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• 三足烏 (saam1 zuk1 wu1) — three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese …
• 三足金烏 (saam1 zuk1 gam1 wu1) — three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese …
• 三趾啄木鳥 (saam1 zi2 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
• 三趾濱鷸 (saam1 zi2 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)
• 三趾翠鳥 (saam1 zi2 ceoi3 niu5) — (bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
• 三趾鴉雀 (saam1 zi2 aa1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)
• 三趾鷗 (saam1 zi2 au1) — (bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
• 三跪九叩 (saam1 gwai6 gau2 kau3) — to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emp…
• 三軍 (saam1 gwan1) — (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left;…
• 三軍用命 (saam1 gwan1 jung6 ming6) — (of a team) to throw oneself into the battle
• 三輪車 (saam1 leon4 ce1) — pedicab; tricycle
• 三輪車夫 (saam1 leon4 ce1 fu1) — pedicab driver
• 三農 (saam1 nung4) — see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]
• 三農問題 (saam1 nung4 man6 tai4) — the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農…
• 三迭紀 (saam1 dit6 gei2) — variant of 三疊紀|三叠纪[San1 die2 ji4]
• 三退 (saam1 teoi3) — withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young …
• 三通 (saam1 tung1) — T-joint; T-piece; T-pipe; three links
• 三連勝 (saam1 lin4 sing3) — hat-trick (sports)
• 三道眉草鵐 (saam1 dou6 mei4 cou2 mou4) — (bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
• 三邊形 (saam1 bin1 jing4) — triangle
• 三部曲 (saam1 bou6 kuk1) — trilogy; (fig.) three-stage process; three-part progression
• 三都水族自治縣 (saam1 dou1 seoi2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔…
• 三都縣 (saam1 dou1 jyun6) — see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1 du1 Shui3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 三酸甘油酯 (saam1 syun1 gam1 jau4 zi2) — triglyceride
• 三里屯 (saam1 lei5 tyun4) — Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
• 三里河 (saam1 lei5 ho4) — Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
• 三重 (saam1 cung4) — Sanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan; Mie (prefe…
• 三重奏 (saam1 cung4 zau3) — trio (musical ensemble)
• 三鍵 (saam1 gin6) — triple bond (chemistry); triple link
• 三長兩短 (saam1 coeng4 loeng5 dyun2) — unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
• 三門 (saam1 mun4) — see 三門縣|三门县[San1 men2 Xian4]
• 三門峽 (saam1 mun4 haap6) — see 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1 men2 xia2 Shi4]
• 三門峽市 (saam1 mun4 haap6 si5) — Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
• 三門縣 (saam1 mun4 jyun6) — Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 三陪小姐 (saam1 pui4 siu2 ze2) — female escort; bar girl
• 三隻手 (saam1 zek3 sau2) — pickpocket
• 三音 (saam1 jam1) — third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
• 三音度 (saam1 jam1 dou6) — third (musical interval)
• 三項 (saam1 hong6) — three items; three events; three terms; tri-; trinomial, ternary (math.); triat…
• 三項全能 (saam1 hong6 cyun4 nang4) — triathlon
• 三項式 (saam1 hong6 sik1) — trinomial (math.)
• 三頭六臂 (saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3) — (lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom); (fig.) superhuman abilities; …
• 三頭肌 (saam1 tau4 gei1) — triceps muscle; triceps brachii
• 三顧茅廬 (saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4) — lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episo…
• 三馬同槽 (saam1 maa5 tung4 cou4) — three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4…
• 三駕馬車 (saam1 gaa3 maa5 ce1) — troika; (fig.) three driving forces; three-person leadership structure
• 三體 (saam1 tai2) — trisomy
• 三體問題 (saam1 tai2 man6 tai4) — three-body problem (mechanics)
• 三魂 (saam1 wan4) — three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
• 三魂七魄 (saam1 wan4 cat1 paak3) — three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritua…
• 三鮮 (saam1 sin1) — three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
• 三鹿 (saam1 luk6) — Sanlu (brand)
• 三鹿集團 (saam1 luk6 zaap6 tyun4) — Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 me…
• 三點全露 (saam1 dim2 cyun4 lou6) — (slang) naked; nude
• 三點水 (saam1 dim2 seoi2) — name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
• 上一個 (soeng6 jat1 go3) — previous one
