B
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
俾
to cause; to enable; phonetic bi; Taiwan pr. [bi4]
逼
variant of 逼[bi1]; to compel; to pressure
匕
dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon
吡
used as phonetic bi- or pi-
坒
to compare; to match; to equal
婢
slave girl; maid servant
币
money; coins; currency; silk
庇
to protect; cover; shelter; hide or harbor
弊
detriment; fraud; harm; defeat
彼
that; those; (one) another
必
certainly; must; will; necessarily
愎
perverse; obstinate; willful
敝
my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated
毙
to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death
柲
weapon handle of bamboo strips
楅
ox yoke placed on the horns
比
Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
比
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
比
(particle used for comparison and '-er than'); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio
比
to associate with; to be near
滗
to drain; to strain; to decant
濞
used in place names; see 漾濞[Yang4 bi4]
煏
(dialect) to dry by a fire
毙
to collapse; variant of 斃|毙[bi4]; variant of 獙[bi4]
畀
to confer on; to give to
毕
the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished
疕
facial skin disease; mange
皕
two-hundred (rarely used); 200
碧
green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
秕
grain not fully grown; husks; withered grain; unripe grain
笔
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
篦
fine-toothed comb; to comb
蔽
to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
裨
to benefit; to aid; advantageous; profitable
襞
creases; folds or pleats in a garment
跸
to clear streets when emperor tours
躄
both feet crippled; lame
辟
king; monarch; to enlist; to repel; to avoid
逼
to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
避
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
邲
surname Bi; ancient place name
鄙
rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn
闭
to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
驆
used in transliterating Buddhist books
俾使
in order that; so that; so as to; to cause sth
俾倪
parapet; to look askance
俾利
to facilitate; thus making easier
俾夜作昼
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil; work especially hard
俾斯麦
Bismarck (name); Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
俾昼作夜
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
俾路支
Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
俾路支省
Balochistan (Pakistan)
吡叻
Perak (state of Malaysia)
吡咯
pyrrole (C4H5N) (loanword)
吡唑
pyrazole (chemistry) (loanword)
吡啶
pyridine C5H5N (loanword)
吡喃
pyran (chemistry) (loanword)
吡嗪
pyrazine (chemistry) (loanword)
吡拉西坦
piracetam (loanword); see 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮[yi3 xian1 an4 bi3 luo4 wan2 tong2]
哔哔啪啪
(onom.) flopping sound
壁塞
wall plug; screw anchor
壁垒一新
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
壁垒森严
closely guarded; strongly fortified; sharply divided
壁厢
lateral; side; to the side; beside
壁橱
a built-in wardrobe or cupboard; closet
壁毯
tapestry (used as a wall hanging)
壁灯
wall lamp; bracket light; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
壁画
mural (painting); fresco
壁癌
persistent mold on the wall; efflorescence
壁立
(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall; rise steeply
婢女
slave girl; servant girl
庇佑
to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)
庇古
Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), British economist
庇祐
to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine); also written 庇佑[bi4 you4]
庇荫
to give shade (of a tree etc); to shield
庇西特拉图
Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC
庇护
asylum; shelter; to shield; to put under protection; to take under one's wing
弊病
malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
弊端
malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice
彼一时此一时
that was one thing, and this is another; times have changed
彼倡此和
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼岸
the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
彼岸花
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
彼得前书
First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
彼得堡
Petersburg (place name); Saint Petersburg, Russia
彼得后书
Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
彼得格勒
Petrograd, variant spelling of 彼得堡[Bi3 de2 bao3], Saint Petersburg
彼得潘
Peter Pan, the novel character
彼拉多
Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
彼拉提斯
Pilates (physical fitness system) (Tw)
彼此
each other; one another
彼此彼此
no better (or worse) than each other; both in the same boat
彼尔姆
Perm, Russian city in the Urals
必不可少
absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
必不可少组成
absolute necessity; sine qua non
必不可缺
see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]
必修课
required course; compulsory course
必和必拓
BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
必定
to be bound to; to be sure to
必恭必敬
variant of 畢恭畢敬|毕恭毕敬[bi4 gong1 bi4 jing4]
必有重谢
(we) will be very grateful (if …)
必死之症
terminal illness; incurable condition (also fig.)
