Pinyin Dictionary results for "gu"
估
estimate
估
old; second-hand (clothes)
雇
variant of 雇[gu4]
凅
dried up; dry; exhausted; tired
古
surname Gu
古
ancient; old; paleo-
呱
crying sound of child
咕
(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc
唂
(onom.) bird call
唃
old variant of 唂[gu1]
嘏
good fortune; longevity
固
hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
堌
place name
姑
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
孤
lone; lonely
崓
variant of 崮[gu4]
崮
steep-sided flat-topped mountain; mesa; (element in mountain names)
扢
clean; to rub
故
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
梏
braces (med.); fetters; manacles
榖
paper mulberry tree
榾
scraps of wood
汩
confused; extinguished
沽
abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)
沽
to buy; to sell
泒
name of a river
濲
name of a river in Hunan
瀔
river name in Henan province
牯
bullock; cow
牿
shed or pen for cattle
痼
obstinate disease; (of passion, hobbies) long-term
鼓
old variant of 鼓[gu3]
盬
covered pot
瞽
blind; undiscerning
祻
variant of 禍|祸, disaster
谷
grain; corn
箍
hoop; to bind with hoops
箛
(bamboo); trumpet for chariots
罛
large fishing net
罟
to implicate; net for birds or fish
羖
black ewe
股
thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as 'section' or 'department' etc, ranked below 科[ke1]; classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; classifier for bands of people, gangs etc; classifier for sudden forceful actions
臌
dropsical; swollen
菇
mushroom
菰
Zizania latifolia; mushroom
蓇
follicle
蛄
see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1]
蛌
cricket
蛊
arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite
觚
goblet; rule; law
诂
to comment; to explain
谷
surname Gu
谷
valley
贾
merchant; to buy
軱
big bone
轱
wheel; to roll
毂
wheel
毂
hub of wheel
辜
surname Gu
辜
crime; sin
酤
to deal in liquors
钴
cobalt (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [gu1]
锢
obstinate disease; to restrain; to stop
雇
to employ; to hire; to rent
顾
surname Gu
顾
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
骨
bone
鸪
partridge; Francolinus chinensis
鹄
center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal; target
鼓
drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
估值
valuation; estimation
估价
to value; to appraise; to be valued at; estimate; valuation
估堆儿
to assess an entire lot
估定
to assess; to estimate the value
估摸
to reckon; to guess
估测
estimate
估产
to assess; to estimate (value of property, yield of harvest etc)
估算
assessment; evaluation
估衣
second hand clothes
估计
to estimate; to reckon; CL:個|个[ge4]; (coll.) to suppose
估量
to estimate; to assess
雇用
to employ; to hire
古丈
Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
古丈县
Guzhang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
古交
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
古交市
Gujiao county level city in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
古人
people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
古人类
ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc
古今
then and now; ancient and modern
古今中外
at all times and in all places (idiom)
古今小说
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
古代
ancient times; olden times
古代史
ancient history
古来
since ancient times; it has ever been the case that; see also 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]
古杰拉尔
Gujral (name); Inder Kumar Gujral (1919-), Indian Janata politician, prime minister 1997-1998
古杰拉特邦
Gujarat, Indian state
古典
classical
古典文学
classical literature
古典乐
classical music (mainly Western)
古典派
classicists
古典语言
classical language
古典音乐
classical music
古冶
Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
古冶区
Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
古刹
old Buddhist temple
古北界
Palearctic realm
古史
ancient history
古吉拉特
Gujarat, state in west India
古吉拉特邦
Gujarat, state in west India
古国
ancient country
古地磁
paleomagnetism
古坑
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
古坑乡
Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
古城
ancient city
古城区
Old town district; Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市|丽江市[Li4 jiang1 shi4], Yunnan
古堡
ancient castle
古塔
Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
古塔区
Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
古墓
old tomb (archaeology)
古墓葬群
(archeology) burial complex
古墓丽影
Tomb Raider (computer game)
古奇
Gucci (brand)
古字
old character; archaic form of a Chinese character
古宅
former residence
古巴
Cuba
古巴比伦
ancient Babylon
古希腊
ancient Greece
古希腊语
Ancient Greek (language)
古币
old coin
古往今来
since ancient times; since times immemorial
古怪
eccentric; grotesque; oddly; queer
古惑仔
gangster; hooligan; problem youth; at-risk youth
古拉格
gulag
古文
old language; the Classics; classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose; classical Chinese as a school subject
古文字学
paleography
古文明
ancient civilization
古文观止
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
