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有本錢 (jau5 bun2 cin4) — to be in a position to (take on a challenge etc)
有板有眼 (jau5 baan2 jau5 ngaan5) — orderly; methodical; rhythmical
有枝有葉 (jau5 zi1 jau5 jip6) — to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
有染 (jau5 jim5) — to have an affair with sb
有核國家 (jau5 hat6 gwok3 gaa1) — nuclear weapon states
有條不紊 (jau5 tiu4 bat1 man6) — regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
有條有理 (jau5 tiu4 jau5 lei5) — (idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy
有條紋 (jau5 tiu4 man4) — striped
有機分子 (jau5 gei1 fan6 zi2) — organic molecule
有機化合物 (jau5 gei1 faa3 hap6 mat6) — organic compound
有機化學 (jau5 gei1 faa3 hok6) — organic chemistry
有機土 (jau5 gei1 tou2) — histosol (soil taxonomy)
有機氮 (jau5 gei1 daam6) — organic nitrogen
有機物 (jau5 gei1 mat6) — organic substance; organic matter
有機玻璃 (jau5 gei1 bo1 lei1) — plexiglass
有機磷 (jau5 gei1 leon4) — organophosphorus compound (often used in pesticides)
有機磷毒劑 (jau5 gei1 leon4 duk6 zai1) — organophosphorus agent
有機磷酸酯類 (jau5 gei1 leon4 syun1 zi2 leoi6) — organophosphate
有機體 (jau5 gei1 tai2) — organism
有權 (jau5 kyun4) — to have the right to; to be entitled to; to have authority; powerful
有權勢者 (jau5 kyun4 sai3 ze2) — person in power; the one with authority; the guy in charge
有權威 (jau5 kyun4 wai1) — authoritative
有次序 (jau5 ci3 zeoi6) — ordered
有毅力 (jau5 ngai6 lik6) — persevering; unwavering
有毒 (jau5 duk6) — poisonous
有氣派 (jau5 hei3 paai3) — lordly
有氣無力 (jau5 hei3 mou4 lik6) — weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
有氣質 (jau5 hei3 zat1) — to have class; classy
有氣音 (jau5 hei3 jam1) — aspirated consonant (in phonetics)
有氧健身操 (jau5 joeng5 gin6 san1 cou1) — aerobics
有氧操 (jau5 joeng5 cou1) — aerobics
有氧運動 (jau5 joeng5 wan6 dung6) — aerobics
有水 (jau5 seoi2) — supplied with water (of a house)
有求必應 (jau5 kau4 bit1 jing3) — to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea
有決心 (jau5 kyut3 sam1) — determined
有沉有浮 (jau5 cam4 jau5 fau4) — to have one's ups and downs
有活力 (jau5 wut6 lik6) — energetic; vital
有潛力 (jau5 cim4 lik6) — promising; showing potential
有為 (jau5 wai4) — promising; to show promise
有為有守 (jau5 wai4 jau5 sau2) — able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom); also written 有守有為|有守有为[y…
有無 (jau5 mou4) — to have or have not; surplus and shortfall; tangible and intangible; corporeal …
有無相通 (jau5 mou4 soeng1 tung1) — see 互通有無|互通有无[hu4 tong1 you3 wu2]
有煙煤 (jau5 jin1 mui4) — smokey coal
有理 (jau5 lei5) — reasonable; justified; right; (math.) rational
有理式 (jau5 lei5 sik1) — rational expression (math.)
有理數 (jau5 lei5 sou3) — rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)
有理數域 (jau5 lei5 sou3 wik6) — field of rational numbers (math.), usually denoted by Q
有理數集 (jau5 lei5 sou3 zaap6) — set of rational numbers (math.)
