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質樸 (zat1 pok3) — simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy
質檢 (zat1 gim2) — quarantine; quality inspection
質檢局 (zat1 gim2 guk6) — quarantine bureau; quality inspection office
質疑 (zat1 ji4) — to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)
質的飛躍 (zat1 dik1 fei1 joek3) — qualitative leap
質直 (zat1 zik6) — upright; straightforward
質粒 (zat1 lap1) — plasmid
質素 (zat1 sou3) — (high) quality
質詢 (zat1 seon1) — to question; to enquire; interrogatory
質證 (zat1 zing3) — examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law
質譜 (zat1 pou2) — mass spectrometry
質譜儀 (zat1 pou2 ji4) — mass spectrometer
質變 (zat1 bin3) — qualitative change; fundamental change
質量 (zat1 loeng6) — (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
質量保障 (zat1 loeng6 bou2 zoeng3) — quality assurance (QA)
質量塊 (zat1 loeng6 faai3) — a mass; a body
質量數 (zat1 loeng6 sou3) — atomic weight of an element; atomic mass
質量檢查 (zat1 loeng6 gim2 caa4) — quality inspection
質量管理 (zat1 loeng6 gun2 lei5) — quality management
質鋪 (zi3 pou3) — pawn shop
質難 (zat1 naan4) — to blame
質點 (zat1 dim2) — point mass; particle
賬冊 (zoeng3 caak3) — an account book; a ledger; a bill
賬單 (zoeng3 daan1) — bill
賬戶 (zoeng3 wu6) — (bank, computer etc) account
賬房 (zoeng3 fong2) — an accounts office (in former times); an accountant; a cashier
賬房先生 (zoeng3 fong2 sin1 saang1) — bookkeeper (old)
賬本 (zoeng3 bun2) — account book
賬款 (zoeng3 fun2) — money in an account
賬目 (zoeng3 muk6) — accounts; financial records; accounting entry
賬簿 (zoeng3 bou2) — account book; ledger
賬號 (zoeng3 hou6) — account number; account; username
賬載 (zoeng3 zoi3) — per book; as recorded in the accounts
賬面 (zoeng3 min2) — an item in accounts; an entry
賭博 (dou2 bok3) — to gamble
賭咒 (dou2 zau3) — to swear to God; to cross one's heart
賭咒發誓 (dou2 zau3 faat3 sai6) — to vow
賭場 (dou2 coeng4) — casino
賭客 (dou2 haak3) — gambler
賭局 (dou2 guk6) — game of chance; gambling party; gambling joint
賭徒 (dou2 tou4) — gambler
賭棍 (dou2 gwan3) — hardened gambler; professional gambler
賭注 (dou2 zyu3) — stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake
賭球 (dou2 kau4) — (ball) sports betting
賭窩 (dou2 wo1) — gamblers' den; illegal casino
賭資 (dou2 zi1) — gambling money
賭錢 (dou2 cin2) — to gamble
賭鬭 (dou2 dau3) — to fight
賭鬼 (dou2 gwai2) — gambling addict
賴以 (laai6 ji5) — to rely on; to depend on
賴婚 (laai6 fan1) — to go back on a marriage contract; to repudiate an engagement
賴安 (laai6 on1) — Ryan (name)
賴床 (laai6 cong4) — to have a lie-in; to dawdle in bed
賴斯 (laai6 si1) — Rice (name); Condoleezza Rice (1954-) US Secretary of State 2005-2009
賴昌星 (laai6 coeng1 sing1) — Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corr…
賴校族 (laai6 haau6 zuk6) — campus dwellers (slang); graduates who cannot break away from campus life
賴比瑞亞 (laai6 bei2 seoi6 aa3) — Liberia (Tw)
賴氨酸 (laai6 on1 syun1) — lysine (Lys), an essential amino acid
賴特 (laai6 dak6) — Wright (name)
賴皮 (laai6 pei4) — shameless; (slang) rascal
賴索托 (laai6 sok3 tok3) — Lesotho (Tw)
賴聲川 (laai6 sing1 cyun1) — Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director
賴臉 (laai6 lim5) — to be shameless
賴賬 (laai6 zoeng3) — to renege on a debt
賺取 (zaan6 ceoi2) — to make a profit; to earn a packet
賺哄 (zaan6 hung6) — to cheat; to hoodwink; to defraud
賺大錢 (zaan6 daai6 cin2) — to earn a fortune
賺得 (zaan6 dak1) — to earn
賺錢 (zaan6 cin2) — to earn money; moneymaking
賺頭 (zaan6 tau4) — profit (colloquial)
購得 (gau3 dak1) — to purchase; to acquire
購書券 (gau3 syu1 hyun3) — book token
購物 (kau3 mat6) — shopping
購物中心 (kau3 mat6 zung1 sam1) — shopping center
購物券 (gau3 mat6 hyun3) — coupon
購物大廈 (gau3 mat6 daai6 haa6) — shopping mall
購物廣場 (gau3 mat6 gwong2 coeng4) — shopping mall
購物手推車 (gau3 mat6 sau2 teoi1 ce1) — shopping cart
購物袋 (gau3 mat6 doi2) — shopping bag
購物車 (gau3 mat6 ce1) — shopping cart
