Pinyin Dictionary results for "xian"
㬎
old variant of 顯|显[xian3]; visible; apparent
涎
variant of 涎[xian2]
㵪
variant of 涎[xian2]
䕭
a kind of vegetable
仙
immortal
仚
old variant of 仙[xian1]
佡
variant of 仙, immortal; light (as a feather)
仙
variant of 仙[xian1]
僩
courageous; valiant
僴
old variant of 僩[xian4]
先
early; prior; former; in advance; first
冼
surname Xian
咸
surname Xian
咸
all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious
衔
variant of 銜|衔[xian2]
姺
name of an ancient state
嫌
to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
娴
variant of 嫻|娴[xian2]
娴
elegant; refined; to be skilled at
孅
cunning; slender
鲜
variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
鲜
variant of 尟|鲜[xian3]
岘
abbr. for 峴首山|岘首山[Xian4 shou3 shan1]; Mt Xianshou in Hubei; steep hill; used in place names
崄
precipitous; rugged
幰
curtain at front of carriage
弦
bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]
憪
composed, contented
宪
statute; constitution
憸
artful; flattering
掀
to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
撊
valiant; wrathful
挦
to pull out (esp. hair or feathers); to pick; to pluck; fig. to extract (lines from a text)
晛
to appear (of sun)
暹
sunrise
杴
shovel; variant of 鍁|锨[xian1]
氙
xenon (chemistry)
涎
saliva
燹
conflagration
猃
a kind of dog with a long snout; see 獫狁|猃狁[Xian3 yun3]
狝
to hunt in autumn (archaic)
献
to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
玁
variant of 獫|猃[xian3]
现
to appear; present; now; existing; current
痫
epilepsy; insanity
癎
variant of 癇|痫, epilepsy
県
Japanese variant of 縣|县; Japanese prefecture
睍
goggle-eyed
祆
Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans; the Sun God
秈
common rice
筅
bamboo brush for utensils
籼
long-grained rice; same as 秈
絃
variant of 弦; bow string; string of musical instrument; watch spring; chord (straight line joining two points on a curve); hypotenuse
线
variant of 線|线[xian4]
线
thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
县
county
繊
Japanese variant of 纖|纤
纎
old variant of 纖|纤[xian1]
纤
fine; delicate; minute
羡
to envy
腺
gland
臽
pitfall; trap (archaic)
舷
side of a ship or an aircraft
苋
amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
藓
moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏
蚿
millipede
蚬
Cyclina orientalis
衔
variant of 銜|衔[xian2]
见
to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
諴
to bring into accord; sincerity
豏
half-grown beans; variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
贤
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
跣
barefooted
蹮
old variant of 躚|跹[xian1]
跹
to manner of dancing; to walk around
轞
vehicle for transporting prisoners
酰
acid radical; -acyl (chemistry)
铣
shining metal; (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
铦
fish-spear; sharp
衔
bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
锨
shovel
闲
to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; leisure; enclosure
闲
variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time
限
limit; bound; to set a limit (on)
陥
Japanese variant of 陷[xian4]
陷
pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
険
Japanese variant of 險|险
险
danger; dangerous; rugged
霰
graupel; snow pellet; soft hail
韅
leather girth on horse
韱
wild onions or leeks
顕
Japanese variant of 顯|显
显
prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
馅
stuffing; forcemeat; filling
鲜
fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods
鲜
few; rare
鲜
fish; old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
鲜
old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
鹇
variant of 鷴|鹇[xian2]
鹇
silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus); silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade
咸
salted; salty; stingy; miserly
仙丹
elixir; magic potion
仙人
Daoist immortal; celestial being
