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軸承 (zuk6 sing4) — (mechanical) bearing
軸承銷 (zuk6 sing4 siu1) — pin bearing
軸突 (zuk6 dat6) — axon
軸突運輸 (zuk6 dat6 wan6 syu1) — axonal transport
軸索 (zuk6 sok3) — axon (long thin axis of nerve cell)
軸絲 (zuk6 si1) — axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
軸線 (zuk6 sin3) — central axis (line)
軸距 (zuk6 keoi5) — wheelbase
軹 (zi2) — end of axle outside of hub
軺 (jiu4) — light carriage
軼事 (jat6 si6) — variant of 逸事[yi4 shi4]
軼事遺聞 (jat6 si6 wai4 man4) — anecdote (about historical person); lost or apocryphal story
軼群 (jat6 kwan4) — variant of 逸群[yi4 qun2]
軼聞 (jat6 man4) — anecdote; apocryphal story
輂輦 (guk1 lin5) — emperor's carriage
較勁 (gaau3 ging6) — to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself agai…
較勁兒 (gaau3 ging6 ji4) — erhua variant of 較勁|较劲[jiao4 jin4]
較場 (gaau3 coeng4) — military drill ground; same as 校場|校场[jiao4 chang3]
較大 (gaau3 daai6) — comparatively large
較好 (gaau3 hou2) — better
較差 (gaau3 caa1) — range (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
較比 (gaau3 bei2) — comparatively (colloquial); fairly; quite; rather; relatively
較為 (gaau3 wai4) — comparatively; relatively; fairly
較然 (gaau3 jin4) — clearly; evidently; markedly
較真 (gaau3 zan1) — serious; meticulous; nitpicky; to take sth (or sb) seriously
較真兒 (gaau3 zan1 ji4) — erhua variant of 較真|较真[jiao4 zhen1]
較短絜長 (gaau3 dyun2 git3 coeng4) — to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
較著 (gaau3 zyu3) — obvious; prominent; standing out
較量 (gaau3 loeng6) — to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to q…
較長絜短 (gaau3 coeng4 git3 dyun2) — to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
輈 (zau1) — (literary) shaft (of a cart); cart
載人 (zoi3 jan4) — to carry a passenger; (of spaceships etc) manned; also pr. [zai3 ren2]
載伯德 (zoi3 baak3 dak1) — Zebedee (name)
載入 (zoi3 jap6) — to load into; to record; to write into; to enter (data); to go into (the record…
載客 (zoi3 haak3) — to carry passengers
載客車 (zoi3 haak3 ce1) — passenger vehicle
載客量 (zoi3 haak3 loeng6) — passenger capacity
載彈量 (zoi3 daan2 loeng6) — payload
載攜 (zoi3 kwai4) — to carry; to bear
載明 (zoi3 ming4) — to state explicitly in writing; to specify; to stipulate
載歌且舞 (zoi3 go1 ce2 mou5) — singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
載歌載舞 (zoi3 go1 zoi3 mou5) — singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
載波 (zoi3 bo1) — carrier wave
載湉 (zoi3 tim4) — birth name of Qing emperor Guangxu 光緒|光绪[Guang1 xu4]
載漪 (zoi3 ji1) — Zai Yi (1856-1922), Manchu imperial prince and politician, disgraced after supp…
載籍 (zoi3 zik6) — books (in Confucian education)
載舟覆舟 (zoi3 zau1 fuk1 zau1) — to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a re…
載荷 (zoi3 ho6) — load
載貨 (zoi3 fo3) — freight; load
載貨汽車 (zoi3 fo3 hei3 ce1) — truck
載車 (zoi3 ce1) — to transport vehicles; carrier vehicle for equipment (esp. a weapon system)
載途 (zoi3 tou4) — to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc); distance (between locations)
載運 (zoi3 wan6) — to convey (on vehicle); to freight
載道 (zoi3 dou6) — to fill the road (also fig. clamor, cries of complaint); to communicate a moral…
載酒問字 (zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6) — a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
載重 (zoi3 cung5) — load; carrying capacity
載重能力 (zoi3 cung5 nang4 lik6) — weight-carrying capacity
載重量 (zoi3 cung5 loeng6) — dead weight; weight capacity of a vehicle
載頻 (zoi3 pan4) — frequency of carrier wave
載體 (zoi3 tai2) — carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium
輓近 (waan5 gan6) — old variant of 晚近[wan3 jin4]
輔仁大學 (fu6 jan4 daai6 hok6) — Fu Jen Catholic University of Peking (from 1925), forerunner of Beijing Normal …
