吕
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
屡
time and again; repeatedly; frequently
嵂
to rise sharply; to tower
虑
to think over; to consider; anxiety
挔
erroneous variant of 旅[lu:3]
捋
to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers; to stroke
旅
trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army)
缕
strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
闾
gate of a village; village
吕不韦
Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
吕塞尔斯海姆
Rüsselsheim, city in Germany
吕宋岛
Luzon Island, north Philippines
吕宋海峡
Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)
吕岩
Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
吕布
Lü Bu (-198), general and warlord
吕望
see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
吕梁
Lüliang prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
吕梁市
Lüliang prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
吕氏春秋
lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]
吕洞宾
Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]
吕纯阳
see 呂洞賓|吕洞宾[Lu:3 Dong4 bin1]
吕蒙
Lü Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu
吕览
'Mr Lü's Annals', same as 呂氏春秋|吕氏春秋[Lu:3 shi4 Chun1 qiu1]
屡屡
again and again; repeatedly
屡战屡败
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
屡败屡战
to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
屡教不改
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant
屡次
repeatedly; time and again
屡禁不止
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡禁不绝
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡见不鲜
a common occurrence (idiom)
屡试不爽
well-tried; time-tested
屡遭不测
beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
履带
caterpillar track; shoes and belt
履带车
a caterpillar track vehicle
履历
background (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé
履历表
curriculum vitae (CV); resume
履约
to keep a promise; to honor an agreement
履约保证金
performance bond (international trade)
履舄交错
lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go; a lively party
履行
to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform
履险如夷
lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom); fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
律动
rhythm; to move rhythmically
律政司
Department of Justice (Hong Kong)
律诗
regular verse; strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming
旅大
Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] port and Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
旅大市
former name of Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2] incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4]
旅大租地条约
unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia
旅居
to stay away from home; residence abroad; sojourn
旅居车
motorhome; RV (recreational vehicle)
旅检
passenger inspection (customs)
旅舍
inn; small hotel; hostel
旅行
to travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
旅行装备
travel equipment; travel gear
旅游
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel
旅游景点
tourist attraction; travel sight
旅游热点
a hot tourist attraction; a tourist trap
旅游者
tourist; traveler; visitor
旅游集散
tourism center or hub
旅顺
Lüshun; Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning; called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905
旅顺口
Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning
旅顺口区
Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning
旅顺港
Lüshun port, on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula; called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905; in Lüshunkou district of Dalian 大連|大连, Liaoning
氯乙烯
vinyl chloride C2H3Cl; chloroethylene
氯仿
chloroform CHCl3; trichloromethane
氯化氰
cyanogen chloride CNCl
氯化钠
sodium chloride NaCl; common salt
氯喹
chloroquine (antimalarial drug)
氯安酮
see 氯胺酮[lu:4 an4 tong2]; ketamine
氯纶
polyvinyl chloride fiber; PRC brand name for PVC fiber
氯酸
chloric acid HClO3; chlorate
氯酸钠
sodium chlorate NaClO3
氯霉素
chloramphenicol; chloromycetin
滤压壶
French press; press pot
滤毒通风装置
filtration equipment
滤波
filtering radio waves (i.e. to pick out one frequency)
滤芯
filter cartridge; filter
滤饼
filtrate; solid residue produced by a filter; mud from filtering can sugar
绿化
to make green with plants; to reforest
绿卡
United States permanent resident card; green card
绿喉太阳鸟
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
绿喉蜂虎
(bird species of China) green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
绿嘴地鹃
(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
绿园
Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
绿园区
Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
绿地
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
绿坝
Green Dam, content-control software (abbr. for 綠壩·花季護航|绿坝·花季护航[Lu:4 ba4 · hua1 ji4 hu4 hang2])
绿坝·花季护航
Green Dam Youth Escort, Internet content-control software (abbreviated to 綠壩|绿坝[Lu:4 ba4])
绿女红男
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
绿孔雀
(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
绿宽嘴鸫
(bird species of China) green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)
绿尾虹雉
(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
绿岛
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
绿岛乡
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
绿惨红愁
(of women) grieved appearance (idiom); sorrowful mien
绿旗兵
same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿春
Lüchun county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
绿春县
Lüxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
绿林好汉
true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
绿林豪客
bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
绿树成荫
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
绿水
green water; crystal-clear water
绿营
Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿营兵
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿皇鸠
(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
绿皮车
green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)
绿盘
(of a stock price or market index) currently lower than at the previous day's close
绿矾
green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)
绿箭
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
绿翅短脚鹎
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
绿翅金鸠
(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
绿翅鸭
(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
绿背姬鹟
(bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)
绿背山雀
(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
绿背林鹟
(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)
绿胸八色鸫
(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)
绿脚山鹧鸪
(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
绿色和平
Greenpeace (environmental network)
绿色食品
clean, unadulterated food product; organic food
绿茶婊
'green tea bitch', a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
绿草如茵
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
绿叶
actor playing a supporting role
绿豆凸
see 綠豆椪|绿豆椪[lu:4 dou4 peng4]
绿豆椪
mung bean cake (pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans)
绿赤杨
green alder (Alnus viridis)
绿雀
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
绿头巾
green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel); cuckold
绿头鸭
(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
绿鹭
(bird species of China) striated heron (Butorides striata)
绿党
worldwide green parties
膂力
strength; bodily strength; brawn
驴友
backpacker; travel buddy
驴唇不对马嘴
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom); fig. beside the point; incongruous
驴年马月
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
驴唇马觜
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom); fig. to chatter; nonsense; blather