仙人掌
cactus
仙人掌果
prickly pear
仙人球
ball cactus
仙八色鸫
(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
仙去
to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
仙台
Sendai, city in northeast Japan
仙后座
Cassiopeia (constellation)
仙境
fairyland; wonderland; paradise
仙女
fairy
仙女座
Andromeda (constellation)
仙女座大星云
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
仙女座星系
Andromeda galaxy M31
仙女星座
Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
仙女星系
Andromeda galaxy M31
仙女棒
sparkler (hand-held firework)
仙姑
female immortal; sorceress
仙姿玉色
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
仙子
fairy
仙客来
cyclamen (loanword)
仙宫
underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
仙居
Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
仙居县
Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
仙山
mountain of Immortals
仙山琼阁
jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
仙岛
island of the immortals
仙方
prescription of elixir; potion of immortality; potion prescribed by an immortal
仙方儿
erhua variant of 仙方[xian1 fang1]
仙桃
Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙桃
the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
仙桃市
Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙乐
heavenly music
仙气
magic breath
仙王座
Cepheus (constellation)
仙界
world of the immortals; fairyland; cloud nine
仙童
elf; leprechaun
仙股
penny stocks
仙台
Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
仙茅
golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
仙草
medicinal herb (genus Mesona); grass jelly
仙药
legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem
仙贝
rice cracker
仙逝
to die; to depart this mortal coil
仙游
Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[Pu2 tian2], Fujian
仙游县
Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[Pu2 tian2], Fujian
仙乡
fairyland; honorific: your homeland
仙鹤
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
先下手为强
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先不先
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
先人
ancestors; previous generations; my late father
先令
shilling (loanword)
先来后到
in order of arrival; first come, first served
先例
antecedent; precedent
先兆
omen
先入为主
lit. first impression is strongest
先公
deceased father; deceased senior male figure
先兵后礼
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
先到先得
first come first served
先前
before; previously
先君
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
先哲
distinguished precursor; famous thinker of antiquity
先大母
deceased paternal grandmother
先天
inborn; innate; natural
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
先天不足
congenital deficiency; inherent weakness
先天性
congenital; intrinsic; innateness
先天性缺陷
birth defect
先天愚型
Down syndrome; trisomy 21
先妣
deceased mother; mother of an ancestor
先容
to introduce sb; to recommend
先导
guide; forerunner; pioneer
先帝遗诏
posthumous edict of former emperor; Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
先后
early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
先后顺序
order of priority; sequential order
先慈
deceased mother
先斩后奏
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先有
prior; preexisting
先有后婚
marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
先期
in advance; beforehand; premature; front-end
先期录音
prerecording; to prerecord
先机
key moment; decisive opportunity
先决
prerequisite; precondition
先决问题
preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
先决条件
precondition; prerequisite
先河
priority; sth advocated first; refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea.
先汉
pre-Han; China before to 200 BC
先烈
martyr
先父
deceased father; my late father
先王
former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou
先王之政
the rule of former kings
先王之乐
the music of former kings
先王之道
the way of former kings
先生
Mister (Mr.)
