| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 仕 | 仕 | shì | - to serve as an official - an official - the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] |
| 令 | 令 | lìng | - to order - to command - an order - warrant - writ - to cause - to make sth happen - virtuous - honorific title - season - government position (old) |
| 兵 | 兵 | bīng | - soldiers - a force - an army - weapons - arms - military - warlike - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 喻 | 喻 | yù | - to describe sth as - an analogy - a simile - a metaphor - an allegory |
| 堡 | 堡 | bǎo | - an earthwork - castle - position of defense - stronghold - used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad" |
| 安 | 安 | Ān | - surname An |
| 川 | 川 | chuān | - river - creek - plain - an area of level country |
| 抚 | 撫 | fǔ | - to comfort - to console - to stroke - to caress - an old term for province or provincial governor |
| 熨 | 熨 | yùn | - an iron - to iron |
| 碑 | 碑 | bēi | - a monument - an upright stone tablet - stele - CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4] |
| 笆 | 笆 | bā | - an article made of bamboo strips - fence |
| 簦 | 簦 | dēng | - large umbrella for stalls - an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat |
| 茬 | 茬 | chá | - stubble land after crop has been taken - a second crop obtained by rotation of land - an opportunity |
| 虿 | 蠆 | chài | - (scorpion) - an insect |
| 裎 | 裎 | chěng | - an ancient type of clothing |
| 酸 | 酸 | suān | - sour - tart - sick at heart - grieved - sore - aching - pedantic - impractical - an acid |
| 釪 | 釪 | yú | - an alms bowl - a small bell |
| 钻 | 鑽 | zuàn | - an auger - diamond |
| 闰 | 閏 | rùn | - intercalary - an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) |
| 一举 | 一舉 | yījǔ | - a move - an action - in one move - at a stroke - in one go |
| 一览 | 一覽 | yīlǎn | - an overview - at a glance |
| 一体 | 一體 | yītǐ | - an integral whole - all concerned - everybody |
| 下单 | 下單 | xiàdān | - to place an order - to order - an order (of goods) |
| 人臣 | 人臣 | rénchén | - an official (in former times) |
| 代办 | 代辦 | dàibàn | - to act for sb else - to act on sb's behalf - an agent - a diplomatic representative - a chargé d'affaires |
| 供奉 | 供奉 | gòngfèng | - to consecrate - to enshrine and worship - an offering (to one's ancestors) - a sacrifice (to a God) |
| 便函 | 便函 | biànhán | - an informal letter sent by an organization |
| 便饭 | 便飯 | biànfàn | - an ordinary meal - simple home cooking |
| 个案 | 個案 | gèàn | - a case - an individual case - case-by-case |
| 备抵 | 備抵 | bèidǐ | - an allowance - to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy) |
| 传承 | 傳承 | chuánchéng | - to pass on (to future generations) - passed on (from former times) - a continued tradition - an inheritance |
| 兜兜 | 兜兜 | dōudou | - an undergarment covering chest and abdomen |
| 内行 | 內行 | nèiháng | - expert - adept - experienced - an expert - a professional |
| 全套 | 全套 | quántào | - an entire set - full complement |
| 八股 | 八股 | bāgǔ | - an essay in eight parts - stereotyped writing |
| 公职 | 公職 | gōngzhí | - an official position |
| 兼优 | 兼優 | jiānyōu | - an all-rounder - good at everything |
| 冒名 | 冒名 | màomíng | - an impostor - to impersonate |
| 凹版 | 凹版 | āobǎn | - an engraved printing plate - gravure - intaglio - material printed using gravure (e.g. postage stamps) |
