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彈藥補給站 (daan2 joek6 bou2 kap1 zaam6) — ammunition depot
彈詞 (taan4 ci4) — ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment
彈跳 (daan6 tiu3) — to bounce; to jump; to leap
彈跳板 (daan6 tiu3 baan2) — springboard
彈道 (daan2 dou6) — trajectory (of a projectile); ballistic curve
彈道導彈 (daan2 dou6 dou6 daan2) — ballistic missile
彈雨 (daan6 jyu5) — hail of bullets
彈頭 (daan2 tau4) — warhead
彌勒 (nei4 lak6) — Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
彌勒佛 (nei4 lak6 fat6) — Maitreya; the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
彌勒菩薩 (nei4 lak6 pou4 saat3) — Maitreya Bodhisattva
彌合 (nei4 hap6) — to cause a wound to close up and heal
彌天 (nei4 tin1) — filling the entire sky; covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc)
彌天大謊 (nei4 tin1 daai6 fong1) — a pack of lies (idiom)
彌封 (nei4 fung1) — to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)
彌撒 (nei4 saat3) — (Catholic) Mass
彌散 (nei4 saan3) — to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
彌月 (nei4 jyut6) — full moon; first full moon after birth (i.e. entering the second month)
彌望 (nei4 mong6) — a full view
彌渡 (nei4 dou6) — see 彌渡縣|弥渡县[Mi2 du4 Xian4]
彌渡縣 (nei4 dou6 jyun6) — Midu, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 z…
彌滿 (nei4 mun5) — to be full
彌漫 (nei4 maan6) — to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (wa…
彌留 (nei4 lau4) — seriously ill and about to die
彌留之際 (nei4 lau4 zi1 zai3) — on one's deathbed; at the point of death
彌縫 (nei4 fung4) — to cover up mistakes or crimes; to stitch up; to fix
彌蒙 (nei4 mung4) — impenetrable thick fog or smoke
彌補 (nei4 bou2) — to complement; to make up for a deficiency
彌賽亞 (nei4 coi3 aa3) — Messiah
彌足珍貴 (nei4 zuk1 zan1 gwai3) — extremely precious; valuable
彌迦書 (nei4 gaa1 syu1) — Book of Micah
彌陀 (nei4 to4) — Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise; abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛; Mituo or Mit…
彎嘴濱鷸 (waan1 zeoi2 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
彎子 (waan1 zi2) — bend; turn; curve
彎彎 (waan1 waan1) — Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
彎彎曲曲 (waan1 waan1 kuk1 kuk1) — curved; meandering; zigzagging
彎折 (waan1 zit3) — to bend
彎曲 (waan1 kuk1) — to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
彎曲度 (waan1 kuk1 dou6) — curvature; camber
彎曲空間 (waan1 kuk1 hung1 gaan1) — curved space
彎月形透鏡 (waan1 jyut6 jing4 tau3 geng3) — meniscus lens
彎液面 (waan1 jik6 min6) — meniscus (physics)
彎男 (waan1 naam4) — gay guy
彎管麵 (waan1 gun2 min6) — elbow pasta
彎腰 (waan1 jiu1) — to stoop
彎腰駝背 (waan1 jiu1 to4 bui3) — slouch; stoop; poor posture
彎角 (waan1 gok3) — corner; bend; curve
彎路 (waan1 lou6) — winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
彎道 (waan1 dou6) — winding road; road curve
彖辭 (teon3 ci4) — to interpret the divinatory trigrams
彗星 (seoi6 sing1) — comet
彙報 (wui6 bou3) — to report; to give an account of; report
彙整 (wui6 zing2) — to collect and organize (papers etc); to archive (data); to summarize (evidence…
彙映 (wui6 jing2) — variant of 匯映|汇映[hui4 ying4]
彙注 (wui6 zyu3) — annotated collection
彙編 (wui6 pin1) — variant of 匯編|汇编[hui4 bian1]
彙總 (wui6 zung2) — to collect and summarize; to aggregate (data, reports etc)
彙集 (wui6 zaap6) — to collect; to compile; to converge
形上 (jing4 soeng6) — metaphysics
形似 (jing4 ci5) — similar in shape and appearance
形像 (jing4 zoeng6) — variant of 形象[xing2 xiang4]
形制 (jing4 zai3) — form; shape; structure; design
形勝 (jing4 sing3) — (of a location) strategic; advantageous
形勢 (jing4 sai3) — circumstances; situation; terrain
形勢嚴峻 (jing4 sai3 jim4 zeon3) — in grave difficulties; the situation is grim
