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討便宜 (tou2 pin4 ji4) — to look for a bargain; to seek advantage; to try to gain at expense of others
討俏 (tou2 ciu3) — deliberately provocative; saucy
討保 (tou2 bou2) — to ask for bail money
討債 (tou2 zaai3) — to demand repayment
討厭 (tou2 jim3) — to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome
討厭鬼 (tou2 jim3 gwai2) — disgusting person; slob
討取 (tou2 ceoi2) — to ask for; to demand
討吃 (tou2 hek3) — to beg for food
討好 (tou2 hou2) — to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with;…
討好賣乖 (tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1) — to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
討嫌 (tou2 jim4) — disagreeable; hateful; a pain in the neck
討小 (tou2 siu2) — (coll.) to take a concubine
討巧 (tou2 haau2) — to act cleverly to get what one desires; to get the best at least expense
討平 (tou2 ping4) — to put down (an uprising); to pacify
討底 (tou2 dai2) — to enquire; to demand details
討底兒 (tou2 dai2 ji4) — erhua variant of 討底|讨底[tao3 di3]
討擾 (tou2 jiu5) — I beg to disturb you; I trespass on your hospitality; Thank you for your hospit…
討教 (tou2 gaau3) — to consult; to ask for advice
討海 (tou2 hoi2) — to make one's living from the sea
討生活 (tou2 sang1 wut6) — to eke out a living; to live from hand to mouth; to drift aimlessly
討究 (tou2 gau3) — to investigate
討米 (tou2 mai5) — to beg for food
討論 (tou2 leon6) — to discuss; to talk over
討論區 (tou2 leon6 keoi1) — forum (esp. online); discussion area; feedback
討論會 (tou2 leon6 wui2) — symposium; discussion forum
討論班 (tou2 leon6 baan1) — seminar; workshop
討賬 (tou2 zoeng3) — to demand payment; to collect overdue payment
討還 (tou2 waan4) — to ask for sth back; to recover
討飯 (tou2 faan6) — to ask for food; to beg
討饒 (tou2 jiu4) — to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness
訓令 (fan3 ling6) — order; instruction
訓導處 (fan3 dou6 cyu3) — (Tw) dean of students office; disciplinary office
訓戒 (fan3 gaai3) — variant of 訓誡|训诫[xun4 jie4]
訓斥 (fan3 cik1) — to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism
訓條 (fan3 tiu4) — instruction; order; maxim
訓民正音 (fan3 man4 zing3 jam1) — Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce ha…
訓獸術 (fan3 sau3 seot6) — animal training; taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
訓示 (fan3 si6) — to admonish; instructions; orders
訓練 (fan3 lin6) — to train; to drill; training
訓練營 (fan3 lin6 jing4) — training camp
訓練者 (fan3 lin6 ze2) — trainer
訓育 (fan3 juk6) — pedagogy; to instruct and guide
訓詁 (fan3 gu2) — to interpret and make glossaries and commentaries on classic texts
訓詁學 (fan3 gu2 hok6) — study of classic texts, including interpretation, glossaries and commentaries
訓詞 (fan3 ci4) — instruction; admonition
訓話 (fan3 waa6) — to admonish subordinates
訓誡 (fan3 gaai3) — to reprimand; to admonish; to lecture sb
訓迪 (fan3 dik6) — guidance; to instruct; pedagogy
訓釋 (fan3 sik1) — to explain; to interpret; interpretation
訕 (saan3) — to mock; to ridicule; to slander
訕笑 (saan3 siu3) — to ridicule; to mock
訕臉 (saan3 lim5) — impudent
訕訕 (saan3 saan3) — embarrassed
託詞 (tok3 ci4) — to make an excuse; pretext; excuse
託辭 (tok3 ci4) — variant of 託詞|托词[tuo1 ci2]
記不住 (gei3 bat1 zyu6) — can't remember
記事 (gei3 si6) — to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infa…
記事冊 (gei3 si6 caak3) — notebook containing a record
記事本 (gei3 si6 bun2) — notebook; paper notepad; laptop computer
記事簿 (gei3 si6 bou2) — a memo book (recording events)
記仇 (gei3 sau4) — to hold a grudge
