"absence" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
想 xiǎng v. to think (about) / to think of / to devise / to think (that) / to believe (that) / to desire / to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) syn
请假 請假 qǐng jià v. to request leave of absence syn
旷工 曠工 kuàng gōng to skip work / absence without leave
事假 shì jià leave of absence for a personal matter
归根 歸根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
请假条 請假條 qǐng jià tiáo leave of absence request (from work or school)
销假 銷假 xiāo jià to report back after a period of absence
假条 假條 jià tiáo leave of absence request (from work or school) / excuse note / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn
石女 shí nǚ female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect) syn
停薪留职 停薪留職 tíng xīn liú zhí leave of absence without pay
续假 續假 xù jià extended leave / prolonged absence syn
小别胜新婚 小別勝新婚 xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom) / absence makes the heart grow fonder
实女 實女 shí nǚ female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
承乏 chéng fá to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
距离产生美 距離產生美 jù lí chǎn shēng měi absence makes the heart grow fonder
消除压力强制假 消除壓力強制假 Mandatory Absence for the Relief of Stress
消除孤独感自愿假 消除孤獨感自願假 Voluntary Absence for the Relief of Isolation
留职停薪 留職停薪 liú zhí tíng xīn (Tw) leave of absence without pay
重披战袍 重披戰袍 chóng pī zhàn páo (fig.) to re-enter the fray / to return to a field of activity after a period of absence
车无退表 chē wú tuì biǎo (idiom) The absence of a retreat marker on a war chariot symbolizes an army determined never to withdraw.
近乡情怯 近鄉情怯 jìn xiāng qíng qiè (idiom) Describes the complex feelings of someone returning home after a long absence: the closer they get, the more uneasy they become, fearing that misfortune may have occurred there.
有进无退 有進無退 yǒu jìn wú tuì (idiom) To move forward with no possibility or intention of retreating. The expression emphasizes determination and the absence of a fallback.
一日三岁 yī rì sān suì (idiom) Describes an intense longing for someone during their absence.
万不一失 wàn bù yī shī (idiom) Describes absolute confidence and the complete absence of any likelihood of error.
中馈乏人 zhōng kuì fá rén (idiom) To have no wife. The expression refers to the absence of the woman traditionally responsible for managing the household and its meals.
人前背后 rén qián bèi hòu (idiom) In front of people and behind their backs / behaving one way to someone’s face and another way in their absence.
千岁鹤归 qiān suì hè guī (idiom) To express attachment to and nostalgia for one’s homeland, especially after a long absence.
有你不多，无你不少 yǒu nǐ bù duō，wú nǐ bù shǎo (idiom) Describes someone unimportant whose presence or absence makes no difference.
李下无蹊径 lǐ xià wú xī jìng (idiom) The absence of a path beneath a plum tree symbolizes a person’s honesty and lack of deceit or ulterior motives.
杳无音尘 杳無音塵 yǎo wú yīn chén (idiom) To give no news at all and be impossible to locate. The expression emphasizes the complete absence of any trace or information.
渺无音讯 miǎo wú yīn xùn (idiom) To have no news at all of someone or something. It indicates a complete absence of information.
莫衷壹是 mò zhōng yī shì (idiom) To be unable to determine which opinion is correct. It describes conflicting views and the absence of a consensus.
血气未动 血氣未動 xuè qì wèi dòng (idiom) Describes the absence of a serious illness or major impairment of vital energy.
辽东鹤 遼東鶴 liáo dōng hè (idiom) Evokes returning to one's homeland after a long absence, with nostalgia for it and a sense that the world has changed profoundly while the place remains.
退无后言 tuì wú hòu yán (idiom) Not to speak about someone behind their back after leaving them. It means not to gossip or make malicious remarks in their absence.
鱼雁沉杳 yú yàn chén yǎo (idiom) It refers to a complete break in correspondence and the prolonged absence of news.
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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