Pinyin Dictionary results for "xu"

variant of 恤[xu4]
still; silent
cap of Yin dynasty
exhort; stimulate
exhort; stimulate
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate
sh; hush
breathe on; yawn; roar
to breathe upon
to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
(dialect) country fair; country market
earthern goblet stand also known as 反坫[fan3 dian4] (old); old variant of 序
ruins; (literary) village; variant of 圩[xu1]; country fair
婿
variant of 婿[xu4]
chatter like old woman; cheerful
婿
son-in-law; husband
(dialect) elder sister (old)
mistress, concubine; weak
order; sequence; preface
surname Xu
slowly; gently
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate
to foster; to bear
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
variant of 敘|叙[xu4]
abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xu4 li4 ya4]
to narrate; to chat
dawn; rising sun
dawn
variant of 煦[xu4]; balmy; nicely warm; cozy
Quercus serrata
to blow or breathe upon to smile
suddenly; also pr. [hu1]
to snort
variant of 欻[xu1]
damage egg so it does not hatch
to ditch; a moat
abundant; bright; strain spirits
name of a river
balmy; nicely warm; cozy; Taiwan pr. [xu3]
to raise (animals)
surname Xu
anxious; stare
sound of flaying
official pay; sacrificial rice
cotton wadding; fig. padding; long-winded
Japanese variant of 續|续
beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
variant of 緒|绪[xu4]
fine silk
fine silk
to continue; to replenish
surname Xu
all; assist; to store
Scirpis maritimus; small chestnut
to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
clover; lucerne; Taiwan pr. [su4]
surname Xu
beautiful
Alisma plantago
old variant of 虛|虚[xu1]
emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
see T裇[T xu1]
to boast; great; large
surname Xu
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
to beguile with false stories
to brag; popular; lovely
(literary) ability and wisdom; scheme; stratagem
variant of 恤[xu4]
surname Xu; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-221 BC)
old variant of 許|许
drunk
spiritus; strain spirits
bolt of a Chinese lock
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
must; to have to; to wait
grieved; anxious
beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
beguile; suddenly
black; see 黑魖魖[hei1 xu1 xu1]
Hypophthalmichthys moritrix
吁吁
to pant; to gasp for breath
嘘嘘
to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)
嘘寒问暖
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper
嘘声
hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
墟里
village
序列
sequence
序列号
serial number; product key (software)
序幕
prologue
序数
ordinal number
序文
preface; foreword; preamble; recital (law); also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
序曲
overture
序号
ordinal number; serial number; sequence number
序言
preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
序跋
preface and postscript
徐世昌
Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
徐俊
Xu Jun (1962-), Chinese Chinese chess grandmaster
徐光启
Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty
徐克
Tsui Hark (1951-), Chinese movie director and producer
徐匡迪
Xu Kuangdi (1937-), PRC politician and former mayor of Shanghai
徐汇区
Xuhui district, central Shanghai
徐娘半老
middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
徐家汇
Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[Xu2 hui4 qu1], Xuhui district, central Shanghai
徐州
Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐州地区
Xuzhou prefecture in Jiangsu
徐州市
Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐徐
slowly; gently
徐志摩
Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
徐悲鸿
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European trained painter and influential art teacher
徐星
Xu Xing (1969-), Chinese palaeontologist; Xu Xing (1956-), Chinese short story writer
徐步
to stroll; to walk slowly
徐水
Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
徐水县
Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
徐渭
Xu Wei, Chinese painter
徐熙媛
Xu Xiyuan or Hsu Hsiyuan or Barbie Hsu (1976-), Taiwan pop star and actress, F4 band member; also called 大S
徐祯卿
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
徐福
Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer
徐缓
slow; sluggish; lazily; to slow down
徐继畲
Xu Jiyu (1795-1873), Chinese geographer
徐闻
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
徐闻县
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
徐行
to walk slowly; to stroll
徐铉
Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]
徐霞客
Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記|徐霞客游记[Xu2 Xia2 ke4 You2 ji4]
徐霞客游记
Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by 徐霞客[Xu2 Xia2 ke4] on geology, geography, plants etc
恤匮
to relieve the distressed
恤嫠
to give relief to widows
恤衫
shirt (loanword)
戌时
7-9 pm
戌狗
Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
叙事
narrative
叙事诗
narrative poem
叙利亚
Syria
叙利亚文
Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC); the Syriac script
叙功行赏
to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)
叙拉古
Syracuse, Sicily; also written 錫拉庫薩|锡拉库萨[Xi1 la1 ku4 sa4]
叙文
variant of 序文[xu4 wen2]
叙明
detailed accounting
叙永
Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
叙永县
Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
叙旧
to reminisce; to talk about former times
叙言
variant of 序言[xu4 yan2]
叙谈
to chat
叙述
to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
叙述性
narrative
旭日
the rising sun
栩栩
vivid
栩栩如生
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
栩栩生辉
resplendent
溆浦
Xupu county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
溆浦县
Xupu county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
煦仁孑义
petty kindness
煦暖
to warm; warming
煦煦
kind; gracious; benevolent; warm and fine; balmy
畜牧
to raise animals
畜牧业
animal husbandry; stock raising; livestock raising
畜产品
domesticated animal products
盱眙
Xuyi county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu
盱眙县
Xuyi county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu
絮叨
long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
絮嘴
to chatter endlessly
絮棉
cotton wadding
絮烦
boring prattle
絮片
floccule; a wisp of material precipitated from liquid
絮状物
floccule; a wisp of material precipitated from liquid
絮球
ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock
絮絮
endless prattle; to chatter incessantly
絮絮叨叨
long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
絮聒
noisy prattle; to chatter loudly
絮语
to chatter incessantly
絮说
to chatter endlessly
绪言
preface
绪论
introduction; preface
续作
sequel
续保
renewal of insurance
续借
extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
续假
extended leave; prolonged absence
续增
addition; appendix; addendum
续娶
to remarry
续弦
to remarry (of a widow); second wife; qin and se 琴瑟[qin2 se4], two string instruments as a symbol of marital harmony
续书
sequel; continuation of a book
续杯
to refill (a beverage cup)
续发感染
secondary infection
续篇
sequel; continuation (of a story)
续签
to renew a contract; contract extension
续约
to renew or extend a contract
续编
sequel; continuation (of a serial publication)
续续
continuous; on and on; running
续航
endurance; long-term continuous travel or use
续西游记
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
续订
to renew
续跌
to continue to fall (of share prices)
续集
sequel; next episode (of TV series etc)
胥吏
low-level government official (in former times)
蓄势待发
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
蓄意
deliberate; premeditated; malice
蓄水
water storage
蓄水池
water reservoir
蓄积
to accumulate; to store up
蓄谋
to premeditate; to plot
蓄电池
accumulator; battery
蓄养
to raise (animals)
蓄须明志
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
虚不受补
a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
虚位以待
to reserve a seat; to leave a position vacant
虚假
false; phony; pretense
虚伪
false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
虚伪类真
false but apparently real
虚像
virtual image
虚名
false reputation
虚报
to misreport; fraudulent report
虚妄
fabricated
虚客族
people who like to window-shop for unaffordable luxuries
虚宫格
four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character
虚实
what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation
虚己以听
to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
虚席以待
to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
虚幻
imaginary; illusory
虚度
to fritter away (one's time)
虚度光阴
to waste time on worthless activities
虚弱
weak; in poor health
虚张声势
(false) bravado; to bluff
虚心
open-minded; humble
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后
Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)
虚心好学
modest and studious (idiom)
虚情假意
false friendship; hypocritical show of affection
虚应了事
see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4]
虚应故事
to go through the motions
虚怀若谷
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
虚损
(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang; asthenia
虚拟
to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical; (computing) to emulate; virtual
虚拟实境
virtual reality (Tw)
虚拟专用网络
virtual private network (VPN)
虚拟机
virtual machine
虚拟现实
virtual reality
虚拟现实置标语言
virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
虚拟环境
virtual environment
虚拟私人网络
virtual private network (VPN)
虚拟网络
virtual network
虚拟语气
subjunctive mood (grammar)
虚拟连接
virtual connection
虚数
imaginary number
虚文
dead letter; rule no longer in force; empty formality
虚文浮礼
empty formality
虚星
imaginary star (in astrology)
虚有其表
looks impressive but is worthless (idiom); not as good as it looks; a reputation with no substance
虚荣
vanity
虚荣心
vanity
虚构
to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
虚构小说
fiction
虚岁
one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived). In this system, a person's age is one year at birth, and increases by one year at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday.; as opposed to 足歲|足岁[zu2 sui4]; see also 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
虚火
excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM); the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself
虚无
nothingness
虚无主义
nihilism
虚无假设
null hypothesis (statistics)
虚无缥缈
unreal; illusory; imaginary; vague and with nothing in it
虚发
to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)
虚空
void; hollow; empty
虚空藏菩萨
Akasagarbha Bodhisattva
虚粒子
virtual particle
虚线
dotted line
虚缺号
Chinese blank character □ (punct. used to represent an unreadable character)
虚脱
to collapse (from dehydration or loss of blood); heat exhaustion
虚腕
empty wrist (method of painting)
虚与委蛇
to feign civility (idiom)
虚虚实实
hard to tell if it's real or sham
虚言
empty words; false words
虚诈
tricky and hypocritical
虚词
word having grammatical function but no meaning
虚夸
to boast; to brag; boastful; exaggerative; pompous; bombastic
虚谎
false
虚警
false alert
虚誉
imaginary reputation; empty fame
虚电路
virtual circuit; VC
虚头
to play tricks; to deceive
虚飘飘
light and airy; floating
虚惊
false alarm; panic rumor; CL:場|场[chang2]
许下
to make a promise
许下愿心
to express a wish (to a deity)
许久
for a long time; for ages
许仲琳
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
许信良
Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
许可
to allow; to permit
许可协议
licensing agreement (for intellectual property)
许可证
license; authorization; permit
许和
to allow; permit
许地山
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
许多
many; a lot of; much
许婚
to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)
许嫁
allowed to marry
许字
betrothed
许廑父
Xu Qinfu (1891-1953), journalist and writer
许慎
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
许旺细胞
Schwann cell (support axon of nerve cell); neurolemmocyte
许昌
Xuchang prefecture level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
许昌地区
Xuchang prefecture in Henan
许昌市
Xuchang prefecture level city in north Henan, on the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line
许昌县
Xuchang county in Xuchang city 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 shi4], Henan
许海峰
Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
许亲
to accept a marriage proposal
许诺
promise; pledge
许配
to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
许愿
to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward
酗讼
to be drunk and rowdy
酗酒
heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
酗酒滋事
drunken fighting; to get drunk and quarrel
需求
requirement; to require; (economics) demand
需求层次理论
(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)
需要
to need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need
需要是发明之母
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
须丸
hematite Fe2O3
须弥
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
须弥山
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
须后
aftershave
须后水
aftershave
须根
fibrous roots
须知
key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind
须臾
in a flash; in a jiffy
须要
must; have to
须子
feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
须毛
whiskers; mustache
须浮鸥
(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
须生
see 老生[lao3 sheng1]
须眉
man or men (formal)
须发
hair and beard
须鲸
baleen whale; Mysticeti
魆魆
quietly; secretly
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