有生以來 (jau5 sang1 ji5 loi4) — (idiom) since birth; for one's whole life
有產者 (jau5 caan2 ze2) — property owner; the wealthy
有用 (jau5 jung6) — useful
有界 (jau5 gaai3) — bounded
有百利而無一害 (jau5 baak3 lei6 ji4 mou4 jat1 hoi6) — to have many advantages and no disadvantages
有百利而無一弊 (jau5 baak3 lei6 ji4 mou4 jat1 bai6) — to have many advantages and no disadvantages
有百害而無一利 (jau5 baak3 hoi6 ji4 mou4 jat1 lei6) — having no advantage whatsoever
有的 (jau5 dik1) — (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
有的是 (jau5 dik1 si6) — have plenty of; there's no lack of
有的時候 (jau5 dik1 si4 hau6) — sometimes; at times
有的沒有的 (jau5 dik1 mut6 jau5 dik1) — see 有的沒的|有的没的[you3 de5 mei2 de5]
有的沒的 (jau5 dik1 mut6 dik1) — trivial (matters); triviality; nonsense; rubbish
有益處 (jau5 jik1 cyu3) — beneficial
有目共睹 (jau5 muk6 gung6 dou2) — anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself; is …
有目共見 (jau5 muk6 gung6 gin3) — anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all; sth speaks for itself; is …
有目共賞 (jau5 muk6 gung6 soeng2) — as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear to all; unarguable
有目無睹 (jau5 muk6 mou4 dou2) — has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of st…
有眉目 (jau5 mei4 muk6) — to begin to take shape; to be about to materialize
有眼不識泰山 (jau5 ngaan5 bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1) — lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recogni…
有眼光 (jau5 ngaan5 gwong1) — to have good taste
有碼 (jau5 maa5) — pixelated or censored (of video)
有神論 (jau5 san4 leon6) — theism (the belief in the existence of God)
有神論者 (jau5 san4 leon6 ze2) — theist (believer in one or more Deities)
有福 (jau5 fuk1) — to be blessed
有禮貌 (jau5 lai5 maau6) — courteous; polite
有稜有角 (jau5 ling4 jau5 gok3) — (of a shape) sharp and clearcut; (of a person) definite in his opinion
有種 (jau5 zung2) — to have guts; to have courage; to be brave
有空 (jau5 hung1) — to have time (to do sth)
有節 (jau5 zit3) — segmented
有節制 (jau5 zit3 zai3) — temperate; moderate; restrained
有精神病 (jau5 zing1 san4 beng6) — insane
有約在先 (jau5 joek3 zoi6 sin1) — to have a prior engagement
有統計學意義 (jau5 tung2 gai3 hok6 ji3 ji6) — statistically significant
有絲分裂 (jau5 si1 fan1 lit6) — mitosis
有線 (jau5 sin3) — wired; cable (television)
有線新聞網 (jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5) — Cable Network News (CNN)
有線電視 (jau5 sin3 din6 si6) — cable television
有緣 (jau5 jyun4) — related; brought together by fate
有緣無分 (jau5 jyun4 mou4 fan6) — destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
有罪 (jau5 zeoi6) — guilty
有罪不罰 (jau5 zeoi6 bat1 fat6) — impunity
有聯繫 (jau5 lyun4 hai6) — to be connected; to be related
有聲書 (jau5 seng1 syu1) — audiobook
有聲有色 (jau5 sing1 jau5 sik1) — having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling
有聲讀物 (jau5 seng1 duk6 mat6) — audiobook; recording of a person reading the text of a book
有肩膀 (jau5 gin1 bong2) — responsible; reliable
有能力 (jau5 nang4 lik6) — able
有膽量 (jau5 daam2 loeng6) — courageous
有臉 (jau5 lim5) — lit. having face; to have prestige; to command respect; to have the nerve (e.g.…
有興趣 (jau5 hing3 ceoi3) — interested; interesting
有良心 (jau5 loeng4 sam1) — conscientious
有色 (jau5 sik1) — colored; non-white; non-ferrous (metals)
有色人種 (jau5 sik1 jan4 zung2) — colored races
有色無膽 (jau5 sik1 mou4 daam2) — to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when…
有色金屬 (jau5 sik1 gam1 suk6) — non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their al…
有苦說不出 (jau5 fu2 syut3 bat1 ceot1) — having unspeakable bitter suffering; (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1…
有著 (jau5 zoek6) — to have; to possess
有虧職守 (jau5 kwai1 zik1 sau2) — (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty
有袋類 (jau5 doi6 leoi6) — (zoology) marsupial
有話快說 (jau5 waa6 faai3 syut3) — spit it out!
