坆
variant of 梅[mei2]; plum
媒
medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media
枚
classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)
梅
plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
没
(negative prefix for verbs); have not; not
煝
be radiant; flaming; drought
猸
used for ferret, badger or mongoose; variant of 獴 mongoose
玫
(fine jade); see 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]
瑂
(stone which resembles jade)
痗
disease caused by anxiety
禖
heir-requesting sacrifice
美
the Americas; abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]; USA; abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]
美
beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
脢
meat on the back of an animal
苺
variant of 莓, berry; strawberry
谜
see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle
鋂
americium (chemistry) (Tw); (archaic) metal chain
韎
a grass that gives red dye
妹夫
younger sister's husband
妹妹
younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4]
妹子
(dialect) younger sister; girl
妹纸
(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mei4 zi5])
媒介
intermediary; vehicle; vector; medium; media
媒合
to match up (employers and jobseekers, men and women seeking a partner, blind people and guide dogs etc)
媒妁
matchmaker; go-between (marital)
媒体接口连接器
medium interface connector
媒体访问控制
Media Access Control; MAC
媚俗
to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial
媚外
to fawn on foreigners; to pander to foreign powers
媚态
seductive appearance; fawning manner
媚眼
charming eyes; coquettish glances
寐龙
Mei, dinosaur genus; Mei long, dinosaur species
昧心
against one's conscience
昧旦
the time just before daybreak
昧良心
it goes against one's conscience
枚乘
Mei Cheng (-c. 140 BC), Han dynasty poet
枚卜
to choose officials by divination (archaic); to practice divination without a definite question
梅列
Meilie district of Sanming city 三明市[San1 ming2 shi4], Fujian
梅列区
Meilie district of Sanming city 三明市[San1 ming2 shi4], Fujian
梅塞德斯奔驰
Mercedes Benz; abbr. to 奔馳|奔驰[Ben1 chi2]
梅山
Meishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
梅山乡
Meishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
梅州
Meizhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong
梅州市
Meizhou prefecture level city in Guangdong province
梅德韦杰夫
Medvedyev (name); Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (1965-), Russian lawyer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2008
梅斯梅尔
Mesmer (name); Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who introduced hypnosis
梅核气
(TCM) plum-pit qi, a feeling of a lump in the throat (globus pharyngis) or of stagnant phlegm
梅森
Martin Mersenne (1588-1648, French mathematician)
梅森素数
Mersenne prime number (math)
梅氏
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
梅江
Meijiang district of Meizhou city 梅州市, Guangdong
梅江区
Meijiang district of Meizhou city 梅州市, Guangdong
梅河口
Meihekou county level city in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
梅河口市
Meihekou county level city in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
梅洛
Melo (city in Uruguay); Merlot (grape type)
梅派
the Mei Lanfang School; see 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]
梅瑟
Moses (Catholic translation); also 摩西 (Protestant translation)
梅县
Meixian county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
梅花
plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect)
梅花拳
Meihua Quan - 'Plum Blossom Fist' (Chinese Martial Art)
梅萨林
muslin or mousseline silk fabric
梅兰芳
Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
梅西
Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
梅西耶
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
梅西耶星表
Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
梅西叶
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
梅西叶星表
Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特
Merriam-Webster (dictionary)
梅里斯
Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
梅里斯区
Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
梅里斯达斡尔族区
Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
梅里美
Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen on which Bizet based his opera
梅里雪山
Meilixue or Meri snow mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
梅雨
Asian rainy season; monsoon
每下愈况
see 每況愈下|每况愈下[mei3 kuang4 yu4 xia4]
每人
each person; everybody; per person
每常
frequently (in the past); regularly
每年
every year; each year; yearly
每年一度
once a year (every year)
每日
daily; (soup etc) of the day
每日快报
Daily Express (newspaper)
每日新闻
Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper
每日邮报
Daily Mail (newspaper)
每日镜报
Daily Mirror (newspaper)
每日限价
limit on daily price variation
每日电讯报
Daily Telegraph (newspaper)
每时每刻
at all times; at every moment
每时每日
every day and every hour; hourly and daily (idiom)
每况愈下
to steadily deteriorate
每当
whenever; every time; on every
每逢
every time; on each occasion; whenever
每逢佳节倍思亲
doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
每隔
at intervals of; every (so often)
没上没下
no respect for seniors; lacking in manners
没了
to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist
没事
it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
没事儿
to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind
没人味
to be lacking in human character
没人味儿
erhua variant of 沒人味|没人味[mei2 ren2 wei4]
没什么
variant of 沒甚麼|没什么[mei2 shen2 me5]
没来由
without any reason; for no reason
没六儿
variant of 沒溜兒|没溜儿[mei2 liu4 r5]
没分寸
inappropriate; bad-mannered
没劲
to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest
没劲儿
erhua variant of 沒勁|没劲[mei2 jin4]
没口
unreservedly; profusely
没吃没穿
to be without food or clothing (idiom); to be very poor
没命
to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately
没品
lacking in class; tacky; tasteless
没大改变
not significantly changed
没大没小
impolite; cheeky; impudent
没天理
(old) unprincipled; incorrect; (modern) unnatural; against reason; incredible
没完没了
without end; incessantly; on and on
没底
unsure; uncertain; unending
没影
to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story)
没得说
really good; excellent
没心没肺
simple-minded; thoughtless; heartless; nitwitted
没心眼
outspoken; artless; tactless
没意思
boring; of no interest
没戏
(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
没日没夜
day and night; regardless of the time of day or night
没有
haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
没有事
not a bit; nothing is up; nothing alarming is happening
没有劲头
to have no strength; to feel weak; feeling listless
没有劲头儿
erhua variant of 沒有勁頭|没有劲头[mei2 you3 jin4 tou2]
没有差别
there is no difference; it makes no difference
没有意思
boring; of no interest
没有意义
not to have any meaning; meaningless
没有法
at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
没有什么
it is nothing; there's nothing ... about it
没有什么不可能
nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it
没有生育能力
infertile; unable to have children
没有脸皮
ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
没有规矩,不成方圆
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩,何以成方圆
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有关系
see 沒關係|没关系[mei2 guan1 xi5]
没水平
disgraceful; poor quality; sub-standard
没水准
lacking class; boorish; poor quality; sub-standard
没治
hopeless; helpless; incurable; fantastic; out of this world
没法
at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
没什么
nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
没种
not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly
没精打彩
listless; dispirited; washed out
没精打采
listless; dispirited; washed out; also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
没脸
ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)
没亲没故
without relatives or friends
没谱
to be clueless; to have no plan
没谱儿
erhua variant of 沒譜|没谱[mei2 pu3]
没起子
(dialect) (of a person) useless; pathetic; spineless
没趣
embarrassing; dull; unsatisfactory
没辙
at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
没办法
there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
没错
that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
没长眼
see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5]
没长眼睛
(coll.) are you blind or something?; look where you're going
没电
discharged; flat; dead (of batteries)
没头没脸
lit. without head, without face (idiom); fig. frenzily; haphazardly
湄洲岛
Meizhou Island (Putian)
湄潭
Meitan county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou
湄潭县
Meitan county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou
煤层
a coal bed; a coal seam
煤山雀
(bird species of China) coal tit (Periparus ater)
煤矸石
waste rock (in coal mining)
玫瑰
rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]
玫瑰念珠
rosary (Catholic prayer beads)
玫瑰战争
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
玫瑰星云
Rosette nebula NGC 2237
玫瑰茄
roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
玫红眉朱雀
(bird species of China) pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)
眉来眼去
lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
眉宇
(literary) forehead; countenance; appearance
眉山
Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
眉山市
Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
眉心
(the space) between the eyebrows
眉心轮
ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead; also written 眉間輪|眉间轮[mei2 jian1 lun2]
眉批
headnotes; comments or footnotes at top of the page
眉毛胡子一把抓
careless; any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
眉清目秀
pretty; with delicate features
眉目
general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things
眉目
progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome
眉目传情
to make sheep eyes at; to cast amorous glances at
眉眼
brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance
眉眼传情
to give the eye to; to make eyes at
眉睫
eyebrows and eyelashes; nearby
眉端
tip of the eyebrows; top margin on a page
眉笔
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
眉县
Mei County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
眉开眼笑
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
眉间
the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows; glabella
眉间轮
ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead
眉飞色舞
smiles of exultation; radiant with delight
眉黛
eyebrows (with umber black make-up)
美不胜收
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
美中不足
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
美乃滋
mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)
美事
a fine thing; a wonderful thing
美人蕉
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
美人计
honey trap; sexual entrapment; CL:條|条[tiao2]
美以美
Methodist (Christian sect)
美元
American dollar; US dollar
美其名曰
to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
美分
one cent (United States coin)
美利坚合众国
United States of America
美利奴羊
merino (breed of sheep)
美化
to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
美名
good name or reputation
美味
delicious; delicious food; delicacy
美味牛肝菌
porcino (Boletus edulis)
美因茨
Mainz (city in Germany)
美国之音
Voice of America (VOA)
美国交会
abbr. for 美國證券交易委員會|美国证券交易委员会, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
美国人
