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照像機 (ziu3 zoeng6 gei1) — variant of 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]; camera
照單全收 (ziu3 daan1 cyun4 sau1) — to accept without question; to take sth at face value
照壁 (ziu3 bik1) — a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)
照妖鏡 (ziu3 jiu1 geng3) — magic mirror for revealing goblins; fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy
照射 (ziu3 se6) — to shine on; to light up; to irradiate
照常 (ziu3 soeng4) — as usual
照度 (ziu3 dou6) — level of illumination; (physics) illuminance
照得 (ziu3 dak1) — seeing that
照應 (ziu3 jing3) — to correlate with; to correspond to
照抄 (ziu3 caau1) — to copy word for word
照搬 (ziu3 bun1) — to copy; to imitate
照料 (ziu3 liu6) — to tend; to take care of sb
照明 (ziu3 ming4) — lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
照明彈 (ziu3 ming4 daan2) — flare; star shell
照映 (ziu3 jing2) — to shine; to illuminate
照會 (ziu3 wui6) — a diplomatic note; letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governm…
照本宣科 (ziu3 bun2 syun1 fo1) — a wooden word-by-word reading
照樣 (ziu3 joeng6) — as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless
照準 (ziu3 zeon2) — request granted (formal usage in old document); to aim (gun)
照片 (ziu3 pin2) — photograph
照片子 (ziu3 pin2 zi2) — to take an X-ray
照片底版 (ziu3 pin2 dai2 baan2) — a photographic plate
照理 (ziu3 lei5) — according to reason; usually; in the normal course of events; to attend to
照登 (ziu3 dang1) — to publish unaltered
照發 (ziu3 faat3) — approved for distribution; to provide (wages etc) as usual (e.g. while an emplo…
照直 (ziu3 zik6) — directly; straight; straight ahead; straightforward
照相 (ziu3 soeng2) — to take a photograph
照相機 (ziu3 soeng2 gei1) — camera
照相館 (ziu3 soeng2 gun2) — photo studio
照看 (ziu3 hon3) — to look after; to attend to; to have in care
照眼 (ziu3 ngaan5) — glare; dazzling
照章 (ziu3 zoeng1) — according to the regulations
照管 (ziu3 gun2) — to look after; to provide for
照耀 (ziu3 jiu6) — to shine; to illuminate
照舊 (ziu3 gau6) — as before; as in the past
照葫蘆畫瓢 (ziu3 wu4 lou4 waak6 piu4) — lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
照說 (ziu3 syut3) — normally; ordinarily speaking
照護 (ziu3 wu6) — care; treatment (e.g. nursing care); to look after
照貓畫虎 (ziu3 maau1 waak6 fu2) — lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and…
照辦 (ziu3 baan6) — to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a…
照面 (ziu3 min6) — to meet face-to-face
照顧 (ziu3 gu3) — to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
煩亂 (faan4 lyun6) — anxious; agitated
煩人 (faan4 jan4) — to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome
煩冗 (faan4 jung2) — diverse and complicated (of one's affairs); prolix (of speech, writing etc)
煩冤 (faan4 jyun1) — frustrated; agitated; distressed
煩勞 (faan4 lou4) — to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); vexation; inconvenience
煩心事 (faan4 sam1 si6) — troubles; worries; sth on one's mind
煩悶 (faan4 mun6) — moody; gloomy
煩憂 (faan4 jau1) — to worry; to fret
煩擾 (faan4 jiu5) — to bother; to disturb; to vex
煩瑣 (faan4 so2) — tedious; convoluted; fiddly; pedantic
煩躁 (faan4 cou3) — jittery; twitchy; fidgety
煩雜 (faan4 zaap6) — many and disorderly; muddled
煮沸 (zyu2 fai3) — to boil
煮法 (zyu2 faat3) — cooking method
煮熟 (zyu2 suk6) — to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly
煮蛋 (zyu2 daan2) — boiled egg
煮蛋計時器 (zyu2 daan2 gai3 si4 hei3) — egg timer
煮豆燃萁 (zyu2 dau6 jin4 kei4) — burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