記住 (gei3 zyu6) — to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
記作 (gei3 zok3) — (math.) to be written using the following notation; (accounting) to be recorded…
記傳 (gei3 zyun6) — history and biography
記帳 (gei3 zoeng3) — variant of 記賬|记账[ji4 zhang4]
記帳員 (gei3 zoeng3 jyun4) — bookkeeper
記得 (gei3 dak1) — to remember
記念 (gei3 nim6) — to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念|纪念[ji4 nian4])
記性 (gei3 sing3) — memory (ability to retain information)
記恨 (gei3 han6) — to bear grudges
記憶 (gei3 jik1) — to remember; to recall; memory
記憶力 (gei3 jik1 lik6) — faculty of memory; ability to remember
記憶器 (gei3 jik1 hei3) — memristor (memory transistor)
記憶廣度 (gei3 jik1 gwong2 dou6) — memory span
記憶猶新 (gei3 jik1 jau4 san1) — to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
記憶電路 (gei3 jik1 din6 lou6) — memory circuit
記憶體 (gei3 jik1 tai2) — (Tw) (computer) memory
記敘 (gei3 zeoi6) — to narrate; narrative
記敘文 (gei3 zeoi6 man4) — narrative writing; written narration
記法 (gei3 faat3) — notation
記為 (gei3 wai4) — denoted by
記者 (gei3 ze2) — reporter; journalist
記者招待會 (gei3 ze2 ziu1 doi6 wui2) — press conference
記者會 (gei3 ze2 wui2) — press conference
記者站 (gei3 ze2 zaam6) — correspondent post; correspondent station
記號筆 (gei3 hou6 bat1) — (permanent) marker (pen)
記譜 (gei3 pou2) — to notate music; to write a score
記譜法 (gei3 pou2 faat3) — method of music notation
記賬 (gei3 zoeng3) — to keep accounts; to do bookkeeping; to charge to an account
記起 (gei3 hei2) — to recall; to recollect
記載 (gei3 zoi3) — to write down; to record; written account
記述 (gei3 seot6) — to write an account (of events)
記過 (gei3 gwo3) — to give sb a demerit
記錄 (gei3 luk6) — to record; record (esp. a written account); notetaker; record (e.g. in sports)
記錄員 (gei3 luk6 jyun4) — recorder
記錄器 (gei3 luk6 hei3) — recorder
記錄片 (gei3 luk6 pin2) — variant of 紀錄片|纪录片[ji4 lu4 pian4]
訛人 (ngo4 jan4) — to blackmail; to extort
訛傳 (ngo4 cyun4) — unfounded rumor; to pass on a mistaken belief to others
訛字 (ngo4 zi6) — erroneous character; typographical error
訛詐 (ngo4 zaa3) — to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud
訛誤 (ngo4 ng6) — error in a text; text corruption
訛謬 (ngo4 mau6) — error; mistake
訝 (ngaa6) — astounded
訝異 (ngaa6 ji6) — to be surprised; to be astonished
訣別 (kyut3 bit6) — to bid farewell; to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)
訣竅 (kyut3 hiu3) — secret; trick; knack; key
訥河 (neot6 ho4) — see 訥河市|讷河市[Ne4 he2 Shi4]
訥河市 (neot6 ho4 si5) — Nehe, a county-level city in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], He…
訥澀 (neot6 gip3) — clumsy in speech; tongue tied
訥訥 (neot6 neot6) — (of speech) indistinct; mumbling; hesitating
訪 (fong2) — (bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to call on
訪古 (fong2 gu2) — to search for ancient relics
訪員 (fong2 jyun4) — (old) reporter; journalist
訪問 (fong2 man6) — to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to …
訪問者 (fong2 man6 ze2) — interviewer
訪問量 (fong2 man6 loeng6) — (web counter) hits
訪客 (fong2 haak3) — visitor; caller
訪尋 (fong2 cam4) — to enquire; to search
訪師求學 (fong2 si1 kau4 hok6) — to seek a teacher desiring to study
訪朝 (fong2 ciu4) — to visit North Korea
訪查 (fong2 caa4) — to investigate
訪求 (fong2 kau4) — to seek; to search for
訪港 (fong2 gong2) — to visit Hong Kong
訪美 (fong2 mei5) — to visit the USA
訪臺 (fong2 toi4) — to visit Taiwan
訪親問友 (fong2 can1 man6 jau5) — to visit friends and relations (idiom)
訪談 (fong2 taam4) — to visit and discuss; to interview
訪貧問苦 (fong2 pan4 man6 fu2) — to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
