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• 自由黨 (zi6 jau4 dong2) — Liberal Party
• 自留地 (zi6 lau4 dei6) — private plot allocated to an individual on a collective farm
• 自畫像 (zi6 waak6 zoeng6) — self-portrait
• 自發對稱破缺 (zi6 faat3 deoi3 cing3 po3 kyut3) — spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)
• 自發電位 (zi6 faat3 din6 wai2) — electroencephalogram (EEG)
• 自白 (zi6 baak6) — confession; to make clear one's position or intentions; to brag
• 自白書 (zi6 baak6 syu1) — confession
• 自盡 (zi6 zeon6) — to kill oneself; to commit suicide
• 自相 (zi6 soeng1) — mutual; each other; one another; self-
• 自相殘殺 (zi6 soeng1 caan4 saat3) — to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
• 自相矛盾 (zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5) — to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
• 自相驚擾 (zi6 soeng1 ging1 jiu5) — to frighten one another
• 自相魚肉 (zi6 soeng1 jyu4 juk6) — butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another; internec…
• 自省 (zi6 sing2) — to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-aware…
• 自矜 (zi6 ging1) — to boast; to blow one's own horn
• 自知之明 (zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4) — (idiom) self-knowledge
• 自知理虧 (zi6 zi1 lei5 kwai1) — to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
• 自私 (zi6 si1) — selfish; selfishness
• 自私自利 (zi6 si1 zi6 lei6) — everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; self…
• 自稱 (zi6 cing1) — to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
• 自立 (zi6 laap6) — independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to supp…
• 自立自強 (zi6 laap6 zi6 koeng4) — to be self-reliant
• 自立門戶 (zi6 laap6 mun4 wu6) — to form one's own group or school of thought; to set up one's own business; to …
• 自給 (zi6 kap1) — self-reliant
• 自給自足 (zi6 kap1 zi6 zuk1) — self-sufficiency; autarky
• 自經 (zi6 ging1) — (literary) to hang oneself
• 自縊 (zi6 ai3) — to hang oneself
• 自縛手腳 (zi6 bok3 sau2 goek3) — to bind oneself hand and foot
• 自罪 (zi6 zeoi6) — actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪); conscious sin
• 自習 (zi6 zaap6) — to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); to study in one's fre…
• 自若 (zi6 joek6) — calm; composed; at ease
• 自薦 (zi6 zin3) — to recommend oneself (for a job)
• 自行 (zi6 hang4) — voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
• 自行了斷 (zi6 hang4 liu5 dyun6) — to take one's life
• 自行其是 (zi6 hang4 kei4 si6) — to act as one thinks fit; to have one's own way
• 自行車 (zi6 hang4 ce1) — bicycle; bike
• 自行車架 (zi6 hang4 ce1 gaa2) — bike rack; bicycle frame
• 自行車賽 (zi6 hang4 ce1 coi3) — cycle race
• 自行車館 (zi6 hang4 ce1 gun2) — cycling stadium; velodrome
• 自衛 (zi6 wai6) — to defend oneself; self-defense
• 自衛隊 (zi6 wai6 deoi2) — self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces
• 自裝 (zi6 zong1) — self-loading (weapon, tape deck etc)
• 自製 (zi6 zai3) — self-made; improvised; homemade; handmade
• 自要 (zi6 jiu3) — so long as; provided that
• 自視 (zi6 si6) — to view oneself
• 自視清高 (zi6 si6 cing1 gou1) — to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-impo…
• 自視甚高 (zi6 si6 sam6 gou1) — to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs; arrogant and self-impo…
• 自覺 (zi6 gok3) — to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to o…
• 自言自語 (zi6 jin4 zi6 jyu5) — (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
• 自討沒趣 (zi6 tou2 mut6 ceoi3) — to invite a snub; to court a rebuff
• 自討苦吃 (zi6 tou2 fu2 hek3) — (idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back
• 自訴 (zi6 sou3) — private prosecution (law); (of a patient) to describe (one's symptoms)
• 自詡 (zi6 heoi2) — to pose as; to flaunt oneself as; to boast of; to brag
• 自誇 (zi6 kwaa1) — to boast
• 自認 (zi6 jing6) — to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as; to acknowledge (…
• 自謙 (zi6 him1) — modest; self-deprecating
• 自譴 (zi6 hin2) — to blame oneself; self-recrimination
• 自變量 (zi6 bin3 loeng6) — (math.) independent variable
• 自豪 (zi6 hou4) — proud (of one's achievements etc)
• 自豪感 (zi6 hou4 gam2) — pride in sth; self-esteem
• 自負盈虧 (zi6 fu6 jing4 kwai1) — responsible for its profit and losses (of organization); financially autonomous…
