"indicate" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
说明 說明 shuō míng v., n. to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
表示 biǎo shì v. (of sb) to express / to state / to show / (of sth) to indicate / to signify / to show / expression / manifestation syn
指出 zhǐ chū v. to indicate / to point out
表明 biǎo míng v. to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known syn
标志 標誌 biāo zhì n., v. sign / mark / symbol / logo / to symbolize / to indicate / to mark syn
指示 zhǐ shì v., n. to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
示意 shì yì v. to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb) syn
点出 點出 diǎn chū to point out / to indicate
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn v. to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at syn
标识 標識 biāo zhì v., n. sign / mark / symbol / logo / to symbolize / to indicate / to mark / variant of 標誌|标志[biao1zhi4]
标明 標明 biāo míng to mark / to indicate syn
预示 預示 yù shì v. to indicate / to foretell / to forebode / to betoken syn
指明 zhǐ míng to show clearly / to designate / to indicate
标示 標示 biāo shì v. to indicate syn
指到 zhǐ dào to point at / to indicate
Chinese Pinyin Translation
在 zài v., prep., adv. to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) syn
来 來 lái v. to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn
出 齣 chū v. to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc syn
也 yě adv. also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn
去 qù v. to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn
主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn
被 bèi prep. quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
加 jiā v. to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
老 lǎo adj., pref., adv. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn
指 zhǐ v. finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end syn
切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu conj. 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
以上 yǐ shàng n. 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
指定 zhǐ dìng v. to appoint / to assign / to indicate clearly and with certainty / designated syn
加以 jiā yǐ v., conj. in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
奶汁 nǎi zhī milk from a woman's breast / milk (used in the names of dishes to indicate white sauce)
号 號 hào n., m.w. ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people syn
零 líng num. zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither syn
番 fān m.w. (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") syn
哦 o sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy / may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of syn
蕃 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") / foreign (non-Chinese) / variant of 番[fan1]
注明 zhù míng to clearly indicate
吐血 tù xiě to cough up blood / (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) syn
明示 míng shì to state explicitly / to clearly indicate
注音 zhù yīn to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc / phonetic notation / (specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号[zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4])
阿 ā prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4] syn
拜 bài to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness) syn
噢 ō oh / ah (used to indicate realization) / also pr. [ou4] syn
喔 ō (interjection) oh / I see (used to indicate realization, understanding) syn
咩 哶 miē the bleating of sheep / final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
齣 chū to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc / variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
我醉欲眠 wǒ zuì yù mián lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree / quite / rather
切音 qiè yīn to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words
拝 bài to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness) / Japanese variant of 拜[bai4]
秧子 yāng zi sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) (derog.) suffix used to indicate a type of person syn
角标 角標 jiǎo biāo subscript or superscript / corner label (on a product, image, document etc) / app icon badge (symbol on the upper-right corner an app icon, such as a red circle to indicate unread messages)
走圆场 走圓場 zǒu yuán chǎng to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
颐指 頤指 yí zhǐ to order with the chin / to indicate what one wants by facial gesture
厺 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) / old variant of 去[qu4]
岀 chū to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc / old variant of 出[chu1]
扗 zài to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) / old variant of 在[zai4]
打抛 打拋 dǎ pāo holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬|打抛猪[da3pao1zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)
最是 zuì shì (before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... / (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
情头 情頭 qíng tóu "lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4])
河目海口 hé mù hǎi kǒu (idiom) To have long, flat eye contours and a large, deep mouth, features traditionally taken to indicate an extraordinary appearance.
山雨欲来风满楼 shān yǔ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu (idiom) Signs and an atmosphere indicate that a major change in the situation is imminent. syn
在劫难逃 zài jié nán táo (idiom) According to an old belief, one cannot escape disasters decreed by fate. Today, it can also indicate that a disaster is unavoidable. syn
万事全休 wàn shì quán xiū (idiom) Everything is over. It can express despair and the decision to undertake nothing further, but it may also indicate that there is no trouble or incident.
万事皆休 wàn shì jiē xiū (idiom) Everything is over. It can express despair and the decision to undertake nothing further, but it may also indicate that there is no trouble or incident.
众多非一 zhòng duō fēi yī (idiom) To indicate that there are many categories or varieties, rather than just one kind.
免战牌 免戰牌 miǎn zhàn pái (idiom) Originally, it refers to a sign raised to indicate that one will not fight. By extension, it means refusing to act or evading a task.
冒昧陈辞，有辱清听 mào mèi chén cí，yǒu rǔ qīng tīng (idiom) A humble expression used in letters to indicate that the writer is speaking frankly and to ask the recipient for understanding and consideration.
古今一辙 古今一轍 gǔ jīn yī zhé (idiom) To indicate that something has remained unchanged from ancient times to the present.
咂嘴舔唇 zā zuǐ tiǎn chún (idiom) Describes someone looking greedy and eager for food. It can also indicate that a food tastes especially delicious.
处之晏然 處之晏然 chǔ zhī yàn rán (idiom) It describes remaining calm and composed in the face of difficulties or emergencies. It can also indicate indifference to a matter.
如斯而已 rú sī ér yǐ (idiom) That is all / there is nothing more to add. It is used to conclude an explanation or indicate a limitation.
日角偃月 rì jiǎo yǎn yuè (idiom) In traditional physiognomy, it denotes facial features believed to indicate the highest rank or distinction.
汗流洽背 hàn liú qià bèi (idiom) To have one’s entire back covered in sweat. It describes extreme fear or terror / today it can also indicate sweating so heavily that one’s clothes are soaked.
自郐无讥 自鄶無譏 zì kuài wú jī (idiom) To indicate that from this point onward, nothing is worth commenting on. It means that what follows is considered insignificant or unworthy of attention.
计日可待 計日可待 jì rì kě dài (idiom) To indicate that an event is close at hand. The expected time is not far away.
重规沓矩 chóng guī tà jǔ (idiom) To indicate that successive arrangements or institutions conform to the same rules and correspond with one another.
鸢肩火色 鳶肩火色 yuān jiān huǒ sè (idiom) In physiognomy, a sign said to indicate rapid advancement and great success. It describes shoulders raised like an eagle’s and a face glowing red like fire.
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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