有話要說 (jau5 waa6 jiu3 syut3) — to speak one's mind
有說有笑 (jau5 syut3 jau5 siu3) — talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
有請 (jau5 cing2) — to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. m…
有識之士 (jau5 sik1 zi1 si6) — a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
有譜 (jau5 pou2) — to have a plan; to know what one is doing
有譜兒 (jau5 pou2 ji4) — erhua variant of 有譜|有谱[you3 pu3]
有責任 (jau5 zaak3 jam6) — liable; responsible
有資格 (jau5 zi1 gaak3) — to be entitled; to qualify; to be qualified
有賴於 (jau5 laai6 jyu1) — see 有賴|有赖[you3 lai4]
有趣 (jau5 ceoi3) — interesting; fascinating; amusing
有蹄動物 (jau5 tai4 dung6 mat6) — ungulates (animals with hooves)
有軌 (jau5 gwai2) — tracked (tramcar)
有軌電車 (jau5 gwai2 din6 ce1) — streetcar; tramcar; tram
有辦法 (jau5 baan6 faat3) — can find methods; resourceful; creative
有過之而無不及 (jau5 gwo3 zi1 ji4 mou4 bat1 kap6) — not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom); to surpass; to outdo; (derog.) to be…
有道 (jau5 dou6) — to have attained the Way; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened; wise and ju…
有道理 (jau5 dou6 lei5) — to make sense; reasonable
有邊兒 (jau5 bin1 ji4) — (Beijing dialect) to show promise; to look hopeful; to have good prospects
有鉤絛蟲 (jau5 ngau1 tou1 cung4) — tapeworm (Taenia solium)
有錢人 (jau5 cin2 jan4) — rich person; the rich
有錢有勢 (jau5 cin2 jau5 sai3) — rich and powerful (idiom)
有錢有閑 (jau5 cin2 jau5 haan4) — to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
有錢能使鬼推磨 (jau5 cin2 nang4 sai2 gwai2 teoi1 mo4) — lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom); fig. with mon…
有鑒於此 (jau5 gaam3 jyu1 ci2) — in view of this; to this end
有關各方 (jau5 gwaan1 gok3 fong1) — all parties involved
有關聯 (jau5 gwaan1 lyun4) — related to; concerning; to be correlated
有限 (jau5 haan6) — limited; finite
有限元 (jau5 haan6 jyun4) — finite element (method)
有限元法 (jau5 haan6 jyun4 faat3) — finite element method
有限公司 (jau5 haan6 gung1 si1) — limited company; corporation
有限單元 (jau5 haan6 daan1 jyun4) — finite element (method)
有限群 (jau5 haan6 kwan4) — finite group (math.)
有限集 (jau5 haan6 zaap6) — finite set
有陰影 (jau5 jam1 jing2) — shadowy
有雄心 (jau5 hung4 sam1) — ambitious
有電 (jau5 din6) — electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house)
有頃 (jau5 king2) — shortly thereafter; for a moment
有預謀 (jau5 jyu6 mau4) — premeditated
有頜 (jau5 hap6) — jawed (fish)
有頭有尾 (jau5 tau4 jau5 mei5) — where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth;…
有頭無尾 (jau5 tau4 mou4 mei5) — (idiom) to fail to finish off what one started
有風 (jau5 fung1) — windy
有餘 (jau5 jyu4) — to have an abundance
有魅力 (jau5 mei6 lik6) — attractive; charming
有點 (jau5 dim2) — a little
有點兒 (jau5 dim2 ji4) — slightly; a little; somewhat
朊病毒 (jyun2 beng6 duk6) — prion (pathogen)
朋克 (pang4 hak1) — punk (music style) (loanword)
朋友 (pang4 jau5) — friend
朋友妻不可欺 (pang4 jau5 cai1 bat1 ho2 hei1) — you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
朋比為奸 (pang4 bei2 wai4 gaan1) — to conspire; to gang up
朋馳 (pang4 ci4) — see 奔馳|奔驰[Ben1 chi2]
朋黨 (pang4 dong2) — clique
服 (fuk6) — clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to …
服事 (fuk6 si6) — variant of 服侍[fu2 shi5]
服他靈 (fuk6 taa1 ling4) — voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…
服侍 (fuk6 si6) — to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve…
服刑 (fuk6 jing4) — to serve a prison sentence
服務 (fuk6 mou6) — to serve; service
服務台 (fuk6 mou6 toi4) — service desk; information desk; reception desk
服務員 (fuk6 mou6 jyun4) — waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel
服務器 (fuk6 mou6 hei3) — server (computer)
服務提供商 (fuk6 mou6 tai4 gung1 soeng1) — (Internet) service provider
服務提供者 (fuk6 mou6 tai4 gung1 ze2) — service provider
服務業 (fuk6 mou6 jip6) — service industry
服務生 (fuk6 mou6 sang1) — server (at a restaurant)
服務臺 (fuk6 mou6 toi4) — service desk; information desk; reception desk
服務規章 (fuk6 mou6 kwai1 zoeng1) — service regulation
服務費 (fuk6 mou6 fai3) — service charge; cover charge
服務質量 (fuk6 mou6 zat1 loeng6) — Quality of Service; QOS
服喪 (fuk6 song1) — in mourning
服帖 (fuk6 tip3) — docile; obedient; appropriate; fitting; at ease; comfortable
