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"crystalline waves (idiom)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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波涛粼粼 波濤粼粼 bō tāo lín lín crystalline waves (idiom)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
奔腾 奔騰 bēn téng (of waves) to surge forward / to roll on in waves / to gallop syn
惊涛 驚濤 jīng tāo raging waves / stormy waves syn
结晶 結晶 jié jīng to crystallize / crystallization / crystal / crystalline / (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc) syn
紫晶 zǐ jīng amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
粼粼 lín lín clear and crystalline (of water)
晶状体 晶狀體 jīng zhuàng tǐ lens / crystalline lens syn
晶状 晶狀 jīng zhuàng crystalline
结晶状 結晶狀 jié jīng zhuàng crystalline
晶体硅电池 晶体硅電池 jīng tǐ guī diàn chí crystalline silicon cell
此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) syn
随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly syn
风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn
长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom) syn
无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire
无风三尺浪 無風三尺浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom) / fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō lit. waves on a sea of vinegar / trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)
随波逊流 隨波遜流 suí bō xùn liú to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly
风恬浪静 風恬浪靜 fēng tián làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / All is quiet. / a dead calm (at sea)
风生水起 風生水起 fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) / fig. flourishing / thriving / prosperous
冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn
掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) syn
波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) syn
飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind syn
翻腾 翻騰 fān téng (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn / to surge / to seethe / to somersault / to tumble / to flip / to rummage / to turn things over repeatedly syn
波涛 波濤 bō tāo great waves / billows syn
风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves / rough waters / (fig.) hardship syn
滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn
相位 xiàng wèi phase (waves)
轩然大波 軒然大波 xuān rán dà bō huge waves / (fig.) ruckus / controversy / sensation syn
波涛汹涌 波濤洶涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth / roaring sea syn
波光 bō guāng gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight
以太 yǐ tài (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
破浪 pò làng to set sail / to brave the waves
随波 隨波 suí bō to drift with the waves
丰沛 豐沛 fēng pèi copious / plentiful (of water) / surging (of waves) / refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3] / fig. majestic syn
偏振 piān zhèn polarization (of waves)
麦克斯韦 麥克斯韋 mài kè sī wéi Maxwell (name) / James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician, the originator of Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves
检波 檢波 jiǎn bō to detect (e.g. radio waves)
沧浪亭 滄浪亭 cāng làng tíng The Surging Waves Pavillion in Suzhou, Jiangsu
风口浪尖 風口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān where the wind and the waves are the fiercest / at the heart of the struggle syn
澴 huán to return (of waves)
湱 huò dashing of waves
漰 pēng noise of dashing waves
澐 yún river waves
淜 péng roar of dashing waves
拍岸 pāi àn to beat against the shore (of waves)
汀线 汀線 tīng xiàn lines formed by waves on a beach
涌浪 yǒng làng swell / billows / surging waves
涵淡 hán dàn waves
灪 yù (literary) (of waves) huge
冲打 衝打 chōng dǎ (of waves, rain etc) to dash against / to batter
速调管 速調管 sù tiáo guǎn klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
离子回旋谐波 ion-cyclotron-harmonic waves
电子回旋谐波 electron-cyclotron-harmonic waves
大气波 dài qì bō atmospheric waves
波浪逐渐平息 波浪逐漸平息 decay of waves
离子回旋波 離子回旋波 ion-cyclotron waves
天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn
从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn
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
一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn
博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
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]
雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
推来推去 推來推去 tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others / (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān - bā guǎi (idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated
不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason / (idiom) to not know what to do
不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth) / (idiom) unheeding / reckless syn
亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn
十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch / in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success syn
吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān - mā jìng (idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage / to ruthlessly exploit
咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn
涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī - mǒ fěn (idiom) to put on makeup / (idiom) to prettify syn
拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive syn
昂首天外 áng shǒu - tiān wài (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens / (idiom) arrogant / haughty
东摇西摆 東搖西擺 dōng yáo - xī bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side / unsteady / (idiom) indecisive / hesitant
狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn
莼羹鲈脍 蓴羹鱸膾 chún gēng - lú kuài (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown / (idiom) homesickness
裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
遇人不淑 yù rén - bù shū (idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person / (idiom) to associate with a bad person
高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng (idiom) situated high / aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote / situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn
不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn
小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn
成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn
不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily syn
不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn
大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn
理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] 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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