煮鍋 (zyu2 wo1) — cooking pot
煮開 (zyu2 hoi1) — to boil (food)
煳 (wu4) — burnt; to char
煺 (teoi3) — to pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot water
煽動 (sin3 dung6) — to incite; to instigate
煽動性 (sin3 dung6 sing3) — provocative
煽動顛覆國家政權 (sin3 dung6 din1 fuk1 gwok3 gaa1 zing3 kyun4) — incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)
煽動顛覆國家罪 (sin3 dung6 din1 fuk1 gwok3 gaa1 zeoi6) — crime of conspiring to overthrow the state
煽情 (sin3 cing4) — to stir up emotion; to arouse sympathy; moving
煽陰風 (sin3 jam1 fung1) — to raise an ill wind
熄滅 (sik1 mit6) — to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
熄火 (sik1 fo2) — (of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a veh…
熄燈 (sik1 dang1) — turn out the lights; lights out
熊倪 (hung4 ngai4) — Xiong Ni (1974-), Chinese diving athlete
熊包 (hung4 baau1) — worthless person; good-for-nothing
熊孩子 (hung4 haai4 zi2) — (dialect) little devil; brat
熊市 (hung4 si5) — bear market
熊成基 (hung4 sing4 gei1) — Xiong Chengji (1887-1910), anti-Qing revolutionary and martyr
熊掌 (hung4 zoeng2) — bear paw (as food)
熊本 (hung4 bun2) — Kumamoto (prefecture and city in Japan)
熊熊 (hung4 hung4) — raging; flaming
熊狸 (hung4 lei4) — binturong; bearcat
熊猴 (hung4 hau4) — Assamese macaque
熊皮帽 (hung4 pei4 mou2) — bearskin hat
熊瞎子 (hung4 hat6 zi2) — bear; bruin
熊羆 (hung4 bei1) — fierce fighters; valiant warriors
熊耳山 (hung4 ji5 saan1) — Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊|枣庄[Zao3 zhuang1], south Shandong
熊腰虎背 (hung4 jiu1 fu2 bui3) — waist of a bear and back of a tiger; tough and stocky build
熊膽 (hung4 daam2) — bear gall (used in TCM)
熊膽草 (hung4 daam2 cou2) — Conyza blinii
熊蜂 (hung4 fung1) — bumblebee
熊貓眼 (hung4 maau1 ngaan5) — to have dark circles under one's eyes; to have eyes like a panda
熏 (fan1) — to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume
熏天 (fan1 tin1) — overpowering (of a stench)
熏染 (fan1 jim5) — to exert a gradual influence; to nurture; a corrupting influence
熏烤 (fan1 haau1) — to smoke; to cure over a wood fire
熏衣草 (fan1 ji1 cou2) — variant of 薰衣草[xun1 yi1 cao3]
熏陶成性 (fan1 tou4 sing4 sing3) — (idiom) nurture makes second nature; good habits come by long assimilation
熏風 (fan1 fung1) — warm south wind
熏香 (fan1 hoeng1) — incense
熒光屏 (jing4 gwong1 ping4) — fluorescent screen; screen (of a TV or monitor etc)
熒光幕 (jing4 gwong1 mok6) — screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
熒光棒 (jing4 gwong1 paang5) — glow stick
熒光燈 (jing4 gwong1 dang1) — a fluorescent light; a fluorescent lamp
熒光筆 (jing4 gwong1 bat1) — highlighter pen; fluorescent marker
熒屏 (jing4 ping4) — fluorescent screen; TV screen
熒幕 (jing4 mok6) — TV screen
熒惑 (jing4 waak6) — to bewilder; to dazzle and confuse; the planet Mars
熒惑星 (jing4 waak6 sing1) — Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy
熒熒 (jing4 jing4) — a glimmer; twinkling (of stars, phosphorescence, candlelight); flickering light
熔化 (jung4 faa3) — to melt (of ice, metals etc)
熔化點 (jung4 faa3 dim2) — melting point
熔岩 (jung4 ngaam4) — (geology) lava
熔岩流 (jung4 ngaam4 lau4) — lava flow
熔岩湖 (jung4 ngaam4 wu4) — lava lake
熔岩穹丘 (jung4 ngaam4 kung4 jau1) — magma dome
熔毀 (jung4 wai2) — meltdown; (of nuclear fuel) to melt down
熔渣 (jung4 zaa1) — slag (smelting)
熔漿 (jung4 zoeng1) — lava, magma or other molten material (metal, glass etc)
熔煉 (jung4 lin6) — to smelt
熔爐 (jung4 lou4) — smelting furnace; forge
熔礦爐 (jung4 kwong3 lou4) — furnace
熔融 (jung4 jung4) — to melt; to fuse
