Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
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有 | 有 | yǒu | - to have - there is - there are - to exist - to be |
享有 | 享有 | xiǎngyǒu | - to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) |
伴有 | 伴有 | bànyǒu | - to be accompanied by |
占有 | 佔有 | zhànyǒu | - to have - to own - to hold - to possess |
保有 | 保有 | bǎoyǒu | - to keep - to retain |
公有 | 公有 | gōngyǒu | - publicly owned - communal - held in common |
共有 | 共有 | gòngyǒu | - to have altogether - in all |
具有 | 具有 | jùyǒu | - to have - to possess |
兼有 | 兼有 | jiānyǒu | - to combine - to have both |
别有 | 別有 | biéyǒu | - to have other... - to have a special ... |
原有 | 原有 | yuányǒu | - original - former |
另有 | 另有 | lìngyǒu | - to have some other (reason etc) |
只有 | 只有 | zhǐyǒu | - only |
含有 | 含有 | hányǒu | - to contain - including |
唯有 | 唯有 | wéiyǒu | - only |
固有 | 固有 | gùyǒu | - intrinsic to sth - inherent - native |
国有 | 國有 | guóyǒu | - nationalized - public - government owned - state-owned |
大有 | 大有 | dàyǒu | - there is much - (literary) abundance |
存有 | 存有 | cúnyǒu | - to hold in storage - to retain - to harbor (feelings) - to entertain (sentiments) - (of abstract things) to exist - there is |
富有 | 富有 | fùyǒu | - rich - full of |
专有 | 專有 | zhuānyǒu | - exclusive - proprietary |
少有 | 少有 | shǎoyǒu | - rare - infrequent |
带有 | 帶有 | dàiyǒu | - to have - to involve |
患有 | 患有 | huànyǒu | - to contract (an illness) - to be afflicted with - to suffer from |
惟有 | 惟有 | wéiyǒu | - variant of 唯有[wei2 you3] |
应有 | 應有 | yīngyǒu | - proper |
所有 | 所有 | suǒyǒu | - all - to have - to possess - to own |
抱有 | 抱有 | bàoyǒu | - have - possess |
持有 | 持有 | chíyǒu | - to hold (passport, views etc) |
握有 | 握有 | wòyǒu | - to grasp and own - to hold (power) |
拥有 | 擁有 | yōngyǒu | - to have - to possess |
据有 | 據有 | jùyǒu | - to occupy - to hold - to possess |
既有 | 既有 | jìyǒu | - existing |
有了 | 有了 | yǒule | - I've got a solution! - to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1]) |
有事 | 有事 | yǒushì | - to be occupied with sth - to have sth on one's mind - there is something the matter |
有些 | 有些 | yǒuxiē | - some - somewhat |
有人 | 有人 | yǒurén | - someone - people - anyone - there is someone there - occupied (as in restroom) |
有份 | 有份 | yǒufèn | - to have a share of (responsibility etc) - to be concerned - to be involved |
有偿 | 有償 | yǒucháng | - paying - paid (not free) |
有别 | 有別 | yǒubié | - different - distinct - unequal - variable |
有利 | 有利 | yǒulì | - advantageous - to have advantages - favorable |
有力 | 有力 | yǒulì | - powerful - forceful - vigorous |
有加 | 有加 | yǒujiā | - extremely (placed after verb or adjective) |
有助 | 有助 | yǒuzhù | - helpful - beneficial - to help - conducive to |
有劳 | 有勞 | yǒuláo | - (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) |
有名 | 有名 | yǒumíng | - famous - well-known |
有味 | 有味 | yǒuwèi | - tasty |
有喜 | 有喜 | yǒuxǐ | - to be expecting - to be with child |
有型 | 有型 | yǒuxíng | - stylish |
有夏 | 有夏 | Yǒuxià | - China |
有够 | 有夠 | yǒugòu | - very - extremely |
有失 | 有失 | yǒushī | - to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions) |
有如 | 有如 | yǒurú | - to be like sth - similar to - alike |
有害 | 有害 | yǒuhài | - destructive - harmful - damaging |
有局 | 有局 | yǒujú | - vulnerable (in bridge) |
有年 | 有年 | yǒunián | - for years |
有幸 | 有幸 | yǒuxìng | - fortunately |
有序 | 有序 | yǒuxù | - regular - orderly - successive - in order |
有形 | 有形 | yǒuxíng | - material - tangible - visible - shapely |
有待 | 有待 | yǒudài | - not yet (done) - pending |
有心 | 有心 | yǒuxīn | - to have a mind to - to intend to - deliberately - considerate |
有志 | 有志 | yǒuzhì | - to be ambitious |
有息 | 有息 | yǒuxī | - interest-bearing (bank account) |
有情 | 有情 | yǒuqíng | - to be in love - sentient beings (Buddhism) |
有意 | 有意 | yǒuyì | - to intend - intentionally - interested in |
有成 | 有成 | yǒuchéng | - to succeed - successful |
有所 | 有所 | yǒusuǒ | - somewhat - to some extent |
有损 | 有損 | yǒusǔn | - to be harmful (to) |
有效 | 有效 | yǒuxiào | - effective - in effect - valid |
有料 | 有料 | yǒuliào | - impressive |
有方 | 有方 | yǒufāng | - to do things right - to use the correct method |
有时 | 有時 | yǒushí | - sometimes - now and then |
有望 | 有望 | yǒuwàng | - hopeful - promising |
有朝 | 有朝 | yǒuzhāo | - one day - sometime in the future |
有染 | 有染 | yǒurǎn | - to have an affair with sb |
有机 | 有機 | yǒujī | - organic |
有权 | 有權 | yǒuquán | - to have the right to - to be entitled to - to have authority - powerful |
有毒 | 有毒 | yǒudú | - poisonous |
有水 | 有水 | yǒushuǐ | - supplied with water (of a house) |
有为 | 有為 | yǒuwéi | - promising - to show promise |
有无 | 有無 | yǒuwú | - to have or have not - surplus and shortfall - tangible and intangible - corporeal and incorporeal |
有理 | 有理 | yǒulǐ | - reasonable - justified - right - (math.) rational |
有用 | 有用 | yǒuyòng | - useful |
有界 | 有界 | yǒujiè | - bounded |
有的 | 有的 | yǒude | - (there are) some (who are...) - some (exist) |
有益 | 有益 | yǒuyì | - useful - profitable |
有码 | 有碼 | yǒumǎ | - pixelated or censored (of video) |
有福 | 有福 | yǒufú | - to be blessed |
有种 | 有種 | yǒuzhǒng | - to have guts - to have courage - to be brave |
有空 | 有空 | yǒukòng | - to have time (to do sth) |
有节 | 有節 | yǒujié | - segmented |
有线 | 有線 | yǒuxiàn | - wired - cable (television) |
有缘 | 有緣 | yǒuyuán | - related - brought together by fate - same karma |
有罪 | 有罪 | yǒuzuì | - guilty |
有脸 | 有臉 | yǒuliǎn | - lit. having face - to have prestige - to command respect - to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous) - to have the gall - not ashamed to |
有色 | 有色 | yǒusè | - colored - non-white - non-ferrous (metals) |
有着 | 有著 | yǒuzhe | - to have - to possess |
有请 | 有請 | yǒuqǐng | - to request the pleasure of seeing sb - to ask sb in - to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) |
有谱 | 有譜 | yǒupǔ | - to have a plan - to know what one is doing |
有趣 | 有趣 | yǒuqù | - interesting - fascinating - amusing |
有轨 | 有軌 | yǒuguǐ | - tracked (tramcar) |
有道 | 有道 | yǒudào | - learned and virtuous - reasonable - right - lawful - to have attained the way - to adhere to principles of truth and right - Good government prevails. |
有钱 | 有錢 | yǒuqián | - well-off - wealthy |
有关 | 有關 | yǒuguān | - to have sth to do with - to relate to - related to - to concern - concerning |
有限 | 有限 | yǒuxiàn | - limited - finite |
有电 | 有電 | yǒudiàn | - electric (apparatus) - electrified - having electricity supply (of a house) |