必然
inevitable; certain; necessity
必然王国
realm of necessity (philosophy)
必然结果
inevitable outcome; inescapable consequence
必由之路
the road one must follow or take; the only way
必经
unavoidable; the only (road, entrance etc)
必经之路
the road one must follow or take; the only way; same as 必由之路[bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4]
必要
necessary; essential; indispensable; required
必要条件
requirement; necessary condition (math)
必需
to need; to require; essential; indispensable
必需品
necessity; essential (thing)
必须
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
拂士
attendant to the emperor; wise counselor
敝屣
worn-out shoes; a worthless thing
敝屣尊荣
to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敝帚千金
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value; I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
敝帚自珍
to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own; a sentimental attachment
毙命
to meet violent death; to get killed
比一比
to make a comparison; to engage in a contest
比上不足比下有余
to fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster
比下去
to defeat; to be superior to
比丘
Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit 'bhiksu')
比丘尼
Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit 'bhiksuni')
比亚
Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence
比亚迪
BYD Company (company name)
比亚迪汽车
BYD Auto, PRC car company
比什凯克
Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan
比作
to liken to; to compare to
比例尺
scale; architect's scale; engineer's scale
比做
to liken to; to compare to
比价
price relations; parity; rate of exchange
比利
Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star
比划
to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows
比勒费尔德
Bielefeld (city in Germany)
比勒陀利亚
Pretoria, capital of South Africa
比哈尔邦
Bihar, state in eastern India
比喻
to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
比喻义
figurative meaning (of a word)
比基尼岛
Bikini atoll, French nuclear test site in South Pacific
比如
for example; for instance; such as
比如县
Biru county, Tibetan: 'Bri ru rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
比威力
yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon)
比对
comparison; to verify by comparing
比干
Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth)
比年
(literary) every year; year after year; in recent years; Taiwan pr. [bi4 nian2]
比手划脚
to gesticulate; to make lively gestures (while talking); also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚
比手画脚
to gesticulate; to make lively gestures (while talking); also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
比才
Bizet (name); Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen
比拼
to compete fiercely; contest
比捕
(old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal; Taiwan pr. [bi4 bu3]
比拟
to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison
比方
analogy; instance; for instance
比方说
for example; for instance
比武
martial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest
比比皆是
can be found everywhere
比氏鹟莺
(bird species of China) Bianchi's warbler (Seicercus valentini)
比为
to liken to; to compare to
比照
according to; in the light of; contrast
比烂
to compare two unsatisfactory things; to argue that others have similar or worse faults (as a response to criticism); whataboutery
比尔·盖茨
Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft
比尔博
Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人
比特
bit (binary digit) (loanword)
比特币
bitcoin (virtual currency)
比率
ratio; rate; percentage
比画
variant of 比劃|比划[bi3 hua5]
比登天还难
lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom); fig. extremely difficult; far from an easy task
比索
Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau (Tw)
比索
peso (currency in Latin America) (loanword)
比绍
Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
比翼双飞
lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom); fig. two hearts beating as one; name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
to fly wing to wing (idiom); two hearts beating as one; (of a couple) inseparable
比肩
to be shoulder to shoulder; to be on an equal level with; Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]
比色分析
colorimetric analysis
比萨
Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy
比萨斜塔
Leaning Tower of Pisa
比萨饼
pizza (loanword); CL:張|张[zhang1]
比试
to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
比赛
competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete
比赛场
stadium; playing field for a competition
比赛项目
sporting event; item on program of sports competition
比较
to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
比较文学
comparative literature
比较而言
comparatively speaking
比邻
neighbor; next-door neighbor; near; next to
比重
proportion; specific gravity
比量
to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc)
泌阳
Biyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
泌阳县
Biyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
獙獙
mythological beast resembling a fox with wings
璧山
Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
璧山县
Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
