Pinyin Dictionary results for "zhao"
㷖
old variant of 照[zhao4]
兆
surname Zhao
兆
omen; to foretell; million; mega-; trillion; tera-; billion (old)
召
to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
啅
chirp
嘲
see 嘲哳, (onom.) twitter; twittering sound
垗
sacrifice
找
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
招
to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
旐
banner
昭
bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
曌
name invented for herself by Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
朝
morning
棹
oar (archaic); scull; paddle; to row; a boat
沼
pond; pool
濯
variant of 櫂|棹[zhao4]
炤
surname Zhao
照
variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate
照
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
爫
'claw' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
笊
loosely woven bamboo ladle
罩
cover; fish trap (basket); shade
肇
at first; devise; originate
肇
the start; the origin
着
(chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add
着
to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
诏
imperial order
赵
surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
赵
to surpass (old)
钊
to encourage; to cut; to strain
鉊
sickle
駋
(horse)
鵫
pheasant
兆周
megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
兆字节
megabyte (2^20 or approximately a million bytes)
兆瓦
megawatt
兆瓦特
megawatt
兆赫
megahertz
兆电子伏
mega electron volt MeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10-13 Joules)
兆头
omen; portent; sign
召唤
to summon; to beckon; to call
召回
to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
召见
call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
召开
to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
召开会议
to call a conference; to convene a meeting
召集
to convene; to gather
召集人
convener
嘲哳
(onom.) twitter; twittering sound
找上门
to come to sb's door; to call on sb
找不到
can't find
找不自在
to ask for trouble; to bring misfortune on oneself
找不着
to be unable to find
找不着北
to be confused and disoriented
找事
to look for employment; to pick a quarrel
找借口
to look for a pretext
找出
to find; to search out
找到
to find
找刺儿
to find fault
找台阶儿
to find an excuse; to look for a pretext
找回
to retrieve
找寻
to look for; to seek; to find fault
找对象
to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate
找岔子
to look for blemishes; to find fault; nitpicking
找平
to level (ground); to make level
找抽
(coll.) to look for trouble
找机会
to look for an opportunity
找死
to court death; taking risks
找碴
variant of 找茬[zhao3 cha2]
找碴儿
to pick a quarrel; to find fault; nitpicking
找茬
to pick fault with; to spot the differences; to nitpick; to pick a quarrel; to find complaint with
找着
to find
找补
to compensate; to make up; to complement; to add
找见
to find (sth one has been looking for)
找赎
(dialect) to give change
找辙
to look for a pretext
找遍
to search everywhere; to search high and low; to comb
找钱
to give change
找门路
to seek help from social connections
找零
to give change; change money
找头
change (from money paid)
找饭碗
to look for a job
找麻烦
to look for trouble
找齐
to make uniform; to even up; to make good a deficiency
招人
to be infectious; to recruit
招人喜欢
charming; attractive; delightful
招来
to attract; to incur
招供
to confess
招兵
to recruit soldiers
招兵买马
to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff
招募
to recruit; to enlist
招呼
to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
招呼站
request bus stop
招商
to seek investment or funding; investment promotion
招商引资
investment promotion
招唤
to call; to summon
招安
to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
招展
to flutter; to sway
招式
style; manner
招引
to attract
招待
to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
招待员
usher; greeter
招待所
guest house; small hotel
招待会
reception; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
招徕
to canvass (for customers); to solicit; to recruit
招怨
to arouse animosity
招惹
to provoke; to tease
招手
to wave; to beckon
招投标
bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction
招接
to receive (guests, clients); to interact socially with
招摇
to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
招摇过市
to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
招抚
to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty; to bring to negotiated surrender
招揽
to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
招揽生意
to advertise; to solicit business
招收
to hire; to recruit
招数
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]
招架
to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own; to receive guests
招标
to invite bids
招法
move; method of use; trick for success
招潮蟹
fiddler crab (genus Uca)
招灾惹祸
to invite disaster
招牌
signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
招牌动作
signature move
招牌纸
label; sticker
招牌菜
signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish
招生
to enroll new students; to get students
招租
(of a house or room) to be for rent
招考
to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
招聘
to invite applications for a job; to recruit
招聘协调人
recruiting coordinator
招聘会
recruitment meeting; job fair
招聘机构
recruiting agency
招聘者
prospective employer; person advertising a job; recruiter
招股
share offer
招股书
prospectus (setting out share offer); offering circular
招股说明书
prospectus
招致
