hook; sickle

da! (sound used to move animals along)

(phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs)

see 圪垯, lump; pimple; mound

big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother

female personal name (archaic)

distressed; alarmed; shocked; grieved

dozen (loanword)

to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from

to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]

to wash (dialect)

classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad; Taiwan pr. [ta4]

see 疙疸[ge1 da5]

sore; boil; scab

surname Da

rough bamboo mat

to answer; to agree

reply; answer; return; respond; echo

a knot (of a rope)

little lamb

ears hanging down

to answer; agree

plantago major

pouch; sleeveless jacket

to stumble; to slip; variant of 達|达[da2]

arrive at; reach; intelligent; variant of 達|达[da2]

surname Da

to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent

darmstadtium (chemistry)

(phonetic); dressed leather

Tartar; a tribe in China

a vista of a dragon in flight

old variant of 龖[da2]

pyrazine C4H4N2; diazine

celebrity microblogger; influential microblogger

first-year university student

a bit bigger

unification (of the nation); large scale unification

Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls

a manly man; a man of character

A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.; ready to give and take; flexible

third-year university student

major triad do-mi-so

major third (musical interval)

at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming

to be too casual or informal

Great Britain

not at all the same; substantially different

Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan

great error; heinous crime

university and high school students

Greater China; refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics); refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas

archbishop; primate (of a church); metropolitan

Japanese surname and place name Oukubo

Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician

Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]

major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)

second-year university student

Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)

great jerboa (Allactaga major)

Daya Bay

big shot; top gun; superstar; VIP

adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

great immortal

(bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)

Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer

large; bulky

everybody; everyone; we all

erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]

husband's older brother; brother-in-law

(coll.) husband's elder brother

your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly

big shot (leading some field or group); godfather

ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]

ambassadorial

embassy; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]

to defecate; excrement; feces

constipated

constipation

compendium

knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero

overhaul

abbey; large monastery or convent

abbot

tall person

Greater London; London region, England

David (name)

to ruin one's constitution

Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls

generalissimo

the biblical books of the prophets

Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan

Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan

all-inclusive; complete; comprehensive collection

large company; corporation

grand duchy

Dagong Global Credit Rating, credit rating agency based in China

Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name; Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong

selfless; impartial

ceremony; collection of classical writings

Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huang2 shi2], Hubei

Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huang2 shi2], Hubei

generally; in general

a rough acquaintance with sth

to sweat buckets (idiom)

broadsword; large knife; machete

Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion

bold and decisive

macromolecule (chemistry)

Great Dividing Range, mountain range along the east coast of Australia

Ōita prefecture, Japan

Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces

Delilah (person name)

pompous; with a swagger; casual

three days ago

three years ago

major premise

shears; large scissors; secateurs

substantially; by a big amount

energetically; vigorously

strong man; Hercules

Popeye (the Sailor)

vigorous expansion; rapid development

Titan

locking pliers; mole grips

great merit; great service

successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful

Gran Canaria (in the Canary islands)

a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

to go to war (idiom); to make a big fuss over sth

main artery (blood vessel); fig. main highway; arterial road

to defeat decisively; to win decisively; great victory; triumph

general trend; irresistible trend

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva

to take complete charge (idiom)

Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi

Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi

master craftsman; Han dynasty official title

more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely

the middle of the night

kilocalorie

stamp; official seal

eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping

large caliber

need not; unnecessary

Grand Minister of Agriculture in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]

to gorge oneself; to pig out

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked

to eat and drink extravagantly; to binge

to eat and drink as much as one likes; to make a pig of oneself

to gorge oneself with food

cantata; chorus

very auspicious; extremely lucky

great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving

Darjeeling, town in India

Datong or Great community in neo-Confucian philosophy, sim. New Jerusalem; Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; Datong prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西; Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan

Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; Datong district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang

virtually the same; differing only on small points

Datong prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西

Datong county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi

Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan

person from the same province

Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei

famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name

Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei

grand reputation; renowned; famous

macrophage

to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene

to make an exhibition of oneself; ostentation

to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss

State Great Khural or Great State Assembly, Mongolian parliament

Yamato (possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial

influential person; major player; big shot

high official

eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss

cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone; mob boss

to cry loudly

the Tang dynasty (618-907)

Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth

Tang Paradise in Xi'an

Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4], compiled by 辯機|辩机[Bian4 ji1] in 646

to have a square meal

to shout

shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to rant; to kick up a racket; to conduct vigorous propaganda

exultation

overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)

loud voice

(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

toucan

very capable person; precious object

lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly; in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state; Rome wasn't built in a day

(bird species of China) giant laughingthrush (Garrulax maximus)

fourth-year university student

a power (i.e. a dominant country)

South Korean Grand national party

Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan

Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan

great circle (in spherical geometry)

great circle (in spherical geometry)

earth; mother earth

a large landowner

Song of the Earth; Das Lied von der Erde

geoid

cavern

geodesy

a geodesic (curve)

old name for Ōsaka 大阪 (city in Japan), changed in the beginning of the Meiji 明治 Era because 坂 could, if the radicals were read separately, be interpreted as '(will) return to soil'

Tai Hang District, Hong Kong

large; large-scale

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb

Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei; Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan

major city; metropolis

Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei

Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan

Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong; Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong; Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

lobby

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4]

to chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew; to tuck into a great meal

heavy man; fat man; lunkhead; lummox; lug

Ōtsuka (Japanese surname)

necropolis

scoundrel; bastard

dam

ancient kingdom at Khotan 和田 in modern Xinjiang

abbr. for 大連外國語大學|大连外国语大学[Da4 lian2 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]

for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly

(great) majority

variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]

greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle

carefree; offhand; casual

large and small; of all sizes

confident; calm; natural; poised

(bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

senior official (in imperial China)

greatly disappointed

Dakuang township in Laiyang 萊陽|莱阳, Yantai, Shandong

Dakuang township in Laying 莱阳, Yantai, Shandong

big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)

(Tw) female gang leader; female boss; big sister

father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law

Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)

(coll.) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law

great aunt; (slang) menstruation; period

sister-in-law; wife's older sister

(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)

matchmaker

father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

big-character poster

the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism

university; college; CL:所[suo3]

university city

General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)

university undergraduate course

university student; college student

undergraduate course of study (Tw)

university preparatory course

Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)

Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan; Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; Da'an district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 shi4], Sichuan; Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago

Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago

Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

large amount; staple; influential family of long standing

ancient state of south west Asia

coach

everyone; influential family; great expert

girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house

high capacity

very rich; millionaire

Monopoly (game); known as 地產大亨|地产大亨[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan

Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February

Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi

Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi

Dazhai

capital letters; uppercase letters; block letters; banker's anti-fraud numerals

capital letters; uppercase letters

caps lock

Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

Taiho (era)

abbey; large monastery

a general or admiral

important general; generalissimo

three-year college; junior college; professional training college

captain (army rank); senior captain

dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority

major and minor third (musical interval)

using the toilet; urination and defecation

eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty

capitals and lower case letters

general situation; present conditions

massacre; Holocaust

massacre; Holocaust

Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei

Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC

Lynx rufus

(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)

great valley; Grand Canyon of Colorado River

Lantau Island

a big coach; tourist bus

heavenly emperor; 'the Great' (title)

great master; master

a big margin; substantially

by a wide margin; substantial

last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve

to go all out; to work energetically

hotel room with one double (or queen or king) bed

see 大床房[da4 chuang2 fang2]

magnanimous; generous (in spirit)

extreme tolerance; generous and forgiving

public place with numerous people

Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界[Zhang1 jia1 jie4], Hunan

Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei

large manufacturer

Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei

Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei

hall; lounge

lunar month of 30 days; same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4]

to launch an all-out attack (idiom); to roundly condemn; to castigate

with great fanfare

to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity

three days from now; day after day after tomorrow

three years from now; year after year after next year

to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)

(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心|贴心, POJ pr. [tah-sim])

high aims

busy bee; very busy person

to the satisfaction of everyone

to gorge oneself; to eat heartily (idiom)

angry; indignant

(literary) excrement; feces

Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei

Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei

the Great Compassion Mantra

to be at a loss (idiom)

general idea; main idea

careless

idiot; ignorant fool

Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an

Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China

Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China

archenemy; chief enemy

Magna Carta

the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self

Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)

war; to wage war

great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer

extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful

lit. making little use of great talent; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

large quantities of

to criticize severly; to censure

big investor

generally speaking; by and large; for the most part

thumb; big toe; USB flash drive

Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)

thumb

to turn left (Shanghainese)

square brackets

braces; curly brackets { } (math.)

