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穿著打扮 (cyun1 zoek3 daa2 baan3) — style of dress; one's appearance
穿著講究 (cyun1 zoek3 gong2 gau3) — smart clothes; particular about one's dress
穿行 (cyun1 hang4) — to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through
穿衣 (cyun1 ji1) — to put on clothes; to get dressed
穿越 (cyun1 jyut6) — to traverse; to pass through; to cross
穿越時空 (cyun1 jyut6 si4 hung1) — to travel through time
穿透 (cyun1 tau3) — to penetrate
穿透輻射 (cyun1 tau3 fuk1 se6) — penetrating radiation
穿過 (cyun1 gwo3) — to pass through
穿金戴銀 (cyun1 gam1 daai3 ngan4) — richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)
穿針引線 (cyun1 zam1 jan5 sin3) — lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
穿針走線 (cyun1 zam1 zau2 sin3) — to thread a needle
穿鑿 (cyun1 zok6) — to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation
穿鑿附會 (cyun1 zok6 fu6 wui6) — (idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations
窀穸 (zeon1 zik6) — to bury (in a tomb)
突兀 (dat6 ngat6) — lofty; towering; sudden; abrupt
突出 (dat6 ceot1) — prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project
突厥 (dat6 kyut3) — Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent; (esp.) the Göktürks of …
突厥斯坦 (dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2) — Turkestan
突圍 (dat6 wai4) — to break a siege; to break out of an enclosure
突如其來 (dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4) — to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
突尼斯 (dat6 nei4 si1) — Tunisia; Tunis, capital of Tunisia
突尼斯市 (dat6 nei4 si1 si5) — Tunis, capital of Tunisia
突尼西亞 (dat6 nei4 sai1 aa3) — Tunisia (Tw)
突擊檢查 (dat6 gik1 gim2 caa4) — sudden unannounced investigation; on-the-spot inspection; to search without not…
突擊步槍 (dat6 gik1 bou6 coeng1) — assault rifle
突擊隊 (dat6 gik1 deoi2) — commando unit
突擊隊員 (dat6 gik1 deoi2 jyun4) — commando
突泉縣 (dat6 cyun4 jyun6) — Tuquan, a county in Hinggan League 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
突然間 (dat6 jin4 gaan1) — suddenly
突發 (dat6 faat3) — to occur suddenly
突發事件 (dat6 faat3 si6 gin2) — emergency; sudden occurrence
突發奇想 (dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2) — suddenly have a thought (idiom); suddenly be inspired to do something
突破 (dat6 po3) — to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) t…
突破點 (dat6 po3 dim2) — point of penetration (military); breakthrough
突突 (dat6 dat6) — (onom.) beating of the heart; pitapat; pulsation of a machine
突襲 (dat6 zaap6) — to raid; to storm; surprise attack
突觸 (dat6 zuk1) — synapse
突觸後 (dat6 zuk1 hau6) — postsynaptic
突變 (dat6 bin3) — sudden change; mutation
突變株 (dat6 bin3 zyu1) — mutant; mutant strain (of virus)
突變理論 (dat6 bin3 lei5 leon6) — (math.) catastrophe theory
突起 (dat6 hei2) — to appear suddenly; projection; bit sticking out
突起部 (dat6 hei2 bou6) — bit sticking out; projection
突顯 (dat6 hin2) — conspicuous; to make sth stand out; make sth prominent
突飛猛進 (dat6 fei1 maang5 zeon3) — to advance by leaps and bounds
窄巷 (zaak3 hong6) — narrow alley; narrow street
窄狹 (zaak3 haap6) — see 狹窄|狭窄[xia2 zhai3]
窄縫 (zaak3 fung6) — narrow gap; slit
窅然 (jiu2 jin4) — far and deep; remote and obscure; see also 杳然[yao3 ran2]
窈冥 (miu5 ming4) — variant of 杳冥[yao3 ming2]
窈窈 (miu5 miu5) — obscure; dusky; far and deep; profound; see also 杳杳[yao3 yao3]
窈窕 (miu5 tiu5) — (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim; (li…
窈靄 (miu5 oi2) — variant of 杳靄|杳霭[yao3 ai3]
窊 (waa1) — lowland swamp
窒息 (zat6 sik1) — to choke; to stifle; to suffocate
窒息性毒劑 (zat6 sik1 sing3 duk6 zai1) — choking agent
窕邃 (tiu5 seoi6) — abstruse; deep and profound
窗 (coeng1) — window
窗口 (coeng1 hau2) — window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); com…
窗子 (coeng1 zi2) — window
窗帷 (coeng1 wai4) — curtain
