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傻氣 (so4 hei3) — foolish; foolishness
傻瓜 (so4 gwaa1) — idiot; fool
傻瓜相機 (so4 gwaa1 soeng3 gei1) — point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
傻眼 (so4 ngaan5) — (coll.) stunned; dumbfounded; flabbergasted
傻笑 (so4 siu3) — to giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk; to simper
傻蛋 (so4 daan2) — stupid young fellow; idiot
傻裡傻氣 (so4 leoi5 so4 hei3) — foolish; stupid
傻話 (so4 waa6) — foolish talk; nonsense
傻逼 (so4 bik1) — variant of 傻屄[sha3 bi1]
傻頭傻腦 (so4 tau4 so4 nou5) — (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
傾佩 (king1 pui3) — to admire greatly
傾倒 (king1 dou2) — to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before
傾側 (king1 zak1) — to lean to one side; slanting
傾動 (king1 dung6) — to admire
傾危 (king1 ngai4) — in danger of collapse; in a parlous state; (of person) treacherous
傾卸 (king1 se3) — to tip; to dump by tipping from a vehicle
傾吐 (king1 tou3) — to pour out (emotions); to unburden oneself (of strong feelings); to vomit comp…
傾吐胸臆 (king1 tou3 hung1 jik1) — to pour out one's heart
傾吐衷腸 (king1 tou3 cung1 coeng4) — to pour out (emotions); to pour one's heart out; to say everything that is on o…
傾向 (king1 hoeng3) — trend; tendency; orientation
傾向性 (king1 hoeng3 sing3) — tendency; inclination; orientation
傾向於 (king1 hoeng3 jyu1) — to incline to; to prefer; to be prone to
傾囊 (king1 nong4) — to empty out one's pocket; (fig.) to give everything one has (to help)
傾國傾城 (king1 gwok3 king1 sing4) — lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom); fig. (of a wom…
傾城 (king1 sing4) — coming from everywhere; from all over the place; gorgeous (of woman); to ruin a…
傾城傾國 (king1 sing4 king1 gwok3) — see 傾國傾城|倾国倾城[qing1 guo2 qing1 cheng2]
傾家 (king1 gaa1) — to ruin a family; to lose a fortune
傾家蕩產 (king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2) — to lose a family fortune (idiom)
傾巢 (king1 caau4) — lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us); a turnout in full force (of a gang …
傾巢來犯 (king1 caau4 loi4 faan6) — to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
傾巢而出 (king1 caau4 ji4 ceot1) — the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
傾心吐膽 (king1 sam1 tou3 daam2) — to pour out one's heart (idiom)
傾慕 (king1 mou6) — to adore; to admire greatly
傾斜度 (king1 ce4 dou6) — inclination (from the horizontal or vertical); slope; obliquity
傾服 (king1 fuk6) — to admire
傾泄 (king1 sit3) — to cascade down; to flow in torrents; (fig.) outpouring (of emotions)
傾注 (king1 zyu3) — to throw into
傾瀉 (king1 se3) — to pour down in torrents
傾盆 (king1 pun4) — a downpour; rain bucketing down
傾盆大雨 (king1 pun4 daai6 jyu5) — (idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
傾盡 (king1 zeon6) — to do all one can; to give all one has
傾羨 (king1 sin6) — to admire; to adore
傾耳 (king1 ji5) — (literary) to listen attentively
傾耳細聽 (king1 ji5 sai3 ting1) — to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
傾耳而聽 (king1 ji5 ji4 ting1) — to listen attentively
傾聽 (king1 ting1) — to listen attentively
傾聽者 (king1 ting1 ze2) — listener
傾蓋 (king1 goi3) — to meet in passing; to get on well at first meeting
傾覆 (king1 fuk1) — to capsize; to collapse; to overturn; to overthrow; to undermine
傾角 (king1 gok3) — dip; angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal); til…
傾訴 (king1 sou3) — to say everything (that is on one's mind)
傾談 (king1 taam4) — to have a good talk
傾軋 (king1 zaat3) — conflict; internal strife; dissension
傾銷 (king1 siu1) — to dump (goods, products)
傾陷 (king1 haam6) — to frame (an innocent person); to collapse
傾頹 (king1 teoi4) — to collapse; to topple; to capsize