璧玉
jade disk with a hole in the center
璧谢
decline (a gift) with thanks
璧还
return (a borrowed object) with thanks; decline (a gift) with thanks
毕其功于一役
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
毕典
graduation ceremony; (Tw) (coll.) to graduate; abbr. for 畢業典禮|毕业典礼[bi4 ye4 dian3 li3]
毕命
to die (in an accident etc); to have one's life cut short
毕婚
to get married right after graduation
毕宿五
Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
毕尼奥夫
Hugo Benioff (1899-1968), Caltech seismologist
毕尼奥夫带
Benioff zone (geology); also called Wadati-Benioff zone
毕恭毕敬
reverent and respectful; extremely deferential
毕摩
shaman among the Yi ethnic group
毕升
Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type
毕业
graduation; to graduate; to finish school
毕业典礼
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
毕业证书
diploma; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
毕尔巴鄂
Bilbao (city in Spain)
毕生
all one's life; lifetime
毕毕剥剥
(onom.) sound of knocking or bursting
毕竟
after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
毕节
Bijie city and prefecture in Guizhou
毕节地区
Bijie prefecture in Guizhou
毕节市
Bijie city, capital of Bijie prefecture, Guizhou
毕肖
to resemble closely; to be the very image of; to look very much like; to be the spitting image of
毕兹
QNB (quinuclidinyl benzilate)
痹证
localized pain disorder (in Chinese medicine); arthralgia syndrome; bi disorder
睥睨
to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye
碧土
Putog, former county 1983-1999 in Zogang county 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 xian4], Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
碧土县
Putog, former county 1983-1999 in Zogang county 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 xian4], Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
碧昂丝
Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
碧池
bitch (loanword) (Internet slang); clear water pond
碧海青天
green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade; loneliness of faithful widow
碧潭
Bitan or Green Pool on Xindian Creek 新店溪[Xin1 dian4 xi1], Taipei county, Taiwan
碧草如茵
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
碧螺春
biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu
碧血
blood shed in a just cause
秘鲁苦蘵
Peruvian ground-cherry; cape gooseberry; Physalis peruviana
笔下
the wording and purport of what one writes
笔仙
a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions; a spirit so invited
笔供
written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kou3 gong4]
笔划
variant of 筆畫|笔画[bi3 hua4]
笔划检字表
lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count
笔力
vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing; vigor of style in literary composition
笔胜于刀文比武强
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
笔墨
pen and ink; words; writing
笔套
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
笔尖
nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
笔帽
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
笔心
pencil lead; refill (for a ball-point pen)
笔挺
(standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim
笔替
(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
笔会
PEN (association of writers)
笔杆
the shaft of a pen or writing brush; pen-holder; pen
笔杆子
pen; an effective writer
笔法
technique of writing; calligraphy; or drawing
笔画
strokes of a Chinese character
笔画数
stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
笔直
perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright
笔砚
writing brush and ink stone
笔筒
pen container; brush pot
笔算
to do a sum in writing; written calculation
笔耕
to make a living by writing; to write (as an author)
笔触
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; brushwork; style of drawing or writing
笔记
to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
笔记本
notebook (stationery); CL:本[ben3]; notebook (computing)
笔记本计算机
laptop; notebook (computer)
笔记本电脑
laptop; notebook (computer); CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
笔试
written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
笔误
a slip of a pen; CL:處|处[chu4]
笔调
(of writing) tone; style
笔谈
to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking); to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialog); (in book titles) essays; sketches
笔锋
the tip of a writing brush; vigor of style in writing; stroke; touch
笔录
to put down in writing; to take down notes; transcript; record
笔电
notebook (computer); CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
笔顺
stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
笔头
ability to write; writing skill; written; in written form
篦子
double-edged fine-toothed comb; grate
筚路蓝缕
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
筚门闺窦
wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty
臂章
armband; armlet; shoulder emblem
荸荠
Chinese water chestnut; Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
荜门圭窦
wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty
蔽芾
luxuriant; lush; young (plants)
裨益
benefit; advantage; profit; to be a benefit to
裨补
to remedy; to make up for; benefit
觱栗