形同 (jing4 tung4) — tantamount to; to be like
形同虛設 (jing4 tung4 heoi1 cit3) — to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom)
形同陌路 (jing4 tung4 mak6 lou6) — to be estranged
形單影隻 (jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3) — (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
形容 (jing4 jung4) — to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
形容詞 (jing4 jung4 ci4) — adjective
形容辭 (jing4 jung4 ci4) — adjective
形式主義 (jing4 sik1 zyu2 ji6) — formalism (in philosophy, art, or literary theory); excessive concern with form…
形式化 (jing4 sik1 faa3) — formalization; formalized
形形色色 (jing4 jing4 sik1 sik1) — all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of
形影不離 (jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4) — inseparable (as form and shadow)
形影相弔 (jing4 jing2 soeng1 diu3) — with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom); extremely sad and lone…
形影相隨 (jing4 jing2 soeng1 ceoi4) — (lit.) body and shadow follow each other (idiom); (fig.) inseparable
形意拳 (jing4 ji3 kyun4) — Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)
形態 (jing4 taai3) — shape; form; pattern; morphology
形態學 (jing4 taai3 hok6) — morphology (in biology or linguistics)
形態發生素 (jing4 taai3 faat3 sang1 sou3) — morphogen
形成 (jing4 sing4) — to form; to take shape
形成層 (jing4 sing4 cang4) — vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)
形於色 (jing4 jyu1 sik1) — to show one's feelings; to show it in one's face
形旁 (jing4 pong4) — semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dao1] in 刻[k…
形核 (jing4 hat6) — nucleation
形狀 (jing4 zong6) — form; shape
形神 (jing4 san4) — body and soul; physical and spiritual; material form and internal spirit
形而上學 (jing4 ji4 soeng6 hok6) — metaphysics
形聲 (jing4 sing1) — ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese charact…
形聲字 (jing4 sing1 zi6) — phono-semantic compound character
形譯 (jing4 jik6) — derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or…
形變 (jing4 bin3) — deformation; bending
形象 (jing4 zoeng6) — image; form; figure; visualization; vivid
形象大使 (jing4 zoeng6 daai6 si3) — person who represents an organization and enhances its image; an ambassador
形貌 (jing4 maau6) — appearance
形質 (jing4 zat1) — form; structure; design
形跡 (jing4 zik1) — manner; bearing; trace; mark; trail; etiquette
形骸 (jing4 haai4) — the human body; skeleton
彩䴉 (coi2 syun4) — (bird species of China) glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
彩信 (coi2 seon3) — multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)
彩印 (coi2 jan3) — color printing; abbr. for 彩色印刷[cai3 se4 yin4 shua1]
彩卷 (coi2 gyun2) — color film; abbr. for 彩色膠卷|彩色胶卷; lottery ticket
彩塑 (coi2 sou3) — painted clay figure
彩妝 (coi2 zong1) — makeup; cosmetics
彩帶 (coi2 daai2) — colored ribbon; streamer
彩彈 (coi2 daan2) — paintball
彩排 (coi2 paai4) — dress rehearsal; to have a dress rehearsal
彩擴 (coi2 kong3) — to enlarge color photos; color film processing
彩旗 (coi2 kei4) — colored flag
彩民 (coi2 man4) — lottery player
彩畫 (coi2 waa2) — color painting
彩票 (coi2 piu3) — lottery ticket
彩繪 (coi2 kui2) — painted; colored painted-on designs
彩色 (coi2 sik1) — color; multicolored
彩虹 (coi2 hung4) — rainbow
彩虹蜂虎 (coi2 hung4 fung1 fu2) — (bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
彩虹鸚鵡 (coi2 hung4 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
彩蚌 (coi2 pong5) — painted shell; painting on shell
彩蛋 (coi2 daan2) — painted eggshell; Easter egg; (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or…
彩衣 (coi2 ji1) — colored clothes; motley attire
彩超 (coi2 ciu1) — color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine)
彩車 (coi2 ce1) — float (in a parade)
彩鈴 (coi2 ling4) — (telephony) ringback tone