• 自貢 (zi6 gung3) — see 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4]
• 自貢市 (zi6 gung3 si5) — Zigong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
• 自責 (zi6 zaak3) — to blame oneself
• 自費 (zi6 fai3) — at one's own expense; self-funded
• 自貽伊戚 (zi6 ji4 ji1 cik1) — to create trouble for oneself (idiom)
• 自貿區 (zi6 mau6 keoi1) — abbr. for 自由貿易區|自由贸易区[zi4 you2 mao4 yi4 qu1]
• 自足 (zi6 zuk1) — self-sufficient; satisfied with oneself
• 自身 (zi6 san1) — itself; oneself; one's own
• 自身利益 (zi6 san1 lei6 jik1) — one's own interests
• 自身難保 (zi6 san1 naan4 bou2) — powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
• 自轉 (zi6 zyun3) — (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
• 自轉軸 (zi6 zyun3 zuk6) — axis of rotation
• 自述 (zi6 seot6) — to recount in one's own words; autobiography; written self-introduction
• 自適應 (zi6 sik1 jing3) — adaptive
• 自選 (zi6 syun2) — to choose by oneself; free to choose; optional; self-service
• 自酌 (zi6 zoek3) — to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
• 自重 (zi6 zung6) — to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight
• 自閉症 (zi6 bai3 zing3) — autism
• 自頂向下 (zi6 deng2 hoeng3 haa6) — top-down
• 自願 (zi6 jyun6) — voluntary
• 自願性 (zi6 jyun6 sing3) — voluntary
• 自願者 (zi6 jyun6 ze2) — volunteer; consenting participant
• 自顧自 (zi6 gu3 zi6) — each minding his own business
• 自食其力 (zi6 sik6 kei4 lik6) — lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to…
• 自食其果 (zi6 sik6 kei4 gwo2) — to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own ac…
• 自食惡果 (zi6 sik6 ok3 gwo2) — lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom); fig. to suffer the consequences of …
• 自養 (zi6 joeng5) — self-sustaining; economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)
• 自養生物 (zi6 joeng5 sang1 mat6) — (biology) autotroph
• 自首 (zi6 sau2) — to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities)
• 自駕租賃 (zi6 gaa3 zou1 jam6) — self-drive hire (of a car etc)
• 自體免疫疾病 (zi6 tai2 min5 jik6 zat6 beng6) — autoimmune disease
• 自高 (zi6 gou1) — to be proud of oneself
• 自高自大 (zi6 gou1 zi6 daai6) — to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant
• 自鳴得意 (zi6 ming4 dak1 ji3) — to think highly of oneself
• 自鳴鐘 (zi6 ming4 zung1) — chiming clock
• 臬臺 (jit6 toi4) — provincial judge (in imperial China)
• 臭不可聞 (cau3 bat1 ho2 man4) — (idiom) to stink to high heaven; (fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting
• 臭名昭彰 (cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1) — notorious for his misdeeds (idiom); infamous
• 臭名昭著 (cau3 ming4 ciu1 zyu3) — notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)
• 臭名遠揚 (cau3 ming4 jyun5 joeng4) — stinking reputation; notorious far and wide
• 臭味 (cau3 mei6) — bad smell; foul odor
• 臭味相投 (cau3 mei6 soeng1 tau4) — to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather
• 臭子兒 (cau3 zi2 ji4) — dead bullet (one that does not fire); a bad move (in a game of chess)
• 臭屁 (cau3 pei3) — (coll.) self-important; puffed up
• 臭彈 (cau3 daan2) — dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)
• 臭架子 (cau3 gaa3 zi2) — stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance
• 臭棋 (cau3 kei4) — blunder (in chess)
• 臭氣 (cau3 hei3) — stench
• 臭氣熏天 (cau3 hei3 fan1 tin1) — overwhelming stench (idiom)
• 臭氧 (cau3 joeng5) — ozone (O₃)
• 臭氧層 (cau3 joeng5 cang4) — ozone layer
• 臭烘烘 (cau3 hung1 hung1) — stinking
• 臭燻燻 (cau3 fan1 fan1) — stinking
• 臭皮囊 (cau3 pei4 nong4) — this mortal flesh
• 臭罵 (cau3 maa6) — tongue-lashing; to chew out
• 臭美 (cau3 mei5) — greatly pleased with oneself; vain; conceited (used as an insult or teasingly)
• 臭老九 (cau3 lou5 gau2) — stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultura…
• 臭臉 (cau3 lim5) — sour face; scowling face
• 臭蓋 (cau3 goi3) — to drivel (Tw)
• 臭蟲 (cau3 cung4) — bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
• 臭豆腐 (cau3 dau6 fu6) — stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovabl…
• 臭貨 (cau3 fo3) — low-quality goods; scumbag; bitch
• 臭跡 (cau3 zik1) — scent (smell of person or animal used for tracking)
• 臭錢 (cau3 cin2) — dirty money
• 臭鼬 (cau3 jau6) — skunk
• 至上 (zi3 soeng6) — supreme; paramount; above all else
• 至交 (zi3 gaau1) — best friend
• 至人 (zi3 jan4) — fully realized human being; sage; saint