輔以 (fu6 ji5) — supplemented by; accompanied by; with
輔佐 (fu6 zo3) — to assist (usually a ruler)
輔修 (fu6 sau1) — (education) to minor in; minor
輔具 (fu6 geoi6) — assistive device (walking frame, hearing aid etc)
輔助 (fu6 zo6) — to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
輔助語 (fu6 zo6 jyu5) — auxiliary language
輔助醫療 (fu6 zo6 ji1 liu4) — complementary medicine
輔大 (fu6 daai6) — abbr. for 輔仁大學|辅仁大学[Fu3 ren2 Da4 xue2]
輔導 (fu6 dou6) — to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
輔導人 (fu6 dou6 jan4) — tutor
輔導員 (fu6 dou6 jyun4) — student counselor (in Chinese universities)
輔導班 (fu6 dou6 baan1) — tutorial class; remedial class; preparatory course
輔幣 (fu6 bai6) — fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of c…
輔弼 (fu6 bat6) — to assist a ruler in governing a country; prime minister
輔料 (fu6 liu2) — auxiliary ingredients; supplementary materials
輔課 (fu6 fo3) — subsidiary course
輔酶 (fu6 mui4) — coenzyme (chemistry)
輔音 (fu6 jam1) — consonant
輕侮 (hing1 mou5) — (literary) to treat with disrespect
輕便 (hing1 bin6) — lightweight and portable; light and convenient
輕信 (hing1 seon3) — to easily trust; gullible; naïve
輕傷 (hing1 soeng1) — lightly wounded; minor injuries
輕元素 (hing1 jyun4 sou3) — light element (such as hydrogen)
輕取 (hing1 ceoi2) — to beat easily; to gain an easy victory
輕口薄舌 (hing1 hau2 bok6 sit6) — (idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
輕咬 (hing1 ngaau5) — to nibble
輕嘴薄舌 (hing1 zeoi2 bok6 sit6) — lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
輕型 (hing1 jing4) — light (machinery, aircraft etc)
輕型軌道交通 (hing1 jing4 gwai2 dou6 gaau1 tung1) — light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetca…
輕子 (hing1 zi2) — lepton (particle physics)
輕工 (hing1 gung1) — light engineering
輕工業 (hing1 gung1 jip6) — light industry
輕巧 (hing1 haau2) — dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful
輕度 (heng1 dou6) — mild (symptoms etc)
輕快 (hing1 faai3) — light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe
輕慢 (hing1 maan6) — irreverent
輕手輕腳 (hing1 sau2 hing1 goek3) — (idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently
輕打 (hing1 daa2) — to tap; to hit lightly
輕捷 (hing1 zit6) — light on one's feet; nimble; agile
輕描淡寫 (hing1 miu4 daam6 se2) — (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay; to understate
輕撫 (hing1 fu2) — to stroke lightly; to caress
輕擊區 (hing1 gik1 keoi1) — putting green (golf)
輕擊棒 (hing1 gik1 paang5) — putter (golf)
輕擊球 (hing1 gik1 kau4) — to hit the ball lightly (sport); putt (golf)
輕敵 (hing1 dik6) — to underestimate the enemy
輕於鴻毛 (hing1 jyu1 hung4 mou4) — light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling; unimportant
輕易 (hing1 ji6) — easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
輕柔 (hing1 jau4) — soft; gentle; pliable
輕機槍 (hing1 gei1 coeng1) — light machine gun
輕機關槍 (hing1 gei1 gwaan1 coeng1) — also written 輕機槍|轻机枪; light machine gun
輕武器 (hing1 mou5 hei3) — light weapon
輕水 (hing1 seoi2) — light water (as opposed to heavy water); see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
輕水反應堆 (hing1 seoi2 faan2 jing3 deoi1) — light water reactor (LWR)
輕浪浮薄 (hing1 long6 fau4 bok6) — (idiom) frivolous
輕浮 (hing1 fau4) — frivolous; careless; giddy
輕狂 (hing1 kwong4) — frivolous
輕率 (hing1 seot1) — cavalier; offhand; reckless
輕生 (hing1 sang1) — to commit suicide; to take one's own life
輕盈 (hing1 jing4) — graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed
輕省 (hing1 saang2) — relaxed; easy
輕看 (hing1 hon3) — to look down upon
輕窕 (hing1 tiu5) — frivolous; capricious; playful
輕紗 (hing1 saa1) — light muslin; gauze
輕罪 (hing1 zeoi6) — petty crime; misdemeanor
輕者 (hing1 ze2) — less serious case; in less severe cases