有顷 | 有頃 | yǒuqǐng | - shortly thereafter - for a moment |
有颌 | 有頜 | yǒuhé | - jawed (fish) |
有风 | 有風 | yǒufēng | - windy |
有余 | 有餘 | yǒuyú | - to have an abundance |
有点 | 有點 | yǒudiǎn | - a little |
未有 | 未有 | wèiyǒu | - is not - has never been - never occurring - unprecedented |
没有 | 沒有 | méiyǒu | - haven't - hasn't - doesn't exist - to not have - to not be |
乌有 | 烏有 | wūyǒu | - not to exist - nonexistent - illusory |
特有 | 特有 | tèyǒu | - specific (to) - characteristic (of) - distinctive |
独有 | 獨有 | dúyǒu | - to personally own - to possess solely - only - solely |
现有 | 現有 | xiànyǒu | - currently existing - currently available |
私有 | 私有 | sīyǒu | - private - privately-owned |
稀有 | 稀有 | xīyǒu | - uncommon |
素有 | 素有 | sùyǒu | - to have - to have always had |
总有 | 總有 | zǒngyǒu | - inevitably there will be |
罕有 | 罕有 | hǎnyǒu | - to rarely have - rare |
自有 | 自有 | zìyǒu | - to possess - to own - to have |
万有 | 萬有 | wànyǒu | - universal |
装有 | 裝有 | zhuāngyǒu | - fitted with |
要有 | 要有 | yàoyǒu | - to need - to require - must have |
设有 | 設有 | shèyǒu | - to have - to incorporate - to feature |
负有 | 負有 | fùyǒu | - to be responsible for |
还有 | 還有 | háiyǒu | - furthermore - in addition - still - also |
领有 | 領有 | lǐngyǒu | - to possess - to own |
饶有 | 饒有 | ráoyǒu | - full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc) |
公有制 | 公有制 | gōngyǒuzhì | - public ownership |
公有化 | 公有化 | gōngyǒuhuà | - to nationalize - to take over as communal property |
占有率 | 占有率 | zhànyǒulǜ | - market share |
否有效 | 否有效 | fǒuyǒuxiào | - inefficient |
周有光 | 周有光 | ZhōuYǒuguāng | - Zhou Youguang (1906-), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音[Han4 yu3 Pin1 yin1] |
固有词 | 固有詞 | gùyǒucí | - native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc) |
国有化 | 國有化 | guóyǒuhuà | - nationalization |
康有为 | 康有為 | KāngYǒuwéi | - Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 |
强有力 | 強有力 | qiángyǒulì | - strong - forceful |
所有主 | 所有主 | suǒyǒuzhǔ | - owner - proprietor |
所有制 | 所有制 | suǒyǒuzhì | - ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) - system of ownership |
所有格 | 所有格 | suǒyǒugé | - possessive case (grammar) |
所有权 | 所有權 | suǒyǒuquán | - ownership - possession - property rights - title (to property) |
所有物 | 所有物 | suǒyǒuwù | - belongings |
所有者 | 所有者 | suǒyǒuzhě | - proprietor - owner |
持有人 | 持有人 | chíyǒurén | - holder |
拥有权 | 擁有權 | yōngyǒuquán | - right of ownership |
有一些 | 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | - somewhat - rather - some |
有一套 | 有一套 | yǒuyītào | - to have a skill - to be savvy - to know how to do sth |
有一手 | 有一手 | yǒuyīshǒu | - to have a skill - to have a lot on the ball - to have an affair |
有一次 | 有一次 | yǒuyīcì | - once - once upon a time |
有一腿 | 有一腿 | yǒuyītuǐ | - (coll.) to have an affair |
有主见 | 有主見 | yǒuzhǔjiàn | - opinionated - having one's own strong views |
有了胎 | 有了胎 | yǒuletāi | - pregnant - to carry a child |
有些人 | 有些人 | yǒuxiērén | - some people |
有人情 | 有人情 | yǒurénqíng | - humane |
有作用 | 有作用 | yǒuzuòyòng | - effective - to have impact |
有价值 | 有價值 | yǒujiàzhí | - valuable |
有助于 | 有助於 | yǒuzhùyú | - to contribute to - to promote |
有可能 | 有可能 | yǒukěnéng | - possible - probable - possibly - probably - may - might |
有孔虫 | 有孔蟲 | yǒukǒngchóng | - foramanifera (a form of plankton) |
有学问 | 有學問 | yǒuxuéwèn | - erudite - learned - informed - scholarly |
有希望 | 有希望 | yǒuxīwàng | - hopeful - promising - prospective |
有帮助 | 有幫助 | yǒubāngzhù | - helpful |
有年头 | 有年頭 | yǒuniántou | - for donkey's years - for ages |
有序化 | 有序化 | yǒuxùhuà | - ordering (of a list, encyclopedia etc) |
有弹性 | 有彈性 | yǒutánxìng | - flexible |
有影响 | 有影響 | yǒuyǐngxiǎng | - influential |
有德行 | 有德行 | yǒudéxíng | - virtuous |
有心人 | 有心人 | yǒuxīnrén | - resolute person - person with aspirations - people who feel - people who use their heads |
有心眼 | 有心眼 | yǒuxīnyǎn | - clever - sharp |
有志气 | 有志氣 | yǒuzhìqì | - ambitious |
有悖于 | 有悖於 | yǒubèiyú | - to go against |
有情人 | 有情人 | yǒuqíngrén | - lovers |
有意志 | 有意志 | yǒuyìzhì | - conscious - having a will |
有意思 | 有意思 | yǒuyìsi | - interesting - meaningful - enjoyable - fun |
有意义 | 有意義 | yǒuyìyì | - to make sense - to have meaning - to have significance - meaningful - significant - worthwhile - important - interesting |
有意识 | 有意識 | yǒuyìshí | - conscious |
有才干 | 有才幹 | yǒucáigàn | - capable |
有效性 | 有效性 | yǒuxiàoxìng | - validity |
有效期 | 有效期 | yǒuxiàoqī | - period of validity - sell-by date |
有新意 | 有新意 | yǒuxīnyì | - modern - up-to-date |
有时候 | 有時候 | yǒushíhou | - sometimes |
有木有 | 有木有 | yǒumùyǒu | - (slang) come on, you can't deny it! - don't you think so?! - (melodramatic form of 有沒有|有没有) |
有本钱 | 有本錢 | yǒuběnqián | - to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc) |
有条纹 | 有條紋 | yǒutiáowén | - striped |
有机土 | 有機土 | Yǒujītǔ | - Histosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy) |
有机氮 | 有機氮 | yǒujīdàn | - organic nitrogen |
有机物 | 有機物 | yǒujīwù | - organic substance - organic matter |
有机磷 | 有機磷 | yǒujīlín | - organic phosphate |
有机体 | 有機體 | yǒujītǐ | - organism |
有权威 | 有權威 | yǒuquánwēi | - authoritative |
有次序 | 有次序 | yǒucìxù | - ordered |
有毅力 | 有毅力 | yǒuyìlì | - persevering - unwavering |
有气派 | 有氣派 | yǒuqìpài | - lordly |
有气质 | 有氣質 | yǒuqìzhì | - to have class - classy |
有气音 | 有氣音 | yǒuqìyīn | - aspirated consonant (in phonetics) |
有氧操 | 有氧操 | yǒuyǎngcāo | - aerobics |
有决心 | 有決心 | yǒujuéxīn | - determined |
有活力 | 有活力 | yǒuhuólì | - energetic - vital |
有潜力 | 有潛力 | yǒuqiánlì | - promising - showing potential |
有烟煤 | 有煙煤 | yǒuyānméi | - smokey coal |
有理式 | 有理式 | yǒulǐshì | - rational expression (math.) |
有理数 | 有理數 | yǒulǐshù | - rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math) |
有产者 | 有產者 | yǒuchǎnzhě | - property owner - the wealthy |
有的是 | 有的是 | yǒudeshì | - have plenty of - there's no lack of |
有益处 | 有益處 | yǒuyìchu | - beneficial |
有眉目 | 有眉目 | yǒuméimù | - to begin to take shape - to be about to materialize |
有眼光 | 有眼光 | yǒuyǎnguāng | - to have good taste |
有神论 | 有神論 | yǒushénlùn | - theism (the belief in the existence of God) |
有礼貌 | 有禮貌 | yǒulǐmào | - courteous - polite |
有节制 | 有節制 | yǒujiézhì | - temperate |
有粘性 | 有粘性 | yǒuniánxìng | - viscous - glutinous |
有系统 | 有系統 | yǒuxìtǒng | - systematic |
有结果 | 有結果 | yǒujiéguǒ | - effective |
有联系 | 有聯繫 | yǒuliánxì | - to be connected - to be related |
有声书 | 有聲書 | yǒushēngshū | - audiobook |
有肩膀 | 有肩膀 | yǒujiānbǎng | - responsible - reliable |
有能力 | 有能力 | yǒunénglì | - able |