• 至今 (zi3 gam1) — so far; to this day; until now
• 至多 (zi3 do1) — up to the maximum; upper limit; at most
• 至好 (zi3 hou2) — best friend
• 至始至終 (zi3 ci2 zi3 zung1) — from start to finish
• 至寶 (zi3 bou2) — most valuable treasure; most precious asset
• 至少 (zi3 siu2) — at least; (to say the) least
• 至德 (zi3 dak1) — splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness
• 至愛 (zi3 oi3) — most beloved
• 至於 (zi3 jyu1) — as for; as to; to go so far as to
• 至極 (zi3 gik6) — extremely
• 至此 (zi3 ci2) — up until now; so far
• 至理名言 (zi3 lei5 ming4 jin4) — wise saying; words of wisdom
• 至若 (zi3 joek6) — as for
• 至親 (zi3 can1) — next of kin; closely related
• 至誠 (zi3 sing4) — sincere
• 至遲 (zi3 ci4) — at the latest
• 至關重要 (zi3 gwaan1 zung6 jiu3) — extremely important; vital; crucial; essential
• 至高 (zi3 gou1) — paramount; supremacy
• 至高無上 (zi3 gou1 mou4 soeng6) — supreme; paramount; unsurpassed
• 至高統治權 (zi3 gou1 tung2 zi6 kyun4) — supreme power; sovereignty
• 致 (zi3) — (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; …
• 致仕 (zi3 si6) — to retire from a government post (old)
• 致以 (zi3 ji5) — to express; to present; to extend; to tender (greetings, thanks etc)
• 致使 (zi3 si2) — to cause; to result in
• 致冷劑 (zi3 laang5 zai1) — refrigerant
• 致函 (zi3 haam4) — to send a letter
• 致力 (zi3 lik6) — to devote oneself to; to work toward (often followed by 於|于[yu2])
• 致命 (zi3 ming6) — fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
• 致命傷 (zi3 ming6 soeng1) — mortal wound; (fig.) fatal weakness; Achilles' heel
• 致哀 (zi3 oi1) — to express grief; to mourn
• 致富 (zi3 fu3) — to become rich
• 致幻劑 (zi3 waan6 zai1) — hallucinogen
• 致意 (zi3 ji3) — to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards; to devote attention to
• 致歉 (zi3 hip3) — to apologize; to express regret
• 致死 (zi3 sei2) — to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
• 致死劑量 (zi3 sei2 zai1 loeng6) — lethal dose
• 致死性 (zi3 sei2 sing3) — lethal; fatal
• 致死性毒劑 (zi3 sei2 sing3 duk6 zai1) — lethal agent
• 致殘 (zi3 caan4) — to be crippled (in an accident etc)
• 致病 (zi3 beng6) — to cause disease; to be pathogenic
• 致病菌 (zi3 sei2 kwan2) — pathogenic bacteria
• 致癌 (zi3 ngaam4) — to cause cancer; carcinogenic
• 致癌物 (zi3 ngaam4 mat6) — carcinogen
• 致癌物質 (zi3 ngaam4 mat6 zat1) — carcinogen; cancer causing substance
• 致詞 (zi3 ci4) — variant of 致辭|致辞[zhi4 ci2]
• 致謝 (zi3 ze6) — expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement
• 致賀 (zi3 ho6) — to congratulate
• 致辭 (zi3 ci4) — to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote…
• 致電 (zi3 din6) — to phone; to telegram
• 臺上 (toi4 soeng6) — on stage
• 臺中 (toi4 zung1) — Taichung, city in central Taiwan
• 臺中市 (toi4 zung1 si5) — Taichung, a city in central Taiwan
• 臺倭 (toi4 wai2) — (derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
• 臺兒莊 (toi4 ji4 zong1) — see 台兒莊區|台儿庄区[Tai2 er2 zhuang1 Qu1]
• 臺北 (toi4 bak1) — Taipei, capital of Taiwan
• 臺北市 (toi4 bak1 si5) — Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
• 臺北縣 (toi4 bak1 jyun6) — Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
• 臺南市 (toi4 naam4 si5) — Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
• 臺南府 (toi4 naam4 fu2) — Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule
• 臺地 (toi4 dei6) — tableland; mesa
• 臺基 (toi4 gei1) — stylobate (architecture)
• 臺大 (toi4 daai6) — abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2]
• 臺媒 (toi4 mui4) — Taiwanese news media
• 臺子 (toi4 zi2) — platform; stand
• 臺式機 (toi4 sik1 gei1) — desktop computer
• 臺斤 (toi4 gan1) — Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
• 臺東縣 (toi4 dung1 jyun6) — Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
• 臺海 (toi4 hoi2) — abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
• 臺灣 (toi4 waan1) — Taiwan
• 臺灣土狗 (toi4 waan1 tou2 gau2) — Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
• 臺灣大學 (toi4 waan1 daai6 hok6) — National Taiwan University; abbr. to 臺大|台大[Tai2 Da4]
• 臺灣山鷓鴣 (toi4 waan1 saan1 ze3 gu1) — (bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
• 臺灣島 (toi4 waan1 dou2) — Taiwan Island
• 臺灣戴菊 (toi4 waan1 daai3 guk1) — (bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
