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建康 (gin3 hong1) — old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
建德 (gin3 dak1) — see 建德市[Jian4 de2 Shi4]
建德市 (gin3 dak1 si5) — Jiande, a county-level city in Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
建成 (gin3 sing4) — to establish; to build
建成區 (gin3 sing4 keoi1) — built-up area; urban area
建政 (gin3 zing3) — to establish a government; esp. refers to communist takeover of 1949
建文 (gin3 man4) — Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen…
建文帝 (gin3 man4 dai3) — reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
建昌 (gin3 coeng1) — see 建昌縣|建昌县[Jian4 chang1 Xian4]
建昌縣 (gin3 coeng1 jyun6) — Jianchang, a county in Huludao City 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 Shi4], Liaoning
建材 (gin3 coi4) — building materials
建業 (gin3 jip6) — an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (3…
建構 (gin3 kau3) — to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations); to set up; to develo…
建樹 (gin3 syu6) — to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution
建水 (gin3 seoi2) — see 建水縣|建水县[Jian4 shui3 Xian4]
建水縣 (gin3 seoi2 jyun6) — Jianshui, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族…
建湖 (gin3 wu4) — see 建湖縣|建湖县[Jian4 hu2 Xian4]
建湖縣 (gin3 wu4 jyun6) — Jianhu, a county in Yancheng City 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4], Jiangsu
建甌 (gin3 au1) — see 建甌市|建瓯市[Jian4 ou1 Shi4]
建甌市 (gin3 au1 si5) — Jian'ou, a county-level city in Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian
建白 (gin3 baak6) — to propose; to suggest; to state a view
建立 (gin3 laap6) — to establish; to set up; to found
建立者 (gin3 laap6 ze2) — founder
建築學 (gin3 zuk1 hok6) — architectural; architecture
建築工人 (gin3 zuk1 gung1 jan4) — construction worker; builder
建築師 (gin3 zuk1 si1) — architect
建築業 (gin3 zuk1 jip6) — building industry
建築物 (gin3 zuk1 mat6) — building; structure; edifice
建築群 (gin3 zuk1 kwan4) — building complex; cluster of buildings
建華 (gin3 waa4) — see 建華區|建华区[Jian4 hua2 Qu1]
建華區 (gin3 waa4 keoi1) — Jianhua, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongj…
建行 (gin3 hong4) — China Construction Bank (abbr.)
建言 (gin3 jin4) — to make a suggestion; to state (one's views, ideas etc); suggestion; advice; id…
建設性 (gin3 cit3 sing3) — constructive; constructiveness
建議 (gin3 ji5) — to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:…
建軍節 (gin3 gwan1 zit3) — Army Day (August 1)
建造 (gin3 zou6) — to construct; to build
建都 (gin3 dou1) — to establish a capital
建鄴 (gin3 jip6) — see 建鄴區|建邺区[Jian4 ye4 Qu1]
建鄴區 (gin3 jip6 keoi1) — Jianye, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu
建陽 (gin3 joeng4) — see 建陽區|建阳区[Jian4 yang2 Qu1]
建黨 (gin3 dong2) — to establish a political party
建黨節 (gin3 dong2 zit3) — CCP Founding Day (July 1st)
廿八躔 (jaa6 baat3 cin4) — the twenty-eight constellations; also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4]
廿四史 (jaa6 sei3 si2) — twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史[E…
弄不懂 (lung6 bat1 dung2) — unable to make sense of (sth)
弄不清 (lung6 bat1 cing1) — unable to figure out
弄丟 (lung6 diu1) — to lose
弄亂 (lung6 lyun6) — to mess up; to put into disorder; to meddle with; to confuse
弄假成真 (lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1) — pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accident…
弄傷 (lung6 soeng1) — to bruise; to hurt (something)
弄僵 (lung6 goeng1) — to bring to deadlock; to result in a stalemate
弄到 (lung6 dou3) — to get hold of; to obtain; to secure; to come by
弄到手 (lung6 dou3 sau2) — to get in hand; to get (one's) hands on; to get hold of (in the sense of to acq…
