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- big
- huge
- large
- major
- great
- wide
- deep
- older (than)
- oldest
- eldest
- greatly
- very much
- (dialect) father
- father's elder or younger brother
dài- see [dai4 fu5]
- not very
- not too
- not often
Jiāo- Jiaotong University
- University of Communications
- abbr. of 交通|交通[Jiao1 tong1 Da4 xue2]
Rén- (Chinese) National People's Congress
- abbr. for 全國人民代表|全国人民代表[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]
wěi- great
- mighty
- large
ruò- so big
- such a big
zuò- arrogant
- putting on airs
guāng- splendid
- magnificent
- abbr. for 中國光銀行|中国光银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank
hán- abbr. for 函授|函授[han2 shou4 da4 xue2], open university
jiā- to increase (e.g. one's effort)
Běi- Peking University (abbr. for 北京|北京)
Nán- Nanjing University, NJU
- abbr. for 南京|南京[Nan2 jing1 Da4 xue2]
- enormous
- broad
- extensive
- Columbia University (abbr.)
- the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, |[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 辯論|辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 字報|字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
Guó- abbr. for 國民|国民, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005)
- abbr. for 新加坡國立|新加坡国立, National University of Singapore (NUS)
- abbr. for 印度國民會黨|印度国民会党, Indian National Congress (INC)
- abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民會黨|马来西亚印度国民会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
zēng- to enlarge
- to amplify
- to magnify
zhuàng- to expand
- to strengthen
duō- how big
- how much
- how old etc
VVV- celebrity microblogger
- influential microblogger
- first-year university student
sān- third-year university student
shèng- Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
- Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
- also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
shì- major event
- major political event (war or change of regime)
- major social event (wedding or funeral)
- (do sth) in a big way
- CL:[jian4],|[zhuang1]
èr- second-year university student
hēng- big shot
- top gun
- superstar
- VIP
ren- adult
- grownup
- title of respect toward superiors
xiān- great immortal
jiàn- large
- bulky
huǒ- everybody
- everyone
- we all
- husband's older brother
- brother-in-law
zuò- your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific)
- to erupt
- to begin abruptly
lǎo- big shot (leading some field or group)
- godfather
使使shǐ- ambassador
- envoy
- CL:[ming2],[wei4]
便便biàn- to defecate
- excrement
- feces
- compendium
xiá- knight
- swordsman
- noble warrior
- chivalrous hero
xiū- overhaul
wěi- David (name)
nèi- Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
quán- all-inclusive
- complete
- comprehensive collection
diǎn- ceremony
- collection of classical writings
- Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huang2 shi2], Hubei
fán- generally
- in general
dāo- broadsword
- large knife
- machete
- substantially
- by a big amount
- energetically
- vigorously
gōng- great merit
- great service
shèng- to defeat decisively
- to win decisively
- great victory
- triumph
jiàng- master craftsman
- Han dynasty official title
bàn- more than half
- greater part
- most
- probably
- most likely
- kilocalorie
yìn- stamp
- official seal
shū- eldest of father's younger brothers
- uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
kǒu- big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc)
- open mouth
- gulping
- gobbling
- gaping
chī- to gorge oneself
- to pig out
- very auspicious
- extremely lucky
tóng- Datong or Great community in neo-Confucian philosophy, sim. New Jerusalem
- Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Datong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
- Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
míng- Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
míng- great name
- your distinguished name
- one's formal personal name
- Yamato (possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial
yuán- high official
- eldest brother
- to cry loudly
Táng- the Tang dynasty (618-907)
hǎn- to shout
- exultation
sǎng- loud voice
- fourth-year university student
guó- a power (i.e. a dominant country)
yuán- Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
yuán- great circle (in spherical geometry)
- earth
- mother earth
bǎn- old name for Ōsaka (city in Japan), changed in the beginning of the Meiji 明治 Era because could, if the radicals were read separately, be interpreted as "(will) return to soil"
kēng- Tai Hang District, Hong Kong
xíng- large
- large-scale
chéng- Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
- Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
- Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
- Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong
- Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
- Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
táng- lobby
- dam
Xià- ancient kingdom at Khotan 和田 in modern Xinjiang
Wài- abbr. for 連外國語|连外国语[Da4 lian2 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
duō- for the most part
- many
- most
- the greater part
- mostly
huǒ- variant of [da4 huo3]
- greatly
- enormously
- (dialect) dad
- uncle
- senior official (in imperial China)
dàifu- doctor
- physician
kuǎng- Dakuang township in Laiyang 萊陽|莱阳, Yantai, Shandong
jiě- big sister
- elder sister
- older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
- father's oldest sister
- husband's older sister
- sister-in-law
yáo- Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
- (coll.) wife's elder sister
- sister-in-law
niáng- (coll.) father's older brother's wife
- aunt (polite address)
méi- matchmaker
- father's elder brother's wife
- aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
sǎo- older brother's wife
- sister-in-law
- elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
xué- the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
xué- university
- college
- CL:[suo3]
- Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)
ān- Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
- Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin
zōng- large amount
- staple
- influential family of long standing
Yuān- ancient state of south west Asia
jiā- everyone
- influential family
- great expert
hán- Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
