Pinyin Dictionary results for "chì"

extravagant; wasteful; exaggerating
to detain; to hinder
variant of 敕[chi4]
variant of 敕[chi4]
spoon
to scold; shout at; to hoot at
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m); old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3]
(onom.) giggling; breathing; tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc
only (classical, usually follows negative or question words); (not) just
variant of 吃[chi1]
laugh at; jeer; scoff at; sneer at
islet; rock in river
courtyard
old variant of 侈[chi3]
ugly woman
a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen
variant of 螭[chi1]
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60); see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
go to and fro
shame; disgrace
drag along
beat; flog
to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
to spread (fame); wield (pen)
Imperial command or edict
imperial orders
to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh
manjack or cordia (genus Cordia)
drink
Japanese variant of 齒|齿
surname Chi
pond; reservoir; moat
to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious
large wine jar
imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
see 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]
variant of 痴[chi1]
discharge (rheum) from the mucous membranes of the eyes
mythical beast (archaic)
variant of 篪[chi2]
to whip with bamboo strips
bamboo flute with 8 holes
bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
old variant of 黐[chi1]
fine fibers of hemp; linen
variant of 翅[chi4]
wing
name of a district in Shandong
surname Chi
ignorant; worm
ant eggs
dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry); variant of 魑[chi1]
to strip; to deprive of; to discharge; to dismiss; to undress
to separate
salted fermented beans
red; scarlet; bare; naked
hasty walking
walk with one leg
hesitating; undecided; hesitant
Japanese variant of 遲|迟
variant of 遲|迟[chi2]
surname Chi
late; delayed; slow
surname Chi; name of an ancient city
keep in order; stern; to order; direct
food; to cook
to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread
mountain demon
scops owl
a kind of water bird
birdlime
齿
tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
侈糜
variant of 侈靡[chi3 mi2]
侈谈
to prate
侈靡
wasteful; extravagant
叱吒
variant of 叱咤[chi4 zha4]
叱呵
to shout angrily; to yell
叱咄
to reprimand; to berate
叱咤
to rebuke angrily
叱咤风云
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world; all-powerful
叱问
to call sb to account; to question angrily
叱喝
to shout at; to berate
叱骂
to curse; to berate angrily
叱责
to upbraid
吃一堑,长一智
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃不上
unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal
吃不下
not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more
吃不了兜着走
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences
吃不住
to be unable to bear or support
吃不来
to be unaccustomed to certain food; to not be keen on certain food
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
吃不服
not be accustomed to eating sth; not be used to certain food
吃不消
to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage
吃不准
to be unsure about a matter; to be uncertain; to be unable to make sense of sth
吃不开
be unpopular; won't work
吃干饭
(coll.) to be incompetent; useless; good-for-nothing
吃了定心丸
to feel reassured
吃人
exploitative; oppressive
吃人不吐骨头
ruthless; vicious and greedy
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom); fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吃住
food and lodging; to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)
吃刀
penetration of a cutting tool
吃到饱
all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)
吃力
to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
吃力不讨好
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
吃味
to be jealous; to envy
吃哑巴亏
to be forced to suffer in silence; unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃喝
to eat and drink; food and drink
吃喝嫖赌
to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling; to lead a life of dissipation
吃喝拉撒睡
to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep; (fig.) the ordinary daily routine
吃喝玩乐
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃坏
to get sick because of bad food
吃大户
mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation
吃大亏
to cost one dearly; to end disastrously; to pay bitterly
吃奶
to suck the breast (for milk)
吃奶之力
all one's strength
吃奶的力气
all one's strength
吃奶的气力
utmost effort
吃完
to finish eating
吃官司
to face legal action; to get sued
吃小灶
to be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way
吃布
to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
吃后悔药
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
