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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
de part. 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
创新 創新 chuàng xīn v., n. to bring forth new ideas / to blaze new trails / innovation syn
往来 往來 wǎng lái v. dealings / contacts / to go back and forth syn
徘徊 pái huái v. to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate syn
往返 wǎng fǎn v. to go back and forth / to go to and fro / to do a round trip syn
迸发 迸發 bèng fā v. to burst forth syn
mào v. to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover syn
起身 qǐ shēn to get up / to leave / to set forth syn
响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn
来回 來回 lái huí v., n., adv. to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn
出面 chū miàn v. to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up syn
穿梭 chuān suō v. to travel back and forth / to shuttle syn
游走 遊走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range)
接送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth syn
摆动 擺動 bǎi dòng v. to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate syn
涌起 湧起 yǒng qǐ to well up / to boil out / to bubble forth / to spurt
彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver syn
畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn
摆弄 擺弄 bǎi nòng to move back and forth / to fiddle with syn
踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn
小蜜蜂 xiǎo mì fēng honeybee / (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth) / voice booster (microphone headset with a wearable speaker)
绽开 綻開 zhàn kāi to burst forth syn
招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off syn
波涛汹涌 波濤洶涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth / roaring sea syn
辈出 輩出 bèi chū to come forth in large numbers syn
立论 立論 lì lùn to set forth one's view / to present one's argument / argument / line of reasoning
跃然 躍然 yuè rán to show forth / to appear as a vivid image / to stand out markedly
前仰后合 前仰後合 qián yǎng hòu hé to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth syn
逡巡 qūn xún to draw back / to move back and forth / to hesitate / in an instant
跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn
踯躅 躑躅 zhí zhú (literary) to pace back and forth syn
时势造英雄 時勢造英雄 shí shì zào yīng xióng Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
yǒng v. to bubble up / to rush forth syn
huái to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate / used in 徘徊[pai2huai2] syn
pái to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate / used in 徘徊[pai2huai2]
bèng to burst forth / to spurt / to crack / split syn
chóu to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied / used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2chu2]
chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied / used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2chu2]
páng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver / used in 彷徨[pang2huang2] and 彷徉[pang2yang2]
huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver / used in 彷徨[pang2huang2]
yáng to walk back and forth
mài put forth effort syn
zhú (literary) to pace back and forth / used in 躑躅|踯躅[zhi2zhu2] syn
cháng sit cross-legged / walk back and forth
zhí (literary) to pace back and forth / used in 躑躅|踯躅[zhi2zhu2]
shū set forth / to spread
什么的 甚麼的 shén me de and so on / and so forth / and what not
转来转去 轉來轉去 zhuàn lái zhuàn qù to rove around / to run around in circles / to walk back and forth syn
吐诉 吐訴 tǔ sù to pour forth (one's opinions) syn
huái irresolute / to move back and forth
来回来去 來回來去 lái huí lái qù repeatedly / back and forth again and again syn
shǔn draw forth / horizontal railing
zhū pace back and forth / to walk
努劲儿 努勁兒 nǔ jìn r to extend / to put forth
yǒng to be angry / to like / to well up / to gush forth / to surge / variant of 悀[yong3]
yǒng to bubble up / to rush forth
调嘴 調嘴 tiáo zuǐ to hold forth / to quibble
踥踥 qiè qiè moving back and forth
迸发出 迸發出 bèng fā chū to burst forth / to burst out
旁皇 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn / to hesitate / to waver / variant of 彷徨[pang2huang2]
裴回 péi huí to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate / see 徘徊[pai2 huai2]
踌蹰 躊躕 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied / variant of 躊躇|踌躇[chou2 chu2]
揭举 揭舉 jiē jǔ to lift up / (fig.) to put on display / to set forth / to expound
俳佪 pái huái to pace back and forth / to dither / to hesitate / (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate / variant of 徘徊[pai2 huai2]
被执行人 被執行人 bèi zhí xíng rén (law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)
失信被执行人 失信被執行人 shī xìn bèi zhí xíng rén (law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so) / debt dodger
人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
冒出来 冒出來 mào chū lái to emerge / to pop up / to spring forth / to appear from nowhere
接送 jiē - sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth syn
钩深致远 gōu shēn zhì yuǎn (idiom) To explore what is deep and bring forth what is distant. Figuratively, to investigate profound and difficult principles.