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)
觱篥
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna)
贲临
(of distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
赑屃
Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龜趺|龟趺[gui1 fu1]
辟邪
to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1])
辟雍
central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies
逼上梁山
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels; to drive to revolt; to force sb to desperate action
逼人太甚
to push sb too far; to go too far (in oppressing people)
逼供信
to obtain confessions by compulsion; confession under duress
逼债
to press for payment of debts; to dun
逼和
to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
逼问
to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information
逼宫
to force the king or emperor to abdicate
逼将
to checkmate (in chess)
逼真
lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly
逼肖
to bear a close resemblance to; to be the very image of
逼良为娼
to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch
逼视
to look at from close up; to watch intently
逼近
to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
逼迫
to force; to compel; to coerce
避不见面
to refuse to meet sb; to avoid sb
避世绝俗
to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
避免
to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
避其锐气,击其惰归
avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避坑落井
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom); out of the frying pan into the fire
避嫌
to avoid arousing suspicion
避孕环
coil; contraceptive coil; intrauterine device
避寒
to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday
避实就虚
stay clear of the enemy's main force and; strike at his weak points
避暑
to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke
避暑山庄
mountain resort; Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
避税
tax avoidance; tax evasion
避署
to go on summer vacation
避蚊胺
DEET (insect repellent)
避讳
to avoid a taboo word or topic
避讳
to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid
避让
to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way
避避风头
to lie low until the fuss dies down
避重就轻
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
避开
to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
避险
to flee from danger; to avoid danger; to minimize risk; (finance) hedge
避难
refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)
避风
to take shelter from the wind; to lie low; to stay out of trouble
避风港
haven; refuge; harbor; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
鄙吝
vulgar; stingy; miserly; mean
鄙夷
to despise; to look down upon; despicable
鄙斥
(literary) to censure; to rebuke
鄙见
(my) humble opinion; humble idea
鄙视
to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
鄙贱
lowly; despicable; to despise
闭区间
closed interval (in calculus)
闭卷考试
closed-book examination
闭口不言
to keep silent (idiom)
闭口不谈
to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning
闭合
to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel); to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit); closed-loop
闭嘴
Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
闭图象定理
closed graph theorem (math)
闭域
closed domain; algebraically closed field (math.), e.g. complex number field 複數域|复数域[fu4 shu4 yu4]
闭塞
to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly
闭幕
the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)
闭月羞花
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
闭目塞听
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears; out of touch with reality; to bury one's head in the sand
闭路电视
closed-circuit television
闭锁期
lock-up period (on stock options)
闭门塞窦
to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
闭门思过
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
闭门羹
see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chi1 bi4 men2 geng1]
闭门觅句
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
闭门造车
lit. to build a cart behind closed doors; to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)
闭关
to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
闭关自守
close the country to international intercourse
闭关锁国
to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contact
陛下
Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty
鼻儿
eye; a hole in an implement or utensil for insertion
鼻咽癌
cancers of the nose and throat; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma NPC (medical)
鼻唇沟
nasolabial fold; smile lines; laugh lines
鼻垢
dried nasal mucus; booger
鼻子
nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
鼻涕虫
a slug; sb with a runny nose
鼻牛儿
hardened mucus in nostrils
鼻甲骨
turbinate; nasal concha
鼻病毒
rhinovirus (common cold virus)
鼻祖
the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
鼻翼
the wing of the nose; ala nasi
鼻酸
to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste); to be choked up
鼻针疗法
nose-acupuncture therapy
鼻青眼肿
a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face; fig. a setback; a defeat
鼻青脸肿
a bloody nose and a swollen face; badly battered
鼻韵母
(of Chinese pronunciation) a vowel followed by a nasal consonant