Word |
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Pinyin |
Meanings |
它 |
宀匕 |
tā |
1. (third-person singular pronoun for inanimate objects); it |
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這 是 一 份 非常 重要 的 文件,千萬 不要 把 它 丟掉。 - This is a very important document; you must not lose it. |
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2. (chiefly simplified Chinese) (third-person singular pronoun for animals); it |
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3. (obsolete) (general third-person singular pronoun); he; she; they (singular); it |
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4. (A dummy pronoun.) |
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(zh-alt-inline, 他) |
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5. crooked; evil |
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6. usage. In traditional Chinese, there is generally a distinction between 牠; the former refers exclusively to inanimate objects, while the latter refers exclusively to animals. |
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7. usage. In simplified Chinese, only 它 is used for both inanimate objects and animals. |
tuō |
8. (zh-used in, 它它藉藉) |
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9. Alternative form of 駝 |
yí |
10. (zh-only, 它它) |
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11. Variant of 蛇 |
家 |
宀豕 |
jiā, jia |
1. Simplified form of 傢 | gū |
2. Only used in 大家#Pronunciation 3 (大家, tr=dàgū) |
实 |
宀头 |
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1. Simplified form of 實 |
定 |
宀一龰 |
dìng |
1. stable; steady; fixed | |
我 公公 揸 筆 揸 得 好 定。 - My grandpa holds the pen really steadily |
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之前 已經 講 定 - already discussed and settled upon for some time |
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2. to fix; to stabilise |
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3. to put down; to suppress |
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4. to establish; to prepare the ground for |
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5. to decide; to resolve |
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6. to determine; to settle |
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7. to order; to reserve |
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定 貨 - to order goods |
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定 位 - to reserve a place |
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8. certainly; definitely; surely |
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9. (Cantonese) calm |
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10. (Cantonese) in advance |
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想 唔 暈船浪,就 食 定 暈浪丸。 - If you don't want to get seasick, then take a motion sickness pill in advance. |
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我 阿媽 日日 都 五 點 就 開 定 檯toi4-2 等 我哋 返屋企kei2 食飯。 - My mother sets the table in advance at five o'clock, waiting for us to come home for dinner. |
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11. (Cantonese) Short for 定係 (or) |
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你 想 食 飯 定 麵 啊aa3? - Do you want to have rice or noodles? |
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12. (zh-div, 母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of ltc-l, 定, id=1 |
dìng |
13. (zh-div, 星) (Chinese astronomy) the Encampment (Chinese constellation), one of Twenty-Eight Mansions |
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14. (zh-hg) (A kind of hoe.) |
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15. (Cantonese) (Sentence final particle used to make assumptions.) |
安 |
宀女 |
ān |
1. calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet | |
安寧 - peaceful; tranquil |
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安睡 - to sleep peacefully |
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不安 - uneasy; disturbed |
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2. comfortable; at ease |
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安逸 - easy and comfortable |
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3. safe; secure |
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安然無恙 - safe and sound |
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轉危為wéi安 - avert a danger |
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4. to calm; to pacify |
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安神 - to calm the nerves |
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除暴安良 - to get rid of bullies and bring peace to good people |
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天Tiān安門 - Tiananmen, Beijing; literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking". |
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5. to feel satisfied with |
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安於現狀 - to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress) |
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安貧樂道 - to be happy to live a simple and virtuous life |
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6. to find a place for; to plant |
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安插 - to place (somebody) in a certain position |
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安家落戶 - to settle in a new place |
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7. to fit; to install |
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安 電燈 - to install electric lighting |
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8. to cherish; to harbour |
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9. to confer (a title); to bestow; to put (the blame on someone) |
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隨便 給 他 安 個 罪名 - |
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10. (literary) where |
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11. (literary) how; why |
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12. (physics) Short for 安培 (ampere) |
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13. Short for 安非他命 (amphetamine) |
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吸安 - to use amphetamine (illegally) |
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安 祿-山 - An Lushan |
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14. (historical) . Given to people from the Arsacid or Parthian Empire (tr=-) |
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15. Short for 安那其主義 (anarchism) |
官 |
宀㠯 |
guān |
1. government official, public servant | |
官員 - official |