弄嘴弄舌 (lung6 zeoi2 lung6 sit3) — to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
弄堂 (lung6 tong4) — (dialect) alley; lane
弄壞 (lung6 waai6) — to ruin; to spoil; to break
弄崗穗鶥 (lung6 gong1 seoi6 mei4) — (bird species of China) Nonggang babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis)
弄巧成拙 (lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut3) — to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
弄平 (lung6 ping4) — to flatten
弄懂 (lung6 dung2) — to make sense of; to grasp the meaning of; to figure out
弄明白 (lung6 ming4 baak6) — to figure out how to do something
弄歪 (lung6 waai1) — to distort
弄死 (lung6 sei2) — to kill; to put to death
弄混 (lung6 wan6) — to confuse (fail to differentiate)
弄清 (lung6 cing1) — to clarify; to fully understand
弄皺 (lung6 zau3) — to crumple
弄直 (lung6 zik6) — to straighten
弄短 (lung6 dyun2) — to shorten; shortening
弄碎 (lung6 seoi3) — to crumble
弄糟 (lung6 zou1) — to spoil; to mess up
弄臣 (lung6 san4) — emperor's favorite courtier
弄虛作假 (lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2) — to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
弄走 (lung6 zau2) — (coll.) to take (sth) away; to get rid of
弄通 (lung6 tung1) — to get a good grasp of
弄醒 (lung6 seng2) — to wake sb up
弄錯 (lung6 co3) — to err; to get sth wrong; to miscalculate; to misunderstand
弄髒 (lung6 zong1) — to make dirty; to defile; to smear
弇 (jim2) — to cover; trap
弊案 (bai6 on3) — scandal
弊病 (bai6 beng6) — malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
弊端 (bai6 dyun1) — systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
弋江 (jik6 gong1) — see 弋江區|弋江区[Yi4 jiang1 Qu1]
弋江區 (jik6 gong1 keoi1) — Yijiang, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4], Anhui
弋陽 (jik6 joeng4) — see 弋陽縣|弋阳县[Yi4 yang2 Xian4]
弋陽縣 (jik6 joeng4 jyun6) — Yiyang, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
式子 (sik1 zi2) — posture; (math.) expression; formula
式微 (sik1 mei4) — (literary) to decline; to wane; title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[S…
式樣 (sik1 joeng6) — style
弒君 (si3 gwan1) — regicide; to commit regicide
弒母 (si3 mou5) — matricide; to commit matricide
弒父 (si3 fu6) — patricide; to kill one's own father
弓弦 (gung1 jin4) — bowstring
弓弦兒 (gung1 jin4 ji4) — bowstring
弓弩 (gung1 nou5) — bow and crossbow
弓弩手 (gung1 nou5 sau2) — crossbow shooter
弓形 (gung1 jing4) — circular segment
弓狀 (gung1 zong6) — bowed; curved like a bow
弓箭 (gung1 zin3) — bow and arrow
弓箭手 (gung1 zin3 sau2) — archer
弓箭步 (gung1 zin3 bou6) — forward lunge (stance used in martial arts, fitness training etc)
弓腰 (gung1 jiu1) — to bow; to bend at the waist
弓足 (gung1 zuk1) — bound feet
弓身 (gung1 san1) — to bend the body at the waist; to bow
弓長嶺 (gung1 coeng4 ling5) — see 弓長嶺區|弓长岭区[Gong1 chang2 ling3 Qu1]
弓長嶺區 (gung1 coeng4 ling5 keoi1) — Gongchangling, a district of Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
弔古 (diu3 gu2) — to revisit the past; to commemorate
弔唁 (diu3 jin6) — variant of 吊唁[diao4 yan4]
弔喪 (diu3 song1) — to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
弔孝 (diu3 haau3) — a condolence visit
弔客 (diu3 haak3) — a visitor offering condolences
弔慰 (diu3 wai3) — to offer condolences; to console the bereaved
弔文 (diu3 man4) — paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
弔死問疾 (diu3 sei2 man6 zat6) — to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffer…
弔民伐罪 (diu3 man4 fat6 zeoi6) — to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
弔祭 (diu3 zai3) — a worship ceremony for the dead; to offer sacrifice (to ancestors); a libation
弔詭 (diu3 gwai2) — bizarre; paradoxical; a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3…
