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"out of shape" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
走形 zǒu xíng out of shape / to lose shape / to deform syn
走形儿 走形兒 zǒu xíng r out of shape / to lose shape / to deform
Chinese Pinyin Translation
八字形 bā zì xíng shape resembling the character 八 or 8 / V-shape / splayed / figure of eight
喇叭形 lǎ ba xíng flared / funnel-shape / trumpet-shape
淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn
知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn
面世 miàn shì to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day syn
试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn
灭 滅 miè to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown syn
拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn
熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn
形成 xíng chéng to form / to take shape syn
形式 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn
形态 形態 xíng tài shape / form / pattern / morphology syn
形状 形狀 xíng zhuàng form / shape / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
外形 wài xíng figure / shape / external form / contour
变形 變形 biàn xíng to become deformed / to change shape / to morph
成形 chéng xíng to take shape / shaping / forming syn
型态 型態 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern
原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn
形似 xíng sì similar in shape and appearance syn
脸型 臉型 liǎn xíng shape of face / physiognomy
原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before syn
摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life syn
走失 zǒu shī lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation) syn
异状 異狀 yì zhuàng unusual condition / something odd / strange shape
弯月 彎月 wān yuè crescent moon / crescent shape
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own
样 樣 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn
形制 xíng zhì form / shape / structure / design syn
走样 走樣 zǒu yàng to lose shape / to deform syn
塑造成 sù zào chéng to shape into / to mold (into some form) / to fashion into
脸形 臉形 liǎn xíng variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face / physiognomy
变样 變樣 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape syn
楔形 xiē xíng cuneiform (letters) / wedge-shape
回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn
十字形 shí zì xíng cruciform / cross shape
形 xíng to appear / to look / form / shape syn
虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn
脸膛 臉膛 liǎn táng facial contour / facial shape syn
象 xiàng elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate syn
门环 門環 mén huán door knocker (in the shape of a ring) syn
车 車 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 syn
态 態 tài (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice syn
马蹄形 馬蹄形 mǎ tí xíng horseshoe shape
锯齿形 鋸齒形 jù chǐ xíng sawtooth shape / zigzag
状 狀 zhuàng (bound form) form / appearance / shape / (bound form) state / condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint / lawsuit / (bound form) certificate syn
呈 chéng to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color) syn
廓 kuò (bound form) extensive / vast / (bound form) outline / general shape / (bound form) to expand / to extend syn
镟 鏇 xuàn to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw)
土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object
有棱有角 有稜有角 yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo (of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion
不像样 不像樣 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen / unpresentable / beyond recognition
侀 xíng shape / statute
型状 型狀 xíng zhuàng shape
丁字步 dīng zì bù T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
八字没一撇 八字沒一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿 八字還沒一撇兒 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
冶容 yě róng to mold (into seductive shape) / to dress up (usu. derogatory) / to sex up syn
提梁 tí liáng handle in the shape of a hoop syn
有眉目 yǒu méi mù to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize syn
有边儿 有邊兒 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
沱茶 tuó chá a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
照原样 照原樣 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration
纸人纸马 紙人紙馬 zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
纸马 紙馬 zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
脑杓 腦杓 nǎo sháo the spoon shape slope on the nape
走样儿 走樣兒 zǒu yàng r to lose shape / to deform
身型 shēn xíng body shape
车轮饼 車輪餅 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)
面型 miàn xíng shape of face
面形 miàn xíng shape of face
改刀 gǎi dāo to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver
示现 示現 shì xiàn (of a deity) to take a material shape / to appear
具体到 具體到 jù tǐ dào to embody into / to apply to / to take the shape of / specific to
工口 ēi luó erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")
手刀 shǒu dāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
缺角 quē jiǎo (of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece
形色 xíng sè shape and color / appearance / facial expression
中卷 zhōng juǎn adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)
大头 大頭 dà tóu big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side syn
鹌鹑馉饳儿 鵪鶉餶飿兒 ān chún gǔ duò r a type of wonton made in a shape similar to that of a quail (in ancient times)
人字形 rén zì xíng V-shape / chevron / herringbone
拗 ǎo (dialect) to twist / to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape) syn
口型 kǒu xíng mouth shape when speaking or singing
嘴型 zuǐ xíng mouth shape when speaking or singing
塑形 sù xíng to shape / to mold / to sculpt / (fitness) to tone or contour the body
发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn
整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) syn
展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn
江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn
拿出 ná chū to take out / to put out / to provide / to put forward (a proposal) / to come up with (evidence) syn
伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn
爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn
偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn
取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out
掏出 tāo chū to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available
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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