有胆量 | 有膽量 | yǒudǎnliàng | - courageous |
有兴趣 | 有興趣 | yǒuxìngqù | - interested - interesting |
有良心 | 有良心 | yǒuliángxīn | - conscientious |
有袋类 | 有袋類 | yǒudàilèi | - (zoology) marsupial |
有谱儿 | 有譜兒 | yǒupǔr | - erhua variant of 有譜|有谱[you3 pu3] |
有责任 | 有責任 | yǒuzérèn | - liable - responsible |
有资格 | 有資格 | yǒuzīgé | - to be entitled - to qualify - to be qualified |
有赖于 | 有賴於 | yǒulàiyú | - to rely on - to depend on |
有办法 | 有辦法 | yǒubànfǎ | - can find methods - resourceful - creative |
有道理 | 有道理 | yǒudàoli | - to make sense - reasonable |
有边儿 | 有邊兒 | yǒubiānr | - to be likely or possible - to begin to take shape - to be likely to succeed |
有钱人 | 有錢人 | yǒuqiánrén | - the rich - the wealthy |
有关联 | 有關聯 | yǒuguānlián | - related to - concerning - to be correlated |
有关连 | 有關連 | yǒuguānlián | - relate |
有限元 | 有限元 | yǒuxiànyuán | - finite element (method) |
有限群 | 有限群 | yǒuxiànqún | - finite group (math.) |
有限集 | 有限集 | yǒuxiànjí | - finite set |
有阴影 | 有陰影 | yǒuyīnyǐng | - shadowy |
有雄心 | 有雄心 | yǒuxióngxīn | - ambitious |
有预谋 | 有預謀 | yǒuyùmóu | - premeditated |
有魅力 | 有魅力 | yǒumèilì | - attractive - charming |
有点儿 | 有點兒 | yǒudiǎnr | - slightly - a little - somewhat |
没有事 | 沒有事 | méiyǒushì | - not a bit - nothing is up - nothing alarming is happening |
没有法 | 沒有法 | méiyǒufǎ | - at a loss - unable to do anything about it - to have no choice |
满有谱 | 滿有譜 | mǎnyǒupǔ | - to have a clearcut idea - to have firm guidelines - to have confidence - to be sure - to be certain |
生有权 | 生有權 | shēngyǒuquán | - birthright |
私有制 | 私有制 | sīyǒuzhì | - private ownership of property |
私有化 | 私有化 | sīyǒuhuà | - privatization - to privatize |
莫须有 | 莫須有 | mòxūyǒu | - groundless - baseless |
一无所有 | 一無所有 | yīwúsuǒyǒu | - not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking - without two sticks to rub together |
三生有幸 | 三生有幸 | sānshēngyǒuxìng | - the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) - (courteous language) it's my good fortune... |
也有今天 | 也有今天 | yěyǒujīntiān | - (coll.) to get one's just deserts - to serve sb right - to get one's share of (good or bad things) - every dog has its day |
事必有兆 | 事必有兆 | shìbìyǒuzhào | - future events always have an omen (idiom) |
事业有成 | 事業有成 | shìyèyǒuchéng | - to be successful in business - professional success |
互通有无 | 互通有無 | hùtōngyǒuwú | - mutual exchange of assistance (idiom) - to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls - to reciprocate with material assistance - scratch each other's back |
井井有条 | 井井有條 | jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo | - everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy |
井然有序 | 井然有序 | jǐngrányǒuxù | - everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy |
亘古未有 | 亙古未有 | gèngǔwèiyǒu | - unprecedented - never seen since ancient times |
人人有责 | 人人有責 | rénrényǒuzé | - it is everyone's duty |
人有三急 | 人有三急 | rényǒusānjí | - (jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature |
占为己有 | 佔為己有 | zhànwéijǐyǒu | - to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others) |
先有后婚 | 先有後婚 | xiānyǒuhòuhūn | - marriage arranged following a pregnancy - marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy |
其来有自 | 其來有自 | qíláiyǒuzì | - there is a reason for it - (of sth) not incidental |
具有主权 | 具有主權 | jùyǒuzhǔquán | - sovereign |
兼而有之 | 兼而有之 | jiānéryǒuzhī | - to have both (at the same time) |
别有天地 | 別有天地 | biéyǒutiāndì | - enchanting scenery - beautiful surroundings - world of its own |
别有洞天 | 別有洞天 | biéyǒudòngtiān | - place of charm and beauty - scenery of exceptional charm - completely different world |
别有用心 | 別有用心 | biéyǒuyòngxīn | - to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda |
别有韵味 | 別有韻味 | biéyǒuyùnwèi | - to have quite a lasting charm |
前所未有 | 前所未有 | qiánsuǒwèiyǒu | - unprecedented |
力有未逮 | 力有未逮 | lìyǒuwèidài | - beyond one's reach or power (to do sth) |
化为乌有 | 化為烏有 | huàwéiwūyǒu | - to go up in smoke - to vanish |
十有八九 | 十有八九 | shíyǒubājiǔ | - most likely - mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) - vast majority |
卓有成效 | 卓有成效 | zhuóyǒuchéngxiào | - highly effective - fruitful |
另有企图 | 另有企圖 | lìngyǒuqǐtú | - to have an axe to grind (idiom) |
可有可无 | 可有可無 | kěyǒukěwú | - not essential - dispensable |
可望有成 | 可望有成 | kěwàngyǒuchéng | - can be expected to be a success |
各有千秋 | 各有千秋 | gèyǒuqiānqiū | - each has its own merits (idiom) |
各有所好 | 各有所好 | gèyǒusuǒhào | - Each has his likes and dislikes (idiom). There is no accounting for tastes. - chacun son gout |
名花有主 | 名花有主 | mínghuāyǒuzhǔ | - the girl is already taken (idiom) |
咎有应得 | 咎有應得 | jiùyǒuyīngdé | - to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom) |
念念有词 | 唸唸有詞 | niànniànyǒucí | - variant of 念念有詞|念念有词[nian4 nian4 you3 ci2] |
问心有愧 | 問心有愧 | wènxīnyǒukuì | - to have a guilty conscience |
善有善报 | 善有善報 | shànyǒushànbào | - virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another |
固有名词 | 固有名詞 | gùyǒumíngcí | - proper noun |
国有企业 | 國有企業 | guóyǒuqǐyè | - nationalized business - state-owned business |
国有公司 | 國有公司 | guóyǒugōngsī | - state enterprise |
多少有些 | 多少有些 | duōshǎoyǒuxiē | - somewhat - more or less |
大有人在 | 大有人在 | dàyǒurénzài | - there are plenty of such people |
大有作为 | 大有作為 | dàyǒuzuòwéi | - the prospects are very good - sth well worth doing |
大有可为 | 大有可為 | dàyǒukěwéi | - with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing |
大有希望 | 大有希望 | dàyǒuxīwàng | - very probably - a very good chance (of success) |
大有文章 | 大有文章 | dàyǒuwénzhāng | - some deeper meaning in this - more to it than meets the eye - there's sth behind all this |
大有裨益 | 大有裨益 | dàyǒubìyì | - bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful - of great service - to help greatly - to serve one well |
如有所失 | 如有所失 | rúyǒusuǒshī | - to seem as if something is amiss (idiom) |
孔武有力 | 孔武有力 | kǒngwǔyǒulì | - courageous and strong (idiom) - Herculean (physique etc) |
学业有成 | 學業有成 | xuéyèyǒuchéng | - to be successful in one's studies - academic success |
守土有责 | 守土有責 | shǒutǔyǒuzé | - duty to defend the country (idiom) |
富富有余 | 富富有餘 | fùfùyǒuyú | - richly provided for - having enough and to spare |
专有名词 | 專有名詞 | zhuānyǒumíngcí | - proper noun |
师出有名 | 師出有名 | shīchūyǒumíng | - lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) - to do something with good reason - to have just cause |
年年有馀 | 年年有餘 | niánniányǒuyú | - lit. (may you) have abundance year after year - (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) |