引人入勝 (jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3) — to enchant; fascinating
引人注意 (jan5 jan4 zyu3 ji3) — to attract attention
引人注目 (jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6) — to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
引以為傲 (jan5 ji5 wai4 ngou6) — to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以為憾 (jan5 ji5 wai4 ham6) — to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以為榮 (jan5 ji5 wai4 wing4) — to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引信 (jan5 seon3) — fuze; detonator
引入 (jan5 jap6) — to draw into; to pull into; to introduce
引入迷途 (jan5 jap6 mai4 tou4) — to mislead; to lead astray
引出 (jan5 ceot1) — to extract; to draw out
引別 (jan5 bit6) — to leave; to say goodbye
引力 (jan5 lik6) — gravitation (force); attraction
引力場 (jan5 lik6 coeng4) — gravitational field
引力波 (jan5 lik6 bo1) — gravitational wave
引向 (jan5 hoeng3) — to lead to; to draw to; to steer towards
引吭高歌 (jan5 hong4 gou1 go1) — to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引咎 (jan5 gau3) — to take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
引咎辭職 (jan5 gau3 ci4 zik1) — to admit responsibility and resign
引嫌 (jan5 jim4) — to avoid arousing suspicions
引子 (jan5 zi2) — introduction; primer; opening words
引導員 (jan5 dou6 jyun4) — usher; guide
引導扇區 (jan5 dou6 sin3 keoi1) — boot sector
引得 (jan5 dak1) — index (loanword)
引徵 (jan5 zing1) — quotation; citing; to cite; to reference
引擎 (jan5 king4) — engine (loanword)
引擎蓋 (jan5 king4 goi3) — (car) hood; bonnet
引敘 (jan5 zeoi6) — to introduce a text by citing documents or source material at the beginning
引文 (jan5 man4) — quotation; citation
引柴 (jan5 caai4) — kindling (to light a fire)
引水 (jan5 seoi2) — to pilot a ship; to channel water; to draw water (for irrigation)
引水入牆 (jan5 seoi2 jap6 coeng4) — lit. to lead the water through the wall; to ask for trouble (idiom)
引水工程 (jan5 seoi2 gung1 cing4) — water-induction engineering; irrigation engineering
引決 (jan5 kyut3) — to commit suicide
引河 (jan5 ho4) — irrigation channel
引渡 (jan5 dou6) — to extradite
引火 (jan5 fo2) — to kindle; to light a fire
引火柴 (jan5 fo2 caai4) — kindling
引火燒身 (jan5 fo2 siu1 san1) — to invite trouble
引爆 (jan5 baau3) — to ignite; to detonate
引爆裝置 (jan5 baau3 zong1 zi3) — detonator
引爆點 (jan5 baau3 dim2) — tipping point
引狗入寨 (jan5 gau2 jap6 zaai6) — lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom); fig. to introduce a potential so…
引狼入室 (jan5 long4 jap6 sat1) — (lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom); (fig.) to introduce a potential…
引玉之磚 (jan5 juk6 zi1 zyun1) — lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom); fig. a modest s…
引產 (jan5 caan2) — to induce labor (childbirth)
引用 (jan5 jung6) — to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference
引用句 (jan5 jung6 geoi3) — quotation
引申 (jan5 san1) — to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc); derivation
引申義 (jan5 san1 ji6) — extended meaning (of an expression); derived sense
引發 (jan5 faat3) — to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)
引種 (jan5 zung2) — (agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal
引經據典 (jan5 ging1 geoi3 din2) — lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引線 (jan5 sin3) — fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (diale…
引線穿針 (jan5 sin3 cyun1 zam1) — to thread a needle; (fig.) to act as a go-between
引而不發 (jan5 ji4 bat1 faat3) — to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for ac…
引腳 (jan5 goek3) — lead; pin (computer hardware)
引著 (jan5 zoek6) — to ignite; to kindle
引薦 (jan5 zin3) — to recommend sb; to give a referral
引號 (jan5 hou6) — quotation mark (punct.)
