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人行橫道 (jan4 hang4 waang4 dou6) — crosswalk; pedestrian crossing
人行橫道線 (jan4 hang4 waang4 dou6 sin3) — crosswalk; pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes
人行道 (jan4 hang4 dou6) — sidewalk
人見人愛 (jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3) — loved by all; to have universal appeal
人言可畏 (jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3) — gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
人言籍籍 (jan4 jin4 zik6 zik6) — tongues are wagging (idiom)
人誰無過 (jan4 seoi4 mou4 gwo3) — Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
人證 (jan4 zing3) — witness testimony
人證物證 (jan4 zing3 mat6 zing3) — human testimony and material evidence
人財兩空 (jan4 coi4 loeng5 hung1) — (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and …
人資 (jan4 zi1) — abbr. of 人力資源|人力资源[ren2 li4 zi1 yuan2]
人質 (jan4 zi3) — hostage
人贓俱獲 (jan4 zong1 keoi1 wok6) — (of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods; to be cau…
人跡罕至 (jan4 zik1 hon2 zi3) — lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom); fig. off the beaten track; lonely; dese…
人身 (jan4 san1) — person; personal; human body
人身事故 (jan4 san1 si6 gu3) — accident causing injury or death
人身安全 (jan4 san1 on1 cyun4) — personal safety
人身攻擊 (jan4 san1 gung1 gik1) — personal attack
人身權 (jan4 san1 kyun4) — one's personal rights
人車混行 (jan4 ce1 wan6 hang4) — pedestrian-vehicle mixed use
人造 (jan4 zou6) — man-made; artificial; synthetic
人造天體 (jan4 zou6 tin1 tai2) — artificial satellite
人造奶油 (jan4 zou6 naai5 jau4) — margarine
人造牛油 (jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4) — margarine
人造絲 (jan4 zou6 si1) — rayon
人造纖維 (jan4 zou6 cim1 wai4) — man-made fiber
人造衛星 (jan4 zou6 wai6 sing1) — artificial satellite
人造語言 (jan4 zou6 jyu5 jin4) — artificial language; constructed language; conlang
人造黃油 (jan4 zou6 wong4 jau4) — margarine
人道主義 (jan4 dou6 zyu2 ji6) — humanism; humanitarian (aid)
人道救援 (jan4 dou6 gau3 wun4) — humanitarian aid
人選 (jan4 syun2) — choice of person; candidate
人間 (jan4 gaan1) — the human world; the earth
人間佛教 (jan4 gaan1 fat6 gaau3) — Humanistic Buddhism
人間喜劇 (jan4 gaan1 hei2 kek6) — La Comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de …
人間地獄 (jan4 gaan1 dei6 juk6) — hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still aliv…
人間天堂 (jan4 gaan1 tin1 tong4) — heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou
人間蒸發 (jan4 gaan1 zing1 faat3) — to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth
人際 (jan4 zai3) — human relationships; interpersonal
人面獸心 (jan4 min6 sau3 sam1) — (lit.) human face, beastly heart (idiom); (fig.) mild in appearance but malicio…
人頭熟 (jan4 tau4 suk6) — to know a lot of people
人頭獅身 (jan4 tau4 si1 san1) — sphinx
人頭稅 (jan4 tau4 seoi3) — poll tax
人頭馬 (jan4 tau4 maa5) — Rémy Martin cognac
人類 (jan4 leoi6) — humanity; human race; mankind
人類乳突病毒 (jan4 leoi6 jyu5 dat6 beng6 duk6) — human papillomavirus (HPV)
人類免疫缺陷病毒 (jan4 leoi6 min5 jik6 kyut3 haam6 beng6 duk6) — human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
人類基因組計劃 (jan4 leoi6 gei1 jan1 zou2 gai3 waak6) — Human Genome Project
人類學 (jan4 leoi6 hok6) — anthropology
人類學家 (jan4 leoi6 hok6 gaa1) — anthropologist
人類起源 (jan4 leoi6 hei2 jyun4) — origin of mankind
人馬 (jan4 maa5) — men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur
人馬座 (jan4 maa5 zo6) — Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
人馬臂 (jan4 maa5 bei3) — Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)
人體 (jan4 tai2) — human body
人體器官 (jan4 tai2 hei3 gun1) — human organ
人體工學 (jan4 tai2 gung1 hok6) — ergonomics
