"greater" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
大鼠狐猴 dà shǔ hú hóu Greater
Chinese Pinyin Translation
一 yī num. one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn
些 xiē m.w. classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn
大多 dà duō adv. for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly syn
大于 大於 dà yú v. greater than / bigger than / more than syn
大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
大我 dà wǒ the collective / the whole / (Buddhism) the greater self syn
高于 高於 gāo yú v. greater than / to exceed syn
大半 dà bàn more than half / greater part / most / probably / most likely syn
多于 多於 duō yú more than / greater than
大部分 大部份 dà bù fen the greater part / the majority / most / Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] syn
大部份 dà bù fen (in) large part / (the) greater part / the majority
大部 dà bù the greater part / the majority / most syn
哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy
物以稀为贵 物以稀為貴 wù yǐ xī wéi guì the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
进身之阶 進身之階 jìn shēn zhī jiē stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
大西洋水珍鱼 大西洋水珍魚 dà xī yáng shuǐ zhēn yú greater argentine / Atlantic argentine / herring smelt / greater silver smelt
泥多佛大 ní duō fó dà (idiom) The stronger the foundation or the greater the resources available, the greater the achievement can be.
势高益危 勢高益危 shì gāo yì wēi (idiom) In the old official hierarchy, the greater a government official's power, the greater the danger he faced.
声生势长 聲生勢長 shēng shēng shì zhǎng (idiom) The greater one's reputation becomes, the greater one's influence grows. It describes a simultaneous rise in prestige and power.
白屈菜 bái qū cài greater celandine
各大军区 各大軍區 gè dà jūn qū "the greater military areas"
大中华区 大中華區 dà zhōng huá qū greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
大伦敦地区 大倫敦地區 dà lún dūn dì qū Greater London / London region, England
大安的列斯 dà ān dì liè sī Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago
大安的列斯群岛 大安的列斯群島 dà ān dì liè sī qún dǎo Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago
大月支 dà yuè zhī the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty / variant of 大月氏[Da4 Yue4 zhi1]
大月氏 dà yuè zhī the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
大湄公河次区域 大湄公河次區域 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam
大湄公河次区域合作 大湄公河次區域合作 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù hé zuò Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam
大汉族主义 大漢族主義 dà hàn zú zhǔ yì Greater Han nationalism
弌 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit / archaic variant of 壹 banker's anti-fraud numeral one
爱莫大于心死 愛莫大於心死 ài mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing more sad than a withered heart / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / (popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confuciu
相当于或大于 相當於或大於 xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú greater than or equal to ≥ / at least as great as
耄龄 耄齡 mào líng old age / eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)
螳蜋捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳蜋捕蝉，黄雀在后 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
道高一尺，魔高一丈 dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng (idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil / no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
斑背潜鸭 斑背潛鴨 bān bèi qián yā (bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
白额雁 白額雁 bái é yàn (bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
褐翅鸦鹃 褐翅鴉鵑 hè chì yā juān (bird species of China) greater coucal (Centropus sinensis)
铁嘴沙鸻 鐵嘴沙鴴 tiě zuǐ shā héng (bird species of China) greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii)
大非洲之角旱灾问题特使 Special Envoy on the Drought in the Greater Horn of Africa
大阿拉伯自由贸易区 Greater Arab Free Trade Area
大湄公河次区域综合开发专题讨论会 Symposium on the comprehensive development of the Greater Mekong Subregion
鳚状褐鳕 wèi zhuàng hè xuě greater forkbeard
2000-2009年大湄公河次区域开发合作十年 2000-2009年大湄公河次區域開發合作十年 Decade of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Cooperation, 2000-2009
绵鳚 mián wèi greater eelpout
大湄公河次区域跨境运输协定 大湄公河次區域跨境運輸協定 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù kuà jìng yùn shū xié dìng Greater Mekong Subregional Cross-Border Transport Agreement / GMS Cross-Border Transport Agreement / GMS Agreement
大湄公河次区域旅游部门工作组 大湄公河次區域旅游部門工作組 dà méi gōng hé cì qū yù lǚ yóu bù mén gōng zuò zǔ Working Group on the Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Sector
大图们江行动计划商业咨询理事会 大圖們江行動計劃商業咨詢理事會 Business Advisory Council of the Greater Tumen Initiative
大图们江行动计划 大圖們江行動計劃 Greater Tumen Initiative
大赤道区 大赤道區 dà chì dào qū greater Equatoria
大达尔富尔特别倡议 大達爾富爾特別倡議 Greater Darfur Special Initiative
大蒙罗维亚地区 大蒙羅維亞地區 Greater Monrovia sector
大耶路撒冷 Greater Jerusalem
大塞尔维亚民族主义 大塞爾維亞民族主義 Greater-Serbia nationalism
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
美洲鸵 美洲鴕 měi zhōu tuó Greater Rhea / American Rhea / Rhea americana
大盘尾 大盤尾 dà pán wěi (bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
大短趾百灵 大短趾百靈 dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
大红鹳 大紅鸛 dà hóng guàn (bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
大凤头燕鸥 大鳳頭燕鷗 dà fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
大黄冠啄木鸟 大黃冠啄木鳥 dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
彩鹬 彩鷸 cǎi yù (bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
乌雕 烏鵰 wū diāo (bird species of China) greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga)
黑领噪鹛 黑領噪鶥 hēi lǐng zào méi (bird species of China) greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis)
大湾区 大灣區 dà wān qū Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong (abbr. for 粵港澳大灣區|粤港澳大湾区[Yue4 Gang3 Ao4 Da4 wan1 Qu1])
粤港澳大湾区 粵港澳大灣區 yuè gǎng ào dà wān qū Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong
功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
妒贤嫉能 妒賢嫉能 dù xián jí néng (idiom) To resent people whose virtue or abilities are greater than one’s own. The expression condemns a petty and malicious attitude. syn
多藏厚亡 duō cáng hòu wáng (idiom) Accumulating great wealth without helping others arouses widespread resentment and ultimately leads to even greater losses.
