"all along (previously)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
hùn to mix / to mingle / muddled / to drift along / to muddle along / to pass for / to get along with sb / thoughtless / reckless syn
xiàng variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously)
毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn
一路来 一路來 yī lù lái all the way / all along / since the start
xié to carry / to take along / to bring along / to hold (hands) / also pr. [xi1] syn
各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions syn
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn
群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn
总体上说 總體上說 zǒng tǐ shàng shuō looking at the big picture / all in all / all things considered
头发胡子一把抓 頭髮鬍子一把抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all
三光政策 sān guāng zhèng cè Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
包容各方的全面协定 Comprehensive and All-Inclusive Agreement on the Transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / All-Inclusive Agreement / Global and All-Inclusive Agreement
始终 始終 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end / all along syn
一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn
一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent syn
一并 一併 yī bìng to lump together / to treat along with all the others syn
相见恨晚 相見恨晚 xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn to regret not having met earlier (idiom) / It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along. syn
一並 yī bìng variant of 一併|一并, to lump together / to treat along with all the others
携家带口 攜家帶口 xié jiā dài kǒu (idiom) to take all one's family along / encumbered by a family / tied down by family obligations syn
携家带眷 攜家帶眷 xié jiā dài juàn to take all one's family along (idiom) / encumbered by a family / tied down by family obligations
之前 zhī qián before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand syn
曾经 曾經 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn
前来 前來 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously
加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
从前 從前 cóng qián previously / formerly / once upon a time syn
此前 cǐ qián before this / before then / previously syn
先前 xiān qián before / previously syn
向来 向來 xiàng lái always (previously) syn
意想不到 yì xiǎng bù dào unexpected / previously unimagined syn
早前 zǎo qián previously
早先 zǎo xiān previously / before syn
四年前 sì nián qián four years previously
先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance / in the vanguard / previously / in front / placed ahead of others syn
前尘 前塵 qián chén the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) syn
zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn
céng once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) syn
在此之前 zài cǐ zhī qián before that / beforehand / previously
其先 qí xiān previously / before that / up to then
旧游 舊遊 jiù yóu place one has previously visited / old haunts
重历旧游 重歷舊遊 chóng lì jiù yóu to revisit / to return to a previously visited spot
翻唱 fān chàng to cover (a previously recorded song) / cover version (of a song)
从先 從先 cóng xiān (dialect) before / in the past / previously
二汤 二湯 èr tāng second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤[tou2tang1]
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 吃別人嚼過的饃不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
复阳 復陽 fù yáng to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative / to have a rebound positive test result
到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn
各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn
尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular
究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn
全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn
四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn
拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn
均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists
千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn
成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near syn
应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn
方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multifaceted syn
各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life syn
五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of syn
形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn
毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn
有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see syn
尽数 盡數 jìn shù in its entirety / all of it / all of them syn
古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài at all times and in all places (idiom)
五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley syn
千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) / impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men syn
万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn
四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom) / accessible from all sides syn
包罗万象 包羅萬象 bāo luó wàn xiàng all-embracing / all-inclusive syn
百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora
倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can / to give all one has
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn
dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn
四围 四圍 sì wéi all around / on all sides / encircled syn
万金油 萬金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades syn
南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters syn
天下乌鸦一般黑 天下烏鴉一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world syn
终天 終天 zhōng tiān all day long / all one's life syn
jiē all / each and every / in all cases syn
pīn to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words) syn
gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through
一刀切 yī dāo qiē lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom) / to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
五行八作 wǔ háng bā zuō all the trades / people of all trades and professions
南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
有目共见 有目共見 yǒu mù gòng jiàn anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
东征西怨 東征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨 東征西討 dōng zhēng xī tǎo war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征 東討西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters
归根结蒂 歸根結蒂 guī gēn jié dì ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
舜日尧天 舜日堯天 shùn rì yáo tiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
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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