引蛇出洞 (jan5 se4 ceot1 dung6) — lit. to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor (idiom)
引言 (jan5 jin4) — foreword; introduction
引語 (jan5 jyu5) — quotation
引證 (jan5 zing3) — to cite; to quote; to cite as evidence
引起 (jan5 hei2) — to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
引路 (jan5 lou6) — to guide; to show the way
引述 (jan5 seot6) — to quote
引退 (jan5 teoi3) — to retire from office; to resign
引逗 (jan5 dau6) — to tantalize; to lead on; to tease
引領 (jan5 ling5) — to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way
引頸 (jan5 geng2) — to crane one's neck; (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation
引頸就戮 (jan5 geng2 zau6 luk6) — to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
引體向上 (jan5 tai2 hoeng3 soeng6) — chin-up (physical exercise)
引鬼上門 (jan5 gwai2 soeng5 mun4) — lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom); fig. to introduce a potential …
弗吉尼亞 (fat1 gat1 nei4 aa3) — variant of 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州; Virginia, US state
弗州 (fat1 zau1) — Virginia, US state; abbr. for 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州[Fu2 ji2 ni2 ya4 zhou1]
弗拉基米爾 (fat1 laai1 gei1 mai5 ji5) — Vladimir
弗拉明戈 (fat1 laai1 ming4 gwo1) — flamenco (Tw) (loanword)
弗拉芒 (fat1 laai1 mong4) — Flemish, inhabitant of Flanders (Belgium)
弗格森 (fat1 gaak3 sam1) — (surname) Ferguson
弗氏鷗 (fat1 si6 au1) — (bird species of China) Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
弗洛伊德 (fat1 lok6 ji1 dak1) — Floyd (name); Freud (name); Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psycho…
弗洛勒斯島 (fat1 lok6 lak6 si1 dou2) — Flores, Indonesia; also written 弗洛里斯島|弗洛里斯岛[Fu2 luo4 li3 si1 dao3]
弗洛姆 (fat1 lok6 mou5) — Fromm (psychoanalyst)
弗洛里斯島 (fat1 lok6 lei5 si1 dou2) — Flores, Indonesia; also written 弗洛勒斯島|弗洛勒斯岛[Fu2 luo4 lei1 si1 dao3]
弗羅茨瓦夫 (fat1 lo4 ci4 ngaa5 fu1) — Wroclaw, Polish city
弗萊威厄斯 (fat1 loi4 wai1 aak1 si1) — Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)
弗萊福蘭 (fat1 loi4 fuk1 laan4) — Flevoland, province in Netherlands
弗蘭克 (fat1 laan4 hak1) — Frank (name)
弗蘭茲 (fat1 laan4 zi1) — Franz (name)
弗蘭西斯 (fat1 laan4 sai1 si1) — Francis (name)
弗迪南 (fat1 dik6 naam4) — Ferdinand (name)
弗里得里希 (fat1 lei5 dak1 lei5 hei1) — Friedrich (name)
弗里德里希 (fat1 lei5 dak1 lei5 hei1) — Friedrich (name)
弗里敦 (fat1 lei5 deon1) — Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone
弗里斯蘭 (fat1 lei5 si1 laan4) — Friesland, province of the Netherlands
弗里曼 (fat1 lei5 maan6) — (surname) Freeman
弗雷 (fat1 leoi4) — Freyr (god in Norse mythology)
弗雷德里克 (fat1 leoi4 dak1 lei5 hak1) — Frederick (name)
弗雷德里克頓 (fat1 leoi4 dak1 lei5 hak1 deon6) — Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick, Canada
弘圖 (wang4 tou4) — variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2]
弘揚 (wang4 joeng4) — to enhance; to promote; to enrich
弘旨 (wang4 zi2) — variant of 宏旨[hong2 zhi3]
弘治 (wang4 zi6) — Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘[Zhu1 You4 tang2] (1470-15…
弘法 (wang4 faat3) — to propagate Buddhist teachings
弘願 (wang4 jyun6) — variant of 宏願|宏愿[hong2 yuan4]
弛 (ci4) — to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen
弛張熱 (ci4 zoeng1 jit6) — remittent fever
弛緩 (ci4 wun6) — to relax; to slacken; to ease; (physics) relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resona…
弝 (baa3) — the part of a bow grasped when shooting
弟兄們 (dai6 hing1 mun4) — brothers; comrades; men; brethren
弟妹 (dai6 mui6) — younger sibling; younger brother's wife
弟婦 (dai6 fu5) — younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
弟媳 (dai6 sik1) — younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
弟子 (dai6 zi2) — disciple; follower
弟弟 (dai6 dai6) — younger brother
弦切角 (jin4 cit3 gok3) — chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
弦外之意 (jin4 ngoi6 zi1 ji3) — see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
弦外之音 (jin4 ngoi6 zi1 jam1) — overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
弦外之響 (jin4 ngoi6 zi1 hoeng2) — see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
弦數 (jin4 sou3) — number of strings (of an instrument)
弦月 (jyun4 jyut6) — half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
弦月窗 (jyun4 jyut6 coeng1) — a narrow slit window; a lunette
弦樂 (jin4 ngok6) — string music
弦樂器 (jin4 ngok6 hei3) — string instrument
弦樂隊 (jin4 ngok6 deoi2) — string orchestra
弦歌 (jin4 go1) — to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the peopl…
弦理論 (jin4 lei5 leon6) — string theory (physics)
弦而鼓之 (jin4 ji4 gu2 zi1) — to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯…
弦論 (jin4 leon6) — string theory (in theoretical physics)
弦鳴樂器 (jin4 ming4 ngok6 hei3) — string instrument
弧光 (wu4 gwong1) — arc light
弧光燈 (wu4 gwong1 dang1) — arc lamp
弧度 (wu4 dou6) — radian; arc; curve; curvature
弧形 (wu4 jing4) — curve; arc
弧線 (wu4 sin3) — arc
弧長 (wu4 coeng4) — arc length
弩兵 (nou5 bing1) — archer; infantry armed with crossbow
弩弓 (nou5 gung1) — crossbow
弩砲 (nou5 paau3) — catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
弮 (hyun1) — crossbow (arch.)