• 臺灣擬啄木鳥 (toi4 waan1 ji5 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis)
• 臺灣斑翅鶥 (toi4 waan1 baan1 ci3 mei4) — (bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
• 臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥 (toi4 waan1 baan1 hung1 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4) — (bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythroc…
• 臺灣林鴝 (toi4 waan1 lam4 keoi4) — (bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
• 臺灣棕噪鶥 (toi4 waan1 zung1 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus)
• 臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥 (toi4 waan1 zung1 geng2 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4) — (bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
• 臺灣畫眉 (toi4 waan1 waa6 mei4) — (bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
• 臺灣白喉噪鶥 (toi4 waan1 baak6 hau4 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficeps)
• 臺灣省 (toi4 waan1 saang2) — Taiwan province (PRC term)
• 臺灣短翅鶯 (toi4 waan1 dyun2 ci3 ang1) — (bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
• 臺灣紫嘯鶇 (toi4 waan1 zi2 siu3 dung1) — (bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
• 臺灣藍鵲 (toi4 waan1 laam4 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
• 臺灣酒紅朱雀 (toi4 waan1 zau2 hung4 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
• 臺灣雀鶥 (toi4 waan1 zoek3 mei4) — (bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)
• 臺灣鵯 (toi4 waan1 bei1) — (bird species of China) Styan's bulbul; Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)
• 臺灣鷦鶥 (toi4 waan1 ziu1 mei4) — (bird species of China) Taiwan cupwing; Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
• 臺灣黃山雀 (toi4 waan1 wong4 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
• 臺甫 (toi4 fu2) — (polite) courtesy name
• 臺盆 (toi4 pun4) — washbasin
• 臺胞 (toi4 baau1) — Taiwan compatriot
• 臺虎鉗 (toi4 fu2 kim4) — bench vise
• 臺視 (toi4 si6) — abbr. for 臺灣電視公司|台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV)
• 臺詞 (toi4 ci4) — an actor's lines; dialogue; Taiwanese word
• 臺諜 (toi4 dip6) — Taiwan spy
• 臺階 (toi4 gaai1) — steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing s…
• 臺風 (toi4 fung1) — stage presence, poise
• 臻於完善 (zeon1 jyu1 jyun4 sin6) — to attain perfection (idiom)
• 臻於郅治 (zeon1 jyu1 zat6 zi6) — to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
• 臻至 (zeon1 zi3) — to reach
• 臼齒 (kau5 ci2) — molar tooth
• 臾須 (jyu4 seoi1) — short period of time; a moment
• 舀勺 (jiu5 zoek3) — scoop; dipper
• 舀子 (jiu5 zi2) — ladle; scoop
• 舀水 (jiu5 seoi2) — to ladle water; to scoop up water
• 舀湯 (jiu5 tong1) — to ladle out soup
• 舅媽 (kau5 maa1) — (coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife
• 舅嫂 (kau5 sou2) — wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law
• 舅母 (kau5 mou5) — wife of mother's brother; aunt; maternal uncle's wife
• 舅父 (kau5 fu2) — mother's brother; maternal uncle
• 舅爺 (kau5 je4) — father's maternal uncle; granduncle
• 舅舅 (kau5 kau5) — mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
• 與世俯仰 (jyu5 sai3 fu2 joeng5) — to swim with the tide (idiom)
• 與世永別 (jyu5 sai3 wing5 bit6) — to die
• 與世無爭 (jyu5 sai3 mou4 zang1) — (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
• 與世長辭 (jyu5 sai3 coeng4 ci4) — to die; to depart from the world forever
• 與世隔絕 (jyu5 sai3 gaak3 zyut6) — to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
• 與人為善 (jyu5 jan4 wai4 sin6) — to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent
• 與其 (jyu5 kei4) — rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[b…
• 與否 (jyu5 fau2) — whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
• 與日俱增 (jyu5 jat6 keoi1 zang1) — to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
• 與日俱進 (jyu5 jat6 keoi1 zeon3) — every day sees new developments (idiom); to make constant progress
• 與日同輝 (jyu5 jat6 tung4 fai1) — to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)
• 與時消息 (jyu5 si4 siu1 sik1) — variable with the times; transient; impermanent
• 與時間賽跑 (jyu5 si4 gaan3 coi3 paau2) — to race against time
• 與會 (jyu6 wui2) — to participate in a meeting
• 與格 (jyu5 gaak3) — dative case
• 與此同時 (jyu5 ci2 tung4 si4) — at the same time; meanwhile
• 與生俱來 (jyu5 sang1 keoi1 loi4) — inherent; innate
