亡
to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
妄
absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash
往
to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
忘
to forget; to overlook; to neglect
旺
prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring
望
full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
望
15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4]
枉
to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
汪
expanse of water; ooze; (onom.) bark; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
王
king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great
罒
net (Kangxi radical 122)
罓
net (Kangxi radical 122)
罔
to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網|网[wang3]
迋
to deceive; to scare; to travel
亡佚
nonextant; lost to the ages
亡八
variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]
亡兵纪念日
Memorial Day (American holiday)
亡命
to flee; to go into exile (from prison)
亡命之徒
runaway (idiom); desperate criminal; fugitive
亡国
(of a nation) to be destroyed; subjugation; vanquished nation
亡国灭种
country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
亡国虏
subjugated people; refugee from a destroyed country
亡羊补牢
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
亡魂
soul of the deceased; departed spirit
妄下雌黄
to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom); to make irresponsible criticism
妄人
presumptuous and ignorant person
妄动
to rush indiscriminately into action
妄取
to take sth without permission
妄图
to try in vain; futile attempt
妄念
wild fantasy; unwarranted thought
妄想
to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
妄想狂
paranoia; megalomaniac
妄想症
delusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
妄断
to jump to an unfounded conclusion
妄求
inappropriate or presumptuous demands
妄生穿凿
a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
妄称
to make a false and unwarranted declaration
妄自尊大
ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
妄自菲薄
to be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself
妄言
lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)
妄言妄听
unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
妄语
to tell lies; to talk nonsense
妄说
to talk irresponsibly; ridiculous presumption talk
往事
past events; former happenings
往事如风
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
往事已矣
the past is dead (idiom)
往来
dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
往来帐户
current account (in bank)
往例
(usual) practice of the past; precedent
往初
(literary) former times; in olden days
往古
in former times; in olden days
往外
out; outbound; departing
往届
former sessions; former years
往常
habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be
往年
in former years; in previous years
往后
from now on; in the future; time to come
往复
to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action); to reciprocate (of machine part)
往复运动
backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump); reciprocating motion
往心里去
to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously
往时
past events; former times
往岁
in former years; in olden days
往死里
(coll.) (to beat etc) to death
往泥里踩
to belittle; to attack sb
往生
to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death
往程
outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
往脸上抹黑
to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace
往迹
past events; former times
往返
to go back and forth; to go to and fro; round trip
忘乎所以
to get carried away; to forget oneself
忘八旦
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
忘八蛋
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
忘其所以
see 忘乎所以[wang4 hu1 suo3 yi3]
忘年交
friends despite the difference in age
忘恩负义
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth
忘情
unmoved; indifferent; unruffled by sentiment
忘忧草
daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
忘机
free of worldly concerns; above the fray; at peace with the world
忘餐废寝
see 廢寢忘餐|废寝忘餐[fei4 qin3 wang4 can1]
惘然
frustrated; perplexed; irresolute; dazed
惘然若失
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom); fig. to be at a loss; perplexed; frustrated
旺季
busy season; peak period; see also 淡季[dan4 ji4]
旺波日山
Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[Da2 zi1 xian4], Lhasa, Tibet
旺苍
Wangcang county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
旺苍县
Wangcang county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
旺角
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
望京
Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
望城
Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
望城县
Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
望尘莫及
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior
望夫石
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong
望奎
Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
望奎县
Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
望女成凤
see 望子成龍|望子成龙[wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2]
望子成龙
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment
望安
Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
望安乡
Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
望文生义
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning; a far-fetched interpretation
望族
distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)
望日
the full moon; the fifteenth day of each lunar month
望梅止渴
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions
望楼
watchtower; lookout tower
望江
Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
望江县
Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
望洋
(literary) to gaze in the air
望洋兴叹
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
望而却步
to shrink back; to flinch
望而生畏
intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming
望而兴叹
to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not knowing what to do
望花
Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
望花区
Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
望诊
(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]
望谟
Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
望谟县
Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
望远瞄准镜
telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
望远镜
binoculars; telescope; CL:付[fu4],副[fu4],部[bu4]
望远镜座
Telescopium (constellation)
望都
Wangdu county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
望都县
Wangdu county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
望风
to be on the lookout; to keep watch
望风捕影
see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3]
望风而逃
to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
枉死
to die in tragic circumstances
枉费
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain
枉顾
to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse
汪啸风
Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan
汪东城
Jiro Wang (1981-), Taiwanese singer and actor
汪汪
gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
汪洋
vast body of water; CL:片[pian4]
汪清
Wangqing county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
汪清县
Wangqing county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
汪精卫
Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
汪道涵
Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
王不留行
cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis); cowherb seeds (used in TCM)
王世充
Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
王丹
Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
王五
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
王仙芝
Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
王伾
Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
王位
title of king; kingship
王储
crown prince; heir to throne
王充
Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher
王光良
Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer
王八
tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp
王八犊子
see 王八羔子[wang2 ba1 gao1 zi5]
王八羔子
son of a bitch; bastard
王八蛋
bastard (insult); son of a bitch
王公
princes and dukes; aristocrat
王力
Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics
王力宏
Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
王力雄
Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[Huang2 huo4]
王勃
Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]
王励勤
Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
王化
beneficial influence of the sovereign
王叔文
Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新|永贞革新[Yong3 zhen1 Ge2 xin1] of 805
王后
queen; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
王君如
Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
王国维
Wang Guowei (1877-1927), noted scholar
王国聚会所
Kingdom Hall (place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses)
王士禛
Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), early Qing poet
王太后
Queen Dowager (in Europe); widowed queen; Queen mother
王夫之
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
王孙
children of the nobility
王安石
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
王室
royal family; royal household
王家瑞
Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, from 2006 head of CPC central committee's external affairs department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[dui4 wai4 lian2 luo4 bu4]
王家卫
Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
王实甫
Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记
王导
Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325
王小波
Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
王岐山
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
王岱舆
Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
王希孟
Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山
王平
Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
王府井
Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
王建民
Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
王弼
Wang Bi (226-249), Chinese neo-Daoist philosopher
王心凌
stage name of Cyndi Wang; see 王君如[Wang2 Jun1 ru2]
王敦
Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324
王明
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
王昭君
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
王朔
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
王杨卢骆
abbr. for Wang Bo 王勃[Wang2 Bo2], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[Yang2 Jiong3], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[Lu2 Zhao4 lin2], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[Luo4 Bin1 wang2], the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang
王楠
Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
王钦若
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
王母
another name for 西王母[Xi1 wang2 mu3], Queen Mother of the West
王母
(literary) paternal grandmother
王母娘娘
another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
王永民
Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
王治郅
Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player
王法
the law; the law of the land; the law of a state (in former times); criterion
王洪文
Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
王爷
prince; marquis; nobleman
王猛
Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]
王益
Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi
王益区
Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi
王码
Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983
王祖贤
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
王禹偁
Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure
王颖
Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
王维
Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
王义夫
Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist
王羲之
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
王老五
lit. fifth child of the Wangs; bachelor
王老吉
Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
王肃
Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
王英
Wang Ying (character in the 'Water Margin')
王莽
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
王菲
Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
王著
Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
王军霞
Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner
王道
the Way of the King; statecraft; benevolent rule; virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
王选
Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator
王震
Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure
王顾左右而言他
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things; to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
网上广播
online broadcast; webcast
网卡
network adapter card (computing)
网友
online friend; Internet user
网址
website; web address; URL
网师园
The Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
网恋
online love affair; cyberdate; Internet dating
网杓
skimmer (kitchen utensil)
网模
model for online fashion sites etc
网特
anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator; abbr. for 網絡特工|网络特工
网状脉
netted veins; reticulated veins (of a leaf etc); stockwork (geology)
网球
tennis; tennis ball; CL:個|个[ge4]
网球赛
tennis match; tennis competition; CL:場|场[chang3]
网瘾
Internet addiction; net addiction; web addiction
网盘
online storage space; cloud file storage
网眼
mesh; net; Web-Eye (Windows video program)
网站
website; network station; node
网管
network management; webmaster
网管员
network manager; network administrator
网管接口
network management interface
网箱
net cage (fish farming)
网络
network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)
网络俚语
Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
网络层协议
network layer protocol
网络成瘾
Internet addiction; net addiction; web addiction
网络打手
see 網絡水軍|网络水军[Wang3 luo4 shui3 jun1]
网络操作系统
network operating system
网络日记
blog; weblog; same as 博客[bo2 ke4]
网络水军
'Internet Navy'; paid Internet posters; astroturfers
网络浏览器
network browser; Internet browser
网络特工
anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator
网络用语
see 網絡語言|网络语言[wang3 luo4 yu3 yan2]
网络管理员
network administrator
网络管理系统
network management system; NMS
网络设计
network design; network plan
网络语言
Internet language; Internet slang; netspeak; cyberspeak
网络语音
VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing); to speak with others over the Internet
网络铁路
Network Rail (UK railway organization)
网综
online variety show (contracted form of 網絡綜藝節目|网络综艺节目)
网罟座
Reticulum (constellation)
网罗
net for fishing or bird catching; (fig.) fetters; to snare (a valuable new team member etc); to bring together under the one umbrella
网袋
string bag; mesh bag; net bag
网志
blog; weblog; same as 博客[bo2 ke4]
网购
Internet shopping; to purchase online
网路
network (computer, telecom); Internet; Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4]
网路作业系统
network operating system
网路架构
network infrastructure
网路特务
anonymous state-sponsored Internet commentator
网路节点介面
network node interface
网通
China Network Communications (CNC) Group Corporation (one of China's large telephone companies)
网游
online game; abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏
网银
online banking; abbr. for 網上銀行|网上银行[wang3 shang4 yin2 hang2]
网开一面
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
网开三面
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
网关
network router; gateway (to Internet or between networks)
网际协定
Internet protocol; IP
网点
node in a network; branch; website
蝄蜽
variant of 魍魎|魍魉[wang3 liang3]
魍魉
sprites and goblins; monsters and demons
魍魉鬼怪
ghoulies and bogeys; things that go bump in the night