| 出口 | 出口 | chūkǒu | - an exit - CL:個|个[ge4] - to speak - to export - (of a ship) to leave port |
| 刹那 | 剎那 | chànà | - an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) - split second - the twinkling of an eye |
| 创见 | 創見 | chuàngjiàn | - an original idea |
| 勤务 | 勤務 | qínwù | - service - duties - an orderly (military) |
| 协会 | 協會 | xiéhuì | - an association - a society - CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1] |
| 口子 | 口子 | kǒuzi | - a hole - an opening - a cut - a gap - a gash |
| 台词 | 台詞 | táicí | - an actor's lines - script |
| 史诗 | 史詩 | shǐshī | - an epic - poetic saga |
| 吊门 | 吊門 | diàomén | - an overhung door - a door that hinges upwards |
| 同谋 | 同謀 | tóngmóu | - to conspire with sb - to plot - a conspirator - a partner in crime - an accomplice |
| 呼吁 | 呼籲 | hūyù | - to call on (sb to do sth) - to appeal (to) - an appeal |
| 单个 | 單個 | dānge | - single - alone - individually - an odd one |
| 喷发 | 噴發 | pēnfā | - to erupt - an eruption |
| 图版 | 圖版 | túbǎn | - an engraved printing plate - a photographic plate |
| 失学 | 失學 | shīxué | - unable to go to school - an interruption to one's education |
| 失常 | 失常 | shīcháng | - not normal - an aberration |
| 失衡 | 失衡 | shīhéng | - to unbalance - an imbalance |
| 奇人 | 奇人 | qírén | - an eccentric - odd person - extraordinary talent |
| 奇士 | 奇士 | qíshì | - odd person - an eccentric |
| 套取 | 套取 | tàoqǔ | - to acquire fraudulently - an illegal exchange |
| 奢望 | 奢望 | shēwàng | - an extravagant hope - to have excessive expectations |
| 奢求 | 奢求 | shēqiú | - to make extravagant demands - an unreasonable request |
| 奢盼 | 奢盼 | shēpàn | - an extravagant hope - to have unrealistic expectations |
| 安县 | 安縣 | Ānxiàn | - An county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan |
| 官职 | 官職 | guānzhí | - an official position - a job in the bureaucracy |
| 宿怨 | 宿怨 | sùyuàn | - an old grudge - old scores to settle |
| 实例 | 實例 | shílì | - an actual example - living example - an illustration - a demonstration |
| 小产 | 小產 | xiǎochǎn | - to miscarry - a miscarriage - an abortion |
| 工程 | 工程 | gōngchéng | - engineering - an engineering project - project - undertaking - CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] |
| 建业 | 建業 | Jiànyè | - an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) |
| 微分 | 微分 | wēifēn | - an infinitesimal - differentiation - differential calculus |
| 心烦 | 心煩 | xīnfán | - to feel agitated - to be troubled - to be annoyed - an upset or distraction |
| 怨偶 | 怨偶 | yuànǒu | - an unhappy couple (formal writing) |
| 情种 | 情種 | qíngzhǒng | - affectionate - an affectionate person |
| 感受 | 感受 | gǎnshòu | - to sense - perception - to feel (through the senses) - to experience - a feeling - an impression - an experience |
| 慧眼 | 慧眼 | huìyǎn | - an all-seeing mind - mental perception - insight - acumen |
| 懂眼 | 懂眼 | dǒngyǎn | - (coll.) to know the ropes - an expert |
| 应声 | 應聲 | yìngshēng | - an answering voice - to answer a voice - to respond - to copy a voice - to parrot |
| 懿旨 | 懿旨 | yìzhǐ | - an imperial decree |
| 成丁 | 成丁 | chéngdīng | - (of a male) to come of age - an adult male |
| 战旗 | 戰旗 | zhànqí | - a war flag - an army banner |
| 戳力 | 戳力 | chuōlì | - to work toward - to endeavor - an attempt |
| 拱坝 | 拱壩 | gǒngbà | - an arch dam |
| 拱顶 | 拱頂 | gǒngdǐng | - an arched roof - a dome - a vault |