人體解剖 (jan4 tai2 gaai2 fau2) — human anatomy
人體解剖學 (jan4 tai2 gaai2 fau2 hok6) — human anatomy
人高馬大 (jan4 gou1 maa5 daai6) — tall and strong
人魚 (jan4 jyu4) — mermaid; dugong; sea cow; manatee; giant salamander
人龍 (jan4 lung4) — a queue of people
什一奉獻 (sap6 jat1 fung6 hin3) — tithing
什剎海 (sap6 saat3 hoi2) — Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
什器 (sap6 hei3) — various kinds of everyday utensils
什菜 (zaap6 coi3) — mixed vegetables
什葉 (sap6 jip6) — Shia (a movement in Islam)
什葉派 (sap6 jip6 paai3) — Shia sect (of Islam)
什邡 (sap6 fong1) — see 什邡市[Shi2 fang1 Shi4]
什邡市 (sap6 fong1 si5) — Shifang, a county-level city in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
什錦 (zaap6 gam2) — (food) assorted; mixed; assortment
什錦果盤 (zaap6 gam2 gwo2 pun4) — mixed fruit salad
什麼 (sam6 mo1) — what?; something; anything
什麼地方 (sam6 mo1 dei6 fong1) — somewhere; someplace; where
什麼好說 (sam6 mo1 hou2 syut3) — sth pertinent to say
什麼時候 (sam6 mo1 si4 hau6) — when?; at what time?
什麼風把你吹來的 (sam6 mo1 fung1 baa2 nei5 ceoi1 loi4 dik1) — What brings you here? (idiom)
仁丹 (jan4 daan1) — Jintan mouth refresher lozenge, produced by Morishita Jintan company from 1905
仁人君子 (jan4 jan4 gwan1 zi2) — people of good will (idiom); charitable person
仁人志士 (jan4 jan4 zi3 si6) — gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人義士 (jan4 jan4 ji6 si6) — those with lofty ideals (idiom); men of vision
仁兄 (jan4 hing1) — (honorific written address) My dear friend
仁化 (jan4 faa3) — see 仁化縣|仁化县[Ren2 hua4 Xian4]
仁化縣 (jan4 faa3 jyun6) — Renhua, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
仁厚 (jan4 hau5) — kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous
仁和 (jan4 wo4) — see 仁和區|仁和区[Ren2 he2 Qu1]
仁和區 (jan4 wo4 keoi1) — Renhe, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan
仁和縣 (jan4 wo4 jyun6) — Renhe county in Zhejiang
仁壽 (jan4 sau6) — see 仁壽縣|仁寿县[Ren2 shou4 Xian4]
仁壽縣 (jan4 sau6 jyun6) — Renshou, a county in Meishan City 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
仁川 (jan4 cyun1) — Incheon, a city in South Korea
仁布 (jan4 bou3) — see 仁布縣|仁布县[Ren2 bu4 Xian4]
仁布縣 (jan4 bou3 jyun6) — Rinbung, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
仁弟 (jan4 dai6) — (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
仁德 (jan4 dak1) — benevolent integrity; high mindedness
仁心仁術 (jan4 sam1 jan4 seot6) — benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in th…
仁惠 (jan4 wai6) — benevolent; merciful; humane
仁愛 (jan4 oi3) — benevolence; charity; compassion
仁愛區 (jan4 oi3 keoi1) — Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
仁慈 (jan4 ci4) — benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful
仁懷 (jan4 waai4) — see 仁懷市|仁怀市[Ren2 huai2 Shi4]
仁懷市 (jan4 waai4 si5) — Renhuai, a county-level city in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
仁懷縣 (jan4 waai4 jyun6) — Renhuai county in Zunyi prefecture 遵義|遵义, Guizhou
仁政 (jan4 zing3) — benevolent policy; humane government
仁民愛物 (jan4 man4 oi3 mat6) — love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
仁波切 (jan4 bo1 cit3) — Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)
仁義 (jan4 ji6) — benevolence and righteousness
仁義道德 (jan4 ji6 dou6 dak1) — compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues;…
仁至義盡 (jan4 zi3 ji6 zeon6) — extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to du…
仁術 (jan4 seot6) — kindness; benevolence; to govern in humanitarian way
仁言利博 (jan4 jin4 lei6 bok3) — Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefi…
仂語 (lak6 jyu5) — phrase (linguistics)
仄徑 (zak1 ging3) — narrow path