(coll.) man in power; boss; authority; expert

first (index) finger; big toe

head constable

food stall; open-air restaurant

to form a long queue (idiom); (of cars) to be bumper to bumper

cello; violoncello; CL:把[ba3]

cellist

to strut; swaggering

(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)

great release of light (idiom)

great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense

great release of sorrow; to burst into tears

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill

major policy of the national government

Taisei Yokusankai, Japanese fascist organization created in 1940

to defeat; to inflict a defeat on sb

cathedral

facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties; Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul

a large number

giant clam; geoduck (Panopea abrupta); elephant trunk clam; same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]

(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

(bird species of China) white-browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)

Chinese anise; star anise

Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi

Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi

expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea

generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed

learned person; expert in a certain field; abbr. to 方家[fang1 jia1]

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra

Dafang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou

greater than; bigger than; more than, >

large and influential family; clan

banner

Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2]

lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom); fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2]

the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之

Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong

king prawn

great masterwort (Astrantia major)

Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism

the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time

great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)

great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)

Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August

general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]

rapporteur

solar month of 31 days; a lunar month of 30 days

Tokhara; Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)

Tokhara; Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)

there is much; (literary) abundance

there are plenty of such people

to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising

some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this

bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful; of great service; to help greatly; to serve one well

the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.

headquarters; base camp

Big Ben

(bird species of China) spotted great rosefinch (Carpodacus severtzovi)

Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] and Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]

using a talented person in an insignificant position; a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan

Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan

(bird species of China) Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

(bird species of China) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 in 1938

Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

Da Qaidam town in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

senior ranking officer in Chinese army; senior colonel

Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.

barrel; vat

capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states; CL:根[gen1]

(used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave

big stick (policy etc)

see 紅棗|红枣[hong2 zao3]

great cause; great undertaking

roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea

building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [da4 mo2 da4 yang4]

arrogant; full-page proofs (of newspaper); detailed drawing

Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom); fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

jackfruit

Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)

Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China

power; authority

to be in a position of power

very wealthy person

Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁

large strides

at a stride; taking large steps (while walking)

Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan

Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia

Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia

Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan

to be a blot on the landscape; to dampen spirits; to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket

main hall of a Buddhist temple

halibut

overcoat; cloak; cape; CL:件[jian4]

atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish

atmosphere

erhua variant of 大氣|大气[da4 qi4]

atmosphere

atmospheric pressure

atmospheric pressure

atmospheric pressure

atmosphere

atmospheric nuclear test

atmospheric warming

air pollution; atmospheric pollution

atmospheric circulation

source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves); (cliché) lungs of the planet

flood

lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person; a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other

supreme khan

profuse perspiration

dripping with sweat

Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate

north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China

Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]

Dasha River in Shanxi; Dasha River in Jiangsu

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)

large river (esp the Yellow River)

lard

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

grand justice; high court justice; supreme court justice

cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant

oceans; silver yuan

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

oceanic crust (geology)

Oceania

continent

major epidemic; pandemic

Taepodong, North Korean rocket series

billow; surge

sea; ocean

lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

marine trench

platter

Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911); Qing Empire

early in the morning

Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

Dadu River in Sichuan

Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]

Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]

Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam

Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam

Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan

Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)

Tahsi or Dasi dried dofu, Taiwanese Taoyuan speciality

Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan

mass extinction

grand slam

desert

big person; the great Han dynasty

Greater Han nationalism

RT Mart (supermarket chain)

spring tide; (fig.) momentous social change

(bird species of China) great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2]

(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

big bad wolf

large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth; (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶[zhong1 zao4] for mid-level cadres and 小灶[xiao3 zao4] for the most privileged)

calamity; catastrophe

cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

very; greatly

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk; same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]

a raven

utterly fearless

opium

see 大殺風景|大杀风景[da4 sha1 feng1 jing3]

Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

lit. large smelting furnace; fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures; Melting Pot

great heat; very popular

headlight

Big Bang (cosmology)

arrogant idler; self-centered show-off

(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man

wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie

strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important

food stall; open-air restaurant (originally Hong Kong usage, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4 pai2 dang4]

prison

Canis Major (constellation)

gorilla

jail; prison

prize; award

to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in election)

king; magnate; person having expert skill in something

tai-pan; business executive; foreign business manager; top class of kindergarten or school grade

sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls; see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2]