購置 (kau3 zi3) — to purchase
購貨 (kau3 fo3) — purchase of goods
購買 (kau3 maai5) — to purchase; to buy
購買力 (kau3 maai5 lik6) — purchasing power
賽事 (coi3 si6) — competition (e.g. sporting)
賽先生 (coi3 sin1 saang1) — "Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 do…
賽因斯 (coi3 jan1 si1) — (loanword) science (early 20th-century term)
賽場 (coi3 coeng4) — racetrack; field (for athletics competition)
賽夏族 (coi3 haa6 zuk6) — Saisiyat or Saisiat, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
賽季 (coi3 gwai3) — season (sports)
賽德克族 (coi3 dak1 hak1 zuk6) — Seediq, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
賽揚 (coi3 joeng4) — Celeron (Intel microprocessor brand)
賽普勒斯 (coi3 pou2 lak6 si1) — Cyprus (Tw)
賽會 (coi3 wui2) — religious procession; exposition
賽段 (coi3 dyun6) — stage of a competition
賽氏籬鶯 (coi3 si6 lei4 ang1) — (bird species of China) Sykes's warbler (Iduna rama)
賽特 (coi3 dak6) — Seth (name)
賽珍珠 (coi3 zan1 zyu1) — Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultur…
賽璐玢 (coi3 lou6 ban1) — (loanword) cellophane
賽璐珞 (coi3 lou6 lok3) — (loanword) celluloid
賽百味 (coi3 baak3 mei6) — Subway (fast food restaurant)
賽程 (coi3 cing4) — competition schedule; the course of a race
賽罕 (coi3 hon2) — see 賽罕區|赛罕区[Sai4 han3 Qu1]
賽罕區 (coi3 hon2 keoi1) — Saihan, a district of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
賽義迪 (coi3 ji6 dik6) — Said or Sayed (Arabic name)
賽船 (coi3 syun4) — boat race; racing ship or boat
賽艇 (coi3 teng5) — boat race; racing ship or boat; rowing (sport)
賽跑 (coi3 paau2) — race (running); to race (running)
賽車 (coi3 ce1) — auto race; cycle race; race car
賽車場 (coi3 ce1 coeng4) — motor racetrack; cycle racetrack
賽車場賽 (coi3 ce1 coeng4 coi3) — stadium cycle race
賽車手 (coi3 ce1 sau2) — racing driver
賽道 (coi3 dou6) — race course
賽里木湖 (coi3 lei5 muk6 wu4) — Sayram Lake in Xinjiang
賽馬 (coi3 maa5) — horse racing; racehorse
賽馬場 (coi3 maa5 coeng4) — race course; race ground; race track
賽馬會 (coi3 maa5 wui2) — horse racing organization; jockey club; turf club
賽點 (coi3 dim2) — match point (tennis etc)
賽龍舟 (coi3 lung4 zau1) — to race dragon boats
賽龍船 (coi3 lung4 syun4) — dragon-boat race
贅婿 (zeoi6 sai3) — son-in-law living at wife's parent's house
贅物 (zeoi6 mat6) — sth that is superfluous
贅生 (zeoi6 sang1) — excrescence; abnormal superfluous growth
贅疣 (zeoi6 jau4) — wart; (fig.) superfluous thing
贅瘤 (zeoi6 lau4) — wart; (fig.) sth superfluous and undesirable
贅肉 (zeoi6 juk6) — excess flesh; unwanted fat; flab; bulge
贅言 (zeoi6 jin4) — superfluous words; unnecessary detail
贅詞 (zeoi6 ci4) — superfluous words; unnecessary detail
贅語 (zeoi6 jyu5) — superfluous words; pleonasm
贅述 (zeoi6 seot6) — to say more than is necessary; to give unnecessary details
贅餘 (zeoi6 jyu4) — superfluous
贈予 (zang6 jyu5) — to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant
贈品 (zang6 ban2) — gift; complimentary item; freebie; giveaway
贈與 (zang6 jyu5) — variant of 贈予|赠予[zeng4 yu3]
贈與者 (zang6 jyu5 ze2) — giver
贈芍 (zang6 zoek3) — to give peonies; fig. exchange of gifts between lovers
贈送 (zang6 sung3) — to present as a gift
贊丹 (zaan3 daan1) — Zaandam (town in Netherlands)
贊助 (zaan3 zo6) — to sponsor; to provide financial or material support
贊助商 (zaan3 zo6 soeng1) — sponsor
贊成 (zaan3 sing4) — to approve of; to agree with; (literary) to help bring about
贊成票 (zaan3 sing4 piu3) — affirmative vote
贊比亞 (zaan3 bei2 aa3) — Zambia
贊皇 (zaan3 wong4) — see 贊皇縣|赞皇县[Zan4 huang2 Xian4]
贊皇縣 (zaan3 wong4 jyun6) — Zanhuang, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
贊西佩 (zaan3 sai1 pui3) — Xanthippe, Socrates' wife
贊詞 (zaan3 ci4) — variant of 讚詞|赞词[zan4 ci2]
贊饗 (zaan3 hoeng2) — (literary) sacrificial prayer to a deity
贍養 (sim6 joeng5) — to support; to provide support for; to maintain
贍養費 (sim6 joeng5 fai3) — alimony; child support; maintenance allowance
贏利 (jeng4 lei6) — gain; profit; to make a profit