僂儸 (lau4 lo4) — variant of 嘍囉|喽啰[lou2 luo5]
僄 (piu3) — light; airy
僅作參考 (gan2 zok3 caam1 haau2) — for reference only
僅供 (gan2 gung1) — only for
僅供參考 (gan2 gung1 caam1 haau2) — for reference only
僅此而已 (gan2 ci2 ji4 ji5) — (idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more
僇 (luk6) — to despise; to insult
像元 (zoeng6 jyun4) — (remote sensing) pixel
像樣 (zoeng6 joeng2) — presentable; decent; up to par
像片 (zoeng6 pin3) — variant of 相片[xiang4 pian4]
像章 (zoeng6 zoeng1) — badge; insignia; lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national le…
像素 (zoeng6 sou3) — pixel
像話 (zoeng6 waa6) — proper; appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question)
像貌 (zoeng6 maau6) — variant of 相貌[xiang4 mao4]
僑務委員會 (kiu4 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — Overseas Chinese Affairs Council, Taiwan
僑居 (kiu4 geoi1) — to live far away from one's native place; to reside in a foreign country
僑民 (kiu4 man4) — expatriates
僑胞 (kiu4 baau1) — countryman living abroad
僑鄉 (kiu4 hoeng1) — hometown of overseas Chinese
僕人 (buk6 jan4) — servant
僕役 (buk6 jik6) — servant
僕歐 (buk6 au1) — (old) waiter (loanword from "boy"); attendant
僥 (hiu1) — by mere luck
僥倖 (hiu1 hang6) — luckily; by a fluke
僥倖心理 (hiu1 hang6 sam1 lei5) — trusting to luck; wishful thinking
僦 (zau6) — (literary) to rent; to hire; to lease
僧 (zang1) — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
僧人 (zang1 jan4) — monk
僧伽 (zang1 gaa1) — (Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community; monk
僧俗 (zang1 zuk6) — Buddhist monks and secular people
僧加羅語 (zang1 gaa1 lo4 jyu5) — Sinhalese (language)
僧多粥少 (zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2) — lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; deman…
僧尼 (zang1 nei4) — (Buddhist) monks and nuns
僧帽猴 (zang1 mou6 hau4) — capuchin monkey; genus Cebidae
僧帽瓣 (zang1 mou6 faan6) — see 二尖瓣[er4 jian1 ban4]
僧徒 (zang1 tou4) — Buddhist monks
僧院 (zang1 jyun2) — abbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara
僬僥 (ziu1 jiu4) — legendary dwarfs in the west of China; (by extension) barbarians in the southwe…
僬僬 (ziu1 ziu1) — (archaic) clear-minded; (archaic) bustling
僭主 (cim3 zyu2) — tyrant; usurper
僭主政治 (cim3 zyu2 zing3 zi6) — tyranny; government by usurper
僭越 (cim3 jyut6) — to usurp; to overstep one's authority
僮僕 (tung4 buk6) — boy servant
僮族 (tung4 zuk6) — old term for 壯族|壮族, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi
僰 (baak6) — name of an ethnic group
僱用 (gu3 jung6) — to employ; to hire
僵 (goeng1) — rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
僵住 (goeng1 zyu6) — motionless; unable to move
僵住症 (goeng1 zyu6 zing3) — catalepsy
僵化 (goeng1 faa3) — to become rigid
僵固性 (goeng1 gu3 sing3) — rigidity
僵局 (goeng1 guk6) — impasse; deadlock
僵屍網絡 (goeng1 si1 mong5 lok6) — botnet; zombie network; slave network (used by spammers)
僵屍車 (goeng1 si1 ce1) — (coll.) abandoned car
僵持 (goeng1 ci4) — to be deadlocked
僵直 (goeng1 zik6) — stiff; rigid; inflexible
僵硬 (goeng1 ngaang6) — stiff; rigid
僵臥 (goeng1 ngo6) — to lie rigid and motionless
價 (gaa3) — price; value; (chemistry) valence
價位 (gaa3 wai2) — price level
價值 (gaa3 zik6) — value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
價值增殖 (gaa3 zik6 zang1 zik6) — valorization (in Marxist theory)
價值工程 (gaa3 zik6 gung1 cing4) — value engineering
價值標準 (gaa3 zik6 biu1 zeon2) — values; standards
價值觀 (gaa3 zik6 gun1) — value system; personal or cultural values
價值連城 (gaa3 zik6 lin4 sing4) — invaluable; priceless
價值量 (gaa3 zik6 loeng6) — magnitude of value; labor value (in economics, the labor inherent in a commodit…
價層 (gaa3 cang4) — valency shell (chemistry)
