"mentioned" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
者 zhě part. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
被 bèi prep. 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
加 jiā v. to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
该 該 gāi v., pron. should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn
以上 yǐ shàng n. that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn
上面 shàng miàn n. on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] syn
上述 shàng shù adj. aforementioned / above-mentioned syn
加以 jiā yǐ v., conj. in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
上面 shàng mian on top of / above-mentioned syn
应该说 應該說 yīng gāi shuō it should be mentioned that ...
上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn
不可同日而语 不可同日而語 bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable syn
芭 bā an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2] / used in 芭蕉[ba1jiao1] / used in transliteration
荀 xún (archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts / name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi
茬 chá stubble (crop residue) / stubble (hair growth) / classifier for a batch of sth produced during a particular cycle: a crop / sth just said or mentioned syn
苌 萇 cháng plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) syn
鹍 鵾 kūn bird mentioned in ancient texts, resembling a crane / see 鵾雞|鹍鸡[kun1ji1]
未可同日而语 未可同日而語 wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
蒄 guān (herb mentioned in ancient texts)
未提及 wèi tí jí not mentioned
伯赛大 伯賽大 bó sài dà Bethsaida, settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the New Testament
数不上 數不上 shǔ bù shàng not to deserve to be mentioned / not to qualify / below par
数不着 數不著 shǔ bù zháo not to deserve to be mentioned / not to qualify / below par / see 數不上|数不上[shu3 bu4 shang4] syn
椆水 chóu shuǐ old name of an unidentified river in Henan Province, mentioned by 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]
楋 là (archaic) species of tree mentioned in ancient texts
苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) / kiwi fruit
鹍鸡 鵾雞 kūn jī bird mentioned in ancient texts, resembling a crane
鶤 kūn bird mentioned in ancient texts, resembling a crane / variant of 鵾|鹍[kun1]
尼哥底母 ní gē dǐ mǔ Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John
太阿 tài ē name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts / variant of 泰阿[Tai4e1]
泰阿 tài ē name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts
交梨火枣 交梨火棗 jiāo lí huǒ zǎo (idiom) The fruits of immortality mentioned in Daoist scriptures. The expression refers in particular to the divine pear and fire dates, presented as wondrous fruits.
举十知九 jǔ shí zhī jiǔ (idiom) Of ten matters mentioned, a person understands nine / by extension, this describes someone with broad and profound knowledge.
区区之数 區區之數 qū qū zhī shù (idiom) A small, insignificant sum, often mentioned modestly or self-effacingly.
只字片言 zhī zì piàn yán (idiom) Scattered words and brief remarks. It describes a subject that is mentioned only minimally.
彼哉彼哉 bǐ zāi bǐ zāi (idiom) “Him, indeed!” A contemptuous expression showing that the person mentioned is not worth taking seriously.
掩耳蹙頞 yǎn ěr cù è (idiom) To cover one's ears and wrinkle one's nose. It describes extreme disgust and an unwillingness to hear something mentioned.
诸如此比 諸如此比 zhū rú cǐ bǐ (idiom) Many things or situations similar to the one just mentioned.
诸有此类 諸有此類 zhū yǒu cǐ lèi (idiom) Many things or events similar to the one just mentioned.
诸若此类 諸若此類 zhū ruò cǐ lèi (idiom) Many things or events similar to the one just mentioned.
谭虎色变 譚虎色變 tán hǔ sè biàn (idiom) To become tense as soon as something frightening is mentioned. It often expresses lingering fear or trauma.
鸿鴆满纸 hóng yǐ mǎn zhǐ (idiom) Describes untidy writing, with hurried strokes and arbitrary corrections. It is also written with the variant mentioned in the entry.
上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up 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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