| 挽歌 | 挽歌 | wǎngē | - a dirge - an elegy |
| 挽词 | 挽詞 | wǎncí | - an elegy - elegiac words |
| 挽辞 | 挽辭 | wǎncí | - an elegy - elegiac words |
| 推演 | 推演 | tuīyǎn | - to deduce - to infer - to derive - an implication |
| 推衍 | 推衍 | tuīyǎn | - to deduce - to infer - an implication - same as 推演 |
| 搭界 | 搭界 | dājiè | - an interface - to relate with - to affiliate |
| 摘录 | 摘錄 | zhāilù | - to extract - to excerpt - an excerpt |
| 收场 | 收場 | shōuchǎng | - the end - an ending - to wind down - to conclude |
| 攻击 | 攻擊 | gōngjī | - to attack - to accuse - to charge - an attack (terrorist or military) |
| 斗筲 | 斗筲 | dǒushāo | - an ancient bamboo container - narrow-mindedness |
| 旄车 | 旄車 | máochē | - an ancient war chariot - CL:輛|辆[liang4] |
| 明理 | 明理 | mínglǐ | - sensible - reasonable - an obvious reason, truth or fact - to understand the reason or reasoning |
| 暮景 | 暮景 | mùjǐng | - an evening scene - fig. one's old age |
| 未娶 | 未娶 | wèiqǔ | - a bachelor - an unmarried man |
| 枪匪 | 槍匪 | qiāngfěi | - bandits with guns - an armed criminal - a gunman |
| 标帜 | 標幟 | biāozhì | - an emblem - the epitome (of) - to epitomize |
| 橡皮 | 橡皮 | xiàngpí | - rubber - an eraser - CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
| 残暴 | 殘暴 | cánbào | - bloody and cruel - a brutal person - to massacre - an atrocity |
| 气枪 | 氣槍 | qìqiāng | - an air gun |
| 浮想 | 浮想 | fúxiǎng | - passing thought - an idea that comes into one's head - recollection |
| 溟岛 | 溟島 | míngdǎo | - an island in the sea |
| 无氧 | 無氧 | wúyǎng | - anaerobic - an environment with no oxygen |
| 照发 | 照發 | zhàofā | - to provide as before - unaltered provision - an authorized issue |
| 熟手 | 熟手 | shúshǒu | - skilled person - an experienced hand |
| 爆冷 | 爆冷 | bàolěng | - an upset (esp. in sports) - unexpected turn of events - to pull off a coup - a breakthrough |
| 犯规 | 犯規 | fànguī | - to break the rules - an illegality - a foul |
| 獯鬻 | 獯鬻 | Xūnyù | - an ethnic group in ancient northern China - also written 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4] |
| 理想 | 理想 | lǐxiǎng | - an ideal - a dream - ideal - perfect |
| 申令 | 申令 | shēnlìng | - an order - a command |
| 畜牲 | 畜牲 | chùshēng | - livestock, or specifically the six farm animals cow, horse, sheep, cock, dog, pig 牛馬羊雞狗豬|牛马羊鸡狗猪 - an insult, You animal! |
| 异事 | 異事 | yìshì | - sth else - a separate matter - not the same thing - with different jobs (not colleagues) - a remarkable thing - sth special - an odd thing - sth strange or incomprehensible |
| 异常 | 異常 | yìcháng | - exceptional - abnormal - an anomaly |
| 病根 | 病根 | bìnggēn | - an incompletely cured illness - an old complaint - the root cause of trouble |
| 癖好 | 癖好 | pǐhào | - an urge - a craving - an addiction |
| 白文 | 白文 | báiwén | - the text of an annotated book - an unannotated edition of a book - intagliated characters (on a seal) |
| 盛赞 | 盛讚 | shèngzàn | - to praise highly - an accolade - highly regarded - acclaimed |
| 省略 | 省略 | shěnglüè | - to leave out - an omission |
| 看错 | 看錯 | kàncuò | - a mistake - an oversight - an error of judgment |
| 矛头 | 矛頭 | máotóu | - spearhead - barb - an attack or criticism |
| 碍眼 | 礙眼 | àiyǎn | - to be offending to the eye - an eye-sore - in the way |
| 神奥 | 神奧 | shénào | - mysterious - an enigma |
| 票友 | 票友 | piàoyǒu | - an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera) |