設伏 (cit3 fuk6) — to prepare an ambush; to waylay
設備 (cit3 bei6) — equipment; facilities; installations
設圈套 (cit3 hyun1 tou3) — to scam; to set a trap; to set up a scheme to defraud people
設定 (cit3 ding6) — to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
設局 (cit3 guk6) — to set a trap
設崗 (cit3 gong1) — to post a sentry
設廠 (cit3 cong2) — to establish a factory
設想 (cit3 soeng2) — to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for
設或 (cit3 waak6) — if
設攤 (cit3 taan1) — to set up a vendor's stand
設施 (cit3 si1) — facilities; installation
設有 (cit3 jau5) — to have; to incorporate; to feature
設法 (cit3 faat3) — to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
設立 (cit3 laap6) — to set up; to establish
設置 (cit3 zi3) — to set up; to install
設色 (cit3 sik1) — to paint; to color
設若 (cit3 joek6) — if
設計 (cit3 gai3) — to design; to plan; design; plan
設計師 (cit3 gai3 si1) — designer; architect
設計程序 (cit3 gai3 cing4 zeoi6) — design process
設計者 (cit3 gai3 ze2) — designer; architect (of a project)
設計規範 (cit3 gai3 kwai1 faan6) — design norm; planning regulations
設身處地 (cit3 san1 cyu3 dei6) — to put oneself in sb else's shoes
設防 (cit3 fong4) — to set up defenses; to fortify
許下 (heoi2 haa6) — to make a promise
許下願心 (heoi2 haa6 jyun6 sam1) — to express a wish (to a deity)
許久 (heoi2 gau2) — for a long time; for ages
許仲琳 (heoi2 zung6 lam4) — Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳[Chen2 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming…
許信良 (heoi2 seon3 loeng4) — Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
許可 (heoi2 ho2) — to allow; to permit
許可協議 (heoi2 ho2 hip3 ji5) — licensing agreement (for intellectual property)
許可證 (heoi2 ho2 zing3) — license; authorization; permit
許和 (heoi2 wo4) — to allow; permit
許地山 (heoi2 dei6 saan1) — Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
許多 (heoi2 do1) — many; a lot of; much
許婚 (heoi2 fan1) — to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)
許嫁 (heoi2 gaa3) — allowed to marry
許字 (heoi2 zi6) — betrothed
許廑父 (heoi2 kan4 fu6) — Xu Qinfu (1891-1953), journalist and writer
許慎 (heoi2 san6) — Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiez…
許旺細胞 (heoi2 wong6 sai3 baau1) — Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell); neurolemmocyte
許昌 (heoi2 coeng1) — see 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4]
許昌市 (heoi2 coeng1 si5) — Xuchang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
許海峰 (heoi2 hoi2 fung1) — Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1…
許親 (heoi2 can1) — to accept a marriage proposal
許諾 (heoi2 nok6) — to promise; to pledge
許配 (heoi2 pui3) — to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
許願 (heoi2 jyun6) — to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward
訴冤 (sou3 jyun1) — to complain; to vent one's grievances
訴求 (sou3 kau4) — to demand; to call for; to petition; demand; wish; request; to promote one's br…
訴狀 (sou3 zong6) — indictment; plea; complaint
訴苦 (sou3 fu2) — to grumble; to complain; grievance
訴訟 (sou3 zung6) — lawsuit
訴訟中 (sou3 zung6 zung1) — pendente lite; during litigation
訴訟法 (sou3 zung6 faat3) — procedural law
訴說 (sou3 syut3) — to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to…
訴諸 (sou3 zyu1) — to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action)
訴諸公論 (sou3 zyu1 gung1 leon6) — to appeal to the public
訴述 (sou3 seot6) — to narrate; to tell of
訴願 (sou3 jyun6) — to appeal; an appeal (law)
訶叱 (ho1 cik1) — variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4]