服役 (fuk6 jik6) — to serve in the army; in active service
服從 (fuk6 cung4) — to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
服服 (fuk6 fuk6) — clothes (baby talk)
服毒 (fuk6 duk6) — to take poison
服氣 (fuk6 hei3) — to be convinced; to accept
服法 (fuk6 faat3) — to submit to the law; to obey the law; administration method (of medicine)
服滿 (fuk6 mun5) — to have completed the mourning period (traditional); to have served one's time
服用 (fuk6 jung6) — to take (medicine)
服眾 (fuk6 zung3) — to convince the masses
服硬 (fuk6 ngaang6) — to yield to force
服罪 (fuk6 zeoi6) — to admit to a crime; to plead guilty
服老 (fuk6 lou5) — to admit to one's advancing years; to acquiesce to old age
服膺 (fuk6 jing1) — to bear in mind
服藥 (fuk6 joek6) — to take medicine
服裝秀 (fuk6 zong1 sau3) — fashion show
服貼 (fuk6 tip3) — variant of 服帖[fu2 tie1]
服貿 (fuk6 mau6) — Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement; abbr. for 兩岸服務貿易協議|两岸服务贸易协议[Liang3 an4 Fu…
服軟 (fuk6 jyun5) — to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amen…
服輸 (fuk6 syu1) — to concede; to admit defeat; to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right
服辯 (fuk6 bin6) — written confession; letter of repentance
服食 (fuk6 sik6) — to take (medication, supplements etc)
服飾 (fuk6 sik1) — apparel; clothing and personal adornment
朔 (sok3) — beginning; first day of lunar month; north
朔城 (sok3 sing4) — see 朔城區|朔城区[Shuo4 cheng2 Qu1]
朔城區 (sok3 sing4 keoi1) — Shuocheng, a district of Shuozhou City 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
朔州 (sok3 zau1) — see 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 Shi4]
朔州市 (sok3 zau1 si5) — Shuozhou, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
朔日 (sok3 jat6) — first day of the lunar month
朔月 (sok3 jyut6) — new moon; first day of the lunar month
朔望 (sok3 mong6) — the new moon; the first day of the lunar month
朔望潮 (sok3 mong6 ciu4) — spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)
朔風 (sok3 fung1) — north wind
朔風凜冽 (sok3 fung1 lam5 lit6) — The north wind is icy cold.
朕兆 (zam6 siu6) — omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
朗吟 (long5 jam4) — to recite in a loud, clear voice
朗姆 (long5 mou5) — (loanword) rum (alcoholic beverage)
朗姆酒 (long5 mou5 zau2) — (loanword) rum
朗文 (long5 man4) — Longman (name)
朗朗上口 (long5 long5 soeng5 hau2) — to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry); to recite with ease; catchy…
朗照 (long5 ziu3) — to shine brightly; (fig.) to perceive clearly
朗縣 (long5 jyun6) — Nang County or Nangxian, a county in Nyingchi City 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4], Tibet
朗誦 (long5 zung6) — to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim
望 (mong6) — full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look t…
望京 (mong6 ging1) — Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
望城 (mong6 sing4) — see 望城區|望城区[Wang4 cheng2 Qu1]
望塵莫及 (mong6 can4 mok6 kap6) — lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)…
望夫石 (mong6 fu1 sek6) — Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong
望奎 (mong6 kwai1) — see 望奎縣|望奎县[Wang4 kui2 Xian4]
望奎縣 (mong6 kwai1 jyun6) — Wangkui, a county in Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
望子成龍 (mong6 zi2 sing4 lung4) — lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child …
望文生義 (mong6 man4 sang1 ji6) — lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without under…
望族 (mong6 zuk6) — distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)
望日 (mong6 jat6) — the full moon; the fifteenth day of each lunar month
望月 (mong6 jyut6) — full moon
望梅止渴 (mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3) — lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console onese…
望樓 (mong6 lau4) — watchtower; lookout tower
望江 (mong6 gong1) — see 望江縣|望江县[Wang4 jiang1 Xian4]
望江縣 (mong6 gong1 jyun6) — Wangjiang, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui
望洋興嘆 (mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3) — (lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); (fig.) to feel…
望眼欲穿 (mong6 ngaan5 juk6 cyun1) — to anxiously await
望而卻步 (mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6) — (lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom); (fig.) to be dete…
