Pinyin Dictionary results for "xia"

old variant of 下[xia4]
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
box
suck, swallow, drink
to frighten; to scare
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432); surname Xia
summer
old variant of 夏[xia4]
gorge
abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
leisure
cage; pen; scabbard
a raging fire
be intimate with
narrow; narrow-minded
blemish; flaw in jade
blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
place name
whetstone
triennial sacrifice to ancestors
crack; grudge
variant of 轄|辖[xia2]
boat; Taiwan pr. [jia3]
water-lily leaves
shrimp; prawn
to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow
distant; long-lasting; to abandon
variant of 轄|辖, to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow
variant of 狹|狭 narrow; variant of 峽|峡 gorge; used erroneously for 陝|陕 Shaanxi
old variant of 狹|狭[xia2]
red clouds
(horse)
variant of 蝦|虾[xia1]; prawn; shrimp
(phonetic); crafty
下一代
the next generation
下一个
the next one
下一次
next
下一步
the next step
下一站
the next stop (of a bus etc)
下一页
next page
下三滥
riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior
下三烂
variant of 下三濫|下三滥[xia4 san1 lan4]
下不了台
to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully; to be put on the spot; to be embarrassed
下不来
awkward; embarrassed; cannot be accomplished
下不来台
to be put on the spot; to find oneself in an awkward situation
下不为例
not to be repeated; not to be taken as a precedent; just this once
下世
to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation
下丘脑
hypothalamus (anatomy)
下九流
the lowest professions
下令
to give an order; to command
下任
next office holder; next to serve
下来
to come down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下修
to revise downward
下个星期
next week
下个月
next month
下凡
to descend to the world (of immortals)
下列
following
下划线
underscore _; underline
下功夫
see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]
下午
afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m.
下半
second half
下半天
afternoon
下半年
second half of the year
下半身
lower half of one's body
下去
to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
下同
similarly hereinafter
下唇
lower lip
下单
to place an order; to order; an order (of goods)
下回
next chapter; next time
下地
to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born
下坡
downhill
下坡路
downhill road; (fig.) downhill path
下垂
to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
下城区
Xiacheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
下场
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下场
the end; to conclude
下场门
exit door (of the stage)
下士
lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
下夸克
down quark (particle physics)
下定决心
to make a firm resolution
下定义
to define
下家
player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home
下寒武
lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)
下寒武统
lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)
下届
next office holder; next to serve
下层
underlayer; lower class; lower strata; substrate
下属
subordinate; underling
下属公司
subsidiary (company)
下山
(of the sun) to set
下岗
to come off sentry duty; to lay off (a worker); laid-off
下崽
(of animals) to give birth; to foal, to whelp etc
下工
to knock off (at the end of a day's work); to finish work
下工夫
to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts
下巴
chin; CL:個|个[ge4]
下巴颏
chin
下厨
to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal); to cook
下弦
third quarter or waning moon
下弦月
third quarter or waning moon
下情
feelings of the masses; my situation (humble speech)
下意识
subconscious mind
下手
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
下拜
to bow down low; to make obeisance; to kneel and bow
下挫
(of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump
下摆
hem of a skirt; shirt tail
下放
to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside
下方
underneath; below; the underside; world of mortals; to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
下旋
(sport) backspin
下旋削球
(golf, tennis) undercut
下旬
last third of the month
下星期
next week
下月
next month
下架
to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product)
下棋
to play chess
下榻
to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
下标
subscript; suffix; index
下槛
doorsill
下次
next time
下款
signature on letter; name of donor
下死劲
to do one's utmost
下毒
to put poison in sth; to poison
下水
downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot
下水
offal; viscera; tripe
下水礼
launching ceremony
下水管
drainpipe
下水道
sewer
下决心
to determine; to resolve
下沉
to sink down
下注
to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet
下流
lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene
下浣
last ten days of the lunar month
下浮
downward fluctuation (of prices etc)
下海
to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
下游
lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream
下滑
sliding; slide
下营
Hsiaying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
下营乡
Hsiaying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
下片
to stop screening a movie; to end the run of a movie
下狱
to imprison
下班
to finish work; to get off work
下界
lower bound (math.); world of mortals; (of Gods) to descend to the world of mortals
下画线
underline
下眼睑
lower eyelid
下确界
infimum (math.); greatest lower bound
下笔
to put pen to paper
下箭头
down-pointing arrow
下箭头键