to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
招蜂引蝶
(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies; (fig.) to attract the opposite sex; to flirt
招亲
to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice
招认
to confess
招诱
to invite; to recruit; to attract; to entice
招请
to recruit; to take on (an employee)
招财
lit. inviting wealth; We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3])
招财猫
maneki-neko or 'lucky cat', Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
招财进宝
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
招贴
poster; placard; bill
招贴画
picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
招贤纳士
invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
招远
Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
招远市
Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
招降纳叛
to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
招集
to recruit; to gather together (volunteers)
招领
to advertise for the owner of lost property
招风
lit. to invite the wind; fig. conspicuous and inviting criticism
招风惹草
to stir up trouble (idiom); to sow discord
招风惹雨
see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
招风揽火
see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
招风耳
jug ears; jug-eared
昭和
Showa, reign name of Emperor Hirohito of Japan 1925-1989
昭平
Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
昭平县
Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
昭披耶帕康
Chao Phya Phra Klang, 18th century Thai politician and writer
昭披耶河
Chao Phraya River, the main river of Thailand
昭然若揭
abundantly clear
昭示
to declare publicly; to make clear
昭苏
Zhaosu county or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
昭苏县
Zhaosu county or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
昭觉
Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
昭觉县
Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
昭通
Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan
昭通地区
Zhaotong prefecture in Yunnan
昭通市
Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan
昭阳
Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 shi4], Yunnan
昭阳区
Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 shi4], Yunnan
昭雪
to exonerate; to clear (from an accusation); to rehabilitate
朝三暮四
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
朝不保夕
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
朝不虑夕
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
朝乾夕惕
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
朝令夕改
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
朝夕
morning and night; all the time
朝思暮想
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
朝日
Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
朝日
morning sun
朝日新闻
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
朝朝暮暮
from dawn to dusk; all the time
朝歌
Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝; Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
朝歌镇
Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
朝气
vitality; dynamism
朝气蓬勃
full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
朝秦暮楚
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
朝闻夕改
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
朝花夕拾
'Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk', a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
朝过夕改
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom); to quickly amend one's ways
朝阳
the morning sun
朝阳地区
Zhaoyang district in Liaoning
朝阳产业
sunrise industry
朝雨
morning rain
朝露
morning dew; fig. precarious brevity of human life; ephemeral
朝露暮霭
morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral; impermanent
朝露溘至
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
朝饔夕飧
lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom); fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
沼气
marsh gas; methane CH4
沼泽
marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
沼泽地
marsh; swamp; everglade
沼泽地带
marsh; swamp; everglade
沼泽大尾莺
(bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
沼泽山雀
(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
沼狸
meerkat; see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
沼狸
see 狐獴[hu2 meng3]
照亮
to illuminate; to light up; lighting
照作不误
to do something, never mind the circumstances
照例
as a rule; as usual; usually
照像
variant of 照相[zhao4 xiang4]
照像机
variant of 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]; camera
照原样
to copy; to follow the original shape; faithful restoration
照单全收
to accept without question; to take sth at face value
照壁
a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy)
照妖镜
magic mirror for revealing goblins; fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy
照射
to shine on; to light up; to irradiate
照常
as usual
照度
illumination (i.e. intensity of light)
照得
seeing that
照应
to correlate with; to correspond to
照应
to look after; to take care of; to attend to
照抄
to copy word for word
照搬
to copy; to imitate
照料
to tend; to take care of sb
照明
lighting; illumination
照明弹
flare; star shell
照映
to shine; to illuminate
照会
a diplomatic note; letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments
照本宣科
a wooden word-by-word reading
照样
as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless
照准
request granted (formal usage in old document); to aim (gun)