望而生畏 (mong6 ji4 sang1 wai3) — (idiom) to feel intimidated
望而興嘆 (mong6 ji4 hing1 taan3) — to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
望花 (mong6 faa1) — see 望花區|望花区[Wang4 hua1 Qu1]
望花區 (mong6 faa1 keoi1) — Wanghua, a district of Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3 shun4 Shi4], Liaoning
望見 (mong6 gin3) — to espy; to spot
望診 (mong6 can2) — (TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]
望謨 (mong6 mou4) — see 望謨縣|望谟县[Wang4 mo2 Xian4]
望謨縣 (mong6 mou4 jyun6) — Wangmo, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[…
望遠鏡 (mong6 jyun5 geng3) — telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
望遠鏡座 (mong6 jyun5 geng3 zo6) — Telescopium (constellation)
望都 (mong6 dou1) — see 望都縣|望都县[Wang4 du1 Xian4]
望都縣 (mong6 dou1 jyun6) — Wangdu, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
望風 (mong6 fung1) — to be on the lookout; to keep watch
望風捕影 (mong6 fung1 bou6 jing2) — see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3]
望風而逃 (mong6 fung1 ji4 tou4) — to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
朝不保夕 (ziu1 bat1 bou2 zik6) — at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent cri…
朝中 (ciu4 zung1) — North Korea-China
朝中社 (ciu4 zung1 se5) — abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]
朝乾夕惕 (ziu1 gon1 zik6 tik1) — cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
朝代 (ciu4 doi6) — dynasty; reign (of a king)
朝令夕改 (ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2) — to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝前 (ciu4 cin4) — facing forwards
朝向 (ciu4 hoeng3) — toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards; orientation; exposure; Qibla (I…
朝夕 (ziu1 zik6) — morning and night; all the time
朝天 (ciu4 tin1) — see 朝天區|朝天区[Chao2 tian1 Qu1]
朝天區 (ciu4 tin1 keoi1) — Chaotian, a district of Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 Shi4], Sichuan
朝天椒 (ciu4 tin1 ziu1) — chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
朝山進香 (ciu4 saan1 zeon3 hoeng1) — to make a temple pilgrimage and burn incense
朝廷 (ciu4 ting4) — court; imperial household; dynasty
朝後 (ciu4 hau6) — backwards; facing back
朝思暮想 (ziu1 si1 mou6 soeng2) — to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
朝戰 (ciu4 zin3) — abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Chao2 xian3 Zhan4 zheng1], Korean War (1950-1953)
朝房 (ciu4 fong4) — reception room for officials (in former times)
朝拜 (ciu4 baai3) — to worship; to make customary deferences to; a pilgrimage
朝拜聖山 (ciu4 baai3 sing3 saan1) — a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
朝族 (ciu4 zuk6) — Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China; same as 朝鮮族|朝鲜族
朝日 (ziu1 jat6) — Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
朝日新聞 (ziu1 jat6 san1 man4) — Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
朝服 (ciu4 fuk6) — court dress in former times
朝朝暮暮 (ziu1 ziu1 mou6 mou6) — from dawn to dusk; all the time
朝核問題 (ciu4 hat6 man6 tai4) — Korean nuclear problem
朝歌 (ziu1 go1) — Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝; Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴…
朝氣 (ziu1 hei3) — vitality; dynamism
朝氣蓬勃 (ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6) — full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
朝永振一郎 (ciu4 wing5 zan3 jat1 long4) — TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate…
朝珠 (ciu4 zyu1) — court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
朝秦暮楚 (ciu4 ceon4 mou6 co2) — serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
朝綱 (ciu4 gong1) — laws and discipline of imperial court
朝聖 (ciu4 sing3) — to make a pilgrimage
朝聖者 (ciu4 sing3 ze2) — pilgrim
朝聞夕改 (ziu1 man4 zik6 goi2) — lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very …
朝臣 (ciu4 san4) — court councilor
朝著 (ciu4 zoek6) — towards
朝見 (ciu4 gin3) — to have an audience (with the Emperor)
朝覲 (ciu4 gan6) — to give audience (of emperor); retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign; haj…
朝貢 (ciu4 gung3) — (of a vassal state, neighboring country etc) to present tribute (to the imperia…
朝過夕改 (ziu1 gwo3 zik6 goi2) — to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one'…
