.g. a dam), to burst (e.g. a dam)
冷淡关系 lěngdànguānxì, [冷淡關係], cold relations (e.g. between countries)
净身 jìngshēn, [凈身], to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated)
准格尔旗 ZhǔngéěrQí, [准格爾旗], Jungar Banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
凉席 liángxí, [涼席], summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)/CL:張|张[zhāng],領|领[lǐng]
减损 jiǎnsǔn, [減損], to impair/to degrade/to decrease/to reduce/to weaken/to detract from/impairment ...
减计 jiǎnjì, [減計], to write down (i.e. to decrease the expected value of a loan)
几希 jīxī, [幾希], not much/very little (e.g. difference)
凶刀 xiōngdāo, murder weapon (i.e. knife)
出戏 chūxì, [出戲], (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends)/(of a...
击剑者 jījiànzhě, [擊劍者], fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
刘鹗 LiúÈ, [劉鶚], Liu E (1857-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lǎo Cán Yóu jì]
初声 chūshēng, [初聲], initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
初心 chūxīn, (one's) original intention, aspiration etc/(Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. ha...
判别式 pànbiéshì, [判別式], discriminant (e.g. b^2-4ac in the formula for the roots of a quadratic equation)
利乐包 lìlèbāo, [利樂包], carton (e.g. for milk or juice)/Tetra Pak
利权 lìquán, [利權], economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)
剥皮器 bōpíqì, [剝皮器], peeler (e.g. for vegetables)
力臂 lìbì, lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)
努出 nǔchū, to extend/to push out (hands as a gesture)/to pout (i.e. push out lips)
劲射 jìngshè, [勁射], power shot (e.g. in soccer)
包被 bāobèi, peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
北竿乡 Běigānxiāng, [北竿鄉], Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Isl...
区画 qūhuà, [區畫], subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
区隔 qūgé, [區隔], to mark off/interval/segment (e.g. of market)/compartment/segmentation
十万八千里 shíwànbāqiānlǐ, [十萬八千里], light-years (apart)/a million miles (apart)/(i.e. indicates a huge difference or...
十字头螺刀 shízìtóuluódāo, [十字頭螺刀], Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
千里鹅毛 qiānlǐémáo, [千里鵝毛], goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought beh...
午马 wǔmǎ, [午馬], Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
华容 Huáróng, [華容], Huarong district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È zhōu shì], Hubei/Huarong county in Yueyang ...
华容区 Huáróngqū, [華容區], Huarong district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È zhōu shì], Hubei
协管 xiéguǎn, [協管], to assist in managing (e.g. traffic police or crowd control)/to steward
单证 dānzhèng, [單證], (international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading)
南竿乡 Nángānxiāng, [南竿鄉], Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the...
卤代烃 lǔdàitīng, [鹵代烴], haloalkane (obtained from hydrocarbon by substituting halogen for hydrogen, e.g....
卯兔 mǎotù, Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
卷舌元音 juǎnshéyuányīn, [捲舌元音], retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua), retroflex vowel (e.g. the final...
压线 yāxiàn, [壓線], pressure crease/fig. to toil for sb else's benefit/line ball (i.e. on the line)
双曲余割 shuāngqūyúgē, [雙曲餘割], hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)
反映论 fǎnyìnglùn, [反映論], theory of reflection (in dialectic materialism), i.e. every perception reflects ...
反核 fǎnhé, anti-nuclear (e.g. protest)
口吸盘 kǒuxīpán, [口吸盤], oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)
可解 kějiě, soluble (i.e. can be solved)
吃布 chībù, to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
吃案 chīàn, (Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal c...
吃青春饭 chīqīngchūnfàn, [吃青春飯], to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. model...
合众为一 hézhòngwéiyī, [合眾為一], united as one/e pluribus unum
合体字 hétǐzì, [合體字], a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideo...
合子 hézǐ/hézi, zygote (biology), pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)
合成数 héchéngshù, [合成數], composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)
合数 héshù, [合數], composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)
名表 míngbiǎo, [名錶], famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
名讳 mínghuì, [名諱], taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
后置 hòuzhì, [後置], to place after (e.g. in grammar)/postposition
后羿 HòuYì, Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
向巴平措 Xiàngbāpíngcuò, Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of government of Tibet (i.e. governor)
听断 tīngduàn, [聽斷], to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court)/to hear and decide
听来 tīnglái, [聽來], to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc)/to ring (true)/to sound as if (i.e....
呝 è, old variant of 呃[è]
周晬 zhōuzuì, one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)/same as 週歲|周岁[zhōu suì]
咬伤 yǎoshāng, [咬傷], bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
品第 pǐndì, grade (i.e. quality)/rank
哥特人 Gētèrén, Goth (e.g. Ostrogoth or Visigoth)
哼哧 hēngchī, to puff hard (e.g. after running)
唇齿音 chúnchǐyīn, [唇齒音], labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)
唐花 tánghuā, hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse)
唱和 chànghè, antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)/sung reply (in agreement with firs...
商务中心区 shāngwùzhōngxīnqū, [商務中心區], central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
喜饼 xǐbǐng, [喜餅], double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the...
四害 sìhài, "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows/see also 打麻雀運動|打麻雀运...
四民 sìmín, "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merch...
回交 huíjiāo, backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)
回光镜 huíguāngjìng, [回光鏡], concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)
回空 huíkōng, to return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)
固有词 gùyǒucí, [固有詞], native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)
国民议会 guómínyìhuì, [國民議會], Assemblée nationale (French lower chamber)/national parliament
国花 guóhuā, [國花], national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mǔ dān] in China)
圐 kū, see 圐圙[kū lüè]
圙 lüè, see 圐圙[kū lüè]
在朝 zàicháo, sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
地心纬度 dìxīnwěidù, [地心緯度], geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line f...
地理纬度 dìlǐwěidù, [地理緯度], geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to t...