仄聲 (zak1 sing1) — oblique tone; nonlevel tone; uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)
仆 (puk1) — to fall forward; to fall prostrate
仇人 (sau4 jan4) — foe; one's personal enemy
仇外 (sau4 ngoi6) — to feel animosity toward foreigners or outsiders; xenophobia
仇外心理 (sau4 ngoi6 sam1 lei5) — xenophobia
仇富 (sau4 fu3) — to hate the rich
仇怨 (sau4 jyun3) — hatred and desire for revenge
仇恨 (sau4 han6) — to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility
仇恨罪 (sau4 han6 zeoi6) — hate crime
仇恨罪行 (sau4 han6 zeoi6 hang6) — hate crime
仇敵 (sau4 dik6) — enemy
仇隙 (sau4 kwik1) — feud; bitter quarrel
今 (gam1) — now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
今世 (gam1 sai3) — this life; this age
今人 (gam1 jan4) — modern people
今兒 (gam1 ji4) — (coll.) today
今兒個 (gam1 ji4 go3) — (coll.) today
今古文 (gam1 gu2 man4) — Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian …
今夜 (gam1 je6) — tonight; this evening
今天 (gam1 tin1) — today; the present time; now
今年 (gam1 nin4) — this year
今後 (gam1 hau6) — hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
今文經 (gam1 man4 ging1) — Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
今文經學 (gam1 man4 ging1 hok6) — Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
今日事今日畢 (gam1 jat6 si6 gam1 jat6 bat1) — never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
今昔 (gam1 sik1) — past and present; yesterday and today
今時今日 (gam1 si4 gam1 jat6) — this day and age (dialect)
今晚 (gam1 maan5) — tonight
今晨 (gam1 san4) — this morning
今朝有酒今朝醉 (gam1 ziu1 jau5 zau2 gam1 ziu1 zeoi3) — to live in the moment (idiom); to live every day as if it were one's last; to e…
今村 (gam1 cyun1) — Imamura (Japanese surname)
今歲 (gam1 seoi3) — (literary) this year
今生 (gam1 sang1) — this lifetime
今譯 (gam1 jik6) — modern language version; modern translation; contemporary translation
今非昔比 (gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2) — (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
今音 (gam1 jam1) — modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
介之推 (gaai3 zi1 teoi1) — Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|…
介休 (gaai3 jau1) — see 介休市[Jie4 xiu1 Shi4]
介休市 (gaai3 jau1 si5) — Jiexiu, a county-level city in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
介係詞 (gaai3 hai6 ci4) — (Tw) preposition
介入 (gaai3 jap6) — to intervene; to get involved
介子 (gaai3 zi2) — meson; mesotron (physics)
介子推 (gaai3 zi2 teoi1) — see 介之推[Jie4 Zhi1 tui1]
介意 (gaai3 ji3) — to care about; to take offense; to mind
介懷 (gaai3 waai4) — to mind; to brood over; to be concerned about
介於 (gaai3 jyu1) — between; intermediate; to lie between
介殼 (gaai3 hok3) — (zoology) shell
介紹 (gaai3 siu6) — to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc);…
介胄 (gaai3 zau6) — armor
介蒂 (gaai3 dai3) — variant of 芥蒂[jie4 di4]
介詞 (gaai3 ci4) — preposition
介質 (gaai3 zat1) — medium; media
介質訪問控制 (gaai3 zat1 fong2 man6 hung3 zai3) — Medium Access Control; MAC
介質訪問控制層 (gaai3 zat1 fong2 man6 hung3 zai3 cang4) — (computing) media access control layer (MAC layer)
介電常數 (gaai3 din6 soeng4 sou3) — dielectric constant
介面 (gaai3 min6) — (Tw) interface (computing)
仍然 (jing4 jin4) — still; as before; yet
仍舊 (jing4 gau6) — still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
仔畜 (zai2 cuk1) — newborn animal
仔肩 (zi1 gin1) — to bear responsibility for sth
仔薑 (zai2 goeng1) — stem ginger
仔豬 (zai2 zyu1) — piglet
仕 (si6) — to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess gua…
仕宦 (si6 waan6) — (literary) to serve as an official
仕途 (si6 tou4) — official career (formal)
他人 (taa1 jan4) — another person; sb else; other people