贏家 (jeng4 gaa1) — winner
贏得 (jeng4 dak1) — to win; to gain
贏餘 (jeng4 jyu4) — variant of 盈餘|盈余[ying2 yu2]
贓官污吏 (zong1 gun1 wu1 lei6) — grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
贓款 (zong1 fun2) — booty; stolen goods
贓物 (zong1 mat6) — booty; stolen property
贔屭 (bei6 hei3) — (literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a …
贖回 (suk6 wui4) — to redeem
贖款 (suk6 fun2) — ransom
贖罪 (suk6 zeoi6) — to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement
贖罪日 (suk6 zeoi6 jat6) — Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)
贖罪日戰爭 (suk6 zeoi6 jat6 zin3 zang1) — the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
贖金 (suk6 gam1) — ransom
贗品 (ngaan6 ban2) — fake; counterfeit article
贛州 (gam3 zau1) — see 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4]
贛州市 (gam3 zau1 si5) — Ganzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
贛榆 (gam3 jyu4) — see 贛榆區|赣榆区[Gan4 yu2 Qu1]
贛江 (gam3 gong1) — Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
贛縣 (gam3 jyun6) — see 贛縣區|赣县区[Gan4 xian4 Qu1]
贛語 (gam3 jyu5) — Gan dialect, spoken in Jiangxi Province
赤佬 (cek3 lou2) — (dialect) scoundrel; rascal
赤匪 (cek3 fei2) — red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
赤口日 (cek3 hau2 jat6) — third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen e…
赤嘴潛鴨 (cek3 zeoi2 cim4 aap3) — (bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
赤坎 (cek3 ham3) — see 赤坎區|赤坎区[Chi4 kan3 Qu1]
赤坎區 (cek3 ham3 keoi1) — Chikan, a district of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
赤城 (cek3 sing4) — see 赤城縣|赤城县[Chi4 cheng2 Xian4]
赤城縣 (cek3 sing4 jyun6) — Chicheng, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
赤壁 (cek3 bik1) — Red Cliffs, historic battlefield in Huangzhou District 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 Qu1…
赤壁之戰 (cek3 bik1 zi1 zin3) — Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 q…
赤壁市 (cek3 bik1 si5) — Chibi, a county-level city in Xianning City 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 Shi4], Hubei
赤子 (cek3 zi2) — newborn baby; the people (of a country)
赤子之心 (cek3 zi2 zi1 sam1) — pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere
赤字 (cek3 zi6) — (financial) deficit; red letter
赤字累累 (cek3 zi6 leoi4 leoi4) — debt-ridden; heavily laden with debt
赤小豆 (cek3 siu2 dau2) — see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
赤尾噪鶥 (cek3 mei5 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)
赤峰 (cek3 fung1) — see 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4]
赤峰市 (cek3 fung1 si5) — Chifeng, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治…
赤崁樓 (cek3 ham3 lau4) — Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼…
赤嵌樓 (cek3 ham3 lau4) — Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼…
赤手 (cek3 sau2) — with bare hands
赤手空拳 (cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4) — (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
赤朱雀 (cek3 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)
赤條條 (cek3 tiu4 tiu4) — stark naked
赤楊 (cek3 joeng4) — alder tree (genus Alnus)
赤水 (cek3 seoi2) — see 赤水市[Chi4 shui3 Shi4]
赤水市 (cek3 seoi2 si5) — Chishui, a county-level city in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
赤水河 (cek3 seoi2 ho4) — Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi
赤潮 (cek3 ciu4) — algal bloom
赤睛魚 (cek3 zing1 jyu2) — rudd
赤紅山椒鳥 (cek3 hung4 saan1 ziu1 niu5) — (bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
赤翅沙雀 (cek3 ci3 saa1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Eurasian crimson-winged finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)
赤翡翠 (cek3 fei2 ceoi3) — (bird species of China) ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
赤老 (cek3 lou5) — variant of 赤佬[chi4 lao3]
赤胸啄木鳥 (cek3 hung1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) crimson-naped woodpecker; crimson-breasted woodpecker (…