輕而易舉 (hing1 ji4 jik6 geoi2) — easy; with no difficulty
輕聲 (hing1 sing1) — in a quiet voice; softly; (linguistics) neutral tone
輕聲細語 (hing1 sing1 sai3 jyu5) — to speak softly; to whisper (idiom)
輕脆 (hing1 ceoi3) — sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragi…
輕舉妄動 (hing1 geoi2 mong5 dung6) — to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
輕蔑 (hing1 mit6) — scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative; disdain; contempt
輕薄 (hing1 bok6) — light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful
輕裘肥馬 (hing1 kau4 fei4 maa5) — lit. light furs and stout horses; fig. to live in luxury
輕言細語 (hing1 jin4 sai3 jyu5) — to speak softly
輕質石油 (hing1 zat1 sek6 jau4) — light petroleum (product); gasoline and diesel oil
輕質石油產品 (hing1 zat1 sek6 jau4 caan2 ban2) — light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
輕車熟路 (hing1 ce1 suk6 lou6) — lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom); fig. to do sth …
輕車簡從 (hing1 ce1 gaan2 cung4) — (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort; to trav…
輕軌 (hing1 gwai2) — light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetca…
輕輕 (hing1 hing1) — lightly; softly
輕重 (hing1 cung5) — severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious
輕重主次 (hing1 cung5 zyu2 ci3) — to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the …
輕重倒置 (hing1 cung5 dou2 zi3) — to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the…
輕重緩急 (hing1 cung5 wun6 gap1) — slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matte…
輕量級 (hing1 cung5 kap1) — lightweight (boxing etc)
輕靈 (hing1 ling4) — quick and skillful; agile
輕音樂 (hing1 jam1 ngok6) — light music
輕風 (hing1 fung1) — breeze; light wind
輕飄飄 (heng1 piu1 piu1) — light as a feather
輕食 (hing1 sik6) — light meal; snack
輕饒 (hing1 jiu4) — to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away …
輕饒素放 (hing1 jiu4 sou3 fong3) — easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
輕騎 (hing1 ke4) — light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped
輕鬆 (hing1 sung1) — light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things les…
輛 (loeng2) — classifier for vehicles
輝南 (fai1 naam4) — see 輝南縣|辉南县[Hui1 nan2 Xian4]
輝南縣 (fai1 naam4 jyun6) — Huinan, a county in Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin
輝映 (fai1 jing2) — to reflect; to shine
輝煌 (fai1 wong4) — splendid; glorious
輝瑞 (fai1 seoi6) — Pfizer, American pharmaceutical company
輝石 (fai1 sek6) — pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals); augite
輝縣 (fai1 jyun6) — see 輝縣市|辉县市[Hui1 xian4 Shi4]
輝縣市 (fai1 jyun6 si5) — Huixian, a county-level city in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
輝長岩 (fai1 coeng4 ngaam4) — gabbro (geology)
輟學 (zyut3 hok6) — to drop out of school; to leave off studying; to interrupt one's studies
輟工 (zyut3 gung1) — to stop work
輟朝 (zyut3 ciu4) — to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune
輟業 (zyut3 jip6) — to give up work; to give up one's profession
輟止 (zyut3 zi2) — to stop; to leave off
輟演 (zyut3 jin2) — to stop performing a play; to interrupt a stage run
輟筆 (zyut3 bat1) — to stop writing or painting; to leave off writing midway
輟耕 (zyut3 gaang1) — to stop plowing; to give up a life in the fields
輟食吐哺 (zyut3 sik6 tou3 bou6) — to stop eating and spit out
輦運 (lin5 wan6) — (literary) to transport; to ship
輩兒 (bui3 ji4) — generation
輩出 (bui3 ceot1) — to come forth in large numbers
輩子 (bui3 zi2) — all one's life; lifetime
輪任 (leon4 jam6) — rotating appointment (e.g. presidency of EU)
輪休 (leon4 jau1) — to take holidays in rotation; to stagger employees' days off; (agriculture) to …
輪作 (leon4 zok3) — rotation of crops (to preserve fertility of soil)
輪候 (leon4 hau6) — to wait one's turn