窗幔 (coeng1 maan6) — curtain
窗戶 (coeng1 wu6) — window
窗扇 (coeng1 sin3) — window; the opening panel of a window
窗明几淨 (coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6) — lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean
窗框 (coeng1 kwaang1) — window frame
窗玻璃 (coeng1 bo1 lei1) — window pane
窗簾 (coeng1 lim2) — window curtains
窗臺 (coeng1 toi4) — windowsill; window ledge
窗鉤 (coeng1 ngau1) — window hook; window latch
窗飾 (coeng1 sik1) — window decoration
窗體 (coeng1 tai2) — form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a…
窘匱 (kwan3 gwai6) — destitute; impoverished
窘境 (kwan3 ging2) — awkward situation; predicament
窘況 (kwan3 fong3) — predicament
窘迫 (kwan3 bik1) — poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
窟窿 (fat1 lung1) — hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt
窟臀 (fat1 tyun4) — buttocks (dialect)
窨井 (jam3 zeng2) — manhole; inspection chamber
窩主 (wo1 zyu2) — person who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)
窩咑 (wo1 daak1) — otak, a Malay food
窩囊 (wo1 nong4) — to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly
窩囊廢 (wo1 nong4 fai3) — (coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing
窩囊氣 (wo1 nong4 hei3) — pent-up frustration; petty annoyances
窩夫 (wo1 fu1) — waffle (loanword)
窩子 (wo1 zi2) — lair; den; stronghold
窩巢 (wo1 caau4) — nest
窩心 (wo1 sam1) — aggrieved; dejected; (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc; to…
窩窩頭 (wo1 wo1 tau4) — a kind of a bread
窩脖兒 (wo1 but6 ji4) — to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
窩膿包 (wo1 nung4 baau1) — useless weakling
窩藏 (wo1 cong4) — to harbor; to shelter
窩裡反 (wo1 leoi5 faan2) — see 窩裡鬥|窝里斗[wo1 li5 dou4]
窩裡橫 (wo1 leoi5 waang6) — (coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
窩裡鬥 (wo1 leoi5 dau3) — internal strife (family, group, etc)
窩闊臺 (wo1 fut3 toi4) — Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
窩闊臺汗 (wo1 fut3 toi4 hon4) — Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
窪地 (waa1 dei6) — low-lying ground; depression
窮二代 (kung4 ji6 doi6) — those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s; see a…
窮人 (kung4 jan4) — poor people; the poor
窮光蛋 (kung4 gwong1 daan2) — poor wretch; pauper; destitute man; poverty-stricken peasant; penniless good-fo…
窮兵黷武 (kung4 bing1 duk6 mou5) — to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom); militaristic; bellicose
窮匱 (kung4 gwai6) — to be short of sth; to be wanting in sth
窮困 (kung4 kwan3) — destitute; wretched poverty
窮國 (kung4 gwok3) — poor country
窮奢極侈 (kung4 ce1 gik6 ci2) — extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
窮奢極欲 (kung4 ce1 gik6 juk6) — to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
窮家薄業 (kung4 gaa1 bok6 jip6) — lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom); fig. destitute
窮寇 (kung4 kau3) — cornered enemy
窮山惡水 (kung4 saan1 ok3 seoi2) — lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom); fig. inhospitable natural environment
窮忙族 (kung4 mong4 zuk6) — the working poor
窮愁 (kung4 sau4) — destitute; troubled; penniless and full of care
窮愁潦倒 (kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2) — impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless
窮於應付 (kung4 jyu1 jing3 fu6) — to struggle to cope (with a situation); to be at one's wits' end
窮棒子 (kung4 paang5 zi2) — poor but spirited person; (old) (derog.) peasant
窮當益堅 (kung4 dong1 jik1 gin1) — poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's positi…
窮盡 (kung4 zeon6) — to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end
窮竭 (kung4 kit3) — to exhaust; to use up
窮竭法 (kung4 kit3 faat3) — Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)
窮苦 (kung4 fu2) — impoverished; destitute
窮蹙 (kung4 cuk1) — hard-up; in dire straits; desperate
窮追 (kung4 zeoi1) — to pursue relentlessly
