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開爐 (hoi1 lou4) — to open a furnace; to start up a furnace
開爾文 (hoi1 ji5 man4) — Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson); Kelvin (temperature…
開犁 (hoi1 lai4) — to start plowing; to plow the first furrow
開獎 (hoi1 zoeng2) — to announce the winners in a lottery
開球 (hoi1 kau4) — open ball (math.); to start a ball game; to kick off (soccer); to tee off (golf)
開瓶器 (hoi1 ping4 hei3) — bottle opener
開瓶費 (hoi1 ping4 fai3) — corkage fee
開疆 (hoi1 goeng1) — to pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory
開發 (hoi1 faat3) — to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
開發人員 (hoi1 faat3 jan4 jyun4) — developer
開發區 (hoi1 faat3 keoi1) — development zone
開發周期 (hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4) — development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
開發商 (hoi1 faat3 soeng1) — developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
開發週期 (hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4) — development cycle; development period
開發銀行 (hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4) — development bank
開皌 (hoi1 mut6) — to receive condolences
開盤 (hoi1 pun4) — to commence trading (stock market)
開眼 (hoi1 ngaan5) — to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
開眼界 (hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3) — to broaden one's horizons
開砲 (hoi1 paau3) — to open fire
開礦 (hoi1 kwong3) — to mine; to open a seam
開票 (hoi1 piu3) — to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to …
開禁 (hoi1 gam3) — to lift a ban; to lift a curfew
開福 (hoi1 fuk1) — see 開福區|开福区[Kai1 fu2 Qu1]
開福區 (hoi1 fuk1 keoi1) — Kaifu, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
開竅 (hoi1 hiu3) — to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns
開立 (hoi1 laap6) — to set up; to open (an account, a branch store etc); to draw up (a certificate,…
開站 (hoi1 zaam6) — to put a new bus or railway station into operation
開端 (hoi1 dyun1) — start; beginning
開筆 (hoi1 bat1) — to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
開筵 (hoi1 jin4) — to host a banquet
開篇 (hoi1 pin1) — start of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]
開綻 (hoi1 zaan6) — to come unsewn
開線 (hoi1 sin3) — to come unsewn; to split at the seam
開罪 (hoi1 zeoi6) — to offend sb; to give offense; to displease
開罰單 (hoi1 fat6 daan1) — to issue an infringement notice
開羅 (hoi1 lo4) — Cairo, capital of Egypt
開羅大學 (hoi1 lo4 daai6 hok6) — Cairo University
開胃 (hoi1 wai6) — to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease
開胃菜 (hoi1 wai6 coi3) — starter; appetizer
開胃酒 (hoi1 wai6 zau2) — aperitif wine
開脫 (hoi1 tyut3) — to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate
開脫罪責 (hoi1 tyut3 zeoi6 zaak3) — to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate
開腔 (hoi1 hong1) — to speak out; to start speaking
開膛手傑克 (hoi1 tong4 sau2 git6 hak1) — Jack the Ripper
開膠 (hoi1 gaau1) — to come unglued; to come apart
開臉 (hoi1 lim5) — (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a fa…
開臺 (hoi1 toi4) — start of play; opening of theatrical performance
開臺鑼鼓 (hoi1 toi4 lo4 gu2) — opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance
開船 (hoi1 syun4) — to set sail
開花 (hoi1 faa1) — to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burs…
開花兒 (hoi1 faa1 ji4) — erhua variant of 開花|开花[kai1 hua1]
開花衣 (hoi1 faa1 ji1) — to open a bale of cotton
開苞 (hoi1 baau1) — to deflower
開荒 (hoi1 fong1) — to open up land (for agriculture)
開葷 (hoi1 fan1) — to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a no…