níng- Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
zhài- Dazhai
xiě- capital letters
- uppercase letters
- block letters
- banker's anti-fraud numerals
liáo- Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
bǎo- Taiho (era)
jiàng- a general or admiral
zhuān- three-year college
- junior college
- professional training college
wèi- captain (army rank)
- senior captain
xiǎo- dimension
- magnitude
- size
- measurement
- large and small
- at any rate
- adults and children
- consideration of seniority
- general situation
- present conditions
shān- Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
- a big coach
- tourist bus
- heavenly emperor
- "the Great" (title)
shī- great master
- master
- a big margin
- substantially
gàn- to go all out
- to work energetically
- magnanimous
- generous (in spirit)
yōng- Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界[Zhang1 jia1 jie4], Hunan
shà- large building
- edifice
- mansion
- CL:[zuo4]
chǎng- Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
chǎng- large manufacturer
tīng- hall
- lounge
jiàn- lunar month of 30 days
- same as |[da4 jin4]
zhì- high aims
- angry
- indignant
gōng- (literary) excrement
- feces
- Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
- general idea
- main idea
yi- careless
- idiot
- ignorant fool
qìng- Daqing prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
duì- archenemy
- chief enemy
- the collective
- the whole
- (Buddhism) the greater self
zhàn- great war
- great family
- rich family
- large landlord
- conspicuous spender or consumer
- large quantities of
- generally speaking
- by and large
- for the most part
guǎi- to turn left (Shanghainese)
- (coll.) man in power
- boss
- authority
- expert
zhǐ- first (index) finger
- big toe
bài- to defeat
- to inflict a defeat on sb
shù- Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul
shù- a large number
liào- Chinese anise
- star anise
xīn- Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
fāng- expert
- scholar
- mother earth
- a type of green tea
fang- generous
- magnanimous
- stylish
- in good taste
- easy-mannered
- natural and relaxed
- greater than
- bigger than
- more than, >
- large and influential family
- clan
- banner
shǔ- Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
huì- general assembly
- general meeting
- convention
- CL:|[ge4],|[jie4]
yuè- solar month of 31 days
- a lunar month of 30 days
yǒu- there is much
- (literary) abundance
cūn- Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
dōng- Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
lín- Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
xiào- senior ranking officer in Chinese army
- senior colonel
tǒng- barrel
- vat
liáng- capital of Wei during Warring states
- CL:[gen1]
tiáo- poop
- shit
bàng- big-stick
zǎo- see 紅棗|红枣[hong2 zao3]
- great cause
- great undertaking
gài- roughly
- probably
- rough
- approximate
- about
- general idea
lóu- building (a relatively large, multi-storey one)
- CL:[zhuang4],[zuo4]
yàng- arrogant
- full-page proofs (of newspaper)
- detailed drawing
shù- Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Qiáo- Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
quán- power
- authority
kuǎn- very wealthy person
zhèng- Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁
- large strides
- Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
殿殿diàn- main hall of a Buddhist temple
chǎng- overcoat
- cloak
- cape
- CL:[jian4]
- atmosphere
- heavy breathing
- magnanimity
shuǐ- flood
hán- supreme khan
hàn- profuse perspiration
- large river (esp the Yellow River)
yáng- oceans
- silver yuan
zhōu- continent
làng- billow
- surge
hǎi- sea
- ocean
Qīng- the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
gǎng- Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]
- Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
- Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
- desert
hàn- big person
- the great Han dynasty
cháo- tidal bore
- tidal wave
huǒ- conflagration
- large fire
- CL:|[chang2]
zào- big stove
- stove in a common mess
zāi- plague
wéi- very
- greatly
yān- opium
- great heat
- very popular
dēng- headlight
- arrogant idler
- self-centred show-off
ye- (coll.) father's older brother
- uncle
- term of respect for older man
piàn- wide expanse
- large area
- vast stretch
- extending widely
- blockbuster movie
pái- strong card
- honor card (card games)
- very popular or successful person
- self-important
- jail
- prison
jiǎng- prize
- award
wáng- king
- magnate
- person having expert skill in something
dàiwang- robber baron (in opera, old stories)
- magnate
bān- tai-pan
- business executive
- foreign business manager
- top class of kindergarten or school grade
qiú- sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls
- see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2]
- Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 理白族自治州 in Yunnan
- judicial officer
- justice of the peace (old)
Huán- Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
yòng- to put sb in powerful position
- to empower
tián- Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
- Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea
jiǎ- Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
lüè- a broad outline
- the general idea
- roughly
bìng- serious illness
chuāng- ulcer or sore of venereal origin
- Daihatsu, Japanese car company
jìn- lunar month of 30 days
- same as [da4 jian4]
zhòng- Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)
zhòng- the masses
- the great bulk of the population
- popular (of music, science etc)
pào- big gun
- cannon
- artillery
- one who talks big
- trad. form also used
- CL:|[men2],[zun1]
shè- Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
shén- deity
- (Internet slang) guru
- expert
- whiz
xiáng- Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
huò- disaster
- calamity
- Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
Qín- Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]
- Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
zhú- Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
xiào- to laugh heartily
- a belly laugh
guǎn- bassoon
zhuàn- the great seal
- used narrowly for 籀文
- used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts
- rice
fèn- human excrement
- night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer)
yuē- approximately
- probably
hóng- crimson
gāng- synopsis
- outline
- program
- leading principles
