| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 要 |
覀女 |
yāo |
1. to demand; to ask; to request |
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要yāo求 - to request |
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2. to force; to coerce |
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要yāo脅 - to threaten, to blackmail |
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3. to promise |
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要yāo約 - to restrict, to agree to a contract/offer/bid |
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4. to block; to intercept |
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要yāo擊 - to intercept, to ambush |
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5. (obsolete) Alternative form of 邀 (-, t=to invite) |
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6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 腰 (-, t=waist) |
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7. (obsolete) contract of alliance |
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久要yāo - former contract |
| yào |
8. to want; to wish |
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我 要 睡覺jiào。 - I want to sleep. |
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你 要 不 要 喝 茶？ - Do you want some tea? |
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9. to wish to have or keep |
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你 要 番茄醬 嗎？ - Do you want ketchup? |
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這 本 書 你 還 要 嗎？ - Do you still want this book? |
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他 想 要 一 部 新 手機。 - He wants to have a new cell phone. |
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10. to ask for |
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我 要 了 一 瓶 啤酒。 - I asked for a bottle of beer. |
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弟弟 又 跟 媽媽 要 錢 了。 - My brother asked mom for money again. |
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11. to request |
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他 要 我 給 他 買 本 書。 - He requested that I buy a book for him. |
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老闆bǎn 要 我 馬上 回覆。 - My boss demanded that I reply immediately. |
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12. to need |
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從 這裡 到 上海 要 兩 個 小時。 - It takes two hours to reach Shanghai from here. |
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養 大 一 個 孩子 要 多少 錢？ - How much does it take to raise a child? |
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13. will; going to (future auxiliary) |
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我 要 走 了。 - I am going to go. |
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我 怕 我們 要 遲到 了。 - I fear that we will be late. |
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出便 咁 黑hak1，又 好似 要 落雨 噉。 - It looks like it's going to rain outside. |
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14. should; must; to have to |
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不要 喝 酒。 - Don't drink alcohol. |
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你 今天 一定 要 去 看病。 - You must go to the doctor today. |
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你 要 等 一會兒r，我 的 老闆板 現在 正 忙 得de 不可開交。 - You have to wait a moment. My boss is extremely busy now. |
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15. vital; important |
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要職 - important post |
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主要 - main |
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16. important points; essentials |
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17. if; in case of |
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要 繫jì 腰帶，就 用不著着zháo 吊帶 了。 - You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt. |
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18. (dated Shanghainese Wu) (Used to indicate the future tense.) |
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Synonyms: 快 |
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19. usage. Beware that lit=to want rice is a phrase with the meaning "to be a beggar/loafer" which is insulting to others and should be avoided when asking a person whether they want rice. |
| yǎo |
20. (archaic) Alternative form of 偠 |
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21. (zh-used, 要褭) |
她 |
女也 |
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1. Variant of 姐 | | tā |
2. she, her (from 1910s) |
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她 去 了。 - She went away. |
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我 認識shi 她。 - I know her. |
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3. =====Usage notes===== |
好 |
女子 |
hǎo |
1. good; well | |
你 好 嗎？ - How are you? |
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你 好 嗎maa3？ - How are you? |
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真 是 個 好 主意！ - That's a good idea! |
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(ant, zh, 壞) |
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2. Used as an interjection. |
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3. good; very well; nice |
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4. OK; alright |
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5. 好，明天 見。 - OK, see you tomorrow. |
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6. 好，我們 今天 就 到 這裡li。 - Alright, we will stop here today. |
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7. fine |
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8. friendly; close; acquainted |
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好 朋友 - good friend |
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他們 對 我 很 好。 - They are very kind to me. |
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9. (specifically) to start dating; to become romantic partners |
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他 倆 好 上 了。 - They are in a relationship. |
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10. done; ready |
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我 就 要 好 了。 - I'll be ready very soon. |
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11. to be good to; easy to |
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這 水龍頭 好 擰。 - This tap turns easily. |