| 空腹 | 空腹 | kōngfù | - an empty stomach |
| 窜犯 | 竄犯 | cuànfàn | - to raid - an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups) |
| 窍门 | 竅門 | qiàomén | - a trick - an ingenious method - know-how - the knack (of doing sth) |
| 等式 | 等式 | děngshì | - an equality - an equation |
| 粗饭 | 粗飯 | cūfàn | - an unappealing and unsatisfying meal |
| 约同 | 約同 | yuētóng | - to promise to accompany - an appointment (to go together with sb) |
| 约定 | 約定 | yuēdìng | - to agree on sth (after discussion) - to conclude a bargain - to arrange - to promise - to stipulate - to make an appointment - stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) - an arrangement - a deal - appointment - undertaking - commitment - understanding - engagement - stipulation |
| 约见 | 約見 | yuējiàn | - to arrange an interview - an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) |
| 绝笔 | 絕筆 | juébǐ | - words written on one’s deathbed - an artist's final work - swansong |
| 统筹 | 統籌 | tǒngchóu | - an overall plan - to plan an entire project as a whole |
| 缉捕 | 緝捕 | jībǔ | - to seize - to apprehend - an arrest |
| 纵观 | 縱觀 | zòngguān | - to survey comprehensively - an overall survey |
| 老手 | 老手 | lǎoshǒu | - experienced person - an old hand at sth |
| 老牌 | 老牌 | lǎopái | - old, well-known brand - old style - old school - an old hand - experienced veteran |
| 考官 | 考官 | kǎoguān | - an examiner - an official conducting an exam |
| 卧底 | 臥底 | wòdǐ | - to hide (as an undercover agent) - an insider (in a gang of thieves) - a mole |
| 台词 | 臺詞 | táicí | - an actor's lines - script |
| 芥蒂 | 芥蒂 | jièdì | - an obstruction - barrier - ill-feeling - grudge |
| 茬口 | 茬口 | chákǒu | - harvested land left for rotation - an opportunity |
| 荒村 | 荒村 | huāngcūn | - an abandoned village |
| 荤粥 | 葷粥 | Xūnyù | - an ethnic group in ancient northern China |
| 处死 | 處死 | chǔsǐ | - an execution - to put sb to death |
| 号令 | 號令 | hàolìng | - an order (esp. army) - bugle call expressing military order - verbal command |
| 融合 | 融合 | rónghé | - a mixture - an amalgam - fusion - welding together - to be in harmony with (nature) - to harmonize with - to fit in |
| 襟抱 | 襟抱 | jīnbào | - ambition - an aspiration |
| 视察 | 視察 | shìchá | - to inspect - an investigation |
| 订金 | 訂金 | dìngjīn | - an initial payment - earnest money - deposit |
| 诉愿 | 訴願 | sùyuàn | - to appeal - an appeal (law) |
| 诏旨 | 詔旨 | zhàozhǐ | - an Imperial edict |
| 误看 | 誤看 | wùkàn | - a mistake - an oversight - an error of judgment |
| 读本 | 讀本 | dúběn | - reader - an instructional book |
| 变故 | 變故 | biàngù | - an unforeseen event - accident - misfortune |
| 账册 | 賬冊 | zhàngcè | - an account book - a ledger - a bill |
| 账房 | 賬房 | zhàngfáng | - an accounts office (in former times) - an accountant - a cashier |
| 账目 | 賬目 | zhàngmù | - an item in accounts - an entry |
| 账簿 | 賬簿 | zhàngbù | - an account book - a ledger |
| 账面 | 賬面 | zhàngmiàn | - an item in accounts - an entry |
| 走眼 | 走眼 | zǒuyǎn | - a mistake - an oversight - an error of judgment |
| 踏勘 | 踏勘 | tàkān | - an on-site survey - to explore |
| 轮廓 | 輪廓 | lúnkuò | - an outline - silhouette |
| 辩词 | 辯詞 | biàncí | - an excuse |
| 辩辞 | 辯辭 | biàncí | - an excuse |
| 追加 | 追加 | zhuījiā | - to add something extra - an additional increment - addendum - to append - an additional posthumous title |