開蒙 (hoi1 mung4) — (old) (of a child) to begin schooling
開藥 (hoi1 joek6) — to prescribe medicine
開衩 (hoi1 caa3) — slit (in clothing)
開裂 (hoi1 lit6) — to split open; to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
開襟 (hoi1 kam1) — buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
開襠褲 (hoi1 dong1 fu3) — open-crotch pants (for toddlers)
開解 (hoi1 gaai2) — to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety
開言 (hoi1 jin4) — to start to speak
開設 (hoi1 cit3) — to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
開許 (hoi1 heoi2) — (literary) to allow; to permit
開誠佈公 (hoi1 sing4 bou3 gung1) — variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]
開誠布公 (hoi1 sing4 bou3 gung1) — lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; …
開誠相見 (hoi1 sing4 soeng1 gin3) — candid and open (idiom)
開課 (hoi1 fo3) — school begins; give a course; teach a subject
開講 (hoi1 gong2) — to begin a lecture; to start on a story
開議 (hoi1 ji5) — to hold a (business) meeting; to start negotiations
開賬 (hoi1 zoeng3) — to make out a bill
開賽 (hoi1 coi3) — to start a match; the kick-off
開走 (hoi1 zau2) — to go (of car, train etc); to drive off
開赴 (hoi1 fu6) — (of troops) to depart for; to head for
開足馬力 (hoi1 zuk1 maa5 lik6) — to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed; fig. to work as hard as pos…
開路 (hoi1 lou6) — to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity…
開路先鋒 (hoi1 lou6 sin1 fung1) — pioneer; trailblazer
開車人 (hoi1 ce1 jan4) — driver; person driving a vehicle
開辦 (hoi1 baan6) — to open; to start (a business etc); to set up
開通 (hoi1 tung1) — open-minded
開道 (hoi1 dou6) — to clear the way
開遠 (hoi1 jyun5) — see 開遠市|开远市[Kai1 yuan3 Shi4]
開遠市 (hoi1 jyun5 si5) — Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝…
開都河 (hoi1 dou1 ho4) — Kaidu River, Xinjiang
開酒費 (hoi1 zau2 fai3) — corkage fee
開釋 (hoi1 sik1) — to release (a prisoner)
開金 (hoi1 gam1) — carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
開銷 (hoi1 siu1) — to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
開鍋 (hoi1 wo1) — to season a wok; to take the lid off a pot; (of the contents of a pot) to start…
開鎖 (hoi1 so2) — to unlock
開鐮 (hoi1 lim4) — to start the harvest
開鑼 (hoi1 lo4) — to beat the gong to open a performance
開鑼喝道 (hoi1 lo4 hot3 dou6) — to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)
開鑽 (hoi1 zyun3) — to start drilling
開鑿 (hoi1 zok6) — to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
開門揖盜 (hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6) — leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving e…
開門紅 (hoi1 mun4 hung4) — a good beginning
開門見山 (hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1) — lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idi…
開閉幕式 (hoi1 bai3 mok6 sik1) — opening and closing ceremonies
開間 (hoi1 gaan1) — unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-s…
開闊 (hoi1 fut3) — wide; open (spaces); to open up
開關 (hoi1 gwaan1) — power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close…
開闢 (hoi1 pik1) — to open up; to create; to establish
開闢者 (hoi1 pik1 ze2) — pioneer; groundbreaker
開除 (hoi1 ceoi4) — to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
開除學籍 (hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6) — to expel from school
開除黨籍 (hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6) — to expel from the Party
開陽 (hoi1 joeng4) — Mizar; Zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper; see 開陽縣|开阳县[Kai1 yang2 Xian4]
開陽縣 (hoi1 joeng4 jyun6) — Kaiyang, a county in Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
開集 (hoi1 zaap6) — open set (math.)