吃得住
to be able to bear; to be able to support
吃得消
to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford
吃得苦中苦,方为人上人
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb); no pain, no gain
吃得开
to be popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
吃拿卡要
dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes; all kinds of abuse of power
吃掉
to eat up; to consume
吃枪药
(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder; (fig.) to be ablaze with anger; ornery; snappy
吃水
drinking water; to obtain water (for daily needs); to absorb water; draft (of ship)
吃水不忘挖井人
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
吃水不忘掘井人
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
吃油
(of food) to absorb oil; (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel
吃法
way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked
吃熊心豹子胆
to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom); to pluck up some courage
吃牢饭
to do prison time (Tw)
吃白食
to eat without paying; to freeload
吃白饭
to eat plain rice; (fig.) to eat and not pay for it; to sponge off others; to freeload
吃皇粮
lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money
吃相
table manners
吃硬不吃软
susceptible to force but not persuasion
吃空额
to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃空饷
to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃穿
food and clothing
吃粮不管事
to eat without working (idiom); to take one's pay and not care about the rest
吃素
to be a vegetarian
吃紧
in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important
吃苦
to bear hardships
吃苦耐劳
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃苦头
to suffer; to suffer for one's actions; to pay dearly; to burn one's fingers
吃着碗里,看着锅里
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
吃着碗里,瞧着锅里
see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]
吃药
to take medicine
吃亏
to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
吃亏上当
to be taken advantage of
吃螺丝
(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
吃里爬外
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you
吃角子老虎
slot machine
吃请
to be a guest at a dinner party; to be wined and dined (as a bribe)
吃豆人
Pac-Man (computer game)
吃豆腐
to eat tofu; to flirt; to tease
吃豆豆
see 吃豆人[chi1 dou4 ren2]
吃货
chowhound; foodie; a good-for-nothing
吃软不吃硬
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom); amenable to coaxing but not coercion
吃软饭
to live off a woman
吃醋
to feel jealous
吃重
(of a role) arduous; important; (a vehicle's) loading capacity
吃错药
(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine; (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual; abnormal
吃闭门羹
to be refused entrance (idiom); to find the door closed
吃闲饭
to live as a parasite; doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃霸王餐
to dine and dash; to leave without paying
吃青春饭
to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)
吃食
to eat (of bird or animal); to feed
吃食
food; edibles
吃饭
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
吃饭皇帝大
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
吃饱
to eat one's fill
吃饱了饭撑的
having nothing better to do; see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着
吃饱撑着
having nothing better to do
吃馆子
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
吃香
popular; in demand; well regarded
吃香喝辣
lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom); fig. to live well
吃惊
to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
吃鸭蛋
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
吃斋
to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
哧溜
(onom.) slithering; sliding; slipping
嗤之以鼻
to snort disdainfully; to scoff at; to turn up one's nose
嗤笑
to sneer at
嗤鼻
see 嗤之以鼻[chi1 zhi1 yi3 bi2]
尺子
rule; ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]
尺寸
size; dimension; measurement
尺寸过大
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
尺度
scale; yardstick
尺有所短,寸有所长
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
尺短寸长
abbr. for 尺有所短,寸有所長|尺有所短,寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
尺码
size; fitting (of apparel)
尺蠖
looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae; inch worm
尺蠖蛾
moth in family Geometridae
尺规
ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
尺规作图
ruler and compass construction (geometry)
尺骨
ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm
弛张热
remittent fever
弛缓
to relax; to slacken; relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance)
彳亍
(literary) to walk slowly
耻毛
pubic hair
耻笑
to sneer at sb; to ridicule
耻骂
to abuse; to mock
耻辱
disgrace; shame; humiliation
耻骨
pubis; pubic bone
持不同政见
(politically) dissenting; dissident
持不同政见者
(political) dissident
持久
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
