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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
新意 xīn yì new idea syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn
主意 zhǔ yi plan / idea / decision / CL:個|个[ge4] / Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] syn
大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn
多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn
意见 意見 yì jiàn idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] syn
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate syn
思想 sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea / ideology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
全新 quán xīn all new / completely new syn
发挥 發揮 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn
点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn
念头 念頭 niàn tou thought / idea / intention syn
概念 gài niàn concept / idea / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
新生 xīn shēng new / newborn / emerging / nascent / rebirth / regeneration / new life / new student syn
借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use syn
理念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory syn
本意 běn yì original idea / real intention / etymon syn
创新 創新 chuàng xīn to bring forth new ideas / to blaze new trails / innovation syn
化身 huà shēn incarnation / reincarnation / embodiment (of abstract idea) / personification
构思 構思 gòu sī to design / to plot / to plan out / to compose / to draw a mental sketch / conception / plan / idea / composition syn
渗透 滲透 shèn tòu (lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate / (chemistry) osmosis syn
意念 yì niàn idea / thought syn
新型 xīn xíng new type / new kind syn
促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost syn
焕然一新 煥然一新 huàn rán yī xīn to look completely new (idiom) / brand new / changed beyond recognition syn
游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn
馊主意 餿主意 sōu zhǔ yi rotten idea syn
新款 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model syn
成见 成見 chéng jiàn preconceived idea / bias / prejudice syn
示意 shì yì to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb) syn
开拓 開拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn
表象 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation
高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn
新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn
主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment syn
发芽 發芽 fā yá (of a seed) to germinate / (of a plant) to sprout / to bud / (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop syn
倡导 倡導 chàng dǎo to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) syn
新纪元 新紀元 xīn jì yuán new era / new epoch syn
主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn
臆想 yì xiǎng subjective idea syn
新居 xīn jū new residence / new home
邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn
生手 shēng shǒu novice / new hand / sb new to a job syn
灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) / to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave syn
魂灵 魂靈 hún líng soul / mind / idea syn
新版 xīn bǎn new edition / new version
新政 xīn zhèng new policy / New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) syn
良策 liáng cè good plan / good idea syn
喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) / fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old syn
谬误 謬誤 miù wù error / mistaken idea / falsehood syn
花头 花頭 huā tou trick / pattern / novel idea / knack syn
拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year syn
新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn
创见 創見 chuàng jiàn an original idea syn
少壮派 少壯派 shào zhuàng pài young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave
簇新 cù xīn brand-new / spanking new syn
换代 換代 huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one syn
贺岁 賀歲 hè suì to extend New Year's greetings / to pay a New Year's visit syn
立意 lì yì to conceptualize / to come up with the central idea / concept / central idea / to be determined (to do sth) syn
迎新 yíng xīn to see in the New Year / to welcome new guests / by extension, to receive new students
雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn
大略 dà lüè a broad outline / the general idea / roughly syn
别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn
因势利导 因勢利導 yīn shì lì dǎo to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities syn
想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc)
大意 dà yì general idea / main idea syn
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn
直通车 直通車 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)
自创 自創 zì chuàng to create / to come up with (an idea etc)
眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn
好主意 hǎo zhǔ yi good idea
新风 新風 xīn fēng new trend / new custom syn
新欢 新歡 xīn huān new flame / new lover
统一思想 統一思想 tǒng yī sī xiǎng with the same idea in mind / with a common purpose
建言 jiàn yán to make a suggestion / to state (one's views, ideas etc) / suggestion / advice / idea
春节联欢晚会 春節聯歡晚會 chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì CCTV New Year's Gala, Chinese New Year special / abbr. to 春晚[Chun1 Wan3]
种草 種草 zhòng cǎo (neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)
探知 tàn zhī to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of
灵机 靈機 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick syn
长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
新芽 xīn yá new shoot / new sprout
新民主主义革命 新民主主義革命 xīn mín zhǔ zhǔ yì gé mìng (Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution) syn
借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) / fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise syn
一问三不知 一問三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance syn
浮想 fú xiǎng passing thought / an idea that comes into one's head / recollection
守岁 守歲 shǒu suì to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
履新 lǚ xīn (of an official) to take up a new post / (literary) to celebrate the New Year syn
旧年 舊年 jiù nián last year / the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar) syn
纳新 納新 nà xīn to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood
项英 項英 xiàng yīng Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍|新四军[Xin1 si4 jun1], killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]
niàn to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4]) syn
gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn
zhé rut / track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way / idea syn
略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr to know just a little / to have a rough idea syn
峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn syn
想头 想頭 xiǎng tou (coll.) idea / hope syn
心中无数 心中無數 xīn zhōng wú shù to have no idea / to be unsure syn
倡言 chàng yán to propose / to put forward (an idea) / to initiate
de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn
xīn new / newly / meso- (chemistry) 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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