赤胸擬啄木鳥 (cek3 hung1 ji5 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)
赤胸朱頂雀 (cek3 hung1 zyu1 deng2 zoek3) — (bird species of China) common linnet (Linaria cannabina)
赤胸鶇 (cek3 hung1 dung1) — (bird species of China) brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)
赤腳 (cek3 goek3) — barefoot
赤腳醫生 (cek3 goek3 ji1 sang1) — barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
赤腹鷹 (cek3 fuk1 jing1) — (bird species of China) Chinese sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)
赤膀鴨 (cek3 bong2 aap3) — (bird species of China) gadwall (Mareca strepera)
赤膊 (cek3 bok3) — bare to the waist
赤膊上陣 (cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6) — lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom); fig. to go all out; to come out i…
赤膽忠心 (cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1) — lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body …
赤蘚糖醇 (cek3 sin2 tong4 seon4) — erythritol, a sugar alcohol
赤蘚醇 (cek3 sin2 seon4) — erythritol, a sugar alcohol
赤衛軍 (cek3 wai6 gwan1) — Red Guards
赤衛隊 (cek3 wai6 deoi2) — Red Guards
赤裸 (cek3 lo2) — naked; bare
赤裸裸 (cek3 lo2 lo2) — bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised; unadorned
赤褐色 (cek3 hot3 sik1) — russet; reddish brown
赤誠 (cek3 sing4) — utterly sincere; wholly devoted
赤誠相待 (cek3 sing4 soeng1 doi6) — to treat utterly sincerely; open and above board in dealing with sb
赤誠相見 (cek3 sing4 soeng1 gin3) — candidly sharing confidences
赤豆 (cek3 dau2) — see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
赤貧 (cek3 pan4) — poverty-stricken
赤貧如洗 (cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2) — without two nickels to rub together (idiom); impoverished
赤足 (cek3 zuk1) — barefoot; barefooted
赤身 (cek3 san1) — naked
赤身露體 (cek3 san1 lou6 tai2) — completely naked
赤道 (cek3 dou6) — equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator
赤道儀 (cek3 dou6 ji4) — equatorial mount (for a telescope)
赤道逆流 (cek3 dou6 jik6 lau4) — equatorial counter current
赤道雨林 (cek3 dou6 jyu5 lam4) — equatorial rain forest
赤金 (cek3 gam1) — pure gold
赤鐵礦 (cek3 tit3 kwong3) — hematite (red iron ore); ferric oxide Fe2O3
赤陶 (cek3 tou4) — terracotta; terra cotta
赤霞珠 (cek3 haa4 zyu1) — Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)
赤頸鴨 (cek3 geng2 aap3) — (bird species of China) Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
赤頸鶇 (cek3 geng2 dung1) — (bird species of China) red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis)
赤頸鶴 (cek3 geng2 hok6) — (bird species of China) sarus crane (Antigone antigone)
赤頸鷿鷈 (cek3 geng2 pik1 tai4) — (bird species of China) red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
赤麻鴨 (cek3 maa4 aap3) — (bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
赦 (se3) — to pardon (a convict)
赦令 (se3 ling6) — amnesty; pardon
赦免 (se3 min5) — to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment
赦罪 (se3 zeoi6) — to forgive (an offender)
赩 (sik1) — red; scarlet
赫伯斯翼龍 (haak1 baak3 si1 jik6 lung4) — Herbstosaurus (genus of pterosaur)
赫伯特 (haak1 baak3 dak6) — Herbert (name)
赫哲族 (haak1 zit3 zuk6) — Hezhen ethnic group
赫哲語 (haak1 zit3 jyu5) — Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province)
赫圖阿拉 (haak1 tou4 aa3 laai1) — Hetu Ala (Manchu: Yellow Rock), Nurhaci's capital at the 1619 Battle of Sarhu
赫塞哥維納 (haak1 sak1 go1 wai4 naap6) — (Tw) Herzegovina
赫奇帕奇 (haak1 kei4 paak3 kei4) — Hufflepuff (Harry Potter)
赫山 (haak1 saan1) — see 赫山區|赫山区[He4 shan1 Qu1]
赫山區 (haak1 saan1 keoi1) — Heshan, a district of Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
赫德 (haak1 dak1) — Hart or Herd (name); Robert Hart (1835-1911), Englishman who served 1863-1911 i…
赫拉 (haak1 laai1) — Hera (wife of Zeus)
赫拉克利特 (haak1 laai1 hak1 lei6 dak6) — Heraclitus (535-475 BC), pre-Socratic philosopher
赫拉特 (haak1 laai1 dak6) — Herat (city in Afghanistan)