開霽 (hoi1 zai3) — to clear up (of weather)
開革 (hoi1 gaak3) — to fire; to discharge
開顏 (hoi1 ngaan4) — to smile; to beam
開高叉 (hoi1 gou1 caa1) — slit dress
開魯 (hoi1 lou5) — see 開魯縣|开鲁县[Kai1 lu3 Xian4]
開魯縣 (hoi1 lou5 jyun6) — Kailu, a county in Tongliao City 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1 liao2 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
開麥拉 (hoi1 mak6 laai1) — (Tw) (loanword) camera
開黑店 (hoi1 hak1 dim3) — lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); f…
開齋節 (hoi1 zaai1 zit3) — (Islam) Eid al-Fitr, festival that marks the end of Ramadan
閏年 (jeon6 nin4) — leap year; (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
閏月 (jeon6 jyut6) — intercalary month in the lunar calendar; leap month
閑人 (haan4 jan4) — variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]
閑冗 (haan4 jung2) — officials with light duties; supernumeraries
閑在 (haan4 zoi6) — at leisure
閑坐 (haan4 zo6) — to sit around; to sit idly
閑居 (haan4 geoi1) — to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to d…
閑心 (haan4 sam1) — leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
閑暇 (haan4 haa6) — leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use
閑章 (haan4 zoeng1) — recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, a…
閑聊天 (haan4 liu4 tin1) — to chat; idle gossip
閑職 (haan4 zik1) — sinecure; position with practically no obligations
閑花 (haan4 faa1) — wild flower
閑言碎語 (haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5) — idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
閑話家常 (haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4) — to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
閑談 (haan4 taam4) — variant of 閒談|闲谈[xian2 tan2]
閑逛 (haan4 kwaang3) — to stroll
閑逸 (haan4 jat6) — comfort and leisure
閑雅 (haan4 ngaa5) — elegant; graceful
閑雜 (haan4 zaap6) — (employee) having no fixed duties
閑靜 (haan4 zing6) — calm; tranquil
閒人 (haan4 jan4) — idle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
閒來無事 (haan4 loi4 mou4 si6) — at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
閒口 (haan4 hau2) — idle talk
閒扯 (haan4 ce2) — to chat; idle talk
閒晃 (haan4 fong2) — to hang around; to hang out
閒暇 (haan4 haa6) — leisure
閒書 (haan4 syu1) — light reading
閒混 (haan4 wan6) — to loiter
閒空 (haan4 hung1) — idle; free time; leisure
閒置 (haan4 zi3) — to leave unused; to leave idle; to lie idle
閒言閒語 (haan4 jin4 haan4 jyu5) — idle gossip
閒話 (haan4 waa6) — casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
閒談 (haan4 taam4) — to chat
間不容髮 (gaan3 bat1 jung4 faat3) — (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom); in a critical state; on the…
間作 (gaan3 zok3) — interplanting
間充 (gaan1 cung1) — mesenchymal (tissue, in cell biology)
間充質 (gaan1 cung1 zat1) — mesenchyme (loosely organized embryonic connective tissue)
間充質幹細胞 (gaan1 cung1 zat1 gon3 sai3 baau1) — mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)
間壁 (gaan3 bik1) — next door; partition wall
間奏 (gaan3 zau3) — interlude (music)
間或 (gaan3 waak6) — occasionally; now and then
間接 (gaan3 zip3) — indirect
間接證據 (gaan3 zip3 zing3 geoi3) — indirect testimony; circumstantial evidence
間接賓語 (gaan3 zip3 ban1 jyu5) — indirect object (grammar)
間斷 (gaan3 dyun6) — disconnected; interrupted; suspended; a gap; a break
間歇 (gaan3 hit3) — to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence
間歇訓練 (gaan3 hit3 fan3 lin6) — interval training
間皮瘤 (gaan1 pei4 lau4) — mesothelioma (medicine)
間腦 (gaan1 nou5) — diencephalon
間苗 (gaan3 miu4) — thinning out seedlings
間諜 (gaan3 dip6) — spy
間諜活動 (gaan3 dip6 wut6 dung6) — espionage; spying
間諜網 (gaan3 dip6 mong5) — spy network
間諜罪 (gaan3 dip6 zeoi6) — crime of spying
間諜軟件 (gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin2) — spyware
間隔 (gaan3 gaak3) — gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two week…
間隔攝影 (gaan3 gaak3 sip3 jing2) — time-lapse photography
間隔號 (gaan3 gaak3 hou6) — middle dot (·), a punctuation mark used in Chinese text to separate the parts o…
