"elsewhere" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
别处 別處 bié chù elsewhere
Chinese Pinyin Translation
转载 轉載 zhuǎn zǎi v. to forward (a shipment) / to reprint sth published elsewhere / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 zai4]
流失 liú shī v. (of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained syn
跳槽 tiào cáo v. to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere
套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn
他迁 他遷 tā qiān to relocate / to move elsewhere
另觅新欢 另覓新歡 lìng mì xīn huān to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side
志不在此 zhì bù zài cǐ to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
不再另行确认 不再另行確認 not elsewhere identified
转存 轉存 zhuǎn cún to transfer (one's savings, data etc) elsewhere for storage
地主之谊 地主之誼 dì zhǔ zhī yì (idiom) The duty of hospitality owed by a local resident to guests from elsewhere.
东道之谊 東道之誼 dōng dào zhī yì (idiom) It refers to the host’s goodwill and hospitality toward guests. It is especially used when welcoming people from elsewhere.
他山之石 tā shān zhī shí (idiom) Refers to a person, idea, or experience from elsewhere that can be used to correct one’s own shortcomings and improve. syn
心去难留 xīn qù nán liú (idiom) When someone’s heart has already turned elsewhere, it is difficult to make that person stay.
移东补西 移東補西 yí dōng bǔ xī (idiom) To use resources from one place to cover a shortfall elsewhere. By extension, to deal with problems temporarily without making long-term plans.
不习水土 不習水土 bù xí shuǐ tǔ (idiom) To be unable to adapt to a place’s climate or dietary habits. It commonly describes the discomfort of someone who has recently moved elsewhere.
东零西落 東零西落 dōng líng xī luò (idiom) Scattered here and there, with one item in one place and another elsewhere. It describes a dispersed and neglected state.
分房减口 fēn fáng jiǎn kǒu (idiom) In times of famine in the past, to send some members of a large household away to seek a livelihood elsewhere and reduce the family’s burden.
分身减口 fēn shēn jiǎn kǒu (idiom) In years of famine, to ease the burden on a large family by sending some members away to seek a livelihood elsewhere.
单步负笈 單步負笈 dān bù fù jí (idiom) To travel on foot carrying a case of books in order to study elsewhere. It describes someone who endures hardship and studies diligently.
厌家鸡，爱野雉 yàn jiā jī，ài yě zhì (idiom) To despise what is close at hand and favor what is distant or foreign. It criticizes undervaluing familiar people or things in favor of those from elsewhere.
地主之仪 地主之儀 dì zhǔ zhī yí (idiom) The duty of hospitality that a local owes to a visitor from elsewhere. It is equivalent to the customary expression for a host's hospitality.
恋土难移 戀土難移 liàn tǔ nán yí (idiom) To remain attached to one’s homeland and be unwilling to move elsewhere.
木落归本 木落歸本 mù luò guī běn (idiom) Things ultimately have a place to which they return. It is especially used of people who eventually return to their native home after living elsewhere.
流落异乡 流落異鄉 liú luò yì xiāng (idiom) To be forced to leave one's homeland and wander elsewhere.
神情不属 神情不屬 shén qíng bù shǔ (idiom) To have one’s mind elsewhere and be unable to concentrate on what is happening.
离乡别井 lí xiāng bié jǐng (idiom) To leave one’s native place and go elsewhere to live. It is equivalent to leaving one’s homeland and home.
离乡别土 lí xiāng bié tǔ (idiom) To leave one’s native place and live elsewhere. It often refers to a life of displacement or wandering.
离乡背土 lí xiāng bèi tǔ (idiom) To leave one’s native place and go elsewhere. It often suggests a life of wandering or displacement.
背乡离井 bèi xiāng lí jǐng (idiom) To leave one’s native place and live elsewhere, often in unsettled circumstances.
迁地为良 qiān dì wéi liáng (idiom) To move elsewhere in search of better conditions.
骑牛觅牛 qí niú mì niú (idiom) To search elsewhere for something one already possesses. Originally, it also referred to holding one job while looking for another that seemed more suitable.
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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