"living thing" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn
shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] 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
东西 東西 dōng xi thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4] syn
事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn
名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu 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
生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) syn
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn
(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn
事物 shì wù thing / object / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
这项 這項 zhè xiàng this (thing)
怪事 guài shì strange thing / curious occurrence syn
一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn
名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) syn
实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn
寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn
自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn
必需品 bì xū pǐn necessity / essential (thing) syn
只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn
异想天开 異想天開 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing / to indulge in fantasy syn
稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn
混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán to confuse one thing with another (idiom) / to muddle syn
生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn
实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn
实事 實事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter syn
清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning / at daybreak 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
言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn
粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn
本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant)
命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) syn
锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot syn
不三不四 bù sān bù sì (idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript syn
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing syn
瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn
美事 měi shì a fine thing / a wonderful thing syn
明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn
顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
专司 專司 zhuān sī to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing syn
移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn
一项 一項 yí xiàng an item / a thing
好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn
第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing
一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)
犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò to err / to make a mistake / to do the wrong thing
新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite / the latest thing / darling (of the market or the media etc)
所思 suǒ sī what one thinks / person or thing that is on one's mind
小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
状物 狀物 zhuàng wù ...-shaped thing / to portray sth
真事 zhēn shì reality / veracity / the real thing
物事 wù shì (literary) affair / matter / business / (dialect) item / thing / stuff
混同 hùn tóng to mix up / to confuse one thing with another syn
张冠李戴 張冠李戴 zhāng guān lǐ dài lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another syn
够味 夠味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent
人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) syn
shǒu head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc syn
dàn egg / CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] / oval-shaped thing syn
fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing
xiàng back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc syn
silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn
jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn
guō pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] syn
从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing) syn
东东 東東 dōng dōng (coll.) thing / item / stuff
好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom) syn
李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb syn
完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact
敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing
huā sound of a thing flying fast by / whoosh / cracking sound / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn
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
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
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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