赫拉特省 (haak1 laai1 dak6 saang2) — Herat province of Afghanistan
赫斯提亞 (haak1 si1 tai4 aa3) — Hestia (goddess of Greek mythology)
赫本 (haak1 bun2) — Hepburn (name)
赫然 (haak1 jin4) — with astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly; impressively; furiously (angr…
赫爾 (haak1 ji5) — Hull (name); Kingston upon Hull
赫爾墨斯 (haak1 ji5 mak6 si1) — Hermes (Greek god)
赫爾曼 (haak1 ji5 maan6) — Herman or Hermann (name)
赫爾曼德 (haak1 ji5 maan6 dak1) — Helmand (name); Helmand province of south Afghanistan, capital Lashkar Gah
赫爾穆特 (haak1 ji5 muk6 dak6) — Helmut (name)
赫爾辛基 (haak1 ji5 san1 gei1) — Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors), capital of Finland
赫特河公國 (haak1 dak6 ho4 gung1 gwok3) — Principality of Hutt River (formerly Hutt River Province)
赫福特郡 (haak1 fuk1 dak6 gwan6) — Hertfordshire (English county)
赫章 (haak1 zoeng1) — see 赫章縣|赫章县[He4 zhang1 Xian4]
赫章縣 (haak1 zoeng1 jyun6) — Hezhang, a county in Bijie City 畢節市|毕节市[Bi4 jie2 Shi4], Guizhou
赫耳墨斯 (haak1 ji5 mak6 si1) — Hermes, in Greek mythology, messenger of the Gods
赫胥黎 (haak1 seoi1 lai4) — Huxley (name); Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist …
赫芬頓郵報 (haak1 fan1 deon6 jau4 bou3) — Huffington Post (US online news aggregator)
赫茲 (haak1 zi1) — Hertz (name); Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist and meteorologist, p…
赫茲龍 (haak1 zi1 lung4) — Hezron (name)
赫赫 (haak1 haak1) — brilliant; impressive; outstanding
赫魯曉夫 (haak1 lou5 hiu2 fu1) — Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971), secretary-general of Soviet Communist Party 1953…
赫魯雪夫 (haak1 lou5 syut3 fu1) — see 赫魯曉夫|赫鲁晓夫[He4 lu3 xiao3 fu5]
赭石 (ze2 sek6) — ocher (pigment)
赭紅尾鴝 (ze2 hung4 mei5 keoi4) — (bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
走下坡路 (zau2 haa6 bo1 lou6) — to go downhill; to decline; to slump
走丟 (zau2 diu1) — to wander off; to get lost
走人 (zau2 jan4) — (coll.) to leave; to beat it
走低 (zau2 dai1) — to go down; to decline
走來回 (zau2 loi4 wui4) — to make a round trip; a return journey
走俏 (zau2 ciu3) — (a product) sells well; to be in demand
走入 (zau2 jap6) — to walk into
走內線 (zau2 noi6 sin3) — insider contacts; via private channels; to seek influence with sb via family me…
走出 (zau2 ceot1) — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
走動 (zau2 dung6) — to walk around; to move about; to visit one another; to socialize; (dialect) to…
走勢 (zau2 sai3) — tendency; trend; path
走卒 (zau2 zeot1) — pawn (i.e. foot soldier); servant; lackey (of malefactor)
走南闖北 (zau2 naam4 cong2 bak1) — to travel extensively
走去 (zau2 heoi3) — to walk over (to)
走向 (zau2 hoeng3) — direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; t…
走向斷層 (zau2 hoeng3 dyun6 cang4) — strike fault (geology)
走向滑動斷層 (zau2 hoeng3 waat6 dung6 dyun6 cang4) — strike-slip fault (geology); fault line where the two sides slide horizontally …
走味 (zau2 mei6) — to lose flavor
走味兒 (zau2 mei6 ji4) — erhua variant of 走味[zou3 wei4]
走嘴 (zau2 zeoi2) — a slip of the tongue; to blurt out (a secret or stupid mistake)
走圓場 (zau2 jyun4 coeng4) — to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
走地盤 (zau2 dei6 pun4) — live betting; in-play wagering
走地雞 (zau2 dei6 gai1) — free-range chicken
走失 (zau2 sat1) — to wander off; to get lost
走好運 (zau2 hou2 wan6) — to experience good luck
走娘家 (zau2 noeng4 gaa1) — (of a wife) to visit one's parental home
走子 (zau2 zi2) — a move (in chess)
走寶 (zau2 bou2) — (Cantonese) to miss out on sth valuable
走山 (zau2 saan1) — landslide; avalanche; to take a walk in the mountains
走廊 (zau2 long2) — corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
走彎路 (zau2 waan1 lou6) — to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
走形 (zau2 jing4) — out of shape; to lose shape; to deform
走形兒 (zau2 jing4 ji4) — out of shape; to lose shape; to deform
走形式 (zau2 jing4 sik1) — to go through the formalities