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這 事兒r 不 好 辦。 - This matter is not easy to deal with. |
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12. (making it) convenient; easy for |
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把 東西 收拾 乾淨，我 好 打掃 房間。 - Put stuff away so that I can clean the room. |
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他們 用 鏡子 反射 陽光，好 讓 救援 飛機 發現。 - They used a mirror to reflect sunlight and help the search-and-rescue aircraft find them. |
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13. to recover from an illness |
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佢 病 咗 幾 個 月 都 仲 未 好。 - He's been sick for several months and still hasn't recovered. |
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好返 - to get better; to recover; to heal |
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14. (somewhat, dialectal) very; quite; rather; so |
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我 好 興xīng奮 啊！ - I'm so excited! |
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好 幾 天 - quite a few days |
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我 個 中文man4-2 老師 好 好人 㗎！ - My Chinese teacher is a very nice person! |
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我 唔係 好 鍾意 你 噉 做。 - I don't really like you doing it that way. |
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潮州話 好 好學。潮州話 好 惡學。 (diê5 ziu1 uê7 hoh4 ho2 oh8. diê5 ziu1 uê7 hoh4 oh4 oh8., ref=) - Teochew is very easy to learn. Teochew is very hard to learn., MN-T |
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15. a pleasure to (do something); good for (doing something) |
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好吃 - delicious |
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好用 - a joy to use |
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好聽 - pleasant-sounding |
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呢ni1 把 刀 幾 好 使。 - This knife is pretty good to use. |
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16. properly; carefully |
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記得 帶 好 雨具！ - Remember to bring along rain gear! / Make sure your rain gear is on you! |
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聽 好 了！ - Now listen carefully! |
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食 好 瞓 好 - eat well and sleep well |
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做 好 功課 - to do one's homework (as one should) |
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17. Particle used after verbs to denote the completion or near-completion of an action. |
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作業 做 好 了 嗎？ - Have you finished your homework? |
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18. Used after a noun or pronoun as a greeting. |
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你.好 - hello |
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大家.好 - hello, everyone |
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老師 好 - hello, teacher |
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19. greeting |
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問好 - say hello |
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替 我 給 你 媽 帶 個 好兒r。 - Say hi for me to your mom. |
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20. Particle denoting agreement, support or wish to terminate a conversation. |
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21. Particle denoting dissatisfaction in ironical sentences. |
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22. such; what |
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好 一 朵 美麗 的 茉莉花。 - What a beautiful jasmine., ref=18ᵗʰ century ᴄᴇ, Molihua, a Jiangnan folk song |
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23. (dialectal) can; should |
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我 好 進來 嗎？ - Can I come in? |
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十二 點 喇laa3，好 去 瞓覺 喇laa3。 - It's twelve now. You should go to bed. |
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噉 都 好 拗？ - You are really arguing about this?, lit=That can be argued? |
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24. (Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) how (gl-lite, to what degree) |
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25. (rail) cleared |
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26. Track 3, Switcher 2, Signal is cleared |
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27. , , ref= |
| hào |
28. to be fond of; to like |
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好hào學不倦 - to like to learn without feeling tired - |
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餃子zi 多 香 啊！我 就 好hào 這zhèn麼 一 口兒r！ - The dumplings smell so delicious! I indeed like this!, M-UIB |
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29. to have a tendency to; to be prone to; good to; easy to |
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30. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) can; to be able to |
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儂 好 流利 個 講 上海閒話 ?？ - tr=3non&2hau&3lieu li&5geq&2kaan&3zaan he hhe hho&0vaq, Can you speak Shanghainese fluently?, SH |
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Synonyms: 會, 可以 |
妈 |
女马 |
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1. Simplified form of 媽 |
始 |
女台 |
shǐ |
1. beginning; start | |
2. to begin; to start |
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3. initial; first |
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4. proto-; eo- |
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5. then; only then; only after |
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Synonyms: 才 |
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 |
女人 |
女人 |
nǚrén |
1. n. woman; adult female | |
一個 陌生 女人 的 來信 - a letter from an unknown woman |
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我 不 想 和 這 種 不要臉 的 女人 講話。 - I don't wish to speak to such a shameless woman. |
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2. n. (colloquial) lover; mistress |
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3. n. =====Usage notes===== |
| nǚren, nǚrén |
4. n. (colloquial) wife |
婚 |
女昏 |
hūn |
1. to marry; to get married | |
2. wedding; marriage |
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3. family of wife |
