彩
(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize
才
ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; only; only then; just now
采
to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
材
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
睬
to pay attention; to take notice of; to care for
才
a moment ago; just now; (indicating sth happening later than expected); (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until; (followed by a numerical clause) only
菜
dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
裁
to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
财
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
踩
to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike)
采
color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]
采
allotment to a feudal noble
彩鹮
(bird species of China) glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
彩信
multi-media messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)
彩印
color printing; abbr. for 彩色印刷[cai3 se4 yin4 shua1]
彩卷
color film; abbr. for 彩色膠卷|彩色胶卷; lottery ticket
彩带
colored ribbon; streamer; CL:條|条[tiao2]
彩扩
to enlarge color photos; color film processing
彩绘
painted; colored painted-on designs
彩色
color; multi-colored; CL:種|种[zhong3]
彩虹蜂虎
(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
彩虹鹦鹉
(bird species of China) rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
彩蚌
painted shell; painting on shell
彩蛋
Easter egg; colored egg; painted eggshell
彩衣
colored clothes; motley attire
彩超
Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) (medicine)
彩铃
caller ring-back tone (CRBT); ring-back tone (RBT)
彩云
rosy clouds; CL:朵[duo3]
彩霞
clouds tinged with sunset hues
彩头
good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
彩鹬
(bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
彩鹳
(bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
才不
by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right!
才兼文武
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
才子佳人
gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom); pair of ideal lovers
才学
talent and learning; scholarship
才思
imaginative power; creativeness
才怪
it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
才气
talent (usually literary or artistic)
才气过人
an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen
才疏学浅
(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
才能
talent; ability; capacity
才华出众
outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
才华横溢
brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
才华盖世
peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
才识过人
an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen
才貌双全
talented and good-looking (idiom)
才高八斗
of great talent (idiom)
采取
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
采取措施
to adopt measures; to take steps
采取行动
to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue
采掘
to excavate; to extract (ore)
采择
to choose and use; to adopt (a decision)
采景
to choose a location; to frame a shot (for filming, photography etc)
采油
oil extraction; oil recovery
采煤
coal mining; coal extraction; coal cutting
采珠人
The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才[Bi4 cai2]
采用
to adopt; to employ; to use
采花
to pick flowers; to enter houses at night in order to rape women
采花大盗
lit. flower thief; fig. rapist
采花贼
lit. flower thief; fig. rapist
采兰赠芍
lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers
采访
to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
采访记者
investigative reporter
采买
to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer
采购
to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
采购员
buyer; purchasing agent
采办
to buy on a considerable scale; to purchase; to procure; to stock up
采集
to gather; to collect; to harvest
采风
to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc)
采食
to forage; to gather for eating; to pick and eat
材料
material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
材质
texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
猜不透
to be unable to guess or make out
猜中
to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer
猜度
to surmise; to conjecture
猜得透
to have sufficient insight to perceive; to suspect that ...
猜忌
to be suspicious and jealous of
猜想
to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; to suspect
猜拳
a finger-guessing game; Morra; rock-paper-scissors game
猜枚
drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand
猜测
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
猜疑
to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings
才然
just recently; just a moment ago; just now
菜刀
vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3]
菜包子
steamed bun stuffed with vegetables; (fig.) useless person; a good-for-nothing
菜单
menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
菜单条
menu bar (of a computer application)
菜圃
vegetable field; vegetable bed
菜式
dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)
菜心
choy sum; Chinese flowering cabbage; stem of any Chinese cabbage
菜板
chopping board; cutting board; CL:張|张[zhang1]
菜油
rapeseed oil; canola oil
菜牛
beef cattle (grown for meat)
菜畦
vegetable field; vegetable bed
菜篮子
vegetable or food basket; (fig.) food supply
菜籽
vegetable seeds; rapeseed
菜脯
dried, pickled white radish
菜色
dish; lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet); emaciated look (from malnutrition)
菜茹
greens; green vegetables
菜蔬
greens; vegetables; vegetable side dish
菜谱
menu (in restaurant); recipe; cookbook
菜肴
vegetable and meat dishes; dish
菜鸟
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie
蔡依林
Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer
蔡伦
Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process
蔡元培
Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, president of Peking University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang
蔡司公司
Zeiss Company (Carl Zeiss AG, optical and opto-electronic industries. hq in Oberkochen, Germany)
蔡国强
Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows
蔡志忠
Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics
蔡李佛
Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art
蔡东藩
Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time
蔡甸
Caidian district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
蔡甸区
Caidian district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
蔡英文
Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016
蔡襄
Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
蔡锷
Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915
裁兵
to reduce troop numbers; disarmament
裁判
judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
裁判所
place of judgment; law court
裁员
to cut staff; to lay off employees
裁度
to weigh up then decide
裁撤
to dissolve an organisation
裁减
to reduce; to lessen; to cut down
裁制
to tailor; to make clothes
财利
wealth and profit; riches
财力
financial resources; financial ability
财务再保险
financial reinsurance; fin re
财务软件
financial software; accounting software
财大气粗
rich and imposing; rich and overbearing
财年
fiscal year; financial year
财政
finances (public); financial
财政大臣
finance minister; UK chancellor of exchequer
财政年度
financial year; fiscal year (e.g. from April to March, for tax purposes)
财权
property ownership or right; financial power; financial control
财源
financial resources; source of revenue
财源滚滚
profits pouring in from all sides (idiom); raking in money; bonanza
财产
property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
财产公证
property notarization
财神爷
god of wealth; very wealthy man
财税厅
(provincial) department of finance
财赋
government revenue; tributary goods and finances; finances and taxes; wealth; property; belongings
财迷心窍
mad about money (idiom)
财长
treasurer; head of finances; minister of finance
财阀
plutocracy; monopolistic corporation, esp. prewar Japanese zaibatsu; Korean chaebol; plutocrat; tycoon; oligarch; financial magnate
踩刹车
to step on the brake; to brake (when driving)
踩动
to operate by means of a pedal
踩水
to tread water; to paddle or tramp in shallow water
踩线
to scout for a tour operator; to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary; (tennis) to commit a foot fault
踩线团
group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation
踩道
to scout; to reconnoiter