熔解 (jung4 gaai2) — fusion
熔點 (jung4 dim2) — melting point
熗 (coeng3) — to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc;…
熘 (lau6) — quick-fry; sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added; also written 溜
熙來攘往 (hei1 loi4 joeng4 wong5) — a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
熙壤 (hei1 joeng6) — variant of 熙攘[xi1 rang3]
熙提 (hei1 tai4) — stilb, unit of luminance
熙攘 (hei1 joeng4) — restless
熙熙壤壤 (hei1 hei1 joeng6 joeng6) — variant of 熙熙攘攘[xi1 xi1 rang3 rang3]
熙熙攘攘 (hei1 hei1 joeng6 joeng6) — (idiom) bustling with activity
熛 (biu1) — blaze; flame flaring
熟人 (suk6 jan4) — acquaintance; friend
熟人熟事 (suk6 jan4 suk6 si6) — (idiom) to be familiar with; to have regular dealings with
熟化 (suk6 faa3) — to cure; to mature
熟啤酒 (suk6 be1 zau2) — pasteurized beer
熟地 (suk6 dei6) — cultivated land; in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxgl…
熟字 (suk6 zi6) — familiar words; known Chinese character
熟客 (suk6 haak3) — frequent visitor
熟思 (suk6 si1) — deliberation
熟悉 (suk6 sik1) — to be familiar with; to know well
熟手 (suk6 sau2) — skilled person; an experienced hand
熟料 (suk6 liu2) — worked material; chamotte (refractory ceramic material)
熟炒 (suk6 caau2) — to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked
熟睡 (suk6 seoi6) — asleep; sleeping soundly
熟知 (suk6 zi1) — to be well acquainted with
熟石灰 (suk6 sek6 fui1) — slaked lime; hydrated lime
熟石膏 (suk6 sek6 gou1) — plaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
熟稔 (suk6 jam5) — (literary) to be very familiar with (sb or sth); well acquainted with; fully co…
熟絡 (suk6 lok3) — familiar; close
熟絲 (suk6 si1) — silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
熟練 (suk6 lin6) — practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
熟習 (suk6 zaap6) — to understand profoundly; well-versed; skillful; practiced; to have the knack
熟能生巧 (suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2) — with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
熟荒 (suk6 fong1) — abandoned land
熟菜 (suk6 coi3) — cooked food (ready to eat)
熟視無睹 (suk6 si6 mou4 dou2) — (idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)
熟記 (suk6 gei3) — to learn by heart; to memorize
熟語 (suk6 jyu5) — idiom
熟諳 (suk6 am1) — to know sth fluently; well-versed
熟識 (suk6 sik1) — to be well acquainted with; to know well
熟讀 (suk6 duk6) — to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it
熟路 (suk6 lou6) — familiar road; beaten track
熟透 (suk6 tau3) — completely ripe; ripened; well-cooked
熟道 (suk6 dou6) — familiar road; well-trodden path
熟道兒 (suk6 dou6 ji4) — familiar road; well-trodden path
熟鐵 (suk6 tit3) — wrought iron
熟門熟路 (suk6 mun4 suk6 lou6) — familiar
熟食 (suk6 sik6) — cooked food; prepared food; deli food
熟食店 (suk6 sik6 dim3) — deli; delicatessen
熠煜 (jap1 juk1) — to shine; to glitter
熠熠 (jap1 jap1) — glistening; bright
熠爍 (jap1 soek3) — to twinkle; to glimmer; to glisten
熠耀 (jap1 jiu6) — to shine; to glitter
熨斗 (tong3 dau2) — clothes iron
熨法 (wan6 faat3) — application of a hot compress (TCM)
熨燙 (wan6 tong3) — to iron (clothes)
熬出頭 (ngaau4 ceot1 tau4) — to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
熬夜 (ngou4 je6) — to stay up late or all night
熬更守夜 (ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6) — to stay up through the night (idiom)
熬煎 (ngou4 zin1) — suffering; torture
熬膏 (ngou4 gou1) — to simmer to a paste
熬藥 (ngou4 joek6) — to decoct medicinal herbs
熬頭兒 (ngou4 tau4 ji4) — (coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
