"living being" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn
噍类 噍類 jiào lèi a living being (esp. human)
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
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
xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn
既然 jì rán since / as / this being the case syn
产生 產生 chǎn shēng to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate syn
内心 內心 nèi xīn heart / innermost being / (math.) incenter syn
暂时 暫時 zàn shí temporary / provisional / for the time being syn
在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1])
qiě and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...) syn
锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
起见 起見 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
茄子 qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese"
出世 chū shì to be born / to come into being / to withdraw from worldly affairs syn
生成 shēng chéng to generate / to produce / to form / to be formed / to come into being / to be born with / to be blessed with syn
寿星 壽星 shòu xīng god of longevity / elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated syn
生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn
显灵 顯靈 xiǎn líng (of a supernatural or divine being) to appear / to make itself manifest
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now / for the time being / temporarily syn
绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal / celestial being syn
姑且 gū qiě for the time being / tentatively syn
福祉 fú zhǐ well-being / welfare syn
畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment / afraid of being arrested for a crime syn
标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) syn
活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn
积压 積壓 jī yā to pile up / to accumulate without being dealt with syn
芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people
倒贴 倒貼 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
既是 jì shì is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that syn
带病 帶病 dài bìng to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick") / to carry the causative agent of an infectious disease syn
怪杰 怪傑 guài jié monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous) syn
恋家 戀家 liàn jiā home-loving / to feel a strong attachment to home life / to begrudge being away from home syn
漏电 漏電 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] syn
范本 範本 fàn běn model (example worthy of being imitated) / template syn
始发 始發 shǐ fā (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey) / to start (being issued or circulated) / to start (happening) / originating syn
心田 xīn tián heart (one's innermost being) syn
然则 然則 rán zé that being the case / then / in that case syn
冷暖 lěng nuǎn lit. daily changes of temperature / fig. well-being / sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc syn
会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn
冲剂 沖劑 chōng jì medicine to be taken after being mixed with water (or other liquid) syn
哭穷 哭窮 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty / to complain about being hard up / to pretend to be poor
嘘寒问暖 噓寒問暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom) / to pamper syn
垫付 墊付 diàn fù to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later syn
走马灯 走馬燈 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn
权且 權且 quán qiě temporarily / for the time being syn
扣压 扣壓 kòu yā to withhold / to hold sth back (and prevent it being known) syn
呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn
视同 視同 shì tóng to regard the same as / to regard as being the same as
回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn
被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn
未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant syn
心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
腐竹 fǔ zhú rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
扣发 扣發 kòu fā to deprive / to withhold / to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)
不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress syn
临场感 臨場感 lín chǎng gǎn the feeling of actually being there
paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary) syn
两肋插刀 兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
湘绣 湘繡 xiāng xiù Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
着忙 著忙 zháo máng to rush / in a hurry / to worry about being late syn
过时不候 過時不候 guò shí bù hòu being late is not acceptable (idiom)
excellent / happy / well-being
(third person pronoun for a divine being)
huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship syn
吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn
生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn
宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1]
活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn
饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn
活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn
生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living
为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living syn
跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn
谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn
活人 huó rén living person
人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn
顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn
跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn
生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn
生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn
东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn
狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn
居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn
朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn
火坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire / fig. living hell syn
营房 營房 yíng fáng barracks / living quarters syn
觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living
自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn
找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living
杀生 殺生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature
生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn
仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic
实例 實例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance
众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all living things syn
营生 營生 yíng shēng to earn a living 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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