間隙 (gaan3 kwik1) — interval; gap; clearance
閔凶 (man5 hung1) — suffering; affliction
閔科夫斯基 (man5 fo1 fu1 si1 gei1) — Minkowski (name); Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), German mathematician
閔行區 (man5 hang4 keoi1) — Minhang District of Shanghai
閘口 (zaap6 hau2) — open sluice gate; (toll) station; boarding gate (airport etc); (fig.) gateway (…
閘盒 (zaap6 hap6) — electric fusebox; switch box
閘道 (zaap6 dou6) — (computing) gateway (Tw)
閣僚 (gok3 liu4) — cabinet member
閣揆 (gok3 kwai4) — premier; prime minister
閣樓 (gok3 lau2) — garret; loft; attic
閣議 (gok3 ji5) — cabinet meeting
閥芯 (fat6 sam1) — valve stem
閥門 (fat6 mun4) — valve (mechanical)
閨情 (gwai1 cing4) — women's love; passion (felt by lady)
閨房 (gwai1 fong4) — lady's chamber; boudoir; harem
閨秀 (gwai1 sau3) — well-bred young lady
閨窗 (gwai1 coeng1) — a lady's chamber; boudoir
閨範 (gwai1 faan6) — lady's demeanor; norms expected of women (in former times)
閨蜜 (gwai1 mat6) — (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend; bestie; (originally written 閨密|闺密[gui1…
閨門旦 (gwai1 mun4 daan2) — young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera
閨閣 (gwai1 gok3) — lady's chamber
閨閫 (gwai1 kwan2) — women's quarters
閩 (man5) — short name for Fujian 福建[Fu2 jian4]; also pr. [Min2]
閩南 (man5 naam4) — Minnan (southern Fujian)
閩南話 (man5 naam4 waa2) — Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surro…
閩南語 (man5 naam4 jyu5) — Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding area…
閩江 (man5 gong1) — Min River, Fujian
閩清 (man5 cing1) — see 閩清縣|闽清县[Min3 qing1 Xian4]
閩清縣 (man5 cing1 jyun6) — Minqing, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
閩粵 (man5 jyut6) — Fujian and Guangdong
閩菜 (man5 coi3) — Fujian cuisine
閩語 (man5 jyu5) — Min dialects, spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan etc
閫奧 (kwan2 ou3) — innermost room; (fig.) heart
閫寄 (kwan2 gei3) — military command
閫範 (kwan2 faan6) — model of feminine virtues
閬苑 (long5 jyun2) — Langyuan paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
閬風 (long5 fung1) — Langfeng Mountain; same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the im…
閬風巔 (long5 fung1 din1) — Langfeng Mountain; same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the im…
閱 (jyut6) — to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience
閱世 (jyut6 sai3) — to see the world
閱兵 (jyut6 bing1) — to review troops; military parade
閱卷 (jyut6 gyun2) — to grade exam papers; to review case files
閱微草堂筆記 (jyut6 mei4 cou2 tong4 bat1 gei3) — Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of t…
閱歷 (jyut6 lik6) — to experience; experience
閱覽 (jyut6 laam5) — to read
閱覽室 (jyut6 laam5 sat1) — reading room
閱讀 (jyut6 duk6) — to read
閱讀器 (jyut6 duk6 hei3) — reader (software)
閱讀廣度 (jyut6 duk6 gwong2 dou6) — reading span
閱讀理解 (jyut6 duk6 lei5 gaai2) — reading comprehension
閱讀裝置 (jyut6 duk6 zong1 zi3) — electronic reader (e.g. for barcodes, RFID tags etc)
閱讀障礙 (jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6) — dyslexia
閹人 (jim1 jan4) — a castrate
閹割 (jim1 got3) — to castrate; fig. to emasculate
閹然 (jim1 jin4) — covertly; secretly
閹豎 (jim1 syu6) — eunuch (contemptuous appellation)
閻 (jim4) — surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)
閻君 (jim4 gwan1) — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
閻王爺 (jim4 wong4 je4) — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
閻羅 (jim4 lo4) — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
閻羅王 (jim4 lo4 wong4) — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
閻老 (jim4 lou5) — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
閻良 (jim4 loeng4) — see 閻良區|阎良区[Yan2 liang2 Qu1]
閻良區 (jim4 loeng4 keoi1) — Yanliang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
閻錫山 (jim4 sek3 saan1) — Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
閻魔 (jim4 mo1) — (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
閼氏 (jin1 si6) — formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