弱不禁風 (joek6 bat1 gam1 fung1) — (lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); (fig.) extremely delicate; fra…
弱作用 (joek6 zok3 jung6) — (physics) weak interaction
弱作用力 (joek6 zok3 jung6 lik6) — the weak force (in particle physics)
弱側 (joek6 zak1) — weak side; off side (sports)
弱勢 (joek6 sai3) — vulnerable; weak
弱勢群體 (joek6 sai3 kwan4 tai2) — disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped); the economically and politi…
弱化 (joek6 faa3) — weaken; make weaker
弱小 (joek6 siu2) — small and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children
弱智 (joek6 zi3) — weak-minded; mentally deficient; retarded
弱爆 (joek6 baau3) — (slang) weak; pathetic; subpar; sucks
弱相互作用 (joek6 soeng1 wu6 zok3 jung6) — weak interaction (in particle physics); weak force
弱肉強食 (joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6) — (lit.) the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); (fig.) the law of the jungle
弱脈 (joek6 mak6) — weak pulse
弱視 (joek6 si6) — amblyopia
弱酸 (joek6 syun1) — weak acid
弱電統一 (joek6 din6 tung2 jat1) — electro-weak interaction in fermion particle physics
弱音踏板 (joek6 jam1 daap6 baan2) — soft pedal (on piano); una corda pedal
弱鹼 (joek6 gaan2) — weak base (alkali)
弳度 (ging3 dou6) — radian (math.); now written 弧度
張三 (zoeng1 saam1) — Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zh…
張三李四 (zoeng1 saam1 lei5 sei3) — (lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom); (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry
張丹 (zoeng1 daan1) — Zhang Dan (1985-), Chinese figure skater
張之洞 (zoeng1 zi1 dung6) — Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
張伯倫 (zoeng1 baak3 leon4) — Chamberlain (name); Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999), US basketball player
張作霖 (zoeng1 zok3 lam4) — Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
張僧繇 (zoeng1 zang1 jau4) — Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dy…
張儀 (zoeng1 ji4) — Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zon…
張冠李戴 (zoeng1 gun1 lei5 daai3) — lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head; to attribute sth to the wrong person (idi…
張力 (zoeng1 lik6) — tension
張北 (zoeng1 bak1) — see 張北縣|张北县[Zhang1 bei3 Xian4]
張北縣 (zoeng1 bak1 jyun6) — Zhangbei, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
張口 (zoeng1 hau2) — to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to mak…
張口結舌 (zoeng1 hau2 git3 sit3) — agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words; gaping and speechless
張嘴 (zoeng1 zeoi2) — to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
張國榮 (zoeng1 gwok3 wing4) — Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
張國燾 (zoeng1 gwok3 tou4) — Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defe…
張大千 (zoeng1 daai6 cin1) — Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artist…
張天翼 (zoeng1 tin1 jik6) — Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale…
張太雷 (zoeng1 taai3 leoi4) — Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
張學友 (zoeng1 hok6 jau5) — Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
張學良 (zoeng1 hok6 loeng4) — Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general …
張家口 (zoeng1 gaa1 hau2) — see 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4]
張家口市 (zoeng1 gaa1 hau2 si5) — Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
張家川回族自治縣 (zoeng1 gaa1 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Ga…
張家港 (zoeng1 gaa1 gong2) — see 張家港市|张家港市[Zhang1 jia1 gang3 Shi4]
張家港市 (zoeng1 gaa1 gong2 si5) — Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiang…
張家界 (zoeng1 gaa1 gaai3) — see 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 Shi4]
張家界市 (zoeng1 gaa1 gaai3 si5) — Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
張寧 (zoeng1 ning4) — Zhang Ning (1975-), PRC female badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
張寶 (zoeng1 bou2) — Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[…
張居正 (zoeng1 geoi1 zing3) — Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited wi…