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做官 - to hold an official position |
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外交官 - diplomat |
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2. governmental; official |
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官辦 - government-run; operated by official bodies |
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官方 - official; authoritative; approved |
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3. public; communal |
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(syn, zh, 公, 公共, 公用) |
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(ant, zh, 私) |
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4. organ (part of a body) |
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(syn, zh, 器官) |
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五官 - the five sense organs (ears, eyes, mouth, nose and tongue) |
害 |
宀丰口 |
hài |
1. to harm; to maim; to injure | |
2. to cause to do; to result in (something unfavourable) |
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3. to kill; to murder |
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4. to suffer from |
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5. to feel (an adverse sentiment) |
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6. harm; disaster; calamity |
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7. crucial point; vital point |
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8. harmful; injurious |
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9. (Min Nan) broken |
hé |
10. (cat, cmn, Elementary Mandarin) |
室 |
宀至 |
室 |
1. room (in a building or house); chamber | |
兩 室 一 廳 - two rooms and one living room |
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2. (specifically in addresses) apartment number; flat number |
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3. (literary, or in compounds) family; household; clan |
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4. (literary, or in compounds) family member; dependent |
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5. (specifically, literary, or in compounds) wife |
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6. (literary, or in compounds) organ (part of an organism) shaped like a chamber; body cavity; ventricle |
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7. (literary, or in compounds) work unit; administrative unit |
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8. (literary, or in compounds) court; dynasty |
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9. (literary, or in compounds) home; house |
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10. (literary, or in compounds) office |
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11. (literary, or in compounds) coffin pit; grave |
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12. (literary, or in compounds) scabbard; sheath |
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13. (astronomy) Encampment (a Chinese constellation near Pegasus) |
客 |
宀各 |
kè, qiěeijing dialect, colloquial |
1. guest; visitor | |
我 家 來 客 了。 - A guest has come to visit my home. |
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2. customer; client; consumer |
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客滿 - to have a full house |
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今日 鋪pou3頭tau4-2 有 個 客 好 麻煩 啊aa3。 - There was a really annoying customer at the store today. |
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3. to treat with guest etiquette; to receive friendly |
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4. minor; less major; less important |
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5. (Agent suffix, indicating “one that engages in ...”.) |
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政客 - politician |
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刺客 - assassin |
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6. one who sponges on a wealthy family; hanger-on; sponger |
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7. traveller; passenger; one who lives away from home |
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8. to live away from home; to live abroad |
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9. (in general) people; person |
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10. objective; beyond human consciousness |
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客觀 - objective |
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11. Hakka |
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客話 - Hakka language, H |
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純客縣 - county whose residents are all Hakka people |
完 |
宀元 |
wán |
1. whole; complete; intact | |
完好 - intact |
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2. to end; to finish |
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說 個 沒 完 - to not stop talking |
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噉 就 完 咗 喇laa4? - Is that all!? / It's over just like that? |
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3. Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion). |
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食 完 - done eating |
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搞 完! - Done! |
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你 的 作業 做 完 了 沒有? - Have you finished your homework? |
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我 還 沒 說 完 呢。 - I have not finished talking. |
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4. to run out; to use up |
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信紙 用 完 了 - We are out of writing paper. |
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5. to complete; to finish |
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完工 - to complete a project |
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完稿 - to finish a piece of writing |
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6. (obsolete) firm; stable |
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7. perfect; faultless; flawless |
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完人 - perfect person |
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8. to fail; to enter a dangerous or hopeless state; to be doomed; done for |
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9. to pay; to pay back |
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完稅 - to pay taxes |
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10. (obsolete) abundant; sufficient; plentiful |
