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初年 (co1 nin4) — early years
初戀感覺 (co1 lyun2 gam2 gok3) — feelings of first love
初文 (co1 man2) — archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
初更 (co1 gaang1) — first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
初次 (co1 ci3) — for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)
初步設想 (co1 bou6 cit3 soeng2) — tentative idea
初潮 (co1 ciu4) — menarche
初犯 (co1 faan6) — first offender; first offense
初生 (co1 sang1) — newborn; nascent; primary (biology)
初生之犢不怕虎 (co1 sang1 zi1 duk6 bat1 paa3 fu2) — see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3]
初生之犢不畏虎 (co1 sang1 zi1 duk6 bat1 wai3 fu2) — see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3]
初秋 (co1 cau1) — early autumn; 7th month of the lunar calendar
初稿 (co1 gou2) — first draft (of writing)
初等 (co1 dang2) — elementary (i.e. easy)
初等代數 (co1 dang2 doi6 sou3) — elementary algebra
初等教育 (co1 dang2 gaau3 juk6) — primary education; junior school education
初級中學 (co1 kap1 zung1 hok6) — junior high school; junior middle school; lower secondary school
初級小學 (co1 kap1 siu2 hok6) — lower elementary school
初聲 (co1 sing1) — the initial consonant (or doubled consonant) of a Korean syllable
初葉 (co1 jip6) — early part (of a decade, century etc); the first years
初衷 (co1 cung1) — original intention
初設 (co1 cit3) — first founded
初試 (co1 si3) — preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing
初試身手 (co1 si3 san1 sau2) — to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
初賽 (co1 coi3) — preliminary contest; initial heats of a competition
初選 (co1 syun2) — primary election
初露 (co1 lou6) — first sign (of budding talent)
初露才華 (co1 lou6 coi4 waa4) — first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露鋒芒 (co1 lou6 fung1 mong4) — first sign of budding talent; to display one's ability for the first time
初露頭角 (co1 lou6 tau4 gok3) — lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent; f…
判令 (pun3 ling6) — decree; (of a court) to order
判刑 (pun3 jing4) — to sentence (to prison etc)
判別 (pun3 bit6) — to differentiate; to discriminate
判別式 (pun3 bit6 sik1) — (math.) discriminant (e.g. b²-4ac in the formula for the roots of a quadratic e…
判官 (pun3 gun1) — magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties); mythological underworld judge
判定 (pun3 ding6) — to judge; to decide; judgment; determination
判據 (pun3 geoi3) — criterion; criteria
判斷力 (pun3 dyun3 lik6) — ability to judge; judgment
判明 (pun3 ming4) — to distinguish; to ascertain
判然 (pun3 jin4) — markedly; clearly
判若兩人 (pun3 joek6 loeng5 jan4) — to be a different person; not to be one's usual self
判若雲泥 (pun3 joek6 wan4 nai4) — as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart
判處 (pun3 cyu2) — to sentence; to condemn
判袂 (pun3 mai6) — (literary) (of two people) to separate; to part
判讀 (pun3 duk6) — to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc); to a…
判賠 (pun3 pui4) — to sentence (sb) to pay compensation
別人 (bit6 jan4) — other people; others; other person
別來無恙 (bit6 loi4 mou4 joeng6) — (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
別傳 (bit6 zyun6) — supplementary biography
別克 (bit6 hak1) — Buick
別具 (bit6 geoi6) — see 獨具|独具[du2 ju4]
別具一格 (bit6 geoi6 jat1 gaak3) — having a unique or distinctive style
別具隻眼 (bit6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5) — see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
別出心裁 (bit6 ceot1 sam1 coi4) — to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach
別動隊 (bit6 dung6 deoi6) — special detachment; commando; an armed secret agent squad
別名 (bit6 meng2) — alias; alternative name
別墅 (bit6 seoi5) — villa
別太客氣 (bit6 taai3 haak3 hei3) — lit. no excessive politeness; Don't mention it!; You're welcome!; Please don't …
別字 (bit6 zi6) — see 白字[bai2 zi4]
別客氣 (bit6 haak3 hei3) — don't mention it; no formalities, please
別提了 (bit6 tai4 liu5) — say no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject
別有 (bit6 jau5) — to have other...; to have a special ...
