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"both countries" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
两国 兩國 liǎng guó both countries / the two countries
Chinese Pinyin Translation
你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) syn
都 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn
两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn
又 yòu (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway syn
咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn
检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn
且 qiě and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...) syn
双手 雙手 shuāng shǒu both hands syn
两者 兩者 liǎng zhě both of them / the two of them syn
双方 雙方 shuāng fāng bilateral / both sides / both parties involved syn
脉搏 脈搏 mài bó pulse (both medical and figurative) syn
两边 兩邊 liǎng bian either side / both sides syn
双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms / both arms / two arms syn
二者 èr zhě both / both of them / neither syn
两侧 兩側 liǎng cè two sides / both sides
参半 參半 cān bàn half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally syn
两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
两端 兩端 liǎng duān both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes syn
两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn
两败俱伤 兩敗俱傷 liǎng bài jù shāng both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
双脚 雙腳 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet
两头 兩頭 liǎng tóu both ends / both parties to a deal syn
兼具 jiān jù to combine / to have both syn
心力交瘁 xīn lì jiāo cuì to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom) syn
两面 兩面 liǎng miàn both sides syn
兼有 jiān yǒu to combine / to have both syn
荷包蛋 hé bāo dàn poached egg / egg fried on both sides
名利双收 名利雙收 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
兼备 兼備 jiān bèi have both syn
顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) syn
两旁 兩旁 liǎng páng both sides / either side syn
既是 jì shì is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that syn
哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn
扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands syn
兼而有之 jiān ér yǒu zhī to have both (at the same time) syn
左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn
两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland syn
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise syn
平分秋色 píng fēn qiū sè to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of syn
荣辱与共 榮辱與共 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom) syn
不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn
两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices syn
捧腹 pěng fù to split one's sides laughing / to roar with laughter / (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands syn
两全 兩全 liǎng quán to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands) syn
均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
双腿 雙腿 shuāng tuǐ legs / both legs / two legs
双赢 雙贏 shuāng yíng profitable to both sides / a win-win situation
皆可 jiē kě both OK / all acceptable
双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī both knees
双足 雙足 shuāng zú both feet / two-legged
共通 gòng tōng universal / applicable to all (or both) / shared / common
两相 兩相 liǎng xiāng both sides
德才兼备 德才兼備 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom)
内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad syn
老少皆宜 lǎo shào jiē yí suitable for both the young and the old
水电工 水電工 shuǐ diàn gōng plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work
玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
铁幕 鐵幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
连本带利 連本帶利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit
有利有弊 yǒu lì yǒu bì to have both advantages and disadvantages
脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some syn
双 雙 shuāng two / double / pair / both / even (number) syn
既 jì already / since / both... (and...) syn
俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn
捧 pěng to hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of / classifier for what can be held in both hands syn
两肋插刀 兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands syn
甬 yǒng path screened by walls on both sides
双职工 雙職工 shuāng zhí gōng working couple (husband and wife both employed)
两造 兩造 liǎng zào both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
两相情愿 兩相情願 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent syn
橐 tuó sack / tube open at both ends / (onom.) footsteps syn
刖 yuè to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2])
掊 póu take up in both hands
西方 xī fāng the West / the Occident / Western countries syn
各国 各國 gè guó each country / every country / various countries syn
国界 國界 guó jiè national boundary / border between countries
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
盟国 盟國 méng guó allies / united countries syn
口岸 kǒu àn a port for external trade / a trading or transit post on border between countries syn
贸易额 貿易額 mào yì é volume of trade (between countries)
列国 列國 liè guó various countries syn
早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
欧佩克 歐佩克 ōu pèi kè OPEC / Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
东洋 東洋 dōng yáng Japan (old) / East Asian countries syn
邦交 bāng jiāo relations between two countries / diplomatic relations syn
界河 jiè hé border river (between countries or regions)
人民党 人民黨 rén mín dǎng People's party (of various countries)
游走 遊走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range)
西方国家 西方國家 xī fāng guó jiā Western countries
缔约国 締約國 dì yuē guó signatory states / countries that are party to a treaty
两国之间 兩國之間 liǎng guó zhī jiān bilateral / between two countries
欧盟成员国 歐盟成員國 ōu méng chéng yuán guó EU member states / countries of the European Union
石油输出国组织 石油輸出國組織 shí yóu shū chū guó zǔ zhī Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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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