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ái cancer / carcinoma / also pr. [yan2] syn
diàn dangerous / also pr. [yan2]
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
玄武质熔岩 玄武質熔岩 xuán wǔ zhì róng yán basalt / also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2]
yán "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
言字旁 yán zì páng name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 訁|讠[yan2]
颜回 顏回 yán huí Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊[Yan2 Yuan1]
颜渊 顏淵 yán yuān Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3], also known as 顏回|颜回[Yan2 Hui2]
yán variant of 岩[yan2] / variant of 嚴|严[yan2]
延边地区 延邊地區 yán biān dì qū Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
又名 yòu míng also known as / alternative name / to also be called
服侍 fú shi to attend to / to care for (patients etc) / to look after / to wait upon / to serve / also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] syn
杜鹃 杜鵑 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟) / Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花) syn
亦称 亦稱 yì chēng also known as / alternative name / to also be called
或称 或稱 huò chēng also called / also known as / a.k.a.
唢呐 嗩吶 suǒ nà suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]
胳肢窝 胳肢窩 gā zhi wō armpit / also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1] / also written 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1] syn
二黄 二黃 èr huáng one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera / Peking opera / also written 二簧[er4 huang2] / see also 西皮[xi1 pi2] syn
御宅族 yù zhái zú otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2] / see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3]
this (Cantonese) / see also 呢[ni1] / see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1] syn
城门失火,殃及池鱼 城門失火,殃及池魚 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom) / the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
K书 K書 K shū to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] / (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1]
U盘 U盤 U pán USB flash drive / see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2] / USB flash drive / see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2]
USB记忆棒 USB記憶棒 U S B jì yì bàng USB flash drive / see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2] / USB flash drive / see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2]
华严经 華嚴經 huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
正言厉色 正言厲色 zhèng yán lì sè solemn in word and countenance (idiom) / strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
歌筵 gē yán a feast which also has a singing performance
氢氯酸 氫氯酸 qīng lǜ suān hydrochloric acid HCl / also written 鹽酸|盐酸[yan2 suan1]
华严经大方广佛 華嚴經大方廣佛 huá yán jīng dà fāng guǎng fó Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
大方广佛华严经 大方廣佛華嚴經 dà fāng guǎng fó huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
yán (used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron) / also pr. [jian1]
气管炎 氣管炎 qì guǎn yán bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus) / henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得嚴|妻子管得严[qi1 zi5 guan3 de5 yan2] used in comic theater)
炎炎 yán yán scorching syn
言词 言詞 yán cí variant of 言辭|言辞[yan2 ci2]
岩层 巖層 yán céng variant of 岩層|岩层[yan2 ceng2] / rock strata syn
盐酸盐 鹽酸鹽 yán suān yán chloride / hydrochloride (chemistry)
伸延 shēn yán see 延伸[yan2 shen1]
帽沿 mào yán variant of 帽檐[mao4 yan2]
岩盐 岩鹽 yán yán rock salt syn
yán variant of 巖|岩[yan2] syn
yán Japanese variant of 顏|颜[yan2] syn
yán variant of 檐[yan2] syn
yán variant of 研[yan2]
yán old variant of 沿[yan2]
口无择言 口無擇言 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) / wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
缄口不言 緘口不言 jiān kǒu bù yán see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]
沉静寡言 沉靜寡言 chén jìng guǎ yán see 沉默寡言[chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2]
北京语言学院 北京語言學院 běi jīng yǔ yán xué yuàn Beijing Language Institute / former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)
yán (literary) variant of 研[yan2]
岩浆岩 岩漿岩 yán jiāng yán igneous rock
严严实实 嚴嚴實實 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely syn
延吉 yán jí Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
延吉市 yán jí shì Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
延川 yán chuān Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
延川县 延川縣 yán chuān xiàn Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
延长县 延長縣 yán cháng xiàn Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
灰岩 huī yán limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩[shi2 hui1 yan2]) / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
磷酸盐岩 磷酸鹽岩 lín suān yán yán phosphorite / phosphate rock
盐都 鹽都 yán dū Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu
盐都区 鹽都區 yán dū qū Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu
年度研究生研究方案 nián duó yán jiū shēng yán jiū fāng àn Annual Graduate Study Programme / Graduate Study Programme
研究三角研究所 yán jiū sān jué yán jiū suǒ Research Triangle Institute International / Research Triangle Institute
辉长岩杂岩体 輝長岩雜岩体 huī zhǎng yán zá yán tǐ gabbroic complex
yán variant of 沿[yan2]
yán Japanese variant of 巖|岩[yan2]
叙言 敘言 xù yán variant of 序言[xu4 yan2]
概而言之 gài ér yán zhī same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1]
yán old variant of 炎[yan2]
纯素颜 純素顏 chún sù yán see 素顏|素颜[su4 yan2]
知无不言,言无不尽 知無不言,言無不盡 zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / fig. frank / outspoken
言多语失 言多語失 yán duō yǔ shī see 言多必失[yan2 duo1 bi4 shi1]
严控 嚴控 yán kòng to strictly control (abbr. for 嚴格控制|严格控制[yan2 ge2 kong4 zhi4])
延毕 延畢 yán bì to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4])
美颜相机 美顏相機 měi yán xiàng jī BeautyCam, a smartphone app for retouching selfies (abbr. to 美顏|美颜[Mei3 yan2])
一言堂 yī yán táng (sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old) / having things decided by the will of a single individual / autocratic rule / (contrasted with 群言堂[qun2 yan2 tang2]) syn
群言堂 qún yán táng letting everyone have their say / taking people's views into account / free expression of different views / (contrasted with 一言堂[yi1 yan2 tang2]) syn
研所 yán suǒ abbr. for 研究所[yan2 jiu1 suo3]
所言不虚 所言不虛 suǒ yán bù xū see 所言非虛|所言非虚[suo3 yan2 fei1 xu1]
此言不虚 此言不虛 cǐ yán bù xū see 此言非虛|此言非虚[ci3 yan2 fei1 xu1]
yán used in 芫荽[yan2 sui5]
下载 下載 xià zǎi to download / also pr. [xia4zai4]
知道 zhī dào to know / to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5] syn
而且 ér qiě (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore syn
起来 起來 qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3lai5] syn
起来 起來 qǐ lai to stand up / to get up / also pr. [qi3lai2] syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
除了 chú le besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for) syn
下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn
里面 裡面 lǐ miàn inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5] syn
不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn
同样 同樣 tóng yàng same / equal / similar / similarly / also / too syn
父亲 父親 fù qīn father / also pr. [fu4 qin5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
母亲 母親 mǔ qīn mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
上面 shàng miàn on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] syn
后面 後面 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5] syn
角色 jué sè role / part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4]
前面 qián miàn ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5] syn
外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance syn
不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) syn
露出 lù chū to expose / to show / also pr. [lou4 chu1] syn
把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) syn
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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