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"any minute now" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
分分钟 分分鐘 fēn fēn zhōng any minute now / in next to no time / at every minute / constantly
Chinese Pinyin Translation
分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn
分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
随地 隨地 suí dì according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like syn
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn
无恶不作 無惡不作 wú è bù zuò not to shrink from any crime (idiom) / to commit any imaginable misdeed
一无所长 一無所長 yī wú suǒ cháng not having any special skill / without any qualifications syn
应付裕如 應付裕如 yìng fu yù rú handling any occasion smoothly (idiom) / equal to any situation
四海皆准 sì hǎi jiē zhǔn appropriate to any place and any time (idiom) / universally applicable / a panacea
经穴 經穴 jīng xué acupuncture point (any point on any meridian) / category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn
一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now
忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn
菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn
生米做成熟饭 生米做成熟飯 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now. / also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
安南 ān nán Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam) / Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century) / Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period) / old name for Vietnam / Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006
作辍 作輟 zuò chuò now working, now stopping
后日 後日 hòu rì the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth
忽隐忽现 忽隱忽現 hū yǐn hū xiàn intermittent / now you see it, now you don't
时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn
生米熟饭 生米熟飯 shēng mǐ shú fàn abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now.
直到现在 直到現在 zhí dào xiàn zài even now / until now / right up to the present
忽冷忽热 忽冷忽熱 hū lěng hū rè now hot, now cold / (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
详细 詳細 xiáng xì detailed / in detail / minute syn
等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute
细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn
转速 轉速 zhuàn sù angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute syn
细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn
微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn
渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant syn
微量 wēi liàng a smidgen / minute / micro- / trace (element) syn
显微 顯微 xiǎn wēi micro- / microscopic / to make the minute visible
慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn
功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn
只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn
分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch)
品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn
转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn
纤 纖 xiān fine / delicate / minute syn
蠛 miè minute flies
评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn
僿 sài small, minute / lacking sincerity
有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu yī jù méi yī jù to speak one minute and be quiet the next
美汁源 měi zhī yuán Minute Maid
临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) syn
长针 長針 cháng zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet
一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn time is gold / every minute counts syn
比勒陀利亚会议记录 Pretoria Minute
格鲁特斯库尔会议记录 格魯特斯庫爾會議記錄 Groote Schuur Minute
美粒果 měi lì guǒ Minute Maid (brand)
台上一分钟，台下十年功 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
探幽发微 探幽發微 tàn yōu fā wēi to probe deeply and uncover minute details
芝麻绿豆 芝麻綠豆 zhī ma lǜ dòu trivial / minute (size)
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while
一刻千金 yī kè - qiān jīn (idiom) time is gold / every minute is precious syn
任何 rèn hé any / whatever / whichever syn
大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn
人大 rén dà people's congress, a legislative body within the PRC's system of government at any of various levels – national, provincial, municipal, county or township (abbr. for 人民代表大會|人民代表大会[ren2min2 dai4biao3 da4hui4])
随时 隨時 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time / whenever necessary syn
反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn
再也 zài yě (not) ever again / (not) any longer syn
任意 rèn yì any / arbitrary / at will / at random syn
三国 三國 sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658
万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn
凡是 fán shì each and every / every / all / any syn
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn
坚信 堅信 jiān xìn to believe firmly / without any doubt syn
几乎没有 幾乎沒有 jī hū méi yǒu scarcely / hardly any
无耻 無恥 wú chǐ without any sense of shame / unembarrassed / shameless syn
胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn careless / reckless / casually / absent-mindedly / at will / at random / any old how syn
好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever syn
无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news syn
没有理由 沒有理由 méi yǒu lǐ yóu without any reason / for no reason
一概 yī gài all / without any exceptions / categorically syn
无几 無幾 wú jǐ very little / hardly any syn
不管怎样 不管怎樣 bù guǎn zěn yàng in any case / no matter what syn
老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle / hawk / any similar bird of prey syn
二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom) / not raising any objection / without demur syn
杆菌 桿菌 gǎn jūn bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity syn
一触即发 一觸即發 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment / on the verge syn
当之无愧 當之無愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) syn
吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more
进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn
有过之而无不及 有過之而無不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse syn
深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) / absolute certainty about sth syn
于 於 yú (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by syn
圆环 圓環 yuán huán ring (any circular object) / (math.) annulus / (Tw) traffic circle / rotary
姑息 gū xī excessively tolerant / to overindulge (sb) / overly conciliatory / to seek appeasement at any price syn
举凡 舉凡 jǔ fán such things as ... / examples including ... (etc) / without exception / every / any syn
无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn
奸雄 姦雄 jiān xióng person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist syn
投机取巧 投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul / to be opportunistic / to be full of tricks syn
独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn
不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn
空载 空載 kōng zài (of a ship, train etc) not carrying any load (i.e. no passengers or freight etc) / (electricity) no-load (used to describe the condition of a transformer when there is no load connected to its secondary coil)
韵母 韻母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang")
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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