地积单 dìjīdān, [地積單], unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩[mǔ], Chinese acre)
均湿 jūnshī, [均濕], to moisten evenly (e.g. in tanning leather)
均热 jūnrè, [均熱], to heat evenly (e.g. in smelting metal)
基床 jīchuáng, foundation (of building)/bed (e.g. bedrock)/substrate
基本利率 jīběnlìlǜ, base rate (e.g. interest rate set by central bank)
士农工商 shìnónggōngshāng, [士農工商], "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merch...
壬午 rénwǔ, nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
壬子 rénzǐ, forty-ninth year Ī of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
壬寅 rényín, thirty-ninth year Ǐ of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
壬戌 rénxū, fifty-ninth year Ī1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
壬申 rénshēn, ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
声调语言 shēngdiàoyǔyán, [聲調語言], tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)
复殖吸虫 fùzhíxīchóng, [複殖吸蟲], digenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 複殖目|复殖目)
复比 fùbǐ, [複比], compound ratio (i.e. the product of two or more ratios)
复线 fùxiàn, [複線], multiple track (e.g. rail)/multi-lane (e.g. highway)/the complex line (math.)
夏黄公 XiàHuánggōng, [夏黃公], Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huáng Shí gōng] (dates of birt...
外业 wàiyè, [外業], on-site operations (e.g. surveying)
外分泌腺 wàifēnmìxiàn, exocrine gland/gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)
外务省 wàiwùshěng, [外務省], foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
多功能表 duōgōngnéngbiǎo, multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
多孔性 duōkǒngxìng, porous/having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)
多束 duōshù, multibeam (e.g. laser)
夜开花 yèkāihuā, [夜開花], bottle gourd (i.e. 瓠瓜[hù guā])
天峨 Tiāné, Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi
天峨县 Tiānéxiàn, [天峨縣], Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi
天次 tiāncì, number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution)/days/occasions
太公兵法 TàigōngBīngfǎ, alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí g...
太祖 tàizǔ, Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
失语 shīyǔ, [失語], to let slip/loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage)/aphasia
头位 tóuwèi, [頭位], (car racing) pole position/(obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first b...
夹断 jiāduàn, [夾斷], to nip (i.e. cut short)/to pinch off
奉申贺敬 fèngshēnhèjìng, [奉申賀敬], polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card)
奥特莱斯 àotèláisī, [奧特萊斯], outlets (loanword)/retail outlet (e.g. specializing in seconds of famous brands)...
女红 nǚgōng, [女紅], the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)
妸 ē, (used in female given names)/variant of 婀[ē]
姮娥 Héngé, see 嫦娥[Cháng é]
威卜 wēibǔ, vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
婀 ē, [娿], variant of 婀[ē], graceful/willowy/unstable
子鼠 zǐshǔ, Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
孔眼 kǒngyǎn, hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)
孔门 Kǒngmén, [孔門], Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
字母词 zìmǔcí, [字母詞], word that contains one or more letters of an alphabet (e.g. HSK, PK, WTO, PO文, P...
字符集 zìfújí, character set (e.g. ASCII 美國資訊交換標準碼|美国资讯交换标准码 or Unicode 統一碼|统一码)
季冬 jìdōng, final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar)
季夏 jìxià, final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar)
季春 jìchūn, final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar)
孤拔 Gūbá, Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land ...
官宦人家 guānhuànrénjiā, family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
定座率 dìngzuòlǜ, occupancy (i.e. proportion of seats occupied)
定数 dìngshù, [定數], constant (math.)/quota/fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus)/fixed quantity (e....
宦门 huànmén, [宦門], family of officials/family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle ...
寅虎 yínhǔ, Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
密帐 mìzhàng, [密帳], secret account (e.g. bank account)
寒食 hánshí, cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festi...
对地 duìdì, [對地], targeted (e.g. attacks)
对外联络部 duìwàiliánluòbù, [對外聯絡部], CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist part...
封装块 fēngzhuāngkuài, [封裝塊], capsule/encapsulated unit (e.g. circuit board)
小白鼠 xiǎobáishǔ, little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal)/fig. guinea pig, i.e. human particip...
小确幸 xiǎoquèxìng, [小確幸], sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a ...
小秘 xiǎomì, (ironically) "secretary" (i.e. boss's mistress)
尥 liào, to give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse)
山梨酸钾 shānlísuānjiǎ, [山梨酸鉀], potassium sorbate, É02 (a food preservative)
嵋 méi, see 峨嵋山[É méi Shān]
巧立名目 qiǎolìmíngmù, to fabricate excuses (idiom)/to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense ac...
巨婴 jùyīng, [巨嬰], (neologism c. 2017) adult who behaves in a childish manner (e.g. throwing a tant...
差点没 chàdiǎnméi, [差點沒], almost/nearly/(i.e. same as 差點|差点[chà diǎn])
差额选举 chāéxuǎnjǔ, [差額選舉], competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
己丑 jǐchǒu, twenty-sixth year F of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
己亥 jǐhài, thirty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
己卯 jǐmǎo, sixteenth year F of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
己巳 jǐsì, sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
己未 jǐwèi, fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
己酉 jǐyǒu, forty-sixth year F0 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
巳蛇 sìshé, Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
师范 shīfàn, [師範], teacher-training/pedagogical/normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
帣 juàn, a bag which holds 30 pecks (i.e. approx 3 kg dry measure)
带分数 dàifēnshù, [帶分數], mixed fraction/mixed number (i.e. with an integer part and a fraction part, e.g....
常务委员会 chángwùwěiyuánhuì, [常務委員會], standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 chángzàihébiānzǒu,nǎyǒubùshīxié, [常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋], a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (...
幅员 fúyuán, [幅員], size (i.e. area) of a country, geographical region or school campus etc/(fig.) s...
干儿 gānér/gānr, [乾兒], adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications), dried food
并激 bìngjī, [並激], parallel excitation/shunt excitation/shunt-wound (e.g. electric generator)
广九 GuǎngJiǔ, [廣九], Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway)
应卯 yìngmǎo, [應卯], to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mǎo shí], i.e. between 5 and 7 am/fig. to put i...
庚午 gēngwǔ, seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
庚子 gēngzǐ, 37th year G of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020
庚寅 gēngyín, twenty-seventh year G of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
庚戌 gēngxū, forty-seventh year G1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030
庚申 gēngshēn, fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040
庚辰 gēngchén, seventeenth year G of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060
异丁苯丙酸 Yìdīngběnbǐngsuān, [異丁苯丙酸], Ibuprofen or Nurofen/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Ad...
异形词 yìxíngcí, [異形詞], variant spelling of the same Chinese word, e.g. 筆劃|笔划[bǐ huà] and 筆畫|笔画[bǐ huà]/...
异父 yìfù, [異父], with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
张二鸿 ZhāngÈrhóng, [張二鴻], Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhāng Róng] (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swa...
张戎 ZhāngRóng, [張戎], Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Z...
弥月 míyuè, [彌月], full moon/first full moon after birth (i.e. entering the second month)
弦切角 xiánqiējiǎo, chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
弱势群体 ruòshìqúntǐ, [弱勢群體], disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped)/the economically and politica...
强流 qiángliú, [強流], high current (e.g. electric)
形译 xíngyì, [形譯], derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or ...
往复运动 wǎngfùyùndòng, [往復運動], backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump)/reciprocating motion
得证 dézhèng, [得證], to obtain a proof/Q.E.D.
德国标准化学会 DéguóBiāozhǔnhuàXuéhuì, [德國標準化學會], Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN)/German Institute for Standardization
恶名儿 èmíngr, [惡名兒], erhua variant of 惡名|恶名[è míng]
恶意代码 èyìdàimǎ, [惡意代碼], malicious code (e.g. virus)/malware
悪 è, Japanese variant of 惡|恶[è]
惩恶劝善 chéngèquànshàn, [懲惡勸善], see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[chéng è yáng shàn]
慢说 mànshuō, [慢說], not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
戊午 wùwǔ, fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
戊型肝炎 wùxínggānyán, hepatitis E
戊子 wùzǐ, twenty-fifth year Ē of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
戊寅 wùyín, fifteenth year Ě of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
戊戌 wùxū, thirty-fifth year Ē1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
戊申 wùshēn, forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028
戊辰 wùchén, fifth year E of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
戌狗 xūgǒu, Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
成方儿 chéngfāngr, [成方兒], set prescription (i.e. medicine specifically prescribed for a definite condition...
战略夥伴 zhànlüèhuǒbàn, [戰略夥伴], variant of 戰略伙伴|战略伙伴[zhàn lüè huǒ bàn]
户型 hùxíng, [戶型], configuration of rooms in a residence (e.g. 3BR 2 Bath)
扁额 biǎné, [扁額], variant of 匾額|匾额[biǎn é]
手滑 shǒuhuá, to do sth by mistake (with one's hand)/to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click th...
扑跌 pūdiē, [撲跌], to fall flat on one's face/(martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds o...
打格子 dǎgézi, to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)/to checker
扩孔 kuòkǒng, [擴孔], to widen a tube/to ream (i.e. widen a hole)
承做 chéngzuò, to undertake/to take on (i.e. to accept a task)
承销 chéngxiāo, [承銷], to underwrite (i.e. guarantee financing)/underwriting/to sell as agent/consignee
投军 tóujūn, [投軍], to join up/to enlist (e.g. in the military)
折叠式 zhédiéshì, [折疊式], folding (i.e. portable)
折枝 zhézhī, massage/snapped-off branch/sprig/to snap a twig (i.e. sth that requires very lit...
抛补 pāobǔ, [拋補], cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
抠脚 kōujiǎo, [摳腳], to scratch one's foot/(fig.) to be stingy/(slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle on...
抢通 qiǎngtōng, [搶通], to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies)
护手盘 hùshǒupán, [護手盤], hand guard (e.g. on saber)
押平声韵 yāpíngshēngyùn, [押平聲韻], to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or...
拆洗 chāixǐ, to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
拉丝模 lāsīmó, [拉絲模], die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
拉白布条 lābáibùtiáo, [拉白布條], to hold up a white banner (i.e. to protest)
拟卤素 nǐlǔsù, [擬鹵素], pseudohalogen, e.g. cyanogen (CN)2
拼卡 pīnkǎ, to share a card with sb (e.g. share a loyalty card to accumulate points and spli...
拾物 shíwù, picked up items (i.e. lost property)
挂齿 guàchǐ, [掛齒], to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")
挡位 dǎngwèi, [擋位], (in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)/(automatic car) tra...
捧读 pěngdú, [捧讀], to read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article)
排起长队 páiqǐchángduì, [排起長隊], to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
接机 jiējī, [接機], jointing machine/riveter/welder/sealer/to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airpo...
控件 kòngjiàn, a control (e.g. button, text box etc) (computing)
揪辫子 jiūbiànzi, [揪辮子], to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)/to seize on weak points/to exploit the oppon...
搭扣 dākòu, a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g...
搭铁 dātiě, [搭鐵], abbr. for 搭鐵接線|搭铁接线/chassis grounding (i.e. using the chassis as ground, to serv...
撤侨 chèqiáo, [撤僑], to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)
播放机 bōfàngjī, [播放機], player (e.g. CD player)
支差 zhīchāi, to assign corvée duties (forced labor)
收尾音 shōuwěiyīn, final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
改良主义 gǎiliángzhǔyì, [改良主義], reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
改运 gǎiyùn, [改運], to alter one's fate/to improve one's luck (e.g. by changing one's name or phone ...
攻击线 gōngjīxiàn, [攻擊線], the front line/the attack (e.g. football forwards)
放焰口 fàngyànkǒu, to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit...
故训 gùxùn, [故訓], old teaching (e.g. religious instruction)
数法 shùfǎ, [數法], method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers)
数码化 shùmǎhuà, [數碼化], to digitalize (e.g. data)/digitalization
数量词 shùliàngcí, [數量詞], numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次、三套、五本 etc)
整点 zhěngdiǎn, [整點], time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc)/to make an inventory/(mat...
斯佩林 sīpèilín, Spelling (e.g. Spelling Entertainment Group)
斯特凡诺普洛斯 Sītèfánnuòpǔluòsī, [斯特凡諾普洛斯], Stephanopoulos (e.g. former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos)
新丁 xīndīng, new addition to a family (i.e. a birth)/a boy who has just come of age/(in a job...
无做作 wúzuòzuo, [無做作], unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)
无取胜希望者 wúqǔshèngxīwàngzhě, [無取勝希望者], outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
无符号 wúfúhào, [無符號], unsigned (i.e. the absolute value, regardless of plus or minus sign)
旧年 jiùnián, [舊年], last year/the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)
明初 Míngchū, the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
春光乍泄 chūnguāngzhàxiè, spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)/to give a glimpse of st...
暗转 ànzhuǎn, [暗轉], (theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)/(literary) to be promoted in ran...
更次 gēngcì, one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)
替古人担忧 tìgǔréndānyōu, [替古人擔憂], to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily...
替古人耽忧 tìgǔréndānyōu, [替古人耽憂], to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily...
最低潮 zuìdīcháo, lit. low tide/fig. the lowest point (e.g. of a relationship)
有脸 yǒuliǎn, [有臉], lit. having face/to have prestige/to command respect/to have the nerve (e.g. to ...
未成 wèichéng, minor (i.e. person under 18)/incomplete/unachieved/failed/abortive
未羊 wèiyáng, Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
本业 běnyè, [本業], business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying)...
本益比 běnyìbǐ, P⁄ E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio)
杂沓 zátà, [雜沓], small craftsman (contemptuous)/clatter (e.g. of footsteps)/jumbled mass/press of...
权重 quánzhòng, [權重], weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
条播 tiáobō, [條播], to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows)
条痕 tiáohén, [條痕], weal (e.g. from whipping)/streak
杭锦 Hángjǐn, [杭錦], Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr du...
杭锦旗 Hángjǐnqí, [杭錦旗], Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr du...
构想图 gòuxiǎngtú, [構想圖], notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)
枕心 zhěnxīn, bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
林郑 LínZhèng, [林鄭], Carrie Lam (1957-), chief executive of Hong Kong 2017-, full name 林鄭月娥|林郑月娥[Lín ...
枪版 qiāngbǎn, [槍版], amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
枪闩 qiāngshuān, [槍閂], breech bolt (e.g. of rifle)
柿子挑软的捏 shìzitiāoruǎndeniē, [柿子挑軟的捏], lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)/fig. it's th...
标准音 biāozhǔnyīn, [標準音], standard pronunciation/standard tone (e.g. A = 440 Hz)
标称 biāochēng, [標稱], nominal (e.g. nominal value in specification)
梁子湖 Liángzihú, Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È zhōu shì], Hubei
梁子湖区 Liángzihúqū, [梁子湖區], Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È zhōu shì], Hubei
梅里美 Méilǐměi, Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen o...
检录 jiǎnlù, [檢錄], roll-call (e.g. at athletics event)/check the record
检波 jiǎnbō, [檢波], to detect (e.g. radio waves)
植物人状态 zhíwùrénzhuàngtài, [植物人狀態], vegetative state (i.e. in a coma)
概数 gàishù, [概數], approximate number/imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. 十幾|十几[shí jǐ], 兩三百|两三百...
次生灾害 cìshēngzāihài, [次生災害], secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
欧洲杯 Ōuzhōubēi, [歐洲杯], European Cup (e.g. soccer)
正体字 zhèngtǐzì, [正體字], standard form of a Chinese character/(Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) charac...
正确路线 zhèngquèlùxiàn, [正確路線], correct line (i.e. the party line)
武圣 WǔShèng, [武聖], the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guān Yǔ])
武经七书 WǔjīngQīshū, [武經七書], Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜...
武职 wǔzhí, [武職], military official/military position (i.e. job)
母质 mǔzhì, [母質], parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)
毛口 máokǒu, metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe)/burr
氢卤酸 qīnglǔsuān, [氫鹵酸], hydrohalic acid (e.g. hydrofluoric acid HF 氫氟酸|氢氟酸[qīng fú suān], hydrochloric a...
氢氧 qīngyǎng, [氫氧], hydroxide (e.g. caustic soda NaOH)
氢氧化 qīngyǎnghuà, [氫氧化], hydroxide (e.g. caustic soda NaOH)
水冰 shuǐbīng, water ice (i.e. frozen HO)
水管面 shuǐguǎnmiàn, [水管麵], tube pasta (e.g. penne, rigatoni, ziti)/macaroni
永诀 yǒngjué, [永訣], to part forever/eternal parting (i.e. death)
沛公 Pèigōng, Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng])
沿儿 yánr, [沿兒], edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
法定代表人 fǎdìngdàibiǎorén, (law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a com...
法律约束力 fǎlǜyuēshùlì, [法律約束力], legal force (i.e. binding in law)
活期贷款 huóqīdàikuǎn, [活期貸款], demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)
活用 huóyòng, to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly/to use a word flexibly (e.g. a ...
流亡政府 liúwángzhèngfǔ, government in exile (e.g. of Tibet)
流球 Liúqiú, variant of 琉球[Liú qiú], Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liú qiú Qún dǎ...
