| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 分 |
八刀 |
fēn |
1. to divide; to separate |
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這 項 工作 分 兩 階段 進行。 - This exercise is divided into two stages. |
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分 成 五 塊 - split into 5 pieces |
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2. to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot |
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他 和 兒子 分 吃 了 一 張 比薩餅。 - He shared a pizza with his son. |
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他 和 我 一起 分 苹果。 - He divided the apples with me. |
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他們 分 到 了 一 幢 住房。 - They were allotted a house to live in. |
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3. to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart |
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我 分 不 清 他們。他們 長 得 太 像 了。 - I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike. |
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他 是 一 個 懦夫，一 個 分 不 清 蠻力 和 大丈夫 氣概 的 恃強凌弱 者。 - He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood. |
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4. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate |
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5. (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give |
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6. (Hakka, Teochew) by |
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分pûn 人 罵 - to be scolded (by people), H |
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7. minute (unit of time) |
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分鐘 - minute |
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現在 是 7 點 45 分。 - It's quarter to eight now. |
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8. minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree) |
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9. fraction; proportion |
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used to indicate a fraction |
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10. (education, competition, etc.) point; mark |
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本題 佔 五十 分。 - This question counts for 50 points. |
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我 得 了 多少shǎo 分？ - What's my score? |
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攞 高 分 - to get high marks |
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11. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten of a currency designation |
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12. (Shanghainese Wu, by extension) money |
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還 分 - tr=3hhue+1fen, to return money, SH |
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13. one tenth |
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14. deci- (SI unit prefix) |
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15. (numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollar, etc.); cent |
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16. one tenth of a a unit of length |
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17. (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres |
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18. (Mainland) Short for 市分 (,) equivalent to 0.33 cm |
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19. one tenth of a a unit of area |
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20. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a cash |
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21. (historical) an ancient small unit of time |
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22. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity) |
| fèn |
23. part; share; portion |
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24. ingredient; component |
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25. duty; responsibility |
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26. status; standing |
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27. lot; fate; destiny |
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28. mutual affection |
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29. Alternative form of 份 (classifier) |
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30. Short for 分之 |
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31. =====Usage notes===== |
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32. Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份. |
解 |
角刀牛 |
jiě |
1. to loosen; to unfasten; to untie | |
解開 鞋帶 - to untie the shoelaces |
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解放 - to release; to liberate |
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Antonyms: 繫, 結 |
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2. to divide; to break up; to split; to separate |
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解析 - to break up; to analyse |
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分解 - to split; to reduce to components |
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解剖 - to dissect |
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3. to excrete; to go to the toilet |
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小解 - to empty one's bladder |
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4. to remove; to eliminate |
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解除 - to remove; to undo; to cancel |
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5. to dissolve; to become scattered, less substantial, or less visible |
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溶解 - to dissolve (in a liquid) |
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6. to resolve |
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解決 - to solve/resolve (a problem) |
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冤家.宜.解.不.宜.結 - to resolve conflicts, not to create them |
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7. to solve; to find an answer |
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未解之謎 - unanswered question |
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解題 - to solve a problem |
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8. to explain |
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解釋 - to explain; to provide the reasons, grounds, etc. |
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9. to understand; to interpret |
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不解 - to not understand; to be perplexed |
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解讀 - to read into; to interpret |
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10. (mathematics) solution |
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近似 解 - approximate solution |
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11. interpretation; explanation; analysis; understanding |
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不求甚解 - "to not run after over-interpretation". |
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12. 40th hexagram of the I Ching |
| jiè |
13. to introduce a scholar to the imperial palace |
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解jiè元 - laureate of local examinations ("foremost among the presented scholars") |
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14. to send under escort |