閾值 (wik6 zik6) — threshold
闃寂 (gwik1 zik6) — still; quiet
闃然 (gwik1 jin4) — quiet; still and silent
闊別 (fut3 bit6) — separated for a long time
闊嘴鷸 (fut3 zeoi2 wat6) — (bird species of China) broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
闊度 (fut3 dou6) — breadth
闊步 (fut3 bou6) — to stride forward
闊氣 (fut3 hei3) — lavish; generous; bounteous; prodigal
闊綽 (fut3 coek3) — extravagant; liberal with money
闊老 (fut3 lou5) — variant of 闊佬|阔佬[kuo4 lao3]
闊葉 (fut3 jip6) — broad-leaved (tree)
闊躡 (fut3 nip6) — to stride (formal writing)
闌 (laan4) — railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late
闌入 (laan4 jap6) — to trespass; to mix; to mingle
闌出 (laan4 ceot1) — to leave impulsively; to send out (merchandise) without authorization
闌尾 (laan4 mei5) — appendix; vermiform appendix (anatomy)
闌尾切除術 (laan4 mei5 cit3 ceoi4 seot6) — appendectomy (medicine)
闌尾炎 (laan4 mei5 jim4) — appendicitis (medicine)
闌干 (laan4 gon1) — (literary) crisscross; uneven; disorderly; rim of the eye; variant of 欄杆|栏杆[lan…
闌檻 (laan4 haam5) — railing; fence; banisters
闌殫 (laan4 daan1) — tired and exhausted
闌珊 (laan4 saan1) — coming to an end; waning
闌遺 (laan4 wai4) — unclaimed articles
闌頭 (laan4 tau4) — lintel; architrave
闌風 (laan4 fung1) — continuous blowing of the wind
闍梨 (se4 lei4) — Buddhist monk (Sanskrit: jala)
闍黎 (se4 lai4) — Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 闍梨|阇梨[she2 li2]
闒 (taap3) — door or window in an upper story
闔家 (hap6 gaa1) — variant of 合家[he2 jia1]
闔廬 (hap6 lou4) — King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔閭|阖闾
闔第光臨 (hap6 dai6 gwong1 lam4) — the whole family is invited (idiom)
闖入 (cong2 jap6) — to intrude; to charge in; to gate-crash
闖王 (cong2 wong4) — Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Z…
闖王陵 (cong2 wong4 ling4) — mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Ze4 cheng2],…
闖禍 (cong2 wo6) — to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble
闖紅燈 (cong2 hung4 dang1) — to run a red light; failing to stop at a red traffic light; (slang) to have sex…
闖蕩江湖 (cong2 dong6 gong1 wu4) — to travel around the country
闖進 (cong2 zeon3) — to burst in
闖過 (cong2 gwo3) — to crash one's way through
闖關 (cong2 gwaan1) — to crash through a barrier
關上 (gwaan1 soeng5) — to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
關中 (gwaan1 zung1) — Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
關中地區 (gwaan1 zung1 dei6 keoi1) — Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
關中平原 (gwaan1 zung1 ping4 jyun4) — Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
關之琳 (gwaan1 zi1 lam4) — Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress
關乎 (gwaan1 fu4) — to relate to; concerning; about
關係代名詞 (gwaan1 hai6 doi6 ming4 ci4) — relative pronoun
關係到 (gwaan1 hai6 dou3) — relates to; bears upon
關係式 (gwaan1 hai6 sik1) — equation expressing a relation (math.)
關停 (gwaan1 ting4) — (of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down
關公 (gwaan1 gung1) — Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])
關切 (gwaan1 cit3) — to be deeply concerned; to be troubled (by)
關卡 (gwaan1 kaa1) — checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape; Taiw…
關口 (gwaan1 hau2) — pass; gateway; (fig.) juncture
關城 (gwaan1 sing4) — defensive fort over border post
關塔納摩 (gwaan1 taap3 naap6 mo1) — Guantanamo, Cuba
關塔那摩 (gwaan1 taap3 naa5 mo1) — Guantanamo
關塔那摩灣 (gwaan1 taap3 naa5 mo1 waan1) — Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)
關塞 (gwaan1 coi3) — border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
關境 (gwaan1 ging2) — customs border
關子 (gwaan1 zi2) — climax (in a story)
關山 (gwaan1 saan1) — fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall); one's hometown
關島 (gwaan1 dou2) — Guam
關島大學 (gwaan1 dou2 daai6 hok6) — University of Guam
關嶺布依族苗族自治縣 (gwaan1 ling5 bou3 ji1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi…
關嶺縣 (gwaan1 ling5 jyun6) — see 關嶺布依族苗族自治縣|关岭布依族苗族自治县[Guan1 ling3 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
