| | apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他， 誰也沒來｜除了他， 谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語， 他也會法語｜除了英语， 他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B") | HSK 3 |
|
|
| | quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊｜被旅游 to "go on a trip") | HSK 3 |
|
|
| | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° | HSK 5 |
|
|
| | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° | HSK 5 |
|
|
| | moist; glossy; sleek / to moisten; to lubricate / to embellish; to enhance / profit; remuneration / (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) | HSK 7-9 |
|
|
| | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl | HSK 7-9 |
|
|
| | Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) | HSK 7-9 |
|
|
| | °C (degrees Celsius) | HSK 7-9 |
|
|
| | B-mode ultrasonography / prenatal ultrasound scan / abbr. for B 型超聲｜B 型超声 | |
|
|
| | (neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of entertainers) (loanword from "carry" or "center" or "core") | |
|
|
| | Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang | |
|
|
| | C drive or default startup drive (computing) | |
|
|
| | Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God | |
|
|
| | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God | |
|
|
| | Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周, and is also known as the "God of Dreams" | |
|
|
| | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) / surname Xia | |
|
|
| | Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital) | |
|
|
| | Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC) | |
|
|
| | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武｜孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书 | |
|
|
| | to lie stretched out / (neologism c. 2021) to opt out of the rat race | |
|
|
| | Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture | |
|
|
| | surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 | |
|
|
| | (neologism c. 1997) (coll.) self-entitlement | |
|
|
| | surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God | |
|
|
| | (skincare regimen) Vitamin C in the morning, Vitamin A in the evening (original meaning) / (jocular) coffee in the morning, alcohol in the evening | |
|
|
| | party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方, party A) | |
|
|
| | (neologism c. 2019) to exert control over (sb) by means of psychological manipulation (e.g. negging) / a person who does so (loanword from "pickup artist") | |
|
|
| | Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC) | |
|
|
| | (name) Ali / Ali (c. 600-661), the fourth caliph of Islam / Alibaba, e-commerce company (abbr. for 阿里巴巴) / see 阿里地區｜阿里地区 | |
|
|
| | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC | |
|
|
| | Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader | |
|
|
| | fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta | |
|
|
| | surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God | |
|
|
| | age / seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / seventh in order / letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 255° / hepta | |
|
|
| | to play the xiao 簫｜箫 (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥, c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫｜吴市吹箫 / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫｜玉人吹箫 / (slang) fellatio / blowjob | |
|
|
| | Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經｜道德经 by Laozi | |
|
|
| | (coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to raise money then misappropriate it | |
|
|
| | grade 2 / second class / category B | |
|
|
| | Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子 (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子｜庄子 (369-286 BC) | |
|
|
| | Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism | |
|
|
| | hepatitis B | |
|
|
| | self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa | |
|
|
| | "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts | |
|
|
| | (of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa | |
|
|
| | the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC | |
|
|
| | Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀 | |
|
|
| | Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛｜纣辛 | |
|
|
| | Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature | |
|
|
| | party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方, party B) | |
|
|
| | state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou | |
|
|
| | type B / type II / beta- | |
|
|
| | Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher | |
|
|
| | Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta | |
|
|
| | a low fever (up to 38°C) | |
|
|
| | Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han | |
|
|
| | Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God | |
|
|
| | Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明 | |
|
|
| | Muhammad (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God | |
|
|
| | to counterattack; to strike back / (neologism c. 2008) (of an underdog) to go on the offensive; to make an improbable comeback | |
|
|
| | pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit | |
|
|
| | Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門｜土门 | |
|
|
| | Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 釐｜厘 | |
|
|
| | Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu | |
|
|
| | Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國｜秦国, whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝 | |
|
|
| | (neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福) satisfied with one's sex life | |
|
|
| | pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit | |
|
|
| | Hua Tuo (c. 145-208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty | |
|
|
| | Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team | |
|
|
| | (neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections | |
|
|
| | Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in what is now northeast China | |
|
|
| | to be revealed / to come out (of the truth) / chalk (for whitening walls) / (old) wine cup / (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白) | |
|
|
| | Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家, which flourished during the Warring States period (475-220 BC) | |
|
|
| | ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / ninth in order / letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 345° / nona | |
|
|
| | Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子｜韩非子 (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) | |
|
|
| | greasy food; oily food / (of food) greasy; oily; fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar | |
|
|
| | pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit | |
|
|
| | Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC | |
|
|
| | the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC) | |
|
|
| | Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐｜勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu | |
|
|
| | choline (amine related to vitamin B complex) | |
|
|
| | a low fever (up to 38°C) | |
|
|
| | Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) | |
|
|
| | Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc | |
|
|
| | Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170-1250), Italian mathematician | |
|
|
| | Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism | |
|
|
| | coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993 | |
|
|
| | Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀｜寒武纪, c. 540m year ago | |
|
|
| | Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods | |
|
|
| | Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC | |
|
|
| | vitamin C / ascorbic acid | |
|
|
| | Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis | |
|
|
| | tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC); oracle bones | |
|
|
| | aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d) | |
|
|
| | tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / tenth in order / letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 15° / deca | |
|
|
| | circlip; C-clip; snap ring; Jesus clip / brooch | |
|
|
| | (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it | |
|
|
| | Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine | |
|
|
| | variant of 堯｜尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC / embankment | |
|
|
| | Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金｜后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty | |
|
|
| | Hamlet (name) / the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞｜莎士比亚 | |
|
icon in the rows of the search results to open the action menu, offering extra more information about the result
Show Legend link below explains the icons used in the action menu
Display Settings link below allows you to adjust the presentation of the search results
