鄙亵语 鄙褻語 bǐ xiè yǔ vulgar expression / obscene expression 黑脸 黑臉 hēi liǎn stern or displeased expression / to show such an expression 指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at syn 责难 責難 zé nàn to censure syn 褒贬 褒貶 bāo biǎn to appraise / to pass judgment on / to speak ill of / praise and censure / appraisal syn 难辞其咎 難辭其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame 指斥 zhǐ chì to denounce / to censure / to rebuke syn 谴 譴 qiǎn to censure / to reprimand syn 贬 貶 biǎn to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate syn 不咎既往 bù jiù jì wǎng not censure sb for his past misdeeds / overlook sb's past mistakes / let bygones be bygones syn 问责 問責 wèn zé to hold accountable / to blame / to censure / to apportion blame 严斥 嚴斥 yán chì to scold / to censure 抉搞 jué gǎo to choose / to expose and censure 挨斗 挨鬥 ái dòu to suffer censure / denounced syn 纠弹 糾彈 jiū tán to censure / to denounce / to impeach 鬪 dòu variant of 鬥|斗, to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together 鬭 dòu variant of 鬥|斗, to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together 书面训斥 書面訓斥 wtitten censure 大批特批 dà pī tè pī to criticize severly / to censure 鄙斥 bǐ chì (literary) to censure / to rebuke 表示 biǎo shì (of sb) to express / to state / to show / (of sth) to indicate / to signify / to show / expression / manifestation syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 颜色 顏色 yán sè color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff syn 表情 biǎo qíng (facial) expression / to express one's feelings syn 所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn 笑容 xiào róng smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4] syn 言论 言論 yán lùn expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn 神情 shén qíng look / expression syn 神色 shén sè expression / look syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 的 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 一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some 笑意 xiào yì smiling expression 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] 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 看在 kàn zài (in the expression 看在[kan4 zai4] + ... + 的份上[de5 fen4 shang5]) for the sake of ... / considering ... 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 神态 神態 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien syn 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 表达式 表達式 biǎo dá shì expression (math.) 神气 神氣 shén qì expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious syn 神采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor syn 言辞 言辭 yán cí words / expression / what one says syn 朗诵 朗誦 lǎng sòng to read aloud with expression / to recite / to declaim syn 致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn 口头禅 口頭禪 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase / mantra / favorite expression / stock phrase syn 南无 南無 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2] 喜色 xǐ sè happy expression / cheerful look syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn 神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn 新词 新詞 xīn cí new expression / neologism 哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn 炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression syn 无表情 無表情 wú biǎo qíng expressionless / wooden (expression) / blank (face) 察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language syn 假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere / phony syn 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression 甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle syn 再拜 zài bài to bow again / to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) / (in letters, an expression of respect) 意译 意譯 yì yì meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation 式子 shì zi posture / (math.) expression / formula syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn 抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) syn 口头语 口頭語 kǒu tóu yǔ pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking syn 求值 qiú zhí (math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc) 根式 gēn shì (math.) a radical / a radical expression 代数式 代數式 dài shù shì (math.) algebraic expression 福相 fú xiàng facial expression of good fortune / joyous and contented look 啊 à interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! syn 正则表达式 正則表達式 zhèng zé biǎo dá shì regular expression (computing) 谦辞 謙辭 qiān cí humble words / self-deprecatory expression / to modestly decline 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 撒 sā to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee syn 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn 抒 shū to express / to give expression to / variant of 紓|纾[shu1] / to relieve syn 咦 yí expression of surprise syn 唔 wú oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not syn 不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng (humble expression) my presumptuous request 卑辞厚币 卑辭厚幣 bēi cí hòu bì humble expression for generous donation 卑辞厚礼 卑辭厚禮 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor syn 变色易容 變色易容 biàn sè yì róng to change color and alter one's expression (idiom) / to go white with fear / out of one's wits 声情并茂 聲情並茂 shēng qíng bìng mào (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom) syn 百尺竿头 百尺竿頭 bǎi chǐ gān tóu to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) 基因表达 基因表達 jī yīn biǎo dá gene expression 引申义 引申義 yǐn shēn yì extended meaning (of an expression) / derived sense 面部表情 miàn bù biǎo qíng facial expression 不用找 bù yòng zhǎo "keep the change" (restaurant expression) 