別有天地 (bit6 jau5 tin1 dei6) — enchanting scenery; beautiful surroundings; world of its own
別有洞天 (bit6 jau5 dung6 tin1) — place of charm and beauty; scenery of exceptional charm; completely different w…
別有用心 (bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1) — to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
別有韻味 (bit6 jau5 wan5 mei6) — to have quite a lasting charm
別樹一幟 (bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3) — lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to…
別樹一旗 (bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4) — lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to…
別無 (bit6 mou4) — to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)
別無他法 (bit6 mou4 taa1 faat3) — there is no alternative
別無他物 (bit6 mou4 taa1 mat6) — nothing else
別無選擇 (bit6 mou4 syun2 zaak6) — to have no other choice
別理 (bit6 lei5) — don't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc); …
別的 (bit6 dik1) — else; other
別稱 (bit6 cing1) — another name; alternative name
別筵 (bit6 jin4) — farewell banquet
別管 (bit6 gun2) — no matter (who, what etc)
別緒 (bit6 seoi5) — emotions at time of parting
別緻 (bit6 zi3) — unusual; unique
別臉 (bit6 lim5) — to turn one's face away
別致 (bit6 zi3) — variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]
別莊 (bit6 zong1) — villa
別處 (bit6 cyu3) — elsewhere
別號 (bit6 hou6) — alias
別論 (bit6 leon6) — a different matter; another story; (old) objection
別赫捷列夫 (bit6 haak1 zit6 lit6 fu1) — Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (1857-1927), Russian neurologist and psychiatri…
別針 (bit6 zam1) — pin; safety pin; clip; brooch
別開生面 (bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6) — to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground
別離 (bit6 lei4) — to take leave of; to leave; separation
刨冰 (paau4 bing1) — shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
刨刀 (paau4 dou1) — planing tool
刨子 (paau4 zi2) — plane
刨工 (paau4 gung1) — planing; planing machine operator; planer
刨床 (paau4 cong4) — planer; planing machine
刨根 (paau4 gan1) — lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter)
刨根兒 (paau4 gan1 ji4) — erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]
刨根問底 (paau4 gan1 man6 dai2) — to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
刨程 (paau4 cing4) — planing length
刨筆刀 (paau4 bat1 dou1) — pencil sharpener
刨絲器 (paau4 si1 hei3) — grater; shredder
刨花 (paau4 faa1) — wood shavings
刨花板 (paau4 faa1 baan2) — particle board; chipboard
刨齒 (paau4 ci2) — gear-shaping
利事 (lei6 si6) — (Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hong2 bao1]
利什曼病 (lei6 sam6 maan6 beng6) — leishmaniasis (medicine)
利他 (lei6 taa1) — to benefit others; altruism
利他主義 (lei6 taa1 zyu2 ji6) — altruism
利他林 (lei6 taa1 lam4) — Ritalin (brand name); methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)
利他能 (lei6 taa1 nang4) — Ritalin (brand name); methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD); also…
利他行為 (lei6 taa1 hang4 wai4) — altruistic behavior
利他靈 (lei6 taa1 ling4) — Ritalin (brand name); methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD); also…
利令智昏 (lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1) — to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利伯曼 (lei6 baak3 maan6) — Liberman, Lieberman or Liebermann (name)
利伯維爾 (lei6 baak3 wai4 ji5) — Libreville, capital of Gabon
利刃 (lei6 jan6) — sharp blade
利劍 (lei6 gim3) — sharp sword
利勒哈默爾 (lei6 lak6 haa1 mak6 ji5) — Lillehammer (city in Norway)