先生
teacher; husband; doctor (dialect); CL:位[wei4]
先发
initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起
先发制人
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt; to anticipate; preemptive
先皇
the late Emperor
先睹为快
joy of first experience (idiom); the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先知
prophet
先知先觉
foresight; having foresight; person of foresight
先祖
deceased grandfather; ancestry
先礼后兵
peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
先秦
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
先声
herald; precursor; harbinger
先声夺人
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
先行
to precede others; in advance
先行者
forerunner
先见
foresight; prescience
先见之明
foresight
先见者
seer
先觉
person with foresight
先贤
worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
先辈
elders; former generations
先进
advanced (technology); to advance
先进武器
advanced weapon
先进水平
advanced level
先进集体
collectives
先达
famous and virtuous ancestors; the great men of the past
先遣队
advance party; advance troops
先锋
vanguard; pioneer
先锋队
vanguard
先鞭
to take precedence; to make an early start; to lead the way
先头
in advance; ahead; before; previously
先驱
pioneer
先驱者
pioneer
先验
a priori (philosophy)
先验概率
prior probability (statistics)
冼星海
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
咸安区
Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei
咸宁
Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
咸宁地区
Xianning prefecture in Hubei
咸宁市
Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
咸与维新
everyone participates in reforms (idiom); to replace the old with new; to reform and start afresh
咸兴
Hamhung, North Korea
咸兴市
Hamhung, North Korea
咸丰
reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861); Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
咸丰县
Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
咸镜
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
咸镜北道
North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 shi4]
咸镜南道
South Hamgyeong Province of east North Korea
咸镜道
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
咸阳
Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi
咸阳地区
Xianyang prefecture, Shaanxi
咸阳市
Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi
咸阳桥
Xianyang Bridge
嫌厌
to loathe
嫌忌
suspicion
嫌怨
grievance; hatred
嫌恨
hatred
嫌恶
to loathe; to abhor; hatred; revulsion
嫌弃
to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
嫌犯
criminal suspect
嫌猜
suspicion
嫌疑
suspicion; to have suspicions
嫌疑人
a suspect
嫌疑犯
a suspect
嫌肥挑瘦
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
嫌贫爱富
to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish
嫌隙
hostility; animosity; suspicion
娴淑
ladylike
娴熟
adept; skilled
娴雅
refined; graceful; elegant; serene
娴静
gentle and refined
岘港
Da Nang or Danang, Vietnam
岘首山
Mt Xianshou in Hubei
弦切角
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
弦外之意
see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
弦外之音
overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
弦外之响
see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
弦数
number of strings (of an instrument)
弦月
half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
弦月窗
a narrow slit window; a lunette
弦乐
string music
弦乐器
string instrument
弦乐队
string orchestra
弦歌
to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
弦理论
string theory (physics)
弦而鼓之
lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it
弦诵不缀
variant of 弦誦不輟|弦诵不辍[xian2 song4 bu4 chuo4]
弦诵不辍
incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
弦论
string theory (in theoretical physics)
弦贝斯
acoustic bass (guitar)
弦鸣乐器
string instrument
宪兵
military police
宪兵队
the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the Gestapo during WWII)
宪政
constitutional government
宪政主义
constitutionalism
宪法
constitution (of a country); CL:部[bu4]
宪法法院
Constitutional Court
宪法监护委员会
Guardian Council, body of 12 appointed clerics which governs Iran
宪章
charter
宪章派
the Chartist movement (in the 1840s in England)
掀动
to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion
掀天揭地
earth-shattering
掀掉
to remove; to tear off
掀涌
to seethe; to bubble up
掀翻
to turn sth over; to overturn
掀起
to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)
掀开
to lift open; to tear open
掀风鼓浪
to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate
掀腾
to surge up; raging (billows)
暹罗
Siam (old word for Thailand); Siamese
暹罗语
Siamese (Thai) language
暹逻
variant of 暹羅|暹罗[Xian1 luo2]
洗马
(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)
涎水
saliva
涎沫
spittle
猃狁
Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] in the Qin and Han Dynasties
献上
to offer to God
献出
to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
献媚
to ingratiate oneself with; to pander to
献宝
to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures
献殷勤
to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself
献祭
to offer sacrifice
献策
to offer advice; to make a suggestion
献县
Xian county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
献花
to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial)
献处
to give one's virginity to
献血
to donate blood
献血者
blood donor
献计
to offer advice; to make a suggestion
献词
congratulatory message
献身
to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
献金
to donate money; (monetary) contribution
现下
now; at this moment
现世
this life; to lose face; to be disgraced
现世报
karmic retribution within one's lifetime
现世宝
good-for-nothing; fool
现今
now; nowadays; modern
现付
to pay on the spot
现代
Hyundai, South Korean company
现代
modern times; modern age; modern era
现代五项
modern pentathlon
现代人
modern man; Homo sapiens
现代化
modernization; CL:個|个[ge4]
现代史
modern history
现代形式
the modern form
现代性
modernity
现代新儒家
Modern New Confucianism; see also 新儒家[Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
现代派
modernist faction; modernists
现代舞
modern dance
现代集团
Hyundai, the Korean corporation
现代音乐
modern music; contemporary music
现任
to occupy a post currently; incumbent
现值
present value
现做
to make (food) on the spot; freshly-made
现在
now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
现在分词
present participle (in English grammar)
现在式
present tense
现在是过去钥匙
Today is the key to the past.
