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"both knees" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī both knees
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
下跪 xià guì to kneel / to go down on one's knees syn
拜倒 bài dǎo to prostrate oneself / to fall on one's knees / to grovel
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
跪倒 guì dǎo to kneel down / to sink to one's knees / to grovel syn
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
两国 兩國 liǎng guó both countries / the two countries
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
发软 發軟 fā ruǎn to weaken / to go soft (at the 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
蜷伏 quán fú to curl up / to lie with knees drawn up / to huddle up 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
软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
一穷二白 一窮二白 yī qióng èr bái impoverished / backward both economically and culturally syn
左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn
品学兼优 品學兼優 pǐn xué jiān yōu excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) / top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning syn
躄 bì both feet crippled / lame
一分为二 一分為二 yī fēn wéi èr one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) syn
人财两空 人財兩空 rén cái liǎng kōng (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well / to get burned both romantically and financially
公私兼顾 公私兼顧 gōng sī jiān gù to adequately take into account both public and private interests
才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
教学相长 教學相長 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
里勾外连 裡勾外連 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out
遐迩一体 遐邇一體 xiá ěr yī tǐ both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
鹬蚌相争渔翁得利 鷸蚌相爭漁翁得利 yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom) / fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
脚踏两只船 腳踏兩隻船 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair
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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