利口酒 (lei6 hau2 zau2) — (loanword) liqueur
利古里亞 (lei6 gu2 lei5 aa3) — Liguria, northwest Italy
利器 (lei6 hei3) — sharp weapon; effective implement; outstandingly able individual
利國利民 (lei6 gwok3 lei6 man4) — to benefit both the country and the people
利基 (lei6 gei1) — asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength; (market) niche
利多卡因 (lei6 do1 kaa1 jan1) — (loanword) lidocaine
利好 (lei6 hou2) — (finance) sth that engenders bullish sentiment; favorable news; (finance) (of n…
利害攸關 (lei6 hoi6 jau4 gwaan1) — to be of vital interest
利害衝突 (lei6 hoi6 cung1 dat6) — conflict of interest
利害關係 (lei6 hoi6 gwaan1 hai6) — stake; vital interest; concern
利害關係人 (lei6 hoi6 gwaan1 hai6 jan4) — stakeholder; interested party; interested person
利害關係方 (lei6 hoi6 gwaan1 hai6 fong1) — interested party
利尿 (lei6 niu6) — to promote urination; diuresis
利尿劑 (lei6 niu6 zai1) — diuretic
利川 (lei6 cyun1) — see 利川市[Li4 chuan1 Shi4]
利川市 (lei6 cyun1 si5) — Lichuan, a county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家…
利己 (lei6 gei2) — personal profit; to benefit oneself
利己主義 (lei6 gei2 zyu2 ji6) — egoism
利弊 (lei6 bai6) — pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages
利得 (lei6 dak1) — profit; gain
利得稅 (lei6 dak1 seoi3) — profit tax
利息 (lei6 sik1) — interest (on a loan)
利慾 (lei6 juk6) — cupidity
利慾心 (lei6 juk6 sam1) — cupidity
利慾薰心 (lei6 juk6 fan1 sam1) — blinded by greed (idiom)
利手 (lei6 sau2) — dominant hand; handedness
利於 (lei6 jyu1) — to be beneficial to; to be conducive to
利未記 (lei6 mei6 gei3) — Book of Leviticus; Third Book of Moses
利樂包 (lei6 lok6 baau1) — carton (e.g. for milk or juice); Tetra Pak
利權 (lei6 kyun4) — economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)
利比亞 (lei6 bei2 aa3) — Libya
利比里亞 (lei6 bei2 lei5 aa3) — Liberia
利津 (lei6 zeon1) — see 利津縣|利津县[Li4 jin1 Xian4]
利津縣 (lei6 zeon1 jyun6) — Lijin, a county in Dongying City 東營市|东营市[Dong1 ying2 Shi4], Shandong
利潤 (lei6 jeon6) — profits
利爪 (lei6 zaau2) — sharp claw; talon
利物浦 (lei6 mat6 pou2) — Liverpool (England)
利瑪竇 (lei6 maa5 dau6) — Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China
利用 (lei6 jung6) — to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
利益 (lei6 jik1) — benefit; (in sb's) interest
利益集團 (lei6 jik1 zaap6 tyun4) — interest group
利眠寧 (lei6 min4 ning4) — chlordiazepoxide; (trade name) Librium (loanword)
利祿 (lei6 luk6) — wealth and official post
利納克斯 (lei6 naap6 hak1 si1) — Linux (operating systems)
利索 (lei6 sok3) — nimble
利茲 (lei6 zi1) — Leeds
利落 (lei6 lok6) — agile; nimble; all settled; in order
利貼 (lei6 tip3) — Post-It note (3M trademark)
利賓納 (lei6 ban1 naap6) — Ribena
利辛 (lei6 san1) — see 利辛縣|利辛县[Li4 xin1 Xian4]
利辛縣 (lei6 san1 jyun6) — Lixin, a county in Bozhou City 亳州市[Bo2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
利通區 (lei6 tung1 keoi1) — Litong, a district of Wuzhong City 吳忠市|吴忠市[Wu2 zhong1 Shi4], Ningxia
利錢 (lei6 cin2) — interest (on an investment etc)
利隆圭 (lei6 lung4 gwai1) — Lilongwe, capital of Malawi
利雅得 (lei6 ngaa5 dak1) — Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
利雅德 (lei6 ngaa5 dak1) — Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia (Tw)
利馬 (lei6 maa5) — Lima, capital of Peru
利馬索爾 (lei6 maa5 sok3 ji5) — Limassol, Cyprus; Lemesos
利默里克 (lei6 mak6 lei5 hak1) — Limerick, Ireland
刪去 (saan1 heoi3) — to delete
刪掉 (saan1 diu6) — to delete
刪減 (saan1 gaam2) — to abridge (a text); to edit out (of a movie); to cut back (a budget, a curricu…