现场
the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
现场报道
on-the-spot report
现场投注
live betting
现场采访
on-the-spot interview
现场会
on-the-spot meeting
现场会议
on-the-spot meeting
现场直播
on-the-spot live broadcast
现场视察
on-site inspection
现存
extant; existent; in stock
现学现用
to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
现实
reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic
现实主义
realism
现实情况
current state; current situation
现年
(a person's) current age
现形
to become visible; to appear; to manifest one's true nature
现役
(military) active duty
现成
ready-made; readily available
现房
finished apartment; ready apartment
现抓
to improvise
现时
current
现有
currently existing; currently available
现款
cash
现况
the current situation
现炒现卖
lit. to fry and sell on the spot; fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school
现烤
freshly baked; freshly roasted
现状
current situation
现磨
freshly ground
现行
to be in effect; in force; current
现行犯
criminal caught red-handed
现象
appearance; phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
现象学
phenomenology
现货
merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale; merchandise in stock; available item; actuals (investment); actual commodities
现货价
price of actuals
现身
to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
现身说法
to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
现量相违
to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
现金
cash
现金周转
cash flow
现金基础
cash basis (accounting)
现金流转
cash flow
现金流转表
cash flow statement
现金流量
cash flow
现金流量表
cash flow statement
现钱
cash
现阶段
at the present stage
祆教
Zoroastrianism
祆道
Zoroastrianism; see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
筅帚
(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
籼稻
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
籼米
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice 粳米[jing1 mi3])
线上
online
线上查询
online search
线下
offline; below the line
线人
spy; informer
线圈
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
线圈般
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
线图
line drawing; diagram; line graph
线团
ball of string
线报
tip-off
线尾燕
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
线性
linear; linearity
线性代数
linear algebra
线性回归
linear regression (statistics)
线性方程
linear equation (math.)
线性波
linear wave
线性算子
linear operator (math.)
线性系统
linear system
线性规划
linear programming
线杆
telephone pole; utility pole
线条
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
线段
line segment
线状
linear
线粒体
mitochondrion
线索
trail; clues; thread (of a story)
线绳
string; cotton rope
线缆
cable; wire; cord (computer)
线虫
nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans)
线西
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
线西乡
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
线路
line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route
线轴
thread spool
线速度
linear velocity
线锯
fret saw; jigsaw
县令
county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
县名
name of county
县地
county seat; county town
县城
county seat; county town
县委
CPC county committee
县府
county government
县志
general history of a county; county annals
县政府
county administration; county regional government
县界
county border; county line
县级
county level
县级市
county-level city
县长
county's head commissioner
纤尘
speck of dust; fine dust
纤尘不染
see 一塵不染|一尘不染[yi1 chen2 bu4 ran3]
纤密
close; fine; intricate
纤小
fine; delicate
纤屑
fine detail
纤巧
delicate; dainty
纤度
size
纤弱
fragile; delicate
纤微
slight; slim
纤悉
detailed; fine and meticulous
纤悉无遗
detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive; not missing an iota
纤手
delicate hands; woman's tender and soft hands
纤柔
delicate; fine
纤毛
cilium
纤毛动力蛋白
ciliary dynein protein
纤瘦
slender; slim as a thread
纤细
fine; slim; tender
纤维
fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]
纤维丛
fiber bundle (math.)