年轻有为 | 年輕有為 | niánqīngyǒuwéi | - young and promising |
彬彬有礼 | 彬彬有禮 | bīnbīnyǒulǐ | - refined and courteous - urbane |
后会有期 | 後會有期 | hòuhuìyǒuqī | - I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) - Hope to see you again. |
后继有人 | 後繼有人 | hòujìyǒurén | - to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking |
徒有其名 | 徒有其名 | túyǒuqímíng | - with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame - nowhere near as good as he's made out to be |
徒有虚名 | 徒有虛名 | túyǒuxūmíng | - with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame - nowhere near as good as he's made out to be |
从来没有 | 從來沒有 | cóngláiméiyǒu | - have never - never before |
心中有数 | 心中有數 | xīnzhōngyǒushù | - to know what's going on |
心中有鬼 | 心中有鬼 | xīnzhōngyǒuguǐ | - to harbor ulterior motives (idiom) |
心有余悸 | 心有餘悸 | xīnyǒuyújì | - to have lingering fears - trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom) |
心里有数 | 心裡有數 | xīnlǐyǒushù | - to know the score (idiom) - to be well aware of the situation |
心里有谱 | 心裡有譜 | xīnlǐyǒupǔ | - to have a plan in mind |
必有重谢 | 必有重謝 | bìyǒuzhòngxiè | - (we) will be very grateful (if …) |
忙中有失 | 忙中有失 | mángzhōngyǒushī | - Rushed work lead to slip-ups (idiom). Mistakes are likely at times of stress. |
忙中有错 | 忙中有錯 | mángzhōngyǒucuò | - Rushed work lead to errors (idiom). Mistakes are likely at times of stress. |
念念有词 | 念念有詞 | niànniànyǒucí | - to mumble - to mutter to oneself |
恢恢有余 | 恢恢有餘 | huīhuīyǒuyú | - lit. to have an abundance of space - room to maneuver (idiom) |
情有可原 | 情有可原 | qíngyǒukěyuán | - pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc) |
情有独钟 | 情有獨鍾 | qíngyǒudúzhōng | - to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc) |
情有独钟 | 情有獨鐘 | qíngyǒudúzhōng | - to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc) |
恶有恶报 | 惡有惡報 | èyǒuèbào | - evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds - sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7) |
应有尽有 | 應有盡有 | yīngyǒujìnyǒu | - everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand - to have all one needs |
振振有词 | 振振有詞 | zhènzhènyǒucí | - to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions |
振振有辞 | 振振有辭 | zhènzhènyǒucí | - to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions - also written 振振有詞|振振有词 |
据为己有 | 據為己有 | jùwéijǐyǒu | - to take for one's own - to expropriate |
掷地有声 | 擲地有聲 | zhìdìyǒushēng | - lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) - fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating - to have substance |
时有所闻 | 時有所聞 | shíyǒusuǒwén | - heard from time to time - one keeps hearing that... |
旷古未有 | 曠古未有 | kuànggǔwèiyǒu | - never before in the whole of history (idiom) - unprecedented |
更有甚者 | 更有甚者 | gèngyǒushènzhě | - furthermore (idiom) |
有一点儿 | 有一點兒 | yǒuyīdiǎnr | - a bit - a little |
有人想你 | 有人想你 | yǒurénxiǎngnǐ | - Bless you! (after a sneeze) |
有何贵干 | 有何貴幹 | yǒuhéguìgàn | - What (noble errand) brings you here? - May I help you? - What can I do for you? |
有备无患 | 有備無患 | yǒubèiwúhuàn | - Preparedness averts peril. - to be prepared, just in case (idiom) |
有备而来 | 有備而來 | yǒubèiérlái | - to come prepared |
有价证券 | 有價證券 | yǒujiàzhèngquàn | - securities - collateral (for loan) |
有两下子 | 有兩下子 | yǒuliǎngxiàzi | - to have real skill - to know one's stuff |
有利可图 | 有利可圖 | yǒulìkětú | - profitable |
有创造力 | 有創造力 | yǒuchuàngzàolì | - ingenious - creative |
有勇无谋 | 有勇無謀 | yǒuyǒngwúmóu | - bold but not very astute (idiom) |
有劳得奖 | 有勞得獎 | yǒuláodéjiǎng | - a good dog deserves a bone (idiom) |
有口无心 | 有口無心 | yǒukǒuwúxīn | - to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) |
有口皆碑 | 有口皆碑 | yǒukǒujiēbēi | - every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation |
有史以来 | 有史以來 | yǒushǐyǐlái | - since the beginning of history |
有同情心 | 有同情心 | yǒutóngqíngxīn | - sympathetic |
有名亡实 | 有名亡實 | yǒumíngwángshí | - lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name - nominal |
有名无实 | 有名無實 | yǒumíngwúshí | - lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name - nominal |
有嘴没舌 | 有嘴沒舌 | yǒuzuǐmòshé | - struck dumb - speechless |
有嘴无心 | 有嘴無心 | yǒuzuǐwúxīn | - to talk without any intention of acting on it - empty prattle |
有增无已 | 有增無已 | yǒuzēngwúyǐ | - constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions |
有增无减 | 有增無減 | yǒuzēngwújiǎn | - to increase without letup - to get worse and worse (idiom) |
有夫之妇 | 有夫之婦 | yǒufūzhīfù | - married woman |
有失厚道 | 有失厚道 | yǒushīhòudao | - to be ungenerous |
有失身份 | 有失身份 | yǒushīshēnfèn | - to be beneath one's dignity |
有失远迎 | 有失遠迎 | yǒushīyuǎnyíng | - (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you |
有好奇心 | 有好奇心 | yǒuhàoqíxīn | - curious |
有始有终 | 有始有終 | yǒushǐyǒuzhōng | - where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth - to carry things through - I started, so I'll finish. |
有始无终 | 有始無終 | yǒushǐwúzhōng | - to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through - lack of sticking power - short attention span |
有子存焉 | 有子存焉 | yǒuzǐcúnyān | - I still have sons, don't I? - fig. future generations will continue the work |
有害无利 | 有害無利 | yǒuhàiwúlì | - harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good |
有害无益 | 有害無益 | yǒuhàiwúyì | - harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good |
有屁快放 | 有屁快放 | yǒupìkuàifàng | - spit it out! - out with it! |
有征无战 | 有征無戰 | yǒuzhēngwúzhàn | - to win without a fight (idiom) |
有得一比 | 有得一比 | yǒudéyībǐ | - can be compared - to be very similar |
有得有失 | 有得有失 | yǒudéyǒushī | - you win some, you lose some (idiom) - gains and losses - trade-off |
有志竟成 | 有志竟成 | yǒuzhìjìngchéng | - persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way |
有性生殖 | 有性生殖 | yǒuxìngshēngzhí | - sexual reproduction |
有恃无恐 | 有恃無恐 | yǒushìwúkǒng | - secure in the knowledge that one has backing |
有意无意 | 有意無意 | yǒuyìwúyì | - intentionally or otherwise |
有所不同 | 有所不同 | yǒusuǒbùtóng | - to differ to some extent (idiom) |
有手有脚 | 有手有腳 | yǒushǒuyǒujiǎo | - lit. have hands have feet - to be able bodied (idiom) - to have the ability to work |
有损压缩 | 有損壓縮 | yǒusǔnyāsuō | - compression loss (in digital technology) |
有攻击性 | 有攻擊性 | yǒugōngjīxìng | - offensive |
有效措施 | 有效措施 | yǒuxiàocuòshī | - effective action |
有效期内 | 有效期內 | yǒuxiàoqīnèi | - within the period of validity - before the sell-by date |
有效负载 | 有效負載 | yǒuxiàofùzài | - payload |
有教无类 | 有教無類 | yǒujiàowúlèi | - education for everyone, irrespective of background |
有朝一日 | 有朝一日 | yǒuzhāoyīrì | - one day - sometime in the future |
