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"return of spring" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
回春 huí chūn return of spring syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
春酒 chūn jiǔ banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival / wine made in spring and kept until winter, or made in winter and kept until spring
返程 fǎn chéng return trip / to make a return trip / to return
春色 chūn sè colors of spring / spring scenery syn
春游 春遊 chūn yóu spring outing / spring excursion syn
踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn
泉 quán spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic) syn
春令 chūn lìng spring / springtime / spring weather syn
春灯谜 春燈謎 chūn dēng mí Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節|春节)
春困 chūn kùn spring fatigue / spring fever
温泉蛋 溫泉蛋 wēn quán dàn onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water)
温玉 溫玉 wēn yù onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago")
凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán to return in triumph / to return victorious syn
回敬 huí jìng to return a compliment / to give sth in return
回礼 回禮 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return syn
还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return syn
归位 歸位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom)
答礼 答禮 dá lǐ to return a courtesy / return gift
解甲归田 解甲歸田 jiě jiǎ guī tián to remove armor and return to the farm / to return to civilian life syn
完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner syn
回奉 huí fèng to return a compliment / to give a return present
回娘家 huí niáng jiā (of a wife) to return to her parental home / (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
投资报酬率 投資報酬率 tóu zī bào chóu lǜ return on investment / rate of return
东归 東歸 dōng guī lit. to return east / fig. to return to one's homeland
难民回归其民族占居民少数的地区 難民回歸其民族占居民少數的地區 return of refugees to a minority area / minority return
回归民族少数区 回歸民族少數區 return of refugees to a minority area / minority return
春节 春節 chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) syn
春天 chūn tiān spring (season) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
东风 東風 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances syn
春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn
崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn
四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
温泉 溫泉 wēn quán hot spring / spa / onsen syn
新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day syn
兴起 興起 xīng qǐ to rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue syn
春风 春風 chūn fēng spring wind
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up syn
开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn
春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair syn
涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently
弹簧 彈簧 tán huáng spring syn
霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
源泉 yuán quán fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin syn
泉水 quán shuǐ spring water / CL:股[gu3] syn
纵身 縱身 zòng shēn to leap / to spring / to throw oneself syn
四起 sì qǐ to spring up everywhere / from all around syn
春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above
弹力 彈力 tán lì elasticity / elastic force / spring / rebound / bounce
大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change syn
清泉 qīng quán clear spring
早春 zǎo chūn early spring syn
管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn
元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn
泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn
油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng arising involuntarily (idiom) / spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion) syn
伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring
四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia
春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn
卷子 juǎn zi steamed roll / spring roll syn
发条 發條 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork syn
春秋战国 春秋戰國 chūn qiū zhàn guó the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
春意 chūn yì beginning of spring / thoughts of love syn
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
鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
年画 年畫 nián huà New Year (Spring Festival) picture
梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn
春联 春聯 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side) syn
开春 開春 kāi chūn beginning of spring / the lunar New Year syn
春晖 春暉 chūn huī lit. spring sunshine / fig. parental (often maternal) love syn
涌泉 yǒng quán gushing spring
泡温泉 泡溫泉 pào wēn quán to soak in a spa or hot spring
立春 lì chūn Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February
遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā (idiom) to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale
矿泉 礦泉 kuàng quán mineral spring
春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April
管仲 guǎn zhòng Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子
春播 chūn bō (agriculture) to sow in spring
小葱 小蔥 xiǎo cōng green onion / spring onion syn
五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn
孙武 孫武 sūn wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
春蚕 春蠶 chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4]
春卷 春捲 chūn juǎn egg roll / spring roll
春光明媚 chūn guāng míng mèi lovely spring sunshine syn
泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain
春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ lit. spring wind and rain (idiom) / fig. the long-term influence of a solid education syn
回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
寻花问柳 尋花問柳 xún huā wèn liǔ lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
料峭 liào qiào spring chill in the air / cold syn
三春 sān chūn the three spring months
席梦思 席夢思 xí mèng sī spring mattress (loanword from "Simmons" bedding company name)
咏春 詠春 yǒng chūn Wing Chun / same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2] / Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
春景 chūn jǐng spring scenery
春假 chūn jià spring break
秋播 qiū bō sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
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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