古文运动
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
古斯塔夫·多雷
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
古斯塔夫·施特雷泽曼
Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)
古新世
Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)
古新统
Palaeocene system (geology)
古方
ancient prescription
古早
(Taiwan) old times; former times
古昔
(literary) ancient times; in olden days
古时
antiquity
古时候
in ancient times; in olden days
古晋
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
古书
ancient book; old book
古板
outmoded; old-fashioned; inflexible
古柯
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
古柯树
coca plant (source of cocaine)
古柯碱
cocaine (loanword); also written 可卡因[ke3 ka3 yin1]
古根海姆
Guggenheim (name)
古根罕
Guggenheim (name)
古根罕喷气推进研究中心
Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926); Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)
古朴
simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
古气候学
paleoclimatology
古波
Gubo (a personal name)
古浪
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[Wu3 wei1], Gansu
古浪县
Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[Wu3 wei1], Gansu
古尔班通古特沙漠
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
古尔邦节
Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
古物
antique
古特雷斯
António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
古玩
antique; curio
古玩店
antique store
古琴
guqin, a long zither with 5 or 7 strings, plucked with a plectrum; the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back to pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)
古生代
Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪
古生物
paleo-organism
古生物学
palaeontology
古生物学家
palaeontologist; paleobiologist
古田
Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
古田县
Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
古登堡
Gutenberg (name); Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press; Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale
古盗鸟
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
古砚
antique ink slab; CL:台[tai2]
古稀
seventy years old
古筝
zither or guzheng; large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
古籍
ancient text; antique books
古县
Gu county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
古纤道
Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
古罗马
ancient Rome
古义
ancient meaning; original or etymological meaning of a word
古老
ancient; old; age-old
古脊椎动物学
vertebrate paleontology
古旧
archaic
古色古香
interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
古董
curio; antique
古董滩
Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1], named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries
古蔺
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
古蔺县
Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
古兰经
Koran (Islamic scripture); Quran
古装
ancient costume; period costume (in movies etc)
古装剧
costume drama
古训
old adage; ancient teaching
古诗
old verse; classical Chinese poem
古语
ancient language; old expression
古谚
ancient proverb; old saying
古诺
Gounod (name); Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer
古迹
places of historic interest; historical sites; CL:個|个[ge4]
古道
ancient road; precepts of the antiquity
古都
ancient capital
古里古怪
quaint; odd and picturesque; weird and wonderful
古铜色
bronze color
古铜色卷尾
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
古雅典
ancient Athens
古灵精怪
weird; bizarre
古音
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds
古风
antiquity
古驰
Gucci (brand)
古腾堡计划
Project Gutenberg
古鲁
guru (loanword)
古鲁鲁
(onom.) the sound of a rolling object
古龙
Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
咕咕叫
sound made by an empty stomach
咕咚
splash; (onom.) for heavy things falling down
咕咾肉
sweet and sour meat (pork)
咕唧
to whisper; to mutter
咕哝
to murmur; to mumble; to grumble; to mutter
咕噜
(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove); rumbling; noisy drinking sound
咕噜肉
sweet and sour meat (pork)
咕攘
to wriggle about; to move around
固件
firmware
固化
to solidify; solidification (chemistry)
固原
Guyuan city and prefecture in Ningxia
固原地区
Guyuan prefecture in Ningxia
固原市
Guyuan city in Ningxia
固执
obstinate; stubborn
固执己见
to persist in one's views
固始
Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
固始县
Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
固守
to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to
固安
Gu'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
固安县
Gu'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
固定
to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
固定收入
fixed income
固定词组
set phrase
固定资产
fixed assets
固定电话
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
固定点
fixed point; calibration point
固形物
solid particles in liquid
固态
solid state (physics)
固有
intrinsic to sth; inherent; native
固有名词
proper noun
固有词
native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)
固然
admittedly (it's true that...)