| 逮捕 | 逮捕 | dàibǔ | - to arrest - to apprehend - an arrest |
| 远人 | 遠人 | yuǎnrén | - an estranged person - sb who is alienated - people far from home |
| 远征 | 遠征 | yuǎnzhēng | - an expedition, esp. military - march to remote regions |
| 远谋 | 遠謀 | yuǎnmóu | - a long term plan - an ambitious strategy |
| 选战 | 選戰 | xuǎnzhàn | - an election campaign |
| 选录 | 選錄 | xuǎnlù | - an excerpt - a digest |
| 避险 | 避險 | bìxiǎn | - to escape danger - an evacuation |
| 释义 | 釋義 | shìyì | - the meaning of sth - an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases - definition - an interpretation (of doctrine) - religious doctrine |
| 重叠 | 重疊 | chóngdié | - to overlap - to superimpose - to telescope - to run together - to duplicate - one over another - superposition - an overlap - redundancy - reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) |
| 铁环 | 鐵環 | tiěhuán | - an iron ring |
| 陈述 | 陳述 | chénshù | - an assertion - to declare - to state |
| 隐疾 | 隱疾 | yǐnjí | - an unmentionable illness (e.g. venereal disease) |
| 双簧 | 雙簧 | shuānghuáng | - a form or theatrical double act, popular since Qing times, with one player seated stage front and acting out the poem or song of the second player hidden at the back (also written 雙黄|双黄) - double reed (as used in oboe or bassoon) - an oboe or bassoon |
| 电站 | 電站 | diànzhàn | - a power station - an electricity generating plant |
| 面谈 | 面談 | miàntán | - face-to-face meeting - an interview |
| 顷久 | 頃久 | qǐngjiǔ | - an instant or an eternity |
| 颁赏 | 頒賞 | bānshǎng | - to bestow a prize or reward - an award |
| 验收 | 驗收 | yànshōu | - to check on receipt - an inventory of received goods - to verify and accept (a delivery) |
| 斗士 | 鬥士 | dòushì | - a warrior - an activist |
| 鹤俸 | 鶴俸 | hèfèng | - an official's emolument |
| 中国通 | 中國通 | Zhōngguótōng | - China watcher - an expert on China - an old China hand |
| 保险单 | 保險單 | bǎoxiǎndān | - an insurance policy |
| 假人像 | 假人像 | jiǎrénxiàng | - an effigy |
| 催吐剂 | 催吐劑 | cuītùjì | - an emetic |
| 别动队 | 別動隊 | biédòngduì | - special detachment - commando - an armed secret agent squad |
| 刺儿头 | 刺兒頭 | cìrtóu | - an awkward person - a difficult person to deal with |
| 受访者 | 受訪者 | shòufǎngzhě | - participant in a survey - an interviewee - those questioned |
| 大红袍 | 大紅袍 | dàhóngpáo | - an expensive type of oolong tea |
| 失业者 | 失業者 | shīyèzhě | - an unemployed person |
| 安德海 | 安德海 | ĀnDéhǎi | - An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后 |
| 安禄山 | 安祿山 | ĀnLùshān | - An Lushan (703-757), famous general and favorite of Tang emperor Xuanzong, eventually precipitated catastrophic An Shi rebellion (755-763) |
| 安重根 | 安重根 | ĀnZhònggēn | - An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909 |
| 悬赏令 | 懸賞令 | xuánshǎnglìng | - an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal) |
| 押运员 | 押運員 | yāyùnyuán | - supercargo (in maritime law) - agent responsible for goods - an escort |
| 排气孔 | 排氣孔 | páiqìkǒng | - an air vent - a ventilation shaft |
| 日环食 | 日環食 | rìhuánshí | - an annular eclipse of the sun |
| 止痛剂 | 止痛劑 | zhǐtòngjì | - an analgesic - pain killer |
| 烟雾剂 | 煙霧劑 | yānwùjì | - an aerosol spray |
| 爆冷门 | 爆冷門 | bàolěngmén | - an upset (esp. in sports) - unexpected turn of events - to pull off a coup - a breakthrough |
| 独生女 | 獨生女 | dúshēngnǚ | - an only daughter |
| 白眼狼 | 白眼狼 | báiyǎnláng | - thankless wretch - an ingrate |