訶斥 (ho1 cik1) — variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4]
訶譴 (ho1 hin2) — variant of 呵譴|呵谴[he1 qian3]
診室 (can2 sat1) — consulting room
診所 (can2 so2) — clinic
診斷 (can2 dyun3) — to diagnose
診治 (can2 zi6) — to diagnose and treat
診療 (can2 liu4) — diagnosis and treatment
診脈 (can2 mak6) — to feel the pulse (TCM); Taiwan pr. [zhen3 mo4]
診費 (can2 fai3) — medical fees
註冊 (zyu3 caak3) — to register; to enroll
註冊商標 (zyu3 caak3 soeng1 biu1) — registered trademark
註定 (zyu3 ding6) — to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
註腳 (zyu3 goek3) — footnote
註解 (zyu3 gaai2) — to annotate; annotation; comment; interpretation; to explain with notes; explan…
註銷 (zyu3 siu1) — to cancel; to annul; to deregister; (accounting) to write off
註音法 (zyu3 jam1 faat3) — phonetic transcription; system of representing spoken sounds
詆毀 (dai2 wai2) — to vilify; to slander; vilification
詈罵 (lei6 maa6) — (literary) to scold; to abuse
詈詞 (lei6 ci4) — insult; curse
詐冒 (zaa3 mou6) — to claim ownership (of stolen goods)
詐取 (zaa3 ceoi2) — to swindle; to defraud
詐唬 (zaa3 fu2) — to bluff; to bluster; to intimidate
詐屍 (zaa3 si1) — sudden movement of a corpse (superstition); fig. sudden torrent of abuse
詐晴 (zaa3 cing4) — to clear up (of weather after rain)
詐欺 (zaa3 hei1) — fraud; deception
詐死 (zaa3 sei2) — to feign death; to fake death
詐病 (zaa3 beng6) — to feign illness; to malinger
詐語 (zaa3 jyu5) — falsehood; lies; fabrication
詐降 (zaa3 hong4) — feigned surrender
詐領 (zaa3 ling5) — to defraud; to obtain by fraud; to embezzle; fraudulent
詐騙 (zaa3 pin3) — to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail
詐騙罪 (zaa3 pin3 zeoi6) — fraud
詔 (ziu3) — (literary) to admonish; (bound form) imperial edict
詔令 (ziu3 ling6) — imperial order
詔安 (ziu3 on1) — see 詔安縣|诏安县[Zhao4 an1 Xian4]
詔安縣 (ziu3 on1 jyun6) — Zhao'an, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
詔旨 (ziu3 zi2) — imperial edict
詔書 (ziu3 syu1) — imperial edict
詔獄 (ziu3 juk6) — imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)
詔諭 (ziu3 jyu6) — imperial decree
評事 (ping4 si6) — to discuss and evaluate; to appraise
評介 (ping4 gaai3) — to review (a book)
評估 (ping4 gu2) — to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation
評價分類 (ping4 gaa3 fan1 leoi6) — to assess and classify
評分 (ping4 fan1) — to grade; to mark (student's work); grade; score (of student's work)
評委 (ping4 wai2) — evaluation committee; judging panel; judging panel member; adjudicator (abbr. f…
評定 (ping4 ding6) — to evaluate; to make one's judgment
評審 (ping4 sam2) — to appraise; to evaluate; to judge
評審團 (ping4 sam2 tyun4) — jury; panel of judges
評審團特別獎 (ping4 sam2 tyun4 dak6 bit6 zoeng2) — Special Jury Prize, award at the Venice Film Festival
評斷 (ping4 dyun3) — to judge
評書 (ping4 syu1) — pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or f…
評比 (ping4 bei2) — to evaluate (by comparison)
評為 (ping4 wai4) — to elect as; to choose as; to consider as
評理 (ping4 lei5) — to judge between right and wrong; to reason things out
評章 (ping4 zoeng1) — to appraise
評級 (ping4 kap1) — rating
評註 (ping4 zyu3) — to annotate; annotation; commentary; remark
評話 (ping4 waa6) — storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator…
評語 (ping4 jyu5) — comment; evaluation
評說 (ping4 syut3) — to comment; to evaluate
評論 (ping4 leon6) — to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary
評論家 (ping4 leon6 gaa1) — critic; reviewer
評議 (ping4 ji5) — to appraise through discussion
評議會 (ping4 ji5 wui2) — council
評述 (ping4 seot6) — to comment on; commentary
