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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
词眼 詞眼 cí yǎn key word
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key / CL:把[ba3] syn
zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn
关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal syn
調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn
重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn
元素 yuán sù element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) syn
低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile
忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word syn
关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn
秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn
要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial syn
强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty syn
诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào secret / trick / knack / key syn
回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key
要素 yào sù essential factor / key constituent syn
小调 小調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) syn
按键 按鍵 àn jiàn button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL:個|个[ge4] / to press a button
大调 大調 dà diào major key (in music)
走调 走調 zǒu diào out of tune / off-key
斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech)
要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair
语词 語詞 yǔ cí word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
照本宣科 zhào běn xuān kē a wooden word-by-word reading syn
要员 要員 yào yuán key participant / VIP syn
轴心 軸心 zhóu xīn axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations) syn
琴键 琴鍵 qín jiàn a piano key
变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn
须知 須知 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind syn
要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone
照抄 zhào chāo to copy word for word syn
快捷键 快捷鍵 kuài jié jiàn (computer) shortcut key / hotkey
题解 題解 tí jiě notes / key (to exercises)
坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn
主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn
回车键 回車鍵 huí chē jiàn (computing) enter key / return key (on a keyboard)
生词 生詞 shēng cí new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
基本点 基本點 jī běn diǎn key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] syn
攻关 攻關 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem
桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) syn
最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key
序列号 序列號 xù liè hào serial number / product key (software)
龙头企业 龍頭企業 lóng tóu qǐ yè key enterprises / leading enterprises
关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time
键入 鍵入 jiàn rù to key in / to input / to enter (some text)
要诀 要訣 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success syn
万能钥匙 萬能鑰匙 wàn néng yào shi master key / skeleton key / passkey
牛鼻子 niú bí zi key point / crux / (old) Daoist (facetious)
锁匙 鎖匙 suǒ chí (dialect) key / Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
敲入 qiāo rù to key in / to input
打码 打碼 dǎ mǎ to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes
跑调 跑調 pǎo diào to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
转调 轉調 zhuǎn diào (music) to change key / modulation / (of an employee) to be transferred to another post syn
箭头键 箭頭鍵 jiàn tóu jiàn arrow key (on keyboard)
jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin
yào key syn
yuè key / also pr. [yao4] syn
gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program syn
qiào hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) syn
(of a bird, animal or plant) male / key / hills syn
要职 要職 yào zhí key job / important position syn
金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule / key principle syn
锁钥 鎖鑰 suǒ yuè key and lock / (fig.) strategic place syn
要津 yào jīn strategic location / important hub / key post / prominent position syn
配钥匙 配鑰匙 pèi yào shi to make a key
内六角扳手 內六角扳手 nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu Allen key / hex key
ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn
bèi 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
xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn
总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn
台词 臺詞 tái cí an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word syn
liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word syn
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice syn
单词 單詞 dān cí word / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) syn
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions syn
词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn
词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn
联想 聯想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
口令 kǒu lìng oral command / a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts) / password (used by sentry)
暗语 暗語 àn yǔ code word syn
守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word syn
一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn
一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) syn
搭话 搭話 dā huà to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word syn
变卦 變卦 biàn guà to change one's mind / to go back on one's word syn
感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn
守信用 shǒu xìn yòng to keep one's word / trustworthy syn
重音 zhòng yīn accent (of a word) / stress (on a syllable)
吱声 吱聲 zhī shēng to utter a word / to make a sound / to cheep / to squeak / also pr. [zi1 sheng1] syn
吭声 吭聲 kēng shēng to utter a word syn
点破 點破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words / to expose with a word / to point out bluntly syn
不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid syn
简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language 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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