泳姿 yǒng zī swimming style / swimming stroke 庄周梦蝶 莊周夢蝶 zhuāng zhōu mèng dié Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?) 爬泳 pá yǒng crawl (swimming stroke) 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 画 畫 huà to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) syn 捺 nà to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]) syn 磔 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread syn 一笔不苟 一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly 意存笔先，画尽意在 意存筆先，畫盡意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through 蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 梁祝 liáng zhù The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale / abbr. for 梁山伯與祝英台|梁山伯与祝英台[Liang2 Shan1 bo2 yu3 Zhu4 Ying1 tai2] 蛱蝶 蛺蝶 jiá dié nymphalid / butterfly 蝴蝶犬 hú dié quǎn papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears) 蝶 dié (bound form) butterfly syn 梁山伯与祝英台 梁山伯與祝英臺 liáng shān bó yǔ zhù yīng tái The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai 燕尾蝶 yān wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 破蛹 pò yǒng to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc) 蝴蝶效应 蝴蝶效應 hú dié xiào yìng butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory) 蝶类 蝶類 dié lèi butterfly (family) 鸳鸯蝴蝶 鴛鴦蝴蝶 yuān yang hú dié Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900 鸳鸯蝴蝶派 鴛鴦蝴蝶派 yuān yang hú dié pài Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists 凤蝶 鳳蝶 fèng dié swallowtail butterfly 腹翼鱼 腹翼魚 fù yì yú butterfly kingfish 破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period 粉蝶 fěn dié pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family) 虎斑蝶 hǔ bān dié common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia) 交际花 交際花 jiāo jì huā (female) social butterfly / socialite / courtesan 燕尾蝶 yàn wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 游泳 yóu yǒng swimming / to swim syn 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 头大 頭大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming 水道 shuǐ dào watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) / water route / lane (in a swimming pool) syn 泳池 yǒng chí swimming pool 换气 換氣 huàn qì to take a breath (in swimming) / to ventilate 游泳馆 游泳館 yóu yǒng guǎn indoor swimming pool / natatorium 自由泳 zì yóu yǒng freestyle swimming 蛙泳 wā yǒng breaststroke (swimming) 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 蛙式 wā shì breaststroke (swimming) 泳 yǒng swimming / to swim 花样游泳 花樣游泳 huā yàng yóu yǒng synchronized swimming 北京国家游泳中心 北京國家游泳中心 běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 泳帽 yǒng mào swimming cap 泳镜 泳鏡 yǒng jìng swimming goggles 混合泳 hùn hé yǒng medley (swimming) 游泳镜 游泳鏡 yóu yǒng jìng swimming goggles 狗爬式 gǒu pá shì dog paddle (swimming style) / doggy style (sex position) 水上芭蕾 shuǐ shàng bā lěi synchronized swimming 狗仔式 gǒu zǎi shì dog paddle (swimming) / doggy style (sex) 狗刨 gǒu páo dog paddle (swimming style) 花式游泳 huā shì yóu yǒng (Tw) synchronized swimming 裤头 褲頭 kù tóu (dialect) underpants / (swimming) trunks 遇溺 yù nì (HK) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc) 一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn 铃声 鈴聲 líng shēng ring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation 机遇 機遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck syn 行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn 一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go syn 抚摸 撫摸 fǔ mō to gently caress and stroke / to pet / to fondle syn 五笔 五筆 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 中风 中風 zhòng fēng to suffer a paralyzing stroke 轻抚 輕撫 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress 抚摩 撫摩 fǔ mó to stroke / to caress syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 口诀 口訣 kǒu jué mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) syn 际遇 際遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity syn 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 摩挲 mó suō to stroke / to caress syn 大运 大運 dà yùn a stroke of luck / World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[da4 xue2 sheng1 yun4 dong4 hui4]) 败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn 一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom) / a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch syn 五笔字型 五筆字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 五笔输入法 五筆輸入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 竖直 豎直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old) 脑中风 腦中風 nǎo zhòng fēng cerebral stroke 脑溢血 腦溢血 nǎo yì xuè cerebral hemorrhage / stroke 脑卒中 腦卒中 nǎo cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage 偏锋 偏鋒 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things 笔顺 筆順 bǐ shùn stroke order (when writing Chinese character) 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 一笔勾销 一筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke syn 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 卒中 cù zhòng stroke / cerebral hemorrhage 笔画数 筆畫數 bǐ huà shù stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character) 划 劃 huà to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character syn 一挥而就 一揮而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke syn 毕其功于一役 畢其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) syn 脑充血 腦充血 nǎo chōng xuè stroke / cerebral hemorrhage 王永民 wáng yǒng mín Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 摸 mō to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract syn 抚 撫 fǔ to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor syn 乙 zhé turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2] 竖 豎 shù to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) syn 