"Groote Schuur Minute" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn
分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香,臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
分分钟 分分鐘 fēn fēn zhōng any minute now / in next to no time / at every minute / constantly
详细 詳細 xiáng xì detailed / in detail / minute syn
等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute
细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn
转速 轉速 zhuàn sù angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute syn
细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn
微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn
渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant syn
微量 wēi liàng a smidgen / minute / micro- / trace (element) syn
显微 顯微 xiǎn wēi micro- / microscopic / to make the minute visible
慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn
功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn
只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn
分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch)
品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn
zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn
xiān fine / delicate / minute syn
miè minute flies
评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn
sài small, minute / lacking sincerity
有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu yī jù méi yī jù to speak one minute and be quiet the next
美汁源 měi zhī yuán Minute Maid
临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) syn
长针 長針 cháng zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet
一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn time is gold / every minute counts syn
比勒陀利亚会议记录 Pretoria Minute
美粒果 měi lì guǒ Minute Maid (brand)
台上一分钟,台下十年功 臺上一分鐘,臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
探幽发微 探幽發微 tàn yōu fā wēi to probe deeply and uncover minute details
芝麻绿豆 芝麻綠豆 zhī ma lǜ dòu trivial / minute (size)
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while
一刻千金 yī kè - qiān jīn (idiom) time is gold / every minute is precious 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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