評鑒 (ping4 gaam3) — variant of 評鑑|评鉴[ping2 jian4]
評閱 (ping4 jyut6) — to read and appraise
評頭品足 (ping4 tau4 ban2 zuk1) — to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
評頭論足 (ping4 tau4 leon6 zuk1) — lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a wom…
評騭 (ping4 zat1) — to evaluate; to appraise
評點 (ping4 dim2) — to comment; a point by point commentary
詖 (bei3) — unfair; to flatter
詛咒 (zo3 zau3) — to curse
詞不達意 (ci4 bat1 daat6 ji3) — words do not convey the meaning; poorly expressed; senseless; inarticulate
詞人 (ci4 jan4) — writer of 詞|词[ci2] (a kind of Classical Chinese poem); person of literary talent
詞人墨客 (ci4 jan4 mak6 haak3) — (idiom) writer; wordsmith
詞令 (ci4 ling6) — variant of 辭令|辞令[ci2 ling4]
詞位 (ci4 wai6) — lexeme
詞典 (ci4 din2) — dictionary
詞典學 (ci4 din2 hok6) — lexicography
詞匯 (ci4 wui6) — variant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]
詞句 (ci4 geoi3) — words and sentences
詞尾 (ci4 mei5) — suffix
詞幹 (ci4 gon3) — word stem (in linguistics)
詞序 (ci4 zeoi6) — word order
詞庫 (ci4 fu3) — word stock; lexicon
詞彙 (ci4 wui6) — vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word
詞彙學 (ci4 wui6 hok6) — lexicology (linguistics)
詞形 (ci4 jing4) — form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation); morphology (linguistics)
詞性 (ci4 sing3) — part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc); lexical category
詞性標註 (ci4 sing3 biu1 zyu3) — part-of-speech tagging
詞意 (ci4 ji3) — meaning of word; sense
詞族 (ci4 zuk6) — word family (cognate words within a given language)
詞根 (ci4 gan1) — (linguistics) root
詞條 (ci4 tiu4) — entry (in a dictionary)
詞法 (ci4 faat3) — morphology (linguistics); word formation and inflection
詞源 (ci4 jyun4) — etymology; origin of a word
詞目 (ci4 muk6) — headword (in a dictionary)
詞約指明 (ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4) — concise but unambiguous (idiom)
詞素 (ci4 sou3) — morpheme
詞組 (ci4 zou2) — phrase (grammar)
詞綴 (ci4 zeoi6) — prefix or suffix of a compound word; affix (linguistics)
詞義 (ci4 ji6) — meaning of a word
詞翰 (ci4 hon6) — book; written composition; (literary) penned words
詞藻 (ci4 zou2) — rhetoric; flowery language
詞訟 (ci4 zung6) — lawsuit; legal case
詞訟費 (ci4 zung6 fai3) — legal fees; costs (of a lawsuit)
詞話 (ci4 waa6) — form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, po…
詞語 (ci4 jyu5) — word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g…
詞項邏輯 (ci4 hong6 lo4 cap1) — (philosophy) term logic; syllogistic logic
詞頭 (ci4 tau4) — prefix; headword (in a dictionary)
詞頻 (ci4 pan4) — word frequency
詞類 (ci4 leoi6) — (linguistics) part of speech; word class; lexical category
詠嘆調 (wing6 taan3 diu6) — aria
詠春 (wing6 ceon1) — Wing Chun; same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2]; Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist"…
詠春拳 (wing6 ceon1 kyun4) — Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
詢價 (seon1 gaa3) — quotation request; price inquiry; price check
詢根問底 (seon1 gan1 man6 dai2) — lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of …
詢盤 (seon1 pun4) — inquiry
詣 (ngai6) — to go (to visit a superior); one's current attainment in learning or art
詣謁 (ngai6 jit3) — to pay a visit to
詣門 (ngai6 mun4) — to visit sb
試一試 (si3 jat1 si3) — to have a try
試乘 (si3 sing4) — test drive
試作 (si3 zok3) — to attempt; test run
試劑 (si3 zai1) — reagent
試卷 (si3 gyun2) — examination paper; test paper
試吃品 (si3 hek3 ban2) — food sample
試圖 (si3 tou4) — to attempt; to try
試場 (si3 coeng4) — exam room