- to rain curses (on sb)
- to let sb have it
- to bawl sb out
- righteousness
- virtuous cause
- a woman's marriage
- main points of a piece of writing
shèng- great sage
- mahatma
- king
- emperor
- outstanding personage
- Buddha
shēng- loud voice
- in a loud voice
- loudly
- wantonly
- without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
- unbridled
ròu- pork
- Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
néng- almighty
wàn- star
- big shot
- celebrity
- leading actor
- authority (slang)
nǎo- brain
- cerebrum
jiǎo- bigfoot (mythological animal popular in the US)
cháng- the large intestine
tuǐ- thigh
dǎn- brazen
- audacious
- outrageous
- bold
- daring
- fearless
chén- chancellor (of a monarchy)
- cabinet minister
zhì- more or less
- roughly
- approximately
xīng- Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county
xīng- to go in for something in a big way
- to undertake on a large scale
- (do sth) on a large scale
yīng- Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan
- Great British
- Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
suàn- garlic
cōng- leek
- Chinese onion
hào- tuba
- large size (clothes, print etc)
- (polite) (your) name
- (coll.) number two
- to defecate
xiā- prawn
- (Internet slang) expert
- whiz
chóng- tiger
jiē- street
- main street
- CL:|[tiao2]
wèi- David (name)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
- overcoat
- topcoat
- cloak
- CL:[jian4]
yào- abstract
- gist
- main points
guān- Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
jiě- to defecate
- to empty one's bowels
yán- to exaggerate
- to boast
- large scale program of lasting importance
- project of paramount importance
- to think big
- annual national audit
調diào- major key (in music)
tán- to harangue
- to yak
yáo- high-profile rumormonger (esp. on a microblog)
biàn- huge changes
dòu- soybean
fēng- Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
xiàng- elephant
- CL:|[zhi1]
shè- amnesty
- general pardon
- Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
diē- large fall
- avenue
- CL:|[tiao2]
jūn- army
- main forces
- death sentence
- crime punishable by death
tōng- Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
- Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
lián- Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
yùn- Mandate of Heaven
- the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
- usually written 運河|运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]
guò- serious mistake
- major demerit
dào- main street
- avenue
xuǎn- general election
- Dayi county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan
qiū- Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
- most of
- the majority of sth
- Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
dōu- for the most part
- on the whole
- also pr. [da4 du1]
- for the most part
- on the whole
- metropolitan
- Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
liàng- great amount
- large quantity
- bulk
- numerous
- generous
- magnanimous
- cauldron
chuí- sledge
qián- high denomination of banknotes or coins
- lots of money
- a big sum (e.g. a bribe)
cuò- blunder
guō- a big wok
- cauldron
mén- entrance
- door
- gate
- large and influential family
kāi- to open wide
guān- (reach a) critical point
bǎn- Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan
ruǎn- daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
xiàn- the limit
- maximum
- one's allocated lifespan
yuàn- courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)
- compound
- great institution
- mainland China (reference to the PRC)
- continent
- mainland
- CL:|[ge4],|[kuai4]
duì- group
- a large body of
- production brigade
- military group
zhī- big
yàn- wild goose
- CL:|[zhi1]
xióng- great hero
- main Buddhist image (in temple)
- Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Song 詩經|诗经
nàn- great catastrophe
- heavy rain
- CL:|[chang2]
xuě- Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December
- thick fog
xiàng- main item (of program)
lèi- main type
- main class
- main category
fēng- gale
- CL:|[chang2]
bǐng- large flat bread
cān- great meal
- banquet
- Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
- Malaysia
jià- imperial chariot
jīng- with great alarm
- in general
- more or less
- in rough terms
- basically
- on the whole
nào- to cause havoc
- to run amok
- giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
è- lit. big crocodile
- fig. major figure
- big shot
- top boss (esp. criminal)
bǎo- (Chinese bird species) great bustard (Otis tarda)
kuáng- (Chinese bird species) upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
péng- legendary giant bird
鹿鹿- moose
mài- barley
- hemp (Cannabis sativa)
- cannabis
- marijuana
huáng- rhubarb (botany)
- big bass drum
shǔ- rat
zhāi- to fast
- to abstain from food
líng- older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
tiān- gargantuan
- as big as the sky
- enormous
hóng- great
- grand
- massive
kuān- spacious
- wide
- lenient
- huge
- immense
- very large
- tremendous
- gigantic
- enormous
shī- abbr. for 師範|师范[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university
- teacher-training college
广guǎng- (of an area) vast or extensive
- large-scale
- widespread
- (of people) numerous
qiáng- large
- formidable
- powerful
- strong
- Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦|复旦[Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2]
- to put on airs
- self-important
- high and mighty
cuò- worthless scholar
- useless wretch
kuò- to expand
- to enlarge
- to broaden one's scope
fàng- to enlarge
- to magnify
dǒu- huge
- Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] port and Dalian city |[Da4 lian2], Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
- abbr. for Jinan University 暨南|暨南[Ji4 nan2 Da4 xue2]
- part-time college (abbr. for 業余|业余)
- maximum
- enormous
hào- vast
- great
- large amount
huǒ- to get mad
- to be very angry
Yóu- Judas
- Judah (son of Jacob)
shèng- grand
- majestic
- magnificent
- Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)
shuò- big
- huge
- massive
- thick
- bulky
- loud
lǎo- old age
- very
- eldest child in a family
- leader of a group
- boss
- captain of a boat
- leader of a criminal gang
Lián- abbr. for 聯合國|联合国[Lian2 he2 guo2 Da4 hui4], United Nations General Assembly
- abbr. for 國立西南聯合|国立西南联合[Guo2 li4 Xi1 nan2 Lian2 he2 Da4 xue2], National Southwest Combined University