刪節 (saan1 zit3) — to abridge; to cut a text down to size for publication
刪簡壓縮 (saan1 gaan2 aat3 suk1) — to simplify and condense (a text); abridged
刪除 (saan1 ceoi4) — to delete; to cancel
刮傷 (gwaat3 soeng1) — scratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
刮刀 (gwaat3 dou1) — spatula; scraper
刮刮卡 (gwaat3 gwaat3 kaat1) — lottery scratchcard
刮刮叫 (gwaat3 gwaat3 giu3) — variant of 呱呱叫[gua1 gua1 jiao4]
刮勺 (gwaat3 zoek3) — scraper; trowel; putty knife
刮掉 (gwaat3 diu6) — to scrape off; to shave off (whiskers etc); (of the wind) to blow sth away
刮痧 (gwaat3 saa1) — gua sha (technique in TCM)
刮皮刀 (gwaat3 pei4 dou1) — peeler; potato peeler
刮目相待 (gwaat3 muk6 soeng1 doi6) — see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4]
刮目相看 (gwaat3 muk6 soeng1 hon1) — to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (…
刮臉 (gwaat3 lim5) — to shave one's face
刮蹭 (gwaat3 sang3) — (esp. of a vehicle) to scrape against; to sideswipe
刮鏟 (gwaat3 caan2) — scraper
刮鬍刀 (gwaat3 wu4 dou1) — razor
刮鬍子 (gwaat3 wu4 zi2) — to shave (facial hair)
到不行 (dou3 bat1 hang4) — extremely; incredibly
到了 (dou3 liu5) — at last; finally; in the end
到位 (dou3 wai2) — to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; we…
到來 (dou3 loi4) — to arrive; arrival; advent
到場 (dou3 coeng4) — to show up; present (at the scene)
到家 (dou3 gaa1) — perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree
到岸價 (dou3 ngon6 gaa3) — cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)
到底 (dou3 dai2) — finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the l…
到手 (dou3 sau2) — to take possession of; to get hold of
到手軟 (dou3 sau2 jyun5) — (do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
到時候 (dou3 si4 hau6) — when the moment comes; at that time
到期 (dou3 kei4) — to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
到期日 (dou3 kei4 jat6) — due date; expiry date; maturity date
到案 (dou3 on3) — to make an appearance in court
到此 (dou3 ci2) — hereto; hereunto
到此一遊 (dou3 ci2 jat1 jau4) — (used in graffiti) "... was here"
到此為止 (dou3 ci2 wai4 zi2) — to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
到現在 (dou3 jin6 zoi6) — up until now; to date
到目前為止 (dou3 muk6 cin4 wai4 zi2) — until now; so far
到處 (dou3 cyu3) — everywhere
到訪 (dou3 fong2) — to pay a visit
到貨 (dou3 fo3) — (of packages or shipments) to arrive
到達 (dou3 daat6) — to reach; to arrive
到達大廳 (dou3 daat6 daai6 teng1) — arrival hall
到那個時候 (dou3 naa5 go3 si4 hau6) — until this moment
到頭 (dou3 tau4) — to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
到頭來 (dou3 tau4 loi4) — in the end; finally; as a result
到齊 (dou3 cai4) — to be all present
刵 (ji6) — cutting off the ears as punishment
制伏 (zai3 fuk6) — to overpower; to overwhelm; to subdue; to check; to control
制動 (zai3 dung6) — to brake
制動器 (zai3 dung6 hei3) — brake
制動踏板 (zai3 dung6 daap6 baan2) — brake pedal
制定 (zai3 ding6) — to draw up; to formulate
制導 (zai3 dou6) — to control (the course of sth); to guide (a missile)
制度 (zai3 dou6) — system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
制度化 (zai3 dou6 faa3) — systematization
制式 (zai3 sik1) — standardized; standard (service, method etc); regulation (clothing etc); formul…
制式化 (zai3 sik1 faa3) — standardization
制服 (zai3 fuk6) — to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allo…
制服呢 (zai3 fuk6 nei4) — (textiles) uniform coating; durable, warm fabric used for uniforms
制止 (zai3 zi2) — to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
