"crisis after crisis" Chinese-English Dictionary

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风波不断 風波不斷 fēng bō bù duàn constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
起来 起來 qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3lai5] syn
lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn
jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
解放后 解放後 jiě fàng hòu after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory) / after the establishment of PRC in 1949
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
风暴 風暴 fēng bào storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) syn
金融风波 金融風波 jīn róng fēng bō financial crisis / banking crisis
这次危机 這次危機 zhè cì wēi jī present crisis / current crisis
联合国系统应对危机的共同措施 聯合國系統應對危機的共同措施 United Nations system joint crisis initiatives / joint crisis initiatives
全球粮食危机 全球糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis
世界粮食危机 世界糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis
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
不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn
de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
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
回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
彭德怀 彭德懷 péng dé huái Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution
雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn
补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date
kàn to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for syn
亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn
zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn
补票 補票 bǔ piào to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc / to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater
大后天 大後天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me syn
整年累月 zhěng nián lěi yuè month after month, year after year / year in, year out syn
雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2]
养老送终 養老送終 yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
以人名命名 yǐ rén míng mìng míng to name sth after a person / named after / eponymous
大后年 大後年 dà hòu nián three years from now / year after year after next year
后感觉 後感覺 hòu gǎn jué after-sensation / after-impression
返岗 返崗 fǎn gǎng to resume one's former position (after being laid off) / to return to work (after taking leave)
头七 頭七 tóu qī the 7th day after a person's death / the first 7-day period after a person's death
闪离 閃離 shǎn lí to get divorced shortly after marriage / to resign shortly after getting employed
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
危机 危機 wēi jī crisis / CL:個|个[ge4]
缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn
酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn
风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL:場|场[chang2] syn
难关 難關 nán guān difficulty / crisis syn
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn
金融危机 金融危機 jīn róng wēi jī financial crisis
经济危机 經濟危機 jīng jì wēi jī economic crisis syn
岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom) / approaching a crisis syn
力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn
危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis syn
急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn
间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn
朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn
水危机 水危機 shuǐ wēi jī water crisis
谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn
病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom) / faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient syn
朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
混水摸鱼 混水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 syn
浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain syn
生死关头 生死關頭 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis
疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn
疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
临危授命 臨危授命 lín wēi shòu mìng to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
云散风流 雲散風流 yún sàn fēng liú lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom) / the crisis settles down / people disperse home / things return to normal
摆脱危机 擺脫危機 bǎi tuō wēi jī to break out of a crisis
货币危机 貨幣危機 huò bì wēi jī monetary crisis
外交风波 外交風波 wài jiāo fēng bō diplomatic crisis
kǎn a pit, a hole, a snare, a danger / a crisis / a mortar
能源危机 能源危機 néng yuán wēi jī energy crisis
信用危机 信用危機 xìn yòng wēi jī credit crisis
信贷危机 信貸危機 xìn dài wēi jī credit crisis
倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
八二三炮战 八二三砲戰 bā èr sān pào zhàn bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly syn
庚子国变 庚子國變 gēng zǐ guó biàn the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
戎事倥偬 戎事倥傯 róng shì kǒng zǒng a time of military urgency / war crisis
抵押贷款危机 抵押貸款危機 dǐ yā dài kuǎn wēi jī mortgage crisis
次级房屋信贷危机 次級房屋信貸危機 cì jí fáng wū xìn dài wēi jī subprime mortgage crisis
次贷危机 次貸危機 cì dài wēi jī subprime mortgage crisis / abbr. for 次級房屋信貸危機|次级房屋信贷危机[ci4 ji2 fang2 wu1 xin4 dai4 wei1 ji1]
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金 疾風知勁草,烈火見真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
紧急会议 緊急會議 jǐn jí huì yì emergency meeting / crisis conference
金融风暴 金融風暴 jīn róng fēng bào banking crisis / storm in financial circles
全球金融危机 全球金融危機 quán qiú jīn róng wēi jī global financial crisis
危机处理小组 危機處理小組 wēi jī chù lǐ xiǎo zǔ Crisis Operation Group
危机管理 危機管理 wēi jī guǎn lǐ crisis management
流动性危机 liú dòng xìng wēi jī liquidity crisis
大流行病危机行动小组 Pandemic Crisis Operations Group
预防危机和恢复局 Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
非洲之角人道主义危机特使 Special Envoy for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa
秘书长科特迪瓦危机人道主义特使 Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary-General for the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire
联合国和欧盟危机管理合作联合宣言 Joint Declaration on UN-EU Cooperation in Crisis Management
关于伊拉克危机人道主义需要的紧急呼吁 Flash Appeal for the Humanitarian Requirements of the Iraq Crisis
全球粮食安全危机高级别工作队 High-level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
联合国禽流感危机管理工作队 lián hé guó qín liú gǎn wēi jī guǎn lǐ gōng zuò duì United Nations Crisis Management Team for Avian Influenza
丛林野味危机工作队 cóng lín yě wèi wēi jī gōng zuò duì Bushmeat Crisis Task Force
海湾危机紧急救济方案 hǎi wān wēi jī jǐn jí jiù jì fāng àn Gulf Crisis Emergency Relief Programme
非洲危急妇女总方案 fēi zhōu wēi jí fù rǔ zǒng fāng àn African Women in Crisis Umbrella Programme
联合国妇女与经济危机问题区域间讨论会 聯合國婦女與經濟危機問題區域間討論會 United Nations Interregional Seminar on Women and the Economic Crisis
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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