féi- loose fitting clothes
- fat
- stout
- swelling (of internal organ)
- hypertrophy
zhàng- swollen
zhǒng- swelling
- enlargement
- hypertrophy
dǎn- daring
- bold
- audacious
liǎn- bold
- unafraid
- arrogant
Tái- abbr. for 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2]
- greatest
- most important
kuā- to exaggerate
jiào- comparatively large
- abbr. for 輔仁|辅仁[Fu3 ren2 Da4 xue2]
yuǎn- far-reaching
- broad
- ambitious
- promising
- abbr. for 醫科|医科[yi1 ke1 da4 xue2], university of medicine
zhòng- great
- important
- major
- significant
zhǎng- to grow up
tóu- to have a big head
- (fig.) to get a headache
- one's head is swimming
- Martha (biblical name)
gāo- tall
- lofty
páng- huge
- enormous
- tremendous
zǎo- at dawn
- at first light
- first thing in the morning
- pretty close
- just about right
- not bad
- same as 差不多
zhōu- five continents
- the whole world
- Great Lakes
- the five north American Great Lakes
sài- Bethsaida (city)
kǎnshān- to chatter idly
- to gossip
- to boast or brag
jiǎkōng- empty words
- bogus speech
bàngkuǎn- to live off a rich man
shǎ- idiot
- blockhead
- clod
- oaf
xiān- deceased paternal grandmother
yuāntóu- spendthrift and foolish
- sb with more money than sense
chūchāi- lit. to go on a long trip
- fig. to be sent to the execution ground
qiándēng- headlight
Jiā- Canada
- Canadian
běihuāng- the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
BěiShī- Beijing Normal University
- abbr. for 北京師範|北京师范[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
chī- mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation
chīkuī- to cost one dearly
- to end disastrously
- to pay bitterly
gǎng- Chittagong (Bangladesh port city)
Guódǎng- Indian Congress party
Kǎn- Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
shì- scholar officials
xué- evening college
xiē- a bit bigger
tǒng- unification (of the nation)
- large scale unification
zhàngfu- a manly man
- a man of character
sān- major third (musical interval)
liǎo- at worst
- if worst comes to worst
- serious
- alarming
wěi- great error
- heinous crime
Zhōnghuá- Greater China
- refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics)
- refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
zhǔjiào- archbishop
- primate (of a church)
- metropolitan
jiǔbǎo- Japanese surname and place name Oukubo
- Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)
wān- Daya Bay
xiānwēng- (Chinese bird species) large niltava (Niltava grandis)
Zhòng- Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer
huǒr- erhua variant of [da4 huo3]
bǎizi- (coll.) husband's elder brother
使使shǐ- ambassadorial
使使shǐguǎn- embassy
- CL:[zuo4],|[ge4]
r- tall person
shǎguā- a fool
- a jerk
- lit. a silly big melon
yuánshuài- generalissimo
nèixiāng- Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
gōng- large company
- corporation
gōngguó- grand duchy
gōngBào- Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name
- Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
shì- Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huang2 shi2], Hubei
dāohuì- Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion
fēn- macromolecule (chemistry)
fēnxiàn- Ōita prefecture, Japan
biéshān- Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces
- Delilah (person name)
- pompous
- with a swagger
- casual
qiántiān- three days ago
qiánnián- three years ago
qián- major premise
jiǎndāo- shears
- large scissors
- secateurs
shì- strong man
- Hercules
shén- Titan
qián- locking pliers
- mole grips
dòngmài- main artery (blood vessel)
- fig. main highway
- arterial road
huàxiàn- Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
kǒujìng- large caliber
nóng- Grand Minister of Agriculture in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
chàng- cantata
- chorus
lǐng- Darjeeling, town in India
tóng- Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Datong district of Daqing city |[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
tóngshì- Datong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
tóngxiàn- Datong county in Datong [Da4 tong2], Shanxi
tóngxiāng- Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
tóngxiāng- person from the same province
míngxiàn- Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
- mobile phone
- cell phone (old usage)
zuǐniǎo- toucan
zàoméi- (Chinese bird species) giant laughingthrush (Garrulax maximus)
yuánxiāng- Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
yuánquān- great circle (in spherical geometry)
zhǔ- a large landowner
- atlas
dòng- cavern
线xiàn- a geodesic (curve)
zhèn- great earthquake
chéngshì- major city
- big city
- metropolis
- large city
chéngxiàn- Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
chéngxiāng- Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
xiàn- Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
xiāng- Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
xiāng- Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
bǎojiāo- Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
chǎngDōng- OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4]
kuàitóu- heavy man
- fat man
- lunkhead
- lummox
- lug
- necropolis
huàidàn- scoundrel
- bastard
duōshù- (great) majority
tiāné- (Chinese bird species) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
kuǎngzhèn- Dakuang township in Laying 莱阳, Yantai, Shandong
jiětóu- (Tw) female gang leader
- female boss
- big sister
yáoxiàn- Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
- great aunt
- (slang) menstruation
- period
zi- sister-in-law
- wife's older sister
bào- big-character poster
xuéchéng- university city
xuéshēng- university student
- college student
xué- undergraduate course of study (Tw)
ān- Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- Da'an district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 shi4], Sichuan
- Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
ānshì- Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin
ānxiāng- Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
chē- coach
róngliàng- high capacity
wēng- Monopoly (game)
- known as 地產|地产[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan
níngxiàn- Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
liáoxiāng- Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
yuàn- abbey
- large monastery
jiāngjūn- important general
- generalissimo
便便xiǎobiàn- using the toilet
- urination and defecation
xiǎojie- eldest daughter of an affluent family
