倏
sudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. [shu4]
叔
uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
尌
standing up; to stand (something) up
尗
archaic variant of 菽[shu1]; archaic variant of 叔[shu1]
属
category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
庶
numerous; common people (or populace); born of a concubine
忬
old variant of 舒[shu1]; old variant of 紓|纾[shu1]
抒
to express; to give expression to; variant of 紓|纾[shu1]; to relieve
摴
dice; gambling; to release
数
to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)
数
number; figure; several; CL:個|个[ge4]
暑
heat; hot weather; summer heat
曙
daybreak; dawn; the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor); Taiwan pr. [shu4]
书
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
书
book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
束
to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control
树
tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
橾
the hole in the center of a wheel accommodating the axle (archaic)
殊
different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass
淑
warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]
漱
to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle
熟
cooked (of food); ripe (of fruit); mature (of seeds); familiar; skilled; done; also pr. [shou2]
疏
to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation
秫
broomcorn millet (Panicum spp.); Panicum italicum; glutinous millet
纾
abundant; ample; at ease; relaxed; to free from; to relieve
署
office; bureau; to sign; to arrange
腧
insertion point in acupuncture; acupoint
舒
to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely
菽
legumes (peas and beans)
蜀
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the fall of the Han dynasty
裋
coarse clothing of camel's hair
竖
to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
输
to lose; to transport; to donate; to enter (a password)
述
to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
黍
broomcorn millet; glutinous millet
鼠
rat; mouse; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
叔伯
(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather
叔公
great uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother
叔叔
father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
叔婆
aunt by marriage; husband's aunt; husband's father's younger brother's wife
叔子
brother-in-law; husband's younger brother
叔本华
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
叔母
aunt; wife of father's younger brother
叔父
father's younger brother; uncle
叔祖
grandfather's younger brother
叔祖母
wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
孰料
who would have thought?; who could have imagined?; unexpectedly
孰真孰假
what is true and what is fake
属下
subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary
属地
dependency; possession; annexed territory
属实
to turn out to be true; verified; true
属于
to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
属格
genitive case (in grammar)
属相
colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
属象
variant of 屬相|属相[shu3 xiang4]
庶吉士
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy, conferred to meritorious candidates until the next examination
庶子
bastard; commoner son of royalty
庶几
similar; almost; if only; maybe
庶民
the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature); plebeian
戍边
to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post
抒写
to express (emotions in prose); a written description (of emotions)
抒情
to express emotion; lyric
抒发
to express (an emotion); to give vent
数一数二
reckoned to be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best; to list one by one
数不上
not to deserve to be mentioned; not to qualify; below par
数不胜数
too many to count (idiom); innumerable
数不多
a small number; one of a very few
数不清
countless; innumerable
数不着
see 數不上|数不上[shu3 bu4 shang4]
数不过来
can't manage to count; too many to count
数九
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数九天
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数九寒天
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数以亿计
countless; innumerable
数以万计
tens of thousands; numerous
数伏
same as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1], three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
数来宝
folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm
数值分析
numerical analysis (math.)
数典忘祖
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
数出
to count out (a sum of money etc)
数列
sequence of numbers; numerical series
数周
several weeks; also written 數週|数周
数域
number field (math.); subfield of the field of complex numbers
数字
numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
数字分频
digital frequency sharing
数字化
to digitalize; digital
数字导览设施
digital navigation equipment
数字版权管理
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
数字用户线路
digital subscriber line (DSL)
数字通信
digital communications
数学
mathematics; mathematical
数学分析
mathematical analysis; calculus
数学物理学
mathematical physics
数年
several years; many years
数得上
to be considered as outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
数得着
to be considered as outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
数念
to enumerate one by one
数据流
data stream; data flow
数据链路连接标识
data link connection identifier (DLCI)
数模
digital-to-analog; abbr. for 數字到模擬|数字到模拟
数模转换器
digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
数法
method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers)
数清
to count; to enumerate exactly
数珠念佛
to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
数理分析
mathematical analysis; calculus
数理化
abbr. for mathematics 數學|数学[shu4 xue2], physics 物理[wu4 li3] and chemistry 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
数理逻辑
mathematical logic; symbolic logic
数码
number; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical code
数码化
to digitalize (e.g. data); digitalization
数码通
SmarTone-Vodafone (Hong Kong and Macau company)
数种
numerous types; many kinds
数万
several tens of thousands; many thousand
数落
to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on
数量
amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative
数量分析
quantitative analysis
数量积
scalar product (of vectors)
数量词
numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次、三套、五本 etc)
数额
amount; sum of money; fixed number
数黄道黑
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels; also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2]
数黑论白
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels; also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2]
数黑论黄
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
