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"(coll.) flower bud" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
花骨朵 huā gǔ duo (coll.) flower bud syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
花蕾 huā lěi bud / flower bud syn
蓓蕾 bèi lěi flower bud / young flower still tightly rolled up syn
花台 花臺 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand
击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
萌芽 méng yá (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / sprout / bud / (also used figuratively) syn
腋芽 yè yá axillary bud / bud growing from axil of plant syn
花苞 huā bāo flower bud syn
苞 bāo bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse syn
骨朵 gǔ duǒ club (ancient stick-like weapon with a melon-shaped enlargement at the tip) / (flower) bud syn
蓇葖 gū tū (botany) follicle / flower bud
冧 lín (Cantonese) to topple / to collapse / to coax / flower bud
唐花 táng huā hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse) syn
萌 méng (bound form) to sprout / to bud / (coll.) cute / adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character) / (literary) common people (variant of 氓[meng2]) syn
雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn
罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn
没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn
蔫头耷脑 蔫頭耷腦 niān tóu - dā nǎo (idiom) (coll.) (of a flower etc) droopy / withered / (of a person) listless / dispirited syn
新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn
发芽 發芽 fā yá (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop syn
封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
萌发 萌發 méng fā to sprout / to shoot / to bud syn
幼苗 yòu miáo young sprout / bud / sapling / seedling syn
出苗 chū miáo to sprout / to come out (of seedling) / to bud
味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s)
胚芽 pēi yá bud / sprout / germ syn
防微杜渐 防微杜漸 fáng wēi dù jiàn to nip in the bud (idiom) syn
含苞 hán bāo (of a plant) to be in bud
接穗 jiē suì scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) syn
防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud syn
顶芽 頂芽 dǐng yá terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
侧芽 側芽 cè yá axillary bud syn
抽 chōu to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash syn
芽 yá bud / sprout syn
蕾 lěi bud syn
蕻 hòng (literary) luxuriant / flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables
杜渐防萌 杜漸防萌 dù jiān fáng méng to nip in the bud
防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud
含苞待放 hán bāo dài fàng in bud / budding
藟 lěi bud / creeper / bramble
打蛇不死 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud
棉棒 mián bàng cotton swab / cotton bud
棉花棒 mián huā bàng cotton swab / cotton bud
美人坯子 měi rén pī zi a beauty in the bud
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn
末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn
大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini
奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn
促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly
滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3])
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn
损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn
炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn
熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn
爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn
逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn
闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn
垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn
蹦跶 蹦躂 bèng da (coll.) to jump about / to be active / to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing) / to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life)
跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn
过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners
𪨊 㞞 sóng (coll.) semen / (coll.) weak and incompetent
榆木脑袋 榆木腦袋 yú mù nǎo dai (coll.) thickhead / (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead)
念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind)
念想儿 念想兒 niàn xiang r (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind)
串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat
鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3]
玫瑰 méi guī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]) / rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])
莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily syn
花朵 huā duǒ flower syn
开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn
盛开 盛開 shèng kāi blooming / in full flower syn
花心 huā xīn fickle in love / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)
菊花 jú huā chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus syn
花店 huā diàn flower shop
花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn
纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about
插花 chā huā flower arranging / ikebana syn
花盆 huā pén flower pot
庭园 庭園 tíng yuán flower garden syn
合拢 合攏 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings) syn
桔梗 jié gěng Chinese bellflower / balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn
奇葩 qí pā exotic flower / (fig.) marvel / prodigy / (slang) weirdo / outlandish
白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教
走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
香花 xiāng huā fragrant flower / fig. beneficial (of artworks etc) syn
盆花 pén huā potted flower
华而不实 華而不實 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy syn
花会 花會 huā huì flower fair or festival
花序 huā xù inflorescence / flower cluster syn
黄花菜 黃花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (its edible flower) syn
国花 國花 guó huā national flower (emblem, e.g. peony 牡丹[mu3 dan1] in China) syn
华严经 華嚴經 huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
花头 花頭 huā tóu flower head syn
花农 花農 huā nóng flower grower
花展 huā zhǎn flower show
雄蕊 xióng ruǐ stamen (male part of flower)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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