浅露 qiǎnlù, [淺露], blunt/direct (i.e. not tactful)
浚 jùn, [濬], to deepen (e.g. a ditch)/to extract/to manage/ladle (old), variant of 浚[jùn]
浮世绘 fúshìhuì, [浮世繪], ukiyo-e
涨势 zhǎngshì, [漲勢], rising trend/upward momentum (e.g. in prices)
混作 hùnzuò, mixed cropping (i.e. growing two crops together)
混行 húnxíng, mixed use (e.g. pedestrians and vehicles)/joint operation (e.g. trains and buses...
淹灌 yānguàn, basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)
清末民初 QīngmòMínchū, the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
湖北省 HúběiShěng, Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[È], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wǔ hàn]
湘妃竹 xiāngfēizhú, same as 斑竹[bān zhú], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mott...
溵 Yīn, used in place-names, e.g. 溵水 was once the name of the Shahe River 沙河, Henan, and...
滞胀 zhìzhàng, [滯脹], stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)
满盘 mǎnpán, [滿盤], a plateful/comprehensive/the full works (e.g. a banquet)/the full price
滤波 lǜbō, [濾波], filtering radio waves (i.e. to pick out one frequency)
滴剂 dījì, [滴劑], to drip (e.g. medical drip feed)
漏泄 lòuxiè, [漏洩], a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
漫说 mànshuō, [漫說], not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
火力发电厂 huǒlìfādiànchǎng, [火力發電廠], fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
火炎焱燚 huǒyányànyì, hot (i.e. popular) (emphatic form of 火[huǒ]) (neologism c. 2016)
灯头 dēngtóu, [燈頭], electric light socket/burner (component of a kerosene lamp)/light (as a countabl...
灯谜 dēngmí, [燈謎], riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese...
灼痛 zhuótòng, burn (i.e. wound)/burning pain
炎黄子孙 YánHuángzǐsūn, [炎黃子孫], descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people...
炒信 chǎoxìn, (of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. po...
炽热火山云 chìrèhuǒshānyún, [熾熱火山雲], nuée ardente/hot cloud of volcanic ash
热解 rèjiě, [熱解], thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated)
焌 jùn/qū, to set fire to/to ignite, to extinguish a burning object/to singe sth with a smo...
焌油 qūyóu, to pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)
焙烧 bèishāo, [焙燒], to roast/to bake (e.g. mineral ore)
照护 zhàohù, [照護], care/treatment (e.g. nursing care)/to look after
爱丽舍宫 ÀilìshěGōng, [愛麗捨宮], Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic
爻 yáo, the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[bā guà], e.g. ☶
特勤 tèqín, special duty (e.g. extra security or traffic control on special occasions)/perso...
牺牲打 xīshēngdǎ, [犧牲打], sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
猪笼草 zhūlóngcǎo, [豬籠草], tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
玄秘 xuánmì, mystery/mysterious/occult/abstruse doctrine (e.g. religious)
环烃 huántīng, [環烴], cyclic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
班禅 Bānchán, [班禪], Panchen (Lama)/abbr. for 班禪額爾德尼|班禅额尔德尼[Bān chán É ěr dé ní]
球会 qiúhuì, [球會], ballsports club (e.g. golf, football etc)
琳·戴维斯 Lín·Dàiwéisī, [琳·戴維斯], Lynn E. Davis, US academic and arms control expert, Under-secretary at US State ...
甲午 jiǎwǔ, thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
甲寅 jiǎyín, 51st year Ǎ of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
甲戌 jiǎxū, eleventh year Ā1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
甲申 jiǎshēn, 21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064
甲辰 jiǎchén, 41st year A of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
申猴 shēnhóu, Year 9, year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
电商 diànshāng, [電商], e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务[diàn zǐ shāng wù])/(old) to negotiate by telegra...
电子书 diànzǐshū, [電子書], electronic book/e-book/e-book reader
电子信箱 diànzǐxìnxiāng, [電子信箱], electronic mailbox/e-mail address
电子化营业 diànzǐhuàyíngyè, [電子化營業], e-commerce (computing)
电子商务 diànzǐshāngwù, [電子商務], e-commerce
电子竞技 diànzǐjìngjì, [電子競技], video gaming (as a sport)/e-sports (abbr. to 電競|电竞[diàn jìng])
电竞 diànjìng, [電競], video gaming (as a sport)/e-sports (abbr. for 電子競技|电子竞技[diàn zǐ jìng jì])
略夺 lüèduó, [略奪], variant of 掠奪|掠夺[lüè duó]
疴 kē, [痾], disease/also pr. [ē]
癸丑 guǐchǒu, fiftieth year J of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
癸卯 guǐmǎo, fortieth year J of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
癸巳 guǐsì, thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
癸未 guǐwèi, twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063
癸酉 guǐyǒu, tenth year J0 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053
白俄 Báié, Belarus/abbr. for 白俄羅斯|白俄罗斯[Bái é luó sī]
白匪 báifěi, white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier)
白富美 báifùměi, "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
百强 bǎiqiáng, [百強], top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
皇帝的新衣 Huángdìdexīnyī, the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
皒 é, see 皒皒[é é]
盐皮质类固醇 yánpízhìlèigùchún, [鹽皮質類固醇], mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)
盐酸克仑特罗 yánsuānkèlúntèluō, [鹽酸克侖特羅], clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)/e.g. Spiropent
盖门 gàimén, [蓋門], closing cover/door (e.g. of photocopier)
相吸 xiāngxī, mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic)/to attract one another
看戏 kànxì, [看戲], to watch a play/to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
真分数 zhēnfēnshù, [真分數], proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths)/see also: imp...
眼珠儿 yǎnzhūr, [眼珠兒], eyeball/fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
眼珠子 yǎnzhūzi, eyeball/fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
着床 zhuóchuáng, [著床], implantation (e.g. of ovum in uterus)
石渠 Shíqú/shíqú, Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘...
砌层 qìcéng, [砌層], course (i.e. building layer)
破口 pòkǒu, tear or rupture/to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes)/without restraint (e.g. o...