彩雲 (coi2 wan4) — rosy clouds
彩電 (coi2 din6) — color television (abbr. for 彩色電視|彩色电视[cai3 se4 dian4 shi4])
彩霞 (coi2 haa4) — clouds tinged with sunset hues
彩頭 (coi2 tau4) — good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery et…
彩鷸 (coi2 wat6) — (bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
彩鸛 (coi2 gun3) — (bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
彪休 (biu1 jau1) — angry; wrathful
彪個子 (biu1 go3 zi2) — tall and strong physique
彪壯 (biu1 zong3) — tall and husky; hefty
彪子 (biu1 zi2) — (dialect) idiot; simpleton
彪形 (biu1 jing4) — husky; burly
彪形大漢 (biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3) — (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
彪悍 (biu1 hon6) — tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky
彪炳 (biu1 bing2) — (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of …
彪炳千古 (biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2) — to shine through the ages (idiom)
彪煥 (biu1 wun6) — brilliant and shining; outstanding and elegant
彪蒙 (biu1 mung4) — to develop the mind
彪馬 (biu1 maa5) — Puma (brand)
彬彬 (ban1 ban1) — refined, gentle, and elegant
彬彬君子 (ban1 ban1 gwan1 zi2) — refined gentleman
彬彬有禮 (ban1 ban1 jau5 lai5) — refined and courteous; urbane
彬蔚 (ban1 wai3) — erudite and refined
彬馬那 (ban1 maa5 naa5) — Pyinmana, town in central Myanmar
彭亨 (paang4 hang1) — Pahang province of Malaysia
彭佳嶼 (paang4 gaai1 zeoi6) — Pengjia Island, administered as part of Chilung or Keelung 基隆[Ji1 long2], Taiwan
彭勃 (paang4 but6) — Peng Bo
彭博 (paang4 bok3) — Bloomberg (name); Michael Bloomberg (1942-), US billionaire businessman, politi…
彭博新聞社 (paang4 bok3 san1 man4 se5) — Bloomberg News
彭博社 (paang4 bok3 se5) — Bloomberg News
彭博通訊社 (paang4 bok3 tung1 seon3 se5) — Bloomberg L.P., financial software services, news and data company
彭定康 (paang4 ding6 hong1) — Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997
彭山 (paang4 saan1) — see 彭山區|彭山区[Peng2 shan1 Qu1]
彭州 (paang4 zau1) — see 彭州市[Peng2 zhou1 Shi4]
彭州市 (paang4 zau1 si5) — Pengzhou, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
彭德懷 (paang4 dak1 waai4) — Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and pol…
彭水縣 (paang4 seoi2 jyun6) — Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing mun…
彭水苗族土家族自治縣 (paang4 seoi2 miu4 zuk6 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southeastern Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong…
彭湖 (paang4 wu4) — Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung
彭湖島 (paang4 wu4 dou2) — Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung
彭澤 (paang4 zaak6) — see 彭澤縣|彭泽县[Peng2 ze2 Xian4]
彭澤縣 (paang4 zaak6 jyun6) — Pengze, a county in Jiujiang City 九江市[Jiu3 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
彭真 (paang4 zan1) — Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader
彭祖 (paang4 zou2) — Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
彭縣 (paang4 jyun6) — Peng county in Sichuan
彭陽 (paang4 joeng4) — see 彭陽縣|彭阳县[Peng2 yang2 Xian4]
彭陽縣 (paang4 joeng4 jyun6) — Pengyang, a county in Guyuan City 固原市[Gu4 yuan2 Shi4], Ningxia
彭養鷗 (paang4 joeng5 au1) — Peng Yang'ou, late Qing novelist, author of Victims of Opium 黑籍冤魂[Hei1 ji2 Yuan…
彭麗媛 (paang4 lai6 wun4) — Peng Liyuan (1962–), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4…
彰化 (zoeng1 faa3) — Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
彰化市 (zoeng1 faa3 si5) — Zhanghua or Changhua city in west Taiwan, capital of Changhua county
彰化縣 (zoeng1 faa3 jyun6) — Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan
彰善癉惡 (zoeng1 sin6 daan3 ok3) — to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil; to pra…
彰彰 (zoeng1 zoeng1) — obvious; manifest; clearly visible