姆 |
女母 |
mǔ |
1. woman who looks after small children | | m̄, mū |
2. Only used in 姆媽 |
| m̌ |
3. Only used in 姆們 |
威 |
戌女 |
wēi |
1. pomp | |
2. power |
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3. powerful |
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4. to dominate; to display power |
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5. (Cantonese) imposing; awe-inspiring |
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6. (Cantonese) to be imposing; to be awe-inspiring |
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7. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 揻 (ui, t=to prick; to poke; to bore) |
女孩 |
女孩 |
nǚhái |
1. n. girl | |
一個 十 歲 的 女孩 - a ten-year-old girl |
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他 接 住 了 從 樓 上 跳 下來 的 女孩。 - He caught the girl who jumped from the building. |
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受傷-者 中 有 一 位 15 歲 的 女孩。 - A 15-year-old girl was among the injured. |
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2. n. young woman; lass |
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他 對 那 位 漂亮 的 女孩 暗戀 已久。 - He had long had a crush on the pretty young woman. |
娜 |
女那 |
nuó |
1. beautiful; graceful | | nà |
2. (zh-used2, n, 1p=female) |
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歐陽 @娜Nà娜nà - Ouyang Nana |
妮 |
女尼 |
妮 |
1. (dialectal, affectionate or pejorative) girl |
嫌 |
女兼 |
xián |
1. to be sick of; to be tired of; to be fed up with | |
2. (Cantonese, transitive) to mind; to dislike; to be dissatisfied of |
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後面 個 司機 嫌 我 慢，就 扒paa4 咗 我 頭。 - The driver behind me is disatisfied of me being so slow, so they cut in front of me. |
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3. (literary, or in compounds) hatred; enmity; resentment; grudge |
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4. (literary, or in compounds) to doubt; to suspect |
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5. (literary, or in compounds) suspicion (the state of being suspected) |
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6. (literary, or in compounds) to be similar to; to be about the same as; to approximate |
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7. (literary, or in compounds) to guess; to surmise; to conjecture |
妳 |
女尔 |
nǐ |
1. (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin)you (singular, female) | |
2. =====Usage notes===== |
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3. This character is mostly used in Traditional Chinese when referring to a female person. Although 妳 is rarely used in Simplified Chinese, it may still be found in some contexts. |
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4. Variant of 嬭 |
如 |
女口 |
rú |
1. to be like; as; as if; as though | |
2. to comply with; to agree with; to fit |
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如此 - accordingly; according to this |
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3. such as; for example; for instance |
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比如 - for instance |
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4. (usually in the negative) to be as good as; to be comparable to |
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我 自愧.不如 你 用功，成績 不如 你 也是 理所當然。 - I admit, regrettably, that I did not work as hard as you did. It's only proper that my grades were nowhere as good as yours. |
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5. than; more than |
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Synonyms: 於 |
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6. if; supposing |
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作者 水平 有限，如 有 錯漏，望 大家 指正。 - The author's ability has its limits; feedback regarding errors and omissions is welcome. |
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突如其來 - all of a sudden (literally, "it comes, like charging") |
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空空如也 - empty |
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7. (obsolete) you |
| rú |
如廁 - to go to the toilet |
嫁 |
女家 |
jià |
1. (of a woman) to marry; to become married to | |
嫁 不 出去 - to be unable to get married (to anyone); to be left on the shelf |
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她 去年 嫁 給 了 大學 同學。 - She married her university classmate last year. |
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2. to give a daughter in marriage; to marry off |
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嫁 女兒 - to give a daughter in marriage; to try to marry off a daughter |
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3. (figurative) to transfer; to shift (harm, charge, etc.); to put the (blame) on another person |
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嫁禍於人 - to shift the blame on others |
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Jia |
娘 |
女良 |
niáng |
1. woman, especially a young girl | |
姑娘niang - girl |
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2. (colloquial) mother; ma |
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3. wife of another person |
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三 伯、三 伯 娘 - father's third elder brother; wife of a father's third elder brother |
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4. elderly lady |
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5. (religion) "The Lady" (an epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu (媽祖) |
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6. (usually derogatory of a man or a boy) girly; effeminate; feminine |
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娘炮 - sissy |
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7. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of (ltc-l, 娘) |
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8. (Cantonese) old-fashioned |
妇 |
女彐 |
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1. Simplified form of 婦 | |
2. Variant of ? |
娩 |
女免 |
miǎn |
1. to give birth to a child | | wǎn, miǎn |
2. (literary) beautiful; delicate; fine |
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3. (literary) complaisant; agreeable |
| wàn |
4. A surname. |
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5. Alternative form of 萬 |
| fàn |
6. (Alternative form 嬎) to reproduce |