輪值 (leon4 zik6) — to take turns on duty
輪到 (leon4 dou3) — to be (sb's or sth's) turn
輪台 (leon4 toi4) — see 輪台縣|轮台县[Lun2 tai2 Xian4]
輪台古城 (leon4 toi4 gu2 sing4) — ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefe…
輪台縣 (leon4 toi4 jyun6) — Luntai, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 …
輪唱 (leon4 coeng3) — round (music); canon
輪回 (leon4 wui4) — variant of 輪迴|轮回[lun2 hui2]; (neologism) (slang) to respond to a message after …
輪姦 (leon4 gaan1) — to gang rape
輪子 (leon4 zi2) — wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
輪廓線 (leon4 kwok3 sin3) — outline; silhouette
輪廓鮮明 (leon4 kwok3 sin1 ming4) — sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief
輪指 (leon4 zi2) — circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument); strumming
輪換 (leon4 wun6) — to rotate; to take turns
輪暴 (leon4 bou6) — to gang rape
輪替 (leon4 tai3) — to take turns; to follow a rotating schedule
輪椅 (leon4 ji2) — wheelchair
輪機 (leon4 gei1) — turbine (abbr. for 渦輪機|涡轮机[wo1 lun2 ji1]); engine (of a ship)
輪機手 (leon4 gei1 sau2) — helmsman
輪次 (leon4 ci3) — in turn; by turns; lap; turn; round; classifier for laps, turns, rounds
輪渡 (leon4 dou6) — ferry
輪滑 (leon4 waat6) — roller skating
輪牧 (leon4 muk6) — rotation grazing
輪狀病毒 (leon4 zong6 beng6 duk6) — rotavirus
輪班 (leon4 baan1) — shift working
輪番 (leon4 faan1) — in turn; one after another
輪盤 (leon4 pun4) — roulette; wheel
輪種 (leon4 zung3) — rotation of crops
輪箍 (leon4 ku1) — tire
輪緣 (leon4 jyun4) — rim; edge of wheel
輪胎 (leon4 toi1) — tire; pneumatic tire
輪船 (leon4 syun4) — steamship; steamer; steamboat
輪訓 (leon4 fan3) — training in rotation
輪詢 (leon4 seon1) — (computing) to poll
輪距 (leon4 keoi5) — tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle)
輪軸 (leon4 zuk6) — wheel and axle (mechanism); axle
輪輻 (leon4 fuk1) — wheel spoke
輪轂 (leon4 guk1) — hub of a wheel; the whole metal part of a wheel; "rim"
輪轂罩 (leon4 guk1 zaau3) — hubcap
輪轉 (leon4 zyun3) — to rotate
輪轉機 (leon4 zyun3 gei1) — merry-go-round
輪迴 (leon4 wui4) — (Buddhism) samsara; cycle of rebirth; to recur cyclically; to succeed one anoth…
輪齒 (leon4 ci2) — tooth of cog wheel; gear tooth
輯睦 (cap1 muk6) — tranquil; harmonious
輯穆 (cap1 muk6) — variant of 輯睦|辑睦[ji2 mu4]
輯集 (cap1 zaap6) — to anthologize
輸不起 (syu1 bat1 hei2) — to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose
輸入 (syu1 jap6) — to import; to input
輸入法 (syu1 jap6 faat3) — input method
輸入系統 (syu1 jap6 hai6 tung2) — input system; data entry system
輸入設備 (syu1 jap6 cit3 bei6) — input device (computer)
輸出 (syu1 ceot1) — to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, …
輸出品 (syu1 ceot1 ban2) — export item; product for export
輸出管 (syu1 ceot1 gun2) — vas efferens
輸卵管 (syu1 leon2 gun2) — Fallopian tube; oviduct
輸墨裝置 (syu1 mak6 zong1 zi3) — ink supply mechanism
輸尿管 (syu1 niu6 gun2) — ureter
輸掉 (syu1 diu6) — to lose
輸水管 (syu1 seoi2 gun2) — pipe; pipeline
輸沙量 (syu1 saa1 loeng6) — quantity of sand (transported by a river); sediment content
輸油管 (syu1 jau4 gun2) — petroleum pipeline
輸注 (syu1 zyu3) — to inject; infusion
輸液 (syu1 jik6) — intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV
輸理 (syu1 lei5) — to be in the wrong
輸移 (syu1 ji4) — (sediment) transport
輸精管 (syu1 zing1 gun2) — vas deferens
輸給 (syu1 kap1) — to lose to (sb); to be outdone by
輸血 (syu1 hyut3) — to transfuse blood; to give aid and support
輸贏 (syu1 jeng4) — win or loss; outcome
輸送 (syu1 sung3) — to transport; to convey; to deliver
輸送媒介 (syu1 sung3 mui4 gaai3) — transport medium
輸運 (syu1 wan6) — to transport; transportation
輸電 (syu1 din6) — electricity transmission; to transmit electricity
輻 (fuk1) — spoke of a wheel
輻射 (fuk1 se6) — to radiate; radiation
輻射偵察 (fuk1 se6 zing1 caat3) — radiation detection