制約 (zai3 joek3) — to restrict; condition
制藥業 (zai3 joek6 jip6) — pharmaceutical industry
制衡 (zai3 hang4) — to check and balance (power); checks and balances
制裁 (zai3 coi4) — to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
制錢 (zai3 cin4) — copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
刷入 (caat3 jap6) — to flash; to overwrite the firmware (computing)
刷卡 (caat3 kaat1) — to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
刷子 (caat3 zi2) — brush; scrub
刷新 (caat3 san1) — to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (i…
刷機 (caat3 gei1) — to replace firmware (on a mobile device)
刷爆 (caat3 baau3) — to max out (a credit card)
刷牙 (caat3 ngaa4) — to brush one's teeth
券商 (hyun3 soeng1) — securities dealer; share broker
刺中 (ci3 zung3) — to hit with a piercing blow
刺五加 (ci3 ng5 gaa1) — manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
刺傷 (ci3 soeng1) — to stab
刺兒 (ci3 ji4) — a thorn; fig. to ridicule sb; fig. sth wrong
刺兒李 (ci3 ji4 lei5) — gooseberry
刺兒話 (ci3 ji4 waa6) — biting words; stinging words
刺兒頭 (ci3 ji4 tau4) — troublesome person; difficult person to deal with
刺刀 (ci3 dou1) — bayonet
刺刺不休 (ci3 ci3 bat1 jau1) — to talk incessantly; to chatter on and on
刺史 (ci3 si2) — provincial governor (old)
刺字 (ci3 zi6) — to tattoo
刺客 (ci3 haak3) — assassin
刺戟 (ci3 gik1) — see 刺激[ci4 ji1]
刺戳 (ci3 coek3) — to stab; to pierce
刺探 (ci3 taam3) — to pry into; to spy on; to probe into
刺柏 (ci3 paak3) — Chinese juniper
刺桐 (ci3 tung4) — Indian coral tree; sunshine tree; tiger's claw; Erythrina variegata (botany)
刺槐 (ci3 waai4) — false acacia; Robinia pseudoacacia
刺死 (ci3 sei2) — to stab to death
刺殺 (ci3 saat3) — to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a ba…
刺激 (ci3 gik1) — to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
刺激劑 (ci3 gik1 zai1) — irritant agent
刺激性 (ci3 gik1 sing3) — thrilling; exciting; stimulating; irritating; provocative; pungent; spicy
刺激物 (ci3 gik1 mat6) — stimulus
刺痛 (ci3 tung3) — to tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply; tingle…
刺目 (ci3 muk6) — gaudy; glaring; unpleasant to the eyes
刺眼 (ci3 ngaan5) — to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsight…
刺破 (ci3 po3) — to puncture; to pierce
刺穿 (ci3 cyun1) — to skewer; to impale; to pierce through
刺絲囊 (ci3 si1 nong4) — nematocyst; capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone
刺絲胞 (ci3 si1 baau1) — cnidocyte; nettle cell of medusa or anemone
刺繡 (ci3 sau3) — to embroider; embroidery
刺繡品 (ci3 sau3 ban2) — embroidery
刺耳 (ci3 ji5) — ear-piercing
刺胞 (ci3 baau1) — cnidocyte; nettle cell of medusa
刺胞動物 (ci3 baau1 dung6 mat6) — cnidarian (member of the phylum Cnidaria, including jellyfish and corals)
刺芹菇 (ci3 kan4 gu1) — king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
刺莧 (ci3 jin6) — prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
刺蝟 (ci3 wai6) — hedgehog
刺身 (ci3 san1) — sashimi
刺鋼絲 (ci3 gong3 si1) — barbed wire
刺青 (ci3 cing1) — to tattoo; a tattoo
刺骨 (ci3 gwat1) — piercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold)
刻不容緩 (hak1 bat1 jung4 wun6) — to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
刻剝 (hak1 mok1) — to grab money; to exploit
刻印 (hak1 jan3) — to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type; to leave a deep impre…
刻寫 (hak1 se2) — to inscribe
刻度 (hak1 dou6) — marked scale; graduated scale
刻度盤 (hak1 dou6 pun4) — dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
刻意 (hak1 ji3) — intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