有期徒刑 | 有期徒刑 | yǒuqītúxíng | - limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) |
有板有眼 | 有板有眼 | yǒubǎnyǒuyǎn | - orderly - methodical - rythmical |
有枝有叶 | 有枝有葉 | yǒuzhīyǒuyè | - to become bogged down in the details (idiom) |
有核国家 | 有核國家 | yǒuhéguójiā | - nuclear weapon states |
有条不紊 | 有條不紊 | yǒutiáobùwěn | - regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged |
有条有理 | 有條有理 | yǒutiáoyǒulǐ | - everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy |
有机分子 | 有機分子 | yǒujīfēnzǐ | - organic molecule |
有机化学 | 有機化學 | yǒujīhuàxué | - organic chemistry |
有机玻璃 | 有機玻璃 | yǒujībōli | - plexiglass |
有权势者 | 有權勢者 | yǒuquánshìzhě | - person in power - the one with authority - the guy in charge |
有气无力 | 有氣無力 | yǒuqìwúlì | - weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited |
有氧运动 | 有氧運動 | yǒuyǎngyùndòng | - aerobics |
有求必应 | 有求必應 | yǒuqiúbìyìng | - to grant whatever is asked for - to accede to every plea |
有沉有浮 | 有沉有浮 | yǒuchényǒufú | - to have one's ups and downs |
有为有守 | 有為有守 | yǒuwéiyǒushǒu | - able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom) - also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2] |
有无相通 | 有無相通 | yǒuwúxiāngtōng | - mutual exchange of assistance (idiom) - to reciprocate with material assistance |
有理数域 | 有理數域 | yǒulǐshùyù | - field of rational numbers (math.), usually denoted by Q |
有理数集 | 有理數集 | yǒulǐshùjí | - set of rational numbers (math.) |
有生以来 | 有生以來 | yǒushēngyǐlái | - since birth - for one's whole life |
有的时候 | 有的時候 | yǒudeshíhòu | - sometimes - at times |
有的没的 | 有的沒的 | yǒudeméide | - trivial (matters) - triviality - nonsense - rubbish |
有目共睹 | 有目共睹 | yǒumùgòngdǔ | - anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all - sth speaks for itself - is there for all to see |
有目共见 | 有目共見 | yǒumùgòngjiàn | - anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all - sth speaks for itself - is there for all to see |
有目共赏 | 有目共賞 | yǒumùgòngshǎng | - as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear to all - unarguable |
有目无睹 | 有目無睹 | yǒumùwúdǔ | - has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth - blind (to sth great) |
有神论者 | 有神論者 | yǒushénlùnzhě | - theist (believer in one or more Deities) |
有棱有角 | 有稜有角 | yǒuléngyǒujiǎo | - (of a shape) sharp and clearcut - (of a person) definite in his opinion |
有精神病 | 有精神病 | yǒujīngshénbìng | - insane |
有约在先 | 有約在先 | yǒuyuēzàixiān | - to have a prior engagement |
有丝分裂 | 有絲分裂 | yǒusīfēnliè | - mitosis |
有线电视 | 有線電視 | yǒuxiàndiànshì | - cable television |
有缘无分 | 有緣無分 | yǒuyuánwúfèn | - destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom) |
有罪不罚 | 有罪不罰 | yǒuzuìbùfá | - impunity |
有耐久力 | 有耐久力 | yǒunàijiǔlì | - durable |
有声有色 | 有聲有色 | yǒushēngyǒusè | - having sound and color (idiom); vivid - dazzling |
有声读物 | 有聲讀物 | yǒushēngdúwù | - audiobook - recording of a person reading the text of a book |
有色人种 | 有色人種 | yǒusèrénzhǒng | - colored races |
有色无胆 | 有色無膽 | yǒusèwúdǎn | - to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it - to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it - to be all talk and no action |
有色金属 | 有色金屬 | yǒusèjīnshǔ | - non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) |
有药瘾者 | 有藥癮者 | yǒuyàoyǐnzhě | - addict |
有亏职守 | 有虧職守 | yǒukuīzhíshǒu | - (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty |
有话快说 | 有話快說 | yǒuhuàkuàishuō | - spit it out! |
有话要说 | 有話要說 | yǒuhuàyàoshuō | - to speak one's mind |
有说有笑 | 有說有笑 | yǒushuōyǒuxiào | - talking and laughing - to jest - cheerful and lively |
有说服力 | 有說服力 | yǒushuōfúlì | - convincing |
有识之士 | 有識之士 | yǒushízhīshì | - a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) |
有蹄动物 | 有蹄動物 | yǒutídòngwù | - ungulates (animals with hooves) |
有轨电车 | 有軌電車 | yǒuguǐdiànchē | - tramway - tram |
有进取心 | 有進取心 | yǒujìnqǔxīn | - aggressive - go-getter |
有选举权 | 有選舉權 | yǒuxuǎnjǔquán | - constituent |
有钩绦虫 | 有鉤絛蟲 | yǒugōutāochóng | - tapeworm (Taenia solium) |
有钱有势 | 有錢有勢 | yǒuqiányǒushì | - rich and powerful (idiom) |
有钱有闲 | 有錢有閑 | yǒuqiányǒuxián | - to have money and time - to be part of the leisure class - the idle rich |
有鉴于此 | 有鑒於此 | yǒujiànyúcǐ | - in view of this - to this end |
有关各方 | 有關各方 | yǒuguāngèfāng | - all parties involved |
有限元法 | 有限元法 | yǒuxiànyuánfǎ | - finite element method |
有限公司 | 有限公司 | yǒuxiàngōngsī | - limited company - corporation |
有限单元 | 有限單元 | yǒuxiàndānyuán | - finite element (method) |
有头有尾 | 有頭有尾 | yǒutóuyǒuwěi | - where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth - to carry things through - I started, so I'll finish. |
有头无尾 | 有頭無尾 | yǒutóuwúwěi | - to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through - lack of sticking power - short attention span |
极有可能 | 極有可能 | jíyǒukěnéng | - extremely possible - probable |
死有余辜 | 死有餘辜 | sǐyǒuyúgū | - death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead |
没有人烟 | 沒有人煙 | méiyǒurényān | - uninhabited |
没有劲头 | 沒有勁頭 | méiyǒujìntóu | - to have no strength - to feel weak - feeling listless |
没有品味 | 沒有品味 | méiyǒupǐnwèi | - tasteless |
没有差别 | 沒有差別 | méiyǒuchābié | - there is no difference - it makes no difference |
没有形状 | 沒有形狀 | méiyǒuxíngzhuàng | - shapeless |
没有意思 | 沒有意思 | méiyǒuyìsi | - boring - of no interest |
没有意义 | 沒有意義 | méiyǒuyìyì | - not to have any meaning - meaningless |
没有什么 | 沒有甚麼 | méiyǒushénme | - it is nothing - there's nothing ... about it |
没有脸皮 | 沒有臉皮 | méiyǒuliǎnpí | - ashamed - embarrassed - not having the face (to meet people) - not daring (out of shame) |
没有关系 | 沒有關係 | méiyǒuguānxi | - see 沒關係|没关系[mei2 guan1 xi5] |
津津有味 | 津津有味 | jīnjīnyǒuwèi | - with keen interest pleasure (idiom); with gusto - to relish - eagerly - with great interest |
炯炯有神 | 炯炯有神 | jiǒngjiǒngyǒushén | - eyes bright and full of expression |
无中生有 | 無中生有 | wúzhōngshēngyǒu | - to create something from nothing (idiom) |
无奇不有 | 無奇不有 | wúqíbùyǒu | - nothing is too bizarre - full of extraordinary things |
无独有偶 | 無獨有偶 | wúdúyǒuǒu | - not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence - it's not the only case |
煞有介事 | 煞有介事 | shàyǒujièshì | - to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) - to act as if one is taking things very seriously |
煞有其事 | 煞有其事 | shàyǒuqíshì | - see 煞有介事[sha4 you3 jie4 shi4] |
版权所有 | 版權所有 | bǎnquánsuǒyǒu | - all rights reserved (copyright statement) |
物各有主 | 物各有主 | wùgèyǒuzhǔ | - everything has a rightful owner (idiom) |
生财有道 | 生財有道 | shēngcáiyǒudào | - lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business - knowing how to accumulate wealth - good at feathering one's own nest |
留有余地 | 留有餘地 | liúyǒuyúdì | - to leave some leeway - to allow for the unpredictable |
当之有愧 | 當之有愧 | dāngzhīyǒukuì | - to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor |
发奋有为 | 發奮有為 | fāfènyǒuwéi | - to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) |
目怆有天 | 目愴有天 | mùchuàngyǒutiān | - to look at the sky in sorrow |
真有你的 | 真有你的 | zhēnyǒunǐde | - You're really quite something! - You're just amazing! |
确有其事 | 確有其事 | quèyǒuqíshì | - (confirm to be) true - authentic |
稀有元素 | 稀有元素 | xīyǒuyuánsù | - trace element (nutrition) |
稀有气体 | 稀有氣體 | xīyǒuqìtǐ | - rare gas - noble gas (chemistry) |
空无所有 | 空無所有 | kōngwúsuǒyǒu | - having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute - without two sticks to rub together |
绝无仅有 | 絕無僅有 | juéwújǐnyǒu | - one and only (idiom); rarely seen - unique of its kind |
经济有效 | 經濟有效 | jīngjìyǒuxiào | - cost-effective |
绰绰有余 | 綽綽有餘 | chuòchuòyǒuyú | - enough and to spare (idiom) |
罪有应得 | 罪有應得 | zuìyǒuyīngdé | - guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement - the punishment fits the crime |
胸有丘壑 | 胸有丘壑 | xiōngyǒuqiūhè | - far-sighted - astute |
胸有城府 | 胸有城府 | xiōngyǒuchéngfǔ | - subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom - deep and shrewd |
胸有成略 | 胸有成略 | xiōngyǒuchénglüè | - the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance - forewarned is forearmed |
胸有成竹 | 胸有成竹 | xiōngyǒuchéngzhú | - to plan in advance (idiom) - a card up one's sleeve - forewarned is forearmed |
胸有成算 | 胸有成算 | xiōngyǒuchéngsuàn | - the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance - forewarned is forearmed |
脑子有泡 | 腦子有泡 | nǎoziyǒupào | - soft in the head - brainless - dumb |
自有品牌 | 自有品牌 | zìyǒupǐnpái | - private brand |
若有所亡 | 若有所亡 | ruòyǒusuǒwáng | - see 若有所失[ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1] |
若有所丧 | 若有所喪 | ruòyǒusuǒsāng | - see 若有所失[ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1] |
若有所失 | 若有所失 | ruòyǒusuǒshī | - as if one had lost something (idiom) - to look or feel unsettled or distracted - to feel empty |
若有若无 | 若有若無 | ruòyǒuruòwú | - indistinct - faintly discernable |
万有引力 | 萬有引力 | wànyǒuyǐnlì | - gravity |
虚有其表 | 虛有其表 | xūyǒuqíbiǎo | - looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) - not as good as it looks - a reputation with no substance |
行之有效 | 行之有效 | xíngzhīyǒuxiào | - to be effective (idiom) |
行有余力 | 行有餘力 | xíngyǒuyúlì | - after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities |
见闻有限 | 見聞有限 | jiànwényǒuxiàn | - to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom) |
言之有物 | 言之有物 | yánzhīyǒuwù | - (of one's words) to have substance |
言而有信 | 言而有信 | yánéryǒuxìn | - to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word |
话中有刺 | 話中有刺 | huàzhōngyǒucì | - hidden barbs in one's words - hostile subtext |
话中有话 | 話中有話 | huàzhōngyǒuhuà | - overtones in conversation - things indirectly implied from what is said |
话里有话 | 話裡有話 | huàlǐyǒuhuà | - to have hidden meaning - implication - more than just the apparent meaning - something hinted |
岂有此理 | 豈有此理 | qǐyǒucǐlǐ | - how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous - ridiculous - absurd |
负有责任 | 負有責任 | fùyǒuzérèn | - at fault - blamed for - responsible (for a blunder or crime) |
责有攸归 | 責有攸歸 | zéyǒuyōuguī | - responsibility must lie where it belongs (idiom) |
返还占有 | 返還占有 | fǎnhuánzhànyǒu | - repossession |
进退有常 | 進退有常 | jìntuìyǒucháng | - to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible |
游刃有余 | 遊刃有餘 | yóurènyǒuyú | - handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily |
错落有致 | 錯落有致 | cuòluòyǒuzhì | - in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect |
开卷有益 | 開卷有益 | kāijuànyǒuyì | - lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education |
隔壁有耳 | 隔壁有耳 | gébìyǒuěr | - walls have ears |
隔墙有耳 | 隔牆有耳 | géqiángyǒuěr | - the walls have ears (idiom) |
离奇有趣 | 離奇有趣 | líqíyǒuqù | - quaint |
靡有孑遗 | 靡有孑遺 | mǐyǒujiéyí | - all dead and no survivors |
面有菜色 | 面有菜色 | miànyǒucàisè | - to look famished |
面有难色 | 面有難色 | miànyǒunánsè | - to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment |
饶有兴趣 | 饒有興趣 | ráoyǒuxìngqù | - engrossing |
饶有风趣 | 饒有風趣 | ráoyǒufēngqù | - bubbling with humor (idiom); witty and interesting |
人各有所好 | 人各有所好 | réngèyǒusuǒhào | - everyone has their likes and dislikes - there is no accounting for taste - chacun son goût |
傻人有傻福 | 傻人有傻福 | shǎrényǒushǎfú | - fortune favors fools (idiom) - fool's luck |
前所未有的 | 前所未有的 | qiánsuǒwèiyǒude | - unprecedented |
市场占有率 | 市場佔有率 | shìchǎngzhànyǒulǜ | - market share |
底栖有孔虫 | 底棲有孔蟲 | dǐqīyǒukǒngchóng | - benthic foramanifera - seabed plankton |
戴有色眼镜 | 戴有色眼鏡 | dàiyǒusèyǎnjìng | - to wear colored glasses - to have a prejudiced viewpoint |
有教无类法 | 有教無類法 | Yǒujiàowúlèifǎ | - No Child Left Behind Act, USA 2001 |
有条有理地 | 有條有理地 | yǒutiáoyǒulǐde | - methodically - systematically |
有机化合物 | 有機化合物 | yǒujīhuàhéwù | - organic compound |
有机磷毒剂 | 有機磷毒劑 | yǒujīlíndújì | - organophosphorus agent |
有氧健身操 | 有氧健身操 | yǒuyǎngjiànshēncāo | - aerobics |
有的没有的 | 有的沒有的 | yǒudeméiyǒude | - see 有的沒的|有的没的[you3 de5 mei2 de5] |
有线新闻网 | 有線新聞網 | YǒuxiànXīnwénWǎng | - Cable Network News (CNN) |
有苦说不出 | 有苦說不出 | yǒukǔshuōbuchū | - having unspeakable bitter suffering - (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2]) |
没有劲头儿 | 沒有勁頭兒 | méiyǒujìntóur | - erhua variant of 沒有勁頭|没有劲头[mei2 you3 jin4 tou2] |
耕者有其田 | 耕者有其田 | gèngzhěyǒuqítián | - "land to the tiller", post-liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP |
除另有约定 | 除另有約定 | chúlìngyǒuyuēdìng | - unless otherwise agreed |
颜厚有忸怩 | 顏厚有忸怩 | yánhòuyǒuniǔní | - even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom) |
上有老下有小 | 上有老下有小 | shàngyǒulǎoxiàyǒuxiǎo | - lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom) - fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children - sandwich generation |
吉人自有天相 | 吉人自有天相 | jírénzìyǒutiānxiàng | - Heaven helps the worthy (idiom) |
是非自有公论 | 是非自有公論 | shìfēizìyǒugōnglùn | - to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom) - Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong. |
有一句没一句 | 有一句沒一句 | yǒuyījùméiyījù | - to speak one minute and be quiet the next |
有一搭没一搭 | 有一搭沒一搭 | yǒuyīdāméiyīdā | - unimportant - perfunctory - indifferent - (of conversation) idly |
有一搭无一搭 | 有一搭無一搭 | yǒuyīdāwúyīdā | - see 有一搭沒一搭|有一搭没一搭[you3 yi1 da1 mei2 yi1 da1] |