恩逾慈母 ēn yú cí mǔ (idiom) To owe a kindness greater even than that bestowed by a loving mother. It describes an exceptionally deep 恩情.
肝胆过人 肝膽過人 gān dǎn guò rén (idiom) To have greater courage than ordinary people. It describes someone brave and spirited.
嫉闲妒能 jí xián dù néng (idiom) To resent and envy people whose virtue or abilities are greater than one’s own. It describes hostility toward capable or accomplished people.
利深祸速 lì shēn huò sù (idiom) The greater the profits, the sooner disaster arrives. The expression warns against excessive or ill-gotten gains.
卵与石斗 luǎn yǔ shí dòu (idiom) To confront a force far greater than oneself and be doomed to fail. It criticizes someone for overestimating their abilities.
隋珠弹雀 隋珠彈雀 suí zhū tán què (idiom) To use something extremely valuable to obtain a trivial result, thereby suffering a loss greater than the gain.
剜肉医疮 剜肉醫瘡 wān ròu yī chuāng (idiom) To deal with an immediate emergency by using a method that causes even greater harm.
枉尺直寻 枉尺直尋 wǎng chǐ zhí xún (idiom) To accept a small concession or humiliation in order to obtain a greater advantage.
相忍为国 xiāng rěn wèi guó (idiom) To make certain concessions for the sake of the nation. It stresses that one may sometimes have to endure a wrong or give up a demand for the greater good.
援鳖失龟 yuán biē shī guī (idiom) To gain a minor benefit at the cost of a greater loss / to make a poor bargain in which the result does not compensate for what was sacrificed.
助我张目 助我張目 zhù wǒ zhāng mù (idiom) To gain someone else’s support, thereby strengthening one’s position and giving greater momentum to one’s cause.
自求多福 zì qiú duō fú (idiom) To rely on one’s own efforts to gain greater happiness and success instead of waiting for help from others. It is often used as advice or encouragement.
一节一行 一節一行 yī jié yī xíng (idiom) To adhere scrupulously to a single moral principle. It often refers to abandoning the greater duty in favor of minor moral details.
为小妨大 wèi xiǎo fáng dà (idiom) To pursue a small benefit at the cost of a much greater loss.
从长商议 cóng cháng shāng yì (idiom) To consider the matter at greater length before making a decision. It is equivalent to “deliberate carefully.”
从长计较 cóng cháng jì jiào (idiom) To deliberate at greater length before making a decision / to take time to discuss a matter.
以养伤身 yǐ yǎng shāng shēn (idiom) To damage one’s own body in pursuit of the means of sustaining oneself. It means suffering a loss greater than the gain obtained.
仰之弥高，钻之弥坚 yǎng zhī mí gāo，zuān zhī mí jiān (idiom) The more one looks up to someone, the greater they appear / the more one studies their teaching, the deeper it seems.
众虎同心 zhòng hǔ tóng xīn (idiom) When many capable people unite and act with one purpose, their collective strength becomes greater.
位尊贱隔 位尊賤隔 wèi zūn jiàn gé (idiom) The higher an official's position, the greater the distance between that person and ordinary people.
俗耳针砭 sú ěr zhēn biān (idiom) To cure vulgarity in one’s auditory taste and elevate it toward greater refinement.
兵闻拙速 兵聞拙速 bīng wén zhuō sù (idiom) In warfare, one should seek a quick victory even at the cost of using a less ingenious strategy, rather than prolonging operations in pursuit of greater tactical skill.
匹夫小谅 pǐ fū xiǎo liàng (idiom) A minor loyalty or moral scruple upheld by an ordinary person, sometimes at the expense of a greater interest.
取民愈广 qu min yu guang (idiom) The more one seizes from the people’s wealth and labor, the greater the exactions become.
吃小亏占大便宜 chī xiǎo kuī zhàn dà biàn yí (idiom) To accept a small temporary loss in order to gain a greater advantage later.
多多益办 多多益辦 duō duō yì bàn (idiom) The more, the better. It indicates that a greater quantity is preferable.
大利不利 dà lì bù lì (idiom) To obtain a greater benefit, one must not be concerned with small immediate gains.
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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