張岱 (zoeng1 doi6) — Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar
張店 (zoeng1 dim3) — see 張店區|张店区[Zhang1 dian4 Qu1]
張店區 (zoeng1 dim3 keoi1) — Zhangdian, a district of Zibo City 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4], Shandong
張廷玉 (zoeng1 ting4 juk6) — Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive …
張弛 (zoeng1 ci4) — tension and relaxation
張德江 (zoeng1 dak1 gong1) — Zhang Dejiang (1946-), PRC politician
張心 (zoeng1 sam1) — to be troubled; to be concerned
張志新 (zoeng1 zi3 san1) — Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true…
張怡 (zoeng1 ji4) — Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Min…
張怡寧 (zoeng1 ji4 ning4) — Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
張惠妹 (zoeng1 wai6 mui2) — A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
張惶 (zoeng1 wong4) — variant of 張皇|张皇[zhang1 huang2]
張愛玲 (zoeng1 oi3 ling4) — Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
張戎 (zoeng1 jung4) — Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[…
張掖 (zoeng1 jik6) — see 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4]
張掖市 (zoeng1 jik6 si5) — Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
張掛 (zoeng1 gwaa3) — to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
張揖 (zoeng1 jap1) — Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, othe…
張揚 (zoeng1 joeng4) — Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
張擇端 (zoeng1 zaak6 dyun1) — Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
張旭 (zoeng1 juk1) — Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most…
張易之 (zoeng1 ji6 zi1) — Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武…
張春帆 (zoeng1 ceon1 faan4) — Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜…
張春橋 (zoeng1 ceon1 kiu4) — Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
張曼玉 (zoeng1 maan6 juk6) — Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
張望 (zoeng1 mong6) — to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at
張柏芝 (zoeng1 paak3 zi1) — Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
張治中 (zoeng1 zi6 zung1) — Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
張溥 (zoeng1 pou2) — Ming dynasty scholar (1602–1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社|复社…
張灣 (zoeng1 waan1) — see 張灣區|张湾区[Zhang1 wan1 Qu1]
張灣區 (zoeng1 waan1 keoi1) — Zhangwan, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
張燈結彩 (zoeng1 dang1 git3 coi2) — to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
張牙舞爪 (zoeng1 ngaa4 mou5 zaau2) — to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
張狂 (zoeng1 kwong4) — brash; insolent; frantic
張獻忠 (zoeng1 hin3 zung1) — Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
張王李趙 (zoeng1 wong4 lei5 ziu6) — (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
張皇 (zoeng1 wong4) — alarmed; flustered
張目 (zoeng1 muk6) — to open one's eyes wide
張秋 (zoeng1 cau1) — Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
張籍 (zoeng1 zik6) — Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet
張純如 (zoeng1 seon4 jyu4) — Iris Chang (1968–2004), Chinese American author of "The Rape of Nanking"
張羅 (zoeng1 lo4) — to take care of; to raise money; to attend to (guests, customers etc)
張聞天 (zoeng1 man4 tin1) — Zhang Wentian (1900-1976), CCP party leader and theorist
張自忠 (zoeng1 zi6 zung1) — Zhang Zizhong (1891-1940), Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during t…
張自烈 (zoeng1 zi6 lit6) — Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4…
張若虛 (zoeng1 joek6 heoi1) — Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a sp…
張蔭桓 (zoeng1 jam3 wun4) — Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
張藝謀 (zoeng1 ngai6 mau4) — Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
張衡 (zoeng1 hang4) — Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
張角 (zoeng1 gok3) — Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
張貼 (zoeng1 tip3) — to post (a notice); to advertise
張量 (zoeng1 loeng4) — tensor (math.)