• 上一號 (soeng5 jat1 hou6) — (coll.) to go pee; to go to the bathroom
• 上一頁 (soeng6 jat1 jip6) — preceding page
• 上上之策 (soeng6 soeng6 zi1 caak3) — the best policy; the best thing one can do in the circumstances
• 上下 (soeng6 haa6) — the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom;…
• 上下五千年 (soeng6 haa6 ng5 cin1 nin4) — Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余…
• 上下其手 (soeng6 haa6 kei4 sau2) — to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. c…
• 上下床 (soeng6 haa6 cong4) — bunk bed
• 上下文 (soeng6 haa6 man4) — (textual) context
• 上下文菜單 (soeng6 haa6 man4 coi3 daan1) — context menu (computing)
• 上下班 (soeng6 haa6 baan1) — to start and finish work
• 上乘 (soeng6 sing6) — first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
• 上交 (soeng6 gaau1) — to hand over to; to give to higher authority; to seek connections in high places
• 上代 (soeng6 doi6) — previous generation
• 上任 (soeng5 jam6) — to take office; previous (incumbent); predecessor
• 上位 (soeng5 wai2) — seat of honor; person in a high-ranking position; to be promoted to a more seni…
• 上位概念 (soeng5 wai2 koi3 nim6) — superordinate concept
• 上來 (soeng5 loi4) — to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
• 上供 (soeng6 gung1) — to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order …
• 上個 (soeng6 go3) — first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above
• 上個星期 (soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4) — last week
• 上個月 (soeng6 go3 jyut6) — last month
• 上傳 (soeng6 cyun4) — to upload
• 上前 (soeng5 cin4) — to advance; to step forward
• 上升空間 (soeng6 sing1 hung1 gaan1) — upside; potential to rise
• 上升趨勢 (soeng6 sing1 ceoi1 sai3) — an upturn; an upward trend
• 上午 (soeng6 ng5) — morning
• 上半 (soeng6 bun3) — first half
• 上半夜 (soeng6 bun3 je6) — first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
• 上半天 (soeng6 bun3 tin1) — morning
• 上半年 (soeng6 bun3 nin4) — first half of the year
• 上半晌 (soeng6 bun3 hoeng2) — forenoon; morning; a.m.
• 上半葉 (soeng6 bun3 jip6) — the first half (of a period)
• 上半身 (soeng6 bun3 san1) — the upper body
• 上半部分 (soeng6 bun3 bou6 fan6) — upper part; top half
• 上去 (soeng5 heoi3) — to go up
• 上口 (soeng5 hau2) — to be able to read aloud fluently; to be suitable (easy enough) for reading alo…
• 上古 (soeng6 gu2) — the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
• 上古漢語 (soeng6 gu2 hon3 jyu5) — Old Chinese (linguistics)
• 上台 (soeng5 toi4) — to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
• 上司 (soeng6 si1) — boss; superior
• 上合 (soeng6 hap6) — SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) (abbr. for 上海合作組織|上海合作组织[Shang4 hai3 He…
• 上合組織 (soeng6 hap6 zou2 zik1) — Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
• 上吊 (soeng5 diu3) — to hang oneself
• 上同調 (soeng6 tung4 diu6) — cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
• 上吐下瀉 (soeng6 tou3 haa6 se3) — to vomit and have diarrhea
• 上周 (soeng6 zau1) — last week
• 上呼吸道感染 (soeng6 fu1 kap1 dou6 gam2 jim5) — upper respiratory tract infection
• 上唇 (soeng6 seon4) — upper lip; (entomology) labrum
• 上回 (soeng6 wui4) — last time; the previous time
• 上坡 (soeng5 bo1) — uphill; upslope; to move upwards; to climb a slope
• 上坡段 (soeng5 bo1 dyun6) — uphill section (of a race)
• 上坡路 (soeng5 bo1 lou6) — uphill road; slope up; fig. upward trend; progress
• 上城區 (soeng6 sing4 keoi1) — Shangcheng, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 上域 (soeng6 wik6) — (math.) codomain
• 上報 (soeng5 bou3) — to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
• 上場 (soeng5 coeng4) — on stage; to go on stage; to take the field
• 上墳 (soeng5 fan4) — to visit a grave
• 上外 (soeng6 ngoi6) — abbr. for 上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学[Shang4 hai3 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
• 上夜 (soeng5 je6) — to be on night duty
• 上天 (soeng6 tin1) — Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to…
• 上天入地 (soeng5 tin1 jap6 dei6) — lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; …
• 上夸克 (soeng6 kwaa1 hak1) — up quark (particle physics)
• 上好 (soeng6 hou2) — first-rate; top-notch
• 上學 (soeng5 hok6) — to go to school; to attend school
• 上官 (soeng6 gun1) — two-character surname Shangguan
• 上家 (soeng6 gaa1) — preceding player (in a game)
