"(literary) all" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
(literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn
到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn
究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn
全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn
毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn
四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn
拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn
成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn
烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn
污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn
应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn
万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn
窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near syn
各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions syn
方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multifaceted syn
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn
形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn
踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn
各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn
先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn
有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see syn
各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life syn
五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of syn
千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn
包罗万象 包羅萬象 bāo luó wàn xiàng all-embracing / all-inclusive syn
万金油 萬金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades syn
斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn
文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn
五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley syn
群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn
文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn
惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn
尽数 盡數 jìn shù in its entirety / all of it / all of them syn
周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified
千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) / impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men syn
名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn
四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom) / accessible from all sides syn
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious
尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular
均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view
达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist
毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn
眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn
古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài at all times and in all places (idiom)
东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn
惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever
顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn
百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora
倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can / to give all one has
婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn
四围 四圍 sì wéi all around / on all sides / encircled syn
南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters syn
遽然 jù rán (literary) all of a sudden syn
整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn
睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn
liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn
pīn to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words) syn
(literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn
jiē all / each and every / in all cases syn
(literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn
(bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn
sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn
jiè (literary) cushion / mat / (literary) to put some padding underneath syn
shè (bound form) to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to capture (video or still images) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for syn
zhān (literary) verbose / (literary) to arrive, to reach
yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn
fěi phonetic fei or fi / (literary) (bound form) rich with literary elegance / phi (Greek letter Φφ)
xuàn (literary) dizzy / (literary) dazzled / bewildered / to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4]) syn
kuāng (literary) to rectify / (literary) to assist / (coll.) to calculate roughly / to estimate syn
xīng (literary) to come to one's senses / to awaken / (literary) astute / sharp-witted
shì (literary) to grow / (literary) to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2] syn
(literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn
(literary) chin / jaw / (literary) to foster / to nurture / to protect syn
àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant
男女老少 nán nǚ lǎo shào men, women, young and old / all kinds of people / people of all ages
shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn
rěn (literary) ripe grain / ripe / harvest / year / (literary) very familiar with / well acquainted with syn
liǎn (literary) to hold back / (literary) to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / to gather / Taiwan pr. [lian4] syn
(literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn
guǐ (bound form) sly / crafty / (literary) weird / bizarre / (literary) contradictory / inconsistent syn
gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through
rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn
zhí metatarsus / (literary) sole of the foot / (literary) to tread on syn
biāo (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper
輿 (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn
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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