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Chinese Pinyin Translation
六国集团 liù guó jí tuán group of six countries / group of six
Chinese Pinyin Translation
六艺 六藝 liù yì the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
六周规定 六周規定 liù zhōu guī dìng six-week documentation rule / six-week rule / 6-week rule
六国加两国小组 六國加兩國小組 liù guó jiā liǎng guó xiǎo zǔ Six plus Two group
团购 團購 tuán gòu group buying / collective buying / buying by a group of individuals who negotiate a discount for the group
布干维尔休战监察小组 Bougainville Truce Monitoring Group / Regional Truce Monitoring Group / Truce Monitoring Group
1540委员会专家组 1540委員會專家組 Expert Group of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) concerning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (1540 Expert Group) / Expert Group of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) / Ex
1540专家组 1540專家組 140zhuan1 jiā zǔ Expert Group of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) concerning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (1540 Expert Group) / Expert Group of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) / Ex
南南协商与合作首脑级小组 南南協商與合作首腦級小組 Summit-level Group for South-South Consultations and Cooperation / Group of 15 / Group of fifteen
15国小组 15國小組 1guo2 xiǎo zǔ Summit-level Group for South-South Consultations and Cooperation / Group of 15 / Group of fifteen
六合彩 liù hé cǎi Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn
六方会谈 六方會談 liù fāng huì tán six-sided talks (on North Korea)
会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn
侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards / (also an official title in earlier dynasties)
假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn
六家 liù jiā Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
六朝 liù cháo Six Dynasties (220-589)
四十六 sì shí liù forty six / 46
六点半 六點半 liù diǎn bàn half past six / 6:30
六神 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
象形 xiàng xíng pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
造字 zào zì to create Chinese characters / cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書|六书[liu4 shu1]
韬略 韜略 tāo lüè military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4] syn
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
谭嗣同 譚嗣同 tán sì tóng Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn
六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn
过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
形声 形聲 xíng shēng ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
六 liù six / 6 syn
产褥期 產褥期 chǎn rù qī postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth)
六书 六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
顾恺之 顧愷之 gù kǎi zhī Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
陆 陸 liù six (banker's anti-fraud numeral) syn
六腑 liù fǔ (TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2guang1] syn
象形字 xiàng xíng zì pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
三十六计 三十六計 sān shí liù jì The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems
三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers syn
五脏六腑 五臟六腑 wǔ zàng liù fǔ five viscera and six bowels (TCM) syn
六韬三略 六韜三略 liù tāo sān lüè "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
会意字 會意字 huì yì zì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
假借字 jiǎ jiè zì loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
指事字 zhǐ shì zì ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
六标准差 六標準差 liù biāo zhǔn chā six
乐经 樂經 yuè jīng Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
三十六字母 sān shí liù zì mǔ thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
三十六计，走为上策 三十六計，走為上策 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
九声六调 九聲六調 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
今古文 jīn gǔ wén Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
六合八法 liù hé bā fǎ Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
六块腹肌 六塊腹肌 liù kuài fù jī six-pack (abs)
六日战争 六日戰爭 liù rì zhàn zhēng the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
六朝四大家 liù cháo sì dà jiā Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]
六朝时代 六朝時代 liù cháo shí dài the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
六淫 liù yín (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
六碳糖 liù tàn táng hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
六角星 liù jiǎo xīng six-pointed star / hexagram
六邪 liù xié (TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
六韬 六韜 liù tāo “Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
刘光第 劉光第 liú guāng dì Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
反正一样 反正一樣 fǎn zhèng yī yàng whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long
问名 問名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
己糖 jǐ táng hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
康广仁 康廣仁 kāng guǎng rén Kang Guangren (1867-1898), younger brother of Kang Youwei 康有為|康有为[Kang1 You3 wei2] and one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
张僧繇 張僧繇 zhāng sēng yóu Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
戊戌六君子 wù xū liù jūn zǐ the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
指事 zhǐ shì ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
曹不兴 曹不興 cáo bù xīng Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
林旭 lín xù Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
杨深秀 楊深秀 yáng shēn xiù Yang Shenxiu (1849-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
杨锐 楊銳 yáng ruì Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898 / Yang Rui (1963-), host of "Dialogue" on CCTV News
武经七书 武經七書 wǔ jīng qī shū Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]
沈复 沈復 shěn fù Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記|浮生六记[Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4]
浮生六记 浮生六記 fú shēng liù jì Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808
眼观六路耳听八方 眼觀六路耳聽八方 yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)
转注 轉注 zhuǎn zhù transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
转注字 轉注字 zhuǎn zhù zì transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
阿堵 ē dǔ (literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[Liu4 Chao2]) this / (abbr. for 阿堵物[e1 du3 wu4]) money
陆探微 陸探微 lù tàn wēi Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
六字真言 liù zì zhēn yán the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
八块腹肌 八塊腹肌 bā kuài fù jī six pack (abdominal muscles)
古体诗 古體詩 gǔ tǐ shī a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line syn
第四轮六方会谈共同声明 Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks / Joint Statement of 19 September 2005
六国倡议 liù guó chàng yì Six-Country Initiative
六方外长会 Six-Party Ministerial Meeting
精益六西格玛 精益六西格瑪 jīng yì liù xī gé mǎ Lean Six Sigma
西非经共体塞拉利昂六个月和平计划 西非經共體塞拉利昂六個月和平計劃 ECOWAS six-month peace plan for Sierra Leone / Conakry Agreement
科纳克里协定 科納克里協定 ECOWAS six-month peace plan for Sierra Leone / Conakry Agreement
新德里六国 新德里六國 New Delhi Six
六国和平与裁军倡议 六國和平與裁軍倡議 Six Nation Initiative for Peace and Disarmament
六国和平裁军倡议 六國和平裁軍倡議 Initiative of the six for peace and disarmament
全球立即行动六点纲领 全球立即行動六點綱領 Six-Point Global Programme of Immediate Action
996 jiǔ jiǔ liù 9am-9pm, six days a week (work schedule)
宿命通 sù mìng tōng (Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)
三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu - liù bì lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities / exceptional capability syn
六芒星 liù máng xīng six-pointed star / hexagram
集体 集體 jí tǐ collective (decision) / joint (effort) / a group / a team / en masse / as a group 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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