• 上將 (soeng6 zoeng3) — general; admiral; air chief marshal
• 上將軍 (soeng6 zoeng1 gwan1) — top general; commander-in-chief
• 上尉 (soeng6 wai3) — captain (military rank)
• 上層 (soeng6 cang4) — upper layer
• 上層建築 (soeng6 cang4 gin3 zuk1) — superstructure
• 上山下鄉 (soeng5 saan1 haa6 hoeng1) — to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers); forced agricultural experien…
• 上崗 (soeng5 gong1) — to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job
• 上工 (soeng5 gung1) — to go to work; to start work
• 上市公司 (soeng5 si5 gung1 si1) — listed company
• 上帝 (soeng6 dai3) — God
• 上年 (soeng6 nin4) — last year
• 上床 (soeng5 cong4) — to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex
• 上座 (soeng6 zo6) — seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc); (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or tit…
• 上座部 (soeng6 zo6 bou6) — Theravada school of Buddhism
• 上弦 (soeng5 jin4) — to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin e…
• 上弦月 (soeng6 jyun4 jyut6) — first quarter moon
• 上心 (soeng5 sam1) — carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth
• 上思 (soeng6 si1) — see 上思縣|上思县[Shang4 si1 Xian4]
• 上思縣 (soeng6 si1 jyun6) — Shangsi, a county in Fangchenggang City 防城港市[Fang2 cheng2 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi
• 上房 (soeng6 fong4) — see 正房[zheng4 fang2]
• 上手 (soeng6 sau2) — to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor
• 上揚 (soeng6 joeng4) — (of prices etc) to rise
• 上揚趨勢 (soeng6 joeng4 ceoi1 sai3) — upward trend; tendency to increase
• 上文 (soeng6 man4) — the text above; the preceding text
• 上新世 (soeng6 san1 sai3) — Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
• 上方寶劍 (soeng6 fong1 bou2 gim3) — imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version…
• 上旬 (soeng6 ceon4) — first third of a month
• 上星 (soeng6 sing1) — to broadcast via satellite; satellite (channel etc); shangxing acupoint (DU23)
• 上星期 (soeng6 sing1 kei4) — last week; previous week
• 上映 (soeng5 jing2) — to screen; to show (a movie)
• 上書 (soeng6 syu1) — to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
• 上月 (soeng6 jyut6) — last month
• 上有老下有小 (soeng6 jau5 lou5 haa6 jau5 siu2) — lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom); fig. to have to take c…
• 上杭 (soeng6 hong4) — see 上杭縣|上杭县[Shang4 hang2 Xian4]
• 上杭縣 (soeng6 hong4 jyun6) — Shanghang, a county in Longyan City 龍巖市|龙岩市[Long2 yan2 Shi4], Fujian
• 上林 (soeng6 lam4) — see 上林縣|上林县[Shang4 lin2 Xian4]
• 上林縣 (soeng6 lam4 jyun6) — Shanglin, a county in Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
• 上栗 (soeng6 leot6) — see 上栗縣|上栗县[Shang4 li4 Xian4]
• 上栗縣 (soeng6 leot6 jyun6) — Shangli, a county in Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
• 上校 (soeng6 gaau3) — high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel
• 上桿 (soeng6 gon1) — backswing (golf)
• 上梁不正下梁歪 (soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1) — lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom);…
• 上榜 (soeng5 bong2) — to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam); to ma…
• 上樓 (soeng5 lau4) — to go upstairs
• 上標 (soeng6 biu1) — superscript
• 上次 (soeng6 ci3) — last time
• 上款 (soeng6 fun2) — addressee; name of recipient on painting or scroll
• 上氣不接下氣 (soeng6 hei3 bat1 zip3 haa6 hei3) — (idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air
• 上水 (soeng6 seoi2) — Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
• 上汽 (soeng6 hei3) — abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
• 上流 (soeng6 lau4) — upper class
• 上流社會 (soeng6 lau4 se5 wui2) — upper class; high society
• 上浣 (soeng6 wun5) — first ten days of a lunar month
• 上浮 (soeng6 fau4) — to float up
• 上海 (soeng6 hoi2) — Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4])
• 上海交通大學 (soeng6 hoi2 gaau1 tung1 daai6 hok6) — Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• 上海合作組織 (soeng6 hoi2 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1) — Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
• 上海外國語大學 (soeng6 hoi2 ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5 daai6 hok6) — Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
• 上海大劇院 (soeng6 hoi2 daai6 kek6 jyun2) — Shanghai Grand Theater
• 上海大學 (soeng6 hoi2 daai6 hok6) — Shanghai University