彰明 (zoeng1 ming4) — to show clearly; to make public; obvious
彰明較著 (zoeng1 ming4 gaau3 zyu3) — obvious; clear for all to see
彰武 (zoeng1 mou5) — see 彰武縣|彰武县[Zhang1 wu3 Xian4]
彰武縣 (zoeng1 mou5 jyun6) — Zhangwu, a county in Fuxin City 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4], Liaoning
彰顯 (zoeng1 hin2) — to put on display (sth abstract); to draw attention to; conspicuous
影像 (jing2 zoeng6) — image
影像會議 (jing2 zoeng6 wui6 ji5) — video conference
影像檔 (jing2 zoeng6 dong2) — image file
影像處理 (jing2 zoeng6 cyu2 lei5) — image processing
影兒 (jing2 ji4) — shadow
影劇 (jing2 kek6) — film and theater; screen and stage
影劇院 (jing2 kek6 jyun2) — cinema; movie theater
影印 (jing2 jan3) — photographic reproduction; photocopying; photo-offset
影印本 (jing2 jan3 bun2) — a photocopy
影印機 (jing2 jan3 gei1) — (Tw) photocopier
影壇 (jing2 taan4) — moviedom; the world of movies; film circles
影子 (jing2 zi2) — shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence
影子內閣 (jing2 zi2 noi6 gok3) — shadow cabinet
影射 (jing2 se6) — to refer obliquely to; to insinuate; innuendo
影射小說 (jing2 se6 siu2 syut3) — roman à clef
影展 (jing2 zin2) — film festival; photography exhibition
影星 (jing2 sing1) — film star
影本 (jing2 bun2) — copy (of a document); book with model calligraphy for copying
影業 (jing2 jip6) — film industry
影碟 (jing2 dip2) — DVD
影碟機 (jing2 dip2 gei1) — DVD player
影視 (jing2 si6) — movies and television
影評 (jing2 ping4) — film review
影象 (jing2 zoeng6) — variant of 影像[ying3 xiang4]
影蹤 (jing2 zung1) — trace; sign
影迷 (jing2 mai4) — film enthusiast; movie fan
影院 (jing2 jyun2) — cinema; movie theater
影集 (jing2 zaap6) — photo album (CL:本[ben3]); (Tw) TV series
影音 (jing2 jam1) — (Tw) audio and video; audiovisual
影響 (jing2 hoeng2) — influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb
影響力 (jing2 hoeng2 lik6) — influence; impact
影響面 (jing2 hoeng2 min6) — reach of influence; affected area
彳亍 (cik1 cuk1) — (literary) to walk slowly
彷彿 (fong2 fat1) — to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
彷徉 (pong4 joeng4) — (literary) to roam about; to wander
彷徨 (pong4 wong4) — to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver
役使 (jik6 sai2) — to put to work (servant or animal); to make use of for labor
役使動物 (jik6 sai2 dung6 mat6) — draft animals; beasts of burden
役男 (jik6 naam4) — males eligible for military service; draftee; abbr. for 役齡男子|役龄男子
役畜 (jik6 cuk1) — draft animal; beast of burden
役齡 (jik6 ling4) — enlistment age
彼一時此一時 (bei2 jat1 si4 ci2 jat1 si4) — that was one thing, and this is another; times have changed
彼岸 (bei2 ngon6) — the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
彼得 (bei2 dak1) — Peter (name)
彼得前書 (bei2 dak1 cin4 syu1) — First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
彼得堡 (bei2 dak1 bou2) — Petersburg (place name); Saint Petersburg, Russia
彼得後書 (bei2 dak1 hau6 syu1) — Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
彼得格勒 (bei2 dak1 gaak3 lak6) — Petrograd (former name of Saint Petersburg 聖彼得堡|圣彼得堡[Sheng4 bi3 de2 bao3])
彼得潘 (bei2 dak1 pun1) — Peter Pan, the novel character
彼得羅維奇 (bei2 dak1 lo4 wai4 kei4) — Petrovich (name)
彼拉多 (bei2 laai1 do1) — Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
彼此 (bei2 ci2) — each other; one another
彼此彼此 (bei2 ci2 bei2 ci2) — (idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
彼爾姆 (bei2 ji5 mou5) — Perm, Russian city in the Urals
彿雷澤爾 (fat1 leoi4 zaak6 ji5) — Frazer (name)
往 (wong5) — to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
往事 (wong5 si6) — past events; former happenings
往事如風 (wong5 si6 jyu4 fung1) — the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
往來 (wong5 loi4) — dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