窮途末路 (kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6) — lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse; in a plight w…
窮鄉僻壤 (kung4 hoeng1 pik1 joeng6) — a remote and desolate place
窮酸相 (kung4 syun1 soeng3) — wretched look; shabby looks
窮餓 (kung4 ngo6) — exhausted and hungry
窮鼠嚙狸 (kung4 syu2 jit6 lei4) — a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being tr…
窯 (jiu4) — kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel
窯姐 (jiu4 ze2) — (dialect) prostitute
窯姐兒 (jiu4 ze2 ji4) — erhua variant of 窯姐|窑姐[yao2 jie3]
窯子 (jiu4 zi2) — (old) low-grade brothel
窯洞 (jiu4 dung6) — yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)
窳敗 (jyu5 baai6) — to ruin; corrupt
窺伺 (kwai1 zi6) — to spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
窺探 (kwai1 taam3) — to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to …
窺望 (kwai1 mong6) — to peep; to spy on
窺知 (kwai1 zi1) — to find out about; to discover
窺視 (kwai1 si6) — to peep at; to spy on; to peek
窺豹 (kwai1 paau3) — lit. to see one spot on a leopard; fig. a restricted view
窺豹一斑 (kwai1 paau3 jat1 baan1) — lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view
竄升 (cyun3 sing1) — to rise rapidly; to shoot up
竄擾 (cyun3 jiu5) — to invade and harass
竄改 (cyun3 goi2) — to alter; to modify; to change; to tamper
竄犯 (cyun3 faan6) — to raid; an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups)
竄紅 (cyun3 hung4) — to become suddenly popular; suddenly all the rage
竄踞 (cyun3 geoi3) — to flee in disorder and encamp somewhere
竄逃 (cyun3 tou4) — to flee in disorder; to scurry off
竅門 (hiu3 mun4) — a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
竅門兒 (hiu3 mun4 ji4) — erhua form of 竅門|窍门[qiao4 men2]
竇娥冤 (dau6 ngo4 jyun1) — The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1])
竇窖 (dau6 gaau3) — cellar; crypt
竇道 (dau6 dou6) — sinus (anatomy); subterranean passage
竊取 (sit3 ceoi2) — to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
竊喜 (sit3 hei2) — to be secretly delighted
竊嫌 (sit3 jim4) — suspected thief (Tw)
竊據 (sit3 geoi3) — to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate
竊權 (sit3 kyun4) — to usurp authority; to hold power improperly
竊盜 (sit3 dou6) — theft; to steal
竊竊 (sit3 sit3) — privately; secretly; unobtrusively
竊竊私語 (sit3 sit3 si1 jyu5) — (idiom) to whisper; to speak in whispers
竊笑 (sit3 siu3) — to snigger; to titter
竊聽 (sit3 ting1) — to eavesdrop; to wiretap
竊聽器 (sit3 ting1 hei3) — tapping device; bug
竊蛋龍 (sit3 daan2 lung4) — oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)
竊賊 (sit3 caak6) — thief
立下 (laap6 haa6) — to set up; to establish
立交 (laap6 gaau1) — abbr. for 立體交叉|立体交叉[li4 ti3 jiao1 cha1] overpass
立交橋 (laap6 gaau1 kiu4) — overpass; flyover
立傳 (laap6 zyun6) — to record sb's achievements in writing; to write a biography enhancing the subj…
立像 (laap6 zoeng6) — standing image (of a Buddha or saint)
立克次體 (laap6 hak1 ci3 tai2) — Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
立冬 (laap6 dung1) — Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st Nove…
立刀旁 (laap6 dou1 pong4) — name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radic…
立刻 (laap6 hak1) — immediately; at once; right away
立可白 (laap6 ho2 baak6) — correction fluid (loanword from "Liquid Paper") (Tw)
立國 (laap6 gwok3) — to found a country
立地成佛 (laap6 dei6 sing4 fat6) — to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and b…
立場 (laap6 coeng4) — position; standpoint
立夏 (laap6 haa6) — Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May
立委 (laap6 wai2) — (Tw) legislator (abbr. for 立法委員|立法委员[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2])
立委選舉 (laap6 wai2 syun2 geoi2) — legislative elections
立定跳遠 (laap6 ding6 tiu3 jyun5) — standing long jump
立山區 (laap6 saan1 keoi1) — Lishan, a district of Anshan City 鞍山市[An1 shan1 Shi4], Liaoning