照烧
teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)
照片
photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
照片子
X-ray photo
照片底版
a photographic plate
照理
according to reason; usually; in the normal course of events; to attend to
照登
to publish unaltered, as in the original; Urtext
照发
to provide as before; unaltered provision; an authorized issue
照直
directly; straight; straight ahead; straightforward
照相
to take a photograph
照相机
camera; CL:個|个[ge4],架[jia4],部[bu4],台[tai2],隻|只[zhi1]
照相馆
photo studio
照看
to look after; to attend to; to have in care
照眼
glare; dazzling
照章
according to the regulations
照管
to look after; to provide for
照约定
according to agreement; as arranged; as stipulated
照耀
to shine; to illuminate
照旧
as before; as in the past
照葫芦画瓢
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
照说
normally; ordinarily speaking
照护
care; treatment (e.g. nursing care); to look after
照猫画虎
lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject; uninspired imitation
照办
to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
照面
to meet face-to-face
照顾
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
照骗
(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片[zhao4 pian4]); photoshopped picture
爪印
paw print
爪哇
Java (island of Indonesia); Java (programming language)
爪哇八哥
(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
爪哇岛
Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇池鹭
(bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)
爪哇禾雀
(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
爪牙
pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
笊篱
strainer (made of bamboo, wicker, or wire)
罩子
cover; casing
罩杯
cup (bra size)
罩衣
overalls; CL:件[jian4]
罩衫
smock
罩门
Achilles' heel; chink in the armor
肇事
to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident; to provoke a disturbance
肇事者
offender; culprit
肇事逃逸
hit-and-run
肇俊哲
Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player
肇因
cause; origin
肇始
to initiate; to start; the start
肇州
Zhaozhou county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
肇州县
Zhaozhou county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
肇庆
Zhaoqing prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China
肇庆地区
Zhaoqing prefecture in Guangdong
肇庆大学
Zhaoqing University (Guangdong)
肇庆市
Zhaoqing prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China
肇东
Zhaodong county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
肇东市
Zhaodong county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
肇源
Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
肇源县
Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
肇祸
to cause an accident
肇端
the starting point
肇建
to build (for the first time); to create (a building)
着三不着两
scatter-brained; thoughtless
着地
to land; to touch the ground; also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
着忙
to rush; in a hurry; to worry about being late
着急
to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
着慌
alarmed; panicking
着数
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4]
着法
move in chess; movement in martial arts
着凉
to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]
着火
to ignite; to burn
着火点
ignition point (temperature); combustion point
着紧
urgent; in a great hurry; in intimate relationship with sb
着花
to blossom; to come to flower; to be in bloom
着迷
to be fascinated; to be captivated
着边
relevant; to the point; has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
着边儿
erhua variant of 著邊|着边[zhao2 bian1]
着魔
obsessed; bewitched; enchanted; as if possessed
诏令
imperial order
诏安
Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
诏安县
Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
诏旨
an Imperial edict
诏书
edict; written imperial order
诏狱
imperial prison
诏谕
imperial decree
赵元任
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
赵匡胤
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
赵国
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
赵宋
Song dynasty (960-1279); used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
赵客
knight of the Zhao State; generic term for a knight-errant
赵岐
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
赵州桥
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
赵忠尧
Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
赵惠文王
King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
赵括
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC; also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子
赵晔
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋
赵本山
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
赵构
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗[Gao1 zong1]
赵树理
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
赵尔巽
Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
赵紫阳
Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then
赵县
Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
赵翼
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
赵薇
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
赵军
army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States
赵云
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
赵高
Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
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