價廉物美 (gaa3 lim4 mat6 mei5) — inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
價格 (gaa3 gaak3) — price
價格標籤 (gaa3 gaak3 biu1 cim1) — price tag
價格表 (gaa3 gaak3 biu2) — price list; pricing table
價款 (gaa3 fun2) — cost
價目 (gaa3 muk6) — (marked) price; tariff (in a restaurant etc)
價碼 (gaa3 maa5) — price tag
價錢 (gaa3 cin2) — price
價鍵 (gaa3 gin6) — valence bond (chemistry)
價電子 (gaa3 din6 zi2) — valency electron; outer shell of electrons
僻地 (pik1 dei6) — the sticks; the boondocks
僻遠 (pik1 jyun5) — remote and faraway
僻靜 (pik1 zing6) — lonely; secluded
僾 (oi3) — indistinct; hazy; misty; to seem; to appear
儀仗 (ji4 zoeng6) — ceremonial weaponry
儀仗隊 (ji4 zoeng3 deoi2) — honor guard; guard of honor; the banner bearing contingent leading a military p…
儀典 (ji4 din2) — ceremony
儀器表 (ji4 hei3 biu2) — gauge
儀式 (ji4 sik1) — ceremony
儀態 (ji4 taai3) — bearing; deportment
儀禮 (ji4 lai5) — Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
儀節 (ji4 zit3) — etiquette; ceremonial protocol
儀衛 (ji4 wai6) — guard of honor
儀表 (ji4 biu2) — appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
儀表盤 (ji4 biu2 pun4) — dashboard; indicator panel
儀隴 (ji4 lung5) — see 儀隴縣|仪陇县[Yi2 long3 Xian4]
儀隴縣 (ji4 lung5 jyun6) — Yilong, a county in Nanchong City 南充市[Nan2 chong1 Shi4], Sichuan
億萬 (jik1 maan6) — millions and millions
億萬富翁 (jik1 maan6 fu3 jung1) — billionaire; multimillionaire
億萬富豪 (jik1 maan6 fu3 hou4) — multimillionaire
儆戒 (ging2 gaai3) — to warn; to admonish
儉以養廉 (gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4) — (idiom) frugality makes honesty
儉學 (gim6 hok6) — to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education
儉用 (gim6 jung6) — to economize; to be frugal
儉省 (gim6 saang2) — thrifty; economical; sparing
儉約 (gim6 joek3) — frugal; economical; thrifty
儉素 (gim6 sou3) — thrifty and plain
儉腹 (gim6 fuk1) — lacking in knowledge; ignorant
儉薄 (gim6 bok6) — meager; poor
儋州 (daam1 zau1) — see 儋州市[Dan1 zhou1 Shi4]
儋州市 (daam1 zau1 si5) — Danzhou, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]
儋縣 (daam1 jyun6) — Dan county, Hainan
儐 (ban1) — best man; to entertain
儐相 (ban3 soeng3) — attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
儒士 (jyu4 si6) — a Confucian scholar
儒學 (jyu4 hok6) — Confucianism
儒家 (jyu4 gaa1) — Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟…
儒教 (jyu4 gaau3) — Confucianism
儒林外史 (jyu4 lam4 ngoi6 si2) — The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wu2 Jing4 zi3]
儒生 (jyu4 sang1) — Confucian scholar (old)
儒者 (jyu4 ze2) — Confucian scholar
儒雅 (jyu4 ngaa5) — scholarly; refined; cultured; courteous
儘先 (zeon2 sin1) — in the first instance; as a first priority
儘可能 (zeon2 ho2 nang4) — as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
儘快 (zeon6 faai3) — as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
儘早 (zeon2 zou2) — as early as possible
儘管 (zeon2 gun2) — despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (t…
儘自 (zeon2 zi6) — always; always regardless (of anything)
儘量 (zeon2 loeng6) — as much as possible; to the greatest extent
償 (soeng4) — to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
償付 (soeng4 fu6) — to pay back
償債 (soeng4 zaai3) — to repay a debt
償命 (soeng4 meng6) — to pay with one's life
償清 (soeng4 cing1) — to repay; to pay off a debt
償還 (soeng4 waan4) — to repay; to reimburse
優伶 (jau1 ling4) — (old) performing artist; actor; actress
優先 (jau1 sin1) — to have priority; to take precedence
優先承購權 (jau1 sin1 sing4 gau3 kyun4) — prior purchase right; right of first refusal (ROFR); preemptive right to purcha…
優先股 (jau1 sin1 gu2) — preferred stock
優先認股權 (jau1 sin1 jing6 gu2 kyun4) — preemptive right (in share issue)