他信 (taa1 seon3) — Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 200…
他們 (taa1 mun4) — they; them
他加祿語 (taa1 gaa1 luk6 jyu5) — Tagalog (language)
他國 (taa1 gwok3) — another country
他娘的 (taa1 noeng4 dik1) — same as 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]
他媽的 (taa1 maa1 dik1) — (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking
他山之石可以攻玉 (taa1 saan1 zi1 sek6 ho2 ji5 gung1 juk6) — lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by …
他殺 (taa1 saat3) — homicide (law)
他遷 (taa1 cin1) — to relocate; to move elsewhere
他鄉 (taa1 hoeng1) — foreign land; away from one's native place
他鄉遇故知 (taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1) — meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
仗勢 (zoeng6 sai3) — to rely on power
仗勢欺人 (zoeng6 sai3 hei1 jan4) — to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people aro…
仗恃 (zoeng6 ci5) — to rely on; to depend on
仗火 (zoeng3 fo2) — battle
仗義 (zoeng6 ji6) — to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by
仗義執言 (zoeng6 ji6 zap1 jin4) — to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗義疏財 (zoeng6 ji6 so1 coi4) — to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generou…
仗腰 (zoeng6 jiu1) — to back sb up; to support (from the rear)
付之一嘆 (fu6 zi1 jat1 taan3) — to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
付之一炬 (fu6 zi1 jat1 geoi6) — to put to the torch (idiom); to commit to the flames; to burn sth down delibera…
付之一笑 (fu6 zi1 jat1 siu3) — (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
付之丙丁 (fu6 zi1 bing2 ding1) — to burn down (idiom)
付之度外 (fu6 zi1 dou6 ngoi6) — to think nothing of doing sth (idiom); to do sth without considering the risks;…
付之東流 (fu6 zi1 dung1 lau4) — to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
付之行動 (fu6 zi1 hang4 dung6) — to put into action; to transform into acts
付出 (fu6 ceot1) — to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
付印 (fu6 jan3) — to go to press; to submit for printing
付托 (fu6 tok3) — to entrust to
付方 (fu6 fong1) — credit side (of a balance sheet), as opposed to 收方[shou1 fang1]
付梓 (fu6 zi2) — (literary) to send (a manuscript) to the press
付款 (fu6 fun2) — to pay a sum of money; payment
付款方式 (fu6 fun2 fong1 sik1) — terms of payment; payment method
付款條件 (fu6 fun2 tiu4 gin2) — terms of payment
付清 (fu6 cing1) — to pay in full; to pay all of a bill; to pay off
付現 (fu6 jin6) — to pay in cash
付給 (fu6 kap1) — to deliver; to pay
付訖 (fu6 ngat6) — paid
付諸 (fu6 zyu1) — to apply to; to put into (practice etc); to put to (a test, a vote etc)
付諸實施 (fu6 zyu1 sat6 si1) — to put into practice; to carry out (idiom)
付諸東流 (fu6 zyu1 dung1 lau4) — wasted effort
付費 (fu6 fai3) — to pay; to cover the costs
付賬 (fu6 zoeng3) — to settle an account
付錢 (fu6 cin2) — to pay
仙丹 (sin1 daan1) — elixir; magic potion
仙人 (sin1 jan4) — Daoist immortal; celestial being
仙人掌 (sin1 jan4 zoeng2) — cactus
仙人掌果 (sin1 jan4 zoeng2 gwo2) — prickly pear
仙人球 (sin1 jan4 kau4) — ball cactus
仙八色鶇 (sin1 baat3 sik1 dung1) — (bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
仙去 (sin1 heoi3) — to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
仙台 (sin1 toi4) — Sendai, city in northeast Japan
仙后座 (sin1 hau6 zo6) — Cassiopeia (constellation)
仙境 (sin1 ging2) — fairyland; wonderland; paradise
仙姑 (sin1 gu1) — female immortal; sorceress
仙姿玉色 (sin1 zi1 juk6 sik1) — heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
仙子 (sin1 zi2) — fairy
仙客來 (sin1 haak3 loi4) — cyclamen (loanword)
仙居 (sin1 geoi1) — see 仙居縣|仙居县[Xian1 ju1 Xian4]
仙居縣 (sin1 geoi1 jyun6) — Xianju, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