有志者事竟成 | 有志者事竟成 | yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng | - a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way |
有机磷酸酯类 | 有機磷酸酯類 | yǒujīlínsuānzhǐlèi | - organophosphate |
有眼不识泰山 | 有眼不識泰山 | yǒuyǎnbùshíTàiShān | - lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) - fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent - to be blind to the fact |
有统计学意义 | 有統計學意義 | yǒutǒngjìxuéyìyì | - statistically significant |
没有生育能力 | 沒有生育能力 | méiyǒushēngyùnénglì | - infertile - unable to have children |
股份有限公司 | 股份有限公司 | gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī | - joint-stock limited company - corporation |
阴德必有阳报 | 陰德必有陽報 | yīndébìyǒuyángbào | - hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom) |
今朝有酒今朝醉 | 今朝有酒今朝醉 | jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì | - to live in the moment (idiom) - to live every day as if it were one's last - to enjoy while one can |
儿孙自有儿孙福 | 兒孫自有兒孫福 | érsūnzìyǒuérsūnfú | - younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom) |
强中自有强中手 | 強中自有強中手 | qiángzhōngzìyǒuqiángzhōngshǒu | - However strong you are, there is always someone stronger - There is always sth more to learn (applied to art or learning). - Never be satisfied to rest on you laurels. - There is no room for complacency. |
心有灵犀一点通 | 心有靈犀一點通 | xīnyǒulíngxīyīdiǎntōng | - hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one |
心有余而力不足 | 心有餘而力不足 | xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú | - The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). - I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. - The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. |
心有余,力不足 | 心有餘,力不足 | xīnyǒuyú,lìbùzú | - The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). - I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. - The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. |
情人眼里有西施 | 情人眼裡有西施 | qíngrényǎnlǐyǒuXīshī | - In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder |
有其父必有其子 | 有其父必有其子 | yǒuqífùbìyǒuqízǐ | - like father, like son (idiom) |
有宝何必人前夸 | 有寶何必人前誇 | yǒubǎohébìrénqiánkuā | - There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom) |
有情人终成眷属 | 有情人終成眷屬 | yǒuqíngrénzhōngchéngjuànshǔ | - love will find a way (idiom) |
有所得必有所失 | 有所得必有所失 | yǒusuǒdébìyǒusuǒshī | - there is no gain without a loss (idiom) - there is no such thing as a free meal |
有百利而无一害 | 有百利而無一害 | yǒubǎilìérwúyīhài | - to have many advantages and no disadvantages |
有百利而无一弊 | 有百利而無一弊 | yǒubǎilìérwúyībì | - to have many advantages and no disadvantages |
有百害而无一利 | 有百害而無一利 | yǒubǎihàiérwúyīlì | - having no advantage whatsoever |
有过之而无不及 | 有過之而無不及 | yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí | - not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) - to surpass - to outdo - (derog.) to be even worse |
有钱能使鬼推磨 | 有錢能使鬼推磨 | yǒuqiánnéngshǐguǐtuīmò | - lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom) - fig. with money, you can do anything you like |
没有什么不可能 | 沒有甚麼不可能 | méiyǒushénmebùkěnéng | - nothing is impossible - there's nothing impossible about it |
男人膝下有黄金 | 男人膝下有黃金 | nánrénxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn | - lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity) |
男儿有泪不轻弹 | 男兒有淚不輕彈 | nánéryǒulèibùqīngtán | - real men do not easily cry (idiom) |
美国有线新闻网 | 美國有線新聞網 | MěiguóYǒuxiànXīnwénWǎng | - Cable Network News (CNN) |
车到山前必有路 | 車到山前必有路 | chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. - cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
车到山前自有路 | 車到山前自有路 | chēdàoshānqiánzìyǒulù | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. - cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
开弓没有回头箭 | 開弓沒有回頭箭 | kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn | - lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) - fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back - to have to finish what one started - to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks |
三人行,必有我师 | 三人行,必有我師 | sānrénxíng,bìyǒuwǒshī | - lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) - you have sth to learn from everyone |
保利科技有限公司 | 保利科技有限公司 | BǎolìKējìYǒuxiànGōngsī | - Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company) |
包子有肉不在褶上 | 包子有肉不在褶上 | bāoziyǒuròubùzàizhěshàng | - a book is not judged by its cover (idiom) |
家家有本难念的经 | 家家有本難念的經 | jiājiāyǒuběnnánniàndejīng | - Every family goes through its problems. (idiom) |
既有今日何必当初 | 既有今日何必當初 | jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū | - see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1] |
有其师,必有其徒 | 有其師,必有其徒 | yǒuqíshī,bìyǒuqítú | - As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom) |
比上不足比下有余 | 比上不足比下有餘 | bǐshàngbùzúbǐxiàyǒuyú | - to fall short of the best but be better than the worst - can pass muster |
腾讯控股有限公司 | 騰訊控股有限公司 | TéngxùnKònggǔYǒuxiànGōngsī | - Tencent Holdings Limited (developers of the QQ instant messaging platform) |
三人行,则必有我师 | 三人行,則必有我師 | sānrénxíng,zébìyǒuwǒshī | - If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius) |
上有天堂,下有苏杭 | 上有天堂,下有蘇杭 | shàngyǒutiāntáng,xiàyǒuSūHáng | - lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom) - fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven |
上有政策,下有对策 | 上有政策,下有對策 | shàngyǒuzhèngcè,xiàyǒuduìcè | - The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom) |
不孝有三,无后为大 | 不孝有三,無後為大 | bùxiàoyǒusān,wúhòuwéidà | - There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]) |
不求有功,但求无过 | 不求有功,但求無過 | bùqiúyǒugōng,dànqiúwúguò | - special achievement not required, just no hyperactive blunders (idiom); not hoping to acquire merit, just avoiding mistakes - Take it easy and keep your nose clean. |
中远太平洋有限公司 | 中遠太平洋有限公司 | zhōngyuǎnTàipíngyángyǒuxiàngōngsī | - COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company |
人有失手,马有失蹄 | 人有失手,馬有失蹄 | rényǒushīshǒu,mǎyǒushītí | - lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) - fig. everyone makes mistakes - even the best fall down sometimes |
人无远虑,必有近忧 | 人無遠慮,必有近憂 | rénwúyuǎnlǜ,bìyǒujìnyōu | - He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). - Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. |
两虎相争,必有一伤 | 兩虎相爭,必有一傷 | liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng,bìyǒuyīshāng | - if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt |
两虎相斗,必有一伤 | 兩虎相鬥,必有一傷 | liǎnghǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng | - When two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom). If it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt. |