down arrow key (on keyboard)
下级
low ranking; low level; underclass; subordinate
下网
to cast a fishing net; (computing) to go offline
下线
to go offline
下线仪式
product launching ceremony
下而上
bottom to top (of listing)
下聘
to send the betrothal gifts; (fig.) to conclude a marriage
下肢
lower limbs
下腰
(gymnastics) to do a bridge; to do a crab
下脚料
remnants of material from an industrial process; offcut; scraps
下腹部
lower abdomen
下至上
bottom to top
下台
to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
下台阶
to extricate oneself; way out
下花园
Xiahua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei
下花园区
Xiahua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei
下落
whereabouts; to drop; to fall
下落不明
unaccounted; unknown whereabouts
下葬
to bury; to inter
下药
to prescribe medicine; to poison; to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
下蛋
to lay eggs
下行
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream; to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels; (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
下装
to take off costume and makeup; bottom garment (trousers etc)
下西洋
to sail West (from China); refers to Zhenghe's 15th century expeditions to the Western Pacific
下视丘
(anatomy) hypothalamus (Tw)
下订单
to place an order (commerce)
下诏
to hand down an imperial edict
下课
to finish class; to get out of class
下调
to demote; to pass down to a lower unit
下调
to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)
下议院
lower chamber (of legislative body); lower house; the House of Commons
下议院议员
Member of Parliament (MP) (UK Politics)
下贱
humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible
下跌
to fall; to tumble
下跪
to kneel; to go down on one's knees
下身
lower part of the body; genitalia; trousers
下车
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下载
to download; also pr. [xia4 zai4]
下辈
offspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior members of a group
下辈子
the next life
下辖
administered by; under the rule of
下逐客令
to ask sb to leave; to show sb the door; to give a tenant notice to leave
下周
next week
下达
to transmit down (a chain of command); to pass down (to lower level); to issue; to send through
下边
under; the underside; below
下边儿
erhua variant of 下邊|下边[xia4 bian5]
下乡
to go to the countryside
下酒
to be appropriate to have with alcohol; to down one's drink
下酒菜
a dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks
下野
to step down from office; to go into opposition
下锚
to drop anchor
下闸
lower sluice gate; outflow sluice
下关
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
下关区
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
下关市
Shimonoseki (Japan)
下降
to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
下院
lower house (of parliament)
下陷
to subside; subsidence
下陆
Xialu district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
下陆区
Xialu district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
下雨
to rain
下雪
to snow
下面
below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]
下页
next page
下颌
lower jaw; mandible
下颌下腺
submandibular gland; submaxillary saliva gland
下颌骨
lower jaw; mandible
下颏
chin; Taiwan pr. [xia4 hai2]
下颔
lower jaw; mandible
下颔骨
lower jawbone; mandible
下颚
mandible (lower jaw)
下风
leeward; downwind; disadvantageous position; to concede or give way in an argument
下风方向
leeward
下飞机
to get off a plane; to deplane
下馆子
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
下马
to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project)
下马威
display of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of strength
下体
lower body; euphemism for genitals; root and stem of plants
下面
to boil noodles
下鼻甲
inferior nasal conchae
下齿
bottom teeth
下龙湾
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
侠士
knight-errant
侠客
chivalrous person; knight-errant
侠气
chivalry
侠盗猎车手
Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
侠盗飞车
Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
侠义
chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
匣子
small box
匣枪
Mauser pistol (C96 type)
吓一跳
startled; to frighten; scared out of one's skin
吓倒
to be frightened
吓傻
to terrify; to scare sb
吓唬
to scare; to frighten
吓吓叫
(Tw) impressive (from Taiwanese 削削叫, POJ pr. [siah-siah-kiò])
吓坏
to be really frightened
吓得发抖
tremble with fear
吓昏
to faint from fear; to be frightened into fits; shell-shocked
吓疯
to be scared senseless
吓破胆
to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff
吓跑
to scare away
夏代
Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
夏令
summer; summer weather
夏令时
daylight saving time
夏令营
summer camp
夏克提
Shakti (Hinduism)
夏利
Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company
夏商周
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
夏士莲
Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
夏天
summer; CL:個|个[ge4]
夏威夷
Hawaii, US state
夏威夷岛
Hawaii island
夏威夷州
Hawai, US state
夏威夷果
macadamia nut
夏威夷火山国家公园
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
夏娃
Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})
夏季
summer
夏州
old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi
夏延
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
夏敬渠
Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言[Ye3 sou3 Pu4 yan2] Humble Words of a Rustic Elder
夏日
summertime
夏时制
daylight saving time
夏普
Sharp Corporation
夏历
the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
夏朝