暑促
summer promotion (sale)
暑假
summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4]
暑温
summer-warm disease (TCM)
暑瘟
tropical disease; summertime disease
曙光
dawn; fig. the dawn of a new era
曙红朱雀
(bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)
书不尽言
I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉
lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb); fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow
书函
letter; correspondence; slipcase
书札
letter; also written 書札|书札
书包
schoolbag; satchel; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
书卷气
scholarly flavor; educated appearance
书卷奖
presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence)
书名
name of a book; reputation as calligrapher
书名号
Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc)
书呆子
bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
书坛
the calligraphic community
书局
bookstore; publishing house
书库
a store room for books; fig. an erudite person; the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus
书房
study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
书会
calligraphy society; village school (old); literary society (old)
书柬
variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3]
书案
writing desk; official record
书法
calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
书牍
letter; wooden writing strips (arch.); general term for letters and documents
书生
scholar; intellectual; egghead
书画
painting and calligraphy
书画家
calligrapher and painter
书画毡
felt desk pad for calligraphy
书皮
book cover; book jacket
书皮儿
erhua variant of 書皮|书皮[shu1 pi2]
书目
booklist; bibliography; title catalogue; CL:本[ben3]
书眉
header; top margin on a page
书社
a reading group; press (i.e. publishing house)
书签
bookmark; CL:張|张[zhang1]
书经
the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
书圣
great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
书蠹
bookworm (literal and figurative); book louse; pedant
书记
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe
书评
book review; book notice
书迹
extant work of a calligrapher
书院
academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty)
书面许可
written permission; written authorization
书馆
teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers; (attached to name of publishing houses); (in former times) private school; library (of classic texts)
书馆儿
teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers
书香门第
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
书体
calligraphic style; font
束之高阁
tied up in a bundle on a high shelf; to put sth on the back burner; no longer a high priority
束带
band; belt; loincloth; cummerbund
束手
to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it
束手就擒
hands tied and waiting to be captured
束手就毙
hands tied and expecting the worst
束手待毙
to wait helplessly for death (idiom); to resign oneself to extinction
束手待死
hands tied and expecting the worst
束手无策
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
束狭
narrow (of waterway); a bottleneck
束缚
to bind; to restrict; to tie; to commit; fetters
束脩
payment for private tutor
束装
to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)
束身
to bind oneself; submission
束发
to bind one's hair; headband
梳妆
to dress and groom oneself
梳妆室
boudoir; lady's dressing room
梳弄
(old) to deflorate a prostitute
梳洗
to make oneself presentable; to freshen up
梳理
to comb; fig. to sort out
枢机主教
cardinal (of Catholic church)
枢纽
hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
树上开花
to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
树倒猢狲散
When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship.
树化玉
wood jade (type of petrified wood)
树大招风
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
树挂
ice (rime) formed on a tree
树敌
to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb
树林
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
树林市
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
树枝状晶
dendrite (crystallography)
树梢
the tip of a tree; treetop
树栖
arboreal; tree-dwelling
树欲静而风不止
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom); fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
树獭
sloth (family Bradypodidae)
树碑立传
lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom); to monumentalize; to glorify; to sing the praises of
树突
dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
树立
to set up; to establish
树莓派
Raspberry Pi (computing)
树葡萄
jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree
树葬
burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree
树高千丈,落叶归根
see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
树高千丈,叶落归根
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home
树鹨
(bird species of China) olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
树麻雀
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
殊不知
little imagined; scarcely realized
殊域周咨录
Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations
殊姿
differing attitude; different posture
殊荣
special glory; distinction; rare honor; one's laurels; it's a privilege (to meet you)
殊死
to behead; capital punishment; desperate struggle; life-and-death
殊深轸念
extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences; to feel deeply concerned
殊异
entirely different; quite separate
殊致
different; unusual scene
殊色
beautiful girl; a beauty
殊途同归
different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end
殊乡
foreign land; faraway land
沭阳
Shuyang County in Suqian 宿遷|宿迁[Su4 qian1], Jiangsu
沭阳县
Shuyang County in Suqian 宿遷|宿迁[Su4 qian1], Jiangsu
淑世
to make the world a better place
淑人君子
virtuous gentleman (idiom)
淑女
wise and virtuous woman; lady
漱口
to rinse one's mouth; to gargle
漱洗
to rinse the mouth and wash the face
漱流
to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle
熟地
cultivated land; in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
熟女
mature and sophisticated woman
熟字
familiar words; known Chinese character
熟悉
to be familiar with; to know well
熟手
skilled person; an experienced hand
熟料
worked material; chamotte (refractory ceramic material)
熟炒
to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked
熟睡
asleep; sleeping soundly
熟知
to be well acquainted with
熟石灰
slaked lime; hydrated lime
熟石膏
plaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
熟稔
quite familiar with sth
熟丝
silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
熟练
practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
熟习
to understand profoundly; well-versed; skillful; practiced; to have the knack
熟能生巧
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
熟菜
cooked food (ready to eat)
熟视无睹