- (polite) your daughter
- bossy or indulged young woman
- Miss High and Mighty
xiǎoxiě- capitals and lower case letters
shā- massacre
- Holocaust
shānmāo- Lynx rufus
shānquè- (Chinese bird species) great tit (Parus major)
xiá- great valley
- Grand Canyon of Colorado River
屿shān- Lantau Island
- by a wide margin
- substantial
lǐng- Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong
chǎngxiàn- Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
hòutiān- three days from now
- day after day after tomorrow
hòunián- three years from now
- year after year after next year
mángrén- busy bee
- very busy person
xiàn- Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
bēizhòu- the Great Compassion Mantra
qìngshì- Daqing prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Xiànzhāng- Magna Carta
- Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)
- thumb
- big toe
- USB flash drive
muzhǐ- Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
muzhǐ- thumb
kuò- square brackets
kuòhào- braces
- curly brackets { }
tóu- head constable
páidàng- food stall
- open-air restaurant
qín- cello
- violoncello
- CL:[ba3]
jiàotáng- cathedral
wén- giant clam
- geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
- elephant trunk clam
- same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]
xīnxiàn- Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
fāngxiàn- Dafang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
míng- the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
míng- Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
míngxiā- king prawn
xīngqín- great masterwort (Astrantia major)
zhāo- Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
zhìhuì- great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
yuèzhī- Tokhara
- Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)
yuèzhī- Tokhara
- Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)
běnyíng- headquarters
- base camp
běnZhōng- Big Ben
zhūquè- (Chinese bird species) spotted great rosefinch (Carpodacus severtzovi)
- Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] and Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]
cūnxiāng- Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
sháo- (Chinese bird species) Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
juān- (Chinese bird species) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
dōng- Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
línzhèn- Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
cháidàn- Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
gēnlán- Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
shùxiāng- Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
shùyīng- (Chinese bird species) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
zǒu- stride
kǒu- Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia
xiāng- Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
hòu- atmosphere
r- erhua variant of |[da4 qi4]
quān- atmosphere
- atmospheric pressure
céng- atmosphere
yǎng- source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves)
- (cliché) lungs of the planet
shā- Dasha River in Shanxi
- Dasha River in Jiangsu
shāzhuī- (Chinese bird species) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)
guān- grand justice
- high court justice
- supreme court justice
yángzhōu- Oceania
dòng- Taepodong, North Korean rocket series
hǎigōu- marine trench
qiǎnpán- platter
qīngzǎo- early in the morning
kǒu- Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
- Dadu River in Sichuan
gǎng- Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]
xiāng- Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
- Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)
zhèn- Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
mièjué- mass extinction
滿mǎnguàn- grand slam
rùn- RT Mart (department store chain)
bīn- (Chinese bird species) great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
huīláng- big bad wolf
- a raven
wèi- utterly fearless
xióngzuò- Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
xióngmāo- giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
róng- lit. large smelting furnace
- fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures
- Melting Pot
bàozhà- Big Bang (cosmology)
páidàng- food stall
- open-air restaurant (originally Hong Kong usage, now usually written as 排檔|排档[da4 pai2 dang4]
quǎnzuò- Canis Major (constellation)
xīngxing- gorilla
yán- marble
zhōu- abbr. for 理白族自治州, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan
shì- Dali city, capital of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 理白族自治州 in Yunnan
shí- marble
tiánshì- Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea
tiánxiàn- Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
jiǎzhèn- Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
báitiān- broad daylight
báicài- bok choy
- Chinese cabbage
- Brassica pekinensis
- CL:[ke1]
báihuà- colloquial speech
báishā- great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
bái- (Chinese bird species) great egret (Ardea alba)
pánzi- platter
pánwěi- (Chinese bird species) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
yǎnjiǎo- inner corner of the eye
zhònghuà- mass-oriented
- to cater for the masses
- popularized
shíqiáo- Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning
shí- (Chinese bird species) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
shíhéng- (Chinese bird species) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
shèxiāng- Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
xiáng- Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
- High Priest
xiàn- Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
zhúxiàn- Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
bènxiàng- (slang) elephant
qìngshān- mountain in Heilongjiang province
fànwéi- large-scale
péngchē- schooner
yuán- Epoch Times, US newspaper
hóngpáo- an expensive type of oolong tea
hóngguàn- (Chinese bird species) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
juémiè- mass extinction
zǒngtǒng- president (of a country)
- same as 總統|总统
lǎo- primary wife
lǎo- uncooth fellow
- rustic
lǎoyuǎn- very far away
窿窿ěrlóng- loan shark
- usurer
- to advocate
- to praise
zi- pregnant
xiāng- Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
dōng- large stockholder
- majority shareholder
- husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔[bing1 lang5]
rán- nature (the natural world)