• 上海市 (soeng6 hoi2 si5) — Shanghai municipality (short name 滬|沪[Hu4])
• 上海戲劇學院 (soeng6 hoi2 hei3 kek6 hok6 jyun2) — Shanghai Theatre Academy
• 上海文廣新聞傳媒集團 (soeng6 hoi2 man4 gwong2 san1 man4 cyun4 mui4 zaap6 tyun4) — Shanghai Media Group
• 上海汽車工業集團 (soeng6 hoi2 hei3 ce1 gung1 jip6 zaap6 tyun4) — Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
• 上海浦東發展銀行 (soeng6 hoi2 pou2 dung1 faat3 zin2 ngan4 hong4) — Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
• 上海環球金融中心 (soeng6 hoi2 waan4 kau4 gam1 jung4 zung1 sam1) — Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper
• 上海白菜 (soeng6 hoi2 baak6 coi3) — baby bok choy; Shanghai bok choy
• 上海話 (soeng6 hoi2 waa2) — Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect
• 上海證券交易所 (soeng6 hoi2 zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2) — Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
• 上海財經大學 (soeng6 hoi2 coi4 ging1 daai6 hok6) — Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
• 上海音樂學院 (soeng6 hoi2 jam1 ngok6 hok6 jyun2) — Shanghai Conservatory of Music
• 上海體育場 (soeng6 hoi2 tai2 juk6 coeng4) — Shanghai Stadium
• 上游 (soeng6 jau4) — upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream
• 上演 (soeng5 jin2) — to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
• 上漲 (soeng6 zoeng3) — to rise; to go up
• 上火 (soeng6 fo2) — to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
• 上牌 (soeng6 paai2) — to obtain a license plate
• 上猶 (soeng6 jau4) — see 上猶縣|上犹县[Shang4 you2 Xian4]
• 上猶縣 (soeng6 jau4 jyun6) — Shangyou, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
• 上班 (soeng5 baan1) — to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
• 上班族 (soeng5 baan1 zuk6) — office workers (as social group)
• 上班時間 (soeng5 baan1 si4 gaan3) — working hours; office hours
• 上環 (soeng6 waan4) — (coll.) to be fitted with an IUD; (of a doctor) to insert an IUD
• 上界 (soeng6 gaai3) — upper bound
• 上當 (soeng5 dong3) — taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
• 上疏 (soeng6 so3) — (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
• 上癮 (soeng5 jan5) — to get into a habit; to become addicted
• 上皮 (soeng6 pei4) — (anatomy) epithelium; epithelial tissue
• 上相 (soeng6 soeng3) — photogenic; (old) high official
• 上眼瞼 (soeng6 ngaan5 lim4) — upper eyelid
• 上瞼 (soeng6 lim4) — upper eyelid
• 上確界 (soeng6 kok3 gaai3) — supremum (math.); least upper bound
• 上空 (soeng6 hung1) — the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless
• 上第 (soeng6 dai6) — top notch; highest quality
• 上等 (soeng6 dang2) — highest quality; top-notch
• 上等兵 (soeng6 dang2 bing1) — private first class (army rank)
• 上箭頭 (soeng6 zin3 tau4) — up-pointing arrow
• 上箭頭鍵 (soeng6 zin3 tau4 gin6) — up arrow key (on keyboard)
• 上級 (soeng6 kap1) — higher authorities; superiors
• 上級領導 (soeng6 kap1 ling5 dou6) — high-level leadership; top brass
• 上綱上線 (soeng5 gong1 soeng5 sin3) — to make a mountain out of a molehill
• 上網本 (soeng5 mong5 bun2) — netbook
• 上線 (soeng5 sin3) — to go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into prod…
• 上繳 (soeng6 giu2) — to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
• 上聲 (soeng5 sing1) — falling and rising tone; third tone in modern Mandarin
• 上肢 (soeng6 zi1) — upper limb (from shoulder to fingertips)
• 上膛 (soeng5 tong4) — roof of the mouth; to load a gun
• 上船 (soeng5 syun4) — to get on the boat
• 上艾瑟爾 (soeng6 ngaai6 sat1 ji5) — Overijssel, province of the Netherlands
• 上菜 (soeng5 coi3) — to serve food
• 上萬 (soeng5 maan6) — over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
• 上蒼 (soeng6 cong1) — Heaven; God
• 上蔡 (soeng6 coi3) — see 上蔡縣|上蔡县[Shang4 cai4 Xian4]
• 上蔡縣 (soeng6 coi3 jyun6) — Shangcai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan
• 上虞 (soeng6 jyu4) — see 上虞區|上虞区[Shang4 yu2 Qu1]
• 上行 (soeng6 hang4) — (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); (of river boats) to go against the c…
• 上行下傚 (soeng6 hang4 haa6 haau6) — subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
• 上街 (soeng5 gaai1) — to go onto the streets; to go shopping
• 上街區 (soeng6 gaai1 keoi1) — Shangjie, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
• 上衣 (soeng6 ji1) — jacket; upper outer garment
• 上裝 (soeng6 zong1) — upper garment
• 上西天 (soeng5 sai1 tin1) — (Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise; (fig.) to die
