Pinyin Dictionary results for "shao"

variant of 韶[shao2]
pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips; basket (container) for chopsticks; variant of 筲[shao1]
surname Shao
stimulate to effort
spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
surname Shao
surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
a whistle; sentry
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
young
ends of a bow
to bring sth to sb; to deliver
serrated edges on a Chinese flag
ladle
tip of branch
driving rain; to sprinkle
old variant of 燒|烧[shao1]
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head
somewhat; a little
see 稍息[shao4 xi1]
basket; bucket
surname Shao
to continue; to carry on
stern of boat
Chinese peony; Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora
see 紅苕|红苕[hong2 shao2]
jungle grass; lair
long-legged spider
surname Shao; place name
surname Shao
(music); excellent; harmonious
tail of a comet; long hair
勺嘴鹬
(bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
勺子
scoop; ladle; CL:把[ba3]
勺鸡
(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
召陵
Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luo4 he2 shi4], Henan
召陵区
Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luo4 he2 shi4], Henan
哨兵
sentinel
哨卡
border sentry post
哨子
whistle
哨子声
whistling sound
哨所
watchhouse; sentry post
哨笛
a whistle
少不了
cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
少不得
cannot be avoided; cannot do without
少之又少
very few; very little
少来
refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!
少先队
Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4]
少儿
child
少儿不宜
not suitable for children
少刻
a short while; soon
少块肉
(coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth); (won't) hurt (to do sth)
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
少壮派
young guard; young and vigorous group with new ideas; new wave
少女
girl; young lady
少女峰
Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
少奶奶
young lady of the house; wife of the young master
少妇
young married woman
少安毋躁
keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient
少安无躁
variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
少将
major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
少尉
second lieutenant (army rank)
少年
youngster; juvenile
少年之家
children's center; children's club
少年先锋队
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League); abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
少年宫
Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
少年犯
young criminal; juvenile delinquent
少年老成
accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
少府
Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
少成多
Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
少放
to add less (of a spice etc)
少数
small number; few; minority
少数民族
national minority; ethnic group
少数民族乡
ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
少有
rare; infrequent
少东
boss's son; young master
少林
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少林寺
Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少校
junior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander
少根筋
(coll.) dim-witted; foolish; absent-minded
少爷
son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
少男少女
boys and girls; teenagers
少突胶质
oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system; oligodendroglia
少管闲事
Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
少艾
young and pretty; pretty girl
少见
rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see
少见多怪
lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience; naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
少许
a little; a few
少说为佳
Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
少选
(literary) a little while
少量
a smidgen; a little bit; a few
少间
soon; a short while; a narrow gap; slightly better (state of health)
少阳病
name of disease in TCM
少阳经
one of the channels of TCM
少顷
in a short while; presently
捎来
to bring sth to sb (news etc)
捎信
to take a letter; to send word
杓子
scoop
杓球场
golf course
梢公
variant of 艄公[shao1 gong1]
烧伤
burn (injury)
烧利市
(old) to burn paper money as an offering
烧到
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
烧包
to forget oneself in extravagance; to burn money
烧味
siu mei; spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine
烧埋
to bury; funeral rites
烧夷弹
fire bomb; incendiary device
烧心
to worry
烧杯
beaker (glassware)
烧死
to burn to death
烧毛
to singe (textiles)
烧水
to heat water; to boil water
烧火
to light a fire for cooking
烧灼
to burn; to scorch; to cauterize
烧灼伤
burn (injury); scorching
烧灼感
burning pain
烧灼疼
burning pain
烧炭
to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
烧烤
barbecue; to roast
烧烤酱
barbecue sauce
烧焊
to weld
烧焦
to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred
烧煤
to burn coal
烧煮
to cook
烧毁
to burn; to burn down
烧瓶
laboratory flask
烧硬
to fire (pottery)
烧红
heat until red
烧纸
to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
烧结
to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning
烧胎
burnout; peel out
烧腊
barbecue (Cantonese style)
烧茄子
stewed eggplant
烧茶
to make tea
烧荒
to clear waste land or forest by burning; slash-and-burn (agriculture)
烧菜
to cook
烧制
to fire (in a kiln)
烧卖
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
烧酒
name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
烧录
to burn (a CD or DVD)
烧钱
to burn joss paper; (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
烧锅
a still (for distilling alcohol)
烧开
to boil
烧饼
baked sesame seed-coated cake
烧香
to burn incense
烧香拜佛
to burn incense and worship Buddha
烧高香
to burn incense; to thank profusely
烧碱
caustic soda NaOH
烧麦
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒賣|烧卖[shao1 mai4]
稍嫌
more than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)
稍安勿躁
variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
稍安毋躁
variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
稍后
in a little while; in a moment; later on
稍微
a little bit
稍快板
allegretto
稍息
Stand at ease! (military); Taiwan pr. [shao1 xi1]
稍早
a little early
稍早时
a little earlier
稍异
differing slightly
稍稍
somewhat; a little; slightly
稍等
to wait a moment
稍纵即逝
transient; fleeting
稍许
a little; a bit
稍食
(old) monthly salary of an official
筲箍
to hoop on a basket
筲箕
bamboo basket for rice-washing
绍兴
Shaoxing prefecture level city in Zhejiang
绍兴地区
Shaoxing prefecture, Zhejiang
绍兴市
Shaoxing prefecture level city in Zhejiang
绍兴酒
Shaoxing wine a.k.a. 'yellow wine', traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
绍莫吉州
Somogy county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[Kao3 bo1 shi2 bao3]
艄公
helmsman; boatman
芍药
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM
邵伯湖
Shaobo Lake, freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province
邵族
Thao, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
邵东
Shaodong county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
邵东县
Shaodong county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
邵武
Shaowu county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
邵武市
Shaowu county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
邵逸夫
Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon
邵阳
Shaoyang prefecture level city in Hunan
邵阳地区
Shaoyang prefecture in Hunan
邵阳市
Shaoyang prefecture level city in Hunan
邵阳县
Shaoyang county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
邵雍
Shao Yong (1011-1077), Northern Song poet and Rationalist scholar 理學家|理学家
邵飘萍
Shao Piaoping (1884-1926), pioneer of journalism and founder of newspaper Beijing Press 京報|京报, executed in 1926 by warlord Zhang Zuolin 張作霖|张作霖
韶山
Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
韶山市
Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
韶关
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong
韶关地区
Shaoguan prefecture in Guangdong
韶关市
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong province
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