纤维囊泡症
cystic fibrosis
纤维状
fibrous
纤维素
cellulose
纤维肌痛
fibromyalgia
纤维胶
viscose
纤维蛋白
fibrous protein
纤纤
slim; slender
纤美
exquisite; delicate and beautiful
纤腰
slender waistline
纤芯
core (of a fiber)
纤芯直径
core diameter (of a fiber)
纤体
to get a slender figure; slimming
羡慕
to envy; to admire
腺嘌呤
adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)
腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
腺垂体
pituitary gland
腺样
adenoid gland; pharyngeal tonsil
腺毛
glandular hair; trichome
腺病
adenosis (glandular disease)
腺病毒
adenovirus
腺癌
Adenocarcinoma
腺苷
adenosine
腺体
gland
舷梯
gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)
苋科
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜
苋菜
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
藓苔
moss
贤人
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
贤内助
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
贤劳
diligent
贤士
virtuous person; a man of merit
贤妻
(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
贤妻良母
a good wife and loving mother
贤弟
worthy little brother
贤惠
variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
贤慧
(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
贤才
a genius; a talented person
贤明
wise and capable; sagacious
贤淑
(of a woman) virtuous
贤淑仁慈
a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
贤王
sage kings
贤相
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
贤能
sage
贤良
(of a man) able and virtuous
贤达
prominent and worthy personage
酰胺
amide; acidamide (chemistry)
铣铁
cast iron
衔接
to join together; to combine
闲事
other people's business
闲人
variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]; idle person; idler; unconcerned person
闲侃
to chat idly
闲冗
officials with light duties; supernumeraries
闲在
at leisure
闲坐
to sit around; to sit idly
闲居
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
闲心
leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
闲散
idle; unused; at leisure
闲暇
leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use
闲章
recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
闲聊
to chat; idle gossip
闲聊天
to chat; idle gossip
闲职
sinecure; position with practically no obligations
闲花
wild flower
闲言碎语
idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
闲话
variant of 閒話|闲话; digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]
闲话家常
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
闲谈
variant of 閒談|闲谈[xian2 tan2]
闲逛
to stroll
闲逸
comfort and leisure
闲适
leisurely and comfortable; relaxed
闲雅
elegant; graceful
闲杂
(employee) having no fixed duties
闲静
calm; tranquil
闲人
idle person; idler; unconcerned person
闲来无事
at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
闲口
idle talk
闲扯
to chat; idle talk
闲晃
to hang around; to hang out
闲暇
leisure
闲书
light reading
闲混
to loiter
闲空
idle; free time; leisure
闲置
to leave sth forgotten; to set aside; lying idle
闲言闲语
idle gossip
闲话
digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]
闲谈
to chat
限价
limit on price
限制
to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]
限制酶
restriction enzyme
限制酶图谱
restriction mapping (in genomics); restriction pattern
限定
to restrict to; to limit
限定词
determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)
限度
limitation; limit
限于
to be limited to; to be confined to
限时信
mail to be delivered by a specified time
限期
to set a time limit; time limit; deadline
限界线
boundary; dividing line
限速
speed limit
陷入
to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
陷入牢笼
to fall into a trap; ensnared
陷入绝境
to fall into impasse
陷坑
pitfall; pit as animal trap
陷害
to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against
陷于
caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
陷于瘫痪
to be paralyzed; at a standstill
陷落
to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land)
陷落带
area of subsidence
陷阱
pitfall; snare; trap
险些
narrowly; almost; nearly
险兆
evil omen
险境
critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
险峰
perilous peak; the lofty heights
险峻
arduous; steep
险情
peril; dangerous circumstance
险恶
dangerous; sinister; vicious
险球
dangerous ball (in soccer, volleyball etc)
险症
critical illness
险种
insurance type
险要
strategically situated and easy to defend; strategic location
险诈
sinister and deceitful
险象环生
dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