• 上覆 (soeng6 fuk1) — to inform
• 上訪 (soeng6 fong2) — to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for…
• 上訴 (soeng6 sou3) — to appeal (a judicial case); appeal
• 上訴法院 (soeng6 sou3 faat3 jyun2) — appeals court
• 上課 (soeng5 fo3) — to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
• 上調 (soeng6 tiu4) — to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
• 上諭 (soeng6 jyu6) — imperial edict
• 上證 (soeng5 zing3) — Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), abbr. for 上海證券交易所|上海证券交易所[Shang4 hai3 Zheng4 qua…
• 上證綜合指數 (soeng6 zing3 zung3 hap6 zi2 sou3) — SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) Composite Index
• 上議院 (soeng6 ji5 jyun2) — Upper Chamber; Upper House; Senate
• 上路 (soeng5 lou6) — to start on a journey; to be on one's way
• 上身 (soeng6 san1) — upper part of the body; to put on (clothes on the upper body); (of a spirit, di…
• 上軌道 (soeng5 gwai2 dou6) — to stay on track; to proceed smoothly
• 上輩 (soeng6 bui3) — ancestors; one's elders
• 上輩子 (soeng6 bui3 zi2) — one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
• 上農 (soeng6 nung4) — a rich farmer; to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
• 上述 (soeng6 seot6) — aforementioned; above-mentioned
• 上進 (soeng6 zeon3) — to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forw…
• 上進心 (soeng5 zeon3 sam1) — ambition; desire for self-improvement
• 上邊 (soeng6 bin1) — the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those highe…
• 上邊兒 (soeng6 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 上邊|上边[shang4 bian5]
• 上部 (soeng6 bou6) — upper section
• 上都 (soeng6 dou1) — Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
• 上野 (soeng6 je5) — Ueno, district in Taitō Ward, Tokyo; Ueno (Japanese surname)
• 上鉤 (soeng5 ngau1) — to take the bait
• 上鉤兒 (soeng5 ngau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 上鉤|上钩[shang4 gou1]
• 上鏡 (soeng5 geng3) — photogenic; to appear on film or in the media
• 上門 (soeng5 mun2) — to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with…
• 上門費 (soeng5 mun2 fai3) — house call fee; callout fee
• 上限 (soeng6 haan6) — upper bound
• 上陣 (soeng5 zan6) — to go into battle
• 上鞋 (soeng5 haai4) — to sole a shoe; to stitch the sole to the upper
• 上頁 (soeng6 jip6) — previous page
• 上頜 (soeng6 hap6) — maxilla (upper jaw)
• 上頜骨 (soeng6 hap6 gwat1) — maxilla (upper jaw)
• 上顎正門齒 (soeng6 ngok6 zing3 mun4 ci2) — maxillary central incisor
• 上風 (soeng6 fung1) — on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
• 上館子 (soeng5 gun2 zi2) — to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
• 上饒 (soeng6 jiu4) — see 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4]
• 上饒市 (soeng6 jiu4 si5) — Shangrao, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
• 上首 (soeng6 sau2) — seat of honor; first place
• 上高縣 (soeng6 gou1 jyun6) — Shanggao, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
• 上齒 (soeng6 ci2) — upper teeth
• 上龍 (soeng6 lung4) — pliosaurus
• 下一代 (haa6 jat1 doi6) — the next generation
• 下一個 (haa6 jat1 go3) — the next one
• 下一次 (haa6 jat1 ci3) — next; coming; forthcoming; next time; the next occasion
• 下一步 (haa6 jat1 bou6) — the next step
• 下一站 (haa6 jat1 zaam6) — the next stop (of a bus etc)
• 下一頁 (haa6 jat1 jip6) — next page
• 下不來 (haa6 bat1 loi4) — awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished
• 下不來臺 (haa6 bat1 loi4 toi4) — to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation
• 下不為例 (haa6 bat1 wai4 lai6) — not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once
• 下世 (haa6 sai3) — to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; futu…
• 下九流 (haa6 gau2 lau4) — the lowest professions
• 下令 (haa6 ling6) — to give an order; to issue an order
• 下任 (haa6 jam6) — next office holder; next to serve
• 下來 (haa6 loi4) — to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motio…
• 下修 (haa6 sau1) — to revise downward
• 下個星期 (haa6 go3 sing1 kei4) — next week
• 下個月 (haa6 go3 jyut6) — next month
• 下凡 (haa6 faan4) — (of immortals) to descend to the human world
• 下列 (haa6 lit6) — the following; listed below
• 下劃線 (haa6 waak6 sin3) — underscore _; underline
• 下功夫 (haa6 gung1 fu1) — variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]
• 下午 (haa6 ng5) — afternoon; p.m.
