"apply" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
加 jiā v. 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
运 運 yùn v. to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate syn
使用 shǐ yòng v. to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of syn
应用 應用 yìng yòng v., adj. to put to use / to apply / practical / applied (science, linguistics etc) / application / practical use / (computing) app syn
报名 報名 bào míng v. to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist syn
加以 jiā yǐ v., conj. 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
擦 cā v. to rub / to scratch / to wipe / to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc) syn
着 著 zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn
涂抹 塗抹 tú mǒ to paint / to smear / to apply (makeup etc) / to doodle / to erase / to obliterate syn
膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink syn
予以 yǔ yǐ v. to give / to impose / to apply syn
套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn
应征 應徵 yìng zhēng to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement syn
申领 申領 shēn lǐng v. to apply (for license, visa etc)
活用 huó yòng to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly / to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective) syn
投考 tóu kǎo to sign up for an examination / to apply for admission (to a university etc) / to apply (for a position) syn
施 shī (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc) syn
涂 tú v. to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street / variant of 途[tu2] syn
傅 fù (bound form) instructor / (literary) to instruct / to attach / to apply (makeup etc) syn
敷 fū v. to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough syn
搽 chá to apply (ointment, powder) / to smear / to paint on syn
揞 ǎn to apply (medicinal powder to a wound) / to cover up / to conceal
应徵 應徵 yìng zhēng apply (for a job) / respond to an employment notice
凃 tú to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street / way / route / road / old variant of 涂[tu2]
涂敷 塗敷 tú fū to smear / to daub / to plaster / to apply (ointment)
施以 shī yǐ to inflict (punishment) / to provide (training etc) / to apply (pressure etc)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
着 著 zhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn
申请 申請 shēn qǐng v. to apply for sth / application form (CL:份[fen4]) syn
实用 實用 shí yòng adj. to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science) syn
应聘 應聘 yìng pìn v. to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position
报销 報銷 bào xiāo v. to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out syn
浓妆艳抹 濃妝艷抹 nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom) / dressed to the nines and wearing makeup syn
施治 shī zhì to apply a treatment / to undertake a therapy
涂饰 塗飾 tú shì to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer syn
油 yóu n. oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning syn
申办 申辦 shēn bàn v. to apply for / to bid for
施肥 shī féi to spread manure / to apply fertilizer syn
沿用 yán yòng v. to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage syn
付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc) syn
习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise
画眉 畫眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) syn
学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng to study sth in order to apply it
打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
热敷 熱敷 rè fū to apply a hot compress
外敷 wài fū to apply externally syn
生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom) / fig. to apply uncritically syn
冷敷 lěng fū to apply a cold compress
报帐 報帳 bào zhàng to render an account / to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement syn
着色 著色 zhuó sè to apply color / to color / to paint syn
巧干 巧幹 qiǎo gàn to work resourcefully / to apply intelligence
仁言利博 rén yán lì bó Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
报户口 報戶口 bào hù kǒu to apply for residence / to register a birth
儿化 兒化 ér huà (Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final / to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable
搬用 bān yòng to apply mechanically / to copy and use
敷贴 敷貼 fū tiē to smear / to apply glue or ointment to a surface
声押 聲押 shēng yā to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
铆劲儿 鉚勁兒 mǎo jìn r to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort
活学活用 活學活用 huó xué huó yòng to creatively combine learning with usage / to learn and apply pragmatically
现炒现卖 現炒現賣 xiàn chǎo xiàn mài lit. to fry and sell on the spot / fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school
具体到 具體到 jù tǐ dào to embody into / to apply to / to take the shape of / specific to
请领 請領 qǐng lǐng to apply for (a subsidy, unemployment benefit etc)
家法 jiā fǎ the rules and discipline that apply within a family / stick used for punishing children or servants / traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
推而广之 推而廣之 tuī ér guǎng zhī to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension, syn
锁喉 鎖喉 suǒ hóu to apply a chokehold
上眼药 上眼藥 shàng yǎn yào to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth
脸上贴金 臉上貼金 liǎn shàng tiē jīn lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / fig. to talk up / to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
发力 發力 fā lì to exert oneself / to apply force / (of an enterprise etc) to gain momentum / to perform strongly
申遗 申遺 shēn yí to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status
脸上贴金 臉上貼金 liǎn shàng - tiē jīn lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom) / fig. to talk up / to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else)
殚精毕力 殫精畢力 dān jīng bì lì (idiom) To devote all one’s energy and effort to a task / to apply oneself wholeheartedly.