試婚 (si3 fan1) — trial marriage; to live together before deciding whether to marry
試客 (si3 haak3) — product tester; trial user (often receiving free or discounted items in exchang…
試射 (si3 se6) — to test-fire; to conduct a missile test
試工 (si3 gung1) — to work for a trial period; worker on probation
試想 (si3 soeng2) — to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...…
試手 (si3 sau2) — to work for a trial period; worker on probation
試手兒 (si3 sau2 ji4) — erhua variant of 試手|试手[shi4 shou3]
試探 (si3 taam3) — to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
試播 (si3 bo3) — trial broadcast
試映 (si3 jing2) — preview (of a movie); trial screening
試杯 (si3 bui1) — Petri dish; test dish; trial slide
試樣 (si3 joeng6) — style; type; model
試液 (si3 jik6) — reagent; test solution; experimental liquid
試演 (si3 jin2) — audition; dress rehearsal; preview (of a theatrical performance); dummy run
試煉 (si3 lin6) — to refine with fire
試爆 (si3 baau3) — trial explosion; nuclear test
試用 (si3 jung6) — to try sth out; to be on probation
試用品 (si3 jung6 ban2) — trial product
試用期 (si3 jung6 kei4) — trial period; probationary period
試種 (si3 zung3) — test planting; crop grown on a trial basis
試穿 (si3 cyun1) — to try wearing clothes; fitting trial
試算表 (si3 syun3 biu2) — spreadsheet; trial balance (accountancy)
試管 (si3 gun2) — test tube
試管受孕 (si3 gun2 sau6 jan6) — in vitro fertilisation; test tube fertilisation
試管嬰兒 (si3 gun2 jing1 ji4) — test tube baby
試聽 (si3 ting1) — audition; to give sb an audition; to check by listening
試聽帶 (si3 ting1 daai2) — demo recording (music)
試航 (si3 hong4) — test flight (of aircraft); sea trial (of ship)
試著 (si3 zoek6) — (coll.) to try to
試藥族 (si3 joek6 zuk6) — people who participate in clinical trials
試行 (si3 hang4) — to try out; to test
試衣 (si3 ji1) — to try on (clothes); fitting
試衣間 (si3 ji1 gaan1) — fitting room
試表 (si3 biu2) — to take temperature
試製 (si3 zai3) — to try out a new product (or manufacturing process); prototype; trial product
試試看 (si3 si3 hon3) — to give it a try
試讀 (si3 duk6) — to read a sample chapter of a book; to subscribe to a publication on a trial ba…
試車 (si3 ce1) — to test drive; a trial run
試辦 (si3 baan6) — to try sth out; trial; pilot scheme
試金 (si3 gam1) — assay
試金石 (si3 gam1 sek6) — touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine
試銷 (si3 siu1) — trial sale; test marketing
試鏡 (si3 geng3) — to take a screen test; to audition; screen test; audition; tryout
試鏡頭 (si3 geng3 tau4) — screen test
試題 (si3 tai4) — exam question; test topic
試飛員 (si3 fei1 jyun4) — test pilot
試飲 (si3 jam2) — to taste (wine etc)
試驗 (si3 jim6) — experiment; test; to experiment; experimental
試驗場 (si3 jim6 coeng4) — experimental station
試驗性 (si3 jim6 sing3) — experimental
試驗間 (si3 jim6 gaan1) — test room
試點 (si3 dim2) — test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme
詩人 (si1 jan4) — bard; poet
詩仙 (si1 sin1) — "immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]
詩句 (si1 geoi3) — verse
詩壇 (si1 taan4) — poetry circles; poetry world
詩情畫意 (si1 cing4 waa2 ji3) — picturesque charm; idyllic appeal; poetic grace
詩意 (si1 ji3) — poetry; poetic quality or flavor
詩文 (si1 man4) — poetry and literature
詩曰 (si1 joek6) — a poem goes:
詩書 (si1 syu1) — the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
詩畫 (si1 waa2) — poetry and pictorial art; work of art combining pictures and poetry
詩禮 (si1 lai5) — the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi…
詩稿 (si1 gou2) — verse manuscript
詩篇 (si1 pin1) — a poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic); the …
