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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
珍珠 zhēnzhū	珍珠 \| 珍珠* \| *珍珠	pearl / CL: 顆｜颗	HSK 6


珠海 Zhūhǎi	珠海 \| 珠海* \| *珠海	Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省｜广东省 in south China


海珠 Hǎizhū	海珠 \| 海珠* \| *海珠	Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市｜广州市, Guangdong


珠宝 zhūbǎo	珠宝 \| 珠宝* \| *珠宝	pearls / jewels / precious stones	珠寶


珠玉 zhūyù	珠玉 \| 珠玉* \| *珠玉	pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person


眼珠 yǎnzhū	眼珠 \| 眼珠* \| *眼珠	one's eyes / eyeball


佛珠 fózhū	佛珠 \| 佛珠* \| *佛珠	Buddhist prayer beads


珠江 Zhūjiāng	珠江 \| 珠江* \| *珠江	Pearl River (Guangdong)


掌上明珠 zhǎngshàngmíngzhū	掌上明珠 \| 掌上明珠* \| *掌上明珠	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)


念珠 niànzhū	念珠 \| 念珠* \| *念珠	prayer beads / rosary / rosary beads / CL: 串


珍珠岩 zhēnzhūyán	珍珠岩 \| 珍珠岩* \| *珍珠岩	perlite


珠子 zhūzi	珠子 \| 珠子* \| *珠子	pearl / bead / CL: 粒, 顆｜颗


圆珠 yuánzhū	圆珠 \| 圆珠* \| *圆珠	bead	圓珠


珠光宝气 zhūguāngbǎoqì	珠光宝气 \| 珠光宝气* \| *珠光宝气	bedecked with glittering jewels (idiom)	珠光寶氣


汗珠 hànzhū	汗珠 \| 汗珠* \| *汗珠	beads of sweat


妙语连珠 miàoyǔliánzhū	妙语连珠 \| 妙语连珠* \| *妙语连珠	sparkling with wit (idiom)	妙語連珠


滚珠 gǔnzhū	滚珠 \| 滚珠* \| *滚珠	bearing ball	滾珠


珠峰 Zhūfēng	珠峰 \| 珠峰* \| *珠峰	abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰｜珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan) / Mt Everest / Nepalese: Sagarmatha


泪珠 lèizhū	泪珠 \| 泪珠* \| *泪珠	a teardrop	淚珠


水珠 shuǐzhū	水珠 \| 水珠* \| *水珠	droplet / dewdrop


圆珠笔 yuánzhūbǐ	圆珠笔 \| 圆珠笔* \| *圆珠笔	ballpoint pen / CL: 支, 枝	圓珠筆


露珠 lùzhū	露珠 \| 露珠* \| *露珠	dewdrop


港珠澳大桥 Gǎng Zhū Ào Dàqiáo	港珠澳大桥 \| 港珠澳大桥* \| *港珠澳大桥	Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge	港珠澳大橋


珠算 zhūsuàn	珠算 \| 珠算* \| *珠算	calculation using abacus


珍珠港 Zhēnzhū Gǎng	珍珠港 \| 珍珠港* \| *珍珠港	Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)


连珠 liánzhū	连珠 \| 连珠* \| *连珠	joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row	連珠


弹珠 dànzhū	弹珠 \| 弹珠* \| *弹珠	marbles	彈珠


珠山 Zhūshān	珠山 \| 珠山* \| *珠山	Mt Everest / abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰｜珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan) / Nepalese: Sagarmatha / Mt Pearl (place name) / Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市｜景德镇市, Jiangxi


珠穆朗玛 Zhūmùlǎngmǎ	珠穆朗玛 \| 珠穆朗玛* \| *珠穆朗玛	Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan) / Mt Everest / Nepalese: Sagarmatha	珠穆朗瑪


买椟还珠 mǎidúhuánzhū	买椟还珠 \| 买椟还珠* \| *买椟还珠	to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside / to show poor judgment (idiom)	買櫝還珠


珠晖 Zhūhuī	珠晖 \| 珠晖* \| *珠晖	Zhuhui district of Hengyang city 衡陽市｜衡阳市, Hunan	珠暉


钢珠 gāngzhū	钢珠 \| 钢珠* \| *钢珠	steel ball / bearing ball	鋼珠


品丽珠 Pǐnlìzhū	品丽珠 \| 品丽珠* \| *品丽珠	Cabernet Franc (grape type)	品麗珠


班珠尔 Bānzhū'ěr	班珠尔 \| 班珠尔* \| *班珠尔	Banjul, capital of Gambia	班珠爾


鱼目混珠 yúmùhùnzhū	鱼目混珠 \| 鱼目混珠* \| *鱼目混珠	to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)	魚目混珠