關店歇業 (gwaan1 dim3 hit3 jip6) — to close up shop and cease business temporarily; closed for business
關廟 (gwaan1 miu6) — Guanmiao, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
關廠 (gwaan1 cong2) — to shut down (a factory); to close a facility; a lockout
關征 (gwaan1 zing1) — customs levy; customs post charging import duties
關心 (gwaan1 sam1) — to be concerned about; to care about
關愛 (gwaan1 oi3) — to show concern and care for
關懷 (gwaan1 waai4) — care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to
關懷備至 (gwaan1 waai4 bei6 zi3) — the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
關押 (gwaan1 aap3) — to imprison; to lock up (in jail)
關掉 (gwaan1 diu6) — to switch off; to shut off
關文 (gwaan1 man4) — official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial…
關於 (gwaan1 jyu1) — pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
關東 (gwaan1 dung1) — Northeast China; Manchuria; lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1]…
關東地震 (gwaan1 dung1 dei6 zan3) — Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Toky…
關東煮 (gwaan1 dung1 zyu2) — oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish,…
關東軍 (gwaan1 dung1 gwan1) — Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in Ch…
關格 (gwaan1 gaak3) — blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)
關棧 (gwaan1 zaan6) — bonded warehouse
關棧費 (gwaan1 zaan6 fai3) — bonding fee
關機 (gwaan1 gei1) — to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
關漢卿 (gwaan1 hon3 hing1) — Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition o…
關照 (gwaan1 ziu3) — to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind
關白 (gwaan1 baak6) — to inform; to notify
關稅 (gwaan1 seoi3) — customs duty; tariff
關稅同盟 (gwaan1 seoi3 tung4 mang4) — customs union
關稅國境 (gwaan1 seoi3 gwok3 ging2) — customs border
關稅壁壘 (gwaan1 seoi3 bik1 leoi5) — tariff wall
關稅與貿易總協定 (gwaan1 seoi3 jyu5 mau6 jik6 zung2 hip3 ding6) — GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
關穎珊 (gwaan1 wing6 saan1) — Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
關節 (gwaan1 zit3) — joint (physiology); key point; critical phase
關節囊 (gwaan1 zit3 nong4) — articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)
關節炎 (gwaan1 zit3 jim4) — arthritis
關節腔 (gwaan1 zit3 hong1) — articular cavity; joint cavity
關節面 (gwaan1 zit3 min2) — articular facet (anatomy); surface in joint
關系 (gwaan1 hai6) — variant of 關係|关系[guan1 xi5]
關緊 (gwaan1 gan2) — to close firmly; to fasten securely; to make fast; to lock
關羽 (gwaan1 jyu5) — Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the T…
關聯 (gwaan1 lyun4) — to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
關聯公司 (gwaan1 lyun4 gung1 si1) — related company; affiliate
關西 (gwaan1 sai1) — Kansai region, Japan; Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu…
關說 (gwaan1 syut3) — to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb; to lobby illegally
關貿總協定 (gwaan1 mau6 zung2 hip3 ding6) — GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
關連 (gwaan1 lin4) — variant of 關聯|关联[guan1 lian2]
關金 (gwaan1 gam1) — see 關金券|关金券[guan1 jin1 quan4]
關鍵 (gwaan1 gin6) — crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal
關鍵字 (gwaan1 gin6 zi6) — keyword
關鍵詞 (gwaan1 gin6 ci4) — keyword
關門 (gwaan1 mun4) — to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or per…
關門大吉 (gwaan1 mun4 daai6 gat1) — to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
關門弟子 (gwaan1 mun4 dai6 zi2) — last disciple of a master
關門捉賊 (gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6) — to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
關閉 (gwaan1 bai3) — to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
關防 (gwaan1 fong4) — security measures (esp. border security); official seal (esp. military seal dur…
關隘 (gwaan1 aai3) — mountain pass
關頭 (gwaan1 tau4) — juncture; moment
關餉 (gwaan1 hoeng2) — to receive one's salary; to pay sb's wages
闡揚 (cin2 joeng4) — to expound; to propagate
闡明 (zin2 ming4) — to elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound
闡發 (cin2 faat3) — to elucidate; to expound; to study and explain
闡示 (cin2 si6) — to demonstrate
闡述 (zin2 seot6) — to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)
闡釋 (cin2 sik1) — to explain; to expound; to interpret; elucidation
闢室 (pik1 sat1) — lit. to open a room; fig. to settle in a quiet room; behind closed doors
闢室密談 (pik1 sat1 mat6 taam4) — to discuss behind closed doors
闢謠 (pik1 jiu4) — to refute a rumor; to deny
阜南 (fau6 naam4) — see 阜南縣|阜南县[Fu4 nan2 Xian4]
阜南縣 (fau6 naam4 jyun6) — Funan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
阜城 (fau6 sing4) — see 阜城縣|阜城县[Fu4 cheng2 Xian4]
阜城縣 (fau6 sing4 jyun6) — Fucheng, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei
阜寧 (fau6 ning4) — see 阜寧縣|阜宁县[Fu4 ning2 Xian4]
阜寧縣 (fau6 ning4 jyun6) — Funing, a county in Yancheng City 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4], Jiangsu
阜平 (fau6 ping4) — see 阜平縣|阜平县[Fu4 ping2 Xian4]
阜平縣 (fau6 ping4 jyun6) — Fuping, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
阜康 (fau6 hong1) — see 阜康市[Fu4 kang1 Shi4]
阜康市 (fau6 hong1 si5) — Fukang, a county-level city in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1…
阜成門 (fau6 sing4 mun4) — Fuchengmen neighborhood of Beijing
阜新 (fau6 san1) — see 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4]; see 阜新蒙古族自治縣|阜新蒙古族自治县[Fu4 xin1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 x…
阜新市 (fau6 san1 si5) — Fuxin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
阜新蒙古族自治縣 (fau6 san1 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, in Fuxin City 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4], Liaoning
阜陽 (fau6 joeng4) — see 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4]
阜陽市 (fau6 joeng4 si5) — Fuyang, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
阢隉 (ngat6 nip6) — variant of 杌隉|杌陧[wu4 nie4]
阮元 (jyun5 jyun4) — scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
阮咸 (jyun5 haam4) — see 阮[ruan3]
阮安 (jyun5 on1) — Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principa…
阮崇武 (jyun5 sung4 mou5) — Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
阮晉勇 (jyun5 zeon3 jung5) — Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016
防不勝防 (fong4 bat1 sing1 fong4) — (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
防備 (fong4 bei6) — to guard against
防凍 (fong4 dung3) — antifreeze
防凍劑 (fong4 dung3 zai1) — antifreeze agent
防務 (fong4 mou6) — (pertaining to) defense
防化救援 (fong4 faa3 gau3 wun4) — antichemical rescue
防喘振 (fong4 cyun2 zan3) — (turbomachinery design) anti-surge
防城 (fong4 sing4) — see 防城區|防城区[Fang2 cheng2 Qu1]
防城區 (fong4 sing4 keoi1) — Fangcheng, a district of Fangchenggang City 防城港市[Fang2 cheng2 gang3 Shi4], Guan…
防城港 (fong4 sing4 gong2) — see 防城港市[Fang2 cheng2 gang3 Shi4]
防城港市 (fong4 sing4 gong2 si5) — Fangchenggang, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治…
防堵 (fong4 dou2) — to prevent; to combat; to counter
防夾 (fong4 gep6) — antipinch (e.g. preventing catching fingers in automatic car windows)
防守 (fong4 sau2) — to defend; to protect (against)
防守者 (fong4 sau2 ze2) — defender
防寒服 (fong4 hon4 fuk6) — overcoat; down jacket; winter wear
防弊 (fong4 bai6) — anti-fraud; anti-cheating; preventing wrongdoing
防彈 (fong4 daan2) — bulletproof
防彈衣 (fong4 daan2 ji1) — bulletproof vest
防微杜漸 (fong4 mei4 dou6 zim6) — to nip in the bud (idiom)
防患 (fong4 waan6) — to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
防患於未然 (fong4 waan6 jyu1 mei6 jin4) — see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]
防患未然 (fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4) — to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the b…
防患未萌 (fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4) — to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
防控 (fong4 hung3) — to prevent and control (e.g. the spread of a communicable disease)
防損 (fong4 syun2) — loss prevention
防暑降溫 (fong4 syu2 gong3 wan1) — to prevent heatstroke and reduce temperature