張開 (zoeng1 hoi1) — to open up; to spread; to extend
張震 (zoeng1 zan3) — Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor
張靜初 (zoeng1 zing6 co1) — Zhang Jingchu (1980-), PRC actress
張韶涵 (zoeng1 siu4 haam4) — Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
張飛 (zoeng1 fei1) — Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of …
張飛打岳飛 (zoeng1 fei1 daa2 ngok6 fei1) — lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei; fig. an impossible combination; an impossible tu…
張騫 (zoeng1 hin1) — Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
張高麗 (zoeng1 gou1 lai6) — Zhang Gaoli (1946-), PRC politician
強中自有強中手 (koeng4 zung1 zi6 jau5 koeng4 zung1 sau2) — (saying) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
強人所難 (koeng5 jan4 so2 naan4) — to force someone to do something
強令 (koeng5 ling6) — to order by force; peremptory
強似 (koeng4 ci5) — to be better than
強佔 (koeng4 zim3) — to occupy by force
強作用 (koeng4 zok3 jung6) — strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
強作用力 (koeng4 zok3 jung6 lik6) — the strong force (in nuclear physics)
強健 (koeng4 gin6) — sturdy
強兵 (koeng4 bing1) — strong soldiers; make the military powerful (political slogan)
強制 (koeng5 zai3) — to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory; Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4]
強力 (koeng4 lik6) — powerful
強力膠 (koeng4 lik6 gaau1) — superglue
強加 (koeng5 gaa1) — to impose; to force upon
強勁 (koeng4 ging6) — strong; powerful; robust
強勢 (koeng4 sai3) — strong; powerful; (linguistics) emphatic; intensive
強化 (koeng4 faa3) — to strengthen; to intensify
強嘴 (koeng5 zeoi2) — to talk back; to reply defiantly
強國 (koeng4 gwok3) — (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage)
強壯 (koeng4 zong3) — strong; sturdy; robust
強大 (koeng4 daai6) — big and strong; formidable; powerful
強如 (koeng4 jyu4) — to be better than
強姦 (koeng4 gaan1) — to rape
強姦犯 (koeng4 gaan1 faan2) — rapist
強姦罪 (koeng4 gaan1 zeoi6) — rape
強子 (koeng4 zi2) — hadron (particle physics)
強將手下無弱兵 (koeng4 zoeng3 sau2 haa6 mou4 joek6 bing1) — there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
強幹 (koeng4 gon3) — competent; capable
強度 (koeng4 dou6) — strength; intensity
強弩之末 (koeng4 nou5 zi1 mut6) — (lit.) an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); (fig.) spent force
強弱 (koeng4 joek6) — strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure
強徵 (koeng5 zing1) — to press into service; to impress; to commandeer
強心劑 (koeng4 sam1 zai1) — cardiac stimulant
強心針 (koeng4 sam1 zam1) — heart-strengthening shot; fig. a shot in the arm
強悍 (koeng4 hon6) — tough; strong; formidable; fearsome
強打 (koeng4 daa2) — promotion (for a product); advertisement
強拉 (koeng4 laai1) — to drag (sb) along (to a place); to yank
強攻 (koeng4 gung1) — (military) to take by storm
強敵 (koeng4 dik6) — powerful enemy
強暴 (koeng4 bou6) — violent; to rape
強有力 (koeng4 jau5 lik6) — strong; forceful
強梁 (koeng4 loeng4) — ruffian; bully
強橫 (koeng4 waang4) — surly and unreasoning; bullying; tyrannical
強檔 (koeng4 dong3) — prime time
強權 (koeng4 kyun4) — power; might
強求 (koeng5 kau4) — to insist on; to demand; to impose
強流 (koeng4 lau4) — high current (e.g. electric)
強烈 (koeng4 lit6) — strong; intense
強烈反對 (koeng4 lit6 faan2 deoi3) — to oppose strongly; violently opposed to
強生 (koeng4 sang1) — (surname) Johnson; Johnson & Johnson (company)
強生公司 (koeng4 sang1 gung1 si1) — Johnson & Johnson
強盛 (koeng4 sing6) — rich and powerful
強盜 (koeng4 dou6) — to rob (with force); bandit; robber
強直性脊柱炎 (koeng4 zik6 sing3 zek3 cyu5 jim4) — ankylosing spondylitis; Bechterew’s disease
強相互作用 (koeng4 soeng1 wu6 zok3 jung6) — strong interaction (in particle physics); strong force
強硬 (koeng4 ngaang6) — tough; unyielding; hard-line
強硬態度 (koeng4 ngaang6 taai3 dou6) — unyielding attitude
強硬派 (koeng4 ngaang6 paai3) — hardline faction; hawks
強硬立場 (koeng4 ngaang6 laap6 coeng4) — tough position
強腳樹鶯 (koeng4 goek3 syu6 ang1) — (bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
強行 (koeng5 hang4) — to do sth by force; Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2]