朝野 (ciu4 je5) — all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people
朝門 (ciu4 mun4) — entrance portal (to a palace); propylaeum
朝陽 (ziu1 joeng4) — see 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4]; see 朝陽縣|朝阳县[Chao2 yang2 Xian4]; see 朝陽區|朝阳区[Chao…
朝陽區 (ciu4 joeng4 keoi1) — Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing; Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City …
朝陽市 (ciu4 joeng4 si5) — Chaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
朝陽產業 (ziu1 joeng4 caan2 jip6) — sunrise industry
朝陽縣 (ciu4 joeng4 jyun6) — Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
朝陽門 (ciu4 joeng4 mun4) — Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing
朝雨 (ziu1 jyu5) — morning rain
朝露 (ziu1 lou6) — morning dew; fig. precarious brevity of human life; ephemeral
朝露溘至 (ziu1 lou6 hap6 zi3) — the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious n…
朝韓 (ciu4 hon4) — North and South Korea
朝饔夕飧 (ziu1 jung1 zik6 syun1) — (lit.) breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom); (fig.) to do…
朝鮮 (ciu4 sin1) — North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]
朝鮮中央通訊社 (ciu4 sin1 zung1 joeng1 tung1 seon3 se5) — North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA); abbr. to 朝中社[Chao2 zhong1 she4]
朝鮮人 (ciu4 sin1 jan4) — a North Korean; (in broader or historical usage) a Korean
朝鮮八道 (ciu4 sin1 baat3 dou6) — the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
朝鮮勞動黨 (ciu4 sin1 lou4 dung6 dong2) — Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
朝鮮半島 (ciu4 sin1 bun3 dou2) — Korean Peninsula
朝鮮太宗 (ciu4 sin1 taai3 zung1) — King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
朝鮮字母 (ciu4 sin1 zi6 mou5) — hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet; Korean letters
朝鮮戰爭 (ciu4 sin1 zin3 zang1) — Korean War (1950-1953)
朝鮮文 (ciu4 sin1 man4) — Korean written language
朝鮮族 (ciu4 sin1 zuk6) — Korean ethnic group; Koreans (major ethnic group of the Korean Peninsula); Kore…
朝鮮日報 (ciu4 sin1 jat6 bou3) — Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
朝鮮核談 (ciu4 sin1 hat6 taam4) — talks on North Korea's nuclear program
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 (ciu4 sin1 man4 zyu2 zyu2 ji6 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
朝鮮海峽 (ciu4 sin1 hoi2 haap6) — Korea Strait; Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)
朝鮮箏 (ciu4 sin1 zang1) — gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
朝鮮總督府 (ciu4 sin1 zung2 duk1 fu2) — Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945
朝鮮語 (ciu4 sin1 jyu5) — Korean language
期 (kei4) — a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses …
期中 (kei4 zung1) — interim; midterm
期中考 (kei4 zung1 haau2) — mid-term exam
期房 (kei4 fong4) — forward delivery apartment; unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the…
期望 (kei4 mong6) — to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
期望值 (kei4 mong6 zik6) — expectations; (math) expected value
期期艾艾 (kei4 kei4 ngaai6 ngaai6) — stammering (idiom)
期末 (kei4 mut6) — the end of a term or semester (in school)
期末考 (kei4 mut6 haau2) — final exam
期權 (kei4 kyun4) — (finance) option
期滿 (kei4 mun5) — to expire; to run out; to come to an end
期盼 (kei4 paan3) — to expect; to await
期票 (kei4 piu3) — promissory note; IOU
期終 (kei4 zung1) — end of a fixed term
期考 (kei4 haau2) — end of term examination
期許 (kei4 heoi2) — to hope; to expect; expectation(s)
期貨 (kei4 fo3) — abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance)
期貨合約 (kei4 fo3 hap6 joek3) — futures contract (finance)
期限 (kei4 haan6) — time limit; deadline; allotted time
朦朧 (mung4 lung4) — (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct
朦朧詩 (mung4 lung4 si1) — Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement
木乃伊 (muk6 naai5 ji1) — (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
木乃伊化 (muk6 naai5 ji1 faa3) — to mummify; mummification
木人石心 (muk6 jan4 sek6 sam1) — lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom); fig. heartless
木偶 (muk6 ngau5) — puppet
木偶秀 (muk6 ngau5 sau3) — puppet show
木刻 (muk6 hak1) — woodcut
木劍 (muk6 gim3) — wooden sword
木匠 (muk6 zoeng6) — carpenter