立憲 (laap6 hin3) — to set up a constitution
立方公尺 (laap6 fong1 gung1 cek3) — (Tw) cubic meter (m³)
立方根 (laap6 fong1 gan1) — (math.) cube root
立方米 (laap6 fong1 mai5) — cubic meter (m³)
立方體 (laap6 fong1 tai2) — cube; cubic
立春 (laap6 ceon1) — Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 s…
立時 (laap6 si4) — right away; quickly; immediately
立案 (laap6 on3) — to register (to an official organism); to file a case (for investigation)
立案偵查 (laap6 on3 zing1 caa4) — to file for investigation; to prosecute (a case)
立正 (laap6 zing3) — to stand straight; attention! (order to troops)
立氏立克次體 (laap6 si6 laap6 hak1 ci3 tai2) — Rickettsia rickettsii
立法委員 (laap6 faat3 wai2 jyun4) — member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
立法委員會 (laap6 faat3 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — legislative committee
立法會 (laap6 faat3 wui2) — legislative council; LegCo (Hong Kong)
立法機關 (laap6 faat3 gei1 gwaan1) — legislature
立法院 (laap6 faat3 jyun2) — Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
立百病毒 (laap6 baak3 beng6 duk6) — Nipah virus
立秋 (laap6 cau1) — Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
立竿見影 (laap6 gon1 gin3 jing2) — (lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom); (fig.) to get inst…
立約 (laap6 joek3) — to make a contract
立絨 (laap6 jung4) — velvet
立論 (laap6 leon6) — to set forth one's view; to present one's argument; argument; line of reasoning
立足 (laap6 zuk1) — to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
立足點 (laap6 zuk1 dim2) — foothold
立身處世 (laap6 san1 cyu2 sai3) — (idiom) the way one conducts oneself in society
立軸 (laap6 zuk6) — vertical scroll (painting or calligraphy); vertical shaft (of a machine)
立陶宛 (laap6 tou4 jyun2) — Lithuania
立陶宛人 (laap6 tou4 jyun2 jan4) — Lithuanian (person)
立面圖 (laap6 min2 tou4) — elevation (architectural drawing)
立項 (laap6 hong6) — to launch a project
立頓 (laap6 deon6) — Lipton (name)
立馬 (laap6 maa5) — at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly
立體 (laap6 tai2) — three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic
立體交叉 (laap6 tai2 gaau1 caa1) — three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tu…
立體圖 (laap6 tai2 tou4) — three-dimensional figure; hologram; stereogram
立體幾何 (laap6 tai2 gei2 ho4) — solid geometry
立體攝像機 (laap6 tai2 sip3 zoeng6 gei1) — stereoscopic camera; 3D camera
立體派 (laap6 tai2 paai3) — Cubism
立體照片 (laap6 tai2 ziu3 pin2) — three-dimensional photo
立體異構 (laap6 tai2 ji6 kau3) — stereoisomerism (chemistry)
立體異構體 (laap6 tai2 ji6 kau3 tai2) — stereoisomer (chemistry)
立體聲 (laap6 tai2 sing1) — stereophonic sound
立體角 (laap6 tai2 gok3) — solid angle
立體電影院 (laap6 tai2 din6 jing2 jyun2) — stereoscopic cinema; 3D cinema
立魚 (laap6 jyu2) — tilapia
竑 (wang4) — large; to estimate
站不住腳 (zaam6 bat1 zyu6 goek3) — ill-founded; groundless
站住 (zaam6 zyu6) — to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright; (fig.) to h…
站前區 (zaam6 cin4 keoi1) — Zhanqian, a district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning
站員 (zaam6 jyun4) — (train or bus) station attendant
站地 (zaam6 dei6) — stop (on a bus or train route)
站姿 (zaam6 zi1) — stance
站崗 (zaam6 gong1) — to stand guard; to serve on sentry duty
站牌 (zaam6 paai2) — bus stop sign; train station sign
站穩 (zaam6 wan2) — to stand firm
站穩腳步 (zaam6 wan2 goek3 bou6) — to gain a firm foothold; (fig.) to get oneself established
站穩腳跟 (zaam6 wan2 goek3 gan1) — to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself
站立 (zaam6 laap6) — to stand; standing; on one's feet
站著說話不腰疼 (zaam6 zoek6 syut3 waa6 bat1 jiu1 tung3) — (saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter;…
站起 (zaam6 hei2) — to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to stand; to spring up
站起來 (zaam6 hei2 loi4) — to stand up