輻射儀 (fuk1 se6 ji4) — radiation meter
輻射分解 (fuk1 se6 fan1 gaai2) — radiolysis
輻射劑量 (fuk1 se6 zai1 loeng6) — radiation dose
輻射場 (fuk1 se6 coeng4) — radiation field
輻射對稱 (fuk1 se6 deoi3 cing3) — radial symmetry
輻射強度 (fuk1 se6 koeng4 dou6) — radiation intensity
輻射敏感性 (fuk1 se6 man5 gam2 sing3) — radiosensitivity
輻射波 (fuk1 se6 bo1) — radiation (wave); radiated wave
輻射能 (fuk1 se6 nang4) — radiation energy (e.g. solar)
輻射計 (fuk1 se6 gai3) — radiometer
輻射警告標志 (fuk1 se6 ging2 gou3 biu1 zi3) — radiation warning symbol
輻射防護 (fuk1 se6 fong4 wu6) — radiation protection
輻條 (fuk1 tiu4) — (wheel) spoke
輻照 (fuk1 ziu3) — irradiation
輾轉 (zin2 zyun2) — to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
輾轉反側 (zin2 zyun2 faan2 zak1) — to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
輿地 (jyu4 dei6) — land; map; (old) geography
輿情 (jyu4 cing4) — public sentiment
輿論界 (jyu4 leon6 gaai3) — media; commentators
輿論調查 (jyu4 leon6 diu6 caa4) — opinion poll
轀 (wan1) — hearse
轀車 (wan1 ce1) — hearse
轀輬 (wan1 loeng4) — (sleeping) carriage; hearse
轄 (hat6) — linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle); (bound form) to govern; to have j…
轄制 (hat6 zai3) — to control
轄區 (hat6 keoi1) — administrative region
轆轤 (luk1 lou4) — well pulley; windlass; potter's wheel
轉一趟 (zyun3 jat1 tong3) — to go on a trip
轉世 (zyun2 sai3) — reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
轉乘 (zyun2 sing4) — to transfer; to change trains, buses etc
轉交 (zyun2 gaau1) — to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else
轉位 (zyun3 wai2) — transposition; displacement; inversion; translocation; to displace; to transpose
轉來轉去 (zyun3 loi4 zyun3 heoi3) — to rove around; to run around in circles; to walk back and forth
轉側 (zyun2 zak1) — to change one's viewpoint; to turn from side to side (in bed)
轉入 (zyun2 jap6) — to change over to; to shift to; to switch to
轉入地下 (zyun2 jap6 dei6 haa6) — to go underground; to turn to secret activities
轉劇 (zyun2 kek6) — becoming acute; to exacerbate
轉動件 (zyun3 dung6 gin2) — rotor
轉動慣量 (zyun3 dung6 gwaan3 loeng6) — moment of inertia (mechanics)
轉動軸 (zyun3 dung6 zuk6) — axis of rotation (mechanics); spindle
轉化 (zyun2 faa3) — to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform; (chemistry) isomerizat…
轉化糖 (zyun2 faa3 tong4) — inverted sugar
轉危為安 (zyun2 ngai4 wai4 on1) — to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
轉去 (zyun3 heoi3) — to return; to go back
轉口 (zyun2 hau2) — entrepot; transit (of goods); (coll.) to deny; to go back on one's word
轉台 (zyun3 toi4) — to change the channel (TV)
轉向 (zyun2 hoeng3) — to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
轉向信號 (zyun2 hoeng3 seon3 hou6) — turn signal (auto.); turning indicator
轉向燈 (zyun2 hoeng3 dang1) — vehicle turn indicator light
轉告 (zyun2 gou3) — to pass on; to communicate; to transmit
轉喻 (zyun2 jyu6) — metonymy
轉回 (zyun2 wui4) — to turn back; to put back; reversal; melodic inversion (in music)
轉圈 (zyun2 hyun1) — to rotate; to twirl; to run around; to encircle; rotation; (coll.) to speak ind…
轉圜 (zyun2 waan4) — to save or redeem (a situation); to mediate; to intercede
轉圜餘地 (zyun2 waan4 jyu4 dei6) — to have room to save a situation; margin for error (idiom)
轉型 (zyun2 jing4) — to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new…
轉基因 (zyun2 gei1 jan1) — genetic modification
轉基因食品 (zyun2 gei1 jan1 sik6 ban2) — genetically modified (GM) food
轉塔 (zyun3 taap3) — rotating turret
轉好 (zyun2 hou2) — improvement; turnaround (for the better)
轉嫁 (zyun2 gaa3) — to remarry (of widow); to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant conseque…
轉字鎖 (zyun3 zi6 so2) — combination lock
轉學 (zyun2 hok6) — (of a student) to change schools; to transfer from one school to another