American; American person; American people; CL:個|个[ge4]
美国佬
an American (derog.); a Yankee
美国全国广播公司
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
美国参议院
United States Senate
美国国务院
US Department of State
美国国家侦察局
National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
美国国家标准学会
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
美国国家航天航空局
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
美国国家航空航天局
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
美国国徽
the Great Seal of the United States
美国国际集团
American International Group
美国地质局
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
美国地质调查局
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
美国存托凭证
American depository receipt (ADR)
美国宇航局
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
美国广播公司
ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)
美国最高法院
Supreme Court of the United States
美国有线新闻网
Cable Network News (CNN)
美国海岸警卫队
United States Coast Guard
美国独立战争
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
美国众议院
United States House of Representatives
美国聯合通訊社
Associated Press (AP); abbr. to 美聯社|美联社[Mei3 Lian2 she4]
美国联准
American Federal Reserve
美国联邦储备
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
美国联邦航空局
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
美国能源部
US Department of Energy (DOE)
美国证券交易委员会
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
美国资讯交换标准码
ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
美国军人
American serviceman; US soldier
美国运通
American Express Co. (Amex)
美妙
beautiful; wonderful; splendid
美姑
Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
美姑河
Meigu River in south Sichuan
美姑县
Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
美宇航局
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA; abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局
美容
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify
美容女
hairdresser (female); beautician
美容师
hairdresser; beautician (male)
美容店
beauty salon; CL:家[jia1]
美容觉
beauty sleep (before midnight)
美容院
beauty salon; lady's hair parlor
美尼尔病
Meniere's disease (loss of balance after stroke)
美属维尔京群岛
United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
美工
art design; art designer
美工刀
utility knife; box cutter
美差
cushy job; pleasant task
美帝
(in early CPC propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation); (in more recent times) a neutral, colloquial term for the United States
美感
sense of beauty; aesthetic perception
美智子
Michiko, Japanese female given name; Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
美东时间
USA Eastern Standard Time
美欧
US and EU; America-Europe
美泉宫
Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
美洛昔康
meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
美洲
America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
美洲兀鹰
condor; American bald eagle
美洲国家组织
Organization of American States
美洲大陆
the Americas; North and South American continents
美洲小鸵
Lesser Rhea; Darwin's Rhea; Rhea pennata
美洲狮
cougar; mountain lion; puma
美洲绿翅鸭
(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
美洲金鸻
(bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
美洲鸵
Greater Rhea; American Rhea; Rhea americana
美溪
Meixi district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
美溪区
Meixi district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
美浓
Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
美浓镇
Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
美玲
Meiling (female name); Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
美甲
manicure and-or pedicure
美白
to whiten (the skin or teeth)
美瞳
cosmetic contact lens; big eye contact lens; circle contact lens
美禄
Nestlé Milo milk drink (popular in Hong Kong)
美称
to dub with a nice-sounding appellation; fanciful moniker
美籍
American (i.e. of US nationality)
美耐板
melamine veneer (loanword)
美联储
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
美联社
Associated Press (AP); abbr. for 美國聯合通訊社|美国聯合通訊社[Mei3 guo2 Lian2 he2 Tong1 xun4 she4]
美职篮
National Basketball Association (NBA)
美色
charm; loveliness (of a woman)
美艳
beautiful and alluring; glamorous; gorgeous
美英
US and UK; Anglo-American
美苏
American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)
美兰
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
美兰区
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
美术
art; fine arts; painting; CL:種|种[zhong3]
美观
pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
美谈
anecdote passed on with approbation
美誉
fame; good reputation; famous for sth
美貌
good looks; beauty; good-looking
美军
US army; US armed forces
美轮美奂
splendid and magnificent houses (idiom); a sumptuous mansion
美钞
US dollar bill; greenback
美食
culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food
美体小铺
Body shop (UK cosmetics company)
美发
hairdressing; beautiful hair
美发师
hairdresser; beautician
美丽岛
Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, 'Beautiful Isle', the name given to Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544)
美丽新世界
Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司·赫胥黎[A1 dao4 si1 · He4 xu1 li2]
镁棒
ferrocerium rod; fire steel
镁砂
magnesium oxide (refractory material)
镁砖
magnesium brick (refractory material)
霉气
a moldy smell; damp and rotten; fig. rotten bad luck
霉蠹
to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books); to mildew and rot
霉雨
Asian rainy season; monsoon; (usually written 梅雨)
魅力
charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
魅力四射
glamorous; charming; seductive
魅影
phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
霉浆菌肺炎
mycoplasma pneumonia