jiùzi- (coll.) wife's older brother
xīng- Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county
shétou- (coll.) lisp
- one who lisps
Duòshǒu- the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
yīngxiàn- Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan
huíxiāng- Chinese anise
- star anise
cǎoyuán- prairie
- savanna
cǎoméi- (Chinese bird species) giant babax (Babax waddelli)
cǎoyīng- (Chinese bird species) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)
Xiàn- Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
língpíng- turbot
wěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
gàimào- peaked cap
- service cap
- visor cap
Xiāotiáo- the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
zàngjīng- Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
luóbo- see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]
shéwán- Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
- Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
róng- melting pot
róngyuán- Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
dàizi- sack
liè- great rift valley
西西guó- Atlantis
西西yáng- Atlantic Ocean
guī- large scale
- extensive
- wide scale
- broad scale
guān- Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
guānyuán- Prospect Garden
- Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
jiǎoxīng- Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧夫座[Mu4 fu1 zuo4])
huàtóu- liar's dice (dice game)
fēngshì- Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
màichǎng- hypermarket
- large warehouse-like self-service retail store
jiànmài- to sell at a big discount
xiàn- Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
diēshì- great market fall
- market crash
huò- staple goods
- in big strides
- (fig.) in giant steps
yuèjìn- Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
jūn- PLA military region
zhòu- last item on a program (theater)
nóngchǎng- ranch
tōng- Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
tōngxiàn- Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
liánshì- Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
Yùn- the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
dàoli- major principle
- general truth
- sermon (reproof)
- bombastic talk
xiàn- Dayi county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan
qiūshì- Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
fen- in large part
- the greater part
- the majority
zhì- super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)
shì- metropolis
- large city
- megacity
huì- metropolitan
shì- Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
gāngqín- grand piano
guōfàn- lit. big rice pan
- communal feeding
- fig. egalitarianism (equal treatment for everyone in same institution)
jiànqín- a harpsichord
liándāo- scythe
chángjīn- Dae Chang Kum, a Korean Drama (GM)
kāizhāi- see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2]
guānxiàn- Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
bǎn- Ōsaka prefecture
ā- auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family
- continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)
kuài- continental plates (geology)
xìng- continental
jià- continental shelf
huà- Mainland Chinese (language)
yàn- Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
xiāng- Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
huì- mix-up
- mish-mash
- pot-pourri
yuàn- compound with many families living together
qīngshān- mountain in Heilongjiang province
mìng- great revolution
tóu- the boss
tóutiē- photo sticker booth
tóudīng- tack
- thumbtack
- push pin
xiàn- Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
shàng- overall
- in general terms
dié- turbot fish
鸿hóng- Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
juān- (Chinese bird species) large cuckooshrike (Coracina macei)
péngniǎo- roc (mythical bird of prey)
huā- dahlia
Mài- Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)
mài- place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters
màitǐng- Dalmatian (dog breed)
- Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
- same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3]
yán- (Chinese bird species) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
huángfēng- bumblebee
huáng- Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
zhāi- Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
zhāijié- great fast
- Christian lent
Sūnshèng- Great-Sage Sun
- Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
Zhāngqiān- Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
xīnyǎn- magnanimous
- considerate
- thoughtful
- able to think of everything that needs to be thought of
- Italy
- Italian
bàotuǐ- (coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
便便biàn- to poop
- to defecate
tiáo- to defecate (slang)
che- (coll.) to bring up
- to rear
- to raise
dǐng- to do a handstand
tiǎoliáng- to play a leading role
- to bear a heavy responsibility
piětiáo- (slang) to take a dump
zhuàngyùn- to have a lucky stroke
- to try one's luck
kuòhuà- to extend the scope
- to exaggerate
fàng- amplifier
fàngpào- to talk big
- to shoot one's mouth off
fàngzhǐ- enlarging paper (photography)
- bromide paper
fàngjìng- magnifying glass
qiāobèi- to have sex with a prostitute
lín- Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
xīn- the New World
- the Americas as opposed to the Old World |[jiu4 da4 lu4] or Eurasia
shì- former name of Dalian city |[Da4 lian2] incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4]
chūnmài- spring barley
zuìhuà- to maximize
zhāo- Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
guó- a nuclear power (country)
zhí- maximum value
- subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)
fànyáng- Panthalassis (geology)
fàn- Pangea (geology)
- Bogota, capital of Colombia
hào- jumbo
- king-sized
Yóushū- Epistle of St Jude (in New Testament)
Bǎi- Bermuda
kǎnshān- to chat (1980s Beijing slang)
- to chew the fat
- Italy
- Italian (Tw)
- Papa Xi, nickname for Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2]
lǎo- big brother
lǎoniáng- old lady
- Madam (polite address)
- CL:[wei4]
lǎo- "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
- CL:[wei4]
lǎo- uncle
- grandpa
- CL:[wei4]
Shèngfēi- Santa Fe
pànghǎi- malva nut
- seed of Sterculia lychnophora
xiōng- pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest)
dàikuáng- megalomania
- egomania
- delusions of grandeur
jiù- the Old World