走後門 (zau2 hau6 mun4) — (lit.) to enter through the back door; (fig.) to pull strings; to use connectio…
走心 (zau2 sam1) — to take care; to be mindful; (Internet slang) to be moved by sth; poignant; to …
走扇 (zau2 sin3) — not closing properly (of door, window etc)
走投無路 (zau2 tau4 mou4 lou6) — to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; despera…
走掉 (zau2 diu6) — to leave
走散 (zau2 saan3) — to wander off; to stray; to get lost
走時 (zau2 si4) — (of a watch or clock) to keep time; (physics) propagation time; travel time (of…
走板 (zau2 baan2) — to be off the beat; to sound awful (of singing); (fig.) to wander off the topic…
走樣 (zau2 joeng2) — to lose shape; to deform
走樣兒 (zau2 joeng6 ji4) — to lose shape; to deform
走步 (zau2 bou6) — to walk; to step; pace; traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)
走水 (zau2 seoi2) — to leak; to flow; to catch on fire
走江湖 (zau2 gong1 wu4) — to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
走漏 (zau2 lau6) — to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinka…
走漏消息 (zau2 lau6 siu1 sik1) — to divulge secrets
走為上 (zau2 wai4 soeng6) — see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
走為上計 (zau2 wai4 soeng6 gai3) — see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
走獸 (zau2 sau3) — (four-footed) animal; beast
走相 (zau2 soeng3) — to lose one's good looks
走眼 (zau2 ngaan5) — a mistake; an oversight; an error of judgment
走神 (zau2 san4) — absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
走神兒 (zau2 san4 ji4) — absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
走票 (zau2 piu3) — amateur performance (in theater)
走禽 (zau2 kam4) — Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches
走秀 (zau2 sau3) — a fashion show; to walk the runway (in a fashion show)
走私 (zau2 si1) — to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
走私品 (zau2 si1 ban2) — smuggled product; contraband; pirate product
走私貨 (zau2 si1 fo3) — smuggled goods
走穴 (zau2 jyut6) — (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
走紅 (zau2 hung4) — to become popular; to be a hit; (of a person) to be in luck; to have a run of g…
走索 (zau2 sok3) — tightrope walking
走繩 (zau2 sing4) — tightrope walking
走背字 (zau2 bui6 zi6) — to have bad luck
走背字兒 (zau2 bui6 zi6 ji4) — erhua variant of 走背字[zou3 bei4 zi4]
走色 (zau2 sik1) — to lose color; to fade
走著瞧 (zau2 zoek6 ciu4) — wait and see (who is right)
走親戚 (zau2 can1 cik1) — to visit relatives
走親訪友 (zau2 can1 fong2 jau5) — to visit one's friends and relatives
走訪 (zau2 fong2) — to visit; to go around visiting (people or places)
走調 (zau2 diu6) — out of tune; off-key
走讀 (zau2 duk6) — to attend school as a day student
走資派 (zau2 zi1 paai3) — capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political labe…
走路 (zau2 lou6) — to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat i…
走近 (zau2 gan6) — to approach; to draw near to
走進 (zau2 zeon3) — to enter; to step into
走運 (zau2 wan6) — to have good luck; to be in luck
走過 (zau2 gwo3) — to walk past; to pass by
走過場 (zau2 gwo3 coeng4) — to go through the motions
走道 (zau2 dou6) — pavement; sidewalk; path; walk; footpath; aisle
走避 (zau2 bei6) — to run away; to escape; to avoid
走鄉隨鄉 (zau2 hoeng1 ceoi4 hoeng1) — (proverb) to follow local customs; When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
走鋼絲 (zau2 gong3 si1) — (lit. and fig.) to walk a tightrope
走錯 (zau2 co3) — to go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)
走門子 (zau2 mun4 zi2) — see 走門路|走门路[zou3 men2 lu4]
走門路 (zau2 mun4 lou6) — to use social connections; to toady to influential people
走開 (zau2 hoi1) — to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
走險 (zau2 him2) — to take risks; to run risks
走音 (zau2 jam1) — (music) off-key; out of tune
走題 (zau2 tai4) — to get off the main topic; to digress
走風 (zau2 fung1) — to leak (a secret); to transpire
走馬 (zau2 maa5) — to ride (a horse); to go on horseback