to pay no attention to a familiar sight; to ignore
熟记
to learn by heart; to memorize
熟谙
to know sth fluently; well-versed
熟识
to be well acquainted with; to know well
熟读
to read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it
熟路
familiar road; beaten track
熟透
completely ripe; ripened; well-cooked
熟道
familiar road; well-trodden path
熟道儿
familiar road; well-trodden path
熟食
cooked food; prepared food; deli food
疏不见亲
lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives; blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏勒
Shule ancient name for modern Kashgar; Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
疏勒国
Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods
疏勒县
Shule county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
疏失
to make a (careless) mistake; oversight
疏导
to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions; to clear the way; to enlighten; persuasion
疏忽
to neglect; to overlook; negligence; carelessness
疏忽大意
oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point
疏忽职守
to neglect one's duties
疏挖
to dredge; to dig out (a channel)
疏放
eccentric; self-indulgent; free and unconventional (written style); unbuttoned
疏散
to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate; scattered; to relax
疏散措施
evacuation; measures to evacuate a building in an emergency
疏于
to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in
疏于防范
to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
疏水箪瓢
little water and few utensils; to live a frugal life (idiom)
疏漏
to slip; to overlook by negligence; careless omission; oversight
疏狂
uninhibited; unrestrained; unbridled
疏率
careless and rash; heedless
疏理
to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative); to marshal an argument
疏略
negligence; to neglect inadvertently
疏疏
sparse; blurred; old for 楚楚[chu3 chu3]; neat; lovely
疏而不漏
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏肝理气
to course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
疏解
to mediate; to mitigate; to ease; to relieve
疏财仗义
distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
疏通
to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)
疏通费
facilitation payment; bribe
疏远
to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
疏阔
inaccurate; slipshod; poorly thought-out; distant; vague; long-separated; broadly scattered
疏附
Shufu county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
疏附县
Shufu county in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
疏离
to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart
秫米
broomcorn millet (Panicum spp.); Panicum italicum; glutinous millet
纾困
to provide financial relief; to bail out (financially); financial relief; bailout
纾解
to relieve; to ease (pressure); to alleviate; to remove; to get rid of
舒一口气
to heave a sigh of relief
舒喘灵
albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma
舒城
Shucheng county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui
舒城县
Shucheng county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui
舒压
variant of 紓壓|纾压[shu1 ya1]
舒梦兰
Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜|白香词谱
舒展
to roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold
舒张
to relax and expand; (physiology) diastole
舒张压
diastolic blood pressure
舒庆春
Shu Qingchun (1899-1966), the real name of author Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]
舒畅
happy; entirely free from worry
舒曼
Schumann (name); Robert Schumann (1810-1856), romantic composer
舒服
comfortable; feeling well
舒气
to heave a sigh of relief; to get one's breath back; to vent one's spleen
舒淇
Shu Qi (1976-), Taiwanese actress
舒缓
to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)
舒舒服服
comfortable; with ease
舒兰
Shulan county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
舒兰市
Shulan county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
舒适音
comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)
舒马赫
Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver
蔬菜
vegetables; produce; CL:種|种[zhong3]
蔬食
vegetarian meal; vegetarian diet
薯条
french fries; french fried potatoes; chips
薯蓣
Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita)
蜀国
Sichuan; the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods; the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
蜀山
Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
蜀山区
Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
蜀汉
Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
蜀犬吠日
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things; alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
蜀相
the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4])
竖弯钩
乚 stroke in Chinese characters
竖折
(downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
竖直
vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old)
竖立
to erect; to set upright; to stand
竖笔
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
竖起
to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows); to stick up (one's thumb); to turn up (one's collar); (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
竖起大拇指
to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval
竖起耳朵
to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth
竖钩
vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
赎价
price paid to redeem an object; (religion) price paid to redeem sb; ransom
赎罪
to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement
赎罪日
Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)
赎罪日战争
the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
输不起
to take defeat with bad grace; to be a sore loser; cannot afford to lose
输入系统
input system; data entry system
输入设备
input device (computer)
输出品
export item; product for export
输卵管
Fallopian tube; oviduct
输沙量
quantity of sand (transported by a river); sediment content
输液
intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV
输给
to lose to (sb); to be outdone by
输血
to transfuse blood; to give aid and support
输送
to transport; to convey; to deliver
输运
to transport; transportation
输电
electricity transmission; to transmit electricity
述说
to recount; to narrate; to give an account of
黍鹀
(bird species of China) corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)
鼠尾草
sage (Salvia officinalis)
鼠年
Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
鼠得克
difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
鼠疫杆菌
Yersinia pestis; the bubonic plage bacillus
鼠窜
to scamper off; to scurry off like a frightened rat
鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒
murine typhus fever
鼠蜘
mouse spider (genus Missulena)
鼠辈
a scoundrel; a bad chap