险阻
dangerous and difficult (path)
霰弹枪
shotgun
霰粒肿
chalazion
显像
to form a picture; to develop a photo; to visualize
显像管
CRT used in TV or computer monitor; picture tube; kinescope
显出
to express; to exhibit
显卡
video card; display card (computer)
显学
famous school; noted school of thought
显宦
high official
显山露水
to reveal one's talent (idiom)
显弄
to flaunt; to show off
显形
to show one's true nature (derog.); to betray oneself
显影
(photographic processing) to develop
显影剂
developer (photographic processing); contrast medium (medical imaging)
显得
to seem; to look; to appear
显微
micro-; microscopic; to make the minute visible
显微学
microscopy
显微镜
microscope; CL:臺|台[tai2]
显微镜座
Microscopium (constellation)
显微镜载片
microscopic slide
显性
visible; conspicuous; phanero-; dominant (gene)
显性基因
dominant gene
显怀
to look pregnant; obviously pregnant
显扬
to praise; to commend; to hallow
显摆
(coll.) to show off
显效
to show an effect; to produce an effect; a conspicuous effect
显明
to reveal, make known
显晦
light and shade
显晶
phanerocrystalline; with crystal structure visible to the naked eye
显焓
sensible enthalpy (thermodynamics); energy required to go from one state to another
显然
clear; evident; obvious(ly)
显现
appearance; to appear
显生代
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago
显生宙
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago
显白
variant of 顯擺|显摆[xian3 bai5]
显目
outstanding; conspicuous
显眼
conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous
显示
to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
显示卡
graphics card
显示器
monitor (computer)
显示屏
display screen
显示板
information screen
显祖
ancestors (old)
显耀
to show off
显老
to look old
显考
honorific term for one's deceased father; (arch.) great-great-grandfather
显而易见
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying
显职
prominent post
显花植物
Phanerogamae (botany); flowering plants
显著
outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant
显要
prominent; eminent; important person; notable; dignitary
显见
obvious; clearly visible
显豁
evident; clear and bright
显贵
dignitary; distinguished person; royalty; nobleman; big shot
显赫
illustrious; celebrated
显赫人物
a famous person; a luminary
显达
illustrious; influential; prestigious
显镜
microscope; same as 顯微鏡|显微镜
显露
to become visible; to reveal
显露出
to appear; to come out in the open
馅儿
erhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
馅儿饼
erhua variant of 餡餅|馅饼[xian4 bing3]
馅饼
meat pie; pie; pasty
鲜亮
bright (color); vivid
鲜卑
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
鲜卑族
Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
鲜味
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
鲜啤酒
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
鲜奶
fresh milk
鲜奶油
cream; whipped cream
鲜少
very few; rarely
鲜明
bright; clear-cut; distinct
鲜明个性
individuality; clear-cut personality
鲜橙多
Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
鲜活
vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
鲜活货物
live cargo
鲜为人知
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
鲜烈
fresh and intense; vivid
鲜红
scarlet; bright red
鲜美
delicious; tasty
鲜艳
bright-colored; gaily-colored
鲜花
flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
鲜花插在牛粪上
lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
鲜菜
fresh vegetable
鲜血
blood
鲜血淋漓
to be drenched with blood; dripping blood
鲜货
produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs
咸水
salt water; brine
咸水妹
(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from 'handsome maid')
咸水湖
salt lake
咸津津
nice and salty (taste)
咸津津儿
erhua variant of 鹹津津|咸津津[xian2 jin1 jin1]
咸海
Aral Sea
咸淡
salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water)
咸涩
salty and bitter; acerbic
咸丝丝
slightly salty
咸丝丝儿
erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1]
咸肉
bacon; salt-cured meat
咸菜
salted vegetables; pickles
咸猪手
pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)
咸酥鸡
fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper; Taiwan-style fried chicken
咸鱼
salted fish
咸鱼翻身
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom); fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
咸鸭蛋
salted duck egg
咸盐
salt (colloquial); table salt
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