"laid" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn
俨然 儼然 yǎn rán just like / solemn / dignified / neatly laid out syn
罗列 羅列 luó liè to list / to enumerate / (of buildings, objects etc) to be laid out / to be scattered about syn
闲散 閑散 xián sǎn laid back / leisurely / (of resources: workers, funds etc) unused / idle syn
石板路 shí bǎn lù road or pavement laid with flagstones
待岗 待崗 dài gǎng to wait for a job assignment / to be laid off / to be out of a job syn
胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lüè the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
胸有成算 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
全新统 全新統 quán xīn tǒng holocene system (geological strata laid down during the last 12000 years)
方城 fāng chéng square castle / mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square)
落炕 lào kàng to be laid up in bed with illness
随性 隨性 suí xìng casual / laid-back / doing as one pleases
待发寿命 待發壽命 laid life / armed period
解除保险时间 解除保險時間 laid life / armed period
地面雷 surface-laid mine
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
返岗 返崗 fǎn gǎng to resume one's former position (after being laid off) / to return to work (after taking leave)
铁菱 鐵菱 tiě líng (military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)
铁菱角 鐵菱角 tiě líng jiǎo (military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times) / see 鐵菱|铁菱[tie3 ling2]
疏散 shū sǎn idle / leisurely / laid-back / Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] syn
水陆毕陈 水陸畢陳 shuǐ lù bì chén (idiom) All kinds of delicacies from land and water are laid out together. It describes a lavish and abundant banquet.
刳肝沥胆 刳肝瀝膽 kū gān lì dǎn (idiom) To be completely sincere and speak with one’s heart laid bare.
含毫命简 含毫命簡 hán háo mìng jiǎn (idiom) With the brush ready and the writing material laid out, to begin writing or composing a work.
归正首邱 歸正首邱 guī zhèng shǒu qiū (idiom) To die and then be buried in one’s native place. It means returning home to be laid to rest.
有言在前 yǒu yán zài qián (idiom) To have stated one’s position or laid down the terms beforehand. It indicates that prior notice has been given.
穷形极状 窮形極狀 qióng xíng jí zhuàng (idiom) Describes a highly detailed and vivid portrayal / it can also mean that someone’s ugliness or disgraceful behavior is laid completely bare.
谛分审布 dì fēn shěn bù (idiom) To examine carefully how elements are distributed or laid out.
鸣钟食鼎 míng zhōng shí dǐng (idiom) Describes the luxurious life of ancient nobles and high officials, who ate to the sound of music with large vessels laid out before them.
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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