• 下半 (haa6 bun3) — second half
• 下半天 (haa6 bun3 tin1) — afternoon
• 下半年 (haa6 bun3 nin4) — second half of the year
• 下半身 (haa6 bun3 san1) — lower half of one's body; Lower Body (Chinese poetry movement of the early 21st…
• 下唇 (haa6 seon4) — lower lip
• 下單 (haa6 daan1) — to place an order; to order
• 下回 (haa6 wui4) — next chapter; next time
• 下坡 (haa6 bo1) — downhill slope
• 下坡路 (haa6 bo1 lou6) — downhill road; (fig.) downhill path
• 下垂 (haa6 seoi4) — to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
• 下場 (haa6 coeng4) — to leave the stage or playing field; to enter a competition; to take part in a …
• 下場門 (haa6 coeng4 mun4) — exit door (of the stage)
• 下夸克 (haa6 kwaa1 hak1) — down quark (particle physics)
• 下定決心 (haa6 ding6 kyut3 sam1) — to make a firm resolution
• 下定義 (haa6 ding6 ji6) — to define
• 下家 (haa6 gaa1) — player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home
• 下寒武 (haa6 hon4 mou5) — lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)
• 下寒武統 (haa6 hon4 mou5 tung2) — lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)
• 下屆 (haa6 gaai3) — next office holder; next to serve
• 下層 (haa6 cang4) — underlayer; lower class; lower strata; substrate
• 下屬 (haa6 suk6) — subordinate; underling
• 下屬公司 (haa6 suk6 gung1 si1) — subsidiary (company)
• 下山 (haa6 saan1) — to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
• 下崗 (haa6 gong1) — (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off
• 下崽 (haa6 zoi2) — (of animals) to give birth; to foal, to whelp etc
• 下工 (haa6 gung1) — to knock off (at the end of a day's work); to finish work
• 下工夫 (haa6 gung1 fu1) — to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts
• 下巴 (haa6 baa1) — chin
• 下巴頦 (haa6 paa4 hoi4) — chin
• 下廚 (haa6 cyu4) — to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook
• 下弦 (haa6 jyun4) — last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
• 下弦月 (haa6 jyun4 jyut6) — third quarter moon, aka last quarter moon
• 下情 (haa6 cing4) — feelings of the masses; my situation (humble speech)
• 下意識 (haa6 ji3 sik1) — subconscious mind
• 下手 (haa6 sau2) — to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main…
• 下拜 (haa6 baai3) — to bow down low; to make obeisance; to kneel and bow
• 下挫 (haa6 co3) — (of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump
• 下擺 (haa6 baai2) — hem of a skirt; shirt tail
• 下放 (haa6 fong3) — to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor…
• 下方 (haa6 fong1) — underneath; below; the underside; world of mortals; to descend to the world of …
• 下旋 (haa6 syun4) — (sport) backspin
• 下旋削球 (haa6 syun4 soek3 kau4) — (golf, tennis) undercut
• 下旬 (haa6 ceon4) — last third of the month
• 下星期 (haa6 sing1 kei4) — next week
• 下月 (haa6 jyut6) — next month
• 下架 (haa6 gaa2) — to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product)
• 下棋 (haa6 kei2) — to play chess
• 下榻 (haa6 taap3) — to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
• 下標 (haa6 biu1) — subscript; suffix; index
• 下檻 (haa6 laam6) — (architecture) doorsill
• 下次 (haa6 ci3) — next time
• 下款 (haa6 fun2) — signature on letter; name of donor
• 下死勁 (haa6 sei2 ging6) — to do one's utmost
• 下毒 (haa6 duk6) — to put poison in sth; to poison
• 下水 (haa6 seoi2) — downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. t…
• 下水禮 (haa6 seoi2 lai5) — launching ceremony
• 下水管 (haa6 seoi2 gun2) — drainpipe
• 下水道 (haa6 seoi2 dou6) — underground drain; sewer
• 下決心 (haa6 kyut3 sam1) — to determine; to resolve
• 下沉 (haa6 cam4) — to sink down
• 下注 (haa6 zyu3) — to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet
• 下流 (haa6 lau4) — lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene
• 下浣 (haa6 wun5) — last ten days of the lunar month
• 下浮 (haa6 fau4) — downward fluctuation (of prices etc)
• 下海 (haa6 hoi2) — to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.…
• 下游 (haa6 jau4) — lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream
• 下滑 (haa6 waat6) — to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline
• 下片 (haa6 pin2) — to stop screening a movie; to end the run of a movie
• 下獄 (haa6 juk6) — to imprison
• 下班 (haa6 baan1) — to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
• 下界 (haa6 gaai3) — lower bound (math.); world of mortals; (of gods) to descend to the world of mor…
• 下畫線 (haa6 waak6 sin3) — underline
• 下眼瞼 (haa6 ngaan5 lim4) — lower eyelid
• 下確界 (haa6 kok3 gaai3) — (math.) infimum; greatest lower bound
• 下筆 (haa6 bat1) — to put pen to paper
• 下箭頭 (haa6 zin3 tau4) — down-pointing arrow
• 下箭頭鍵 (haa6 zin3 tau4 gin6) — down arrow key (on keyboard)
• 下級 (haa6 kap1) — low ranking; low level; underclass; subordinate
• 下網 (haa6 mong5) — to cast a fishing net; (computing) to go offline
• 下線 (haa6 sin3) — to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person b…
• 下線儀式 (haa6 sin3 ji4 sik1) — product launching ceremony
• 下聘 (haa6 ping3) — to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage
• 下肢 (haa6 zi1) — lower limb (from hip to toes)
• 下腳料 (haa6 goek3 liu2) — remnants of material from an industrial process; offcut; scraps
• 下腹部 (haa6 fuk1 bou6) — lower abdomen
• 下至上 (haa6 zi3 soeng6) — bottom to top
• 下臺 (haa6 toi4) — to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from offi…
• 下臺階 (haa6 toi4 gaai1) — to extricate oneself; way out
• 下花園 (haa6 faa1 jyun4) — see 下花園區|下花园区[Xia4 hua1 yuan2 Qu1]
• 下花園區 (haa6 faa1 jyun4 keoi1) — Xiahuayuan, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], He…
• 下落 (haa6 lok6) — whereabouts; to drop; to fall
• 下落不明 (haa6 lok6 bat1 ming4) — unaccounted; unknown whereabouts
• 下葬 (haa6 zong3) — to bury; to inter
• 下蛋 (haa6 daan2) — to lay eggs
• 下行 (haa6 hang4) — (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downs…
• 下裝 (haa6 zong1) — to take off costume and makeup; bottom garment (trousers etc)
• 下西洋 (haa6 sai1 joeng4) — to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zhe…
• 下詔 (haa6 ziu3) — to hand down an imperial edict
• 下課 (haa6 fo3) — to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dis…
• 下調 (haa6 diu6) — to demote; to pass down to a lower unit
• 下議院 (haa6 ji5 jyun2) — lower chamber (of legislative body); lower house; the House of Commons
• 下跌 (haa6 dit3) — to fall; to tumble
• 下跪 (haa6 gwai6) — to kneel; to go down on one's knees
• 下身 (haa6 san1) — lower part of the body; genitalia; trousers
• 下車 (haa6 ce1) — to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
• 下載 (haa6 zoi3) — to download; also pr. [xia4zai4]
• 下輩 (haa6 bui3) — offspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior members o…
• 下輩子 (haa6 bui3 zi2) — the next life
• 下轄 (haa6 hat6) — to administer; to have jurisdiction over
• 下週 (haa6 zau1) — next week
• 下達 (haa6 daat6) — to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc)
• 下邊 (haa6 bin1) — under; the underside; below
• 下邊兒 (haa6 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 下邊|下边[xia4 bian5]
• 下鄉 (haa6 hoeng1) — to go to the countryside
• 下酒 (haa6 zau2) — to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink
• 下酒菜 (haa6 zau2 coi3) — dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks; snack eaten with drinks
• 下野 (haa6 je5) — to step down from office; to go into opposition
• 下錨 (haa6 naau4) — to drop anchor
• 下關 (haa6 gwaan1) — Shimonoseki (city in Japan)
• 下院 (haa6 jyun2) — lower house (of parliament)
• 下陷 (haa6 haam6) — to subside; subsidence
• 下陸 (haa6 luk6) — see 下陸區|下陆区[Xia4 lu4 Qu1]
• 下陸區 (haa6 luk6 keoi1) — Xialu, a district of Huangshi City 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 Shi4], Hubei
• 下雨 (haa6 jyu5) — to rain
• 下雪 (haa6 syut3) — to snow
• 下頁 (haa6 jip6) — next page
• 下頜 (haa6 hap6) — lower jaw; mandible
• 下頜下腺 (haa6 hap6 haa6 sin3) — submandibular salivary gland
• 下頜骨 (haa6 hap6 gwat1) — lower jaw; mandible
• 下頦 (haa6 hoi4) — chin; Taiwan pr. [xia4hai2]
• 下頷 (haa6 ham5) — lower jaw; mandible
• 下頷骨 (haa6 ham5 gwat1) — lower jawbone; mandible
• 下顎 (haa6 ngok6) — mandible (lower jaw)