仙山 (sin1 saan1) — mountain of Immortals
仙山瓊閣 (sin1 saan1 king4 gok3) — jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
仙島 (sin1 dou2) — island of the immortals
仙方 (sin1 fong1) — prescription of elixir; potion of immortality; potion prescribed by an immortal
仙方兒 (sin1 fong1 ji4) — erhua variant of 仙方[xian1 fang1]
仙桃 (sin1 tou4) — Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙桃市 (sin1 tou4 si5) — Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙樂 (sin1 ngok6) — heavenly music
仙氣 (sin1 hei3) — ethereal quality; (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celes…
仙王座 (sin1 wong4 zo6) — Cepheus (constellation)
仙界 (sin1 gaai3) — world of the immortals; a fairyland; a paradise
仙童 (sin1 tung4) — elf; leprechaun
仙股 (sin1 gu2) — penny stocks
仙臺 (sin1 toi4) — Sendai (city in Japan)
仙茅 (sin1 maau4) — golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
仙草 (sin1 cou2) — medicinal herb (genus Mesona); grass jelly
仙藥 (sin1 joek6) — legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem
仙貝 (sin1 bui3) — (loanword) senbei (Japanese rice cracker)
仙逝 (sin1 sai6) — to die; to depart this mortal coil
仙遊 (sin1 jau4) — see 仙遊縣|仙游县[Xian1 you2 Xian4]
仙遊縣 (sin1 jau4 jyun6) — Xianyou, a county in Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
仙鄉 (sin1 hoeng1) — fairyland; honorific: your homeland
仙鶴 (sin1 hok6) — red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
仡佬族 (go1 lou5 zuk6) — Gelao ethnic group
代之以 (doi6 zi1 ji5) — (has been) replaced with; (its) place has been taken by
代人受過 (doi6 jan4 sau6 gwo3) — to take the blame for sb else; to be made a scapegoat
代代 (doi6 doi6) — from generation to generation; generation after generation
代代相傳 (doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4) — passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代價 (doi6 gaa3) — price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
代償 (doi6 soeng4) — (medical) compensation; to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else
代入 (doi6 jap6) — to substitute into
代利斯 (doi6 lei6 si1) — Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base
代勞 (doi6 lou4) — to do sth in place of sb else
代名詞 (doi6 ming4 ci4) — pronoun; synonym; byword
代填 (doi6 tin4) — to fill in a form for sb else
代孕 (doi6 jan6) — to serve as a surrogate mother; surrogacy
代宗 (doi6 zung1) — Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4]
代客泊車 (doi6 haak3 paak3 ce1) — valet parking
代寫 (doi6 se2) — to write on behalf of sb else
代工 (doi6 gung1) — OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
代幣 (doi6 bai6) — token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc)
代扣 (doi6 kau3) — to withhold tax (from employee's salary)
代拿買特 (doi6 naa4 maai5 dak6) — (loanword) dynamite
代收貨款 (doi6 sau1 fo3 fun2) — collect on delivery (COD)
代數 (doi6 sou3) — algebra
代數函數 (doi6 sou3 haam4 sou3) — (math.) algebraic function
代數函數論 (doi6 sou3 haam4 sou3 leon6) — algebraic function theory (math.)
代數和 (doi6 sou3 wo4) — algebraic sum
代數學 (doi6 sou3 hok6) — algebra (as branch of math.)
代數幾何 (doi6 sou3 gei2 ho4) — algebraic geometry
代數幾何學 (doi6 sou3 gei2 ho4 hok6) — algebraic geometry
代數式 (doi6 sou3 sik1) — (math.) algebraic expression
代數拓撲 (doi6 sou3 tok3 pok3) — (math.) algebraic topology
代數數域 (doi6 sou3 sou3 wik6) — algebraic number field (math.)
代數方程 (doi6 sou3 fong1 cing4) — algebraic equation
代數曲線 (doi6 sou3 kuk1 sin3) — (math.) algebraic curve
代數曲面 (doi6 sou3 kuk1 min6) — algebraic surface
代數簇 (doi6 sou3 cuk1) — algebraic variety (math.)
代數結構 (doi6 sou3 git3 kau3) — algebraic structure
代數群 (doi6 sou3 kwan4) — algebraic group (math.)