熯 (hon3) — to dry with fire
熱中 (jit6 zung1) — variant of 熱衷|热衷[re4 zhong1]
熱中子 (jit6 zung1 zi2) — thermal neutron
熱乎 (jit6 fu4) — warm; hot; affectionate; ardent
熱乎乎 (jit6 fu1 fu1) — warm; (of food) piping hot; (fig.) roused to warm feelings
熱值 (jit6 zik6) — calorific value
熱傳導 (jit6 cyun4 dou6) — heat transfer; thermal conduction
熱函 (jit6 haam4) — enthalpy; heat content (thermodynamics)
熱切 (jit6 cit3) — fervent
熱力 (jit6 lik6) — heat
熱力學 (jit6 lik6 hok6) — thermodynamics
熱力學溫度 (jit6 lik6 hok6 wan1 dou6) — thermodynamic temperature (temperature above absolute zero)
熱力學溫標 (jit6 lik6 hok6 wan1 biu1) — thermodynamic temperature scale (in degrees Kelvin, measured above absolute zer…
熱動平衡 (jit6 dung6 ping4 hang4) — thermodynamic equilibrium
熱呼 (jit6 fu1) — variant of 熱乎|热乎[re4 hu5]
熱呼呼 (jit6 fu1 fu1) — variant of 熱乎乎|热乎乎[re4 hu1 hu1]
熱土 (jit6 tou2) — homeland; hot piece of real estate
熱容 (jit6 jung4) — thermal capacity
熱對流 (jit6 deoi3 lau4) — heat convection
熱導 (jit6 dou6) — thermal conduction
熱層 (jit6 cang4) — (meteorology) thermosphere
熱島效應 (jit6 dou2 haau6 jing3) — urban heat island effect
熱帖 (jit6 tip3) — hot thread (in an Internet forum)
熱帶 (jit6 daai3) — the tropics; tropical
熱帶地區 (jit6 daai3 dei6 keoi1) — the tropics
熱帶雨林 (jit6 daai3 jyu5 lam4) — tropical rain forest
熱帶風暴 (jit6 daai3 fung1 bou6) — tropical storm
熱帶魚 (jit6 daai3 jyu2) — tropical fish
熱度 (jit6 dou6) — level of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor; (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high…
熱得快 (jit6 dak1 faai3) — immersion heater; electric heater for liquid
熱心 (jit6 sam1) — enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
熱心腸 (jit6 sam1 coeng4) — warmhearted; willing to help others
熱忱 (jit6 sam4) — zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; enthusiastic; warmhearted
熱情 (jit6 cing4) — cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
熱情款待 (jit6 cing4 fun2 doi6) — to provide warm hospitality
熱情洋溢 (jit6 cing4 joeng4 jat6) — brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
熱愛 (jit6 oi3) — to love ardently; to adore
熱戀 (jit6 lyun2) — to fall head over heels in love; to be passionately in love
熱成層 (jit6 sing4 cang4) — thermosphere (nonstandard synonym of 熱層|热层[re4 ceng2])
熱捧 (jit6 pung2) — a craze; a popular wave; a hit with the public
熱插拔 (jit6 caap3 bat6) — hot swapping
熱敏 (jit6 man5) — heat-sensitive; thermal (printing)
熱敷 (jit6 fu1) — to apply a hot compress
熱昏 (jit6 fan1) — to be overcome by the heat
熱望 (jit6 mong6) — to aspire
熱核反應堆 (jit6 hat6 faan2 jing3 deoi1) — thermal reactor
熱核武器 (jit6 hat6 mou5 hei3) — fusion weapon; thermonuclear weapon
熱核聚變反應 (jit6 hat6 zeoi6 bin3 faan2 jing3) — thermonuclear fusion reaction
熱機 (jit6 gei1) — heat engine
熱比亞 (jit6 bei2 aa3) — (name) Rabiye or Rebiya; Rebiya Kadeer (1946–), Uyghur businesswoman and activi…
熱比婭 (jit6 bei2 aa3) — (name) Rabiye or Rebiya; Rebiya Kadeer (1946–), Uyghur businesswoman and activi…
熱氣球 (jit6 hei3 kau4) — hot air balloon
熱氣騰騰 (jit6 hei3 tang4 tang4) — piping hot
熱水 (jit6 seoi2) — hot water
熱水器 (jit6 seoi2 hei3) — water heater
熱水澡 (jit6 seoi2 cou3) — hot bath or shower
熱水瓶 (jit6 seoi2 ping4) — thermos bottle; vacuum bottle; hot water dispenser (appliance)
熱水袋 (jit6 seoi2 doi2) — hot-water bottle
熱河 (jit6 ho4) — Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning…
熱浪 (jit6 long6) — heat wave
熱淚 (jit6 leoi6) — hot tears
熱淚盈眶 (jit6 leoi6 jing4 hong1) — eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved
熱源 (jit6 jyun4) — heat source
熱火朝天 (jit6 fo2 ciu4 tin1) — in full swing (idiom); (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity
熱炒 (jit6 caau2) — stir-fried dish (Tw)
熱炒熱賣 (jit6 caau2 jit6 maai6) — lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned; …
熱焓 (jit6 ham4) — enthalpy; heat content (thermodynamics)
熱燙 (jit6 tong3) — to burn
熱爾韋 (jit6 ji5 wai5) — Gervais (name); Paul Gervais (1816-1879), French geologist
熱狗 (jit6 gau2) — hot dog (loanword)
熱病 (jit6 beng6) — fever; pyrexia
熱痙攣 (jit6 ging6 lyun4) — heat cramps
熱絡 (jit6 lok6) — intimate; friendly; warm; active; lively (interaction, participation etc)
熱線 (jit6 sin3) — hotline (communications link)
熱能 (jit6 nang4) — heat energy
熱脈衝 (jit6 mak6 cung1) — thermal pulse
熱腸 (jit6 coeng4) — warmhearted; enthusiastic
熱臉貼冷屁股 (jit6 lim5 tip3 laang5 pei3 gu2) — to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom); to be snubbed despite …
熱茶 (jit6 caa4) — hot tea
熱處理 (jit6 cyu2 lei5) — hot treatment (e.g. of metal)
熱血 (jit6 hyut3) — hot blood; warm-blooded (animal); endothermic (physiology)
熱血沸騰 (jit6 hyut3 fai3 tang4) — (idiom) to be fired up; to have one's blood racing; to be burning (with excitem…
熱衷 (jit6 cung1) — to feel strongly about; to be fond of; obsession; deep commitment
熱補 (jit6 bou2) — hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace); hot patching (runtime corre…
熱褲 (jit6 fu3) — hot pants
熱解 (jit6 gaai2) — thermal cleavage (i.e. sth splits when heated)
熱誠 (jit6 sing4) — devotion; fervor
熱議 (jit6 ji5) — to discuss passionately; heated debate
熱賣 (jit6 maai6) — to sell strongly; to be in great demand
熱賣品 (jit6 maai6 ban2) — hot-selling property
熱身 (jit6 san1) — to warm up (sports); (fig.) to prepare; to get in condition
熱身賽 (jit6 san1 coi3) — warm-up match; a friendly
熱輻射 (jit6 fuk1 se6) — thermal radiation
熱那亞 (jit6 naa5 aa3) — Genoa
熱釋光 (jit6 sik1 gwong1) — thermoluminescence
熱量單位 (jit6 loeng6 daan1 wai2) — thermal unit; unit of heat
熱銷 (jit6 siu1) — to sell well; hot-selling
熱錢 (jit6 cin2) — (finance) hot money
熱鍋上的螞蟻 (jit6 wo1 soeng6 dik1 maa5 ngai5) — (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
熱門 (jit6 mun2) — popular; hot; in vogue
熱門貨 (jit6 mun4 fo3) — goods in great demand
熱電 (jit6 din6) — pyroelectric
熱電偶 (jit6 din6 ngau5) — thermocouple
熱電廠 (jit6 din6 cong2) — thermoelectric power plant
熱風槍 (jit6 fung1 coeng1) — heat gun
熱食 (jit6 sik6) — hot food
熱飲 (jit6 jam2) — hot drink
熱香餅 (jit6 hoeng1 beng2) — pancake
熱鬧 (jit6 naau6) — lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time;…
熱點 (jit6 dim2) — hot spot; point of special interest
熹平石經 (hei1 ping4 sek6 ging1) — Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (2…
熾烈 (ci3 lit6) — burning fiercely; flaming; blazing
熾熱 (ci3 jit6) — red-hot; glowing; blazing; (fig.) passionate
燃 (jin4) — to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to …
燃放 (jin4 fong3) — to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)
燃料 (jin4 liu2) — fuel
燃料循環 (jin4 liu2 ceon4 waan4) — fuel cycle
燃料油 (jin4 liu2 jau4) — fuel oil
燃料芯塊 (jin4 liu2 sam1 faai3) — fuel pellets
燃料電池 (jin4 liu2 din6 ci4) — fuel cell
燃氣 (jin4 hei3) — fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃氣輪機 (jin4 hei3 leon4 gei1) — gas turbine
燃氣電廠 (jin4 hei3 din6 cong2) — gas fired power station
燃油 (jin4 jau4) — fuel oil
燃油艙 (jin4 jau4 cong1) — fuel tank (of a ship)
燃煤 (jin4 mui4) — coal fuel
燃煤鍋爐 (jin4 mui4 wo1 lou4) — coal burning boiler