轉學生 (zyun2 hok6 sang1) — transfer student
轉寄 (zyun2 gei3) — to forward (a letter, email, package etc)
轉寫 (zyun2 se2) — to transliterate; to transcribe; to transfer words onto a surface by direct con…
轉導 (zyun2 dou6) — to transduce
轉差 (zyun2 caa1) — to slip (e.g. of clutch); slippage; also used of economic indicators, statistic…
轉帆 (zyun2 faan4) — to tack (of sailing ship); to jibe; to go about
轉幹 (zyun2 gon3) — to become a cadre (e.g. a promotion from shopfloor)
轉引 (zyun2 jan5) — to quote from secondary source
轉彎抹角 (zyun2 waan1 mut3 gok3) — see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
轉往 (zyun2 wong5) — to change (to final stretch of journey)
轉徙 (zyun2 saai2) — to migrate; to move house
轉念 (zyun2 nim6) — to have second thoughts about sth; to think better of
轉悠 (zyun3 jau4) — to roll; to wander around; to appear repeatedly
轉悲為喜 (zyun2 bei1 wai4 hei2) — to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
轉戰 (zyun2 zin3) — to fight in one place after another
轉戰千里 (zyun2 zin3 cin1 lei5) — fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the…
轉手 (zyun2 sau2) — to pass on; to resell; to change hands
轉托 (zyun2 tok3) — to pass on a task; to delegate one's work; to pass the buck
轉折 (zyun2 zit3) — shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the con…
轉折點 (zyun2 zit3 dim2) — turning point; breaking point
轉捩 (zyun2 lit6) — to turn
轉捩點 (zyun2 lit6 dim2) — turning point
轉授 (zyun2 sau6) — to delegate
轉接 (zyun2 zip3) — (telephony etc) to switch; to connect; to transfer
轉換 (zyun2 wun6) — to change; to switch; to convert; to transform
轉換器 (zyun2 wun6 hei3) — converter; transducer
轉換斷層 (zyun2 wun6 dyun6 cang4) — transform fault (geology)
轉播 (zyun2 bo3) — relay; broadcast (on radio or TV)
轉敗為勝 (zyun2 baai6 wai4 sing3) — to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
轉文 (zyun2 man4) — (Internet) to repost (Tw)
轉會 (zyun2 wui2) — to transfer to another club (professional sports)
轉會費 (zyun2 wui2 fai3) — transfer fee; signing bonus; sign-on bonus
轉校 (zyun2 haau6) — to transfer (school)
轉椅 (zyun3 ji2) — swivel chair; children's roundabout
轉業 (zyun2 jip6) — to change one's profession; to transfer to civilian work
轉機 (zyun2 gei1) — (to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
轉正 (zyun2 zing3) — to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure
轉步 (zyun2 bou6) — to turn around
轉氨基酶 (zyun2 on1 gei1 mui4) — amino transferase (enzyme)
轉氨酶 (zyun2 on1 mui4) — transferase (enzyme)
轉法輪 (zyun2 faat3 leon4) — to transmit Buddhist teaching; chakram or chakka (throwing disk)
轉注 (zyun2 zyu3) — transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)…
轉注字 (zyun2 zyu3 zi6) — transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)…
轉爐 (zyun3 lou4) — converter (rotary furnace in steelmaking)
轉生 (zyun2 sang1) — reincarnation (Buddhism)
轉產 (zyun2 caan2) — to change production; to move over to new products
轉用 (zyun2 jung6) — to adapt for use for another purpose
轉發 (zyun2 faat3) — to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data); to pass on; to republish …
轉盤 (zyun3 pun4) — turntable; rotary (traffic)
轉眼 (zyun2 ngaan5) — in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance
轉眼即逝 (zyun2 ngaan5 zik1 sai6) — to pass in an instant; over in the twinkling of an eye
轉矩 (zyun3 geoi2) — torque
轉矩臂 (zyun3 geoi2 bei3) — torque arm
轉磨 (zyun3 mo6) — rotary grindstone
轉科 (zyun2 fo1) — to change major (at college); to take up a new specialist subject; to transfer …
轉租 (zyun2 zou1) — to sublet; to sublease
轉移 (zyun2 ji4) — to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the…
轉移安置 (zyun2 ji4 on1 zi3) — to relocate; to evacuate
轉移支付 (zyun2 ji4 zi1 fu6) — transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good o…