往來帳戶 (wong5 loi4 zoeng3 wu6) — current account (in bank)
往例 (wong5 lai6) — (usual) practice of the past; precedent
往初 (wong5 co1) — (literary) former times; in olden days
往前 (wong5 cin4) — (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
往古 (wong5 gu2) — in former times; in olden days
往外 (wong5 ngoi6) — out; outbound; departing
往屆 (wong5 gaai3) — former sessions; former years
往年 (wong5 nin4) — in former years; in previous years
往後 (wong5 hau6) — from now on; in the future; time to come
往復 (wong5 fuk6) — to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g. of pis…
往復運動 (wong5 fuk6 wan6 dung6) — backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump); reciprocating motion
往復鋸 (wong5 fuk6 goe3) — reciprocating saw
往心裡去 (wong5 sam1 leoi5 heoi3) — to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously
往昔 (wong5 sik1) — the past
往歲 (wong5 seoi3) — in former years; in olden days
往泥裡踩 (wong5 nai4 leoi5 caai2) — to belittle; to attack sb
往生 (wong5 sang1) — to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
往程 (wong5 cing4) — outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
往臉上抹黑 (wong5 lim5 soeng6 mut3 hak1) — to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace
往跡 (wong5 zik1) — past events; former times
往返 (wong5 faan2) — to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
往還 (wong5 waan4) — to contact; to have dealings (with sb)
征人 (zing1 jan4) — traveler (on a long journey); participant in an expedition; garrison soldier; n…
征伐 (zing1 fat6) — to go on or send a punitive expedition
征勦 (zing1 ziu2) — to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
征地 (zing1 dei6) — to requisition land
征塵 (zing1 can4) — the dust of a long journey
征夫 (zing1 fu1) — traveler; soldier on expedition; soldier taking part in battle
征帆 (zing1 faan4) — expedition ship
征彸 (zing1 zung1) — scared; badly frightened
征得 (zing1 dak1) — to obtain (permission etc)
征戍 (zing1 syu3) — garrison
征戰 (zing1 zin3) — campaign; expedition
征斂 (zing1 lim5) — to extort taxes
征斂無度 (zing1 lim5 mou4 dou6) — to extort taxes excessively
征旆 (zing1 pui3) — pennant used on expedition; war pennant
征服 (zing1 fuk6) — to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish
征服者 (zing1 fuk6 ze2) — conqueror
征用 (zing1 jung6) — to expropriate; to commandeer
征程 (zing1 cing4) — journey; expedition; voyage
征衣 (zing1 ji1) — traveler's clothing; military uniform
征衫 (zing1 saam1) — traveler's clothing; by extension, traveler
征討 (zing1 tou2) — to go on a punitive expedition
征途 (zing1 tou4) — long journey; trek; course of an expedition
征馬 (zing1 maa5) — horse capable of long expedition; army horse
征駕 (zing1 gaa3) — horses and wagons for an expedition; vehicles and horses used in battle
待乙妥 (doi6 jyut3 to5) — DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
待人 (doi6 jan4) — to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
待人接物 (doi6 jan4 zip3 mat6) — (idiom) to interact with people
待命 (doi6 ming6) — to be on call; to be on standby
待定 (doi6 ding6) — to await a decision; to be pending
待宵草 (doi6 siu1 cou2) — evening primrose
待復 (doi6 fuk1) — to be advised; awaiting an answer
待斃 (doi6 bai6) — to await death; to be a sitting duck
待會兒 (doi6 wui6 ji4) — in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
待業 (doi6 jip6) — to wait for employment; to be unemployed
待機 (doi6 gei1) — to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby
待產 (doi6 caan2) — (of an expectant mother) to be in labor
待續 (doi6 zuk6) — to be continued
待考 (doi6 haau2) — under investigation; currently unknown
待要 (doi6 jiu3) — to be about to
待見 (doi6 gin3) — (coll.) to like
待解 (doi6 gaai2) — unresolved; awaiting solution
待辦事項列表 (doi6 baan6 si6 hong6 lit6 biu2) — to-do list
