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Pinyin |
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| 机 |
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1. Variant of 機 |
| jī, jǐ |
2. Alternative form of 几 (small table; stool) |
械 |
xiè |
1. weapons | |
2. implements; instruments |
工 |
gōng |
1. labour; work | |
工作 - work |
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罷工 - to strike |
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偷工減料 - to do shoddy work and use inferior materials |
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2. (regional or dialectal, including, Southeast Asia) work; job; profession |
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你 做 什麼 工？ - What is your job? |
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你 失業\失 咗 失業\業 咁 耐，仲 唔 快 啲 搵 返 份 工！ - It's been a while since you lost your job; you need to find a new job soon! |
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3. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan) working day; daytime; a day (24 hours) |
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4. worker; labourer |
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女工 - female worker |
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礦工 - miner |
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陶瓷工 - potter |
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工農 - workers and peasants |
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5. man-day |
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6. construction |
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工地 - construction site |
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竣工 - to finish construction |
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7. industry |
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化工 - chemical industry |
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8. engineer |
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9. skill; technique |
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10. to be good at; to be skilled in |
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11. delicate; exquisite; fine |
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工巧 - delicate; exquisite |
| gōng |
12. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3). |
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13. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3). |
人 |
rén |
1. man; person; people | |
人類 (rénlèi) - humans |
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那 人 是 誰？ (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person? |
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嗰個 人jan4-2 係 邊個 嚟 㗎？ - Who is that person? |
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有人 敲門 了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door. |
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2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er |
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主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host |
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北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger |
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香港人 - Hongkonger |
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3. body |
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人 在 心 不 在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not |
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這 兩 天 人 不大 舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days. |
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今天 上午 你 人 在 哪？ (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning? |
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4. everybody; everyone |
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人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.) |
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人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge |
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5. other people; others |
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人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say) |
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害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself |
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6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality |
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就我所知，他 人 不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad). |
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我 不 知道 他 是 什麼 人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is. |
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佢 到底 係 咩 人 嚟㗎？ - Exactly what kind of person is he? |
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7. manpower; worker; employee |
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我們 公司 正 缺 人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now. |
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8. talent; person of talent |
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9. (obsolete) common people; commoner |
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10. adult; grown-up |
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長zhǎng大 成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult |
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11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others |
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12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun |
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?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they |
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13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse |
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人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse |
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人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse |
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14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend |
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15. artificial; man-made |
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人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster |
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16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world |
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17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word |
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18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén) |
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19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén) |
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20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén) |
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21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia. |
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別 磨蹭ceng 啦，人 在zǎi 外頭tou 等 著着zhe 我們 呢！ (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB |
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哎呀，人 孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛 大學 啦，多 出息xi 呀！ (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB |
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人 別人ren 都 不 吱zī聲sheng兒r，就 他 把 這zhèi 事兒r 給 說 出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le. |
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22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother |
