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"polite expression" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
敬词 敬詞 jìng cí term of respect / polite expression
敬辞 敬辭 jìng cí term of respect / polite expression syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
的 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
也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn
啊 à interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! syn
才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn
家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn
表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn
神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn
道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn
表情 biǎo qíng (facial) expression / to express one's feelings syn
表示 biǎo shì (of sb) to express / to state / to show / (of sth) to indicate / to signify / to show / expression / manifestation syn
颜色 顏色 yán sè color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff syn
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn
礼貌 禮貌 lǐ mào courtesy / politeness / manners / courteous / polite syn
大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn
激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn
笑容 xiào róng smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4] syn
目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn
您好 nín hǎo hello (polite)
言论 言論 yán lùn expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments syn
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me syn
词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn
大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn
大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn
洗耳恭听 洗耳恭聽 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears syn
老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn
言辞 言辭 yán cí words / expression / what one says syn
腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn
神情 shén qíng look / expression syn
口头禅 口頭禪 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase / mantra / favorite expression / stock phrase syn
假惺惺 jiǎ xīng xīng (of an expression of sympathy) insincere / phony syn
赏脸 賞臉 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor syn
伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
斯文 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle syn
朗诵 朗誦 lǎng sòng to read aloud with expression / to recite / to declaim syn
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly / polite / amiable syn
致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn
费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? syn
家父 jiā fù (polite) my father
拜读 拜讀 bài dú (polite) to read (sth)
娘子 孃子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman syn
神气 神氣 shén qì expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious syn
新词 新詞 xīn cí new expression / neologism
客套话 客套話 kè tào huà conventional greeting / polite formula syn
谦恭 謙恭 qiān gōng polite and modest syn
套话 套話 tào huà polite phrase / conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb
客套 kè tào polite greeting / civilities / to exchange pleasantries syn
神态 神態 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien syn
败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn
神色 shén sè expression / look syn
礼遇 禮遇 lǐ yù courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception syn
成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) syn
哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn
古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn
大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn
老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn
府上 fǔ shàng (polite) your home / residence
此致 cǐ zhì (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression
式子 shì zi posture / (math.) expression / formula syn
笑意 xiào yì smiling expression
表达式 表達式 biǎo dá shì expression (math.)
家母 jiā mǔ (polite) my mother syn
炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression syn
客官 kè guān (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc) syn
凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn
嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn
意译 意譯 yì yì meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation
神采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor syn
难为 難為 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) syn
神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn
口头语 口頭語 kǒu tóu yǔ pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking syn
托福 tuō fú (old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries) syn
多礼 多禮 duō lǐ too polite / overcourteous syn
辞令 辭令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic language / rhetoric syn
百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn
老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady / Madam (polite address) / CL:位[wei4] syn
情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic)
一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some
看在 kàn zài (in the expression 看在[kan4 zai4] + ... + 的份上[de5 fen4 shang5]) for the sake of ... / considering ...
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else)
老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male syn
玉女 yù nǚ beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM syn
有礼貌 有禮貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous / polite
兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
南无 南無 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
喜色 xǐ sè happy expression / cheerful look syn
大驾 大駕 dà jià imperial chariot / (fig.) emperor / (polite) you
欠身 qiàn shēn to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) syn
套数 套數 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses) syn
无表情 無表情 wú biǎo qíng expressionless / wooden (expression) / blank (face)
察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language 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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