Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
穿 |
穴牙 |
chuān |
1. to penetrate; to pierce |
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2. to pass through; to cross |
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3. to string; to chain |
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唔該 你 同 我 穿 返 條 鞋帶daai3-2。 - Help me put my shoelace back through the holes. |
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4. to wear; to put on (clothing); to have (clothing) on |
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我們 穿 綠色 的 運動鞋。 - We wear green sneakers. |
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5. (placed after verbs to indicate “thoroughly; completely”) |
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6. (Min) to wear; to put on (clothing); to have (clothing) on |
空 |
穴工 |
kōng |
1. empty; hollow; void | |
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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(syn, zh, 間隙, 間隔) |
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22. chance; opportunity |
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23. (Min Nan) zero |
窗 |
穴囱 |
chuāng |
1. window | |
窗簾 - window blinds |
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打開 個 窗 - to open the window |
突 |
穴犬 |
突 |
1. to dash forward; to break through; to charge | |
2. suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly |
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3. to go against; to offend |
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4. to stick out; to protrude |
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5. (historical) flue; chimney |
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6. (onomatopoeia) pit-a-pat (tapping sounds) |
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7. to chug; to gulp liquid |
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8. (Cantonese) to be in excess; to have extra |
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9. (Cantonese) with excess |
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10. (obsolete) to penetrate; to pierce |
tū |
11. (ngd, Used in the place name China.) |
窃 |
穴切 |
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1. Simplified form of 竊 |
洞穴 |
洞穴 |
dòng穴 |
1. n. cave; cavern; grotto |
究 |
穴九 |
究 |
1. to reach the end or limit; to exhaust | |
2. to study intensively; to research |
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(syn, zh, 研) |
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3. to investigate; to scrutinise |
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4. after all; actually; in fact |
窄 |
穴乍 |
zhǎi, zé |
1. narrow; (of rooms, pants, etc.) tight | |
(ant, zh, 闊, 寬) |
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2. narrow-minded |
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3. (colloquial) badly off; hard up |
窜 |
穴串 |
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1. Simplified form of 竄 |
帘 |
穴巾 |
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1. Simplified form of 簾 | lián |
2. sign hung in front of a tavern's entrance |
窦 |
穴卖 |
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1. Simplified form of 竇 |
窖 |
穴告 |
jiào |
1. pit; cellar | |
冰窖 - icehouse |
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酒窖 - wine cellar |
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2. to store in a cellar |
窘 |
穴君 |
jiǒng, jǔn |
1. embarrassed | |
2. hard-pressed |