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押解jiè - to take away under escort |
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15. to pawn; to mortgage |
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16. to exchange (money) |
| xiè |
17. skills; moves (of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, etc.) |
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渾身解xiè數 - all one's skills |
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18. (dated, music) to conclude a piece; to complete |
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19. Used in 解廌 , Alternative form of 獬豸 |
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20. Alternative form of 廨 (government office) |
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21. Alternative form of 懈 (to relax) |
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22. (Xie) (place name in Hedong, i.e.(河東)) |
| hài |
23. Used in 解州 |
切 |
七刀 |
qiē |
1. to cut; to slice; to carve; to mince with a knife | |
2. to cut off; to disconnect |
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3. (mathematics) tangent |
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正切qiē - tangent |
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餘切qiē - cotangent |
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4. to switch |
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Synonyms: 切換 |
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輸入法 切qiē---來 切qiē---去 很 麻煩。 - Switching back and forth between IMEs all the time is so annoying. |
| qiè |
5. to be close to |
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6. to bite tightly; to clench |
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7. to correspond to; to match |
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8. (TCM) to feel the pulse |
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9. eager; ardent |
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10. urgent; pressing |
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11. must; by all means |
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12. main point |
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13. (phonetics) Short for 反切, fanqie |
| qiè |
14. Used in 一切 (all; every; everything; anything) |
| qiè |
15. (Mandarin, mostly, women's speech, colloquial) (An interjection conveying a slight sense of disdain or dissatisfaction.) |
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16. (Cantonese) to be in time for; in time |
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嚟得切cit3 - to (be able to) make it - |
初 |
衤刀 |
chū |
1. initial; inceptive | |
初夏 - early summer |
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2. first |
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初雪 - first snow |
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初戀 - first love |
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3. prefix of dates from 1 in the Chinese calendar |
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初三 - third day of a lunar month |
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4. original |
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初衷 - one’s initial intention; original idea |
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5. elementary; basic |
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初級 - elementary |
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6. beginning; start |
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四月 初 - early April |
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民初 - beginning of the Republic of China era |
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7. just |
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初出茅廬 - to have just begun one's career without any experience, lit=to have just come out of one's thatched cottage |
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如夢初醒 - to suddenly realize; to wake up to reality, lit=as if one has just waken up from a dream |
剪 |
前刀 |
jiǎn |
1. to cut (paper, etc.) | |
剪草機 - lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine) |
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剪刀 - scissors (lit. cutting knife) |
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剪 指甲jia - to cut one's nails |
召 |
刀口 |
zhào |
1. imperial decree | |
2. to call together; to convene; to summon |
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3. temple or monastery (used in placenames in Inner Mongolia) |
| Shào |
Shao |
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4. State of Shao, an ancient state that existed in modern-day Shaanxi Province |
忉 |
忄刀 |
dāo |
1. (literary) sad; grieved; worried; distressed | |
2. (literary) wordy; garrulous |
券 |
刀 |
券 |
1. (historical) title deed; deed of trust; bond; contract | |
2. ticket; pass; coupon; voucher; certificate |
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入場券 - admission ticket |
| xuàn, quàn |
3. (architecture) arch (on bridges, doors, windows) |
寡 |
宀頁刀 |
guǎ |
1. few; scant | |
寡-德 之 人 - person of meager virtue |
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2. widowed |
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3. widow |
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4. alone; friendless |
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5. tasteless |
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淨zing6係 食 菜 好似 寡 咗 啲 喎wo3。 - It's kind of tasteless to eat vegetables only. |
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6. (Hokkien) some |
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我 去 菜市仔 買 寡 青菜。 - I'm going to the market to buy some vegetables., TW |
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7. (Min Zhong) one |
叨 |
口刀 |
dāo, dáo |
1. to talk on; to chatter; to be excessively talkative | |
2. (ideophonic, of a person near death) gasping for breath; breathing heavily |
| tāo |
3. Alternative form of 饕 (to be greedy for) |
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4. (humble, used when receiving favour from others) to get the benefit of |
劈 |
辟刀 |
pī, pǐ |
1. to slit; to chop; to cleave | |
劈 柴火 - to chop firewood |
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2. to crack; to split open |
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3. (dialectal, of voice) to become hoarse |
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4. to be right against (one's head, face, etc.) |
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5. (of lightning) to strike; to destroy |
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6. wedge |
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7. to divide; to split |
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8. to break off; to strip off |
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9. (Cantonese) to cut down prices sharply |
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劈價 - to reduce price sharply |
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10. (Cantonese) to drink large amount of alcohol |
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劈酒 - to booze up |
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11. (Cantonese) to drive at high speed |
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劈 彎 - to drive through a bend fast |
剪刀 |
剪刀 |
jiǎndāo |
1. n. scissors | |
用 剪刀 理髮 - to cut hair with scissors |
刃 |
刀丿 |
rèn |
1. blade; knife edge | |
2. sword; knife |
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3. (literary) to kill with a sword or knife |
