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"Wang" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
王斌余 wáng bīn yú Wang
汪东兴 汪東興 wāng dōng xīng Wang
王建煊 wáng jiàn xuān Wang
王克敏 wáng kè mǐn Wang
王匡 wáng kuāng Wang
王朗 wàng lǎng Wang
王祯 王禎 wáng zhēn Wang
Chinese Pinyin Translation
王 wáng king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great syn
王 wàng (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) syn
望 朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4] syn
往 wǎng old variant of 往[wang3] syn
往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous syn
冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly / to treat unjustly / injustice / wronged / not worthwhile syn
王阳明 王陽明 wáng yáng míng Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
大王 dài wang robber baron (in opera, old stories) / magnate syn
女王 nǚ wáng queen syn
五笔 五筆 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
冤枉钱 冤枉錢 yuān wang qián wasted money / pointless expense
王治郅 wáng zhì zhì Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player
王选 王選 wáng xuǎn Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator
四人帮 四人幫 sì rén bāng Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan2], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wang2 Hong2 wen2], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
王安石 wáng ān shí Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
王朔 wáng shuò Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
五笔字型 五筆字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
王羲之 wáng xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
王平 wáng píng Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
五笔输入法 五筆輸入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
王小波 wáng xiǎo bō Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
王明 wáng míng Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
王莽 wáng mǎng Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
滤网 濾網 lǜ wǎng filter / a sieve
汪精卫 汪精衛 wāng jīng wèi Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
汪道涵 wāng dào hán Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
王国维 王國維 wáng guó wéi Wang Guowei (1877-1927), noted scholar
王世充 wáng shì chōng Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
王五 wáng wǔ Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
西厢记 西廂記 xī xiāng jì Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]
王昭君 wáng zhāo jūn Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
王岐山 wáng qí shān Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
王勃 wáng bó Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]
四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
王建民 wáng jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
王震 wáng zhèn Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure
王丹 wáng dān Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
心学 心學 xīn xué School of Mind / Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2])
王颖 王穎 wáng yǐng Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
冤枉路 yuān wang lù pointless trip / not worth the trip
王充 wáng chōng Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher
王导 王導 wáng dǎo Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325
王军霞 王軍霞 wáng jūn xiá Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner
王夫之 wáng fū zhī Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
王洪文 wáng hóng wén Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
书圣 書聖 shū shèng great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
网 網 wǎng net / network syn
王永民 wáng yǒng mín Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
王家瑞 wáng jiā ruì Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, head of CCP central committee's international liaison department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[dui4 wai4 lian2 luo4 bu4] 2003-2015
汪东城 汪東城 wāng dōng chéng Jiro Wang (1981-), Taiwanese singer and actor
亡 wáng old variant of 亡[wang2] syn
忘 wàng to forget / to overlook / to neglect syn
汪 wāng expanse of water / ooze / (onom.) bark / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle syn
妄 wàng absurd / fantastic / presumptuous / rash syn
旺 wàng prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring syn
枉 wǎng to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain syn
惘 wǎng disappointed / perplexed
罔 wǎng to deceive / there is none / old variant of 網|网[wang3] syn
魍 wǎng used in 魍魎|魍魉[wang3liang3]
辋 輞 wǎng tire / wheel band
尢 wāng lame
迋 wàng to deceive / to scare / to travel
蝄 wǎng used in 蝄蜽[wang3liang3]
希律王 xī lǜ wáng Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)
王敦 wáng dūn Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324
王码 王碼 wáng mǎ Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983
尪 wāng feeble / lame
朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
王励勤 王勵勤 wáng lì qín Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
王猛 wáng měng Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]
王楠 wáng nán Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
王书文 王書文 wáng shū wén Wang Shuwen (personal name)
王维 王維 wáng wéi Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
王义夫 王義夫 wáng yì fū Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist
王英 wáng yīng Wang Ying (character in the "Water Margin")
中国古代四大美女 中國古代四大美女 zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴&
九月九日忆山东兄弟 九月九日憶山東兄弟 jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì shān dōng xiōng dì Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维)
册府元龟 冊府元龜 cè fǔ yuán guī Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
唐宋八大家 táng sòng bā dà jiā Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]
孔丛子 孔叢子 kǒng cóng zǐ the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4]
新朝 xīn cháo the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
东王公 東王公 dōng wáng gōng Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
正教真诠 正教真詮 zhèng jiào zhēn quán Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4yu2], a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty
每逢佳节倍思亲 每逢佳節倍思親 měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
永贞革新 永貞革新 yǒng zhēn gé xīn Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文[Wang2 Shu1 wen2]
汪啸风 汪嘯風 wāng xiào fēng Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan
独在异乡为异客 獨在異鄉為異客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
王仙芝 wáng xiān zhī Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
王伾 wáng pī Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
王力宏 wáng lì hóng Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
王叔文 wáng shū wén Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新|永贞革新[Yong3 zhen1 Ge2 xin1] of 805
王君如 wáng jūn rú Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
王士禛 wáng shì zhēn Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), early Qing poet
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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