站軍姿 (zaam6 gwan1 zi1) — to stand at attention (military)
站長 (zaam6 zoeng2) — person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website …
站點 (zaam6 dim2) — a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaz…
竟敢 (ging2 gam2) — to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
竟然 (ging2 jin4) — unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; act…
竟陵 (ging2 ling4) — Jingling, former name of Tianmen 天門|天门, Hubei
章丘 (zoeng1 jau1) — see 章丘區|章丘区[Zhang1 qiu1 Qu1]
章則 (zoeng1 zak1) — rule
章回小說 (zoeng1 wui4 siu2 syut3) — novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each…
章士釗 (zoeng1 si6 ciu1) — Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then establish…
章太炎 (zoeng1 taai3 jim4) — Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intell…
章子 (zoeng1 zi2) — seal; stamp
章子怡 (zoeng1 zi2 ji4) — Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
章炳麟 (zoeng1 bing2 leon4) — Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading in…
章程 (zoeng1 cing4) — rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company)…
章節 (zoeng1 zit3) — chapter; section
章臺 (zoeng1 toi4) — street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area; red-light district
章貢 (zoeng1 gung3) — see 章貢區|章贡区[Zhang1 gong4 Qu1]
章貢區 (zoeng1 gung3 keoi1) — Zhanggong, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
章魚 (zoeng1 jyu4) — octopus
竣工 (zeon3 gung1) — to complete a project
童乩 (tung4 gei1) — see 乩童[ji1 tong2]
童便 (tung4 bin6) — urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
童兒 (tung4 ji4) — boy
童叟無欺 (tung4 sau2 mou4 hei1) — cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equall…
童子 (tung4 zi2) — (literary) boy
童子尿 (tung4 zi2 niu6) — urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
童子軍 (tung4 zi2 gwan1) — Scout (youth organization)
童山濯濯 (tung4 saan1 zok6 zok6) — treeless hill; (fig.) bald head
童工 (tung4 gung1) — child labor
童年 (tung4 nin4) — childhood
童床 (tung4 cong4) — crib; children's bed
童心 (tung4 sam1) — childish heart; childish innocence
童星 (tung4 sing1) — child star
童生 (tung4 sang1) — candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
童男 (tung4 naam4) — virgin male
童真 (tung4 zan1) — childishness; naivete
童稚 (tung4 zi6) — child; childish
童花頭 (tung4 faa1 tau4) — short bobbed hairstyle
童蒙 (tung4 mung4) — young and ignorant; ignorant and uneducated
童裝 (tung4 zong1) — children's clothing
童言無忌 (tung4 jin4 mou4 gei6) — children's words carry no harm (idiom)
童話 (tung4 waa2) — children's fairy tales
童話故事 (tung4 waa2 gu3 si6) — fairy tale
童謠 (tung4 jiu4) — nursery rhyme
童貞 (tung4 zing1) — virginity; chastity
童趣 (tung4 ceoi3) — qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphiz…
童身 (tung4 san1) — undefiled body; virginity; virgin
童軍 (tung4 gwan1) — Scout (youth organization); see also 童子軍|童子军[Tong2 zi3 jun1]
童養媳 (tung4 joeng5 sik1) — child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
童養媳婦 (tung4 joeng5 sik1 fu5) — child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
竭心 (kit3 sam1) — to do one's utmost
竭澤而漁 (kit3 zaak6 ji4 jyu4) — lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that …
竭盡 (kit3 zeon6) — to use up; to exhaust
竭盡全力 (kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6) — (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
竭誠 (kit3 sing4) — wholeheartedly
端 (dyun1) — (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upri…
端上 (dyun1 soeng5) — to serve (food, tea etc)
端五 (dyun1 ng5) — variant of 端午[Duan1 wu3]
端倪 (dyun1 ngai4) — boundary; clue; indication; to obtain clues; to infer
端午 (dyun1 ng5) — see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]
端午節 (dyun1 ng5 zit3) — Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
端口 (dyun1 hau2) — interface; port
端坐 (dyun1 zo6) — to sit upright
