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"(usually fig.) shortsighted" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
短视 短視 duǎn shì (usually fig.) shortsighted / myopic syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
漏脯充饥 漏脯充飢 lòu fǔ - chōng jī lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom) / fig. to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits / shortsighted
近视 近視 jìn shì shortsighted / nearsighted / myopia syn
急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn
目光短浅 目光短淺 mù guāng duǎn qiǎn to be shortsighted syn
斗筲之器 dǒu shāo zhī qì person narrow-minded and shortsighted
风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn
肌体 肌體 jī tǐ the body / organism (usually human) / (fig.) fabric (of society etc) / cohesive structure (of an entity) syn
一鼻孔出气 一鼻孔出氣 yī bí kǒng chū qì lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom) / fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) / to sing from the same hymn sheet syn
落花有意，流水无情 落花有意，流水無情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
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
热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn
鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it
外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed
影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:股[gu3] syn
往往 wǎng wǎng usually / in many cases / more often than not syn
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn
通常 tōng cháng regular / usual / normal / usually / normally syn
平常 píng cháng ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily syn
造就 zào jiù to bring up / to train / to contribute to / achievements (usually of young people) syn
喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn
本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance)
平日 píng rì ordinary day / everyday / ordinarily / usually syn
白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3]) syn
风韵 風韻 fēng yùn charm / grace / elegant bearing (usually feminine) syn
大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs
伊人 yī rén (literary) that person (usually female) / she / one's intended
才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
置信 zhì xìn to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc) syn
净土 淨土 jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) syn
试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask syn
照例 zhào lì as a rule / as usual / usually syn
旗号 旗號 qí hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal / semaphore syn
黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn
标兵 標兵 biāo bīng parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes) / example / model / pacesetter syn
汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival syn
答对 答對 dá duì (usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question syn
顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn
贞操 貞操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity syn
外泄 wài xiè to leak (usually secret information) syn
辅佐 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) syn
才气 才氣 cái qì talent (usually literary or artistic) syn
保驾 保駕 bǎo jià (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage) / (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular) syn
小白脸 小白臉 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.) / pretty boy / gigolo
幽会 幽會 yōu huì (usually of lovers) to rendezvous in secret syn
妖姬 yāo jī (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to syn
潜规则 潛規則 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
消受 xiāo shòu to bear / to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy) syn
无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn
平素 píng sù usually / habitually / ordinarily / normally syn
滋长 滋長 zī zhǎng to grow (usually of abstract things) / to yield / to develop syn
黑板报 黑板報 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc)
取决 取決 qǔ jué (usually followed by 於|于[yu2]) to hinge on / to be decided by / to depend on syn
老生 lǎo shēng venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Chinese opera) syn
诀别 訣別 jué bié to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) syn
神怪 shén guài spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon syn
尊容 zūn róng august countenance / your face (usually mocking)
五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] syn
条条框框 條條框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng fixed framework (idiom) / restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) / regulations and restrictions syn
飞檐走壁 飛檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
半百 bàn bǎi fifty (usually referring to sb's age) syn
回潮 huí cháo to become moist again / to revive (usually of sth bad) / resurgence syn
哭鼻子 kū bí zi to snivel (usually humorous) syn
撕票 sī piào lit. to tear the ticket / to kill a hostage (usually held for ransom)
再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn
越境 yuè jìng to cross a border (usually illegally) / to sneak in or out of a country
坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat syn
过继 過繼 guò jì to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative) syn
魑魅 chī mèi spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demons syn
招财猫 招財貓 zhāo cái māo maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
歼击 殲擊 jiān jī to annihilate / to attack and destroy / Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG / usually 殲擊8型|歼击8型 syn
劳燕分飞 勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other syn
素日 sù rì usually syn
积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn
八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year
率 shuài to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually syn
肉蒲团 肉蒲團 ròu pú tuán The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3]
素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn
素常 sù cháng ordinarily / usually syn
遭 zāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident syn
乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
坊 fāng lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway syn
啻 chì only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just
谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.)
噙 qín to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes) syn
阕 闋 què (literary) to end / to stop / one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞|词[ci2] / classifier for songs or ci poems syn
譞 xuān usually used in a name / clever / intelligent
情窦初开 情竇初開 qíng dòu chū kāi first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom) syn
冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid syn
英雄所见略同 英雄所見略同 yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóng lit. heroes usually agree (idiom) / Great minds think alike.
屏条 屏條 píng tiáo set of (usually four) hanging scrolls syn
手足口病 shǒu zú kǒu bìng hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children
且休 qiě xiū rest for now / stop (usually imperative form)
世界屋脊 shì jiè wū jǐ the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2])
令导人 令導人 lìng dǎo rén leader / usually written 領導人|领导人
作下 zuò xià to do / to make (usually bad connotation)
受到影响 受到影響 shòu dào yǐng xiǎng affected (usually adversely) / to suffer
奎托 kuí tuō Quito, capital of Ecuador, usually written as 基多
娃娃生 wá wa shēng infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor
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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