持久性毒剂
persistent agent
持久战
prolonged war; war of attrition
持之以恒
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持刀
to hold a knife; knife-wielding
持卡人
cardholder
持国天
Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
持守
to maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc)
持家
to housekeep; housekeeping
持平
to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased
持平之论
fair argument; unbiased view
持有
to hold (passport, views etc)
持有人
holder
持械
armed (robbery etc)
持枪抢劫
armed robbery
持橐簪笔
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
持用
to have in one's possession and use when required
持续
to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation
持续性植物人状态
persistent vegetative state
持续性植物状态
persistent vegetative state (medicine)
持续时间
duration
持重
prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office
敕令
Imperial order or edict (old)
敕封
to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
斥候
to reconnoiter; to scout; scout
斥力
repulsion (in electrostatics); repulsive force
斥骂
to scold
斥责
to lash out; to reprimand
斥资
to spend; to allocate funds
斥退
to dismiss (from a post); to expel from school; to order away (servants etc)
斥卤
saline marsh; salt
池上
Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
池上乡
Chishang or Chihshang township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
池中物
person of no particular talent
池塘
pool; pond
池子
pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
池州
Chizhou prefecture-level city in Anhui
池州市
Chizhou prefecture-level city in Anhui
池沼
pool; pond
池汤
large pool in a bathhouse
池田
Ikeda (Japanese surname)
池鹭
(bird species of China) Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus)
池盐
lake salt
炽烈
burning fiercely; flaming; blazing
炽热
red-hot; glowing; blazing; (fig.) passionate
炽热火山云
nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash
痴人痴福
a fool suffers foolish fortune (idiom)
痴人说梦
lunatic ravings; nonsense; pipe dream
痴呆症
dementia
痴心
infatuation
痴心妄想
to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking
痴想
to daydream; wishful thinking; pipe dream
痴呆
imbecility; dementia
痴笑
to giggle foolishly; to titter
痴迷
infatuated; obsessed
痴醉
to be fascinated; to be spellbound
痴长
to not be wiser despite being older; to be older than (you) by (humble)
痴騃
stupid; foolish
瘛疭
clonic convulsion (TCM)
痴傻
stupid; foolish
痴呆
imbecility; dementia
痴情
infatuation
眵目糊
(dialect) gum (in one's eyes)
笞刑
whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)
笞掠
to flog
笞挞
to flog; to whip
笞击
to cudgel
笞杖
a cudgel; CL:根[gen1]
笞棰
to beat with a bamboo whip
笞骂
to whip and revile
笞背
to flog or whip the back
笞臀
to whip the buttocks
笞责
to flog with a bamboo stick
笞辱
to whip and insult
翅子
shark's fin; wing; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
翅展
wingspan
翅汤
shark-fin soup
翅膀
wing; CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]
翅膀硬了
(of a bird) to have become fully fledged; (fig.) (of a person) to have grown up (and become independent); to be ready to spread one's wings
茌平
Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
茌平县
Chiping county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
蚩尤
Chi You, legendary creator of metalworking and weapons; comet
螭首
hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)
褫夺
to deprive; to strip of
豉油
soy sauce
赤佬
(dialect) scoundrel; rascal
赤匪
red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
赤口日
third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)
赤嘴潜鸭
(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
赤坎
Chikan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
赤坎区
Chikan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
赤城
Chicheng county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
赤城县
Chicheng county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
赤壁
Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei; Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208
赤壁之战
Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu; famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
赤壁市
Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei; Chibi or Redcliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Redcliff of 208
赤壁县
Chibi county in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei
赤子
newborn baby; the people (of a country)
赤子之心
pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere
赤字
(financial) deficit; red letter
赤字累累
debt-ridden; heavily laden with debt
赤小豆
see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
赤尾噪鹛
(bird species of China) red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei)
赤峰
Chifeng prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
赤峰市
Chifeng prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