• 與眾不同 (jyu5 zung3 bat1 tung4) — (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
• 興中會 (hing1 zung1 wui2) — Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu
• 興亡 (hing1 mong4) — to flourish and decay; rise and fall
• 興仁 (hing1 jan4) — see 興仁市|兴仁市[Xing1 ren2 Shi4]
• 興兵 (hing1 bing1) — to send troops
• 興凱刺鰟鮍 (hing1 hoi2 ci3 pong4 pei4) — Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (small carp)
• 興利除弊 (hing1 lei6 ceoi4 bai6) — to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
• 興化 (hing1 faa3) — see 興化市|兴化市[Xing1 hua4 Shi4]
• 興化市 (hing1 faa3 si5) — Xinghua, a county-level city in Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
• 興味 (hing3 mei6) — interest; taste
• 興和 (hing1 wo4) — see 興和縣|兴和县[Xing1 he2 Xian4]
• 興和縣 (hing1 wo4 jyun6) — Xinghe, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4], Inner Mon…
• 興國 (hing1 gwok3) — see 興國縣|兴国县[Xing1 guo2 Xian4]
• 興國縣 (hing1 gwok3 jyun6) — Xingguo, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
• 興城 (hing1 sing4) — see 興城市|兴城市[Xing1 cheng2 Shi4]
• 興城市 (hing1 sing4 si5) — Xingcheng, a county-level city in Huludao City 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 Shi4], Li…
• 興奮 (hing1 fan5) — excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
• 興奮劑 (hing1 fan5 zai1) — stimulant; doping (in athletics)
• 興奮高潮 (hing1 fan5 gou1 ciu4) — peak of excitement; orgasm
• 興妖作怪 (hing1 jiu1 zok3 gwaai3) — lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom); fig. to stir up all kinds of tro…
• 興學 (hing1 hok6) — to establish schools; to raise the standard of education
• 興安 (hing1 on1) — see 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 Meng2]; see 興安區|兴安区[Xing1 an1 Qu1]; see 興安縣|兴安县[Xing1 an1…
• 興安區 (hing1 on1 keoi1) — Xing'an, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
• 興安盟 (hing1 on1 mang4) — Hinggan, league in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu…
• 興安縣 (hing1 on1 jyun6) — Xing'an, a county in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
• 興安運河 (hing1 on1 wan6 ho4) — another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 a…
• 興寧 (hing1 ning4) — see 興寧市|兴宁市[Xing1 ning2 Shi4]; see 興寧區|兴宁区[Xing1 ning2 Qu1]
• 興寧區 (hing1 ning4 keoi1) — Xingning, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
• 興寧市 (hing1 ning4 si5) — Xingning, a county-level city in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
• 興山 (hing1 saan1) — see 興山縣|兴山县[Xing1 shan1 Xian4]; see 興山區|兴山区[Xing1 shan1 Qu1]
• 興山區 (hing1 saan1 keoi1) — Xingshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
• 興山縣 (hing1 saan1 jyun6) — Xingshan, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
• 興師 (hing1 si1) — to dispatch troops; to send an army; to mobilize forces
• 興師動眾 (hing1 si1 dung6 zung3) — to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying o…
• 興師問罪 (hing1 si1 man6 zeoi6) — to send punitive forces against; (fig.) to criticize violently
• 興平 (hing1 ping4) — see 興平市|兴平市[Xing1 ping2 Shi4]
• 興平市 (hing1 ping4 si5) — Xingping, a county-level city in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaan…
• 興建 (hing1 gin3) — to build; to construct
• 興慶區 (hing1 hing3 keoi1) — Xingqing, a district of Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia
• 興文 (hing1 man4) — see 興文縣|兴文县[Xing1 wen2 Xian4]
• 興文縣 (hing1 man4 jyun6) — Xingwen, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
• 興旺 (hing1 wong6) — prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish
• 興旺發達 (hing1 wong6 faat3 daat6) — prosperous and developing; flourishing
• 興替 (hing1 tai3) — rise and fall
• 興會 (hing3 wui6) — sudden inspiration; flash of insight; brainwave
• 興業 (hing1 jip6) — see 興業縣|兴业县[Xing1 ye4 Xian4]
• 興業縣 (hing1 jip6 jyun6) — Xingye, a county in Yulin City 玉林市[Yu4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
• 興業銀行 (hing1 jip6 ngan4 hong4) — Société Générale
• 興榮 (hing1 wing4) — to flourish; to prosper
• 興沖沖 (hing3 cung1 cung1) — full of joy and expectations; animatedly
• 興海 (hing1 hoi2) — see 興海縣|兴海县[Xing1 hai3 Xian4]
• 興海縣 (hing1 hoi2 jyun6) — Xinghai, a county in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zan…
• 興滅繼絕 (hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6) — lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom); fig. to restore sth …
