"Taiwan" Chinese-English Dictionary

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台湾 臺灣 tái wān Taiwan
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn
huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn
you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) syn
zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn
hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] syn
xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn
duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn
cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn
duó to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] syn
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) syn
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] syn
jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] syn
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn
tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn
tìng (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow syn
shí to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] syn
classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fu2] syn
líng used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] / used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4]) syn
to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn
zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn
second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn
部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] syn
成熟 chéng shú mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2] syn
曝光 bào guāng to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1] syn
悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn
纪录 紀錄 jì lù variant of 記錄|记录[ji4 lu4] (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") syn
携带 攜帶 xié dài to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) / Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4] syn
强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn
叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
骨头 骨頭 gǔ tou bone / CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4] / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5] syn
狮子 獅子 shī zǐ Leo (star sign) / Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan syn
说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn
从容 從容 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] syn
粘贴 粘貼 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1] syn
逮捕 dài bǔ to arrest / to apprehend / to take into custody / Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] syn
琢磨 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] syn
踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn
大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
德行 dé xíng morality and conduct / Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4] syn
垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin / trash can / garbage can / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3] syn
相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] syn
道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
浆糊 漿糊 jiàng hu paste / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn
摩挲 mā sa (coll.) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand / Taiwan pr. [mo2suo1] syn
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn
台胞 臺胞 tái bāo Taiwan compatriot syn
布希 bù xī Taiwan equivalent of 布什[Bu4 shi2]
萤光 螢光 yíng guāng Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2guang1]
着急 著急 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2] syn
法儿 法兒 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5]
糨糊 jiàng hu paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊[jiang4 hu5] / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn
骨碌碌 gū lù lù (onom.) rolling around / spinning / also pr. [gu1 lu1 lu1] / Taiwan pr. [gu2 lu4 lu5]
间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn
小苏打 小蘇打 xiǎo sū dá baking soda / sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
比及 bǐ jí (literary) when / by the time / Taiwan pr. [bi4 ji2]
大陆妹 大陸妹 dà lù mèi (in Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao) girl from the mainland / (Tw) Fushan lettuce 福山萵苣|福山莴苣[Fu2 shan1 wo1 ju4]
chèn to fit / to match / to suit / (coll.) to have / to possess / Taiwan pr. [cheng4] syn
法兰绒 法蘭絨 fǎ lán róng flannel (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]
台胞证 台胞證 tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4]
chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1] syn
带累 帶累 dài lěi to get sb involved in one's trouble / Taiwan pr. [dai4 lei4] syn
wán variant of 玩[wan2] / Taiwan pr. [wan4] syn
lěi to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]) / continuous / repeated syn
to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2] syn
zhā (of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zha2] syn
sāo classifier for ships / Taiwan pr. sao1 syn
sōu classifier for ships / Taiwan pr. [sao1] syn
rather / quite / considerably / oblique / inclined / slanting / Taiwan pr. [po3] syn
diē to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [die2] syn
dūn ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]
jià Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2] syn
xuē to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4] syn
xiāo surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4] syn
surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2] syn
to bear / to stand / to endure / Taiwan pr. [ge1] syn
zhuàng classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]) / (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows syn
dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3me5] / Taiwan pr. [ze2] syn
zhā used in 咋呼[zha1hu5] / Taiwan pr. [ze2] syn
xiào pant / roar / bark (of animals) / Taiwan pr. [xiao1]
to blind (as with dust) / Taiwan pr. [mi3] syn
dēng to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] syn
zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn
zhēn frame / classifier for paintings etc / Taiwan pr. [zheng4] syn
clover / lucerne / Taiwan pr. [su4]
to mill (machining) / Taiwan pr. [xian3] syn
bēi pool / pond / bank of a pond / mountain slope / Taiwan pr. [pi2]
dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1] / Taiwan pr. [ma1]
to open and close (the mouth etc) / friendly / compliant / Taiwan pr. [xi4]
nèn to think / this / which? / how? (literary) / Taiwan pr. [ren4] syn
suō to suck / Taiwan pr. [shuo4] syn
to interrogate / to question / Taiwan pr. [ju2] syn
zhóu stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc) / Taiwan pr. [du2]
liào see 釕銱兒|钌铞儿[liao4 diao4 r5] / Taiwan pr. [liao3]
used in 矻矻[ku1 ku1] / Taiwan pr. [ku4]
liè (literary) equal / enclosure / dike / embankment / Taiwan pr. [le4] syn
xín guard (on a sword handle) / pommel (on a sword handle) / dagger / Taiwan pr. [tan2]
似的 shì de seems as if / rather like / Taiwan pr. [si4 de5] syn
转载 轉載 zhuǎn zǎi to forward (a shipment) / to reprint sth published elsewhere / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 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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