珠联璧合 zhūliánbìhé	珠联璧合 \| 珠联璧合* \| *珠联璧合	string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination / perfect pair	珠聯璧合


有眼无珠 yǒuyǎnwúzhū	有眼无珠 \| 有眼无珠* \| *有眼无珠	(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would	有眼無珠


赛珍珠 Sài Zhēnzhū	赛珍珠 \| 赛珍珠* \| *赛珍珠	Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate	賽珍珠


连珠炮 liánzhūpào	连珠炮 \| 连珠炮* \| *连珠炮	barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)	連珠砲


珠圆玉润 zhūyuányùrùn	珠圆玉润 \| 珠圆玉润* \| *珠圆玉润	lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)	珠圓玉潤


人老珠黄 rénlǎozhūhuáng	人老珠黄 \| 人老珠黄* \| *人老珠黄	(of a woman) old and faded	人老珠黃


电珠 diànzhū	电珠 \| 电珠* \| *电珠	light bulb	電珠


明珠暗投 míngzhū'àntóu	明珠暗投 \| 明珠暗投* \| *明珠暗投	to cast pearls before swine (idiom) / not to get proper recognition for one's talents


珠 zhū	珠 \| 珠* \| *珠	bead / pearl / CL: 粒, 顆｜颗


剖腹藏珠 pōufùcángzhū	剖腹藏珠 \| 剖腹藏珠* \| *剖腹藏珠	lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) / fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities


明珠 míngzhū	明珠 \| 明珠* \| *明珠	pearl / jewel (of great value)


妙语如珠 miàoyǔrúzhū	妙语如珠 \| 妙语如珠* \| *妙语如珠	sparkling with wit (idiom)	妙語如珠


胚珠 pēizhū	胚珠 \| 胚珠* \| *胚珠	ovule


七龙珠 Qīlóngzhū	七龙珠 \| 七龙珠* \| *七龙珠	Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series	七龍珠


探骊得珠 tànlídézhū	探骊得珠 \| 探骊得珠* \| *探骊得珠	to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub	探驪得珠


老蚌生珠 lǎobàngshēngzhū	老蚌生珠 \| 老蚌生珠* \| *老蚌生珠	lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom) / fig. birthing a son at an advanced age


白眼珠 báiyǎnzhū	白眼珠 \| 白眼珠* \| *白眼珠	white of the eye


不吝珠玉 bùlìnzhūyù	不吝珠玉 \| 不吝珠玉* \| *不吝珠玉	lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable.


遗珠 yízhū	遗珠 \| 遗珠* \| *遗珠	unrecognized talent	遺珠


数珠 shùzhū	数珠 \| 数珠* \| *数珠	rosary / prayer beads	數珠


珠穆朗玛峰 Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng	珠穆朗玛峰 \| 珠穆朗玛峰* \| *珠穆朗玛峰	Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan) / Mt Everest / Nepalese: Sagarmatha	珠穆朗瑪峰


真珠 zhēnzhū	真珠 \| 真珠* \| *真珠	variant of 珍珠


天珠 tiānzhū	天珠 \| 天珠* \| *天珠	dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power


珠海市 Zhūhǎi Shì	珠海市 \| 珠海市* \| *珠海市	Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省｜广东省 in south China


东方明珠塔 Dōngfāng Míngzhū Tǎ	东方明珠塔 \| 东方明珠塔* \| *东方明珠塔	Oriental Pearl Tower	東方明珠塔


港珠澳 Gǎng Zhū Ào	港珠澳 \| 港珠澳* \| *港珠澳	abbr. for Hong Kong 香港, Zhuhai 珠海 and Macau 澳門｜澳门


珠三角 Zhū Sānjiǎo	珠三角 \| 珠三角* \| *珠三角	Pearl River Delta


圆珠形离子交换剂 yuánzhūxínglízǐjiāohuànjì	圆珠…换剂 \| 圆珠…换剂* \| *圆珠…换剂	bead-type ion exchanger	圓珠形離子交換劑


字字珠玉 zìzìzhūyù	字字珠玉 \| 字字珠玉* \| *字字珠玉	every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing


小钢珠 xiǎogāngzhū	小钢珠 \| 小钢珠* \| *小钢珠	pachinko	小鋼珠


弹珠台 dànzhūtái	弹珠台 \| 弹珠台* \| *弹珠台	pinball	彈珠檯


念珠菌症 niànzhūjūnzhèng	念珠菌症 \| 念珠菌症* \| *念珠菌症	(medicine) candidiasis / thrush


采珠 cǎizhū	采珠 \| 采珠* \| *采珠	to dive for pearls	採珠


采珠人 Cǎizhūrén	采珠人 \| 采珠人* \| *采珠人	The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才	採珠人