硬实力 yìngshílì, [硬實力], hard power (i.e. military and economic power)
碱土金属 jiǎntǔjīnshǔ, [鹼土金屬], alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, stronti...
碱基互补配对 jiǎnjīhùbǔpèiduì, [鹼基互補配對], complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA
碱基配对 jiǎnjīpèiduì, [鹼基配對], base pairing (e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA)/base pair
磨砂 móshā, to scrub with an abrasive/to sand/frosted (e.g. glass)
礼义廉耻 lǐyìliánchǐ, [禮義廉恥], sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維...
社戏 shèxì, [社戲], theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival)
祈福禳灾 qífúrángzāi, [祈福禳災], to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstition...
票友儿 piàoyǒur, [票友兒], an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)
祭出 jìchū, to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the si...
禁足 jìnzú, to forbid sb to go out/to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prison...
私募基金 sīmùjījīn, private equity fund/fund offered to private placement (e.g. hedge fund)
空载 kōngzài, [空載], (of a ship, train etc) not carrying any load (i.e. no passengers or freight etc)...
窦娥冤 DòuÉyuān, [竇娥冤], The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guān Hàn qīng])
立体交叉 lìtǐjiāochā, [立體交叉], three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tun...
竖提 shùtí, [豎提], stroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. 以[yǐ])
竞渡 jìngdù, [競渡], rowing competition/boat race/swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake)
笔谈 bǐtán, [筆談], to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)/to publish one's ...
符类福音 fúlèifúyīn, [符類福音], synoptic gospels (i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke, with similar accounts and chronol...
第五个现代化 dìwǔgèxiàndàihuà, [第五個現代化], fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|...
第六感 dìliùgǎn, sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
等额选举 děngéxuǎnjǔ, [等額選舉], non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)/singl...
箓 lù, [籙], records/book/Taoist written charm/book of prophecy (e.g. of dynastic fortunes)
粘虫 niánchóng, [粘蟲], army worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
粮秣 liángmò, [糧秣], provisions (e.g. military)/forage/fodder
紧巴 jǐnbā, [緊巴], tight (i.e. lacking money)/hard up/same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴
絮球 xùqiú, ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock
红五类 hóngwǔlèi, [紅五類], the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle...
红股 hónggǔ, [紅股], (economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an e...
约分 yuēfēn, [約分], reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths)/to reduce a fraction by cancel...
细菌群 xìjūnqún, [細菌群], bacterial community (e.g. in the gut)
终声 zhōngshēng, [終聲], final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
绑定 bǎngdìng, [綁定], binding (loanword)/to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
结网 jiéwǎng, [結網], to spin a web (spider)/to weave a net (e.g. for fishing)
统一资源定位 tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèi, [統一資源定位], universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
统一资源定位符 tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèifú, [統一資源定位符], universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
统考 tǒngkǎo, [統考], unified examination (e.g. across the country)
缓降器 huǎnjiàngqì, [緩降器], cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on ...
缨 yīng, [纓], tassel/sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc)/ribbon
美团点评 MěituánDiǎnpíng, [美團點評], Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform
翘舌音 qiàoshéyīn, [翹舌音], retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
翻桌 fānzhuō, to flip a table over (in a fit of anger)/(at a restaurant) to turn over a table ...
老残游记 LǎoCánYóujì, [老殘遊記], The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liú È]
考本 kǎoběn, to take a relevant exam for a certificate (e.g. driving test, licence etc)
耍私情 shuǎsīqíng, the play of passions/carried away by passion (e.g. to commit a crime)
联俄 liánÉ, [聯俄], alliance with Russia (e.g. of early Chinese communists)
聚光 jùguāng, to focus light (e.g. in theater)/to spotlight
肌苷酸二钠 jīgānsuānèrnà, [肌苷酸二鈉], disodium inosinate (E631)
胚芽米 pēiyámǐ, semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
能愿动词 néngyuàndòngcí, [能願動詞], modal verb (e.g. 肯[kěn], 能[néng], 會|会[huì], 要[yào], 該|该[gāi], 得[děi], 願意|愿意[yuàn...
脂环烃 zhīhuántīng, [脂環烴], alicyclic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving ring other than benzene ring)
脱岗 tuōgǎng, [脫崗], to take time off/to take leave (e.g. for study)/to skive off work
腮托 sāituō, chin rest (e.g. for a violin)
膛径 tángjìng, [膛徑], bore (i.e. diameter of a gun barrel)
自游 zìyóu, [自遊], to travel alone (i.e. not with a tourist group)
自然史 zìránshǐ, natural history (i.e. botany and zoology)
自食苦果 zìshíkǔguǒ, see 自食惡果|自食恶果[zì shí è guǒ]
臭弹 chòudàn, [臭彈], dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)
舌尖后音 shéjiānhòuyīn, [舌尖後音], retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
舌尖音 shéjiānyīn, apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
舌尖颤音 shéjiānchànyīn, [舌尖顫音], alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
良性循环 liángxìngxúnhuán, [良性循環], virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop)
芳香烃 fāngxiāngtīng, [芳香烴], aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
苏州码子 Sūzhōumǎzi, [蘇州碼子], Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used ...
苯甲酸钠 běnjiǎsuānnà, [苯甲酸鈉], sodium benzoate, É11 (a food preservative)
荸荠 bíqí, [荸薺], Chinese water chestnut/Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
莒光乡 Jǔguāngxiāng, [莒光鄉], Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu I...
萨迦 Sàjiā, [薩迦], Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet/...
蓝皮书 lánpíshū, [藍皮書], an official report (e.g. governmental)
蔡锷 CàiÈ, [蔡鍔], Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915
蕴和 yùnhé, [蘊和], to contain (e.g. poem contains feelings)/contained in
薄面 bómiàn, my meager sensibilities/blushing face/please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my ...