待遇 (doi6 jyu6) — treatment; pay; salary; status; rank
徇情 (seon1 cing4) — to act out of personal considerations; to show partiality
徇情枉法 (seon1 cing4 wong2 faat3) — see 徇私枉法[xun4 si1 wang3 fa3]
徇私枉法 (seon1 si1 wong2 faat3) — to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
徇私舞弊 (seon1 si1 mou5 bai6) — (idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
很 (han2) — very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its mea…
後世 (hau6 sai3) — later generations
後事 (hau6 si6) — future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements
後人 (hau6 jan4) — later generation
後付 (hau6 fu6) — payment made afterwards; postpaid
後代 (hau6 doi6) — descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
後任 (hau6 jam6) — successor; to take up a position subsequently as ...; (attributive) future; sub…
後來 (hau6 loi4) — afterwards; later; newly arrived
後來居上 (hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5) — (idiom) see 後來者居上|后来者居上[hou4 lai2 zhe3 ju1 shang4]
後信號燈 (hau6 seon3 hou6 dang1) — car rear indicator
後備 (hau6 bei6) — reserve; backup
後備箱 (hau6 bei6 soeng1) — trunk; boot (of a car)
後備軍 (hau6 bei6 gwan1) — rearguard
後兒 (hau6 ji4) — the day after tomorrow
後加 (hau6 gaa1) — postposition (grammar)
後勤 (hau6 kan4) — logistics
後勤學 (hau6 kan4 hok6) — military logistics
後半 (hau6 bun3) — latter half
後半場 (hau6 bun3 coeng4) — second half (of sporting competition)
後半葉 (hau6 bun3 jip6) — latter half (of a decade, century etc)
後台 (hau6 toi4) — backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background
後周 (hau6 zau1) — Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, wit…
後味 (hau6 mei6) — aftertaste
後唐 (hau6 tong4) — Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
後嗣 (hau6 zi6) — heir; descendant; posterity
後坐 (hau6 zo6) — recoil (of a firearm)
後坐力 (hau6 zo6 lik6) — recoil (of a gun); backlash; reactive force
後塵 (hau6 can4) — lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life
後壁 (hau6 bik1) — Houbi, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
後天 (hau6 tin1) — the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops thro…
後天性 (hau6 tin1 sing3) — acquired (characteristic etc)
後娘 (hau6 noeng4) — stepmother (coll.)
後媽 (hau6 maa1) — (coll.) stepmother
後學 (hau6 hok6) — junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
後宮 (hau6 gung1) — harem; chambers of imperial concubines
後年 (hau6 nin4) — the year after next
後座 (hau6 zo6) — back seat; pillion
後庭 (hau6 ting4) — backyard; imperial harem; (slang) anus
後影 (hau6 jing2) — rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)
後心 (hau6 sam1) — middle of the back
後怕 (hau6 paa3) — lingering fear; fear after the event; post-traumatic stress
後悔 (hau6 fui3) — to regret; to feel remorse
後悔不迭 (hau6 fui3 bat1 dit6) — too late for regrets
後悔莫及 (hau6 fui3 mok6 kap6) — too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
後患無窮 (hau6 waan6 mou4 kung4) — (idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
後感 (hau6 gam2) — afterthought; reflection after an event; a review (of a movie etc)
後感覺 (hau6 gam2 gok3) — after-sensation; after-impression
後排 (hau6 paai4) — the back row (in a theater etc); the rear seats (in a vehicle)
後掩蔽 (hau6 jim2 bai3) — backward masking
後援 (hau6 wun4) — reinforcement; back-up; supporting force
後搖 (hau6 jiu4) — post-rock (music genre)
後搖滾 (hau6 jiu4 gwan2) — post-rock (music genre)
後撤 (hau6 cit3) — to pull back (an army); to retreat
後擋板 (hau6 dong2 baan2) — backboard
後效 (hau6 haau6) — after-effect
後方 (hau6 fong1) — the rear; far behind the front line
後晉 (hau6 zeon3) — Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
後會有期 (hau6 wui6 jau5 kei4) — I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again.