搅珠机 jiǎozhūjī	搅珠机 \| 搅珠机* \| *搅珠机	lottery machine	攪珠機


数珠念佛 shǔzhūniànfó	数珠念佛 \| 数珠念佛* \| *数珠念佛	to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)	數珠念佛


智珠在握 zhìzhūzàiwò	智珠在握 \| 智珠在握* \| *智珠在握	lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom) / fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence


曼珠沙华 mànzhūshāhuā	曼珠沙华 \| 曼珠沙华* \| *曼珠沙华	red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / Sanskrit mañjusaka / cluster amaryllis	曼珠沙華


朝珠 cháozhū	朝珠 \| 朝珠* \| *朝珠	court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)


东方明珠电视塔 Dōngfāng Míngzhū Diànshì Tǎ	东方…视塔 \| 东方…视塔* \| *东方…视塔	Oriental Pearl Television Tower	東方明珠電視塔


东乌珠穆沁旗 Dōngwūzhūmùqìnqí	东乌…沁旗 \| 东乌…沁旗* \| *东乌…沁旗	East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟｜锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia	東烏珠穆沁旗


汗珠子 hànzhūzi	汗珠子 \| 汗珠子* \| *汗珠子	beads of sweat


泛珠三角 fànzhūsānjiǎo	泛珠三角 \| 泛珠三角* \| *泛珠三角	Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China


泛珠江三角 fànzhūjiāngsānjiǎo	泛珠江三角 \| 泛珠江三角* \| *泛珠江三角	the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)


海珠区 Hǎizhū Qū	海珠区 \| 海珠区* \| *海珠区	Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市｜广州市, Guangdong	海珠區


沧海遗珠 cānghǎiyízhū	沧海遗珠 \| 沧海遗珠* \| *沧海遗珠	undiscovered talent (idiom)	滄海遺珠


滚珠轴承 gǔnzhūzhóuchéng	滚珠轴承 \| 滚珠轴承* \| *滚珠轴承	ball bearing	滾珠軸承


无价珍珠 Wújià Zhēnzhū	无价珍珠 \| 无价珍珠* \| *无价珍珠	Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)	無價珍珠


玫瑰念珠 méiguiniànzhū	玫瑰念珠 \| 玫瑰念珠* \| *玫瑰念珠	rosary (Catholic prayer beads)


珍珠奶茶 zhēnzhūnǎichá	珍珠奶茶 \| 珍珠奶茶* \| *珍珠奶茶	pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea


珍珠小番茄 zhēnzhūxiǎofānqié	珍珠小番茄 \| 珍珠小番茄* \| *珍珠小番茄	see 聖女果｜圣女果


珍珠母 zhēnzhūmǔ	珍珠母 \| 珍珠母* \| *珍珠母	mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)


珍珠翡翠白玉汤 zhēnzhūfěicuìbáiyùtāng	珍珠…玉汤 \| 珍珠…玉汤* \| *珍珠…玉汤	cabbage, rice and tofu soup	珍珠翡翠白玉湯


珠山区 Zhūshānqū	珠山区 \| 珠山区* \| *珠山区	Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市｜景德镇市, Jiangxi	珠山區


珠崖 Zhūyá	珠崖 \| 珠崖* \| *珠崖	Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島｜海南岛


珠晖区 Zhūhuīqū	珠晖区 \| 珠晖区* \| *珠晖区	Zhuhui district of Hengyang city 衡陽市｜衡阳市, Hunan	珠暉區


珠母 zhūmǔ	珠母 \| 珠母* \| *珠母	mother-of-pearl


珠江三角洲 Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu	珠江三角洲 \| 珠江三角洲* \| *珠江三角洲	Pearl River Delta (PRD)


珠流 zhūliú	珠流 \| 珠流* \| *珠流	fluent with words / words flowing like pearl beads


珠流璧转 zhūliúbìzhuǎn	珠流璧转 \| 珠流璧转* \| *珠流璧转	lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge	珠流璧轉


珠澳 Zhū Ào	珠澳 \| 珠澳* \| *珠澳	abbr. for Zhuhai 珠海 and Macau 澳門｜澳门


珠灰 zhūhuī	珠灰 \| 珠灰* \| *珠灰	pearl gray


珠玉在侧 zhūyùzàicè	珠玉在侧 \| 珠玉在侧* \| *珠玉在侧	gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius	珠玉在側


珠箔 zhūbó	珠箔 \| 珠箔* \| *珠箔	curtain of pearls / screen of beads


珠茶 zhūchá	珠茶 \| 珠茶* \| *珠茶	gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet

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