轉移視線 (zyun2 ji4 si6 sin3) — to shift one's eyes; (fig.) to shift one's attention; to divert attention
轉移陣地 (zyun2 ji4 zan6 dei6) — to move one's base (of operations); to reposition; to relocate
轉筆刀 (zyun3 bat1 dou1) — pencil sharpener
轉筋 (zyun3 gan1) — muscle cramp
轉紐 (zyun3 nau2) — organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)
轉給 (zyun2 kap1) — to pass on to
轉置 (zyun2 zi3) — to transpose
轉義 (zyun2 ji6) — (linguistics) transferred meaning; (computing) to escape
轉而 (zyun2 ji4) — to turn to (sth else); to switch to
轉背 (zyun2 bui3) — to turn one's back; to turn around; fig. change in a very short time
轉腰子 (zyun3 jiu1 zi2) — (coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush
轉臉 (zyun2 lim5) — to turn one's head; in no time; in the twinkling of an eye
轉船 (zyun2 syun4) — to transfer ships
轉角 (zyun2 gok3) — bend in a street; corner; to turn a corner
轉診 (zyun2 can2) — to transfer (a patient for treatment in a different hospital)
轉調 (zyun2 diu6) — (music) to change key; modulation; (of an employee) to be transferred to anothe…
轉譯 (zyun2 jik6) — to translate (to another language); to convert
轉變 (zyun2 bin3) — to change; to transform; shift; transformation
轉變立場 (zyun2 bin3 laap6 coeng4) — to change positions; to shift one's ground
轉讓 (zyun2 joeng6) — to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
轉賣 (zyun2 maai6) — to resell
轉賬 (zyun2 zoeng3) — to transfer (money to a bank account)
轉賬卡 (zyun2 zoeng3 kaat1) — debit card
轉贈 (zyun2 zang6) — to pass on a present
轉身 (zyun2 san1) — (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
轉車 (zyun2 ce1) — to transfer; to change trains, buses etc
轉車台 (zyun3 ce1 toi4) — a turntable
轉軌 (zyun2 gwai2) — to change track
轉軸 (zyun2 zuk6) — axis of rotation
轉軸兒 (zyun2 zuk6 ji4) — erhua variant of 轉軸|转轴[zhuan4 zhou2]
轉載 (zyun2 zoi3) — to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere; Taiwan pr. [zhuan3…
轉輪 (zyun3 leon4) — rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism
轉輪手槍 (zyun3 leon4 sau2 coeng1) — revolver (handgun)
轉輪王 (zyun3 leon4 wong4) — Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings); emperor in Hindu mythology
轉輪聖帝 (zyun3 leon4 sing3 dai3) — chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology)
轉輪聖王 (zyun3 leon4 sing3 wong4) — Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings); emperor in Hindu mythology
轉轉 (zyun2 zyun2) — to go for a stroll
轉述 (zyun2 seot6) — to pass on (stories); to relate
轉送 (zyun2 sung3) — to pass (sth) on (to sb else); to transfer sb (to another hospital etc)
轉速 (zyun3 cuk1) — angular velocity; number of revolutions per minute
轉速錶 (zyun3 cuk1 biu1) — tachometer; RPM gauge
轉遊 (zyun3 jau4) — variant of 轉悠|转悠[zhuan4 you5]
轉運 (zyun2 wan6) — to forward; to transfer; to transship; to have luck turn in one's favor
轉運棧 (zyun2 wan6 zaan6) — storage depot on a transportation route
轉運站 (zyun2 wan6 zaam6) — distribution depot; staging post; transit center
轉道 (zyun2 dou6) — to make a detour; to go by way of
轉達 (zyun2 daat6) — to pass on; to convey; to communicate
轉遞 (zyun2 dai6) — to pass on; to relay
轉鈴 (zyun2 ling4) — bicycle bell (with a rotating internal mechanism)
轉鈴兒 (zyun2 ling4 ji4) — erhua variant of 轉鈴|转铃[zhuan4 ling2]
轉錄 (zyun2 luk6) — transcription; to make a copy of a recording
轉鐘 (zyun2 zung1) — past midnight
轉門 (zyun3 mun4) — revolving door; turnstile
轉關係 (zyun2 gwaan1 hai6) — to transfer (from one unit to another)
轉院 (zyun2 jyun2) — to transfer (a patient) to a different hospital; to transfer to hospital (e.g. …
轉面無情 (zyun2 min6 mou4 cing4) — to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a frie…
轉韻 (zyun2 wan5) — change of rhyme (within a poem)
轉體 (zyun2 tai2) — to roll over; to turn over (one's body)