对症之药 duì zhèng zhī yào (idiom) To apply a remedy suited to the root of a problem. Figuratively, it refers to the appropriate measure for correcting a fault or mistake.
恩荣并济 ēn róng bìng jì (idiom) To apply favors and honors together as means of governance.
傅粉施朱 fù fěn shī zhū (idiom) To apply powder and rouge. By extension, to put on makeup and dress up.
两脚书橱 兩腳書櫥 liǎng jiǎo shū chú (idiom) Refers to someone who has read a great deal but is unable to apply what they know.
三衅三浴 三釁三浴 sān xìn sān yù (idiom) To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances to the body. In ancient China, this was a ritual showing the highest respect for someone.
三浴三衅 三浴三釁 sān yù sān xìn (idiom) To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances to the body. In ancient China, this ritual was a mark of the utmost respect toward someone.
深文周纳 shēn wén zhōu nà (idiom) To apply or distort legal provisions harshly in order to convict an innocent person. syn
徒读父书 徒讀父書 tú dú fù shū (idiom) To read one’s father’s books mechanically without knowing how to apply or adapt the knowledge. It criticizes people who merely repeat theories.
一贯万机 yī guàn wàn jī (idiom) To apply one underlying principle throughout the understanding of all things and affairs.
三沐三薰 sān mù sān xūn (idiom) To bathe and apply fragrance repeatedly as a sign of solemnity or reverence. Also written 三沐三熏.
三浴三薰 sān yù sān xūn (idiom) To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances / in ancient times, this was an extreme form of respect shown to someone. Same meaning as 三衅三浴.
三熏三沐 sān xūn sān mù (idiom) ① To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances, an ancient mark of profound respect. ② To express reverence. ③ By extension, to cultivate or support someone.
三薰三沐 sān xūn sān mù (idiom) To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances, an ancient courtesy showing the highest respect.
三衅三沐 三釁三沐 sān xìn sān mù (idiom) To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances to the body. In ancient China, this was an expression of the utmost respect for someone.
先小人后君子 xiān xiǎo rén hòu jūn zǐ (idiom) First state the conditions clearly and apply the rules without unnecessary courtesy, then attend to formal politeness.
削趾适屦 xuē zhǐ shì jù (idiom) To make an unreasonable forced adjustment or apply a solution mechanically without considering actual conditions.
匀红点翠 勻紅點翠 yún hóng diǎn cuì (idiom) To apply makeup and shape or darken the eyebrows.
守时力民 shǒu shí lì mín (idiom) To act in accordance with the times and adopt measures that enable the people to apply themselves fully.
应变将略 yìng biàn jiàng lüè (idiom) To plan and apply military strategy in response to changing circumstances.
弄粉调朱 nòng fěn tiáo zhū (idiom) 1. To apply makeup and adorn oneself. 2. By extension, to polish one’s wording and seek stylistic embellishment.
搽油抹粉 chá yóu mǒ fěn (idiom) To apply makeup and powder, taking deliberate care with one’s appearance.
擦脂抹粉 cā zhī mǒ fěn (idiom) To apply rouge and powder / by extension, to put on makeup and groom one's appearance.
施丹傅粉 shī dān fù fěn (idiom) To apply powder and rouge. More generally, to put on makeup and adorn one’s appearance, usually referring to a woman.
施朱傅粉 shī zhū fù fěn (idiom) To apply rouge and powder / by extension, to adorn oneself and put on makeup.
枉用三尺 wǎng yòng sān chǐ (idiom) To distort and apply the law in order to achieve an improper personal aim.
死搬硬套 sǐ bān yìng tào (idiom) To apply other people's experience or methods mechanically, without considering the actual circumstances. It implies slavish imitation.
殊路同归 shū lù tóng guī (idiom) To use different methods and achieve the same result. It can also apply to different courses through life.
汉人煮箦 hàn rén zhǔ zé (idiom) To rely on superficial knowledge and apply an idea mechanically without seeking genuine understanding. It describes an absurd and misguided act.
泥古执今 泥古執今 nì gǔ zhí jīn (idiom) To cling to old rules and apply them rigidly to present-day circumstances. It criticizes a failure to adapt inherited principles to current realities.
泥古违今 泥古違今 nì gǔ wéi jīn (idiom) To apply old rules mechanically to present-day realities.
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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