| 省字号 | 省字號 | shěngzìhào | - an apostrophe (punct.) |
| 票友儿 | 票友兒 | piàoyǒur | - an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera) |
| 窍门儿 | 竅門兒 | qiàoménr | - a trick - an ingenious method - know-how - the knack (of doing sth) |
| 笔杆子 | 筆桿子 | bǐgǎnzi | - pen - an effective writer |
| 美国佬 | 美國佬 | Měiguólǎo | - an American (derog.) - a Yankee |
| 美术品 | 美術品 | měishùpǐn | - an art object |
| 莅事者 | 蒞事者 | lìshìzhě | - an official - person holding post - local functionary |
| 蓝皮书 | 藍皮書 | lánpíshū | - an official report (e.g. governmental) |
| 虎蹲炮 | 虎蹲砲 | hǔdūnpào | - a short-barreled mortar - an ancient catapult |
| 解毒剂 | 解毒劑 | jiědújì | - an antidote |
| 解毒药 | 解毒藥 | jiědúyào | - an antidote |
| 超负荷 | 超負荷 | chāofùhè | - excess load - an overload - overloaded |
| 轮廓线 | 輪廓線 | lúnkuòxiàn | - an outline - silhouette |
| 逐客令 | 逐客令 | zhúkèlìng | - the First Emperor's order to expel the foreigners - an order to expel guests - fig. xenophobia |
| 通气孔 | 通氣孔 | tōngqìkǒng | - an airvent - a louvre - airflow orifice |
| 过来人 | 過來人 | guòláirén | - an experienced person - sb who has 'been around (the block)' - sb who has personally experienced it |
| 铁甲舰 | 鐵甲艦 | tiějiǎjiàn | - ironclad - an armor-plated battleship |
| 开快车 | 開快車 | kāikuàichē | - an express train sets off - fig. to work in haste - to rush |
| 电转盘 | 電轉盤 | diànzhuànpán | - an electric turntable |
| 一分一毫 | 一分一毫 | yīfēnyīháo | - a tiny bit (idiom) - an iota |
| 一丝一毫 | 一絲一毫 | yīsīyīháo | - one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit - an iota |
| 上升趋势 | 上升趨勢 | shàngshēngqūshì | - an upturn - an upward trend |
| 下线仪式 | 下線儀式 | xiàxiànyíshì | - inauguration - tape-cutting to inaugurate a project - an unveiling ceremony |
| 不堪入目 | 不堪入目 | bùkānrùmù | - unbearable to look at - an eyesore |
| 事怕行家 | 事怕行家 | shìpàhángjiā | - an expert always produces the best work (idiom) |
| 人流手术 | 人流手術 | rénliúshǒushù | - an abortion - abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术 |
| 以眼还眼 | 以眼還眼 | yǐyǎnhuányǎn | - an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him - to give sb a taste of his own medicine |
| 切中要害 | 切中要害 | qièzhòngyàohài | - to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) - fig. to hit where it hurts - fig. to hit home - an argument that hits the nail on the head |
| 哀兵必胜 | 哀兵必勝 | āibīngbìshèng | - an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom) |
| 喜则气缓 | 喜則氣緩 | xǐzéqìhuǎn | - joy depresses one's qi vital breath - an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM) |
| 单根独苗 | 單根獨苗 | dāngēndúmiáo | - an only child |
| 外来物种 | 外來物種 | wàiláiwùzhǒng | - an introduced species |
| 失道寡助 | 失道寡助 | shīdàoguǎzhù | - an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) - cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support |
| 审美眼光 | 審美眼光 | shěnměiyǎnguāng | - an eye for beauty - aesthetic judgment |
| 宠擅专房 | 寵擅專房 | chǒngshànzhuānfáng | - an especially favored concubine (idiom) |
| 后起之秀 | 後起之秀 | hòuqǐzhīxiù | - an up-and coming youngster - new talent - a brilliant younger generation |
| 得意洋洋 | 得意洋洋 | déyìyángyáng | - joyfully satisfied - to be immensely proud of oneself - proudly - an air of complacency |
| 户限为穿 | 戶限為穿 | hùxiànwèichuān | - an endless stream of visitors (idiom) |
| 才气过人 | 才氣過人 | cáiqìguòrén | - an outstanding talent (idiom) - surpassing insight and acumen |