赤崁楼
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])
赤嵌楼
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])
赤手
with bare hands
赤手空拳
empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on; unarmed and defenseless
赤朱雀
(bird species of China) Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)
赤条条
stark naked
赤杨
alder tree (genus Alnus)
赤水
Chishui county level city in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou
赤水市
Chishui county level city in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou
赤水河
Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi
赤潮
algal bloom
赤睛鱼
rudd
赤红山椒鸟
(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
赤翅沙雀
(bird species of China) Eurasian crimson-winged finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)
赤翡翠
(bird species of China) ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
赤老
variant of 赤佬[chi4 lao3]
赤胸啄木鸟
(bird species of China) crimson-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius)
赤胸拟啄木鸟
(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
赤胸朱顶雀
(bird species of China) common linnet (Linaria cannabina))
赤胸鸫
(bird species of China) brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)
赤脚
barefoot
赤脚律师
barefoot lawyer; grassroots lawyer
赤脚医生
barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
赤腹鹰
(bird species of China) Chinese sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)
赤膀鸭
(bird species of China) gadwall (Anas strepera)
赤膊
bare to the waist
赤膊上阵
lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom); fig. to go all out; to come out in the open
赤胆忠心
lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul
赤藓糖醇
erythritol, a sugar alcohol
赤藓醇
erythritol, a sugar alcohol
赤卫军
Red Guards
赤卫队
Red Guards
赤裸
naked; bare
赤裸裸
bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised; unadorned
赤褐色
reddish-brown
赤诚
utterly sincere; wholly devoted
赤诚相待
to treat utterly sincerely; open and above board in dealing with sb
赤诚相见
candidly sharing confidences
赤豆
see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
赤贫
poverty-stricken
赤贫如洗
without two nickels to rub together (idiom); impoverished
赤足
barefoot; barefooted
赤身
naked
赤身露体
completely naked
赤道
equator (of the earth or astronomical body)
赤道仪
equatorial mount (for a telescope)
赤道几内亚
Equatorial Guinea
赤道逆流
equatorial counter current
赤道雨林
equatorial rain forest
赤金
pure gold
赤铁矿
hematite (red iron ore); ferric oxide Fe2O3
赤陶
terracotta; terra cotta
赤霞珠
Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)
赤颈鸭
(bird species of China) Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
赤颈鸫
(bird species of China) red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis)
赤颈鹤
(bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone)
赤颈䴙䴘
(bird species of China) red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
赤麻鸭
(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
踟躇
variant of 踟躕|踟蹰[chi2 chu2]
踟蹰
to waver; to hesitate
踟蹰不前
hesitant to take action
迟了
late
迟交
to delay handing over (payment, homework etc)
迟到
to arrive late
迟延
to delay
迟慢
slow; late
迟早
sooner or later
迟暮
past one's prime
迟浩田
Chi Haotian (1929-), Chinese Minister of National Defense 1993-2003
迟滞
delay; procrastination
迟滞现象
hysteresis
迟疑
to hesitate
迟发性损伤
delayed lesion
迟缓
slow; sluggish
迟误
to delay; to procrastinate
迟迟
late (with a task etc); slow
迟钝
slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
迟顿
inactive; obtuse
驰名
famous
驰援
to rush to the rescue
驰骋
to gallop; to rush headlong
驰鹜
to move swiftly; to speed; to run after (empty fame, power, money etc)
驰龙科
Dromaeosauridae (dinosaur family including velociraptor)
魑魅
spirits and devils (usually harmful); demon
魑魅魍魉
demons and monsters (idiom)
鸱枭
variant of 鴟鴞|鸱鸮[chi1 xiao1]
鸱甍
a kind of ornament on the roof ridge
鸱鸮
owl
黐线
crazy; insane (Cantonese)
黐胶
birdlime
齿冠
crown of tooth
齿冷
to sneer
齿列矫正
orthodontic treatment; orthodontics
齿列矫正器
see 牙齒矯正器|牙齿矫正器[ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4]
齿及
to mention; referring to
齿唇音
see 唇齒音|唇齿音[chun2 chi3 yin1]
齿孔
perforations (on a postage stamp)
齿嵴
alveolar ridge
齿更
dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)
齿根
root of tooth
齿条
rack (and pinion)
齿条千斤顶
rack and pinion jack
齿条齿轮
rack and pinion
齿蠹
tooth decay
齿轮
(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
齿轮传动
gear drive
齿轮箱
gearbox
齿音
dental consonant
齿颊生香
lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom); fig. to water at the mouth; to drool in anticipation
齿颚矫正学
orthodontics
齿鲸
toothed whales; Odontoceti
齿龈
gum; gingiva
齿龈炎
gingivitis
齿龈音
alveolar, apical, or supradental sound (linguistics)
齿龋
tooth decay; caries
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