木卡姆 (muk6 kaa1 mou5) — muqam, any of a set of 12 melody types used in the music of the Uyghurs
木吒 (muk6 zaa1) — Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology
木器 (muk6 hei3) — wooden articles
木塊 (muk6 faai3) — block
木壘哈薩克自治縣 (muk6 leoi5 haa1 saat3 hak1 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Mori Kazakh Autonomous County, in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Cha…
木壘縣 (muk6 leoi5 jyun6) — see 木壘哈薩克自治縣|木垒哈萨克自治县[Mu4 lei3 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
木夯 (muk6 haang1) — wooden tamp
木子美 (muk6 zi2 mei5) — Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
木屐 (muk6 kek6) — wooden clogs
木屑 (muk6 sit3) — wood shavings; sawdust
木工 (muk6 gung1) — woodwork; carpentry; woodworker; carpenter
木已成舟 (muk6 ji5 sing4 zau1) — lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); fig. what is done …
木料 (muk6 liu2) — lumber; timber
木星 (muk6 sing1) — Jupiter (planet)
木曜日 (muk6 jiu6 jat6) — Thursday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
木本植物 (muk6 bun2 zik6 mat6) — woody plant
木村 (muk6 cyun1) — Kimura (Japanese surname)
木板 (muk6 baan2) — slab; board; plank
木柴 (muk6 caai4) — firewood
木柵 (muk6 saan1) — Muzha (old spelling: Mucha), suburb to the southeast of Taipei
木柵線 (muk6 saan1 sin3) — Taipei Metro Muzha Line, former name of the Wenshan Line 文山線|文山线[Wen2 shan1 xia…
木格措 (muk6 gaak3 cou3) — Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Garze Tib…
木框 (muk6 kwaang1) — wooden frame
木桶 (muk6 tung2) — cask
木桿 (muk6 gon1) — wooden pole; wood (golf club)
木棉 (muk6 min4) — cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
木棉科 (muk6 min4 fo1) — Bombacaceae (botany)
木棍 (muk6 gwan3) — wooden stick
木樁 (muk6 zong1) — wooden pile; stake
木炭 (muk6 taan3) — charcoal
木然 (muk6 jin4) — stupefied
木片 (muk6 pin3) — flat piece of wood; wood chip
木版 (muk6 baan2) — (printing) woodblock
木犀 (muk6 sai1) — osmanthus
木犀肉 (muk6 sai1 juk6) — see 木須肉|木须肉[mu4 xu1 rou4]
木球 (muk6 kau4) — cricket (ball game); also called 板球[ban3 qiu2]
木琴 (muk6 kam4) — xylophone
木瓜 (muk6 gwaa1) — papaya (Carica papaya); genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae; Chi…
木瓦 (muk6 ngaa5) — shingle
木目金 (muk6 muk6 gam1) — mokuma-gane (loanword)
木筏 (muk6 fat6) — wooden raft; log raft
木管樂器 (muk6 gun2 ngok6 hei3) — woodwind instrument
木節 (muk6 zit3) — gnarl; knag
木糖 (muk6 tong4) — xylose (type of sugar)
木糖醇 (muk6 tong4 seon4) — xylitol
木耳 (muk6 ji5) — wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)
木聚糖 (muk6 zeoi6 tong4) — xylan
木船 (muk6 syun4) — wooden boat
木芙蓉 (muk6 fu4 jung4) — cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
木莓 (muk6 mui2) — raspberry
木菠蘿 (muk6 bo1 lo4) — jackfruit; breadfruit; Artocarpus heterophyllus
木薯 (muk6 syu4) — cassava, a tropical tuber plant
木薯澱粉 (muk6 syu4 din6 fan2) — tapioca
木蘭 (muk6 laan4) — see 木蘭縣|木兰县[Mu4 lan2 Xian4]; see 花木蘭|花木兰[Hua1 Mu4 lan2]
木蘭屬 (muk6 laan4 suk6) — Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
木蘭科 (muk6 laan4 fo1) — Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
木蘭綱 (muk6 laan4 gong1) — Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryoni…
木蘭縣 (muk6 laan4 jyun6) — Mulan, a county in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
木蘭花 (muk6 laan4 faa1) — magnolia
木蝨 (muk6 sat1) — woodlouse
木蠹蛾 (muk6 dou3 ngo4) — wood moth; carpenter moth
木製 (muk6 zai3) — wooden
木訥 (muk6 neot6) — wooden and slow of speech; slow-speeched; inarticulate; unsophisticated
木訥寡言 (muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4) — honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
木質 (muk6 zat1) — wooden
木質素 (muk6 zat1 sou3) — lignin
木質部 (muk6 zat1 bou6) — xylem
木酮糖 (muk6 tung4 tong4) — xylulose (type of sugar)
木醇 (muk6 seon4) — wood alcohol; wood spirit; methyl alcohol; methanol CH3OH; same as 甲醇[jia3 chun…
木里藏族自治縣 (muk6 lei5 zong6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉…
木釘 (muk6 deng1) — peg
木鋸 (muk6 goe3) — a woodsaw
木鞋 (muk6 haai4) — clogs (footwear); sabot
木頭 (muk6 tau4) — wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
木香 (muk6 hoeng1) — costus root (medicinal herb); aucklandia; Saussurea costus; Dolomiaea souliei
木馬 (muk6 maa5) — wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse (gymnastics); trojan horse (computi…
