"common understanding" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
共识 共識 gòng shí common understanding / consensus
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
认识 認識 rèn shi to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition syn
体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience syn
约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn
默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn
盲目 máng mù blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding syn
认知 認知 rèn zhī cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize syn
体谅 體諒 tǐ liàng to empathize / to allow (for sth) / to show understanding / to appreciate syn
见解 見解 jiàn jiě opinion / view / understanding syn
谅解 諒解 liàng jiě to understand / to make allowances for / understanding syn
善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom)
交界 jiāo jiè common boundary / common border syn
省事 xǐng shì perceptive / understanding / (archaic) to handle administrative work syn
普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn
心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn
不同凡响 不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom) / outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run syn
同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn
照会 照會 zhào huì a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments syn
通病 tōng bìng common problem / common failing syn
理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding
通达 通達 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding syn
悟性 wù xìng perception / wits / power of understanding / comprehension syn
走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
豁然 huò rán wide and open / a flash of understanding syn
不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason syn
赏析 賞析 shǎng xī understanding and enjoying (a work of art) syn
百胜 百勝 bǎi shèng BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company / PakSing, common Hong Kong company name
不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding syn
ō (interjection) oh / I see (used to indicate realization, understanding) syn
心照不宣 xīn zhào bù xuān to have a tacit understanding syn
liàng to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect syn
管见 管見 guǎn jiàn my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble) syn
公约数 公約數 gōng yuē shù common factor / common divisor
最大公约数 最大公約數 zuì dà gōng yuē shù highest common factor HCF / greatest common divisor GCD
cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn
一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn
cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn
普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn
gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn
共同 gòng tóng common / joint / jointly / together / collaborative syn
公共 gōng gòng public / common / communal syn
平常 píng cháng ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily syn
寻常 尋常 xún cháng usual / common / ordinary syn
gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn
感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn
共同点 共同點 gòng tóng diǎn common ground
民众 民眾 mín zhòng the populace / the masses / the common people syn
常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn
常见 常見 cháng jiàn commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently syn
常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2]
百姓 bǎi xìng common people syn
同感 tóng gǎn (have the) same feeling / similar impression / common feeling syn
普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn
常理 cháng lǐ common sense / conventional reasoning and morals syn
齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn
公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ)
常用 cháng yòng in common usage
出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom) / surpassing / preeminent / outstanding syn
黑猩猩 hēi xīng xing common chimpanzee
交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn
家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn
公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini) syn
同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn
平头 平頭 píng tóu closely cropped hair / crew cut / (of people) common / ordinary syn
紫罗兰 紫羅蘭 zǐ luó lán (botany) common stock / gillyflower (Matthiola incana) / (botany) violet
通俗 tōng sú common / everyday / average syn
俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying / proverb / colloquial speech syn
志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn
鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) / way above the common / manifestly superior syn
俗称 俗稱 sú chēng commonly referred to as / common term syn
司空见惯 司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn a common occurrence (idiom) syn
市井 shì jǐng marketplace / town / the street (urban milieu) / the haunts of the common people syn
合用 hé yòng to share / to use in common / suitable / fit for purpose / useable syn
俗话 俗話 sú huà common saying / proverb syn
风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn
凡响 凡響 fán xiǎng ordinary tones / everyday harmony / common chord
公有 gōng yǒu publicly owned / communal / held in common syn
同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ shared delights and common hardships (idiom) / to share life's joys and sorrows / for better or for worse syn
凡夫俗子 fán fū sú zǐ common people / ordinary folk syn
常言 cháng yán common saying syn
芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people
协力 協力 xié lì to unite in common effort syn
氯化钠 氯化鈉 lǜ huà nà sodium chloride NaCl / common salt syn
屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 lǚ jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom) syn
金陵 jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name
高粱 gāo liáng sorghum / common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) syn
常见病 常見病 cháng jiàn bìng common illnesses
公差 gōng chā tolerance (allowed error) / common difference (of an arithmetic series) syn
求同存异 求同存異 qiú tóng cún yì to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom) syn
尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn
庶民 shù mín the multitude of common people (in highbrow literature) / plebeian syn
顺口溜 順口溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle
等闲 等閑 děng xián ordinary / common / unimportant / idly / for no reason syn
同源 tóng yuán homology (biology) / a common origin
一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom) / of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom) / common usage agreement / customary convention syn
习惯法 習慣法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law
风寒 風寒 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine)
黎民 lí mín the common people / the great unwashed syn
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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