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"historical center" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
老城区 老城區 lǎo chéng qū old city district / historical center
Chinese Pinyin Translation
传 傳 zhuàn biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station syn
代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn
西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn
正中 zhèng zhōng middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub syn
文物 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
再现 再現 zài xiàn to recreate / to reconstruct (a historical relic) syn
遗迹 遺跡 yí jì trace / vestige / historical remains / remnant
火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1]
古迹 古跡 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4]
普鲁士 普魯士 pǔ lǔ shì Prussia (historical German state)
诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms syn
翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict
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]
考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn
青史 qīng shǐ annal / historical record / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn
站长 站長 zhàn zhǎng person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc
名胜 名勝 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4] syn
史实 史實 shǐ shí historical fact syn
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn
国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn
史料 shǐ liào historical material or data
名胜古迹 名勝古跡 míng shèng gǔ jì historical sites and scenic spots syn
历史剧 歷史劇 lì shǐ jù historical drama
演义 演義 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme
秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn
继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
英吉利 yīng jí lì England (historical loan, from English)
承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
信息中心 xìn xī zhōng xīn information center / abbr. for 中國人權民運信息中心|中国人权民运信息中心[Zhong1 guo2 ren2 quan2 min2 yun4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1], Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong
娱乐中心 娛樂中心 yú lè zhōng xīn amusement park / recreation center / entertainment center
列传 列傳 liè zhuàn historical biography
商业中心 商業中心 shāng yè zhōng xīn business center / commerce center
戏说 戲說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest syn
历史时期 歷史時期 lì shǐ shí qī historical period
历史人物 歷史人物 lì shǐ rén wù historical person
历史事件 歷史事件 lì shǐ shì jiàn historical incident
历史背景 歷史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background
吴国 吳國 wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
历史博物馆 歷史博物館 lì shǐ bó wù guǎn historical museum
历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn
史籍 shǐ jí historical records syn
掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote / tales (esp. about a historical figure) syn
盛京 shèng jīng historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
历史上 歷史上 lì shǐ shàng historical / in history
桃花扇 táo huā shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn
吴 吳 wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
汉阳 漢陽 hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
波西米亚 波西米亞 bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe / bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
评话 評話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary syn
车裂 車裂 chē liè to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment) syn
平话 平話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
姚雪垠 yáo xuě yín Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn
心 xīn heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn
中心 zhōng xīn center / heart / core syn
当中 當中 dāng zhōng among / in the middle / in the center syn
中央 zhōng yāng central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state) syn
商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn
市中心 shì zhōng xīn city center / downtown
市区 市區 shì qū urban district / downtown / city center syn
围绕 圍繞 wéi rào to revolve around / to center on (an issue) syn
圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest
拘留所 jū liú suǒ detention center / prison syn
收容所 shōu róng suǒ temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center
重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn
戒毒所 jiè dú suǒ drug rehabilitation center
司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters / military command center
中枢 中樞 zhōng shū center / hub / the central administration syn
看守所 kān shǒu suǒ detention center syn
商城 shāng chéng shopping center / department store syn
三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn
边远 邊遠 biān yuǎn far from the center / remote / outlying syn
回收站 huí shōu zhàn recycling center / waste materials collection depot / (computing) recycle bin
闹市 鬧市 nào shì downtown area / city center
人中 rén zhōng philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point
牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen
集散地 jí sàn dì distribution center
网点 網點 wǎng diǎn (computing) node in a network / (commerce) sales outlet / branch / service center / (illustration) screentone / halftone dot
皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) syn
圆心 圓心 yuán xīn center of circle
正当中 正當中 zhèng dāng zhōng dead center / the very middle syn
服务中心 服務中心 fú wù zhōng xīn service center
研究中心 yán jiū zhōng xīn research center
购物中心 購物中心 gòu wù zhōng xīn shopping center
活动中心 活動中心 huó dòng zhōng xīn activity center / CL:處|处[chu4]
呼叫中心 hū jiào zhōng xīn call center
客户服务中心 客戶服務中心 kè hù fú wù zhōng xīn customer service center
指挥中心 指揮中心 zhǐ huī zhōng xīn command center
发展研究中心 發展研究中心 fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
中心点 中心點 zhōng xīn diǎn center / central point / focus
洗浴中心 xǐ yù zhōng xīn bathing and recreation center
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn
医学中心 醫學中心 yī xué zhōng xīn medical center
天台山 tiān tāi shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]
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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