| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 什 |
亻十 |
shén, shé |
1. Only used in 什麼 |
| shí |
2. miscellaneous; assorted |
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3. Alternative form of 雜 |
| zá |
4. Only used in 通什 |
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5. (cln, zh, numeral symbols, numerals) |
真 |
十具 |
zhēn |
1. true; genuine; real; actual | |
那 不 是 真 鑽石 項鏈，是 假 的！ - That's not a real diamond necklace, it's just a fake! |
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那些 是 真 鑽石 還是 贗yàn品？ - Are those real diamonds or only shams? |
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2. clear; distinct; sharp |
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3. really; truly; very; quite |
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今天 真 熱。 - It's so hot today. |
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那 些 演員 真 了不起。 (nà xiē yǎnyuán zhēn liǎobuqǐ) - Those actors are really great. |
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真 的 嗎？ - Really? |
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4. portrait; image |
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5. natural disposition |
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6. (Chinese calligraphy) Short for 真書, regular script |
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7. (telegraphy) the eleventh day of a month |
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真 德-秀 - Song dynasty scholar) |
车 |
一十 |
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1. Variant of 車 | |
2. Variant of 卓 |
计 |
讠十 |
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1. Simplified form of 計 |
士 |
十一 |
shì |
1. (obsolete) unmarried male; bachelor | |
2. (obsolete) (honorific) man |
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3. (obsolete) general; high-ranking military officer |
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4. (obsolete) soldier; noncommissioned officer |
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士兵 - soldier |
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5. (historical) scholar-official (civil servant appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day governance) |
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6. (historical) (self-appellation used by scholar-officials in ancient China, when addressing the emperor:) I; subject |
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7. (historical) a social stratum in ancient China |
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8. scholar; academic; intellectual; intelligentsia |
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博士 - doctor; doctoral degree |
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院士 - academician |
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9. (honorific, obsolete) (suffix for a virtuous, knowledgeable or skilled person:) commendable person |
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女士 - Lady |
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護士 - nurse |
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人士 - public figure |
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助產士 - midwife |
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10. (Chinese chess) adviser; guard; minister (usually only on the black side, in some sets on both red and black sides) |
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11. (obsolete) Alternative form of 仕 (to be an official) |
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12. =====Usage notes===== |
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13. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note low la (6̣). |
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Synonyms: 四 |
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14. Simplified form of 土 |
早 |
日十 |
zǎo, zóu |
1. early; in advance; soon | |
我 醒 得 很 早。 - I woke up early. |
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你 能 不 能 早 一點 來？ - Can you be here a little earlier? |
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請問，我 今天 早 走 一會兒r 行 嗎？ - Please could I leave early today? |
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Antonyms: 遲 |
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2. long ago; for a long time |
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他 早 走 了。 - He left long ago. |
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這 個 變壓器 已經 燒 毀 了，早 該 拆 換 一 個 新 的 了。 - This transformer has burnt out. It should have been replaced a long time ago. |
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3. (early) morning |
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我 今 早 沒 有 見到 他。 - I didn't see him this morning. |
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4. good morning |
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老師 早！ - Good morning, teacher! |
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Synonyms: 早安 |
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5. before; in the past time |
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現在 這麼 匆忙，你 早 幹gàn嗎má 去 了。 - So now you are in a hurry. What were you doing before? |
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6. (Taiwan, informal) Short for 早上; a.m. |
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早 八 - 8:00 a.m. |
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7. (Hainanese) breakfast |
由 |
十囗 |
yóu |
1. cause; reason | |
緣由 - cause and reason |
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2. from |
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由 北 到 南 - from north to south |
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由 廣州 出發 - to depart from Guangzhou |
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3. by; through; via |
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請 由 側門 出入。 - Please enter and exit via the side door. |
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4. (done) by |
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這 件 事 由 我 來 處理 吧。 - Let me handle this matter. |
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5. because of; due to |
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6. by means of |
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由此可見 - thus it can be seen |
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本 書 由 三 部分 組成。 - This book is composed of three parts. |
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7. to pass through |
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必由之路 - the path that must be taken |
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8. to follow; to let one determine |
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身不由己 - to be unable to determine for oneself |
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由 他 去 吧！ - Let him do as he pleases! |
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由jau4-2 佢 自己 做 啦！ - Let him do it by himself! |
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9. Variant of 甴 |
索 |
十冖糸 |
suǒ |
1. rope; cable | |
2. (Teochew) to climb; to clamber |
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3. (mahjong, regional) bamboo tile |
| suǒ |
4. to search; to look for; to inquire into |
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5. to request; to demand |
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6. (literary) alone; solitary |
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7. (literary) uninteresting; dull; insipid |
| Suǒ |
8. (Cantonese) to absorb |
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9. (Cantonese) to sniff; to smell |
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10. (Cantonese, of a female) beautiful; pretty; hot; sexually attractive |
华 |
化十 |
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1. Simplified form of 華 |
卖 |
十乛头 |
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1. Simplified form of 賣 |
单 |
丷日十 |
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1. Variant of 單 |
千 |
丿十 |
qiān |
1. thousand | |
幾 千 - several thousand |
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2. many; numerous |
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千山萬水 - many rivers and mountains |
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3. (Cantonese) to swindle; to defraud |
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4. Simplified form of 韆 |
博 |
十尃 |
bó |
1. abundant; plentiful; rich | |
2. wide; broad |
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3. to thoroughly understand; to be well versed in |
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4. to win; to court |
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以 博 歡心 - in order to win somebody's favour - |
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博 同情 - to gain somebody's sympathy - |
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5. (historical) Liubo (an ancient Chinese board game) |
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(Alternative form 簙) |
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6. to gamble; to play games |
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7. Short for 博覽, expo |
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8. Short for 博客, blog |
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9. Short for 博士, doctoral degree |
南 |
十冂 |
nán |
1. south; southern | | nā, ná |
2. Only used in 南無 |
质 |
十贝 |
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1. Simplified form of 質 |
毕 |
比十 |
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1. Simplified form of 畢 |
古 |
十口 |
gǔ |
1. the past; ancient times | |
古今 - ancient and modern times |
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2. old; ancient |
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3. classic; old-styled |
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4. simple; unaffected; unsophisticated |
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5. things in the past; antiquities; history |
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6. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) story |
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講古 - to tell a story |
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7. Short for 古體詩 (ancient-style poem) |
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古 天 樂 - Louis Koo Tin-lok (Hong Kong actor) |