代數量 (doi6 sou3 loeng6) — algebraic quantity
代書 (doi6 syu1) — to write on sb's behalf; a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for…
代替 (doi6 tai3) — to replace; to take the place of
代替父母 (doi6 tai3 fu6 mou5) — in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law)
代替者 (doi6 tai3 ze2) — a substitute; a replacement
代步 (doi6 bou6) — to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or d…
代溝 (doi6 kau1) — generation gap
代爾夫特 (doi6 ji5 fu1 dak6) — Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
代理人 (doi6 lei5 jan4) — agent
代理商 (doi6 lei5 soeng1) — agent
代碼 (doi6 maa5) — code
代碼段 (doi6 maa5 dyun6) — code segment
代碼頁 (doi6 maa5 jip6) — code page
代禱 (doi6 tou2) — to pray on behalf of sb
代稱 (doi6 cing1) — alternative name; to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia
代筆 (doi6 bat1) — to write on behalf of sb; to ghostwrite
代管 (doi6 gun2) — to administer; to manage; to hold in trust or escrow
代糖 (doi6 tong4) — sugar substitute
代縣 (doi6 jyun6) — Dai County or Daixian, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
代罪 (doi6 zeoi6) — to act as a scapegoat; to take the blame for sb else
代罪羔羊 (doi6 zeoi6 gou1 joeng4) — scapegoat
代考 (doi6 haau2) — to take a test or exam for sb
代號 (doi6 hou6) — code name
代行 (doi6 hang4) — to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf
代表 (doi6 biu2) — representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name…
代表人物 (doi6 biu2 jan4 mat6) — representative individual (of a school of thought)
代表作 (doi6 biu2 zok3) — representative work (of an author or artist)
代表團 (doi6 biu2 tyun4) — delegation
代表性 (doi6 biu2 sing3) — representativeness; representative; typical
代表處 (doi6 biu2 cyu3) — representative office
代表隊 (doi6 biu2 deoi6) — delegation
代言 (doi6 jin4) — to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand); to endorse
代詞 (doi6 ci4) — pronoun
代課 (doi6 fo3) — to teach as substitute for absent teacher
代謝 (doi6 ze6) — replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.)
代購 (doi6 gau3) — to buy (on behalf of sb)
代辦 (doi6 baan6) — to act for sb else; to act on sb's behalf; an agent; a diplomatic representativ…
代銷 (doi6 siu1) — to sell as agent; to sell on commission (e.g. insurance policies); proxy sale (…
代銷店 (doi6 siu1 dim3) — outlet; commission shop; agency
代頓 (doi6 deon6) — Dayton (city in Ohio)
令人 (ling6 jan4) — to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)
令人不快 (ling6 jan4 bat1 faai3) — unpleasant; objectionable
令人振奮 (ling6 jan4 zan3 fan5) — inspiring; exciting; rousing
令人滿意 (ling6 jan4 mun5 ji3) — satisfying; satisfactory
令人髮指 (ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2) — (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply distu…
令兄 (ling6 hing1) — Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
令名 (ling6 ming4) — good name; reputation
令堂 (ling6 tong4) — (honorific) your mother
令尊 (ling6 zyun1) — Your esteemed father (honorific)
令尊令堂 (ling6 zyun1 ling6 tong4) — (honorific) your parents
令弟 (ling6 dai6) — honorable little brother
令愛 (ling6 oi3) — (courteous) your daughter
令慈 (ling6 ci4) — Your esteemed mother (honorific)
令正 (ling6 zing3) — (honorific) your wife
令牌環 (ling6 paai4 waan4) — token ring
令牌環網 (ling6 paai4 waan4 mong5) — token ring network
令狀 (ling6 zong6) — writ
令狐 (ling6 wu4) — old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); t…
令狐德棻 (ling6 wu4 dak1 fan1) — Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of …
令箭 (ling6 zin3) — arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. in…
令節 (ling6 zit3) — festive season; happy time; noble principle
令行禁止 (ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2) — (lit.) orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom); (fig.) to …
令親 (ling6 can1) — Your esteemed parent (honorific)
令譽 (ling6 jyu6) — honorable reputation
令郎 (ling6 long4) — your esteemed son (honorific)
令閫 (ling6 kwan2) — your wife (honorific)
以一馭萬 (ji5 jat1 jyu6 maan6) — to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人名命名 (ji5 jan4 meng2 ming6 ming4) — to name sth after a person; named after; eponymous