走馬上任 (zau2 maa5 soeng5 jam6) — (idiom) to take office; to assume a post
走馬到任 (zau2 maa5 dou3 jam6) — see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]
走馬燈 (zau2 maa5 dang1) — lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lant…
走馬看花 (zau2 maa5 hon3 faa1) — lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from…
走馬章臺 (zau2 maa5 zoeng1 toi4) — to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
走馬觀花 (zau2 maa5 gun1 faa1) — lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing; fig. …
走馬赴任 (zau2 maa5 fu6 jam6) — see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]
赳赳 (gau2 gau2) — valiantly; gallantly
赴任 (fu6 jam6) — to travel to take up a new post
赴宴 (fu6 jin3) — to attend a banquet
赴會 (fu6 wui6) — to go to a meeting
赴死 (fu6 sei2) — to meet death
赴湯蹈火 (fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2) — lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to b…
赴約 (fu6 joek3) — to keep an appointment
赴考 (fu6 haau2) — to go and sit an examination
赴臺 (fu6 toi4) — to visit Taiwan
赴華 (fu6 waa4) — to visit China
赴陰曹 (fu6 jam1 cou4) — to enter hell
起亞 (hei2 aa3) — Kia (Motors)
起伏 (hei2 fuk6) — to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
起價 (hei2 gaa3) — initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer); prices starting from
起先 (hei2 sin1) — at first; in the beginning
起初 (hei2 co1) — originally; at first; at the outset
起勁 (hei2 ging3) — energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
起動 (hei2 dung6) — to start up (a motor); to launch (a computer application)
起動鈕 (hei2 dung6 nau2) — starter button; on switch
起司 (hei2 si1) — (Tw) (loanword) cheese
起司蛋糕 (hei2 si1 daan6 gou1) — cheesecake
起名 (hei2 meng2) — to name; to christen; to take a name
起名兒 (hei2 meng2 ji4) — erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2]
起因 (hei2 jan1) — cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
起士 (hei2 si6) — (Tw) (loanword) cheese
起士蛋糕 (hei2 si6 daan6 gou1) — cheesecake
起始 (hei2 ci2) — to begin; to start; at first; initially
起子 (hei2 zi2) — baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener
起家 (hei2 gaa1) — to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by
起小 (hei2 siu2) — since childhood
起居 (hei2 geoi1) — everyday life; regular pattern of life
起居作息 (hei2 geoi1 zok3 sik1) — lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom); fig. everyday life; da…
起居室 (hei2 geoi1 sat1) — living room; sitting room
起床 (hei2 cong4) — to get out of bed; to get up
起意 (hei2 ji3) — to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan
起搏器 (hei2 bok3 hei3) — pacemaker (medical device)
起撲 (hei2 pok3) — chip shot (golf)
起撲桿 (hei2 pok3 gon1) — chipper (golf)
起敬 (hei2 ging3) — to feel respect
起早摸黑 (hei2 zou2 mo2 hak1) — see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
起早貪黑 (hei2 zou2 taam1 hak1) — to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
起步 (hei2 bou6) — to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)
起死回生 (hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1) — to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
起毛 (hei2 mou4) — fluff; lint; to feel nervous
起泡 (hei2 paau1) — to bubble; to foam; to blister; to sprout boils (on one's body); sparkling (win…
起泡沫 (hei2 pou5 mut6) — to emit bubbles; to bubble; to foam (with rage); to seethe
起源 (hei2 jyun4) — origin; to originate; to come from
起火 (hei2 fo2) — to catch fire; to cook; to get angry
起爆 (hei2 baau3) — to explode; to set off an explosion; to detonate
起用 (hei2 jung6) — to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
起皮 (hei2 pei4) — (of skin) to peel
起皺紋 (hei2 zau3 man4) — to shrivel
起碼 (hei2 maa5) — at the minimum; at the very least
起磁 (hei2 ci4) — magnetization; to magnetize
起程 (hei2 cing4) — to set out; to leave
起稿 (hei2 gou2) — to make a draft; to draft (a document)
起立 (hei2 laap6) — to stand; Stand up!