優劣 (jau1 lyut3) — good and bad; merits and drawbacks
優勝劣汰 (jau1 sing3 lyut3 taai3) — (idiom) survival of the fittest
優勢 (jau1 sai3) — superiority; dominance; advantage
優化 (jau1 faa3) — to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
優厚 (jau1 hau5) — generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
優哉遊哉 (jau1 zoi1 jau4 zoi1) — see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
優孟 (jau1 maang6) — You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Ch…
優尼科 (jau1 nei4 fo1) — Unocal (US oil company)
優待 (jau1 doi6) — preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
優待券 (jau1 doi6 hyun3) — discount coupon; complimentary ticket
優待票 (jau1 doi6 piu3) — reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)
優惠券 (jau1 wai6 hyun3) — coupon
優惠貸款 (jau1 wai6 taai3 fun2) — (finance) concessional loan; soft loan
優於 (jau1 jyu1) — to surpass
優柔 (jau1 jau4) — gentle; carefree; indecisive; weak
優柔寡斷 (jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6) — indecisive; irresolute
優格 (jau1 gaak3) — (loanword) yogurt
優步 (jau1 bou6) — Uber, app-based taxi company founded in 2009
優渥 (jau1 ak1) — handsome (pay etc); generous; liberal
優生學 (jau1 sang1 hok6) — eugenics
優異 (jau1 ji6) — exceptional; outstandingly good
優異獎 (jau1 ji6 zoeng2) — excellence award; merit award
優盤 (jau1 pun4) — USB flash drive
優秀 (jau1 sau3) — outstanding; excellent
優等 (jau1 dang2) — first-rate; of the highest order; high-class; excellent; superior
優美 (jau1 mei5) — graceful; fine; elegant
優良 (jau1 loeng4) — fine; good; first-rate
優裕 (jau1 jyu6) — plenty; abundance
優角 (jau1 gok3) — reflex angle
優諾牌 (jau1 nok6 paai2) — Uno (card game)
優質 (jau1 zat1) — excellent quality
優越 (jau1 jyut6) — superior; superiority
優遊 (jau1 jau4) — carefree; leisurely
優遊自得 (jau1 jau4 zi6 dak1) — free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
優酪乳 (jau1 lok3 jyu5) — yogurt (loanword) (Tw)
優酷 (jau1 huk6) — Youku, Chinese video hosting platform
優雅 (jau1 ngaa5) — grace; graceful
優點 (jau1 dim2) — merit; benefit; strong point; advantage
儭 (can3) — to assist; to give alms
儲值卡 (cyu5 zik6 kaat1) — stored-value card; prepaid card (telephone, transport etc)
儲備 (cyu5 bei6) — to store up; reserves
儲備糧 (cyu5 bei6 loeng4) — grain reserves
儲備貨幣 (cyu5 bei6 fo3 bai6) — reserve currency
儲備金 (cyu5 bei6 gam1) — reserves (bank)
儲君 (cyu5 gwan1) — heir apparent to a throne
儲幣 (cyu5 bai6) — to deposit money
儲戶 (cyu5 wu6) — (bank) depositor
儲氣 (cyu5 hei3) — gas storage
儲氣罐 (cyu5 hei3 gun3) — gas tank (for gas, not gasoline)
儲水 (cyu5 seoi2) — to store water
儲水管 (cyu5 seoi2 gun2) — standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building)
儲水箱 (cyu5 seoi2 soeng1) — water-storage tank
儲物 (cyu5 mat6) — to store things; to stow items
儲精囊 (cyu5 zing1 nong4) — seminal vesicle
儲蓄 (cyu5 cuk1) — to save money (in a bank); savings
儲蓄卡 (cyu5 cuk1 kaat1) — debit card
儲藏 (cyu5 cong4) — to store; deposit; (oil, mineral etc) deposits
儲藏室 (cyu5 cong4 sat1) — storeroom
儲量 (cyu5 loeng6) — remaining quantity; reserves (of natural resources, oil etc)
儷影 (lai6 jing2) — photo of a (married) couple
儺戲 (no4 hei3) — Anhui local opera
儺神 (no4 san4) — exorcising God; God who drives away plague and evil spirits
儼然 (jim5 jin4) — just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out
兀凳 (ngat6 dang3) — Chinese-style low stool
兀立 (ngat6 laap6) — to stand upright
兀自 (ngat6 zi6) — (literary) still; yet
兀臬 (ngat6 jit6) — variant of 杌隉|杌陧[wu4 nie4]
兀臲 (ngat6 jit6) — variant of 杌隉|杌陧[wu4 nie4]
兀鷲 (ngat6 zau6) — vulture; (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
兀鷹 (ngat6 jing1) — griffon vulture
允准 (wan5 zeon2) — to approve; to permit; approval; permission
