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Chinese Pinyin Translation
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made / readily available 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
得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn
愿意 願意 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) syn
人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn
筹备 籌備 chóu bèi preparations / to get ready for sth syn
乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied syn
眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance syn
妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang appropriate / proper / ready syn
呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn
煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time
黄金屋 黃金屋 huáng jīn wū lit. house made of gold / fig. luxurious residence
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
维纶 維綸 wéi lún vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol (loanword)
龟苓膏 龜苓膏 guī líng gāo turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
竹器 zhú qì utensil made of bamboo
黄袍加身 黃袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) / fig. to be made emperor / to take the crown syn
面塑 麵塑 miàn sù (figurines) made of dough / dough modeling
骨瓷 gǔ cí bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)
取景框 qǔ jǐng kuàng rectangular frame used to view a scene (made out of cardboard etc, or formed by the thumbs and forefingers) / viewfinder / viewing frame
成了 chéng le to be done / to be ready / that's enough! / that will do!
机制 機製 jī zhì machine-processed / machine-made syn
等到 děng dào to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc) syn
材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn
法制 法製 fǎ zhì made in France syn
定制 定製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made
出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available
叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals) syn
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory syn
自制 自製 zì zhì self-made / improvised / homemade / handmade syn
人造 rén zào man-made / artificial / synthetic syn
行货 行貨 háng huò authorized goods / genuine goods / crudely-made goods
定做 dìng zuò to have something made to order
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready
冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn
化纤 化纖 huà xiān man-made fiber (abbr. for 化學纖維|化学纤维[hua4xue2 xian1wei2]) syn
特制 特製 tè zhì specially made / custom-made
波罗 波羅 bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen) / surname Polo
增生 zēng shēng (medicine) hyperplasia / (abbr. for 增廣生員|增广生员[zeng1guang3 sheng1yuan2]) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received
雷锋 雷鋒 léi fēng Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn
皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc)
订做 訂做 dìng zuò to make to order / to have sth made to order
海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber
中国制造 中國製造 zhōng guó zhì zào made in China
就绪 就緒 jiù xù to be ready / to be in order syn
天成 tiān chéng as if made by heaven
打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in) syn
订制 訂製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made
齐备 齊備 qí bèi all ready / available / complete syn
成衣 chéng yī ready-made clothes syn
现房 現房 xiàn fáng finished apartment / ready apartment
水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
钢制 鋼製 gāng zhì made of steel / steel (bar, screw, product etc)
耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn
行将 行將 xíng jiāng ready to start on sth / about to act syn
吊装 吊裝 diào zhuāng to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place
面食 麵食 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn
病友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate
年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
甘于 甘於 gān yú to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc) syn
随遇而安 隨遇而安 suí yù ér ān at home wherever one is (idiom) / ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will syn
铁打 鐵打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron
草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn
停当 停當 tíng dàng settled / accomplished / ready syn
天灾人祸 天災人禍 tiān zāi rén huò natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) syn
粉条 粉條 fěn tiáo vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc syn
整装 整裝 zhěng zhuāng to equip / to fit out / to get ready (for a journey) / to arrange (clothes) to be ready syn
图版 圖版 tú bǎn printing plate bearing an image (illustration, photo etc) / print made with such a plate
尔雅 爾雅 ěr yǎ "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
蒲团 蒲團 pú tuán praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)
大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn
纸钱 紙錢 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
化学纤维 化學纖維 huà xué xiān wéi man-made fiber syn
成药 成藥 chéng yào patent medicine / medicine already made up
豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn
凹版 āo bǎn intaglio printing plate (or a print made with it)
春茶 chūn chá tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves
银质 銀質 yín zhì made of silver
人祸 人禍 rén huò man-made disaster
新造 xīn zào newly made
天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another
八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music
门闩 門閂 mén shuān horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) / door bolt syn
鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
背黑锅 背黑鍋 bēi hēi guō to be made a scapegoat / to be unjustly blamed syn
人造纤维 人造纖維 rén zào xiān wéi man-made fiber
大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it syn
八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy syn
豆汁 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk syn
码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn
折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
能上能下 néng shàng néng xià ready to take any job, high or low
肠粉 腸粉 cháng fěn rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc
丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn
备料 備料 bèi liào to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock)
关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
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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