"criminal caught red-handed" Chinese-English Dictionary

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现行犯 現行犯 xiàn xíng fàn criminal caught red-handed
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
人赃俱获 人贓俱獲 rén zāng jù huò (of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods / to be caught red-handed
刑事侦察处 criminal investigative division / criminal investigation division / criminal investigative department
落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn
通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn
红十字与红新月国际大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross
国际红十字大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross
红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye syn
正着 正著 zhèng zháo head-on / red-handed
刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal / criminal detention
刑拘 xíng jū to detain as criminal / criminal detention / abbr. for 刑事拘留[xing2 shi4 ju1 liu2]
刑事警察 xíng shì jǐng chá criminal police / member of the criminal police
元恶 元惡 yuán è arch-criminal / master criminal
刑人 xíng rén criminal to be executed / to execute a criminal
国际刑法改革和刑事司法政策中心 國際刑法改革和刑事司法政策中心 International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
陷入 xiàn rù to sink into / to get caught up in / to land in (a predicament) syn
措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom) / caught unprepared syn
陷于 陷於 xiàn yú caught in (a bad situation) / to fall into (trap etc) syn
挂住 掛住 guà zhù to get caught (entangled) / to catch (on sth)
剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose syn
抓瞎 zhuā xiā to be caught unprepared syn
yǎn to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack syn
猝不及防 cù bù jí fáng to be caught off guard / without warning
羊触藩篱 羊觸藩籬 yáng chù fān lí lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩 羝羊觸藩 dī yáng chù fān lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
难分难解 難分難解 nán fēn nán jiě to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom) syn
撒网捕风 撒網捕風 sā wǎng bǔ fēng lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net / to waste one's effort (idiom)
无路可退 無路可退 wú lù kě tuì without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges
不逮捕特权 不逮捕特權 bù dài bǔ tè quán the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
受夹板气 受夾板氣 shòu jiā bǎn qì to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel / to be caught in the crossfire
夹心饼干 夾心餅乾 jiā xīn bǐng gān sandwich cookie / (jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties / sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) syn
火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) syn
闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over
红曲 紅曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
qiàn (bound form) Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / (bound form) madder red / dark red / alizarin crimson syn
orange-red silk / orange-red colored
赤壁 chì bì Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei / Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208
火斑鸠 火斑鳩 huǒ bān jiū (bird species of China) red collared dove / red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)
红十字会与红新月会国际联合会 紅十字會與紅新月會國際聯合會 hóng shí zì huì yǔ hóng xīn yuè huì guó jì lián hé huì International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
世界红十字与红新月日 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
泛非红十字会和红心月会会议 Pan-African Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
国际红十字和红新月运动 國際紅十字和紅新月運動 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
自然保护联盟红皮书 自然保護聯盟紅皮書 IUCN Red Data Book / Red Data Book
红十字会与红新月会协会 紅十字會與紅新月會協會 League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
红十字与红新月救灾原则和规则 紅十字與紅新月救災原則和規則 Principles and Rules for Red Cross and Red Crescent Disaster Relief
阿拉伯红新月和红十字组织 阿拉伯紅新月和紅十字組織 Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization
朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official
朱漆 zhū qī (traditional) red paint / red lacquer
传世 傳世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times / family heirloom syn
高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn
单手 單手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed
空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn
祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán passed on from ancestors / handed down from generation to generation syn
家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family / family traditions syn
真传 真傳 zhēn chuán authentic tradition / handed-down teachings or techniques
不偏不倚 bù piān bù yǐ even-handed / impartial / unbiased / exact / just syn
单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn
单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn
嫡传 嫡傳 dí chuán handed down in a direct line from the founder
粗笨 cū bèn awkward / clumsy / unwieldy / heavy-handed syn
残羹剩饭 殘羹剩飯 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal / fig. remnants handed down from others
两手空空 兩手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng empty-handed (idiom) / fig. not receiving anything syn
妙手空空 miào shǒu kōng kōng petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish) / empty-handed / having nothing
一无所获 一無所獲 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed syn
不偏斜 bù piān xié not leaning to one side / impartial / even-handed
中俄伊犁条约 中俄伊犁條約 zhōng é yī lí tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
中俄改订条约 中俄改訂條約 zhōng é gǎi dìng tiáo yuē Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
空手而归 空手而歸 kōng shǒu ér guī to return empty-handed / to fail to win anything
空着手 空著手 kōng zhe shǒu empty-handed
空身 kōng shēn empty handed (carrying nothing) / alone
素手 sù shǒu white hand / empty-handed
高压手段 高壓手段 gāo yā shǒu duàn high-handed (measures) / with a heavy hand
严厉手段 嚴厲手段 yán lì shǒu duàn heavy-handed approach
家数 家數 jiā shù the distinctive style and techniques handed down from master to apprentice within a particular school
不偏不倚 bù piān - bù yǐ (idiom) even-handed / impartial / unbiased syn
单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn
老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn
刑事 xíng shì criminal / penal syn
查处 查處 chá chǔ to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn
黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì criminal underworld / organized crime syndicate syn
犯罪嫌疑人 fàn zuì xián yí rén criminal
黑帮 黑幫 hēi bāng bunch of gangsters / criminal gang / organized crime syndicate syn
刑法 xíng fǎ criminal law syn
指控 zhǐ kòng accusation / a (criminal) charge / to accuse syn
黑道 hēi dào dark road / unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2dao4]) / the underworld / criminal gangs
罪犯 zuì fàn criminal syn
团伙 團伙 tuán huǒ (criminal) gang / gang member / accomplice / crony syn
案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn
犯人 fàn rén convict / prisoner / criminal syn
刑警 xíng jǐng criminal police (abbr. for 刑事警察[xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2])
刑事责任 刑事責任 xíng shì zé rèn criminal responsibility
出没 出沒 chū mò to come and go / to roam about (mostly unseen) / (of a ghost) to haunt (a place) / (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets) / (of the sun) to rise and set
查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) 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
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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