防暴 (fong4 bou6) — to suppress a riot; riot control
防暴盾 (fong4 bou6 teon5) — riot shield
防暴警察 (fong4 bou6 ging2 caat3) — riot police; riot squad
防曬 (fong4 saai3) — sunburn protection
防曬油 (fong4 saai3 jau4) — sunscreen; sunblock
防曬霜 (fong4 saai3 soeng1) — suntan lotion; sunscreen cream
防杜 (fong4 dou6) — to prevent
防核 (fong4 hat6) — nuclear defense; anti-nuclear (installation)
防止 (fong4 zi2) — to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
防毒 (fong4 duk6) — to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses
防毒圍裙 (fong4 duk6 wai4 kwan4) — protective apron
防毒手套 (fong4 duk6 sau2 tou3) — protective gloves
防毒斗篷 (fong4 duk6 dau2 pung4) — protective cape
防毒軟件 (fong4 duk6 jyun5 gin2) — anti-virus software
防毒通道 (fong4 duk6 tung1 dou6) — protective passageway
防毒面具 (fong4 duk6 min6 geoi6) — gas mask
防毒靴套 (fong4 duk6 hoe1 tou3) — gas-protection boots; protective boots
防水 (fong4 seoi2) — waterproof
防汛 (fong4 seon3) — flood control; anti-flood (precautions)
防治 (fong4 zi6) — to prevent and cure; prevention and cure
防波堤 (fong4 bo1 tai4) — breakwater; seawall; fig. defensive buffer zone
防洪 (fong4 hung4) — flood control; flood prevention
防滑 (fong4 waat6) — antiskid; slip resistant
防滑鏈 (fong4 waat6 lin6) — snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
防潮 (fong4 ciu4) — damp proof; moisture proof; protection against tides
防潮堤 (fong4 ciu4 tai4) — tide embankment
防潮墊 (fong4 ciu4 zin3) — groundsheet (for camping etc)
防火 (fong4 fo2) — to protect against fire
防火梯 (fong4 fo2 tai1) — fire escape
防火牆 (fong4 fo2 coeng4) — firewall
防火長城 (fong4 fo2 coeng4 sing4) — Great Firewall of China (system for restricting access to foreign websites)
防災 (fong4 zoi1) — disaster prevention; to protect against natural disasters
防特 (fong4 dak6) — to thwart espionage; counterespionage
防狼噴霧 (fong4 long4 pan3 mou6) — pepper spray
防疫 (fong4 jik6) — to prevent epidemics
防盜 (fong4 dou6) — to guard against theft; anti-theft
防盜門 (fong4 dou6 mun4) — security door
防禦 (fong4 jyu6) — defense; to defend
防禦工事 (fong4 jyu6 gung1 si6) — fortification; defensive structure
防禦性 (fong4 jyu6 sing3) — defensive (weapons)
防禦術 (fong4 jyu6 seot6) — defensive art
防空 (fong4 hung1) — anti-aircraft defense
防空洞 (fong4 hung1 dung6) — air raid shelter; bomb shelter; (fig.) place that protects bad people; hideout
防範 (fong4 faan6) — to be on guard; wariness; to guard against; preventive
防線 (fong4 sin3) — defensive line or perimeter
防腐 (fong4 fu6) — rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion
防腐劑 (fong4 fu6 zai1) — preservative; antiseptic
防艾 (fong4 ngaai6) — protecting against AIDS
防蚊液 (fong4 man1 jik6) — mosquito repellent
防衛 (fong4 wai6) — to defend; defensive; defense
防衛大臣 (fong4 wai6 daai6 san4) — minister of defense (esp. in Japan)
防衛武器 (fong4 wai6 mou5 hei3) — defensive weapon
防衛過當 (fong4 wai6 gwo3 dong3) — excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
防護 (fong4 wu6) — to defend; to protect
防護眼鏡 (fong4 wu6 ngaan5 geng2) — safety goggles
防身 (fong4 san1) — self-protection; to defend oneself
防避 (fong4 bei6) — protection
防長 (fong4 zoeng2) — abbr. for 國防部長|国防部长[guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3], Minister of Defense
防閑 (fong4 haan4) — to guard
防震 (fong4 zan3) — shockproof; to guard against earthquakes
防霉 (fong4 mui4) — to inhibit mold; mold-proof; mildew-proof
防風固沙 (fong4 fung1 gu3 saa1) — sand break (in desert environment)
防駭 (fong4 haai5) — anti-hacker
防齲 (fong4 geoi2) — (dentistry) to prevent tooth decay; anti-cavity; anti-caries
阻值 (zo2 zik6) — numerical value of electrical impedance
阻力 (zo2 lik6) — resistance; drag
阻塞 (zo2 sak1) — to block; to clog
阻尼 (zo2 nei4) — damping
阻差辦公 (zo2 caa1 baan6 gung1) — (law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)
阻截 (zo2 zit6) — to stop; to obstruct; to bar the way
阻抗 (zo2 kong3) — electrical impedance
阻抗匹配 (zo2 kong3 pat1 pui3) — impedance matching
阻抗變換器 (zo2 kong3 bin3 wun6 hei3) — impedance converter

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