"US-China-Taiwan" Chinese-English Dictionary

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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
jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] 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
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China 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
中国 中國 zhōng guó China syn
北京 běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) 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
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River 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
大夫 dà fū senior official (in imperial China) 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
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] 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
鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple 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
华西 華西 huá xī West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
华润 華潤 huá rùn China Resources, a Chinese state-owned conglomerate
中时 中時 zhōng shí China Times (newspaper), abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报[Zhong1 guo2 Shi2 bao4]
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
保监会 保監會 bǎo jiān huì China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), abbr. for 中國保險監督管理委員會|中国保险监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Bao3 xian3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
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]
东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn
浆糊 漿糊 jiàng hu paste / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn
中央党校 中央黨校 zhōng yāng dǎng xiào Central Party School, China's highest institution specifically for training Party cadres, founded in 1933
喜鹊 喜鵲 xǐ què (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) 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
捕快 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)
台胞 臺胞 tái bāo Taiwan compatriot syn
布希 bù xī Taiwan equivalent of 布什[Bu4 shi2]
二人转 二人轉 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
萤光 螢光 yíng guāng Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2guang1]
华师大 華師大 huá shī dà East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2])
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
胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
法儿 法兒 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5]
华东师大 華東師大 huá dōng shī dà East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2])
糨糊 jiàng hu paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊[jiang4 hu5] / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn
东三省 東三省 dōng sān shěng the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
三北 sān běi China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2bei3] and 西北[Xi1bei3]
骨碌碌 gū lù lù (onom.) rolling around / spinning / also pr. [gu1 lu1 lu1] / Taiwan pr. [gu2 lu4 lu5]
打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
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
黄雀 黃雀 huáng què (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
小苏打 小蘇打 xiǎo sū dá baking soda / sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
察哈尔 察哈爾 chá hā ěr Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)
虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn
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]
元好问 元好問 yuán hào wèn Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
骨瓷 gǔ cí bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)
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]
瓦良格 wǎ liáng gé Varyag, former Soviet aircraft carrier purchased by China and renamed 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4]
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
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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