• 下風 (haa6 fung1) — leeward; downwind; disadvantageous position; to concede or give way in an argum…
• 下飛機 (haa6 fei1 gei1) — to get off a plane; to deplane
• 下館子 (haa6 gun2 zi2) — to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
• 下馬 (haa6 maa5) — to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project)
• 下馬威 (haa6 maa5 wai1) — display of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of streng…
• 下體 (haa6 tai2) — the lower part of the body (usu. a euphemism for the genitals)
• 下鼻甲 (haa6 bei6 gaap3) — inferior nasal conchae
• 下齒 (haa6 ci2) — bottom teeth
• 下龍灣 (haa6 lung4 waan1) — Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
• 不一 (bat1 jat1) — to vary; to differ
• 不一定 (bat1 jat1 ding6) — not necessarily; maybe
• 不一會 (bat1 jat1 wui6) — soon
• 不一樣 (bat1 jat1 joeng6) — different; distinctive; unlike
• 不一而足 (bat1 jat1 ji4 zuk1) — by no means an isolated case; numerous
• 不一致字 (bat1 jat1 zi3 zi6) — (orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. "through", "bough" and "rough", where "-…
• 不三不四 (bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3) — (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl;…
• 不下 (bat1 haa6) — to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
• 不中意 (bat1 zung1 ji3) — not to one's liking
• 不中用 (bat1 zung1 jung6) — unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope
• 不丹 (bat1 daan1) — Bhutan
• 不主故常 (bat1 zyu2 gu3 soeng4) — not to stick to the old conventions
• 不久 (bat1 gau2) — not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
• 不久前 (bat1 gau2 cin4) — not long ago
• 不乏 (bat1 fat6) — there is no lack of
• 不乾不淨 (bat1 gon1 bat1 zeng6) — unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed
• 不了 (bat1 liu5) — (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] …
• 不了了之 (bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1) — to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite
• 不予理會 (bat1 jyu5 lei5 wui6) — to ignore; to brush off; to dismiss; to pay no attention to
• 不予評論 (bat1 jyu5 ping4 leon6) — No comment!
• 不事生產 (bat1 si6 sang1 caan2) — not to do anything productive; to idle away one's time
• 不二價 (bat1 ji6 gaa3) — one price for all; fixed price
• 不二法門 (bat1 ji6 faat3 mun4) — the one and only way; the only proper course to take
• 不亞 (bat1 aa3) — no less than; not inferior to
• 不亞於 (bat1 aa3 jyu1) — no less than; not inferior to
• 不亢不卑 (bat1 kong3 bat1 bei1) — see 不卑不亢[bu4 bei1 bu4 kang4]
• 不亦樂乎 (bat1 jik6 lok6 fu4) — lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
• 不人道 (bat1 jan4 dou6) — inhuman
• 不仁 (bat1 jan4) — not benevolent; heartless; numb
• 不以人廢言 (bat1 ji5 jan4 fai3 jin4) — not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on…
• 不以為意 (bat1 ji5 wai4 ji3) — not to mind; unconcerned
• 不以為然 (bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4) — not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
• 不以詞害誌 (bat1 ji5 ci4 hoi6 zi3) — don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowe…
• 不以辭害志 (bat1 ji5 ci4 hoi6 zi3) — don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowe…
• 不休 (bat1 jau1) — endlessly; ceaselessly
• 不但 (bat1 daan6) — not only (... but also ...)
• 不住 (bat1 zyu6) — (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly;…
• 不作為 (bat1 zok3 wai4) — nonfeasance; omission (law)
• 不佞 (bat1 ning6) — without eloquence; untalented; I, me (humble)
• 不佳 (bat1 gaai1) — not good
• 不來梅 (bat1 loi4 mui4) — Bremen (city in Germany)
• 不來梅港 (bat1 loi4 mui4 gong2) — Bremerhaven, German port
• 不依 (bat1 ji1) — not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get a…
• 不依不饒 (bat1 ji1 bat1 jiu4) — not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely wit…
• 不便 (bat1 bin6) — inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash
• 不俗 (bat1 zuk6) — impressive; out of the ordinary
• 不信任動議 (bat1 seon3 jam6 dung6 ji5) — motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)
• 不信任投票 (bat1 seon3 jam6 tau4 piu3) — vote of no-confidence

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