後會無期 (hau6 wui6 mou4 kei4) — (idiom) may never meet again; unlikely to meet again
後期 (hau6 kei4) — late stage; later period
後梁 (hau6 loeng4) — Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
後段 (hau6 dyun6) — final part; rear; back end; final segment; the following section; last paragraph
後母 (hau6 mou5) — stepmother
後涼 (hau6 loeng4) — Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)
後漢 (hau6 hon3) — Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220); Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947…
後漢書 (hau6 hon3 syu1) — History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4…
後照鏡 (hau6 ziu3 geng3) — rearview mirror (Tw)
後燈 (hau6 dang1) — taillight
後燕 (hau6 jin1) — Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
後父 (hau6 fu6) — stepfather
後現代主義 (hau6 jin6 doi6 zyu2 ji6) — postmodernism
後生動物 (hau6 sang1 dung6 mat6) — metazoa; the animal kingdom
後生可畏 (hau6 saang1 ho2 wai3) — the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom); the younger generat…
後甲板 (hau6 gaap3 baan2) — afterdeck
後盾 (hau6 teon5) — support; backing
後秦 (hau6 ceon4) — Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
後空翻 (hau6 hung1 faan1) — backward somersault; backflip
後綴 (hau6 zeoi3) — suffix (linguistics)
後緣 (hau6 jyun4) — trailing edge (of airplane wing)
後繼乏人 (hau6 gai3 fat6 jan4) — see 後繼無人|后继无人[hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2]
後繼有人 (hau6 gai3 jau5 jan4) — (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
後繼無人 (hau6 gai3 mou4 jan4) — to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
後續 (hau6 zuk6) — follow-up; (dialect) to remarry
後置 (hau6 zi3) — to place after (e.g. in grammar); postposition
後置修飾語 (hau6 zi3 sau1 sik1 jyu5) — postmodifier (grammar)
後置詞 (hau6 zi3 ci4) — postposition; suffix; word placed after
後翅 (hau6 ci3) — back wing (of insect)
後翻筋斗 (hau6 faan1 gan1 dau2) — backward somersault
後者 (hau6 ze2) — the latter
後肢 (hau6 zi1) — hind legs
後背 (hau6 bui3) — the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
後腦 (hau6 nou5) — hindbrain; back of the head
後腦勺 (hau6 nou5 zoek3) — back of the head
後腰 (hau6 jiu1) — lower back; (sports) defensive midfielder
後蓋 (hau6 goi3) — back cover; shell (of crab etc)
後衛 (hau6 wai6) — rear guard; backfield; fullback
後裔 (hau6 jeoi6) — descendant
後製 (hau6 zai3) — postproduction
後西遊記 (hau6 sai1 jau4 gei3) — one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
後見之明 (hau6 gin3 zi1 ming4) — hindsight
後視鏡 (hau6 si6 geng3) — rearview mirror
後記 (hau6 gei3) — epilogue; afterword
後診 (hau6 can2) — postoperative examination
後話 (hau6 waa6) — something to be taken up later in speech or writing
後賬 (hau6 zoeng3) — undisclosed account; to settle matters later; to blame sb after the event
後起之秀 (hau6 hei2 zi1 sau3) — (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
後趙 (hau6 ziu6) — Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
後路 (hau6 lou6) — escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative cours…
後車之鑒 (hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3) — lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overtu…
後車軸 (hau6 ce1 zuk6) — back axle (of car)
後輩 (hau6 bui3) — younger generation
後輪 (hau6 leon4) — rear wheel
後送 (hau6 sung3) — evacuation (military)
後送醫院 (hau6 sung3 ji1 jyun2) — evacuation hospital (military)
後進 (hau6 zeon3) — less advanced; underdeveloped; lagging behind; the younger generation; the less…
後進先出 (hau6 zeon3 sin1 ceot1) — to come late and leave first; last in, first out (LIFO)
後遺症 (hau6 wai4 zing3) — (medicine) sequelae; residual effects; (fig.) repercussions; aftermath
後邊 (hau6 bin1) — the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; aft…
後邊兒 (hau6 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]
後部 (hau6 bou6) — back section
後金 (hau6 gam1) — Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-); Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qin…
後鉤 (hau6 ngau1) — (dialect) unfinished business; trailing sound
後鉤兒 (hau6 ngau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 後鉤|后钩[hou4 gou1]
後門 (hau6 mun2) — back door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings; anu…
後附 (hau6 fu6) — attachment; appendix; addendum
後院 (hau6 jyun2) — rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
後院起火 (hau6 jyun2 hei2 fo2) — a conflict arises close to home (idiom)