• 興盛 (hing1 sing6) — to flourish; to thrive
• 興盡 (hing3 zeon6) — to have lost interest; to have had enough
• 興縣 (hing1 jyun6) — Xing County or Xingxian, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], …
• 興義 (hing1 ji6) — see 興義市|兴义市[Xing1 yi4 Shi4]
• 興義市 (hing1 ji6 si5) — Xingyi, a county-level city in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔…
• 興致 (hing3 zi3) — mood; spirits; interest
• 興致勃勃 (hing3 zi3 but6 but6) — to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest
• 興衰 (hing1 seoi1) — prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall
• 興賓 (hing1 ban1) — see 興賓區|兴宾区[Xing1 bin1 Qu1]
• 興賓區 (hing1 ban1 keoi1) — Xingbin, a district of Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi
• 興起 (hing1 hei2) — to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
• 興趣 (hing3 ceoi3) — interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested…
• 興都庫什 (hing1 dou1 fu3 sam6) — the Hindu Kush (mountain range)
• 興隆 (hing1 lung4) — see 興隆縣|兴隆县[Xing1 long2 Xian4]
• 興隆縣 (hing1 lung4 jyun6) — Xinglong, a county in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei
• 興隆臺 (hing1 lung4 toi4) — see 興隆臺區|兴隆台区[Xing1 long2 tai2 Qu1]
• 興隆臺區 (hing1 lung4 toi4 keoi1) — Xinglongtai, a district of Panjin City 盤錦市|盘锦市[Pan2 jin3 Shi4], Liaoning
• 興頭 (hing3 tau4) — keen interest; concentrated attention
• 興風作浪 (hing1 fung1 zok3 long6) — to incite trouble; to stir up havoc
• 興高彩烈 (hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6) — variant of 興高采烈|兴高采烈[xing4 gao1 cai3 lie4]
• 興高采烈 (hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6) — happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
• 舉一反三 (geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1) — to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
• 舉不勝舉 (geoi2 bat1 sing1 geoi2) — too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
• 舉世 (geoi2 sai3) — throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first)
• 舉世無雙 (geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1) — unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unique; unequaled
• 舉世矚目 (geoi2 sai3 zuk1 muk6) — to receive worldwide attention
• 舉世聞名 (geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4) — world-famous (idiom)
• 舉人 (geoi2 jan4) — graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
• 舉例 (geoi2 lai6) — to give an example
• 舉例來說 (geoi2 lai6 loi4 syut3) — for example
• 舉債 (geoi2 zaai3) — to raise a loan; to borrow money
• 舉凡 (geoi2 faan4) — such things as ...; examples including ... (etc); without exception; every; any
• 舉動 (geoi2 dung6) — act; action; activity; move; movement
• 舉國 (geoi2 gwok3) — the entire country
• 舉國上下 (geoi2 gwok3 soeng6 haa6) — the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
• 舉報 (geoi2 bou3) — to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
• 舉報者 (geoi2 bou3 ze2) — informer; snitch
• 舉家 (geoi2 gaa1) — the whole family
• 舉手 (geoi2 sau2) — to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
• 舉手之勞 (geoi2 sau2 zi1 lou4) — (lit.) the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); (fig.) a very slight effort
• 舉手投足 (geoi2 sau2 tau4 zuk1) — one's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures
• 舉措 (geoi2 cou3) — move; act; measure
• 舉杯 (geoi2 bui1) — to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
• 舉架 (geoi2 gaa3) — (dialect) height of a house
• 舉案齊眉 (geoi2 on3 cai4 mei4) — lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
• 舉棋不定 (geoi2 kei4 bat1 ding6) — to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally
• 舉業 (geoi2 jip6) — preparatory literary studies for imperial examination
• 舉止 (geoi2 zi2) — bearing; manner; mien
• 舉步 (geoi2 bou6) — (literary) to move forward
• 舉步維艱 (geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1) — to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
• 舉火 (geoi2 fo2) — (literary) to light a fire
• 舉用 (geoi2 jung6) — to select the best (for a job)
• 舉發 (geoi2 faat3) — to expose (e.g., wrongdoing); to accuse (in court); to impeach; to denounce
• 舉目 (geoi2 muk6) — to look; to raise one's eyes
• 舉目無親 (geoi2 muk6 mou4 can1) — to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on; witho…