轉鼓 (zyun3 gu2) — rotary drum
轎夫 (giu2 fu1) — porter for a palanquin
轎子 (giu2 zi2) — sedan chair; palanquin; litter
轎車 (giu2 ce1) — (old) enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; (automotive) sedan
轘 (waan4) — to tear between chariots (as punishment)
轘裂 (waan6 lit6) — see 車裂|车裂[che1 lie4]
轟動一時 (gwang1 dung6 jat1 si4) — to cause a sensation (idiom)
轟動效應 (gwang1 dung6 haau6 jing3) — sensational effect; wild reaction
轟擊 (gwang1 gik1) — bombard
轟炸 (gwang1 zaa3) — to bomb; to bombard
轟炸機 (gwang1 zaa3 gei1) — bomber (aircraft)
轟然 (gwang1 jin4) — loudly; with a loud bang; a loud rumble
轟走 (gwang1 zau2) — to drive away
轟趕 (gwang1 gon2) — to drive away
轟趴 (gwang1 paa1) — (loanword) party (social gathering); (Tw) party (typically associated with sex …
轟轟 (gwang1 gwang1) — booming; roaring
轟轟烈烈 (gwang1 gwang1 lit6 lit6) — strong; vigorous; large-scale
轟隆 (gwang1 lung4) — (onom.) rumbling; rolling
轟鳴 (gwang1 ming4) — boom (sound of explosion); rumble
轡頭 (bei3 tau4) — bridle
辛丑 (san1 cau2) — thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021; cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Pr…
辛丑條約 (san1 cau2 tiu4 joek3) — Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force i…
辛亥 (san1 hoi6) — forty-eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031; cf 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai…
辛亥革命 (san1 hoi6 gaak3 ming6) — Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty
辛伐他汀 (san1 fat6 taa1 ting1) — simvastatin
辛勤 (san1 kan4) — hardworking; industrious
辛勤耕耘 (san1 kan4 gaang1 wan4) — to devote oneself tirelessly to one's work; to labor diligently over many years
辛卯 (san1 maau5) — twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
辛奇 (san1 kei4) — (loanword) kimchi
辛巳 (san1 zi6) — eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
辛巴威 (san1 baa1 wai1) — Zimbabwe (Tw)
辛布 (san1 bou3) — Thimphu, capital of Bhutan (Tw)
辛普森 (san1 pou2 sam1) — Simpson (name)
辛普森一家 (san1 pou2 sam1 jat1 gaa1) — The Simpsons (US TV series)
辛未 (san1 mei6) — eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
辛格 (san1 gaak3) — (name) Singh
辛烷值 (san1 jyun4 zik6) — octane rating
辛苦 (san1 fu2) — exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hard…
辛貝特 (san1 bui3 dak6) — Shin Bet (Israel national security service)
辛辛苦苦 (san1 san1 fu2 fu2) — painstakingly; with great trouble
辛辛那提 (san1 san1 naa5 tai4) — Cincinnati, Ohio
辛辣 (san1 laat6) — spicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism)
辛迪加 (san1 dik6 gaa1) — (loanword) syndicate
辛酉 (san1 jau5) — fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041
辛集 (san1 zaap6) — see 辛集市[Xin1 ji2 Shi4]
辛集市 (san1 zaap6 si5) — Xinji, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi…
辜振甫 (gu1 zan3 fu2) — Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat
辜負 (gu1 fu6) — to fail to live up to (sb's expectations, trust or kindness); to let down
辜鴻銘 (gu1 hung4 ming4) — Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English…
辟邪 (pik1 ce4) — to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also c…
辟雍 (pik1 jung1) — central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies
辟雍硯 (pik1 jung1 jin6) — ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
辣妹 (laat6 mui1) — hot chick; sexy girl; abbr. LM
辣妹子 (laat6 mui1 zi2) — sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hu…
辣子 (laat6 zi2) — cayenne pepper; chili
辣彼 (laat6 bei2) — (loanword) rabbi
辣根 (laat6 gan1) — horseradish
辣椒 (laat6 ziu1) — hot pepper; chili
辣椒仔 (laat6 ziu1 zai2) — Tabasco (brand)
辣椒醬 (laat6 ziu1 zoeng3) — red pepper paste; chili sauce
辣汁 (laat6 zap1) — hot sauce; chili sauce
辣醬油 (laat6 zoeng3 jau4) — Worcestershire sauce

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