端子 (dyun1 zi2) — terminal (electronics)
端尿 (dyun1 niu6) — to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates
端屎 (dyun1 si2) — to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates
端州 (dyun1 zau1) — see 端州區|端州区[Duan1 zhou1 Qu1]
端州區 (dyun1 zau1 keoi1) — Duanzhou, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
端方 (dyun1 fong1) — upright; honest; proper; correct
端木 (dyun1 muk6) — two-character surname Duanmu
端木賜 (dyun1 muk6 ci3) — Duanmu Ci (520 BC-446 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Zi Gong 子貢|子贡[Z…
端架子 (dyun1 gaa3 zi2) — to put on airs
端正 (dyun1 zing3) — upright; regular; proper; correct
端然 (dyun1 jin4) — upright; finally; unexpectedly
端的 (dyun1 dik1) — really; after all; details; particulars
端硯 (dyun1 jin6) — high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
端站 (dyun1 zaam6) — end station
端粒 (dyun1 lap1) — telomere, a protective DNA cap on a chromosome
端系統 (dyun1 hai6 tung2) — end system
端緒 (dyun1 seoi5) — start and development; thread (of a story); general outline; clue
端線 (dyun1 sin3) — end line; baseline (sports)
端莊 (dyun1 zong1) — dignified; composed
端菜 (dyun1 coi3) — to serve food
端詳 (dyun1 coeng4) — full details; full particulars
端賴 (dyun1 laai6) — to depend ultimately on (Tw); absolutely reliant on
端陽節 (dyun1 joeng4 zit3) — see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]
端面 (dyun1 min6) — end face; end surface of a cylindrical object
端飯 (dyun1 faan6) — to serve (food)
端點 (dyun1 dim2) — end point (may refer to either end of sth with a start and an end); (math.) end…
競價 (ging6 gaa3) — price competition; bid (in an auction); to compete on price; to bid against sb
競技 (ging6 gei6) — competition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
競技動物 (ging6 gei6 dung6 mat6) — animals used in blood sports
競技場 (ging6 gei6 coeng4) — arena
競技性 (ging6 gei6 sing3) — competitive
競渡 (ging6 dou6) — rowing competition; boat race; swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lak…
競爭 (ging6 zang1) — to compete; competition
競爭力 (ging6 zang1 lik6) — competitive strength; competitiveness
競爭性 (ging6 zang1 sing3) — competitive
競爭模式 (ging6 zang1 mou4 sik1) — competition model
競爭產品 (ging6 zang1 caan2 ban2) — competing product; competitor's product
競爭者 (ging6 zang1 ze2) — competitor
競猜 (ging6 caai1) — to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for…
競相 (ging6 soeng1) — competitive; eagerly; to vie
競秀 (ging6 sau3) — see 競秀區|竞秀区[Jing4 xiu4 Qu1]
競租 (ging6 zou1) — rent-seeking (economics)
競答 (ging6 daap3) — to compete to answer questions (in class)
競艷 (ging6 jim6) — vying to be the most glamorous; each more gorgeous than the other; beauty conte…
競購 (ging6 gau3) — to bid competitively; to compete to buy (at auction)
競賽者 (ging6 coi3 ze2) — player
競走 (ging6 zau2) — walking race (athletics event)
競逐 (ging6 zuk6) — competition; to compete; to pursue
競選副手 (ging6 syun2 fu3 sau2) — election assistant; running mate
競選搭檔 (ging6 syun2 daap3 dong3) — election partner; running mate
競選活動 (ging6 syun2 wut6 dung6) — (election) campaign
竹刀 (zuk1 dou1) — shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
竹北 (zuk1 bak1) — Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹北市 (zuk1 bak1 si5) — Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
竹啄木鳥 (zuk1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
竹器 (zuk1 hei3) — utensil made of bamboo
竹園 (zuk1 jyun4) — Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
竹子 (zuk1 zi2) — bamboo
竹山 (zuk1 saan1) — see 竹山縣|竹山县[Zhu2 shan1 Xian4]
竹山縣 (zuk1 saan1 jyun6) — Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
竹島 (zuk1 dou2) — Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛[Du2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
竹布 (zuk1 bou3) — light cotton fabric
竹帛 (zuk1 baak6) — bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