詩經 (si1 ging1) — Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Fi…
詩聖 (si1 sing3) — "sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]
詩詞 (si1 ci4) — verse
詩集 (si1 zaap6) — poetry anthology
詫 (caa3) — to be surprised; to be astonished
詬病 (gau3 beng6) — to denounce; to castigate
詬罵 (gau3 maa6) — to revile; to abuse verbally
詭異 (gwai2 ji6) — strange; weird
詭祕 (gwai2 bei3) — secretive; furtive; surreptitious
詭計 (gwai2 gai3) — trick; ruse; crafty scheme
詭計多端 (gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1) — deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning
詭詐 (gwai2 zaa3) — sly; treacherous
詭譎 (gwai2 kyut3) — (literary) strange; unpredictable
詭辯 (gwai2 bin6) — specious arguments; sophistry
詭辯家 (gwai2 bin6 gaa1) — sophist; one who relies on specious arguments
詭辯術 (gwai2 bin6 seot6) — specious arguments; sophistry
詮解 (cyun4 gaai2) — to explain (a text)
詮註 (cyun4 zyu3) — notes and commentary; exegesis
詮釋 (cyun4 sik1) — to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a…
詮釋學 (cyun4 sik1 hok6) — hermeneutics
詰問 (kit3 man6) — to ask questions; to interrogate
話不投機半句多 (waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1) — (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discu…
話中有刺 (waa6 zung1 jau5 ci3) — one's words carry barbs; one's remarks are sarcastic
話中有話 (waa6 zung1 jau5 waa6) — one's words carry an implicit meaning
話亭 (waa6 ting4) — telephone booth
話別 (waa6 bit6) — to say a few parting words; to bid goodbye
話到嘴邊 (waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1) — to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
話到嘴邊留三分 (waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1 lau4 saam1 fan1) — A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
話劇 (waa2 kek6) — stage play; modern drama
話務員 (waa6 mou6 jyun4) — phone operator
話匣子 (waa6 haap6 zi2) — phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person
話卡 (waa6 kaat1) — calling card (telephone)
話又說回來 (waa6 jau6 syut3 wui4 loi4) — (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
話本 (waa6 bun2) — Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
話柄 (waa6 beng3) — a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision
話梅 (waa6 mui4) — plum candy; preserved plum
話癆 (waa6 lou4) — chatterer
話筒 (waa6 tung2) — microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone; (fig.) mouthpiece; spokes…
話舊 (waa6 gau6) — to reminisce
話茬 (waa6 ci4) — tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion
話茬兒 (waa6 caa4 ji4) — erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[hua4 cha2]
話裡套話 (waa6 leoi5 tou3 waa6) — to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information…
話裡有話 (waa6 leoi5 jau5 waa6) — one's words carry an implicit meaning
話語 (waa6 jyu5) — words; speech; utterance; discourse
話說 (waa6 syut3) — It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
話說回來 (waa6 syut3 wui4 loi4) — (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
話費 (waa6 fai3) — call charge
話鋒 (waa6 fung1) — topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
話雖如此 (waa6 seoi1 jyu4 ci2) — be that as it may
話音 (waa6 jam1) — one's speaking voice; tone; implication
話頭 (waa6 tau4) — subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
話題 (waa6 tai4) — subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
該亞 (goi1 aa3) — Gaea, the Earth Goddess and mother of the Titans
該博 (goi1 bok3) — erudite; broad and profound; learned
該應 (goi1 jing1) — should
該死 (goi1 sei2) — Damn it!; damned; wretched
該當 (goi1 dong1) — should; to deserve
