才 cái, [纔], ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only then/just now 刚才 gāngcái, [剛才]/[剛纔], just now/a moment ago, (just) a moment ago 天才 tiāncái, talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted 才华 cáihuá, [才華], talent/CL:份[fèn] 人才 réncái, talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks 才能 cáinéng, talent/ability/capacity 才华横溢 cáihuáhéngyì, [才華橫溢], brimming over with talent (esp. literary)/brilliant 才干 cáigàn, [才幹], ability/competence 多才多艺 duōcáiduōyì, [多才多藝], multi-talented 才智 cáizhì, ability and wisdom 口才 kǒucái, eloquence 聪明才智 cōngmingcáizhì, [聰明才智], intelligence and wisdom 奇才 qícái, genius 奴才 núcai, slave/fig. flunkey 才气 cáiqì, [才氣], talent (usually literary or artistic) 江郎才尽 Jiānglángcáijìn, [江郎才盡], Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)/fig. to have used up one's creative p... 全才 quáncái, all-rounder/versatile 才子 cáizǐ, gifted scholar 才女 cáinǚ, talented girl 庸才 yōngcái, mediocrity 自学成才 zìxuéchéngcái, [自學成才], a self-made genius 成才 chéngcái, to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect 鬼才信 guǐcáixìn, who would believe it!/what rubbish! 方才 fāngcái, just now/then 高才生 gāocáishēng, student of great ability/talented student 才学 cáixué, [才學], talent and learning/scholarship 人才济济 réncáijǐjǐ, [人才濟濟], a galaxy of talent (idiom)/a great number of competent people 才艺秀 cáiyìxiù, [才藝秀], talent show 屈才 qūcái, to waste talent 辩才 biàncái, [辯才], eloquence 才思 cáisī, imaginative power/creativeness 秀才 xiùcai, a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)/scholar/skil... 真才实学 zhēncáishíxué, [真才實學], solid learning/real ability and learning/genuine talent 贤才 xiáncái, [賢才], a genius/a talented person 不才 bùcái, untalented/I/me (humble) 才识 cáishí, [才識], ability and insight 才分 cáifèn, ability/talent/gift 干才 gàncái, [幹才], ability/capable 不打不成才 bùdǎbùchéngcái, spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom) 专业人才 zhuānyèréncái, [專業人才], expert (in a field) 人尽其才 rénjìnqícái, [人盡其才], employ one's talent to the fullest/everyone gives of their best 人才外流 réncáiwàiliú, brain drain 人才流失 réncáiliúshī, brain drain/outflow of talent 佳人才子 jiāréncáizǐ, beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)/pair of ideal lovers 偏才 piāncái, talent in a particular area 冯骥才 FéngJìcái, [馮驥才], Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary people in our... 初露才华 chūlùcáihuá, [初露才華], first sign of budding talent/to display one's ability for the first time 博学多才 bóxuéduōcái, [博學多才], erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able 却才 quècái, [卻才], just now 多才 duōcái, multi-talented/many-sided skills 大才小用 dàcáixiǎoyòng, lit. making little use of great talent/to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut 天妒英才 tiāndùyīngcái, heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to con... 天才出自勤奋 tiāncáichūzìqínfèn, [天才出自勤奮], genius comes from hard effort/Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine ... 女子无才便是德 nǚzǐwúcáibiànshìdé, [女子無才便是德], a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom) 将才 jiàngcái, [將才], talented field commander (military) 异才 yìcái, [異才], extraordinary talent 征才 zhēngcái, [徵才], to recruit 德才 décái, ethics and ability/virtuous and talented 德才兼备 décáijiānbèi, [德才兼備], having both integrity and talent (idiom) 怀才不遇 huáicáibùyù, [懷才不遇], to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)/to be an unrecognized talent 恃才傲物 shìcáiàowù, to be inordinately proud of one's ability/to be conceited and contemptuous (idio... 才不 cáibù, by no means/definitely not/as if!/yeah right! 才兼文武 cáijiānwénwǔ, talent in both military and civil field (idiom) 才华出众 cáihuáchūzhòng, [才華出眾], outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit 才华盖世 cáihuágàishì, [才華蓋世], peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit 才外流 cáiwàiliú, brain drain 才子佳人 cáizǐjiārén, gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)/pair of ideal lovers 才德 cáidé, talent and virtue 才怪 cáiguài, it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative) 才气过人 cáiqìguòrén, [才氣過人], an outstanding talent (idiom)/surpassing insight and acumen 才然 cáirán, [纔然], just recently/just a moment ago/just now 才略 cáilüè, ability and sagacity 才疏学浅 cáishūxuéqiǎn, [才疏學淺], (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ig... 才艺 cáiyì, [才藝], talent 才艺技能 cáiyìjìnéng, [才藝技能], talent 才识过人 cáishíguòrén, [才識過人], an outstanding talent (idiom)/surpassing insight and acumen 才貌双全 cáimàoshuāngquán, [才貌雙全], talented and good-looking (idiom) 才高八斗 cáigāobādǒu, of great talent (idiom) 有才干 yǒucáigàn, [有才幹], capable 比才 Bìcái, Bizet (name)/Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carme... 江南四大才子 Jiāngnánsìdàcáizǐ, Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山,... 爱才 àicái, [愛才], to admire talented people/to value talent 男才女貌 náncáinǚmào, talented man and beautiful woman/ideal couple 登庸人才 dēngyōngréncái, to employ talent (idiom) 社交才能 shèjiāocáinéng, social accomplishment 茂才 màocái, see 秀才[xiù cai] 蠢才 chǔncái, variant of 蠢材[chǔn cái] 识多才广 shíduōcáiguǎng, [識多才廣], knowledgeable and versatile 识才 shícái, [識才], to recognize talent 识才尊贤 shícáizūnxián, [識才尊賢], to recognize talent and have great respect for it 身才 shēncái, stature/build (height and weight)/figure 辩才天 biàncáitiān, [辯才天], Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma) 适才 shìcái, [適才], just now/a moment ago 通才 tōngcái, polymath/all-round person 通才教育 tōngcáijiàoyù, liberal education/general education 郎才女貌 lángcáinǚmào, talented man and beautiful woman/ideal couple 量才录用 liàngcáilùyòng, [量才錄用], to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb com... 雄才大略 xióngcáidàlüè, great skill and strategy 高才 gāocái, great talent/rare capability/person of outstanding ability