善有善报,恶有恶报 | 善有善報,惡有惡報 | shànyǒushànbào,èyǒuèbào | - virtue has its reward, evil its retribution |
国家兴亡,匹夫有责 | 國家興亡,匹夫有責 | guójiāxīngwáng,pǐfūyǒuzé | - The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society. |
大难不死,必有后福 | 大難不死,必有後福 | dànànbùsǐ,bìyǒuhòufú | - one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb) |
天下没有不散的宴席 | 天下沒有不散的宴席 | tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyànxí | - see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2] |
天下没有不散的筵席 | 天下沒有不散的筵席 | tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí | - all good things must come to an end (idiom) |
天下兴亡,匹夫有责 | 天下興亡,匹夫有責 | tiānxiàxīngwáng,pǐfūyǒuzé | - The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society. |
尺有所短,寸有所长 | 尺有所短,寸有所長 | chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng | - lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) - fig. everyone has their strong and weak points - everything has its advantages and disadvantages |
成事不足,败事有余 | 成事不足,敗事有餘 | chéngshìbùzú,bàishìyǒuyú | - unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) - unable to do anything right - never make, but always mar |
指挥有方,人人乐从 | 指揮有方,人人樂從 | zhǐhuīyǒufāng,rénrénlècóng | - Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom) |
智者千虑,必有一失 | 智者千慮,必有一失 | zhìzhěqiānlǜ,bìyǒuyīshī | - lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible |
有借有还,再借不难 | 有借有還,再借不難 | yǒujièyǒuhuán,zàijièbùnán | - return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) |
有则改之,无则加勉 | 有則改之,無則加勉 | yǒuzégǎizhī,wúzéjiāmiǎn | - correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom) |
有福同享,有祸同当 | 有福同享,有禍同當 | yǒufútóngxiǎng,yǒuhuòtóngdāng | - To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse |
有福同享,有难同当 | 有福同享,有難同當 | yǒufútóngxiǎng,yǒunàntóngdāng | - To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse |
没有规矩,不成方圆 | 沒有規矩,不成方圓 | méiyǒuguīju,bùchéngfāngyuán | - without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
落花有意,流水无情 | 落花有意,流水無情 | luòhuāyǒuyì,liúshuǐwúqíng | - lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) - fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love) |
萝卜白菜,各有所爱 | 蘿蔔白菜,各有所愛 | luóbobáicài,gèyǒusuǒài | - one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom) - to each his own |
萝卜青菜,各有所爱 | 蘿蔔青菜,各有所愛 | luóboqīngcài,gèyǒusuǒài | - see 蘿蔔白菜,各有所愛|萝卜白菜,各有所爱[luo2 bo5 bai2 cai4 , ge4 you3 suo3 ai4] |
言者无意,听者有心 | 言者無意,聽者有心 | yánzhěwúyì,tīngzhěyǒuxīn | - to take a casual remark to heart (idiom) |
路上比终点更有意义 | 路上比終點更有意義 | lùshangbǐzhōngdiǎngèngyǒuyìyì | - The road means more than the destination. - It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. |
靡不有初,鲜克有终 | 靡不有初,鮮克有終 | mǐbùyǒuchū,xiǎnkèyǒuzhōng | - almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle |
汽车夏利股份有限公司 | 汽車夏利股份有限公司 | QìchēXiàlìgǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī | - Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company, Ltd., established 1997 |
没有规矩,何以成方圆 | 沒有規矩,何以成方圓 | méiyǒuguījǔ,héyǐchéngfāngyuán | - without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
北京汽车制造厂有限公司 | 北京汽車製造廠有限公司 | BěijīngQìchēZhìzàochǎngYǒuxiànGōngsī | - Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) |
吾生也有涯,而知也无涯 | 吾生也有涯,而知也無涯 | wúshēngyěyǒuyá,érzhīyěwúyá | - Life is short, learning is limitless - Ars longa, vita brevis |
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出 | 啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出 | yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒukǔshuōbuchū | - to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) - unable to speak of one's bitter suffering - sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出 |
国有资产监督管理委员会 | 國有資產監督管理委員會 | GuóyǒuZīchǎnJiāndūGuǎnlǐWěiyuánhuì | - State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission SASAC |
天下无难事,只怕有心人 | 天下無難事,只怕有心人 | tiānxiàwúnánshì,zhǐpàyǒuxīnrén | - lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom) |
花有重开日,人无再少年 | 花有重開日,人無再少年 | huāyǒuchóngkāirì,rénwúzàishàonián | - a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb) |
中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 中國石油化工股份有限公司 | ZhōngguóShíyóuHuàgōngGǔfènYǒuxiànGōngsī | - China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec - abbr. to 中石化[Zhong1 shi2 hua4] |
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席 | 千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席 | qiānlǐdāchángpéng,méiyǒubùsàndeyànxí | - even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom) |
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福 | 天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福 | tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún,rényǒudànxīhuòfú | - fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment |
国务院国有资产监督管理委员会 | 國務院國有資產監督管理委員會 | GuówùyuànGuóyǒuZīchǎnJiāndūGuǎnlǐWěiyuánhuì | - State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of State Council (SASAC) - abbr. to 國資委|国资委[Guo2 Zi1 Wei3] |
害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无 | 害人之心不可有,防人之心不可無 | hàirénzhīxīnbùkěyǒu,fángrénzhīxīnbùkěwú | - refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) |
书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉 | 書中自有黃金屋,書中自有顏如玉 | shūzhōngzìyǒuhuángjīnwū,shūzhōngzìyǒuyánrúyù | - lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) - fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow |
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 | 有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰 | yǒuyìzāihuāhuābùfā,wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn | - lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree - fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect - well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it |
穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲 | 窮在鬧市無人問,富在深山有遠親 | qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn | - the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain |
车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 | 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直 | chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. |
善有善报,恶有恶报,若然不报时晨未到 | 善有善報,惡有惡報,若然不報時晨未到 | shànyǒushànbào,èyǒuèbào,ruòránbùbàoshíchénwèidào | - Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time |
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