強詞奪理 (koeng5 ci4 dyut6 lei5) — to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for …
強買強賣 (koeng5 maai5 koeng5 maai6) — to force sb to buy or sell; to trade using coercion
強身 (koeng4 san1) — to strengthen one's body; to keep fit; to build up one's health (through exerci…
強辯 (koeng5 bin6) — to try to make one's case using false arguments
強辯到底 (koeng5 bin6 dou3 dai2) — to argue endlessly; to try to have the last word
強迫 (koeng5 bik1) — to compel; to force
強迫勞動 (koeng4 bik1 lou4 dung6) — forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
強迫性 (koeng4 bik1 sing3) — compulsive; obsessive
強迫性儲物症 (koeng4 bik1 sing3 cyu5 mat6 zing3) — compulsive hoarding
強迫性性行為 (koeng4 bik1 sing3 sing3 hang4 wai4) — sexual obsession
強迫症 (koeng4 bik1) — obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
強迫觀念 (koeng4 bik1 gun1 nim6) — compelling notion; obsession
強逼 (koeng4 bik1) — to compel; to force
強隊 (koeng4 deoi6) — a powerful team (sports)
強震 (koeng4 zan3) — powerful earthquake; abbr. for 強烈地震|强烈地震
強韌 (koeng4 ngan6) — resilient; tough and strong
強音踏板 (koeng4 jam1 daap6 baan2) — loud pedal (on piano); sustaining pedal
強項 (koeng4 hong6) — key strength; strong suit; specialty
強風 (koeng4 fung1) — strong breeze (meteorology)
強鹼 (koeng4 gaan2) — strong alkali
強龍不壓地頭蛇 (koeng4 lung4 bat1 aat3 dei6 tau4 se4) — lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is…
彆嘴 (bit3 zeoi2) — mouthful (awkward speech); tongue-twister
彆扭 (bit3 nau2) — awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
彈丸 (daan6 jyun2) — pellet
彈冠相慶 (daan6 gun3 soeng1 hing3) — lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment; …
彈出 (daan6 ceot1) — to eject; to exit from; to pop up
彈力 (daan6 lik6) — elasticity; elastic force; spring; rebound; bounce
彈劾 (taan4 hat6) — to impeach (an official)
彈匣 (daan6 haap6) — magazine (for ammunition)
彈唱 (taan4 coeng3) — to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
彈回 (daan6 wui4) — to rebound
彈坑 (daan2 haang1) — bomb crater; shell crater; mine crater
彈塗魚 (daan6 tou4 jyu2) — mudskipper (amphibious fish)
彈壓 (daan6 aat3) — to suppress; to quell (a disturbance); repression
彈夾 (daan6 gaap3) — ammunition clip; cartridge clip; magazine
彈奏 (taan4 zau3) — to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
彈子 (daan6 zi2) — slingshot pellet; playing marbles; billiards
彈子鎖 (daan6 zi2 so2) — pin tumbler lock; spring lock
彈孔 (daan2 hung2) — bullet hole
彈射 (daan6 se6) — to catapult; to launch; to eject (from a plane); to shoot
彈射座椅 (daan6 se6 zo6 ji2) — ejection seat
彈射座艙 (daan6 se6 zo6 cong1) — ejection capsule (cabin)
彈性形變 (daan6 sing3 jing4 bin3) — elastic deformation
彈性模量 (daan6 sing3 mou4 loeng6) — modulus of elasticity; coefficient of restitution
彈指 (taan4 zi2) — to snap one's fingers; (fig.) in a flash; in an instant
彈指一揮間 (taan4 zi2 jat1 fai1 gaan1) — in a flash (idiom)
彈指之間 (taan4 zi2 zi1 gaan1) — (idiom) in a flash; instantly
彈撥 (taan4 but6) — to pluck (a string)
彈撥樂 (taan4 but6 ngok6) — plucked string music
彈撥樂器 (taan4 but6 ngok6 hei3) — plucked string instrument
彈斥 (taan4 cik1) — accuse and criticize
彈殼 (daan2 hok3) — ammunition case
彈片 (daan2 pin3) — shrapnel; shell fragment
彈牙 (daan6 ngaa4) — al dente
彈珠 (daan6 zyu1) — a marble (used in games)
彈珠檯 (daan6 zyu1 toi4) — pinball
彈球 (daan6 kau4) — to play marbles
彈球盤 (daan6 kau4 pun4) — pachinko
彈琴 (taan4 kam4) — to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
彈痕 (daan2 han4) — bullet hole; shell hole
彈盡援絕 (daan2 zeon6 wun4 zyut6) — out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
彈盡糧絕 (daan2 zeon6 loeng4 zyut6) — out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
彈簧 (daan6 wong4) — spring
彈簧刀 (daan6 wong4 dou1) — flick knife; switchblade; spring-loaded knife
彈簧墊圈 (daan6 wong4 zin3 hyun1) — spring washer
彈簧秤 (daan6 wong4 cing3) — spring balance
彈簧鎖 (daan6 wong4 so2) — spring lock
彈簧門 (daan6 wong4 mun4) — swing door
彈糾 (daan6 gau2) — to accuse; to impeach
彈花 (daan6 faa1) — to soften cotton fiber by fluffing
彈藥 (daan2 joek6) — ammunition
彈藥庫 (daan2 joek6 fu3) — ammunition dump

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