以人廢言 (ji5 jan4 fai3 jin4) — to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on pre…
以人為本 (ji5 jan4 wai4 bun2) — people-oriented
以便 (ji5 bin6) — so that; so as to; in order to
以備不測 (ji5 bei6 bat1 caak1) — to be prepared for accidents
以債養債 (ji5 zaai3 joeng5 zaai3) — debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤 (ji5 ging2 haau6 jau4) — (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
以免 (ji5 min5) — in order to avoid; so as not to
以內 (ji5 noi6) — within; less than
以利亞 (ji5 lei6 aa3) — Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
以利亞敬 (ji5 lei6 aa3 ging3) — Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up); Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isai…
以利於 (ji5 lei6 jyu1) — for the sake of; in order to
以前 (ji5 cin4) — before; formerly; previous; ago
以北 (ji5 bak1) — to the north of (suffix)
以南 (ji5 naam4) — to the south of (suffix)
以卵擊石 (ji5 leon2 gik1 sek6) — lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite d…
以及 (ji5 kap6) — and; as well as
以和為貴 (ji5 wo4 wai4 gwai3) — harmony is to be prized
以埃 (ji5 oi1) — Israel-Egypt
以外 (ji5 ngoi6) — apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of;…
以太 (ji5 taai3) — (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
以太網 (ji5 taai3 mong5) — Ethernet
以太網絡 (ji5 taai3 mong5 lok6) — Ethernet
以夷制夷 (ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4) — to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out…
以少勝多 (ji5 siu2 sing3 do1) — using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以工代賑 (ji5 gung1 doi6 zan3) — to provide work to relieve poverty
以弗所 (ji5 fat1 so2) — Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
以弗所書 (ji5 fat1 so2 syu1) — Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
以弱勝強 (ji5 joek6 sing3 koeng4) — using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以強凌弱 (ji5 koeng4 ling4 joek6) — to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
以往 (ji5 wong5) — in the past; formerly
以德報怨 (ji5 dak1 bou3 jyun3) — to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good
以慎為鍵 (ji5 san6 wai4 gin6) — to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
以敘 (ji5 zeoi6) — Israel-Syria
以斯帖 (ji5 si1 tip3) — Esther (name)
以斯帖記 (ji5 si1 tip3 gei3) — Book of Esther
以斯拉記 (ji5 si1 laai1 gei3) — Book of Ezra
以暴制暴 (ji5 bou6 zai3 bou6) — to use violence to curb violence
以暴易暴 (ji5 bou6 jik6 bou6) — to replace one tyranny by another; to use violence against violence
以期 (ji5 kei4) — in order to; hoping to; attempting to; waiting for
以本人名 (ji5 bun2 jan4 ming4) — under one's own name; named after oneself
以東 (ji5 dung1) — to the east of (suffix)
以柔克剛 (ji5 jau4 hak1 gong1) — to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
以權壓法 (ji5 kyun4 aat3 faat3) — to abuse power to crush the law
以權謀私 (ji5 kyun4 mau4 si1) — to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
以次 (ji5 ci3) — in the proper order; the following
以此 (ji5 ci2) — with this; thereby; thus; because of this
以此為 (ji5 ci2 wai4) — to regard as; to treat as
以此類推 (ji5 ci2 leoi6 teoi1) — and so on; in a similar fashion
以毒攻毒 (ji5 duk6 gung1 duk6) — to cure ills with poison (TCM); to fight evil with evil; set a thief to catch a…
以求 (ji5 kau4) — in order to
以法蓮 (ji5 faat3 lin4) — Ephraim (city)
以湯沃沸 (ji5 tong1 juk1 fai3) — to manage a situation badly (idiom)
以為 (ji5 wai4) — to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – …
以牙還牙 (ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4) — a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
以眥睚殺人 (ji5 zaai6 ngaai4 saat3 jan4) — to kill sb for a trifle
以眼還眼 (ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5) — an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give…
以示警戒 (ji5 si6 ging2 gaai3) — to serve as a warning (idiom)
以禮相待 (ji5 lai5 soeng1 doi6) — to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以老大自居 (ji5 lou5 daai6 zi6 geoi1) — regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
以至 (ji5 zi3) — down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
以至於 (ji5 zi3 jyu1) — down to; up to; to the extent that...