| 才识过人 | 才識過人 | cáishíguòrén | - an outstanding talent (idiom) - surpassing insight and acumen |
| 改朝换代 | 改朝換代 | gǎicháohuàndài | - transition period between dynasties - an interregnum |
| 教廷大使 | 教廷大使 | jiàotíngdàshǐ | - an ambassador of the church - an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican) |
| 极右分子 | 極右份子 | jíyòufènzǐ | - an extreme right-winger |
| 死于非命 | 死於非命 | sǐyúfēimìng | - violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster - an unnatural death |
| 氧乙炔炬 | 氧乙炔炬 | yǎngyǐquējù | - an oxyacetylene torch |
| 沉湎酒色 | 沉湎酒色 | chénmiǎnjiǔsè | - to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); over-indulgence in wine and women - an incorrigible drunkard and lecher |
| 洋洋大篇 | 洋洋大篇 | yángyángdàpiān | - lit. an ocean of writing - an impressive literary work (idiom) |
| 满城风雨 | 滿城風雨 | mǎnchéngfēngyǔ | - lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal - an uproar - the talk of the town |
| 独生子女 | 獨生子女 | dúshēngzǐnǚ | - an only child |
| 环保斗士 | 環保鬥士 | huánbǎodòushì | - an environmental activist - a fighter for environmental protection |
| 篝火狐鸣 | 篝火狐鳴 | gōuhuǒhúmíng | - to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion - an uprising is afoot (idiom) |
| 统筹兼顾 | 統籌兼顧 | tǒngchóujiāngù | - an overall plan taking into account all factors |
| 绵里藏针 | 綿裡藏針 | miánlǐcángzhēn | - lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) - fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance - a wolf in sheep's clothing - an iron fist in a velvet glove |
| 繁征博引 | 繁徵博引 | fánzhēngbóyǐn | - an elaborate string of references - many quotations |
| 老两口儿 | 老兩口兒 | lǎoliǎngkǒur | - an old married couple |
| 老马识途 | 老馬識途 | lǎomǎshítú | - an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do - an old hand knows the ropes |
| 闻所未闻 | 聞所未聞 | wénsuǒwèiwén | - unheard of - an extremely rare and unprecedented event |
| 胡搅蛮缠 | 胡攪蠻纏 | hújiǎománchán | - to pester endlessly (idiom) - an annoying troublemaker |
| 万马齐喑 | 萬馬齊喑 | wànmǎqíyīn | - thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out - an atmosphere of political oppression |
| 触发引信 | 觸發引信 | chùfāyǐnxìn | - an impact detonator |
| 贵人多忘 | 貴人多忘 | guìrénduōwàng | - an eminent person has short memory (idiom) |
| 趋之若鹜 | 趨之若鶩 | qūzhīruòwù | - to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable - an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase |
| 软硬兼施 | 軟硬兼施 | ruǎnyìngjiānshī | - use both carrot and stick - use gentle methods and force - an iron hand in a velvet glove |
| 适度微调 | 適度微調 | shìdùwēitiáo | - an appropriate amount of fine-tuning |
| 阴差阳错 | 陰差陽錯 | yīnchāyángcuò | - an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors |
| 阴虚火旺 | 陰虛火旺 | yīnxūhuǒwàng | - an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom) |
| 阴错阳差 | 陰錯陽差 | yīncuòyángchā | - an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors |
| 杂七杂八 | 雜七雜八 | záqīzábā | - an assortment - a bit of everything - lots of different (skills) |
| 难言之隐 | 難言之隱 | nányánzhīyǐn | - a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) - sth too embarrassing to mention - an embarrassing illness |
| 电动转盘 | 電動轉盤 | diàndòngzhuànpán | - an electric turntable |
| 震天价响 | 震天價響 | zhèntiāngaxiǎng | - an earth-shaking noise (idiom) |
| 静脉点滴 | 靜脈點滴 | jìngmàidiǎndī | - an intravenous drip |