允宜 (wan5 ji4) — appropriate; apt
允當 (wan5 dong3) — proper; suitable
允許 (wan5 heoi2) — to permit; to allow
允諾 (wan5 nok6) — to promise; to consent (to do sth)
元世祖 (jyun4 sai3 zou2) — lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1…
元代 (jyun4 doi6) — the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元件 (jyun4 gin6) — element; component
元來 (jyun4 loi4) — variant of 原來|原来[yuan2 lai2]
元元本本 (jyun4 jyun4 bun2 bun2) — variant of 原原本本[yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3]
元凶 (jyun4 hung1) — chief offender; main culprit
元勛 (jyun4 fan1) — leading light; founding father; principal proponent; also written 元勳|元勋
元勳 (jyun4 fan1) — leading light; founding father; principal proponent
元古代 (jyun4 gu2 doi6) — Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
元古宙 (jyun4 gu2 zau6) — pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
元史 (jyun4 si2) — History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4…
元器件 (jyun4 hei3 gin2) — component
元夜 (jyun4 je6) — Lantern Festival; night of 15th of first lunar month; see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1]
元太祖 (jyun4 taai3 zou2) — posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227)
元好問 (jyun4 hou3 man6) — Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transit…
元宵 (jyun4 siu1) — Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜[yuan2…
元宵節 (jyun4 siu1 zit3) — Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of firs…
元寶 (jyun4 bou2) — see 元寶區|元宝区[Yuan2 bao3 Qu1]
元寶區 (jyun4 bou2 keoi1) — Yuanbao, a district of Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning
元寶山 (jyun4 bou2 saan1) — see 元寶山區|元宝山区[Yuan2 bao3 shan1 Qu1]
元寶山區 (jyun4 bou2 saan1 keoi1) — Yuanbaoshan, a district of Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
元山 (jyun4 saan1) — Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
元山市 (jyun4 saan1 si5) — Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
元帥 (jyun4 seoi3) — (military) marshal; commander-in-chief
元年 (jyun4 nin4) — first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a signifi…
元惡 (jyun4 ok3) — arch-criminal; master criminal
元惡大憝 (jyun4 ok3 daai6 deoi6) — arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
元旦 (jyun4 daan3) — New Year's Day
元曲 (jyun4 kuk1) — Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
元曲四大家 (jyun4 kuk1 sei3 daai6 gaa1) — Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zhe…
元月 (jyun4 jyut6) — first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
元朗 (jyun4 long5) — Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong
元朗市 (jyun4 long5 si5) — Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island
元朝 (jyun4 ciu4) — Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元末 (jyun4 mut6) — final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); mid 14th century
元氏 (jyun4 si6) — see 元氏縣|元氏县[Yuan2 shi4 Xian4]
元氏縣 (jyun4 si6 jyun6) — Yuanshi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
元氣 (jyun4 hei3) — vigor; strength; vitality
元江縣 (jyun4 gong1 jyun6) — see 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治縣|元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县[Yuan2 jiang1 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi…
元煤 (jyun4 mui4) — variant of 原煤[yuan2 mei2]
元神 (jyun4 san4) — primordial spirit; fundamental essence of life
元素 (jyun4 sou3) — element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of…
元素週期表 (jyun4 sou3 zau1 kei4 biu2) — periodic table of the elements (chemistry)
元組 (jyun4 zou2) — tuple
元老 (jyun4 lou5) — senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
元老院 (jyun4 lou5 jyun2) — upper house; senate; senior statesmen's assembly