固网电信
landline (fixed-line) telecommunications
固若金汤
secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); well fortified; invulnerable to attack
固醇
sterol (chemistry)
固镇
Guzhen county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
固镇县
Guzhen county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
固阳县
Guyang county in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
固体
solid
固体溶体
solid solution
固体热容激光器
solid state hot condensed laser (SSHCL)
固体物理
solid state physics
固体物质
solid substance
姑丈
husband of paternal aunt
姑且
for the time being; tentatively
姑夫
father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
姑奶奶
(coll.) father's father's sister; great aunt
姑妄言之
to just talk for the sake of talking
姑姑
paternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]
姑姥姥
mother's father's sister (coll.); great aunt
姑娘
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
姑婆
grandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
姑妈
(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
姑子
husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
姑息
excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appeasement at any price
姑息遗患
to tolerate is to abet
姑息养奸
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑母
father's sister; paternal aunt
姑父
father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
姑爹
husband of father's sister; uncle
姑爷
son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)
姑置勿论
to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
孤傲
proud and aloof
孤僻
antisocial; reclusive; eccentric
孤儿
orphan
孤儿药
orphan drug
孤儿院
orphanage; child asylum
孤哀子
(literary) orphan
孤单
lone; lonely; loneliness
孤孀
widow
孤子
orphan; fatherless son
孤孑
lonesome; solitary
孤孑特立
to be all alone in the world
孤家寡人
one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
孤寂
lonesome; desolate
孤寒
alone and poor; humble; (Cantonese) miserly
孤寡
orphans and widows; to be lonely; loneliness
孤山
Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
孤山
isolated peak
孤岛
isolated island
孤征
to act on one's own; to fight alone
孤拐
cheekbone; ankle
孤拔
Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
孤掌难鸣
It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
孤沙锥
(bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
孤注一掷
to stake all on one throw
孤独
lonely; solitary
孤独于世
alone in the world (idiom)
孤独症
autism
孤男寡女
a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)
孤立
isolate; isolated
孤立子
soliton (physics)
孤立子波
instanton (math.)
孤立无援
isolated and without help
孤绝
isolated; solitary
孤老
solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels)
孤胆
solitary hero; maverick
孤胆英雄
solitary hero; maverick
孤芳自赏
lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism; self-love
孤苦伶仃
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
孤苦零丁
variant of 孤苦伶仃[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1]
孤证不立
unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)
孤负
variant of 辜負|辜负[gu1 fu4]
孤身
alone; lonely
孤身只影
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company; to be all alone (idiom)
孤军奋战
lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
孤陋
ignorant; ill-informed
孤陋寡闻
ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
孤雌生殖
parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization)
孤零零
lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
孤高
arrogant
孤魂
lonely soul
孤鸟
lone bird; marginalized (country, person etc)
孤鸾年
inauspicious year for marriage
故世
to die; to pass away
故事
old practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
故事
narrative; story; tale
故事片
fictional film; feature film
故云
that's why it is called...
故交
former acquaintance; old friend
故人
old friend; the deceased
故伎
usual trick; old tactics
故伎重演
to repeat an old stratagem; up to one's old tricks
故作
to pretend; to feign
故作姿态
a pose; a pretense
故作深沉
to play the profound thinker
故作端庄
artificial show of seriousness; to pretend to be solemn
故典
old classics; old customs; cause
故去
to die; death
故友
old friend; deceased friend
故国
country with an ancient history
故园
one's home town
故土
native country; one's homeland
故地
once familiar places; former haunts
故地重游
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故址
one's former address
故城
old city
故城县
Gucheng county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
故墓
old tomb
故宅
former home
故宫
the Forbidden City; abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]
故宫
former imperial palace
故宫博物院
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei
故家
old and respected family; family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
故家子弟
descended from an old family
故居
former residence
故弄玄虚
deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
故意
deliberately; on purpose
故态复萌
to revert to old ways
故我
one's old self; one's original self; what one has always been
