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"allowed" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
不得 bù dé v. must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn
制服 zhì fú n., v. to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4]
七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn
公差 gōng chā tolerance (allowed error) / common difference (of an arithmetic series) syn
鹊桥 鵲橋 què qiáo magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting
余量 餘量 yú liàng remnant / leftover / tolerance (i.e. allowed error)
七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting
不准许 不准許 bù zhǔn xǔ forbidden / not allowed
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
每日限价 每日限價 měi rì xiàn jià (finance) daily trading limit, the maximum allowed price fluctuation of a stock or security in a trading day
许嫁 許嫁 xǔ jià allowed to marry
双独 雙獨 shuāng dú double and single / allowed dispensation to have second child
双独夫妇 雙獨夫婦 shuāng dú fū fù a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child
偷跑 tōu pǎo to sneak off / to slip away / (sports) to jump the gun / to make a false start / (fig.) to jump the gun / to start doing sth before it's allowed / (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release
得直 dé zhí (HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed / to win an appeal
傲不可长 傲不可長 ào bù kě zhǎng (idiom) Arrogance must not be allowed to grow.
地平天成 dì píng tiān chéng (idiom) Originally, the expression referred to Yu’s successful control of the floods, which allowed nature to flourish.
群轻折轴 qún qīng zhé zhóu (idiom) Even light things, when accumulated in large numbers, can break an axle. It means that small problems, if allowed to grow, can lead to serious consequences. syn
孳蔓难图 孳蔓難圖 zī màn nán tú (idiom) Bad things must never be allowed to spread unchecked / otherwise, they become difficult to deal with. The expression stresses the need for prompt action.
剑履上殿 jiàn lǚ shàng diàn (idiom) Being allowed to enter the court wearing one’s sword and shoes signifies receiving exceptional favor and privileges.
卧榻岂容鼾睡 臥榻豈容鼾睡 wò tà qǐ róng hān shuì (idiom) One cannot let someone snore loudly beside one’s own bed. It means that others must not be allowed to seize one’s interests at will.
坐失时机 zuò shī shí jī (idiom) To miss a good opportunity in vain. It emphasizes that a favorable chance has been allowed to slip away.
敖不可长 敖不可長 ào bù kě zhǎng (idiom) Arrogance must not be allowed to grow. The expression advises people to restrain pride and not be carried away by success.
此风不可长 此風不可長 cǐ fēng bù kě zhǎng (idiom) This bad tendency or practice must not be allowed to grow.
民可使由之，不可使知之 mín kě shǐ yóu zhī，bǔ kě shǐ zhī zhī (idiom) The people may be made to follow the will and instructions of the rulers, but should not be allowed to know the reasons behind them.
渐不可长 漸不可長 jiàn bù kě zhǎng (idiom) Bad tendencies that have just begun to emerge must not be allowed to develop and grow.
画地作狱 huà dì zuò yù (idiom) Describes someone who is allowed to act only within fixed limits, as in the expression “draw the ground into a prison.”
画地成牢 huà dì chéng láo (idiom) Describes being allowed to act only within narrowly defined limits. It is equivalent to the expression meaning “to draw a circle on the ground as a prison.”
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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