後面 (hau6 min6) — the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; aft…
後頭 (hau6 tau4) — behind; the back; the rear; later; afterwards; (in) the future
後頸 (hau6 geng2) — nape
後顧之憂 (hau6 gu3 zi1 jau1) — fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of ac…
後魏 (hau6 ngai6) — Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
後鼻音 (hau6 bei6 jam1) — velar nasal; consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue…
徐世昌 (ceoi4 sai3 coeng1) — Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, pres…
徐俊 (ceoi4 zeon3) — Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster
徐光啟 (ceoi4 gwong1 kai2) — Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician i…
徐克 (ceoi4 hak1) — Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer
徐匡迪 (ceoi4 hong1 dik6) — Xu Kuangdi (1937-), PRC politician and former mayor of Shanghai
徐匯區 (ceoi4 wui6 keoi1) — Xuhui district, central Shanghai
徐娘半老 (ceoi4 noeng4 bun3 lou5) — middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
徐家匯 (ceoi4 gaa1 wui6) — Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[Xu2 hui4 qu1], Xuhui district, central Shanghai
徐州 (ceoi4 zau1) — see 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4]
徐州市 (ceoi4 zau1 si5) — Xuzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
徐徐 (ceoi4 ceoi4) — slowly; gently
徐志摩 (ceoi4 zi3 mo1) — Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
徐悲鴻 (ceoi4 bei1 hung4) — Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art tea…
徐星 (ceoi4 sing1) — Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist; Xu Xing (1956-), Chinese short story …
徐步 (ceoi4 bou6) — to stroll; to walk slowly
徐水 (ceoi4 seoi2) — see 徐水區|徐水区[Xu2 shui3 Qu1]
徐渭 (ceoi4 wai6) — Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author
徐熙媛 (ceoi4 hei1 wun4) — Barbie Hsu (1976–2025), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大S[Da4 S]
徐禎卿 (ceoi4 zing1 hing1) — Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the…
徐福 (ceoi4 fuk1) — Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer
徐緩 (ceoi4 wun6) — slow; sluggish; lazily; to slow down
徐聞 (ceoi4 man4) — see 徐聞縣|徐闻县[Xu2 wen2 Xian4]
徐聞縣 (ceoi4 man4 jyun6) — Xuwen, a county in Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
徐行 (ceoi4 hang4) — to walk slowly; to stroll
徐鉉 (ceoi4 jyun5) — Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 …
徐霞客 (ceoi4 haa4 haak3) — Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu X…
徐霞客遊記 (ceoi4 haa4 haak3 jau4 gei3) — Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by 徐霞客[Xu2 Xia2 ke4] on geo…
徑向 (ging3 hoeng3) — radial (direction)
徑庭 (ging3 ting4) — completely different
徑情直遂 (ging3 cing4 zik6 seoi6) — to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
徑流 (ging3 lau4) — variant of 逕流|径流[jing4 liu2]
徑直 (ging3 zik6) — directly
徑自 (ging3 zi6) — without leave; without consulting anyone
徑賽 (ging3 coi3) — track events (athletics competition)
徑跡 (ging3 zik1) — track; trajectory; path; way; means; diameter; directly
徑路 (ging3 lou6) — route; path
徑道 (ging3 dou6) — path; short-cut
徒具 (tou4 geoi6) — to only have
徒勞 (tou4 lou4) — futile
徒勞無功 (tou4 lou4 mou4 gung1) — to work to no avail (idiom)
徒勞無益 (tou4 lou4 mou4 jik1) — futile endeavor (idiom)
徒呼負負 (tou4 fu1 fu6 fu6) — to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)
徒工 (tou4 gung1) — apprentice; trainee worker
徒弟 (tou4 dai2) — apprentice; disciple
徒手 (tou4 sau2) — with bare hands; unarmed; fighting hand-to-hand; freehand (drawing)
徒手畫 (tou4 sau2 waa2) — freehand drawing
徒擁虛名 (tou4 jung2 heoi1 ming4) — see 徒有虛名|徒有虚名[tu2 you3 xu1 ming2]
徒有其名 (tou4 jau5 kei4 ming4) — with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good a…
徒有虛名 (tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4) — with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good a…
徒步 (tou4 bou6) — to be on foot
徒步區 (tou4 bou6 keoi1) — (Tw) car-free zone; pedestrian zone
徒然 (tou4 jin4) — in vain
徒裼 (tou4 sik3) — (archaic) barefooted and barebreasted
得不償失 (dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1) — the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
得不到 (dak1 bat1 dou3) — cannot get; cannot obtain
得中 (dak1 zung3) — (as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate; to draw a winning…

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