"pleasure-seeking" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
逸乐 逸樂 yì lè pleasure-seeking syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
享受 xiǎng shòu to enjoy / to live it up / pleasure / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn
乐趣 樂趣 lè qù delight / pleasure / joy syn
爱好 愛好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
欢乐 歡樂 huān lè gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay syn
津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly syn
青楼 青樓 qīng lóu (literary) brothel / pleasure quarters
急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn
寻欢 尋歡 xún huān to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)
画舫 畫舫 huà fǎng decorated pleasure boat
乐道 樂道 lè dào to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome syn
快感 kuài gǎn pleasure / thrill / delight / joy / pleasurable sensation / a high
观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure / to watch (sth marvelous) / ornamental syn
流露出 liú lù chū to display (talent) / to exude (pleasure)
少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn
乐于 樂於 lè yú willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in syn
求教 qiú jiào to ask for advice / seeking instruction 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
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) syn
游船 遊船 yóu chuán pleasure boat / cruise ship syn
乐事 樂事 lè shì pleasure syn
灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn
助人为乐 助人為樂 zhù rén wéi lè pleasure from helping others (idiom) syn
欢娱 歡娛 huān yú to amuse / to divert / happy / joyful / pleasure / amusement syn
寻租 尋租 xún zū rent seeking (economics)
笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face syn
性快感 xìng kuài gǎn sexual pleasure
花天酒地 huā tiān jiǔ dì to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom) / to indulge in sensual pleasures / life of debauchery syn
玩赏 玩賞 wán shǎng to appreciate / to take pleasure in / to enjoy syn
叫床声 叫床聲 jiào chuáng shēng to moan (in bed) / cries of pleasure during love-making
摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel syn
莫可名状 莫可名狀 mò kě míng zhuàng indescribable (joy) / inexpressible (pleasure) syn
to cleanse / to remove evil / ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster
先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy) syn
乐不思蜀 樂不思蜀 lè bù sī shǔ indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom) syn
感恩图报 感恩圖報 gǎn ēn tú bào grateful and seeking to repay the kindness (idiom) syn
俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs) / fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom) / shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
卜昼卜夜 卜晝卜夜 bǔ zhòu bǔ yè day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc)
乐在其中 樂在其中 lè zài qí zhōng to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
雅人深致 雅人深緻 yǎ rén shēn zhì refined pleasure of poetic minds
惊喜若狂 驚喜若狂 jīng xǐ ruò kuáng pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom) / capering madly with joy / to express boundless pleasure
三瓦两舍 三瓦兩舍 sān wǎ liǎng shè places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
寻欢作乐 尋歡作樂 xún huān zuò lè pleasure seeking (idiom) / life of dissipation syn
乐子 樂子 lè zi fun / pleasure / laughing matter
偷安 tōu ān to shirk responsibility / thoughtless pleasure-seeking syn
寻的 尋的 xún dì homing / target-seeking (military)
苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities syn
鸽派 鴿派 gē pài dove faction (opposite: 鷹派|鹰派[ying1 pai4], hawks) / peace party / the faction seeking peace
内观 內觀 nèi guān to introspect / to examine oneself / (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
求医行为 health-seeking behaviour
热寻的导弹 熱尋的導彈 heat-seeking missile
孤身儿童寻求庇护的处理政策和程序准则 孤身兒童尋求庇護的處理政策和程序準則 Guidelines on Policies and Procedures in Dealing with Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum
关于孤身未成年人寻求庇护的指导方针 關於孤身未成年人尋求庇護的指導方針 Guidelines on Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum
寻的装置 尋的裝置 target seeking device
觅药行为 覓藥行為 drug-seeking behaviour
强迫性吸毒行为 強迫性吸毒行為 compulsive drug-seeking behaviour
婚友 hūn yǒu singles seeking marriage partners / in-laws and friends
竞租 競租 jìng zū rent-seeking (economics)
媒合 méi hé to match up (employers and jobseekers, men and women seeking a partner, blind people and guide dogs etc)
蒹葭倚玉树 蒹葭倚玉樹 jiān jiā yǐ yù shù lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom) / fig. the lowly associating with the noble / the weak seeking help from the strong
雌竞 雌競 cí jìng (slang) negative, toxic competition between women (esp. in seeking the favor and approval of men)
助人为快乐之本 助人為快樂之本 zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn pleasure from helping others
审美快感 審美快感 shěn měi kuài gǎn esthetic pleasure
快感中心 kuài gǎn zhōng xīn pleasure center
性乐 性樂 xìng lè sexual pleasure / orgasm
生于优患,死于安乐 生於優患,死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom)
逸豫 yì yù idleness and pleasure
生于忧患,死于安乐 生於憂患,死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
鱼水之欢 魚水之歡 yú shuǐ zhī huān the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom) / sexual intercourse
小确幸 小確幸 xiǎo què xìng sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store)
乐不可极 樂不可極 lè bù kě jí (idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
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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