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"has-been" Chinese-English Dictionary

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过气 過氣 guò qì past one's prime / has-been
Chinese Pinyin Translation
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn
硕士 碩士 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person
私人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique syn
心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn
地步 dì bù stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway syn
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience syn
另存 lìng cún to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user
新丁 xīn dīng new addition to a family (i.e. a birth) / a boy who has just come of age / (in a job etc) newcomer / novice
潜力股 潛力股 qián lì gǔ stock that has potential to increase in value / (fig.) sb with good prospects
到点 到點 dào diǎn it's time (to do sth) / the time has come syn
脱星 脫星 tuō xīng actress or actor known for having been photographed in the nude or for appearing in sexy scenes
多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
启封 啟封 qǐ fēng to open sth that has been sealed syn
宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it syn
初生之犊不畏虎 初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth
童生 tóng shēng candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn
哦 ò oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth) syn
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn
考生 kǎo shēng exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never / has never
法师 法師 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) syn
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been / has never had / (before a verb) has never
并未 並未 bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... / has not actually ... syn
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams
实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn
源于 源於 yuán yú has its origins in syn
已然 yǐ rán already / to be already so / to have long been the case syn
一经 一經 yī jīng as soon as / once (an action has been completed) syn
无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn
绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities
未有 wèi yǒu is not / has never been / never occurring / unprecedented
字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3]
开封 開封 kāi fēng to open (sth that has been sealed)
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on / to hand down / tradition has it that ... / according to legend syn
去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone / whereabouts
如来 如來 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn
老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn
分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn
闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn
十字架 shí zì jià cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure
海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
听闻 聽聞 tīng wén to listen / to hear what sb says / news one has heard
恩人 ēn rén a benefactor / a person who has significantly helped sb else syn
毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn
被套 bèi tào duvet cover / quilt cover / (finance) to be stuck with an asset that has decreased in value after purchase syn
佛陀 fó tuó Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama) syn
凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo fortuitously / luckily / as chance has it syn
历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of / to have been through
罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food
进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.)
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn
过来人 過來人 guò lái rén an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it syn
踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn
源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn
炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection syn
半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory syn
求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) / fig. exactly what one’s been looking for syn
雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn
重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn
各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū each has its own merits (idiom) syn
古来 古來 gǔ lái since ancient times / it has ever been the case that syn
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom) syn
早死 zǎo sǐ to die while still relatively young / to have been dead (for some years)
落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down syn
倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can / to give all one has
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn
着眼点 著眼點 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on syn
关系网 關係網 guān xi wǎng network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
整点 整點 zhěng diǎn time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc) / to make an inventory / (math.) point that has integer coordinates
有恃无恐 有恃無恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng secure in the knowledge that one has backing syn
抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury
抵赖 抵賴 dǐ lài to refuse to admit (what one has done) / to disavow / to renege syn
合数 合數 hé shù composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)
亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn
孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn
代之以 dài zhī yǐ (has been) replaced with / (its) place has been taken by
自作自受 zì zuò zì shòu to reap what one has sown (idiom) / to stew in one's own juice syn
镀层 鍍層 dù céng the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc
故我 gù wǒ one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom) / sb has one's absolute confidence / to trust completely / to confide in sb with entire sincerity syn
毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn
斗转星移 斗轉星移 dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]
前事 qián shì past events / antecedent / what has happened
病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom) / fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless syn
有名无实 有名無實 yǒu míng wú shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) / exists only in name / nominal syn
见教 見教 jiàn jiào I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) syn
外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn
见异思迁 見異思遷 jiàn yì sī qiān to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom) / loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has syn
坐享其成 zuò xiǎng qí chéng to reap where one has not sown (idiom) syn
拨乱反正 撥亂反正 bō luàn fǎn zhèng bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder syn
事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge. syn
恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn
阿罗汉 阿羅漢 ā luó hàn arhat (Sanskrit) / a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)
回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
赋闲 賦閑 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical 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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