| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 空 |
穴工 |
kōng |
1. empty; hollow; void |
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這 箱子zi 是 空 的。 - This box is empty. |
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在 盒子zi 裡 有 些 空 瓶。 - There are some empty bottles in the box. |
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2. exhausted; emptied |
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3. open; spacious; vast |
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4. quiet and still; secluded |
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5. lacking substance; fictitious; fabricated |
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空話 - empty talk |
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6. (Min Dong) hungry |
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7. air; sky; atmosphere |
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空氣 - air; atmosphere |
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天空 - the sky |
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航空 - aviation |
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空調tiáo - air conditioning |
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8. space; outer space; cosmos; universe |
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太空 - outer space |
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空間 - space |
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9. (Buddhism) sunyata; emptiness; void of the world of the senses |
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10. (Taoism) emptiness and quiet |
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11. in vain; for nothing |
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12. only (left, remain, etc.) |
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13. to exhaust |
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14. to miss the target |
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15. (Min Nan, Taiwanese Hakka) hole; cavity |
| kòng |
16. to make empty; to impoverish |
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17. to leave empty; to leave blank |
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18. vacant; unoccupied; available |
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有 空kòng 房間 嗎？ - Is there any vacant room? |
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這 個 位子 空kòng 著着zhe 嗎？ - Is this seat available? |
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19. spare time; free time; leisure |
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我 今天 有 空kòng。 - I'm free today. |
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你 下午 有 空kòng 嗎？ - Are you free this afternoon? |
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現在 醫生 沒 空kòng。 - The doctor is not available now. |
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20. empty space; room |
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再 擠 個 人 進來 行 嗎？車 裡 還 有 空kòng 嗎？ - Can you fit in another person? Is there room in the car? |
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21. (of time) gap; interval; break |
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Synonyms: 間隙, 間隔 |
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22. chance; opportunity |
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23. (Min Nan) zero |
差 |
⺶工 |
chā, chà |
1. to differ from; to be different; dissimilar; incongruous | |
2. wrong; incorrect; erroneous |
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3. inferior; poor; substandard |
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4. difference; discrepancy |
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5. mistake; wrongdoing |
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6. (mathematics) difference |
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7. to be short of; to fall short of |
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8. to owe |
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9. rather; barely; nearly; almost |
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10. 11th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "divergence" (?) |
| chāi |
11. to dispatch; to assign; to send on an errand |
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12. to select; to choose |
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13. (historical) runner; courier; envoy; messenger |
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14. (historical) corvée |
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15. errand; task |
| cī |
16. uneven; irregular; rough |
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參cēn差cī - uneven |
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17. to distinguish; to grade; to classify |
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18. grade; rank |
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19. limit; boundary |
攻 |
工攵 |
gōng |
1. to attack; to assault | |
進攻 - to attack |
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2. to criticize |
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3. (slang) top; seme |
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4. to handle; to delve into |
红 |
纟工 |
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1. Simplified form of 紅 |
毁 |
臼殳工 |
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1. Simplified form of 毀 | |
2. Simplified form of 譭 |
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3. Simplified form of 燬 |
左 |
工 |
zuǒ |
1. left (direction) | |
左手 - left hand |
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2. east; areas to the east |
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江左 - area east of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River |
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3. (historical) inferior position |
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4. unorthodox; wrong |
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5. erroneously; mistakingly |
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你 想 左 了。 - You are mistaken. |
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6. different; divided; inconsistent |
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相左 - to conflict with each other; to fail to agree |
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7. (political) left-wing |
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8. (chemistry) levo- |
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左多巴 - levodopa |
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9. (Sichuan, of singing) out of tune; off-key |
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10. (Southwestern Mandarin, including, Sichuan) to exchange |
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11. (Min Dong) devious, dishonest |
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12. (Xiang) wrong; incorrect |
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左 宗-棠 - Zuo Zongtang (Qing dynasty Chinese statesman and military leader) |
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13. =====Usage notes===== |
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14. In socialist nations e.g. mainland China, 左 is usually (not necessarily) put in quotation marks when referring to the leftism further to the correct party line. |
式 |
弋工 |
shì |
1. (literary, or in compounds) standard; established practice; norm | |
2. (literary, or in compounds) type; style; pattern |
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3. (literary, or in compounds) ritual; ceremony |
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4. (literary, or in compounds) example |
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5. (mathematics, chemistry) formula |
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6. (grammar) tense |
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7. (grammar) mood; mode |
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敘述式 - indicative mood |
项 |
工页 |
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1. Simplified form of 項 |
功 |
工力 |
gōng |
1. achievement; merit; good result | |
(zh-x, 共 赴 事 功) |
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2. (physics) work |
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3. (Kung Fu 功夫) patient dedication and effort; wisdom achieved through a refined work |
巫 |
工从 |
wū, wú |
1. shaman; witch; sorcerer; wizard | |
2. witch doctor |
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3. (chiefly Malaysia Singapore) Malay; Melayu; relating to ethnic Malays |
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巫統 - United Malays National Organisation, UMNO |
工具 |
工具 |
gōngjù |
1. n. (literally) tool; instrument; implement | |
書寫 工具 - writing implement |
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營銷 工具 - marketing tool |
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金融 工具 - financial instrument |
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2. n. (figuratively) means; way; tool |
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交流 工具 - means of communication |
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書 是 傳遞 文明 的 工具。 - Books are the way in which civilization is transmitted. |
巧 |
工丂 |
qiǎo |
1. skill; technique | |
2. ingenious; skillful |
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3. hypocritical; fake; cunning |
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4. exquisite; elaborate |
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5. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful |
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6. opportune; coincidental |
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真是 太 巧 了！ - What a coincidence! |
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7. fortunately; by chance |
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8. (Hefei Mandarin) cheap |
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9. (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month |
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10. (Cantonese) opportune; coincidental |
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11. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) Alternative form of 好 (-) |
江 |
氵工 |
jiāng |
1. Yangtze River | |
2. (by extension) river |
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3. (telegraphy) the third day of a month |
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Jiang (mainland China), Chiang (Taiwan), Kong (Hong Kong), Kiang (Old fashion) |
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江 澤-民 - Jiang Zemin |
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4. =====Usage notes===== |
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5. The word that referred to a body of flowing water such as stream, creek or river was represented in early Chinese with 川. |
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6. In early times, specialized characters were created to represent words that described particular bodies of water. These words often contain the water radical (水 was written. |
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7. In early texts, the term 江 became the standard bearer for a slightly differentiated category of river. It was then applied broadly as a generic term. |
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8. Among Chinese users, there are commonly held beliefs about the differences between these near synonyms that may not be reflected in an ordinary dictionary. 江 are often thought of as the larger rivers |
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9. Variant of 豇 |
扛 |
扌工 |
gāng |
1. to lift using both hands | |
2. to lift by at least two people |
| káng |
3. to shoulder; to carry on shoulders |
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4. to contradict |
巩 |
工凡 |
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1. Simplified form of 鞏 | |
2. Variant of ? |
杠 |
木工 |
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1. Variant of 槓 | | gāng |
2. flagpole |
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3. bridge |
| gōng |
4. Only used in 杠里 |
邛 |
工邑 |
qióng |
1. (historical) (place, zh, t=Qiong Prefecture, former prefecture, p/Sichuan, c/China) | |
2. (historical) (place, zh, t=Qiong County, a during the Ming dynasty) |
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3. (historical) Qiong (a tribe in ancient China) |
工具箱 |
工具工具箱 |
gōngjùxiāng |
1. n. toolbox |