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11. (literary) to preserve |
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12. (literary) to build; to repair; to renovate |
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13. (historical) an ancient light punishment |
字 |
宀子 |
zì |
1. letter; symbol; character, especially a Chinese character | |
這個 字 怎麼 唸? (Zhège zì zěnme niàn?) - How do you read this character? |
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字母 (zìmǔ) - letter |
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字串 (zìchuàn) - character string |
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2. word; term; wording; diction |
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這 字 拼 錯 了。 (Zhè zì pīn cuò le.) - This word is wrongly spelt; you've left out a letter. |
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3. (computing) word |
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4. handwriting; writing |
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他 的 字 很 差chà。 (Tā de zì hěn chà.) - His handwriting is very bad. |
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5. (historic) courtesy name; Chinese-style name (a name traditionally given to Chinese males at the age of 20 and females at the age of 15) |
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6. (historic) to style; to give someone a courtesy name |
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7. (calligraphy) style of handwriting; printing type |
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8. (calligraphy) (a calligrapher's) calligraphy work |
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9. written letter; message; correspondence |
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10. receipt; contract; slip |
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11. pronunciation of a character; pronunciation |
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12. (colloquial) side of a coin with written characters; tails |
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(ant, zh, 鏝) |
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13. (Cantonese, Min, Malaysia, Singapore) five minutes (derived from the locations of 1 to 12 on a clock face) |
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三 個 字 - fifteen minutes i.e. when the minute hand points to 3 |
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七 點 兩nn̄g 字 (chhit tiám nn̄g jī) - ten past seven, MN |
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一 個 字 - tr=zêg8 gai5 ri7, five minutes i.e. when the minute hand points to 1, MN-T |
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而家 係 一 點 十一 個 字。 - It's five to two now. (Literally: It's one o'clock and eleven five-minutes.) |
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爭zaang1 三 個 字 到 六 點 - a quarter to six (Literally: Missing three five-minutes to six o'clock) |
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待字閨中 (dàizìguīzhōng) - to stay in the boudoir waiting to be betrothed |
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14. (obsolete or Guzhang Waxiang) to love; to cherish; to care very much for |
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15. (Luxi Waxiang) to envy; to be jealous of; to admire |
守 |
宀寸 |
shǒu |
1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve | |
2. to abide by; to follow; to comply with |
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3. to defend; to protect; to keep watch |
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4. to approach; to come closer; to draw near |
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5. 57th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "guardedness" (?) |
宁 |
宀丁 |
zhù |
1. (historical) space between the door and the entrance screen, or between the two side houses in the main entrance | |
2. Original form of 貯* (to store; to accumulate; to gather) |
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3. Original form of 佇* (to stand for a long time) |
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4. usage. As a phonetic component, reduced to 寧*. |
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5. Simplified form of 寧 |
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6. Simplified form of 甯 |
察 |
宀祭 |
chá |
1. to examine; to investigate; to notice | |
2. (zh-short, 察哈爾) |
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晉 察 冀 邊區 - Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region |
宝 |
宀玉 |
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1. Variant of 寶 |
容 |
宀谷 |
róng |
1. to hold; to contain | |
每 間 教室 能 容 @20 多 個 學生。 - Each classroom can hold 20-odd students. |
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2. to tolerate; to stand |
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寬容 - to be lenient |
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容 不bu得de 別人 批評 - cannot stand others' criticism |
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3. to allow; to permit |
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請 容 我 說 兩 句 - Please allow me to say something |
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4. (literary) perhaps; maybe |
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5. facial appearance; looks |
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笑容 - smile |
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容光煥發 - (of one's face) to glow with vigour and joy |
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6. bearing; posture |
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市容 - appearance of a city |
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7. (zh-used, 容易, , 容與) |
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8. (zh-used, 容容) |
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容 國-團 - Rong Guotuan (Chinese table tennis player) |
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9. (zh-div, 縣) Rong County, Guangxi, Yulin, Guangxi, Guangxi |
富 |
宀畐 |
fù |
1. abundant; ample | |
2. rich; wealthy |
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3. wealth |
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4. to make rich; to make wealthy |
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Fu |
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5. (zh-div, 縣) place, zh, t=Fu County, t2=Fuxian, county, prefecture-level city/Yan'an, province/Shaanxi, c/China |
宫 |
宀吕 |
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1. Variant of 宮 |
宾 |
宀兵 |
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1. Simplified form of 賓 |