燃燈佛 (jin4 dang1 fat6) — Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of…
燃燒 (jin4 siu1) — to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
燃燒劑 (jin4 siu1 zai1) — incendiary agent
燃燒彈 (jin4 siu1 daan2) — fire bomb; incendiary device
燃燒瓶 (jin4 siu1 ping4) — Molotov cocktail
燃爆 (jin4 baau3) — to cause to explode; to fire; to set off
燃眉 (jin4 mei4) — to burn one's eyebrows; fig. desperately serious situation
燃眉之急 (jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1) — lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme e…
燃素說 (jin4 sou3 syut3) — phlogiston theory
燃耗 (jin4 hou3) — fuel consumption
燃起 (jin4 hei2) — to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolutio…
燃香 (jin4 hoeng1) — to burn incense
燃點 (jin4 dim2) — to ignite; to set fire to; to light; (chemistry) ignition point; combustion poi…
燈光 (dang1 gwong1) — (stage) lighting; light
燈塔 (dang1 taap3) — lighthouse
燈塔市 (dang1 taap3 si5) — Dengta, a county-level city in Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
燈塔水母 (dang1 taap3 seoi2 mou5) — immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
燈心 (dang1 sam1) — lampwick
燈心草 (dang1 sam1 cou2) — rush (botany); Juncaceae
燈會 (dang1 wui2) — carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional fol…
燈柱 (dang1 cyu5) — lamppost
燈泡 (dang1 paau1) — light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]; third-wheel or unwanted third p…
燈火 (dang1 fo2) — lights
燈火通明 (dang1 fo2 tung1 ming4) — brightly lit
燈盞 (dang1 zaan2) — lantern; uncovered oil lamp
燈管 (dang1 gun2) — fluorescent light
燈節 (dang1 zit3) — the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)
燈籠 (dang1 lung4) — lantern
燈籠果 (dang1 lung4 gwo2) — cape gooseberry; Peruvian ground-cherry; Physalis peruviana
燈籠花 (dang1 lung4 faa1) — Chinese enkianthus
燈籠褲 (dang1 lung4 fu3) — bloomers; plus fours; knickerbockers
燈籠魚 (dang1 lung4 jyu2) — lantern fish
燈絲 (dang1 si1) — filament (in a lightbulb)
燈罩 (dang1 zaau3) — cover of lamp; lampshade; glass cover of oil lamp
燈臺 (dang1 toi4) — lampstand
燈芯 (dang1 sam1) — variant of 燈心|灯心[deng1 xin1]
燈芯絨 (dang1 sam1 jung2) — (textiles) corduroy
燈芯草 (dang1 sam1 cou2) — see 燈心草|灯心草[deng1 xin1 cao3]
燈草 (dang1 cou2) — the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil l…
燈草絨 (dang1 cou2 jung2) — see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[deng1 xin1 rong2]
燈蕊 (dang1 jeoi6) — lamp wick
燈號 (dang1 hou6) — flashing light; indicator light
燈蛾 (dang1 ngo4) — moth
燈謎 (dang1 mai4) — riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chines…
燈頭 (dang1 tau4) — electric light socket; burner (component of a kerosene lamp); light (as a count…
燉肉 (dan6 juk6) — to stew meat; stewed meat
燉鍋 (dan6 wo1) — stew pot; stew pan; saucepan
燎原 (liu4 jyun4) — to start a prairie fire
燎泡 (liu4 paau1) — blister (caused by burns)
燒傷 (siu1 soeng1) — burn (injury)
燒利市 (siu1 lai6 si6) — (old) to burn paper money as an offering
燒到 (siu1 dou3) — to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
燒包 (siu1 baau1) — to forget oneself in extravagance; to burn money
燒埋 (siu1 maai4) — to bury; funeral rites
燒夷彈 (siu1 ji4 daan2) — incendiary bomb
燒心 (siu1 sam1) — to worry
燒杯 (siu1 bui1) — beaker (glassware)
燒死 (siu1 sei2) — to burn to death
燒毛 (siu1 mou4) — (textiles) to singe
燒水 (siu1 seoi2) — to heat water; to boil water
燒火 (siu1 fo2) — to light a fire for cooking
燒灼 (siu1 zoek3) — to burn; to scorch
燒灼傷 (siu1 zoek3 soeng1) — burn (injury); scorching
燒灼感 (siu1 zoek3 gam2) — burning pain
燒灼疼 (siu1 zoek3 tang4) — burning pain