蘁 wù, to disobey/contrary/against/to go against/to violate/obscure character, possibly...
虚岁 xūsuì, [虛歲], one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the nu...
蜀相 Shǔxiàng, the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng])
蟾宫折桂 chángōngzhéguì, [蟾宮折桂], lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)/fig. to...
行政区画 xíngzhèngqūhuà, [行政區畫], administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
行政单位 xíngzhèngdānwèi, [行政單位], administrative unit (e.g. province 省[shěng], prefecture 地區|地区[dì qū] or county 縣...
行程单 xíngchéngdān, [行程單], (e-ticket) itinerary receipt
街舞 jiēwǔ, street dance (e.g. breakdance)
补登 bǔdēng, [補登], record entry (e.g. into a bank passbook)
补白 bǔbái, [補白], to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout)/to make...
被和谐 bèihéxié, [被和諧], to be "harmonized" i.e. censored
装设 zhuāngshè, [裝設], to install/to fit (e.g. a light bulb)
西印度 XīYìndù, West Indies (i.e. the Caribbean)
解理方向 jiělǐfāngxiàng, direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)
解理面 jiělǐmiàn, cleavage plane (e.g. of slate)
解绑 jiěbǎng, [解綁], to unbind (e.g. a phone number from an account)
计时比赛 jìshíbǐsài, [計時比賽], time trial (e.g. in cycle race)/timed race/competition against the clock
计时赛 jìshísài, [計時賽], time trial (e.g. in cycle race)/timed race/competition against the clock
订出 dìngchū, [訂出], to lay down (a rule, a plan of action)/to draw up/booked out (i.e. already fully...
训兽术 xùnshòushù, [訓獸術], animal training/taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
议决 yìjué, [議決], to decide (in a meeting)/to resolve (i.e. pass a resolution)
译自 yìzì, [譯自], translation from/loan from (e.g. English word)
诛暴讨逆 zhūbàotǎonì, [誅暴討逆], to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)
诱导分娩 yòudǎofēnmiǎn, [誘導分娩], to induce labor (i.e. childbirth)/labor induction
说帖 shuōtiě, [說帖], memorandum/note (i.e. written statement)
诸子 zhūzǐ, [諸子], various sages/refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[rú...
诸子十家 zhūzǐshíjiā, [諸子十家], various sages and ten schools of thought/refers to the classical schools of thou...
读头 dútóu, [讀頭], reading head (e.g. in tape deck)
读破 dúpò, [讀破], to read extensively and thoroughly/nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese charac...
调号 diàohào, [調號], tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à)/(music) key signature
调律 tiáolǜ, [調律], to tune (e.g. piano)
谐振动 xiézhèndòng, [諧振動], harmonic oscillation (e.g. sound wave)
谑 xuè, [謔], joy/to joke/to banter/to tease/to mock/Taiwan pr. [nüè]
谷氨酸钠 gǔānsuānnà, [穀氨酸鈉], monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)
豆渣 dòuzhā, okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
貌美 màoměi, good looks/pretty (e.g. young woman)
财政年度 cáizhèngniándù, [財政年度], financial year/fiscal year (e.g. from April to March, for tax purposes)
贺函 hèhán, [賀函], letter of congratulations/greeting card (e.g. for New Year)
赤匪 chìfěi, red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
超卖 chāomài, [超賣], to overbook (e.g. airline seats)/to oversell
超距作用 chāojùzuòyòng, action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)
跃迁 yuèqiān, [躍遷], transition/jump (e.g. quantum leap in spectroscopy)
軶 è, old variant of 軛|轭[è]
车载斗量 chēzàidǒuliáng, [車載斗量], lit. measured in cartloads and gallons/fig. by the barrowload (i.e. lots and lot...
轧轧 yàyà, [軋軋], (onom.) sound of machinery, e.g. squeaking
转差 zhuǎnchā, [轉差], to slip (e.g. of clutch)/slippage/also used of economic indicators, statistical ...
转干 zhuǎngàn, [轉幹], to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)
轮任 lúnrèn, [輪任], rotating appointment (e.g. presidency of EU)
软库 Ruǎnkù, [軟庫], Softbank corporation, Japanese e-commerce firm
轻质石油产品 qīngzhìshíyóuchǎnpǐn, [輕質石油產品], light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
轻重主次 qīngzhòngzhǔcì, [輕重主次], to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the m...
轻重倒置 qīngzhòngdàozhì, [輕重倒置], to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the ...
辛丑 xīnchǒu, thirty-eighth year H of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021/cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Proto...
辛亥 xīnhài, forty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031/cf 辛亥革命[Xīn hài Gé ...
辛卯 xīnmǎo, twenty-eighth year H of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
辛巳 xīnsì, eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
辛未 xīnwèi, eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
辛酉 xīnyǒu, fifty-eighth year H0 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041
辰龙 chénlóng, [辰龍], Year 5, year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000)
达拉特 Dálātè, [達拉特], Dalad banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
达拉特旗 Dálātèqí, [達拉特旗], Dalad banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
过热 guòrè, [過熱], to overheat (e.g. an economy)
运算法则 yùnsuànfǎzé, [運算法則], rules of calculation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)/algori...
近畿地方 Jìnjīdìfāng, Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefe...
连江 Liánjiāng, [連江], Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú zhōu], Fujian/Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e....
连江县 Liánjiāngxiàn, [連江縣], Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú zhōu], Fujian/Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e....
送去 sòngqù, to send to/to deliver to/to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)
适温 shìwēn, [適溫], thermophile (e.g. bacteria)/heat-loving
逆变 nìbiàn, [逆變], reversing (e.g. electric current)
造型蛋糕 zàoxíngdàngāo, custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon characte...