元語言 (jyun4 jyu5 jin4) — metalanguage
元語言能力 (jyun4 jyu5 jin4 nang4 lik6) — metalinguistic ability
元謀 (jyun4 mau4) — see 元謀縣|元谋县[Yuan2 mou2 Xian4]
元謀縣 (jyun4 mau4 jyun6) — Yuanmou, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 …
元軍 (jyun4 gwan1) — Mongol army; army of Yuan dynasty
元配 (jyun4 pui3) — first wife
元陽 (jyun4 joeng4) — see 元陽縣|元阳县[Yuan2 yang2 Xian4]
元陽縣 (jyun4 joeng4 jyun6) — Yuanyang, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族…
元青 (jyun4 cing1) — deep black
元音 (jyun4 jam1) — vowel
元音和諧 (jyun4 jam1 wo4 haai4) — vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)
元首 (jyun4 sau2) — head of state
元龍 (jyun4 lung4) — one that has achieved the way; emperor
兄妹 (hing1 mui6) — brother(s) and sister(s)
兄嫂 (hing1 sou2) — elder brother and his wife
兄弟 (hing1 dai6) — brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); br…
兄弟會 (hing1 dai6 wui2) — fraternity
兄弟鬩牆 (hing1 dai6 jik1 coeng4) — internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
兄臺 (hing1 toi4) — brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
兄長 (hing1 zoeng2) — elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age
充任 (cung1 jam6) — to fill a post of; to act as
充值 (cung1 zik6) — to recharge (money onto a card); to top up
充值卡 (cung1 zik6 kaat1) — rechargeable card; to recharge a card
充公 (cung1 gung1) — to confiscate
充其量 (cung1 kei4 loeng6) — at most; at best
充分 (cung1 fan6) — ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full
充分就業 (cung1 fan6 zau6 jip6) — full employment
充塞 (cung1 sak1) — congestion; to block; to congest; to crowd; to choke; to cram; to fill up; to s…
充填 (cung1 tin4) — to fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to pad out; to complement; (dental) filling; …
充填因數 (cung1 tin4 jan1 sou3) — complementary factor
充填物 (cung1 tin4 mat6) — filling material; stuffing; lining; filling
充好 (cung1 hou2) — to substitute shoddy goods
充實 (cung1 sat6) — rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument)
充抵 (cung1 dai2) — see 抵充[di3 chong1]
充數 (cung1 sou3) — to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number); to serve as s…
充斥 (cung1 cik1) — to be full of; to flood; to congest
充暢 (cung1 coeng3) — abundant and fluent; affluent and smooth
充氣 (cung1 hei3) — to pump air (into sth); to inflate
充氣船 (cung1 hei3 syun4) — inflatable boat
充氧 (cung1 joeng5) — to oxygenate; to provide oxygen complement
充溢 (cung1 jat6) — to overflow (with riches); replete
充滿 (cung1 mun5) — full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
充滿陽光 (cung1 mun5 joeng4 gwong1) — sun-drenched
充當 (cung1 dong1) — to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
充發 (cung1 faat3) — to banish to penal servitude
充盈 (cung1 jing4) — abundant; plentiful
充耳不聞 (cung1 ji5 bat1 man4) — to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
充血 (cung1 hyut3) — hyperemia (increase in blood flow); blood congestion
充裕 (cung1 jyu6) — abundant; ample; plenty; abundance
充要條件 (cung1 jiu3 tiu4 gin2) — necessary and sufficient condition
充足 (cung1 zuk1) — adequate; sufficient; abundant
充軍 (cung1 gwan1) — to banish (to an army post, as a punishment)
充電 (cung1 din6) — to recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure); …
充電器 (cung1 din6 hei3) — battery charger
充飢 (cung1 gei1) — to allay one's hunger
兆 (siu6) — surname Zhao
兆周 (siu6 zau1) — megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
兆字節 (siu6 zi6 zit3) — megabyte (2^20 or approximately a million bytes)
兆瓦 (siu6 ngaa5) — megawatt
兆瓦特 (siu6 ngaa5 dak6) — megawatt
兆赫 (siu6 haak1) — megahertz
兆電子伏 (siu6 din6 zi2 fuk6) — mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules)
兆頭 (siu6 tau4) — omen; portent; sign