冠盖相望 guān gài xiāng wàng (idiom) Describes envoys or officials traveling back and forth continuously, with their carriages always visible to one another. syn
泪如泉涌 lèi rú quán yǒng (idiom) Tears gush forth like a spring. It describes someone overwhelmed by grief or fear. syn
徒劳往返 tú láo wǎng fǎn (idiom) To make pointless trips back and forth without achieving anything. The expression emphasizes wasted time and effort.
褪后趋前 tuì hòu qū qián (idiom) To describe someone who constantly hurries back and forth, trying to curry favor with another person.
往返徒劳 wǎng fǎn tú láo (idiom) To go back and forth in vain / to make a useless trip.
巫山云雨 wū shān yún yǔ (idiom) Originally, this referred to the goddess of Mount Wu bringing forth clouds and rain. It later came to mean sexual relations between a man and a woman.
要价还价 yào jià huán jià (idiom) In a transaction, the seller sets a high price while the buyer offers less, and both sides bargain back and forth.
源泉万斛 yuán quán wàn hú (idiom) Describes literary ideas that pour forth abundantly. The expression refers to great creativity and ease in writing.
云雨巫山 yún yǔ wū shān (idiom) Originally refers to the legend of the goddess of Mount Wu bringing forth clouds and rain. It later came to refer to sexual relations between a man and a woman.
三回九转 sān huí jiǔ zhuǎn (idiom) 1. Describes something that echoes or winds back and forth. 2. It can also mean “repeatedly” or “time and again.”
串街走巷 chuàn jiē zǒu xiàng (idiom) To wander back and forth through the streets and lanes.
云奔潮涌 yún bēn cháo yǒng (idiom) Clouds rise and tides surge / describes large quantities or crowds pouring forth.
云蒸泉涌 yún zhēng quán yǒng (idiom) Clouds rise and springs gush forth. Figuratively, it describes great masters emerging in large numbers.
互相推托 hù xiāng tuī tuō (idiom) To pass responsibility back and forth, with no one willing to assume it.
信使往来 xìn shǐ wǎng lái (idiom) Messengers or envoys from both sides travel back and forth continually to deliver messages or carry out missions.
信使往还 xìn shǐ wǎng huán (idiom) Messengers or envoys from both sides go back and forth.
冠盖相属 冠蓋相屬 guān gài xiāng zhǔ (idiom) Describes envoys or officials traveling back and forth continuously.
函电交驰 hán diàn jiāo chí (idiom) Letters and telegrams constantly go back and forth in very large numbers.
前俯后合 qián fǔ hòu hé (idiom) To sway back and forth. It describes someone laughing so hard that they can hardly stand upright.
前合后偃 qián hé hòu yǎn (idiom) Describes the body swaying back and forth, especially when someone cannot stand steadily.
化性起伪 huà xìng qǐ wěi (idiom) To transform innate nature and bring forth acquired human artifice.
南去北来 南去北來 nán qù běi lái (idiom) To come and go continually / to travel back and forth.
反来复去 fǎn lái fù qù (idiom) To turn back and forth. Describes repeated movement or repetition.
后仰前合 hòu yǎng qián hé (idiom) To rock back and forth uncontrollably, especially from helpless laughter.
宗匠陶钧 宗匠陶鈞 zōng jiàng táo jūn (idiom) To cultivate and bring forth talented people. The expression compares the work of a great master to shaping pottery.
左来右去 左來右去 zuǒ lái yòu qù (idiom) Describes someone or something moving back and forth repeatedly.
巫云楚雨 wū yún chǔ yǔ (idiom) It originally referred to the clouds and rain brought forth by the goddess of Mount Wu in ancient mythology.
往来如梭 wǎng lái rú suō (idiom) To move back and forth like a shuttle. It describes frequent and constant comings and goings.
徘徊不前 pái huái bù qián (idiom) To pace back and forth without making progress. By extension, to remain hesitant and stuck in the same place.
徘徊歧路 pái huái qí lù (idiom) To hesitate and watch without making a decision, like someone pacing back and forth at a fork in the road.
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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