• 舉薦 (geoi2 zin3) — to recommend
• 舉證 (geoi2 zing3) — to offer evidence
• 舉賢良對策 (geoi2 jin4 loeng4 deoi3 caak3) — Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
• 舉起 (geoi2 hei2) — to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold
• 舉足輕重 (geoi2 zuk1 hing1 cung5) — to play a critical role (idiom); influential
• 舉辦 (geoi2 baan6) — to conduct; to hold (an event)
• 舉重 (geoi2 cung5) — to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
• 舊事 (gau6 si6) — old affair; former matter
• 舊五代史 (gau6 ng5 doi6 si2) — History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dyn…
• 舊交 (gau6 gaau1) — old friend; former acquaintance
• 舊例 (gau6 lai6) — old rules; example from the past; former practices
• 舊俗 (gau6 zuk6) — former custom; old ways
• 舊制 (gau6 zai3) — old system; weights and measures of former times
• 舊前 (gau6 cin4) — in the past; formerly
• 舊友 (gau6 jau5) — old friend
• 舊名 (gau6 meng2) — former name
• 舊唐書 (gau6 tong4 syu1) — History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[…
• 舊國 (gau6 gwok3) — old capital
• 舊地 (gau6 dei6) — once familiar places; former haunts
• 舊地重遊 (gau6 dei6 cung4 jau4) — (idiom) to return to a place after a long time away
• 舊址 (gau6 zi2) — former site; old location
• 舊夢 (gau6 mung6) — old dreams
• 舊大陸 (gau6 daai6 luk6) — the Old World; Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆[xin1 da4 lu4] or the…
• 舊好 (gau6 hou2) — old friendship
• 舊學 (gau6 hok6) — old learning; Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West
• 舊宅 (gau6 zaak6) — former residence
• 舊家 (gau6 gaa1) — notable former families
• 舊居 (gau6 geoi1) — old residence; former home
• 舊年 (gau6 nin2) — last year; the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)
• 舊式 (gau6 sik1) — old style
• 舊怨 (gau6 jyun3) — old grievance; former complaint
• 舊情 (gau6 cing4) — old affection
• 舊惡 (gau6 ok3) — old wrong; past grievance; wickedness of former times
• 舊愁新恨 (gau6 sau4 san1 han6) — old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
• 舊態 (gau6 taai3) — old posture; former situation
• 舊損 (gau6 syun2) — old and damaged; in disrepair
• 舊故 (gau6 gu3) — old friend; former acquaintance
• 舊教 (gau6 gaau3) — the Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教[Tian1 zhu3 jiao4], as opposed to …
• 舊時代 (gau6 si4 doi6) — former times; the olden days
• 舊景重現 (gau6 ging2 cung4 jin6) — scenes of the past reappear; evocation of the past
• 舊曆 (gau6 lik6) — old calendar; the Chinese lunar calendar; same as 農曆|农历[nong2 li4]
• 舊曆年 (gau6 lik6 nin4) — lunar New Year
• 舊書 (gau6 syu1) — second-hand book; old book; ancient book
• 舊案 (gau6 on3) — old court case; long-standing legal dispute
• 舊業 (gau6 jip6) — one's old profession; trade of one's forebears
• 舊民主主義革命 (gau6 man4 zyu2 zyu2 ji6 gaak3 ming6) — old democratic revolution; bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a pre…
• 舊派 (gau6 paai3) — old school; conservative faction
• 舊版 (gau6 baan2) — old version
• 舊物 (gau6 mat6) — old property (esp. inherited from former generation); former territory
• 舊瓶裝新酒 (gau6 ping4 zong1 san1 zau2) — lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework; (loan idio…
• 舊疾 (gau6 zat6) — old illness; former affliction
• 舊病 (gau6 beng6) — old illness; former affliction
• 舊病復發 (gau6 beng6 fuk6 faat3) — old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse; fig. to repeat an old error; the same ol…
• 舊皇曆 (gau6 wong4 lik6) — old calendar; out-of-date customs
• 舊知 (gau6 zi1) — old acquaintance; former friend
• 舊石器時代 (gau6 sek6 hei3 si4 doi6) — Paleolithic Era
• 舊稱 (gau6 cing1) — old term; old way of referring to sth
• 舊約 (gau6 joek3) — Old Testament
• 舊約全書 (gau6 joek3 cyun4 syu1) — Old Testament
• 舊習 (gau6 zaap6) — old habit; former custom
• 舊聞 (gau6 man4) — outdated news; old anecdote; stories passed on from former times
• 舊觀 (gau6 gun1) — former appearance; what it used to look like
• 舊詩 (gau6 si1) — old verse; poetry in the old style
• 舊調子 (gau6 diu6 zi2) — old tune; fig. conservative opinion; the same old stuff
• 舊調重彈 (gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4) — replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited;…
• 舊識 (gau6 sik1) — former acquaintance; old friend
