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"alone and helpless" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
伶仃 líng dīng alone and helpless syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
一木难支 一木難支 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone syn
独处 獨處 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn
小鸟依人 小鳥依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking
无奈 無奈 wú nài to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately syn
无助 無助 wú zhù helpless / helplessness / feeling useless / no help syn
无措 無措 wú cuò helpless
束手 shù shǒu to have one's hands tied / helpless / unable to do anything about it
没奈何 沒奈何 mò nài hé to have no alternative / to be helpless syn
没治 沒治 méi zhì hopeless / helpless / incurable / fantastic / out of this world
无援 無援 wú yuán without support / helpless
自身难保 自身難保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom) / helpless
无助感 無助感 wú zhù gǎn to feel helpless / feeling useless
无脚蟹 無腳蟹 wú jiǎo xiè helpless lonely person
顾影自怜 顧影自憐 gù yǐng zì lián lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected syn
孤零零 gū líng líng lone / isolated and without help / all alone / solitary syn
独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick
放羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly
独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself syn
独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself syn
孤寒 gū hán alone and poor / humble / (Cantonese) miserly
独立 獨立 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone syn
单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn
单独 單獨 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own syn
独自 獨自 dú zì alone syn
何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone
单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn
放任 fàng rèn to ignore / to let alone / to indulge syn
孤身 gū shēn alone / lonely syn
只身 隻身 zhī shēn alone / by oneself syn
独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn
惟独 惟獨 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone syn
独居 獨居 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence
无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn
落单 落單 luò dān to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out
独步 獨步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding syn
独独 獨獨 dú dú alone syn
遑论 遑論 huáng lùn let alone / not to mention
独断 獨斷 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial syn
独酌 獨酌 dú zhuó to drink alone
孑然 jié rán solitary / lonely / alone
单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines
独 獨 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only syn
唯 wéi only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism) syn
孑 jié (literary) lonely / all alone
阒 闃 qù quiet / to live alone
踽 jǔ hunchbacked / walk alone
茕 煢 qióng alone / desolate
瞏 qióng (literary) to gaze in terror / (literary) alone / unaided
孑然一身 jié rán yī shēn to be all alone in the world syn
孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom)
泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 ní pú sà guò jiāng a clay Bodhisattva fording a river / unable to save oneself, let alone others
茕茕孑立 煢煢孑立 qióng qióng jié lì to stand all alone
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
踽踽独行 踽踽獨行 jǔ jǔ dú xíng to walk alone (idiom)
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company)
伶俜 líng pīng (literary) lonely / all alone / solitary
孑影孤单 孑影孤單 jié yǐng gū dān to be all alone by oneself
孑立 jié lì to be alone / to stand in isolation
孑立无依 孑立無依 jié lì wú yī to stand alone / to have no one to rely on
孑身 jié shēn all by oneself / all alone
孤孑特立 gū jié tè lì to be all alone in the world
孤征 gū zhēng to act on one's own / to fight alone
守空房 shǒu kōng fáng to stay home alone (of married woman)
挈挈 qiè qiè alone / solitary
空身 kōng shēn empty handed (carrying nothing) / alone
莫讲 莫講 mò jiǎng let alone / not to speak of (all the others)
孤独于世 孤獨於世 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom)
独立应用程序 stand-alone application
独立计算机 獨立計算機 stand-alone computer unit
独立项目 獨立項目 stand-alone project
泥菩萨过江，自身难保 泥菩薩過江，自身難保 ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety / unable to save oneself, let alone others
单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dān dǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom)
嬛 qióng (literary) alone / solitary (variant of 惸[qiong2]) (variant of 煢|茕[qiong2])
独个 獨個 dú gè alone
独守空房 獨守空房 dú shǒu kōng fáng (of a married woman) to stay home alone
自游 自遊 zì yóu to travel alone (i.e. not with a tourist group)
自谋出路 自謀出路 zì móu chū lù (idiom) to take matters into one's own hands / to go it alone / to fend for oneself / to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)
幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn
诸子十家 諸子十家 zhū zǐ shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn
日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn
广电总局 廣電總局 guǎng diàn zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
张志新 張志新 zhāng zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons syn
五劳七伤 五勞七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
三曹 sān cáo the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
九流 jiǔ liú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
阿姆河 ā mǔ hé Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
简化行政、商业、运输手续及惯例中心 簡化行政、商業、運輸手續及慣例中心 United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport / Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport
亚太农业工程与机械中心 United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery / Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery
联合国和平与裁军亚洲及太平洋区域中心 United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific / United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament for Asia and the Pacific
一体和相互关系原则 一體和相互關系原則 principle of integration and interrelationship, in particular in relation to human rights and social, economic and environmental objectives / principle of integration and interrelationship / integration principle
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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