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"merry-go-round" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
旋转木马 旋轉木馬 xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ merry-go-round / carousel
轮转机 輪轉機 lún zhuǎn jī merry-go-round
Chinese Pinyin Translation
来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn
往返 wǎng fǎn to go back and forth / to go to and fro / to do a round trip syn
拐弯 拐彎 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction syn
粳米 jīng mǐ polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
杏眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
粳稻 jīng dào round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn
圆 圓 yuán circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) syn
绕 遶 rào variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour syn
粒 lì grain / granule / pellet / particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc) syn
拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch syn
趟 tàng classifier for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip syn
转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn
回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn
来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn
常年 cháng nián all year round / for years on end / average year syn
圆形 圓形 yuán xíng round / circular syn
素质教育 素質教育 sù zhì jiào yù all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education)
一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
全能 quán néng omnipotent / all-round / strong in every area syn
回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn
入围 入圍 rù wéi to get past the qualifying round / to make it to the finals
大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs
复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
长年 長年 cháng nián all the year round syn
第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election)
出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success
成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off syn
整数 整數 zhěng shù whole number / integer (math.) / round figure syn
掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn
双飞 雙飛 shuāng fēi flying in pairs / close union as husband and wife / round-trip flight / (slang) threesome
第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election)
首轮 首輪 shǒu lún first round (of a competition etc) syn
头道 頭道 tóu dào first time / first (round, course, coat of paint etc)
圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn
口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn
吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure syn
海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
铜钱 銅錢 tóng qián copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China) syn
开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn
一年四季 yī nián sì jì all year round syn
浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) syn
终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn
团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn
圆桌 圓桌 yuán zhuō round table syn
作乐 作樂 zuò lè to make merry syn
天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom) / giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world syn
资格赛 資格賽 zī gé sài qualifying round (in sports)
科考 kē kǎo preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration
拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush syn
花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn
多方位 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional
滴溜溜 dī liū liū whirling / spinning around and around / round and plump (e.g. of fruit)
二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election)
凑成 湊成 còu chéng to put together / to make up (a set) / to round up (a number to a convenient multiple) / resulting in...
圆孔 圓孔 yuán kǒng round hole
一年到头 一年到頭 yī nián dào tóu all year round syn
不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn
籼稻 xiān dào long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
四舍五入 四捨五入 sì shě wǔ rù (math.) to round up or down / to round off
圆桌会议 圓桌會議 yuán zhuō huì yì round table conference
打哈哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly syn
籼米 xiān mǐ long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice 粳米[jing1 mi3]) syn
滚圆 滾圓 gǔn yuán as round as a ball syn
多哈回合 duō hā huí hé Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)
通才 通纔 tōng cái polymath / all-round person syn
踏歌 tà gē to sing and dance / general term for a round dance
循环赛 循環賽 xún huán sài round-robin tournament
珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn
延揽 延攬 yán lǎn to recruit talent / to round up / to enlist the services of sb
圆白菜 圓白菜 yuán bái cài round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage) syn
洋白菜 yáng bái cài cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries) syn
穹庐 穹廬 qióng lú yurt (round tent) syn
圆括号 圓括號 yuán kuò hào parentheses / round brackets ( )
宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry
聚歼 聚殲 jù jiān to annihilate / to round up and wipe out syn
轮 輪 lún wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn syn
磨 mò grindstone / to grind / to turn round syn
缠 纏 chán to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy syn
饼 餅 bǐng round flat cake / cookie / cake / pastry / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn
匾 biǎn horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket syn
缭 繚 liáo to wind round / to sew with slanting stitches syn
粑 bā a round flat cake (dialect)
僖 xī cautious / merry / joyful syn
峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)
圜 yuán circle / round
琮 cóng jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times
粳 jīng round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice) / Taiwan pr. [geng1]
箪 簞 dān round basket for cooked rice
簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo
篚 fěi round covered basket
及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom) / to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
对酒当歌 對酒當歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom) / fig. life is short, make merry while you can
酒酣耳热 酒酣耳熱 jiǔ hān ěr rè tipsy and merry (idiom)
筥 jǔ round bamboo basket
遶 rào variant of 繞|绕, to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour
无冬无夏 無冬無夏 wú dōng wú xià regardless of the season / all the year round
圆领 圓領 yuán lǐng crew neck / round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)
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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