兇器 (hung1 hei3) — lethal weapon; murder weapon
兇宅 (hung1 zaak2) — inauspicious abode; haunted house
兇悍 (hung1 hon5) — violent; fierce and tough; shrewish (woman)
兇惡 (hung1 ok3) — fierce; vicious
兇戾 (hung1 leoi6) — cruel; tyrannical
兇手 (hung1 sau2) — murderer; assassin
兇死 (hung1 sei2) — to die in violence
兇殘 (hung1 caan4) — savage; cruel; fierce
兇殺 (hung1 saat3) — to murder; assassination
兇殺案 (hung1 saat3 on3) — murder case
兇煞 (hung1 saat3) — demon; fiend
兇犯 (hung1 faan6) — murderer
兇狂 (hung1 kwong4) — fierce; ferocious; savage
兇狠 (hung1 han2) — variant of 凶狠[xiong1 hen3]
兇猛 (hung1 maang5) — fierce; violent; ferocious
兇相 (hung1 soeng3) — ferocious appearance
兇相畢露 (hung1 soeng3 bat1 lou6) — show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed; with …
兇神 (hung1 san4) — demon; fiend
兇神惡煞 (hung1 san4 ok3 saat3) — (idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
兇訊 (hung1 seon3) — evil tidings; bad news
兇身 (hung1 san1) — murderer; killer
兇險 (hung1 him2) — dangerous; ruthless; treacherous
兇頑 (hung1 waan4) — fierce and uncontrollable
先下手為強 (sin1 haa6 sau2 wai4 koeng4) — (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand
先不先 (sin1 bat1 sin1) — (dialect) first of all; in the first place
先人 (sin1 jan4) — ancestor; forefather; sb's late father
先令 (sin1 ling6) — (loanword) shilling
先來後到 (sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3) — (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
先例 (sin1 lai6) — precedent
先兆 (sin1 siu6) — omen
先入為主 (sin1 jap6 wai4 zyu2) — (idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (a…
先公 (sin1 gung1) — (literary) my late father
先到先得 (sin1 dou3 sin1 dak1) — first come first served
先前 (sin1 cin4) — before; previously
先君 (sin1 gwan1) — my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
先哲 (sin1 zit3) — the wise and learned individuals of the past
先大母 (sin1 daai6 mou5) — my late paternal grandmother
先天 (sin1 tin1) — embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1]); inborn; innate; natural
先天不足 (sin1 tin1 bat1 zuk1) — to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness
先天性 (sin1 tin1 sing3) — congenital; intrinsic; innate
先天性缺陷 (sin1 tin1 sing3 kyut3 haam6) — birth defect
先天愚型 (sin1 tin1 jyu4 jing4) — (old) Down syndrome; trisomy 21
先妣 (sin1 bei2) — (literary) my late mother
先容 (sin1 jung4) — to introduce sb, putting in a good word for them in advance
先導 (sin1 dou6) — to lead the way; guide; forerunner; pioneer
先帝遺詔 (sin1 dai3 wai4 ziu3) — posthumous edict of a former emperor; Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] edict to poste…
先後 (sin1 hau6) — early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another
先後順序 (sin1 hau6 seon6 zeoi6) — sequential order
先慈 (sin1 ci4) — (literary) my late mother
先斬後奏 (sin1 zaam2 hau6 zau3) — (lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom); (fig.) to act firs…
先有後婚 (sin1 jau5 hau6 fan1) — to marry after getting pregnant
先期 (sin1 kei4) — the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature; initial peri…
先期錄音 (sin1 kei4 luk6 jam1) — (filmmaking) to prerecord a musical soundtrack to which actors will later synch…
先機 (sin1 gei1) — critical opportunity
先決 (sin1 kyut3) — prerequisite; necessary
先決問題 (sin1 kyut3 man6 tai4) — issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
先決條件 (sin1 kyut3 tiu4 gin2) — precondition; prerequisite
先河 (sin1 ho4) — source; precursor; forerunner
先漢 (sin1 hon3) — Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4]
先烈 (sin1 lit6) — martyr
先父 (sin1 fu6) — deceased father; my late father
先王 (sin1 wong4) — former sovereigns
先王之政 (sin1 wong4 zi1 zing3) — the rule of former kings