木馬病毒 (muk6 maa5 beng6 duk6) — Trojan horse (type of computer virus)
木馬計 (muk6 maa5 gai3) — wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)
木骨都束 (muk6 gwat1 dou1 cuk1) — Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙
木魚 (muk6 jyu2) — mokugyo; wooden fish (percussion instrument)
木齒耙 (muk6 ci2 baa3) — a rake (with wooden teeth)
未 (mei6) — not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month …
未了 (mei6 liu5) — unfinished; outstanding (business); unfulfilled
未亡人 (mei6 mong4 jan4) — widow (humble self-reference in former times)
未來 (mei6 loi4) — future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending
未來主義 (mei6 loi4 zyu2 ji6) — Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
未來學 (mei6 loi4 hok6) — future studies
未來式 (mei6 loi4 sik1) — future tense
未來派 (mei6 loi4 paai3) — Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
未便 (mei6 bin6) — not in a position to
未免 (mei6 min5) — unavoidably; can't help; really; rather
未冠 (mei6 gun3) — minor (old usage, person under 20)
未刪節版 (mei6 saan1 zit3 baan2) — unabridged edition; uncut edition
未卜 (mei6 buk1) — (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
未卜先知 (mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1) — (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through …
未及 (mei6 kap6) — to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon
未受影響 (mei6 sau6 jing2 hoeng2) — unaffected; not inconvenienced
未受精 (mei6 sau6 zing1) — unfertilized (of ova, not soil)
未可 (mei6 ho2) — cannot
未可厚非 (mei6 ho2 hau5 fei1) — not to be censured too strictly (idiom); not altogether inexcusable; understand…
未可同日而語 (mei6 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5) — lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned i…
未名 (mei6 ming4) — unnamed; unidentified
未命名 (mei6 ming6 ming4) — untitled; unnamed; no name; nameless; unknown name
未嘗 (mei6 soeng4) — not ever; not necessarily
未報 (mei6 bou3) — unavenged; still demanding retribution
未央 (mei6 joeng1) — see 未央區|未央区[Wei4 yang1 Qu1]
未央區 (mei6 joeng1 keoi1) — Weiyang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
未始 (mei6 ci2) — not necessarily; may not turn out to be; maybe not
未婚 (mei6 fan1) — unmarried
未婚夫 (mei6 fan1 fu1) — fiancé
未婚妻 (mei6 fan1 cai1) — fiancée
未定 (mei6 ding6) — undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
未幾 (mei6 gei2) — soon; before long
未必 (mei6 bit1) — not necessarily; maybe not
未必見得 (mei6 bit1 gin3 dak1) — not necessarily; that's not sure
未成 (mei6 sing4) — incomplete; unfinished
未成冠 (mei6 sing4 gun3) — minor (old usage, person under 20)
未成年人 (mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4) — minor (i.e. person under 18)
未成年者 (mei6 sing4 nin4 ze2) — minor (not an adult)
未敢苟同 (mei6 gam2 gau2 tung4) — can't agree with
未料 (mei6 liu6) — to not anticipate; to not expect; unanticipated; unexpected
未時 (mei6 si4) — 1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
未曾 (mei6 cang4) — hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
未有 (mei6 jau5) — is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented
未果 (mei6 gwo2) — to fail to eventuate; (verb suffix) to be unsuccessful in ...ing
未決 (mei6 kyut3) — as yet undecided; unsolved; still outstanding
未然 (mei6 jin4) — in advance; before it happens (cf preventative measures); forestalling
未熟 (mei6 suk6) — unripe
未知 (mei6 zi1) — unknown
未知數兒 (mei6 zi1 sou3 ji4) — erhua variant of 未知數|未知数[wei4 zhi1 shu4]
未竟 (mei6 ging2) — unfinished; incomplete
未竟之志 (mei6 ging2 zi1 zi3) — unfulfilled ambition
未經 (mei6 ging1) — not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)
未經證實 (mei6 ging1 zing3 sat6) — unconfirmed
未置可否 (mei6 zi3 ho2 fau2) — to refuse to comment; same as 不置可否
未羊 (mei6 joeng4) — Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
未老先衰 (mei6 lou5 sin1 seoi1) — to age prematurely
未能 (mei6 nang4) — cannot; to fail to; unable to
未能免俗 (mei6 nang4 min5 zuk6) — unable to break the custom (idiom); bound by conventions
未艾 (mei6 ngaai6) — (literary) not having come to its term
未解 (mei6 gaai2) — unsolved (problem)
未解之謎 (mei6 gaai2 zi1 mai4) — unsolved mystery

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