• 舊貌 (gau6 maau6) — old look; former appearance
• 舊貨 (gau6 fo3) — second-hand goods; used items for sale
• 舊貨市場 (gau6 fo3 si5 coeng4) — sale of second-hand goods; flea market
• 舊貫 (gau6 gun3) — old system; former rules
• 舊賬 (gau6 zoeng3) — lit. old account; old debt; fig. old scores to settle; old quarrels; old grudge
• 舊跡 (gau6 zik1) — old traces; signs from the past
• 舊車市場 (gau6 ce1 si5 coeng4) — second-hand car market; used bike market
• 舊遊 (gau6 jau4) — place one has previously visited; old haunts
• 舊部 (gau6 bou6) — one's former subordinates
• 舊都 (gau6 dou1) — old capital
• 舊金山 (gau6 gam1 saan1) — San Francisco, California
• 舊雨 (gau6 jyu5) — old friends
• 舊體 (gau6 tai2) — old form of writing; piece in the old style
• 舊體詩 (gau6 tai2 si1) — poetry in the old style
• 舌下 (sit3 haa6) — sublingual; hypoglossal
• 舌下含服 (sit3 haa6 ham4 fuk6) — sublingual administration (medicine)
• 舌下片 (sit3 haa6 pin2) — sublingual tablet (medicine)
• 舌下腺 (sit3 haa6 sin3) — sublingual gland; saliva gland under tongue
• 舌吻 (sit3 man5) — to French kiss; French kiss
• 舌尖 (sit3 zim1) — tip of tongue; apical
• 舌尖前音 (sit3 zim1 cin4 jam1) — alveolar; consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveola…
• 舌尖後音 (sit3 zim1 hau6 jam1) — retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
• 舌尖音 (sit3 zim1 jam1) — apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
• 舌尖顫音 (sit3 zim1 zin3 jam1) — alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
• 舌戰 (sit3 zin3) — verbal sparring; duel of words
• 舌根 (sit3 gan1) — back of tongue; tongue root; dorsal
• 舌釘 (sit3 deng1) — tongue ring; tongue piercing
• 舌面 (sit3 min2) — blade of tongue; laminal
• 舌音 (sit6 jam1) — coronal consonants of Middle Chinese
• 舌頭 (sit3 tau4) — tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
• 舍 (se3) — surname She
• 舍下 (se3 haa6) — my humble home
• 舍人 (se3 jan4) — ancient office title; rich and important person
• 舍利 (se3 lei6) — (Buddhism) relic found in the cremated ashes of Buddhists (from Sanskrit "śarīr…
• 舍利塔 (se3 lei6 taap3) — (Buddhism) stupa, mound-shaped monument containing Buddhist relics such as śarī…
• 舍利子 (se3 lei6 zi2) — see 舍利[she4 li4]
• 舍利子塔 (se3 lei6 zi2 taap3) — see 舍利塔[she4 li4 ta3]
• 舍友 (se3 jau2) — dormitory roommate; dormmate
• 舍弟 (se3 dai6) — (humble) my younger brother
• 舐犢之愛 (saai5 duk6 zi1 oi3) — the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom); parental love
• 舐犢情深 (saai5 duk6 cing4 sam1) — lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom); fig. to show deep affection towar…
• 舒一口氣 (syu1 jat1 hau2 hei3) — to heave a sigh of relief
• 舒喘靈 (syu1 cyun2 ling4) — albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma
• 舒坦 (syu1 taan2) — comfortable; at ease
• 舒城 (syu1 sing4) — see 舒城縣|舒城县[Shu1 cheng2 Xian4]
• 舒城縣 (syu1 sing4 jyun6) — Shucheng, a county in Lu'an City 六安市[Lu4 an1 Shi4], Anhui
• 舒壓 (syu1 aat3) — variant of 紓壓|纾压[shu1 ya1]
• 舒夢蘭 (syu1 mung6 laan4) — Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci…
• 舒張 (syu1 zoeng1) — to relax and expand; (physiology) diastole
• 舒張壓 (syu1 zoeng1 aat3) — diastolic blood pressure
• 舒心 (syu1 sam1) — comfortable; happy
• 舒慶春 (syu1 hing3 ceon1) — Shu Qingchun (1899-1966), the real name of author Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]
• 舒暢 (syu1 coeng3) — happy; entirely free from worry
• 舒曼 (syu1 maan6) — Schumann (name); Robert Schumann (1810-1856), romantic composer
• 舒服 (syu1 fuk6) — comfortable; feeling well
• 舒氣 (syu1 hei3) — to heave a sigh of relief; to get one's breath back; to vent one's spleen
• 舒淇 (syu1 kei4) — Shu Qi (1976-), Taiwanese actress
• 舒緩 (syu1 wun6) — to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy…
• 舒膚佳 (syu1 fu1 gaai1) — Safeguard (brand)
• 舒舒服服 (syu1 syu1 fuk6 fuk6) — comfortable; with ease
• 舒蘭 (syu1 laan4) — see 舒蘭市|舒兰市[Shu1 lan2 Shi4]
• 舒蘭市 (syu1 laan4 si5) — Shulan, a county-level city in Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
• 舒適音 (syu1 sik1 jam1) — comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)
• 舒馬赫 (syu1 maa5 haak1) — Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver
• 舔吮 (tim2 syun5) — to lick and suck

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