- Eurasia as opposed to the New World |[xin1 da4 lu4] or the Americas
chuánlǎo- coxswain
- steersman
- boatswain (bo'sun)
huājiě- common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢虫
cǎoqīng- Isatis indigotica (indigo woad plant)
Méng- Montana, US state
jiěshǒu- (coll.) to defecate
zhuànqián- to earn a fortune
zhǐ- big toe
Jīnzhōng- Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
suíliú- to follow the crowd
- going with the tide
Fēiguó- African National Congress, ANC
- abbr. for 非洲人國民|非洲人国民[Fei1 zhou1 ren2 guo2 min2 da4 hui4]
- a careless person
- scatterbrain
- frivolous and forgetful
- abbr. for 馬馬虎虎咧咧嘻嘻哈哈|马马虎虎咧咧嘻嘻哈哈
zhù- stationed on the continent (i.e. PRC)
gāoshàng- (slang) high-end, elegant, and classy
- abbr. for 高端氣上檔次|高端气上档次
huángxiān- Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
zǎor- erhua variant of [yi1 da4 zao3]
sānguān- the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
Sānxiá- Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Shànghǎixué- Shanghai University
r- erhua variant of |[bu4 da4 li2]
shí- unable to see the larger issue (idiom); unaware of the general interest
suíliú- not following the crowd
- to go against the tide
Shìzōngwáng- Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
shìjièzhàn- world war
貿Shìmàoshà- World Trade Center
zhōnggòngjiǔ- Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969
Zhōngběixué- North University of China (Shanxi)
Zhōngyuánxué- Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan
Zhōngguórén- China National People's Congress
Zhōngshānxué- Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
- Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung)
- Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists
DānRuìjiàng- Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar from 1992
jiǔyǎngmíng- I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
jiǔwénmíng- your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
shìxiǎo- see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]
Èrzhàn- World War Two
Míngshān- Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
liánchí- Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
huābǎng- to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck
- to truss up
jiǎolóu- the Pentagon
ōu- Eurasian continent
shān- Alexander (name)
- Alexandria (town name)
lán- Atlanta
Jiāotōngxué- abbr. for 上海交通|上海交通 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通|西安交通 Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通|国立交通 National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc
réngāo- tall and strong
xiǎo- minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
yīnhào- bass tuba
- euphonium
gōngqiú- supply exceeds demand
cuīlèipiàn- tear-jerker (movie)
shǎr- stupid great hulk of a man
qīngpén- a downpour
- rain bucketing down
- fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)
yuánèduì- arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
guāngmíngzhèng- just and honorable
- open and aboveboard
- without tricks (idiom)
祿guāngdàifu- honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
QuánguóRén- abbr. for 全國人會議|全国人会议[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 Da4 hui4 yi4], National People's Congress (NPC)
使使quánquánshǐ- plenipotentiary ambassador
Yuánlǎo- "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]
- abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]
shé- Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
轿táijiào- palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor
gōnglóu- apartment building
gòngshāng- to discuss matters of vital importance
màowěi- to disregard universal condemnation (idiom)
chūgǎngtīng- departure lounge
hánshòuxué- open university
dàotīng- arrival hall
qiánchéngyuǎn- to have a future full of promise
Jiànqiáoxué- University of Cambridge
- having matchless strength
qióng- extraordinary strength
- super strong
- strong as an ox
jiā- to try harder
- to redouble one's efforts
jiā- to try harder
- to redouble one's efforts
jiāyóumén- to accelerate
- to step on the gas
Jiāzhōuxué- University of California
- abbr. for 加利福尼亞|加利福尼亚[Jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 Da4 xue2]
Jiāyàn- (Chinese bird species) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Běijīngxué- Peking University
西西Běiyáng- North Atlantic
shíshénshòu- the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
Nánjīngxué- Nanjing University, NJU
Nánkāixué- Nankai University (Tianjin)
jīngshēn- wide-ranging and profound
- broad and deep
línxué- Jilin University
Tóngxué- Tongji University
tónghuāshùn- royal flush (poker)
Míngshānchuān- famous mountains and great rivers
hōngtángxiào- the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
xué- Harvard University
xiào- to laugh heartily
- to burst into loud laughter
shòupiàotīng- ticket office
bēn- (of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)
- acronym from 喜聞樂見|喜闻乐见[xi3 wen2 le4 jian4], 快人心[da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1], 普天同慶|普天同庆[pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4] and 奔走相告[ben1 zou3 xiang1 gao4]
Jiāyīngxué- Jiaying University (Guangdong)
zàowěiyīng- (Chinese bird species) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
háotáo- to wail
- to bawl (idiom)
míngzhù- the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
tiānwáng- the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
- the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
míng- the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
jiēkōng- lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
- this world is an illusion
pén- four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
shí- Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 shan1 shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu
měi- Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
shēng- Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
chuānxué- Sichuan University
yīnxiǎoshī- to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
guóhuìshà- capitol
Guóshè- Amnesty International
- same as 赦國際
- vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
qiú- earth's atmosphere
chǎnhēng- Monopoly (game)
- known as 富翁[Da4 fu4 weng1] in PRC
Kǎnshěng- Kandahar province of Afghanistan
yīnkuò- gene amplification
dǐng- promenade
wàijiāochén- Foreign Secretary
- (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
duōdiǎnshì- trivial matter
- Big deal!