刻意求工 (hak1 ji3 kau4 gung1) — assiduous and painstaking
刻意為之 (hak1 ji3 wai4 zi1) — to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
刻本 (hak1 bun2) — block printed edition
刻板 (hak1 baan2) — stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
刻板印象 (hak1 baan2 jan3 zoeng6) — stereotype
刻毒 (hak1 duk6) — spiteful; venomous
刻版 (hak1 baan2) — engraved blocks (for printing)
刻畫 (hak1 waak6) — to portray
刻痕 (hak1 han4) — notch
刻舟求劍 (hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3) — lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom);…
刻苦耐勞 (hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4) — to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-wor…
刻苦鑽研 (hak1 fu2 zyun3 jin4) — to study diligently
刻薄寡恩 (hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1) — harsh and merciless (idiom)
刻錄 (hak1 luk6) — to record on a CD or DVD; to burn a disc
刻錄機 (hak1 luk6 gei1) — disk burner
刻骨 (hak1 gwat1) — ingrained; entrenched; deep-rooted
刻骨相思 (hak1 gwat1 soeng1 si1) — deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨銘心 (hak1 gwat1 ming5 sam1) — lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's me…
刻鵠類鶩 (hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6) — to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to fail utterly i…
剁手黨 (doek3 sau2 dong2) — online shopaholic
剁碎 (doek1 seoi3) — to mince
剃 (tai3) — to shave
剃光頭 (tai3 gwong1 tau4) — to shave the whole head clean; crushing defeat
剃刀 (tai3 dou1) — razor
剃度 (tai3 dou6) — to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)
剃頭 (tai3 tau4) — to have one's head shaved
剃髮令 (tai3 faat3 ling6) — the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered …
剃髮留辮 (tai3 faat3 lau4 bin1) — to shave the head but keep the queue
剃鬚刀 (tai3 sou1 dou1) — shaver; razor
剃鬚膏 (tai3 sou1 gou1) — shaving cream
則個 (zak1 go3) — (old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
則步隆 (zak1 bou6 lung4) — Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
則辣黑 (zak1 laat6 hak1) — Zerah (son of Judah in the Old Testament)
剉 (co3) — (literary) to fracture (a bone); (literary) to cut; to hack; variant of 銼|锉[cuo…
削價 (soek3 gaa3) — to cut down the price
削尖 (soek3 zim1) — to sharpen
削弱 (soek3 joek6) — to weaken; to impair; to cripple
削波 (soek3 bo1) — clipping (signal processing)
削減 (soek3 gaam2) — to cut down; to reduce; to lower
削球 (soek3 kau4) — (sport) to chop; to cut
削籍 (soek3 zik6) — (of an official) dismissal from office (old)
削職 (soek3 zik1) — demotion; to have one's job cut
削職為民 (soek3 zik1 wai4 man4) — demotion to commoner (idiom)
削鉛筆機 (soek3 jyun4 bat1 gei1) — pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
削除 (soek3 ceoi4) — to remove; to eliminate; to delete
削髮 (soek3 faat3) — to shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun; to take the tonsure
剋扣 (hak1 kau3) — to wrongfully withhold part of what is due (to sb); to shortchange; to skim (pa…
剋星 (hak1 sing1) — nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched
前一向 (cin4 jat1 hoeng3) — lately; in the recent past
前一天 (cin4 jat1 tin1) — the day before (an event)
前三甲 (cin4 saam1 gaap3) — top three
前不久 (cin4 bat1 gau2) — not long ago; not long before
前世 (cin4 sai3) — previous life; former incarnation
前世姻緣 (cin4 sai3 jan1 jyun4) — a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事 (cin4 si6) — past events; antecedent; what has happened
前些 (cin4 se1) — a few (days, years etc) ago