該隱 (goi1 jan2) — Cain (name); Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim myth…
詳備 (coeng4 bei6) — detailed
詳和 (coeng4 wo4) — serene; calm
詳夢 (coeng4 mung6) — to analyze dreams (for fortune-telling)
詳密 (coeng4 mat6) — detailed; meticulous
詳實 (coeng4 sat6) — detailed and reliable; full and accurate
詳情 (coeng4 cing4) — details; particulars
詳盡 (coeng4 zeon6) — thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full
詳盡無遺 (coeng4 zeon6 mou4 wai4) — exhaustive; thorough
詳細 (coeng4 sai3) — detailed; in detail; minute
詳見 (coeng4 gin3) — for further details, refer to
詳解 (coeng4 gaai2) — to explain in detail; detailed answer; full solution (to a math problem)
詳述 (coeng4 seot6) — to recount
詹天佑 (zim1 tin1 jau6) — Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer
詹姆斯 (zim1 mou5 si1) — James (name); LeBron James (1984-), NBA player
詹森 (zim1 sam1) — Johnson
詹江布爾 (zim1 gong1 bou3 ji5) — Janjanbureh river and city in Gambia
詼諧 (fui1 haai4) — humorous; jocular; zany
誅九族 (zyu1 gau2 zuk6) — to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
誅心之論 (zyu1 sam1 zi1 leon6) — a devastating criticism; to expose hidden motives
誅戮 (zyu1 luk6) — to put to death
誅暴討逆 (zyu1 bou6 tou2 jik6) — to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)
誅殺 (zyu1 saat3) — to kill; to murder
誅求 (zyu1 kau4) — exorbitant demands; demanding with menaces; extortion
誅求無厭 (zyu1 kau4 mou4 jim3) — (idiom) to relentlessly make excessive demands
誅求無已 (zyu1 kau4 mou4 ji5) — to make endless exorbitant demands
誅流 (zyu1 lau4) — to kill and banish
誅滅 (zyu1 mit6) — to wipe out; to exterminate
誅盡殺絕 (zyu1 zeon6 saat3 zyut6) — to wipe out; to exterminate
誅鋤 (zyu1 co4) — to uproot; to eradicate (traitors)
誅鋤異己 (zyu1 co4 ji6 gei2) — to wipe out dissenters; to exterminate those who disagree
誅除 (zyu1 ceoi4) — to wipe out; to exterminate
誆騙 (hong1 pin3) — to defraud; to swindle
誇下海口 (kwaa1 haa6 hoi2 hau2) — see 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3]
誇休可爾症 (kwaa1 jau1 ho2 ji5 zing3) — kwashiorkor (medicine)
誇口 (kwaa1 hau2) — to boast
誇多鬥靡 (kwaa1 do1 dau3 mei5) — (idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition
誇大 (kwaa1 daai6) — to exaggerate
誇大之詞 (kwaa1 daai6 zi1 ci4) — hyperbole; exaggeration
誇大其詞 (kwaa1 daai6 kei4 ci4) — to exaggerate
誇張 (kwaa1 zoeng1) — to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculou…
誇海口 (kwaa1 hoi2 hau2) — to boast; to talk big
誇獎 (kwaa1 zoeng2) — to praise; to applaud; to compliment
誇稱 (kwaa1 cing1) — to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
誇耀 (kwaa1 jiu6) — to brag about; to flaunt
誇誇其談 (kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4) — (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
誌哀 (zi3 oi1) — to pay respects to the dead; to mark sb's passing
認人 (jing6 jan4) — to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart
認人兒 (jing6 jan4 ji4) — erhua variant of 認人|认人[ren4 ren2]
認作 (jing6 zok3) — to regard as; to view; to consider sth as; to treat as
認出 (jing6 ceot1) — recognition; to recognize
認可 (jing6 ho2) — to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
認同 (jing6 tung4) — to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself wi…
認命 (jing6 meng6) — to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth
認字 (jing6 zi6) — to learn to read; able to read; literate
認定 (jing6 ding6) — to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amo…
認床 (jing6 cong4) — to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own

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