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)

marble

abbr. for 大理白族自治州, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

Dali city, capital of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

marble

dahlia (loanword)

Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong

university student, abbr. for 大學生|大学生[da4 xue2 sheng1]

to put sb in powerful position; to empower

Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian; Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea

Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea

Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea

Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian

Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

male chauvinism

male chauvinism

male chauvinist

a broad outline; the general idea; roughly

serious illness

ulcer or sore of venereal origin

Daihatsu, Japanese car company

to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage

broad daylight

Great Pyrenees (dog breed)

bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis; CL:棵[ke1]

colloquial speech

great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

(bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)

lunar month of 30 days; same as 大建[da4 jian4]

platter

(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)

as different as can be (idiom); poles apart

inner corner of the eye

Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)

the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)

mass communication

mass-oriented; to cater for the masses; popularized

mass rapid transit MRT

Volkswagen

public transport (Tw)

Mahasanghika (branch of Buddhism)

(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning

Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning

(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)

(bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)

big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big; trad. form 大炮 also used; CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]

to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom); radical transformation

Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz

Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan

Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan

High Priest

disaster; calamity

facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose

Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]

Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning

Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning

Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan

Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan

to laugh heartily; a belly laugh

(slang) elephant

mountain in Heilongjiang province

bassoon

major festival; important matter; major principle; high moral character

large-scale

the great seal; used narrowly for 籀文; used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts

schooner

(husked) rice

human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer)

Epoch Times, US newspaper

Epoch Times, US newspaper

approximately; probably

crimson

to hit the big time

bright-colored; garish

Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]

an expensive type of oolong tea

(bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol); brandy nose

(bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)

Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor

mass extinction

(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)

synopsis; outline; program; leading principles

president (of a country); same as 總統|总统

to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out

righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing

devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)

to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

primary wife

uncooth fellow; rustic

very far away

careless; sloppy

grandiose but impractical (idiom); large but of no real use

loan shark; usurer

great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha

loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly

to shout loudly

to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known

wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled

to vilify sb wantonly; unrestrained attack (on sb)

to advocate; to praise

pork

Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

pregnant; potbelly; big eater

'Pregnancy-oriented Economy', new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China

Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

large stockholder; majority shareholder

almighty

star; big shot; celebrity; leading actor; authority (slang)

brain; cerebrum

brain dead

naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]); long kick (soccer); Bigfoot (mythological animal)

the large intestine

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

big-bellied (idiom); paunchy

husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔[bing1 lang5]

thigh

brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless

chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister

nature (the natural world)

more or less; roughly; approximately

(coll.) wife's older brother

Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county

to go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale

Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county

to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly

to carry out large scale construction

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China; Daxing'anling prefecture

Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province

(do sth) on a large scale

(coll.) lisp; one who lisps

Nirvana sutra

the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)

Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan; Great British

British museum

British Empire

Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan

United Kingdom

Chinese anise; star anise

aniseed

prairie; savanna

(bird species of China) giant babax (Babax waddelli)

(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)

Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi

Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi

turbot

lobar pneumonia

(bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

garlic

peaked cap; service cap; visor cap

leek; Chinese onion

the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]

Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

tuba; large size (clothes, print etc); (polite) (your) name; (coll.) number two; to defecate

Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series

prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz

melting pot

tiger

Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)

rampant; very popular

street; main street; CL:條|条[tiao2]

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

David (name); Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter

David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

David Attenborough (1926-), British naturalist and broadcaster, author of Life on Earth 地球上的生物[di4 qiu2 shang4 de5 sheng1 wu4]

the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt

overcoat; topcoat; cloak; CL:件[jian4]

great rift valley

tonic; healthy concoction; (fig.) just what the doctor ordered; (Tw) pirated software

Ōnishi (Japanese surname)

Atlantis

Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), Roman general and statesman

Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

abstract; gist; main points

large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale

weapons of mass destruction

Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui

Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui

Prospect Garden; Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧夫座[Mu4 fu1 zuo4])

to defecate; to empty one's bowels

to exaggerate; to boast

to boast shamelessly; to talk big

large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit

liar's dice (dice game)

major key (in music)

to harangue; to yak

to keep on talking about

high-profile rumormonger (esp. on a microblog)

huge changes

soybean

Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu

Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu

elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble

hypermarket; large warehouse-like self-service retail store

to sell at a big discount

amnesty; general pardon

Amnesty International

(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups and downs; roller coaster

Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

large fall

great market fall; market crash

avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2]

staple goods

in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps

Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies

army; main forces

PLA military region

last item on a program (theater)

death sentence; crime punishable by death

ranch

disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)

Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui; Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai

Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai

Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

Dalian University of Technology

large-scale import and export

Mandate of Heaven; the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC; usually written 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]

the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

serious mistake; major demerit

Chinese New Year

main street; avenue

major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk

general election

Dayi county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

Dayi county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea

Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea

Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea

most of; the majority of sth

in large part; the greater part; the majority

super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [da4 du1]

for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan

metropolis; large city; megacity

metropolitan area

metropolitan

great despite minor blemishes; a rough diamond

Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)

great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous

weapons of mass destruction

to manufacture in bulk; mass production

(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)

cauldron

grand piano

sledgehammer

high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe)

blunder

to be gravely mistaken (idiom)

a big wok; cauldron

lit. big rice pan; communal feeding; fig. egalitarianism (equal treatment for everyone in same institution)

a harpsichord

scythe

Dae Chang Kum, a Korean Drama (GM)

(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)

entrance; door; gate; large and influential family

to open wide

see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2]

strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs

Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan

Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan

Ōsaka prefecture

daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range

auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family

the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan

to die; one's allocated lifespan is accomplished

facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life; with one foot in the grave

courtyard (surrounded by many buildings); compound; great institution

grand jury

mainland China (reference to the PRC)

continent; mainland; CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]

continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)

continental plates (geology)

continental

continental climate

continental shelf

continental drift

group; a large body of; production brigade; military group

big

wild goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)

Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[da4 xiong2]

Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经

Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan

mix-up; mish-mash; potpourri

compound with many families living together

great catastrophe

to just escape from calamity

one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]

pouring with rain; rain bucketing down

Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December

thick fog

mountain in Heilongjiang province

Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Korean Air, South Korea's main airline

main item (of program)

head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)

the boss

photo sticker booth

tack; thumbtack; push pin

to cut a long story short; a brief treatment of a complicated subject; fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

main type; main class; main category

to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abilities

(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities

gale; CL:場|场[chang2]

to eat one's fill; to have a good meal

to feast one's eyes

large flat bread

great meal; banquet

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

Malaysia

chum salmon

Damascus, capital of Syria

damson (fruit)

imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you

we are honored by your presence

with great alarm

to turn pale with fright (idiom)

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; (Tw) remains (of a dead person)

overall; in general terms

to cause havoc; to run amok

Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal

giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

turbot fish

see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]

king salmon; Chinook salmon

lit. big crocodile; fig. major figure; big shot; top boss (esp. criminal)

(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)

free airing of views (PRC)

see 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4]

(bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda)

Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]

(bird species of China) large cuckooshrike (Coracina macei)

(bird species of China) upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)

legendary giant bird

roc (mythical bird of prey)

moose

dahlia (loanword)

barley

Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)

see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数[Ju4 wu2 ba4 han4 bao3 bao1 Zhi3 shu4]

place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters

Dalmatian (dog breed)

hemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis; marijuana

see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[da4 ma3 ha3 yu2]

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan; same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3]

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan; same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3]

(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

rhubarb (botany)

(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

bumblebee

Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking

bass drum

rat

to fast; to abstain from food

Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

great fast; Christian lent

older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)

young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried

Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]

to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)

to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle

cannot get through (on phone)

unable to defeat; to be no match for sb

to hit (a target)

to come into contact with; to have dealings

to fight a battle; to go to war

to stop; to halt

to make a round trip; a return journey

to vouch for; to guarantee

to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !

to fight counterfeiting; to expose as false; to denounce sb's lies

game-fixing; to fix games

to hold up an umbrella

to injure; to wound; to damage

to live as bachelor

to arrange (colloquial); to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)

to grade; to give a mark

to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc); (military) to dispatch an advance party

to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack

to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching

to check; to tick; (old) to buy

see 拉鉤|拉钩[la1 gou1]

to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing)

to vouch for; to guarantee

genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

to clock in or out (of a job etc)

to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams

to print; to seal; to stamp

print server

printer

print head

(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or 'cut-out') stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc

to put sb on an intravenous drip

to put sb on an intravenous drip

to hiccup

to yawn

to snore

to snore

to fool around; to kid around

to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder

to joke; to laugh insincerely; to make merry; to talk irrelevantly

erhua variant of 打哈哈[da3 ha1 ha5]

to inquire about; to give sb the third degree

to use sign language

to talk in riddles

(dialect) to kiss

to hiccup; to belch; to burp

erhua variant of 打嗝[da3 ge2]

to slap sb's face; to slap one's own face; fig. to fail to live up to a boast

to slap

to sneeze

to sneeze

to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over

to make one's bed on the floor

to sit in meditation; to meditate

(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward; (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in

to defeat; to strike down; to destroy

to lie in wait; to ambush; to conceal sth

to thresh grain (on the floor)

to suppress; to beat down

to seize power; to conquer the world; to establish and expand a business; to carve out a career for oneself

to ram; to tamp

lit. to beat milk; to churn (to make butter); milk foamer (for cappuccino)

hole puncher

auger; drill

to type

typist

typewriter

to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute

to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official jargon

to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official jargon

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)

to compete

to compete; to rival

tattletale; to rat on sb

lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly; concerned with petty interests; selfish and uncaring of the interests of others; bean counter

to stop for a snack while traveling

to chat idly

to spank sb's bottom

to get one's hair layered

interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject

to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

young worker; employee; young male worker

young female worker

to lay a foundation (also fig.); to make a first sketch; to eat sth before drinking; to apply an undercoat

leggings

to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers); billing and cooing

from; (ever) since

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

to fear; to feel terrified

(coll.) to wonder secretly; to make wild conjectures

to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her; to flirt with a member of the opposite sex; to banter flirtatiously

variant of 打怵[da3 chu4]

to merge; to integrate; to become as one; to unify together

to draw (a competition); to fight to a standstill

hired thug

to masturbate

to use sign language

to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress

drill (in sword play); to thrash around; to demonstrate gymnastic skills; to solicit financial help (in an indirect way); to show off

variant of 打把勢|打把势[da3 ba3 shi5]

to give a discount

to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]

to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards

to beat time

to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice

to bow with clasped hands

to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

to do shadowboxing

to work hard; to try to make a living

to arch one's body and fling one's head back

to clean; to sweep

to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus)

to make discreet inquiries; to scout out

to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

to play cards; to play poker

(old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest

to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)

to retaliate

percussion instrument

batting average (baseball etc)

countervalue

counterforce

to disturb; to bother; to trouble

to disturb; to trouble

to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

to scatter; to break sth up; to beat (an egg)

to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)

to revolve

erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2]

earlier; long ago; as soon as possible

see 立春[Li4 chun1]

to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)

pruning (branches)

to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2]

to chop firewood; to gather firewood

to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland); to checker

to bludgeon; to hit with a big stick

(dialect) to joke

to fire a gun; to substitute for sb in sitting an examination

to drive piles into

pile driver (machinery)

to butt in; to interfere; to make things difficult

(Tw) to change gears

(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)

to kill; to beat to death

to kill

to inflate; to pump up; fig. to encourage; to boost morale

a bicycle pump

to draw water; to splash water

to skip stones (on water); (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment

humorous poem; limerick

to play (a card); to make a move in a game

to punch a hole; to drill a hole; to dig a hole; to burrow

to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on

to muddle things up; to goof off; to hang around

to fight as a guerilla; (fig.) to live or eat at no fixed place

to roll about

lighter; cigarette lighter

flint

to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut; (slang) to have sex; to masturbate

to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2]

to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook; to be jammed; to max out (credit card etc)

to play mahjong or cards

to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)

Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan

to beat a dog and bully its owner; fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

to go hunting

to play ball; to play with a ball

to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order

a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds

to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)

to pass the time

to write an IOU or promissory note

(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi

to doze off

erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]

to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous

to doze off

casual labor; to work for a bit

to break; to smash

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

to smash up; to vandalize

to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces

to pixelate an image; to key in captcha authentication codes

polish; grind

to meditate (of Buddhist)

to produce a draft manuscript

to thresh

threshing floor

threshing machine

to hoop; to put a hoop around sth

to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]

to compute on the abacus; (fig.) to calculate; to plan; to scheme

to tie a knot; to tie

to net sth; to catch sth with a net

important

to beat and scold

to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)

to work hard towards a turnaround; to fight to reverse sth

to slap on the face; to box sb's ears

to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around

to have an abortion

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

sealant gun; glue gun

to mow grass; haymaking; to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)

lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom); fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy; to hit sb when he's down

thinning scissors

dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)

if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)

egg beater

to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs

to wax (a car, floor etc)

to lead the charge

forge

a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement

to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance); (fig.) to quip; to banter

to bet; to make a bet; a wager

to deny; to disclaim; to disavow

to bare the feet

to bare one's chest; bare-chested

to trip; to miss a step; to slip

to make fun of

to run off rebuffed; to fend off; (to fight off and make sb) run off

to turn a somersault; to turn head over heels

to buy wholesale

to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift

to spin; to rotate; to revolve

to beat back; to repel; to repulse

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail

to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)

to spend the whole night

to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)

to breach; to invade

to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home

(Cantonese) to eat hot pot; hot pot

to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

to have a drink

to buy soy sauce; it's none of my business ('I’m just here to buy some soy sauce')

see 打野炮[da3 ye3 pao4]

(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place

to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon

to give or have an injection

to tick; to check; tick mark; check mark

to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo

to run the meter (in a taxi)

to forge ironware

(dialect) to joke; to make fun of (sb)

to work as long-term hired hand

to make a long distance call

to knock on the door; to take a shot on goal (sports)

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

not to mince words; not to beat about the bush

to start talking

to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work

lit. to inject chicken blood; (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)

to have a snowball fight

to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder

to make a telephone call

target shooting

to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)

to become well-known

(of a horse etc) to snort

to pause

erhua variant of 打頓|打顿[da3 dun4]

to masturbate (slang)

to go in search of food (of animals); to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets

to get food at a canteen

to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)

to censor an image; to pixelate

to play golf

to play golf

to fight

to fish

to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc); to photograph birds

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime

to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)

to put sb on an intravenous drip

to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous

to snore

to beg for (vegetarian) food

to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)

to join up with sb; to become partner; to take meals regularly in cafeteria

travel with another; accompany another

at one's convenience; in passing

to hitch a ride

to connect; to discuss

to answer

to travel by; to ride on

to travel together; thanks to

to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches)

to help out

erhua variant of 搭把手[da1 ba3 shou3]

variant of 耷拉[da1 la5]

to join; to connect up

buckle; connector; overlapping joint

variant of 搭檔|搭档[da1 dang4]

to rescue

to put up scaffolding; to build a framework; to launch an enterprise

charity performance (theater in former times)

to cooperate; partner

variant of 答理[da1 li5]

an interface; to relate with; to affiliate

variant of 搭檔|搭档[da1 dang4]

to answer

overlaid seam

to help lift up onto one's shoulders; to stand on sb's shoulder

harness pad (on draught animal)

to answer; to respond; to converse

harness pad (on draught animal)

to put up scaffolding

shoulder bag

to respond

erhua variant of 搭茬[da1 cha2]

to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

to become neighbors

to subsidize; to make up (deficit)

variant of 褡褳|褡裢[da1 lian5]

to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation

to talk; to get into conversation with; to send word

to match; in tune; reasonable

variant of 搭訕|搭讪[da1 shan4]

to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike

to transport (people, a payload etc)

Hong Kong LRT

to bridge over; colligation (linguistics)

variant of 褡褳|褡裢[da1 lian5]

to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group

a hook; to make contact with sb

abbr. for 搭鐵接線|搭铁接线; chassis grounding (i.e. using the chassis as ground, to serve as a return path for current in an electric circuit)

completed examination paper; answer sheet; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]

answer

(usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question

variant of 答覆|答复[da2 fu4]

to promise; to agree; to reply; to respond

to return a visit

numerical answer (to a question in math.)

answer; solution; CL:個|个[ge4]

to acknowledge; to respond; to answer; to pay attention; to heed; to deal with

to answer questions (as teacher or consultant); to clarify doubts

to answer

to return a courtesy; return gift

to answer; to respond; to converse

to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)

variant of 搭訕|搭讪[da1 shan4]

to return a visit

reply; thank-you speech

to reply; to answer