前人 (cin4 jan4) — predecessor; forebears; the person facing you
前仆後繼 (cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3) — one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen…
前仰後合 (cin4 joeng5 hau6 hap6) — to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth
前件 (cin4 gin6) — antecedent (logic)
前任 (cin4 jam6) — predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
前來 (cin4 loi4) — to come (formal); before; previously
前例 (cin4 lai6) — precedent
前信號燈 (cin4 seon3 hou6 dang1) — car front indicator
前俯後仰 (cin4 fu2 hau6 joeng5) — to rock one's body backward and forward; to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
前倨後恭 (cin4 geoi3 hau6 gung1) — to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前傳 (cin4 cyun4) — forward pass (sport)
前傾 (cin4 king1) — to lean forward
前兆 (cin4 siu6) — omen; prior indication; first sign
前兒 (cin4 ji4) — before; day before yesterday
前冠 (cin4 gun3) — heading; prefix
前列 (cin4 lit6) — the very front
前列腺 (cin4 lit6 sin3) — prostate gland
前列腺炎 (cin4 lit6 sin3 jim4) — prostatitis
前列腺素 (cin4 lit6 sin3 sou3) — prostaglandin
前功盡棄 (cin4 gung1 zeon6 hei3) — to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes do…
前半夜 (cin4 bun3 je6) — first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
前半天 (cin4 bun3 tin1) — morning; a.m.; first half of the day
前半天兒 (cin4 bun3 tin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 前半天[qian2 ban4 tian1]
前半晌 (cin4 bun3 hoeng2) — morning; a.m.; first half of the day
前半晌兒 (cin4 bun3 hoeng2 ji4) — erhua variant of 前半晌[qian2 ban4 shang3]
前咽 (cin4 jin1) — prepharynx (biology)
前哨 (cin4 saau3) — outpost; (fig.) front line
前哨戰 (cin4 saau3 zin3) — skirmish
前因 (cin4 jan1) — antecedents
前因後果 (cin4 jan1 hau6 gwo2) — cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
前塵 (cin4 can4) — the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
前夕 (cin4 zik6) — eve; the day before
前夜 (cin4 je6) — the eve; the night before
前大燈 (cin4 daai6 dang1) — headlight
前天 (cin4 tin1) — the day before yesterday
前夫 (cin4 fu1) — former husband
前奏 (cin4 zau3) — prelude; presage
前奏曲 (cin4 zau3 kuk1) — prelude (music)
前妻 (cin4 cai1) — ex-wife; late wife
前嫌 (cin4 jim4) — former hatred; bygone enmity
前寒武紀 (cin4 hon4 mou5 gei2) — pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
前導 (cin4 dou6) — to precede; to guide
前年 (cin4 nin4) — the year before last
前幾天 (cin4 gei2 tin1) — a few days ago; a few days before; the past few days; the previous few days
前庭 (cin4 ting4) — front courtyard; vestibule
前庭窗 (cin4 ting4 coeng1) — fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)
前廊 (cin4 long4) — front porch
前廳 (cin4 teng1) — anteroom; vestibule; lobby (of a hotel etc)
前往 (cin4 wong5) — to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
前後文 (cin4 hau6 man4) — context; the surrounding words; same as 上下文
前怕狼後怕虎 (cin4 paa3 long4 hau6 paa3 fu2) — lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. to be full of…
前情 (cin4 cing4) — former love; former circumstances
前意識 (cin4 ji3 sik1) — preconscious; preconsciousness
前戲 (cin4 hei3) — foreplay
前房角 (cin4 fong4 gok3) — anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)
前所未有 (cin4 so2 mei6 jau5) — (idiom) unprecedented
前所未聞 (cin4 so2 mei6 man4) — (idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented
前所未見 (cin4 so2 mei6 gin3) — unprecedented; never seen before
前提條件 (cin4 tai4 tiu4 gin2) — preconditions
前揭 (cin4 kit3) — (the item) named above; aforementioned; cited above; op. cit.