故业
old estate; former empire; former occupation
故此
therefore
故步自封
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas; stagnating and conservative
故杀
premeditated murder
故知
a close friend over many years
故第
former residence
故纸堆
a pile of old books
故而
therefore
故旧
old friends
故旧不弃
do not neglect old friends
故训
old teaching (e.g. religious instruction)
故迹
historical ruins
故辙
former track; old rut; stuck in old conventions
故道
old road; old way; old course (of a river)
故都
former capital; ancient capital
故乡
home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
故里
hometown; native place
故障
malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)
故障排除
fault resolution; trouble clearing
沽名钓誉
to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
沽源
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
沽源县
Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
痼疾
chronic disease
痼癖
addiction
痼习
inveterate habit
瞽阇
blind monk; refers to famous blind historian 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
谷仓
barn
谷子
millet
谷梁
surname Guliang; abbr. for 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], Guliang Annals
谷梁传
Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], first published during the Han Dynasty
谷歌
variant of 谷歌[Gu3 ge1]
谷壳
husk of grain; grain and chaff
谷氨酸
glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid
谷氨酸钠
monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)
谷物
cereal; grain
谷神
harvest God
谷神星
Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1801 by G. Piazzi
谷穗
ear of grain; gerbe (used on coats of arms)
谷粒
grain (of cereal)
谷糠
grain chaff
谷草
straw
谷雨
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
谷类
cereal; grain
箍嘴
to muzzle
箍子
finger ring (dialect)
箍带
strap; CL:條|条[tiao2]
箍桶
hooped barrel; to handmake a wooden barrel
箍桶匠
cooper; hooper
箍桶店
coopery
箍煲
to heal the breach (Cantonese)
箍节儿
short length; small section or portion
箍紧
to fasten tightly with a hoop
箍麻
to become numb (from being bound too tightly)
股二头肌
biceps femoris (anatomy)
股份
a share (in a company); stock
股份公司
joint-stock company
股份制公司
joint-stock company
股份有限公司
joint-stock limited company; corporation
股价
stock price; share price
股四头肌
quadriceps muscle group; thigh muscles
股市
stock market
股息
dividend
股栗
to shake like an aspen; to shiver with fear (idiom)
股栗肤粟
with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
股指
stock market index; share price index; abbr. for 股票指數|股票指数[gu3 piao4 zhi3 shu4]
股掌
(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control
股本
capital stock; investment
股本回报率
return on equity (ROE)
股本金比率
equity ratio
股东
shareholder; stockholder
股东名册
register of shareholders
股东大会
general shareholders' meeting
股东特别大会
special shareholders' meeting
股权
equity shares; stock right
股民
stock investor; share trader
股沟
buttock cleavage; butt crack
股灾
market crash
股癣
tinea cruris, fungal skin infection of the groin; dermatomycosis, esp. sexually transmitted; jock itch
股票
share certificate; stock (finance)
股票交易所
stock exchange
股票代号
ticker symbol (to identify share coupon)
股票市场
stock market; stock exchange
股票投资
to invest in stock; to buy shares
股票指数
stock market index; share price index
股肱
trusted aide
股长
person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department); head; chief; director; (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor
股集资
share issue
股骨
femur
臌胀
see 鼓脹|鼓胀[gu3 zhang4]
蛊惑
to poison; to bewitch; to put a spell on sb; to harm by witchcraft
蛊惑人心
to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom); to resort to demagogy
蛊祝
to curse sb; to place a jinx
谷口
Taniguchi (Japanese surname)
谷地
valley
谷城
Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
谷城县
Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
谷底
valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low
谷歌
Google Internet company and search engine
谷氨酰胺
glutamine (Gln), an amino acid
贾客
merchant (old)
轱辘
wheel; to roll; also pr. [gu1 lu5]
辜振甫
Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat
辜负
to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
辜鸿铭
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
钴鉧
(literary) clothes iron
锢囚锋
occluded front (meteorology)
锢漏锅
tinker; artisan who fixes leaky pots
雇主
employer
雇佣
to employ; to hire
雇佣兵
mercenary; hired gun
雇员
employee
顾不上
cannot attend to or manage
顾不得
unable to change sth; unable to deal with
顾全
to give careful consideration to; to display thoughtfulness towards
顾全大局
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
顾及
to take into consideration; to attend to
顾名思义
as the name implies
顾问
adviser; consultant
顾客
client; customer; CL:位[wei4]
顾客至上
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
顾影自怜
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom); fig. alone and dejected
顾忌
to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple
顾念
to care for; to worry about
顾惜
to take loving care of; to value
顾恺之
Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
顾虑
misgivings; apprehensions
顾此失彼
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
顾炎武
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
顾盼
to look around; to care for
顾盼自雄
to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)
顾眄
to turn one's head and look around
顾野王
Gu Yewang (519-581), historian and an interpreter of classical texts, editor of Yupian 玉篇[Yu4 pian1]
骨刺
spur; bony outgrowth
骨刻
carving in bone
骨力
strength; vigorous (calligraphy)
骨化
to ossify; ossification
骨器
bone tool (archaeology)
骨子
ribs; frame
骨子里
beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level
骨干
diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
骨干网路
backbone network
骨感
bony; skinny
骨折
to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture
骨料
aggregate (sand or gravel used in concrete 混凝土)
骨朵
club (ancient stick-like weapon); (flower) bud
骨架
framework; skeleton
骨殖
skeletal remains; Taiwan pr. [gu3 zhi2]
骨气
unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone
骨法
bone structure and physiognomy; the strength observed in brushstrokes (Chinese calligraphy)
骨灰
bone ash; ashes of the dead
骨灰盒
box for bone ashes; funerary casket
骨炭
bone black; animal charcoal
骨烬
bones and ashes; remains (after Buddhist cremation)
骨片
spicule
骨牌
dominoes
骨牌效应
domino effect; ripple effect
骨瓷
bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)
骨病
osteopathy
骨痛热症
Dengue fever; breakbone fever
骨瘤
osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)
骨瘦如柴
as thin as a match; emaciated (idiom)
骨瘦如豺
variant of 骨瘦如柴[gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2]
骨盆
pelvis
骨碌碌
(onom.) rolling around; spinning; also spoken pr. [gu3 lu1 lu1]
骨科
orthopedics; orthopedic surgery
骨立
thin; emaciated
骨节
joint (of the skeleton)
骨粉
bone meal
骨坛
urn
骨肉
blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood
骨肉相残
close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife
骨肉相连
lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related; closely intertwined
骨肥厚
hyperostosis (abnormal thickening of bone)
骨膜
periosteum (membrane covering bone)
骨胶原
collagen (protein)
骨董
variant of 古董[gu3 dong3]
骨血
flesh and blood; one's offspring
骨质疏松
osteoporosis
骨质疏松症
osteoporosis
骨都都
(onom.) for plopping sound
骨针
spicule (in biology); bone needle (in archaeology)
骨关节炎
osteoarthritis
骨顶鸡
(bird species of China) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
骨头
bone; CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]; moral character; bitterness
骨头架子
skeleton; skinny person; a mere skeleton
骨头节儿
joint (of the skeleton)
骨骸
bones; skeleton
骨骺
epiphysis (end of a long bone)
骨骼
bones; skeleton
骨骼肌
striated muscle
骨髓
bone marrow (medulla ossea)
骨髓移植
bone marrow transplant
骨髓腔
marrow cavity (in long bones)
骨鲠
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker
骨鲠之臣
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
骨鲠在喉
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
鹄的
bull's-eye; target; objective
鼓动
to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite
鼓励
to encourage
鼓吹
to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
鼓吹者
advocate
鼓噪
din
鼓室
tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
鼓山
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
鼓山区
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
鼓手
drummer
鼓掌
to applaud; to clap
鼓板
clapper-board
鼓楼
a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
鼓楼区
Drumtower city district (various); Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 shi4], Jiangsu; Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
鼓气
to puff up; to swell up; to inflate; to blow air into sth; (fig.) to encourage; to support
鼓浪屿
Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]
鼓盆
lit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife; fig. grief for a lost wife
鼓盆之戚
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife
鼓眼睛
protruding eyes
鼓箧
beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning
鼓声
sound of a drum; drumbeat
鼓胀
to swell; tympanites
鼓膜
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
鼓舌
to wag one's tongue; to speak glibly
鼓舞
heartening (news); to boost (morale); CL:個|个[ge4]
鼓起
to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out
鼓起勇气
to summon one's courage
鼓风
a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal); blast (in blast furnace); bellows; to draw air using bellows
鼓风机
bellows; ventilator; air blower
鼓风炉
a blast furnace (in modern times); a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals
鼓点
drum beat; rhythm
鼓点子
drum beat; rhythm
鼓鼓
bulging; bursting
鼓鼓囊囊
full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)
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