燒炭 (siu1 taan3) — to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carb…
燒烤 (siu1 haau1) — barbecue; to roast
燒烤醬 (siu1 haau1 zoeng3) — barbecue sauce
燒焊 (siu1 hon6) — to weld
燒焦 (siu1 ziu1) — to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred
燒煤 (siu1 mui4) — to burn coal
燒煮 (siu1 zyu2) — to cook
燒燬 (siu1 wai2) — to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
燒瓶 (siu1 ping4) — laboratory flask
燒硬 (siu1 ngaang6) — to fire (pottery)
燒紅 (siu1 hung4) — to heat until red-hot
燒紙 (siu1 zi2) — to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
燒結 (siu1 git3) — to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning
燒臘 (siu1 laap6) — siu mei (燒味|烧味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4]
燒茄子 (siu1 ke2 zi2) — stewed eggplant
燒茶 (siu1 caa4) — to make tea
燒荒 (siu1 fong1) — to clear waste land or forest by burning; slash-and-burn (agriculture)
燒製 (siu1 zai3) — to fire (in a kiln)
燒賣 (siu1 maai6) — shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
燒酒 (siu1 zau2) — name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
燒錄 (siu1 luk6) — to burn (a CD or DVD)
燒鍋 (siu1 wo1) — a still (for distilling alcohol)
燒開 (siu1 hoi1) — to boil
燒餅 (siu1 beng2) — baked sesame seed-coated cake
燒香 (siu1 hoeng1) — to burn incense
燒香拜佛 (siu1 hoeng1 baai3 fat6) — to burn incense and worship Buddha
燒高香 (siu1 gou1 hoeng1) — to burn incense; to thank profusely
燒鹼 (siu1 gaan2) — caustic soda; sodium hydroxide NaOH
燒麥 (siu1 mak6) — variant of 燒賣|烧卖[shao1 mai4]
燕 (jin1) — Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the…
燕京 (jin1 ging1) — Yanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods
燕京啤酒 (jin1 ging1 be1 zau2) — Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)
燕京大學 (jin1 ging1 daai6 hok6) — Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919
燕國 (jin1 gwok3) — Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four…
燕太子丹 (jin1 taai3 zi2 daan1) — Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Y…
燕子 (jin3 zi2) — swallow
燕子銜泥壘大窩 (jin3 zi2 haam4 nai4 leoi5 daai6 wo1) — the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little…
燕尾服 (jin3 mei5 fuk6) — swallow-tailed coat; tails
燕山 (jin3 saan1) — Yan mountain range across north Hebei
燕梳 (jin3 so1) — (dialect) insurance (loanword)
燕科 (jin3 fo1) — Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
燕窩 (jin3 wo1) — edible bird's nest
燕趙 (jin1 ziu6) — Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; w…
燕趙都市報 (jin1 ziu6 dou1 si5 bou3) — Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
燕隼 (jin3 zeon2) — (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
燕雀 (jin3 zoek3) — (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 (jin3 zoek3 on1 zi1 hung4 huk6 zi1 zi3) — lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig.…
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 (jin3 zoek3 jin1 zi1 hung4 huk6 zi1 zi3) — lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig.…
燕雀相賀 (jin3 zoek3 soeng1 ho6) — lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on c…
燕雀處堂 (jin3 zoek3 cyu2 tong4) — lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable …
燕麥 (jin3 mak6) — oats
燕麥粥 (jin3 mak6 zuk1) — oatmeal; porridge
燙傷 (tong3 soeng1) — to scald
燙平 (tong3 ping4) — to press (clothes); to iron out (wrinkles)
燙手山芋 (tong3 sau2 saan1 wu6) — hot potato; problem; trouble; headache
燙斗 (tong3 dau2) — clothes iron
燙衣 (tong3 ji1) — to iron (clothes)
燙衣板 (tong3 ji1 baan2) — ironing board