起義 (hei2 ji6) — uprising; insurrection; revolt
起航 (hei2 hong4) — (of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off
起草 (hei2 cou2) — to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
起落 (hei2 lok6) — to rise and fall; takeoff and landing; ups and downs
起落場 (hei2 lok6 coeng4) — airfield; takeoff and landing strip
起落架 (hei2 lok6 gaa2) — (aviation) landing gear; undercarriage
起落裝置 (hei2 lok6 zong1 zi3) — aircraft takeoff and landing gear
起見 (hei2 gin3) — motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose
起訖 (hei2 ngat6) — beginning and end (dates)
起訴 (hei2 sou3) — to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
起訴員 (hei2 sou3 jyun4) — prosecutor
起訴書 (hei2 sou3 syu1) — indictment (law); statement of charges (law)
起訴者 (hei2 sou3 ze2) — (law) plaintiff (in a civil case); prosecutor (in a criminal case)
起誓 (hei2 sai6) — to vow; to swear an oath
起課 (hei2 fo3) — to practice divination
起講 (hei2 gong2) — to start a story
起跑 (hei2 paau2) — to start running; the start of a race
起跑線 (hei2 paau2 sin3) — the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
起身 (hei2 san1) — to get up; to leave; to set forth
起迄 (hei2 ngat6) — start and end (dates); origin and destination
起造員 (hei2 zou6 jyun4) — draftsman; draughtsman
起運 (hei2 wan6) — variant of 啟運|启运[qi3 yun4]
起重機 (hei2 cung5 gei1) — crane
起重葫蘆 (hei2 cung5 wu4 lou4) — hoist pulley
起釘器 (hei2 deng1 hei3) — staple remover
起錨 (hei2 naau4) — to weigh anchor
起降 (hei2 gong3) — (of aircraft) to take off and land
起雲劑 (hei2 wan4 zai1) — clouding agent; emulsifier
起電機 (hei2 din6 gei1) — electrostatic generator
起頭 (hei2 tau4) — to start; at first; beginning
起飛 (hei2 fei1) — (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise e…
起飛彈射 (hei2 fei1 taan4 se6) — takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)
起鬨 (hei2 hung6) — to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance
起點線 (hei2 dim2 sin3) — starting line
趁人之危 (can3 jan4 zi1 ngai4) — to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
趁便 (can3 bin6) — to take the opportunity; in passing
趁勢 (can3 sai3) — to take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity
趁心 (can3 sam1) — variant of 稱心|称心[chen4 xin1]
趁早 (can3 zou2) — as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it…
趁早兒 (can3 zou2 ji4) — erhua variant of 趁早[chen4 zao3]
趁機 (can3 gei1) — to seize an opportunity
趁火打劫 (can3 fo2 daa2 gip3) — (lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom); (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfor…
趁熱打鐵 (can3 jit6 daa2 tit3) — to strike while the iron is hot
趁錢 (can3 cin2) — variant of 稱錢|称钱[chen4 qian2]
超乎尋常 (ciu1 fu4 cam4 soeng4) — out of the ordinary; exceptional
超人 (ciu1 jan4) — Superman, comic book superhero
超值 (ciu1 zik6) — to be well worth the money one pays (for it); to be great value
超凡 (ciu1 faan4) — out of the ordinary; exceedingly (good)
超出 (ciu1 ceot1) — to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach
超前 (ciu1 cin4) — to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead …
超前意識 (ciu1 cin4 ji3 sik1) — foresight
超前消費 (ciu1 cin4 siu1 fai3) — excessive consumption; spending beyond one's means
超前瞄準 (ciu1 cin4 miu4 zeon2) — to aim in front of a moving target

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