遭拒 zāojù, to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa)/to have an application rejected
邓紫棋 DèngZǐqí, [鄧紫棋], G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
邮政区码 yóuzhèngqūmǎ, [郵政區碼], PRC postcode, e.g. 361000 for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xià mén], Fujian
部长级 bùzhǎngjí, [部長級], ministerial level (e.g. negotiations)
鄂城 Èchéng, Echeng district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È zhōu shì], Hubei
鄂城区 Èchéngqū, [鄂城區], Echeng district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[È zhōu shì], Hubei
鄂托克 Ètuōkè, Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
鄂托克前旗 Ètuōkèqiánqí, Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner...
鄂托克旗 Ètuōkèqí, Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia
酉鸡 yǒujī, [酉雞], Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
酒龄 jiǔlíng, [酒齡], age of wine (i.e. how long it has been matured)
重奏 chóngzòu, musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)
重码 chóngmǎ/zhòngmǎ, [重碼], repeated code/coincident code (i.e. two characters or words having the same enco...
重译 chóngyì, [重譯], to translate again (i.e. to redo the same translation)/to translate repeatedly f...
量规 liángguī, [量規], gauge (i.e. measuring device)
金融杠杆 jīnrónggànggǎn, [金融槓桿], financial leverage/leveraging (i.e. buying shares on borrowed funds)
銤 mǐ, formerly used for the chemical elements americium 鎇|镅[méi] and osmium 鋨|锇[é]
针叶植物 zhēnyèzhíwù, [針葉植物], needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
钜额 jùé, [鉅額], variant of 巨額|巨额[jù é]
钻桌子 zuānzhuōzi, [鑽桌子], to crawl under a table (e.g. as a penalty for losing in a card game)
钻版 zuānbǎn, [鑽版], to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
铅酸蓄电池 qiānsuānxùdiànchí, [鉛酸蓄電池], lead-acid accumulator/battery (e.g. in car)
销金窟 xiāojīnkū, [銷金窟], money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc)
长队 chángduì, [長隊], line (i.e. of people waiting)/queue
閦 chù, crowd/transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛
闭域 bìyù, [閉域], closed domain/algebraically closed field (math.), e.g. complex number field 複數域|...
阅读装置 yuèdúzhuāngzhì, [閱讀裝置], electronic reader (e.g. for barcodes, RFID tags etc)
防夹 fángjiā, [防夾], antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
防控 fángkòng, to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)
阳电极 yángdiànjí, [陽電極], anode/positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)
阶乘 jiēchéng, [階乘], the factorial of a number, e.g. 5! = 5.4.3.2.1 = 120
阿堵 ēdǔ, (literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[Liù Cháo]) this/(abbr...
阿房宫 ĒfángGōng, [阿房宮], Efang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qín Shǐ ...
陈元光 ChénYuánguāng, [陳元光], Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[K...
限定词 xiàndìngcí, [限定詞], determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun ge...
陪都 péidū, provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war)/secondary capital/alterna...
难走 nánzǒu, [難走], hard to get to/difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad)
集体行走 jítǐxíngzǒu, [集體行走], pedestrian group (e.g. of tourists etc)
靓号 liànghào, [靚號], desirable number (for one's telephone, licence plate etc) (i.e. one that include...
非杠杆化 fēigànggǎnhuà, [非槓桿化], deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)
非正数 fēizhèngshù, [非正數], a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)
非负数 fēifùshù, [非負數], a nonnegative number (i.e. positive or zero)
非黑即白 fēihēijíbái, black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
靴裤 xuēkù, [靴褲], boot cut (e.g. of jeans etc)
韬略 tāolüè, [韜略], military strategy/military tactics/originally refers to military classics Six Se...
音名 yīnmíng, names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)
音轨 yīnguǐ, [音軌], sound track/track number (e.g. on a CD)
韵书 yùnshū, [韻書], rhyming dictionary/traditional Chinese phonetic dictionary with words ordered fi...
韵尾 yùnwěi, [韻尾], (phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. ...
项上人头 xiàngshàngréntóu, [項上人頭], head/neck (as in "to save one's neck", i.e. one's life)
颁授 bānshòu, [頒授], to confer (e.g. diploma)/to award
领盒饭 lǐnghéfàn, [領盒飯], (coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is ...
领走 lǐngzǒu, [領走], to lead (sb, or an animal) away/to collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care befor...
颜文字 yánwénzì, [顏文字], Japanese-style emoticon, e.g. (⇀‸↼‶)
饱食终日 bǎoshízhōngrì, [飽食終日], to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
馂馅 jùnxiàn, [餕餡], stuffing/force-meat/filling, e.g. in 包子[bǎo zi] or 餃子|饺子[jiǎo zi]
驭兽术 yùshòushù, [馭獸術], animal training/taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
驻大陆 zhùdàlù, [駐大陸], stationed on the continent (i.e. PRC)
高富帅 gāofùshuài, [高富帥], "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang)
高次 gāocì, higher degree (e.g. equation in math.)
高矮 gāoǎi, height (i.e. whether short or tall)
高程 gāochéng, altitude (e.g. above street level)/elevation
鸟苷酸二钠 niǎogānsuānèrnà, [鳥苷酸二鈉], disodium guanylate (E627)
鸡年 jīnián, [雞年], Year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
鸳鸯蝴蝶 yuānyanghúdié, [鴛鴦蝴蝶], Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)/derogatory reference to populist ...
鸳鸯蝴蝶派 yuānyanghúdiépài, [鴛鴦蝴蝶派], Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, crit...
黏着语 niánzhuóyǔ, [黏著語], agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
黑五类 hēiwǔlèi, [黑五類], the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich pea...
黑水城 HēishuǐChéng, ruins of Heishui Town of Xixia 西夏[Xī Xià] people, in Ejin Banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[É jì ...
黑茶 hēichá, dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pǔ ěr chá])
龙年 lóngnián, [龍年], Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
龙的传人 lóngdechuánrén, [龍的傳人], Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)
𫫇 ě, [噁], variant of 惡|恶[ě], esp. used in names of chemical components
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