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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
某些 mǒu xiē some / certain (things) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn
duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn
zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc syn
一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must syn
肯定 kěn dìng to be certain / to be positive / assuredly / definitely / to give recognition / to affirm / affirmative (answer) syn
shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn
来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn
确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn
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
相当 相當 xiāng dāng equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite syn
在乎 zài hu to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about syn
ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn
某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn
在于 在於 zài yú to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by / to be up to (sb) syn
呈现 呈現 chéng xiàn to appear / to emerge / to present (a certain appearance) / to demonstrate syn
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage) syn
顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn
来看 來看 lái kàn to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view syn
未经 未經 wèi jīng not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process)
上空 shàng kōng the skies above a certain place / (aviation) airspace / (Tw) topless syn
必然 bì rán inevitable / certain / necessity syn
满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn
专利 專利 zhuān lì patent / sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people / monopoly
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn
年份 nián fen particular year / certain year / given year syn
安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn
起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level)
若干 ruò gān a certain number or amount / how many? / how much? syn
闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn
安放 ān fàng to lay / to place / to put in a certain place syn
为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn
生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn
禁食 jìn shí to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast
翻番 fān fān to double / to increase by a certain number of times syn
跌进 跌進 diē jìn to fall into / to dip below a certain level syn
专柜 專櫃 zhuān guì sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
笃定 篤定 dǔ dìng certain / confident (of some outcome) / calm and unhurried syn
公休 gōng xiū to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
论理 論理 lùn lǐ normally / as things should be / by rights / to reason things out / logic syn
先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn
误事 誤事 wù shì to hold things up / to make a botch of things syn
忌口 jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet syn
油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens / leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy syn
倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn
不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
兮兮 xī xī (particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
期房 qī fáng forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame
满口 滿口 mǎn kǒu a full mouth of (sth tangible) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly
报收 報收 bào shōu (of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price)
内参 內參 nèi cān restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch syn
方家 fāng jiā learned person / expert in a certain field / abbr. for 大方之家[da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1]
某事 mǒu shì something / a certain matter
料定 liào dìng certain / to know for sure
某甲 mǒu jiǎ somebody / certain individual
半老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn
bēi variant of 杯[bei1] / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup syn
guǐ disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy syn
gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn
mǒu some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such syn
chōu to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash syn
lào colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds syn
to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn
zǎi to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) syn
chéng to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color) syn
bei modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way syn
guǎn building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL:家[jia1] syn
sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms syn
to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) syn
záo (bound form) chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel / to dig / (literary) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4] syn
和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn
guān keeper of domestic animals / herdsman / (old) hired hand in certain trade syn
zhā used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4] syn
擦边 擦邊 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
听其自然 聽其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come syn
害喜 hài xǐ to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods syn
编次 編次 biān cì to arrange things in sequence / sequence in which things are arranged syn
hòng (literary) luxuriant / flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables
(specifier) that / the / those (colloquial pr. [nei4]) / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) / then (in that case) syn
to hold / to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) syn
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? syn
jiàn item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc syn
tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn
kǒu mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls syn
dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn
fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn
lín (bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things) syn
方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself syn
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn
活儿 活兒 huó r work / (lots of) things to do syn
眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things syn
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists
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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