竹排 (zuk1 paai4) — bamboo raft
竹書紀年 (zuk1 syu1 gei2 nin4) — Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
竹木 (zuk1 muk6) — bamboo and wood
竹板 (zuk1 baan2) — bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
竹林 (zuk1 lam4) — bamboo forest
竹溪 (zuk1 kai1) — see 竹溪縣|竹溪县[Zhu2 xi1 Xian4]
竹溪縣 (zuk1 kai1 jyun6) — Zhuxi, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
竹笙 (zuk1 sang1) — bamboo fungus
竹筍 (zuk1 seon2) — bamboo shoot
竹筒 (zuk1 tung2) — bamboo tube; bamboo pipe
竹箍兒 (zuk1 ku1 ji4) — bamboo hoop; bamboo band
竹管 (zuk1 gun2) — bamboo pipe
竹節 (zuk1 zit3) — bamboo joint
竹篦 (zuk1 bei6) — bamboo comb
竹篾 (zuk1 mit6) — bamboo strip
竹簡 (zuk1 gaan2) — bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
竹籃 (zuk1 laam4) — wicker basket
竹籃打水 (zuk1 laam4 daa2 seoi2) — using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹籬笆 (zuk1 lei4 baa1) — fence
竹絲雞 (zuk1 si1 gai1) — black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson; see …
竹編 (zuk1 pin1) — wickerwork
竹芋 (zuk1 wu6) — Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
竹茹 (zuk1 jyu4) — bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
竹葉青 (zuk1 jip6 cing1) — Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹葉青蛇 (zuk1 jip6 cing1 se4) — Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
竹製 (zuk1 zai3) — made of bamboo
竹輿 (zuk1 jyu4) — a bamboo carriage; a palanquin
竹青 (zuk1 ceng1) — bamboo bark; bamboo green (color)
竹馬 (zuk1 maa5) — bamboo stick used as a toy horse
竹馬之交 (zuk1 maa5 zi1 gaau1) — childhood friend (idiom)
竹馬之友 (zuk1 maa5 zi1 jau5) — see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]
竹鮫 (zuk1 gaau1) — see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
竺 (zuk1) — surname Zhu; abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2], India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)…
竺乾 (zuk1 gon1) — Buddha (archaic); Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
竺可楨 (zuk1 ho2 zing1) — Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
竺學 (zuk1 hok6) — Buddhist doctrine (archaic); Buddhist studies
竺教 (zuk1 gaau3) — Buddhism (archaic)
竺書 (zuk1 syu1) — Buddhist texts (archaic); scripture
竺法 (zuk1 faat3) — Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic); Buddhist doctrine
竽 (jyu4) — free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China
竿子 (gon1 zi2) — bamboo pole
竿頭 (gon1 tau4) — bamboo pole's uppermost tip; (fig.) acme
笄冠 (gai1 gun3) — to have just attained maturity (traditional)
笄年 (gai1 nin4) — beginning of maturity (of a girl)
笄蛭 (gai1 zat6) — a kind of earthworm
笆 (baa1) — an article made of bamboo strips; fence
笆斗 (baa1 dau2) — round-bottomed wicker basket
笆籬子 (baa1 lei4 zi2) — (dialect) prison
笊籬 (zaau3 lei4) — strainer (made of bamboo, wicker, or wire)
笑不可仰 (siu3 bat1 ho2 joeng5) — to double up with laughter (idiom)
笑不可抑 (siu3 bat1 ho2 jik1) — to laugh irrepressibly
笑口彌勒 (siu3 hau2 nei4 lak6) — laughing Maitreya
笑哈哈 (siu3 haa1 haa1) — to laugh heartily
笑容 (siu3 jung4) — smile; smiling expression
笑容可掬 (siu3 jung4 ho2 guk1) — smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
笑意 (siu3 ji3) — smiling expression
笑掉大牙 (siu3 diu6 daai6 ngaa4) — to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping
笑料 (siu3 liu2) — comedic material; (in reference to a person) laughingstock; butt of jokes
笑林 (siu3 lam4) — Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of mode…
笑柄 (siu3 beng3) — a matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock
笑渦 (siu3 wo1) — variant of 笑窩|笑窝[xiao4 wo1]
笑盈盈 (siu3 jing4 jing4) — smilingly; to be all smiles
笑眯眯 (siu3 mei1 mei1) — beaming; all smiles
笑破肚皮 (siu3 po3 tou5 pei4) — to split one's sides laughing
笑窩 (siu3 wo1) — dimple (on the cheek when smiling)
笑紋 (siu3 man4) — laugh lines (on the face)
