"returned" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng n. student studying abroad / returned student / foreign student / international student
浪子回头金不换 浪子回頭金不換 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
返券黄牛 返券黃牛 fǎn quàn huáng niú "shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit
净能源 淨能源 jìng néng yuán energy returned on energy invested
能源产出与能源投入的比率 能源產出與能源投入的比率 energy returned on energy invested
还乡女 還鄉女 huán xiāng nǚ (Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families
退件 tuì jiàn to reject (visa application etc) / (commerce) to return to sender / item returned to sender
海待 hǎi dài student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]) / cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]
安堵如故 ān dǔ rú gù (idiom) To remain peaceful and unchanged, as before. It describes a place or population that has returned to a normal and undisturbed state.
安适如常 ān shì rú cháng (idiom) To be calm and comfortable, as usual. It describes a situation that has returned to normal and become comfortable again after a change.
春回大地 chūn huí dà dì (idiom) As if spring had returned to the earth. It describes the end of severe cold and the return of warmth and vitality.
合浦珠还 hé pǔ zhū huán (idiom) Describes something lost and recovered, or a person who has left and returned.
两世为人 liǎng shì wéi rén (idiom) To feel as though one has returned to the world and been given a new life. It describes surviving an extremely dangerous situation. syn
前度刘郎 前度劉郎 qián dù liú láng (idiom) Refers generally to someone who has returned after coming before.
云过天空 yún guò tiān kōng (idiom) A matter has passed and everything has returned to calm. It emphasizes that the incident seems to have left no trace.
只轮无反 zhī lún wú fǎn (idiom) Not even a single chariot wheel returned. It describes a total defeat and the complete destruction of an army.
珠还合浦 zhū huán hé pǔ (idiom) Describes something lost and later recovered, or someone who has left and then returned.
万里未归人 wàn lǐ wèi guī rén (idiom) It refers to someone who has traveled far away and has not yet returned.
合浦还珠 hé pǔ huán zhū (idiom) To describe something lost and recovered, or someone who has left and returned. It can also refer to property being restored to its rightful owner. syn
弋不射宿 yì bù shè sù (idiom) An archer does not shoot birds that have already returned to their nests.
腊尽春来 là jìn chūn lái (idiom) The twelfth lunar month has passed and spring has returned. The expression evokes the arrival of spring and the renewal of the seasons.
衣锦故乡 衣錦故鄉 yì jǐn gù xiāng (idiom) In former times, it described someone who, after becoming wealthy and honored, returned to his native place in splendid clothes.
还珠合浦 huán zhū hé pǔ (idiom) Refers to something lost and recovered, or to someone who left and returned. By extension, it can suggest a beneficial policy that brings such a return about.
阎罗王面前须没放回的鬼 yán luó wáng miàn qián xū méi fàng huí de guǐ (idiom) The dead do not come back to life. By extension, money once obtained will not be returned.
饮至策勋 yǐn zhì cè xún (idiom) A ceremonial celebration in which ancient feudal lords returned to the ancestral temple, drank wine, and recorded their military achievements after a campaign or alliance.
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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