| 非常手段 | 非常手段 | fēichángshǒuduàn | - an emergency measure |
| 香火不绝 | 香火不絕 | xiānghuǒbùjué | - an unending stream of pilgrims |
| 驽马恋栈 | 駑馬戀棧 | númǎliànzhàn | - an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom) |
| 鬼怕恶人 | 鬼怕惡人 | guǐpàèrén | - lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too - an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom) |
| 默默无闻 | 默默無聞 | mòmòwúwén | - obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation - a nobody - an unknown quantity |
| 反革命政变 | 反革命政變 | fǎngémìngzhèngbiàn | - an anti-revolutionary coup |
| 张飞打岳飞 | 張飛打岳飛 | ZhāngfēidǎYuèfēi | - lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei - fig. an impossible combination - an impossible turn of events (idiom) |
| 绝对大多数 | 絕對大多數 | juéduìdàduōshù | - an absolute majority - an overwhelming majority |
| 街道办事处 | 街道辦事處 | jiēdàobànshìchù | - sub-district office - neighborhood official - an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities |
| 超额配股权 | 超額配股權 | chāoépèigǔquán | - an oversubscribed share |
| 非婚生子女 | 非婚生子女 | fēihūnshēngzǐnǚ | - an illegitimate child |
| 不知天高地厚 | 不知天高地厚 | bùzhītiāngāodìhòu | - not to know the immensity of heaven and earth - an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities |
| 人是铁饭是钢 | 人是鐵飯是鋼 | rénshìtiěfànshìgāng | - one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) - an empty sack cannot stand upright |
| 脚正不怕鞋歪 | 腳正不怕鞋歪 | jiǎozhèngbùpàxiéwāi | - lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe - an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) |
| 一传十，十传百 | 一傳十，十傳百 | yīchuánshí,shíchuánbǎi | - news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom) - an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning) |
| 一回生，二回熟 | 一回生，二回熟 | yīhuíshēng,èrhuíshú | - lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used to it - strangers at first meeting, but soon friends - awkward at first but becoming skillful later - an acquired taste |
| 一次生，两次熟 | 一次生，兩次熟 | yīcìshēng,liǎngcìshú | - unfamiliar at first but you get used to it - strangers are first meeting, but soon friends - an acquired taste |
| 寸金难买寸光阴 | 寸金難買寸光陰 | cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn | - An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. - Time is precious. |
| 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 | 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 | yǐyǎnhuányǎn,yǐyáhuányá | - an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) - fig. to use the enemy's methods against him - to give sb a taste of his own medicine |
| 兵马未动，粮草先行 | 兵馬未動，糧草先行 | bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng | - before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers - an army marches on its stomach |
| 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 | 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 | qiānlǐzhīdī,kuìyúyǐxué | - An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike. - Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom) |
| 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 | 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 | XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzàiPèigōng | - lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] - an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
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