先王之樂 (sin1 wong4 zi1 ngok6) — the music of former kings
先王之道 (sin1 wong4 zi1 dou6) — the way of former kings
先發 (sin1 faat3) — to take preemptive action; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (of a basebal…
先發制人 (sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4) — (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
先皇 (sin1 wong4) — emperor of a former dynasty
先睹為快 (sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3) — (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or en…
先知先覺 (sin1 zi1 sin1 gok3) — having foresight; a person of foresight
先祖 (sin1 zou2) — (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors
先秦 (sin1 ceon4) — pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 22…
先聲 (sin1 sing1) — herald; precursor; harbinger
先聲奪人 (sin1 sing1 dyut6 jan4) — to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
先行者 (sin1 hang4 ze2) — forerunner
先見 (sin1 gin3) — foresight; prescience
先見之明 (sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4) — foresight
先見者 (sin1 gin3 ze2) — a visionary
先覺 (sin1 gok3) — person of foresight
先賢 (sin1 jin4) — (literary) ancient sage
先輩 (sin1 bui3) — an older generation; ancestors; forefathers
先進 (sin1 zeon3) — sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
先進武器 (sin1 zeon3 mou5 hei3) — advanced weapon
先進水平 (sin1 zeon3 seoi2 ping4) — advanced level
先進集體 (sin1 zeon3 zaap6 tai2) — (official accolade) pace-setting team; exemplary group
先達 (sin1 daat6) — (literary) our learned predecessors
先遣隊 (sin1 hin2 deoi6) — (military) advance party
先鋒 (sin1 fung1) — vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
先鋒隊 (sin1 fung1 deoi2) — vanguard
先鞭 (sin1 bin1) — to be the first; to lead the way
先頭 (sin1 tau4) — (usu. of troops) in advance; in the vanguard; previously; in front; placed ahea…
先驅 (sin1 keoi1) — to pioneer; pioneer; trailblazer
先驅者 (sin1 keoi1 ze2) — pioneer; trailblazer
先驗 (sin1 jim6) — (philosophy) a priori
光亮 (gwong1 loeng6) — bright
光亮度 (gwong1 loeng6 dou6) — brightness; luminosity
光伏 (gwong1 fuk6) — photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光伏器件 (gwong1 fuk6 hei3 gin2) — photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)
光信號 (gwong1 seon3 hou6) — optical signal
光光 (gwong1 gwong1) — bright; shiny; smooth; naked; bald; penniless
光刻 (gwong1 hak1) — photolithography
光刻膠 (gwong1 hak1 gaau1) — photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
光前裕後 (gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6) — to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光動嘴 (gwong1 dung6 zeoi2) — empty talk; mere rhetoric; palaver
光化作用 (gwong1 faa3 zok3 jung6) — photochemical effect; photosynthesis; photolysis
光化學 (gwong1 faa3 hok6) — photochemistry
光合 (gwong1 hap6) — (bound form) photosynthetic
光合作用 (gwong1 hap6 zok3 jung6) — photosynthesis
光圈 (gwong1 hyun1) — aperture; diaphragm; halo; aureole
光大 (gwong1 daai6) — splendid; magnificent; abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang…
光子 (gwong1 zi2) — photon (particle physics)
光學 (gwong1 hok6) — optics
光學儀器 (gwong1 hok6 ji4 hei3) — optical instrument
光學字符識別 (gwong1 hok6 zi6 fu4 sik1 bit6) — optical character recognition (OCR)
光學顯微鏡 (gwong1 hok6 hin2 mei4 geng3) — optical microscope
光宗耀祖 (gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2) — to bring honor to one's ancestors
光射線 (gwong1 se6 sin3) — light ray
光導纖維 (gwong1 dou6 cim1 wai4) — optical fiber
光山 (gwong1 saan1) — see 光山縣|光山县[Guang1 shan1 Xian4]
光山縣 (gwong1 saan1 jyun6) — Guangshan, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
光年 (gwong1 nin4) — light-year
光度 (gwong1 dou6) — luminosity

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