燙頭髮 (tong3 tau4 faat3) — perm; to perm hair
燙髮 (tong3 faat3) — perm (hairstyle)
燚 (jik6) — to blaze; (used in given names)
燜 (mun1) — to cook in a covered vessel; to casserole; to stew
燜燒鍋 (mun6 siu1 wo1) — thermal cooker; insulated retained-heat cooker
營利 (jing4 lei6) — for profit; to seek profit
營口 (jing4 hau2) — see 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4]
營口市 (jing4 hau2 si5) — Yingkou, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
營地 (jing4 dei6) — camp
營壘 (jing4 leoi5) — army camp
營寨 (jing4 zaai6) — barracks
營山 (jing4 saan1) — see 營山縣|营山县[Ying2 shan1 Xian4]
營山縣 (jing4 saan1 jyun6) — Yingshan, a county in Nanchong City 南充市[Nan2 chong1 Shi4], Sichuan
營巢 (jing4 caau4) — to nest
營建 (jing4 gin3) — to build; to construct
營房 (jing4 fong4) — barracks; living quarters
營收 (jing4 sau1) — sales; income; revenue
營救 (jing4 gau3) — to rescue
營業員 (jing4 jip6 jyun4) — clerk; shop assistant
營業收入 (jing4 jip6 sau1 jap6) — revenue
營業時間 (jing4 jip6 si4 gaan3) — business hours; opening hours; office hours
營業稅 (jing4 jip6 seoi3) — tax on turnover; sales tax
營業額 (jing4 jip6 ngaak2) — sum or volume of business; turnover
營求 (jing4 kau4) — to seek; to strive for
營生 (jing4 sang1) — to earn a living
營盤 (jing4 pun4) — (old) military camp
營私 (jing4 si1) — to gain from corrupt dealing; to engage in graft; to feather one's nest
營私舞弊 (jing4 si1 mou5 bai6) — see 徇私舞弊[xun4 si1 wu3 bi4]
營謀 (jing4 mau4) — to do business; to manage; to strive for; to use every possible means (toward a…
營辦 (jing4 baan6) — to handle; to undertake; to run (a business); to administer
營造 (jing4 zou6) — to build (housing); to construct; to make
營造商 (jing4 zou6 soeng1) — builder; contractor
營運 (jing4 wan6) — running; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)
營運資金 (jing4 wan6 zi1 gam1) — (accounting) working capital
營銷 (jing4 siu1) — marketing
營長 (jing4 zoeng2) — battalion commander
營養 (jing4 joeng5) — nutrition; nourishment
營養不良 (jing4 joeng5 bat1 loeng4) — malnutrition; undernourishment; deficiency disease; dystrophy
營養品 (jing4 joeng5 ban2) — nourishment; nutrient
營養學 (jing4 joeng5 hok6) — nutriology
營養師 (jing4 joeng5 si1) — nutritionist; dietitian
營養液 (jing4 joeng5 jik6) — nutrient fluid
營養物質 (jing4 joeng5 mat6 zat1) — nutrient
燦爛 (caan3 laan6) — to glitter; brilliant; splendid
燦爛多彩 (caan3 laan6 do1 coi2) — multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)
燦笑 (caan3 siu3) — to smile brightly
燦若繁星 (caan3 joek6 faan4 sing1) — bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
燧人 (seoi6 jan4) — Suiren, legendary inventor of fire
燧人氏 (seoi6 jan4 si6) — Suirenshi, legendary inventor of fire
燧石 (seoi6 sek6) — flint
燭光 (zuk1 gwong1) — candlelight; candlelit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
燭架 (zuk1 gaa2) — candlestick holder; candlestand; candelabra
燭火 (zuk1 fo2) — candle flame
燭臺 (zuk1 toi4) — candlestick; candle holder
燮理 (sit3 lei5) — to harmonize; to adapt; to adjust
燴 (wui6) — to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
燴飯 (wui6 faan6) — rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables
燴麵 (wui6 min6) — braised noodles; stewed noodles
燻肉 (fan1 juk6) — bacon
燻蒸 (fan1 zing1) — (of sultry weather) to be stifling; (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generat…
燻蒸劑 (fan1 zing1 zai1) — fumigant
燾 (tou4) — cover over; to envelope
爆乳 (baau3 jyu5) — large breasts (slang)
爆光 (baau3 gwong1) — photographic exposure; public exposure

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