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"my worthless manuscript" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
拙著 zhuō zhù my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript
Chinese Pinyin Translation
手稿 shǒu gǎo manuscript / script
无用 無用 wú yòng useless / worthless syn
稿子 gǎo zi draft of a document / script / manuscript / mental plan / precedent syn
录用 錄用 lù yòng to hire (an employee) / to accept (a manuscript) for publication syn
脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn
撰稿人 zhuàn gǎo rén author (of a manuscript) syn
原稿 yuán gǎo manuscript / original copy syn
一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless syn
粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn
稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn
文稿 wén gǎo manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft syn
书稿 書稿 shū gǎo manuscript of a book syn
拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing syn
手抄本 shǒu chāo běn manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)
审稿 審稿 shěn gǎo to review (a paper or manuscript)
稿本 gǎo běn manuscript (of a book etc) / sketch (of a design etc) syn
一纸空文 一紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) syn
发稿 發稿 fā gǎo (of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer / (of a journalist) to send a dispatch
不成材 bù chéng cái worthless / good-for-nothing syn
虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn
底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn
投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn
草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn
稿 gǎo manuscript / draft / stalk of grain syn
脱稿 脫稿 tuō gǎo (of a manuscript) to be completed / to do without prepared notes (when giving a speech) syn
狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
遗稿 遺稿 yí gǎo surviving manuscript / bequeathed draft (of book) syn
敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing
改稿 gǎi gǎo to revise a manuscript
视如粪土 視如糞土 shì rú fèn tǔ to look upon as dirt / considered worthless
土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object
沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire
牛溲马勃 牛溲馬勃 niú sōu mǎ bó cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom) / worthless nonsense / insignificant
视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / fig. to consider to be worthless
银样镴枪头 銀樣鑞槍頭 yín yàng là qiāng tóu silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
一文不值 yī wén bù zhí worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever syn
付梓 fù zǐ (literary) to send (a manuscript) to the press
打稿子 dǎ gǎo zi to produce a draft manuscript
拙稿 zhuō gǎo my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing syn
方格纸 方格紙 fāng gé zhǐ squared paper / graph paper / grid paper (manuscript paper with squares for Chinese characters)
诗稿 詩稿 shī gǎo verse manuscript
秕糠 bǐ kāng chaff / worthless stuff
不稂不莠 bù láng bù yǒu useless / worthless / good-for-nothing syn
措大 cuò dà worthless scholar / useless wretch syn
泼贱 潑賤 pō jiàn base / worthless
熊包 xióng bāo worthless person / good-for-nothing
虚度光阴 虛度光陰 xū dù guāng yīn to waste time on worthless activities
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
不值一文 bù zhí yī wén worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever
不是东西 不是東西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng useless (idiom) / worthless / inept
不值一笑 bù zhí yī xiào of no value / worthless
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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