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
夏正民
Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge
夏河
Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
夏河县
Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
夏洛克
Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice); Sherlock (name)
夏洛特
Charlotte (name)
夏洛特·勃良特
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛|简·爱[Jian3 Ai4]
夏洛特敦
Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada
夏洛特阿马利亚
Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
夏津
Xiajin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
夏津县
Xiajin county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
夏尔巴人
Sherpa
夏王朝
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
夏目漱石
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
夏禹
see 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
夏县
Xia county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
夏至
Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July
夏至点
the summer solstice
夏虫不可以语冰
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
夏衍
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
夏邑
Xiayi county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
夏邑县
Xiayi county in Shangqiu 商丘[Shang1 qiu1], Henan
夏黄公
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
峡江
Xiajiang county in Ji'an 吉安[Ji2 an1], Jiangxi
峡江县
Xiajiang county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
峡湾
fjord
峡谷
canyon; gill; ravine
厦门
Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xia4]
厦门大学
Xiamen University
厦门市
Xiamen, subprovincial city in Fujian; also known as Amoy
狎妓
(old) to visit prostitutes
狎妓冶游
to be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels (idiom)
狎昵
intimate; taking liberties; familiar (with a negative connotation)
狭小
narrow
狭径
narrow lane
狭窄
narrow
狭义
narrow sense; restricted sense
狭义相对论
special relativity
狭谷
glen
狭路
gorge
狭路相逢
lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom); fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
狭长
long and narrow
狭隘
narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
瑕不掩瑜
lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster; the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
瑕玷
blemish; flaw
瑕疵
blemish; flaw; defect
瞎吹
to boast; to shoot one's mouth off
瞎子
blind person
瞎子摸象
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎弄
to fool around with; to mess with
瞎忙
to putter around; to work to no avail
瞎扯
to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
瞎扯蛋
to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
瞎拼
shopping as a fun pastime (loanword) (Tw)
瞎指挥
lit. to direct blindly; to issue confused orders; to give contradictory directions
瞎掰
(coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around
瞎搞
to fool around; to mess with; to do sth without a plan
瞎晃
to roam about; to monkey around
瞎混
to muddle along; to live aimlessly
瞎猜
to make a wild guess; blind guess
瞎眼
to be blind
瞎编
to fabricate (a story)
瞎编乱造
random lies and falsehoods
瞎说
to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about
瞎猫碰上死耗子
a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom); blind luck
瞎逛
to wander aimlessly
瞎闹
to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly
罅隙
gap; crack; rift
虾干
dried shrimps
虾仁
shrimp meat; shelled shrimp
虾兵蟹将
shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea); useless troops (idiom)
虾夷
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
虾夷葱
chive
虾子
shrimp roe; shrimp eggs; shrimp
虾油
prawn sauce
虾爬子
mantis shrimp
虾皮
small dried shrimp
虾米
small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps
虾线
digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
虾虎鱼
goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)
虾虎鱼科
Gobiidae (suborder of perch)
虾蛄
mantis shrimp
虾酱
shrimp paste
虾饺
prawn dumplings
辖制
to control
辖区
administrative region
遐布
to spread far and wide
遐年
a great age
遐心
the wish to abandon or keep aloof; the desire to live in retirement
遐志
lofty ambition; lofty aspiration
遐思
to fancy from afar; reverie; wild and fanciful thoughts
遐想
reverie; daydream; to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts
遐方
distant places; distant lands
遐弃
to cast away; to reject; to shun; to desert one's post
遐眺
to stretch one's sight as far as possible
遐祉
lasting blessings; lasting happiness
遐福
great and lasting happiness; lasting blessings
遐终
forever
遐胄
distant descendants
遐举
to go a long way away
遐荒
out-of-the-way places
遐迹
stories of ancient people
遐轨
long-established rules of conduct
遐迩
near and far; far and wide
遐迩一体
both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
遐迩皆知
well-known far and near (idiom)
遐迩闻名
famous everywhere
遐龄
advanced age; longevity; long life
陜西
Shaanxi; erroneous variant of 陝西|陕西 Shaanxi
霞光
multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset
霞多丽
Chardonnay (grape type)
霞山
Xiashan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
霞山区
Xiashan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
霞径
a misty path; the path of the Daoist immortals
霞浦
Xiapu county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
霞浦县
Xiapu county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian
霞飞
Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), leading French general at the start of World War One
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