duōcéngshà- multistory building
láng- lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
- fig. foolish conceit
tǒngzhì- Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
sānxián- major triad do-mi-so
buliedie- to be too casual or informal
lièdiān- Great Britain
xiāngtóng- not at all the same
- substantially different
shì- Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan
zhōngxuésheng- university and high school students
便便biàngānzào- constipated
便便biànjié- constipation
xiūdàoyuàn- abbey
- large monastery or convent
shāngyuán- to ruin one's constitution
xiānzhīshū- the biblical books of the prophets
gōngGuó- Dagong Global Credit Rating, credit rating agency based in China
gōng- selfless
- impartial
fánzhī- a rough acquaintance with sth
chūhàn- to sweat buckets (idiom)
dāokuò- bold and decisive
fēnjièlǐng- Great Dividing Range, mountain range in Eastern Australia
Shuǐshǒu- Popeye (the Sailor)
zhǎn- vigorous expansion
- rapid development
gōnggàochéng- successfully accomplished (project or goal)
- to be highly successful
yǒngruòqiè- a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
dònggān- to go to war (idiom)
- to make a big fuss over sth
shìsuǒ- general trend
- irresistible trend
bāolǎn- to take complete charge (idiom)
- need not
- unnecessary
chījīng- to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
- gobsmacked
chīèr- to eat and drink extravagantly
- to binge
chī- to eat and drink as much as one likes
- to make a pig of oneself
chīchī- to gorge oneself with food
chītou- to suffer
- to suffer for one's actions
- to pay dearly
- to burn one's fingers
- great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
tóngxiǎo- virtually the same
- differing only on small points
míngdǐngdǐng- grand reputation
- renowned
- famous
chǎonào- to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
- to make a scene
chuīléi- to make an exhibition of oneself
- ostentation
xiǎojiào- to shout and quarrel
- to make a big fuss
ěr- State Great Khural or Great State Assembly, Mongolian parliament
dànfān- to have a square meal
hǎnjiào- shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly
- to rant
- to kick up a racket
- to conduct vigorous propaganda
guòwàng- overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
zuǐ- (Chinese bird species) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
wǎnchéng- lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
- in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
- Rome wasn't built in a day
GuójiāDǎng- South Korean Grand national party
zhī- Song of the Earth
- Das Lied von der Erde
xíng- large scale industry
- major industry
kuàiduǒ- to chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew
- to tuck into a great meal
liēliē- carefree
- offhand
- casual
xiǎoxiǎo- large and small
- of all sizes
fāngfāng- confident
- calm
- natural
- poised
shīsuǒwàng- greatly disappointed
jiānzhōng- the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
xuéběn- university undergraduate course
xué- university preparatory course
jiāguīxiù- girl from a wealthy family
- unmarried daughter of a noble house
guì- very rich
- millionaire
xiě- capital letters
- uppercase letters
xiěsuǒdìng- caps lock
xiǎosān- major and minor third (musical interval)
túnhuǒshān- Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
bāoróng- extreme tolerance
- generous and forgiving
广tíngguǎngzhòng- public place with numerous people
shàjiāngqīng- great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation
zhāng- to attack on a grand scale
zhāng- with great fanfare
zhāngshēngshì- to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
chè- to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)
kuàirénxīn- to the satisfaction of everyone
kuàiduǒ- to gorge oneself
- to eat heartily (idiom)
huòjiě- to be at a loss (idiom)
ēn- Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an
shǒujiǎo- extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- wasteful
cáixiǎoyòng- lit. making little use of great talent
- to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
- to criticize severly
- to censure
tóujiā- big investor
qínshǒu- cellist
yáobǎi- to strut
- swaggering
fàngguāngmíng- great release of light (idiom)
fàngjué- great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
fàngbēishēng- great release of sorrow
- to burst into tears
fàngcǎi- to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)
- to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
zhèngfāngzhēn- major policy of the national government
dāngqián- facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
- Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
shùxuéjiā- great mathematician
bānlíng- (Chinese bird species) white-browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
fāngzhījiā- learned person
- expert in a certain field
- abbr. to 方家[fang1 jia1]
lái- Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
zhì- the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
zhìruò- great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
yǒurénzài- there are plenty of such people
yǒuzuòwéi- the prospects are very good
- sth well worth doing
yǒuwéi- with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
yǒuwàng- very probably
- a very good chance (of success)
yǒuwénzhāng- some deeper meaning in this
- more to it than meets the eye
- there's sth behind all this
yǒu- bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
- of great service
- to help greatly
- to serve one well
cáixiǎoyòng- using a talented person in an insignificant position
- a sledgehammer to crack a nut
cháidànzhèn- Da Qaidam town in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
shùluó- jackfruit
quánzài- to be in a position of power
liúxīng- at a stride
- taking large steps (while walking)
kǒu- Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia
shāfēngjǐng- to be a blot on the landscape
- to dampen spirits
- to spoil the fun
- to be a wet blanket
- halibut
- atmospheric pressure
qiáng- atmospheric pressure
nuǎnhuà- atmospheric warming
rǎn- air pollution
- atmospheric pollution
huánliú- atmospheric circulation

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