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精神 jīng shen n., adj. vigor / vitality / spirited / good-looking syn
看法 kàn fǎ n. way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
好看 hǎo kàn adj. good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn
眼光 yǎn guāng n. gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things syn
相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] syn
急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn
杀气腾腾 殺氣騰騰 shā qì téng téng ferocious / murderous-looking syn
英姿飒爽 英姿颯爽 yīng zī sà shuǎng (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking / to carry oneself tall syn
秀外慧中 xiù wài huì zhōng good-looking and intelligent (idiom) syn
由表及里 由表及裡 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
凯子 凱子 kǎi zi (slang) rich, good-looking guy
那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams
美貌 měi mào good looks / beauty / good-looking syn
看不懂 kàn bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is looking at
前瞻 qián zhān forward-looking / prescient / foresight / forethought / outlook syn
水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn
眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking / to seem familiar syn
前瞻性 qián zhān xìng farsightedness / perspicacity / prescience / forward-looking syn
求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) / fig. exactly what one’s been looking for syn
面熟 miàn shú to look familiar / familiar-looking syn
瘪三 癟三 biē sān (Wu dialect) bum / wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing syn
横肉 橫肉 héng ròu fierce-looking
找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate
按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn
丰韵 豐韻 fēng yùn charm / fine-looking (woman) syn
掉包 diào bāo to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item / to sell a fake for the genuine article / to palm off / variant of 調包|调包[diao4bao1] syn
不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding syn
怪里怪气 怪里怪氣 guài lǐ guài qì eccentric / odd-looking / peculiar syn
喁喁 yóng yóng (literary) looking up expectantly syn
青面獠牙 qīng miàn liáo yá ferocious-looking (idiom) syn
贼眉鼠眼 賊眉鼠眼 zéi méi shǔ yǎn shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom) syn
昂昂 áng áng high-spirited / brave-looking syn
姚 yáo handsome / good-looking
俏 qiào good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food) syn
狞 獰 níng fierce-looking
靓 靚 liàng attractive / good-looking
睆 huǎn good-looking / cute
容光焕发 容光煥發 róng guāng huàn fā face glowing (idiom) / looking radiant / all smiles syn
慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced syn
薖 kē big / hungry-looking
器宇轩昂 器宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance / impressive appearance / straight and impressive looking / variant of 氣宇軒昂|气宇轩昂[qi4 yu3 xuan1 ang2]
怪模怪样 怪模怪樣 guài mó guài yàng outlandish / strange-looking / grotesque syn
慈眉善眼 cí méi shàn yǎn kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced
才貌双全 才貌雙全 cái mào shuāng quán talented and good-looking (idiom)
气宇轩昂 氣宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance / impressive appearance / straight and impressive looking
百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
置之死地 zhì zhī sǐ dì to place sb on field of death / to confront with mortal danger / to give sb no way out / with one's back to the wall / looking death in the eye / part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生
行不从径 行不從徑 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
金碧荧煌 金碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant
钻坚仰高 鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
顾影自怜 顧影自憐 gù yǐng zì lián lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected syn
骑马找马 騎馬找馬 qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one syn
小鸟依人 小鳥依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking
贼眉贼眼 賊眉賊眼 zéi méi zéi yǎn shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom) / see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3]
若有所思 ruò yǒu suǒ sī (idiom) looking pensive / thoughtfully syn
病恹恹 病懨懨 bìng yān yān looking or feeling sickly / weak and dispirited through illness syn
夜叉 yè chā yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) / (fig.) ferocious-looking person syn
水灵灵 水靈靈 shuǐ líng líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous / see 水靈|水灵[shui3 ling2] syn
眄眄 miàn miàn dull-looking / looking askance
慈眉善眼 cí méi - shàn yǎn (idiom) kind-looking / benevolent-looking / see 慈眉善目[ci2mei2-shan4mu4]
蛇头鼠眼 shé tóu shǔ yǎn (idiom) Describes an ugly, sinister-looking face associated with dishonesty or bad intentions. It can also refer to a sly-looking face.
从外表来看 從外表來看 cóng wài biǎo lái kàn looking from the outside / seen from the outside
痯 guǎn ill-looking
久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) syn
久慕 jiǔ mù lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.
仰屋 yǎng wū to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)
受看 shòu kàn good-looking syn
型男 xíng nán fashionable and good-looking guy (slang)
好睇 hǎo dì good-looking (Cantonese)
爱漂亮 愛漂亮 ài piào liang to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
承蒙关照 承蒙關照 chéng méng guān zhào to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
病厌厌 病厭厭 bìng yān yān sickly-looking
眼生 yǎn shēng unfamiliar / strange-looking syn
总体上说 總體上說 zǒng tǐ shàng shuō looking at the big picture / all in all / all things considered
调包 調包 diào bāo to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item / to sell a fake for the genuine article / to palm off
跂望 qì wàng to stand on tiptoe looking forward to sb or sth
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
面带愁容 面帶愁容 miàn dài chóu róng with a sad air / looking melancholy / with a worried look
侧视雷达 side-looking radar
大会第二十叁届特别会议 大會第二十三屆特別會議 twenty-third special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly to appraise and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the Beijing Declara
北京会议五周年 北京會議五周年 twenty-third special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly to appraise and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the Beijing Declara
仰视声纳浮标 仰視聲納浮標 yǎng shì shēng nà fú biāo upward-looking sonar buoys
侧视机载雷达 側視機載雷達 side-looking airborne radar
提高妇女地位内罗毕前瞻性战略 提高婦女地位內羅畢前瞻性戰略 Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
到2000年提高非洲妇女地位前瞻性战略 到2000年提高非洲婦女地位前瞻性戰略 Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of African women to the Year 2000
中看不中用 zhòng kàn bù zhòng yòng impressive-looking but useless
煞气腾腾 煞氣騰騰 shā qì téng téng ferocious / murderous-looking / variant of 殺氣騰騰|杀气腾腾[sha1 qi4 teng2 teng2]
秀外惠中 xiù wài huì zhōng good-looking and intelligent (idiom) / variant of 秀外慧中[xiu4 wai4 hui4 zhong1]
找见 找見 zhǎo jiàn to find (sth one has been looking for)
满地找牙 滿地找牙 mǎn dì zhǎo yá to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor / (fig.) to get beaten up badly / to beat the crap out of (sb)
大旱之望云霓 大旱之望雲霓 dà hàn zhī wàng yún ní (lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / (fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation / see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2]
大旱望云霓 大旱望雲霓 dà hàn wàng yún ní lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation syn
大旱望霓 dà hàn wàng ní (lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / (fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation / see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2]
面恶心善 面惡心善 miàn è xīn shàn to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
颜值 顏值 yán zhí attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is)
颜值高 顏值高 yán zhí gāo good-looking
獐头鼠目 獐頭鼠目 zhāng tóu shǔ mù lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom) / fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking syn
骑驴找马 騎驢找馬 qí lǘ zhǎo mǎ (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
中看不中用 zhōng kàn bù zhōng yòng impressive-looking but useless
大美人 dà měi rén gorgeous-looking woman
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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