笑納 (siu3 naap6) — to kindly accept (an offering)
笑聲 (siu3 seng1) — laughter
笑臉 (siu3 lim5) — smiling face; smiley :) ☺
笑臉兒 (siu3 lim5 ji4) — erhua variant of 笑臉|笑脸[xiao4 lian3]
笑臉相迎 (siu3 lim5 soeng1 jing4) — to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
笑裡藏刀 (siu3 leoi5 cong4 dou1) — lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical i…
笑語 (siu3 jyu5) — talking and laughing; cheerful talk
笑談 (siu3 taam4) — object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat
笑貌 (siu3 maau6) — smiling face
笑貧不笑娼 (siu3 pan4 bat1 siu3 coeng1) — the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning …
笑逐顏開 (siu3 zuk6 ngaan4 hoi1) — smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles; joy wr…
笑面虎 (siu3 min6 fu2) — man with a big smile and evil intentions
笑靨 (siu3 jip3) — dimple; smiling face
笑鷗 (siu3 au1) — (bird species of China) laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
笑點 (siu3 dim2) — funny bits; humorous parts; jokes; punchline
笑點低 (siu3 dim2 dai1) — amused by even the weakest joke; ready to laugh at the smallest thing
笙 (sang1) — sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
笙歌 (sang1 go1) — music and song (formal writing)
笙管 (sang1 gun2) — pipes of a panpipe
笙簧 (sang1 wong4) — reeds of a panpipe
笙簫 (sang1 siu1) — reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
笛卡兒 (dek6 kaa1 ji4) — René Descartes (1596–1650), French philosopher, mathematician and scientist
笛卡爾 (dek6 kaa1 ji5) — René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher
笛子 (dek6 zi2) — bamboo flute
笛沙格 (dek6 saa1 gaak3) — Girard Desargues (1591–1661), French geometer
笛膜 (dek6 mok2) — membrane which covers a hole in a flute and produces a buzzing tone
笞刑 (ci1 jing4) — whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)
笞撻 (ci1 taat3) — to flog; to whip
笞擊 (ci1 gik1) — to cudgel
笞杖 (ci1 zoeng6) — a cudgel
笞棰 (ci1 ceoi4) — to beat with a bamboo whip
笞罵 (ci1 maa6) — to whip and revile
笞背 (ci1 bui3) — to flog or whip the back
笞臀 (ci1 tyun4) — to whip the buttocks
笞責 (ci1 zaak3) — to flog with a bamboo stick
笞辱 (ci1 juk6) — to whip and insult
笤帚 (tiu4 zau2) — whisk broom; small broom
符串 (fu4 cyun3) — string (as in "character string")
符咒 (fu4 zau3) — charm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing)
符拉迪沃斯托克 (fu4 laai1 dik6 juk1 si1 tok3 hak1) — Vladivostok (Russian port city, Chinese name: 海參崴|海参崴[Hai3 shen1 wai3])
符板 (fu4 baan2) — a charm to protect against evil spirits
符牌 (fu4 paai4) — a talisman or lucky charm
符籙 (fu4 luk6) — (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical …
符號 (fu4 hou2) — symbol; mark; sign
符號學 (fu4 hou6 hok6) — semiotics; semiology
符記 (fu4 gei3) — token
符記環 (fu4 gei3 waan4) — token ring (computing)
符類福音 (fu4 leoi6 fuk1 jam1) — synoptic gospels (i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke, with similar accounts and chrono…
符騰堡 (fu4 tang4 bou2) — Württemberg, region of southwest Germany, former state around Stuttgart 斯圖加特|斯图…
笨人 (ban6 jan4) — fool; stupid person
笨伯 (ban6 baak3) — fool; dolt; clumsy oaf
笨口拙舌 (ban6 hau2 zyut3 sit6) — see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]
笨嘴拙腮 (ban6 zeoi2 zyut3 soi1) — see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]
笨嘴拙舌 (ban6 zeoi2 zyut3 sit3) — clumsy in speech; poor speaker
笨嘴笨舌 (ban6 zeoi2 ban6 sit6) — see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]
笨手笨腳 (ban6 sau2 ban6 goek3) — clumsy; all thumbs
笨拙 (ban6 zyut3) — clumsy; awkward; stupid
笨瓜 (ban6 gwaa1) — fool; blockhead
笨蛋 (ban6 daan2) — (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
笨貨 (ban6 fo3) — idiot
笨重 (ban6 zung6) — heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous
笨雞 (ban6 gai1) — free-range chicken

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