前擺 (cin4 baai2) — (dialect) last time
前敵 (cin4 dik6) — front line (military)
前方 (cin4 fong1) — ahead; the front
前日 (cin4 jat6) — day before yesterday
前晌 (cin4 hoeng2) — (dialect) morning; forenoon
前景 (cin4 ging2) — foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective
前景可期 (cin4 ging2 ho2 kei4) — to have a promising future; to have bright prospects
前朝 (cin4 ciu4) — the previous dynasty
前期 (cin4 kei4) — preceding period; early stage
前桅 (cin4 wai4) — foremast
前橋 (cin4 kiu4) — Maebashi (surname or place name)
前此 (cin4 ci2) — before today
前段 (cin4 dyun6) — front part (of an object); first part (of an event); previous paragraph
前沿 (cin4 jyun4) — (military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
前涼 (cin4 loeng4) — Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)
前漢 (cin4 hon3) — Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han dyna…
前漢書 (cin4 hon3 syu1) — History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4…
前燈 (cin4 dang1) — headlight
前燕 (cin4 jin1) — Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
前生 (cin4 sang1) — previous life; previous incarnation
前甲板 (cin4 gaap3 baan2) — forward deck (of a boat)
前瞻 (cin4 zim1) — forward-looking; prescient; foresight; forethought; outlook
前瞻性 (cin4 zim1 sing3) — farsightedness; perspicacity; prescience; forward-looking
前科 (cin4 fo1) — criminal record; previous convictions
前秦 (cin4 ceon4) — Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms per…
前移式叉車 (cin4 ji4 sik1 caa1 ce1) — reach truck
前程 (cin4 cing4) — future (career etc) prospects
前程遠大 (cin4 cing4 jyun5 daai6) — to have a future full of promise
前空翻 (cin4 hung1 faan1) — (acrobatics) front flip
前端 (cin4 dyun1) — front; front end; forward part of sth
前綴 (cin4 zeoi3) — prefix (linguistics)
前緣未了 (cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5) — one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
前總理 (cin4 zung2 lei5) — former prime minister
前總統 (cin4 zung2 tung2) — former president
前置修飾語 (cin4 zi3 sau1 sik1 jyu5) — premodifier (grammar)
前置詞 (cin4 zi3 ci4) — preposition
前翅 (cin4 ci3) — front wing (of insect)
前者 (cin4 ze2) — the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
前肢 (cin4 zi1) — forelimb; foreleg
前胃 (cin4 wai6) — proventriculus; forestomach
前胸 (cin4 hung1) — human chest; breast
前胸貼後背 (cin4 hung1 tip3 hau6 bui3) — (lit.) chest sticking to back; (fig.) famished; (of several persons) packed che…
前腿 (cin4 teoi2) — forelegs
前臂 (cin4 bei3) — forearm
前臺 (cin4 toi4) — stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; r…
前臼齒 (cin4 kau5 ci2) — premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
前艙 (cin4 cong1) — fore hold (on ship); bow cabin
前茅 (cin4 maau4) — forward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks
前蘇聯 (cin4 sou1 lyun4) — former Soviet Union
前衛 (cin4 wai6) — advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
前言 (cin4 jin4) — preface; foreword; introduction; preamble; earlier remarks; earlier words; (lit…
前赴後繼 (cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3) — to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前趙 (cin4 ziu6) — Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
前身 (cin4 san1) — forerunner; predecessor; precursor; previous incarnation (Buddhism); jacket fro…
前車之鑒 (cin4 ce1 zi1 gaam3) — variant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[qian2 che1 zhi1 jian4]
前輩 (cin4 bui3) — senior; older generation; precursor
前輪 (cin4 leon4) — front wheel
前述 (cin4 seot6) — aforestated; stated above; the preceding statement
前途未卜 (cin4 tou4 mei6 buk1) — hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows w…
前途渺茫 (cin4 tou4 miu5 mong4) — not knowing what to do next; at a loose end
前途無量 (cin4 tou4 mou4 loeng6) — to have boundless prospects
前進 (cin4 zeon3) — to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
前進區 (cin4 zeon3 keoi1) — Qianjin, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
前邊 (cin4 bin1) — front; the front side; in front of
前邊兒 (cin4 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]
前部 (cin4 bou6) — front part; front section
前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣 (cin4 gwok3 ji5 lo4 si1 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County, in Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], J…
前郭縣 (cin4 gwok3 jyun6) — see 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县[Qian2 guo1 er3 Luo2 si1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian…
前金 (cin4 gam1) — see 前金區|前金区[Qian2 jin1 Qu1]
前金區 (cin4 gam1 keoi1) — Cianjin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
前鋒 (cin4 fung1) — vanguard; front line; a forward (sports)
前鋸肌 (cin4 geoi3 gei1) — serratus anterior muscle (upper sides of the chest)
前鎮 (cin4 zan3) — see 前鎮區|前镇区[Qian2 zhen4 Qu1]
前鎮區 (cin4 zan3 keoi1) — Cianjhen, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan
前門 (cin4 mun4) — Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
前面 (cin4 min6) — ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
前頭 (cin4 tau4) — in front; at the head; ahead; above
前額 (cin4 ngaak6) — forehead
前首相 (cin4 sau2 soeng3) — former prime minister
前體 (cin4 tai2) — (chemistry, biology) precursor
前鼻音 (cin4 bei6 jam1) — alveolar nasal; consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the al…
剎不住 (saat3 bat1 zyu6) — unable to brake (stop)

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