以致於 (ji5 zi3 jyu1) — with the result that
以色列 (ji5 sik1 lit6) — Israel
以色列人 (ji5 sik1 lit6 jan4) — an Israeli; an Israelite
以華制華 (ji5 waa4 zai3 waa4) — use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
以藥養醫 (ji5 joek6 joeng5 ji1) — "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
以虛帶實 (ji5 heoi1 daai3 sat6) — (idiom) to use the abstract to guide the concrete
以西 (ji5 sai1) — to the west of (suffix)
以西結書 (ji5 sai1 git3 syu1) — Book of Ezekiel
以言代法 (ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3) — to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orde…
以訛傳訛 (ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4) — to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top …
以貌取人 (ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4) — to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
以資證明 (ji5 zi1 zing3 ming4) — in support or witness hereof (idiom)
以賽亞書 (ji5 coi3 aa3 syu1) — Book of Isaiah
以身報國 (ji5 san1 bou3 gwok3) — to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the ser…
以身抵債 (ji5 san1 dai2 zaai3) — forced labor to repay a debt
以身相許 (ji5 san1 soeng1 heoi2) — (of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholehearted…
以身許國 (ji5 san1 heoi2 gwok3) — to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身試法 (ji5 san1 si3 faat3) — to challenge the law (idiom); to knowingly violate the law
以軍 (ji5 gwan1) — Israeli soldiers
以逸待勞 (ji5 jat6 doi6 lou4) — to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bi…
以鄰為壑 (ji5 leon4 wai4 kok3) — to use one's neighbor as a drain; to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
以防 (ji5 fong4) — (so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case
以防萬一 (ji5 fong4 maan6 jat1) — to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventua…
以降 (ji5 gong3) — since (some point in the past)
以饗讀者 (ji5 hoeng2 duk6 ze2) — for the benefit of the reader
以馬內利 (ji5 maa5 noi6 lei6) — Emanuel; Immanuel (name)
仨 (saam1) — three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)
仫佬 (muk6 lou2) — Mulao ethnic group
仫佬族 (muk6 lou2 zuk6) — Mulao ethnic group
仰 (joeng5) — surname Yang
仰人鼻息 (joeng5 jan4 bei6 sik1) — to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for …
仰仗 (joeng5 zoeng3) — to rely on; to depend on
仰光 (joeng5 gwong1) — Yangon (Rangoon), city, capital of Myanmar from 1948 to 2006
仰光大金塔 (joeng5 gwong1 daai6 gam1 taap3) — Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)
仰天 (joeng5 tin1) — to face upwards; to look up to the sky
仰屋 (joeng5 uk1) — to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)
仰屋興嘆 (joeng5 uk1 hing1 taan3) — to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do abou…
仰屋著書 (joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1) — lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole b…
仰慕 (joeng5 mou6) — to admire
仰望 (joeng5 mong6) — to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
仰泳 (joeng5 wing6) — backstroke
仰臥 (joeng5 ngo6) — to lie supine
仰臥起坐 (joeng5 ngo6 hei2 co5) — sit-up (physical exercise)
仰賴 (joeng5 laai6) — to rely on
仰躺 (joeng5 tong2) — to lie on one's back
仰韶 (joeng5 siu4) — Yangshao, a village in Henan Province where the first site of the Yangshao cult…
仰韶文化 (joeng5 siu4 man4 faa3) — (archaeology) Yangshao culture, a Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) in the ce…
仰頭 (joeng5 tau4) — to raise one's head
仲介 (zung6 gaai3) — (Tw) middleman; agent; broker
仲夏 (zung6 haa6) — midsummer; second month of summer
仲夏夜之夢 (zung6 haa6 je6 zi1 mung6) — Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 …
仲尼 (zung6 nei4) — courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
仲巴 (zung6 baa1) — see 仲巴縣|仲巴县[Zhong4 ba1 Xian4]
仲巴縣 (zung6 baa1 jyun6) — Zhongba, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
仲秋 (zung6 cau1) — second month of autumn; 8th month of the lunar calendar
仲裁 (zung6 coi4) — arbitration
仵作 (ng5 zok3) — coroner (old)
仵工 (ng5 gung1) — (HK) funeral worker; mortuary worker
任一個 (jam6 jat1 go3) — any one of (a list of possibilities)
任事 (jam6 si6) — appointment to an important post
任人 (jam6 jan4) — to appoint (sb to a post)
任人唯親 (jam6 jan4 wai4 can1) — (idiom) to practice nepotism or cronyism in making appointments
任人唯賢 (jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4) — to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis o…
任人宰割 (jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3) — to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
任令 (jam6 ling6) — to allow (sth to happen)
任何 (jam6 ho4) — any; whatever; whichever
任便 (jam6 bin6) — as you see fit; to do as one likes
任俠 (jam6 hap6) — chivalrous; helping the weak for the sake of justice
任免 (jam6 min5) — to appoint and dismiss
任內 (jam6 noi6) — period in office
任其自然 (jam6 kei4 zi6 jin4) — to let things take their course (idiom); to leave it to nature; laissez-faire
任務 (jam6 mou6) — mission; assignment; task; duty; role

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