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Chinese Pinyin Translation
歧义 歧義 qí yì ambiguity / several possible meanings
Chinese Pinyin Translation
多音多义字 多音多義字 duō yīn duō yì zì character having several readings and meanings
尽快 盡快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible / as soon as possible syn
及早 jí zǎo at the earliest possible time / as soon as possible syn
得饶人处且饶人 得饒人處且饒人 dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) / anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
几十年 幾十年 jǐ shí nián several tens of years / several decades
几度 幾度 jǐ dù how many times / several times / how many degrees (in terms of temperature or angle) / several degrees / to what degree / to what extent syn
会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn
假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn
会意字 會意字 huì yì zì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
假借字 jiǎ jiè zì loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
转注 轉注 zhuǎn zhù transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
转注字 轉注字 zhuǎn zhù zì transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
破音字 pò yīn zì character with two or more readings / character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)
小钢炮 小鋼砲 xiǎo gāng pào (coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
可以 kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good syn
可能 kě néng might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
有可能 yǒu kě néng possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
尽量 盡量 jìn liàng as much as possible / to the greatest extent syn
尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng as much as possible / to the greatest extent syn
能否 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible? syn
能不能 néng bù néng can or cannot? / Is it possible? / Can we do it?
得了 dé liǎo (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible syn
尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn
莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that / could it be syn
可否 kě fǒu is it possible or not? syn
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that) syn
千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means syn
尽早 儘早 jǐn zǎo as early as possible syn
百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means syn
会否 會否 huì fǒu can or cannot / is it possible?
想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other syn
难不成 難不成 nán bù chéng Is it possible that ... ?
从速 從速 cóng sù (to do sth) with dispatch / as soon as possible syn
无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom) / meticulous syn
趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn
尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets syn
无可救药 無可救藥 wú kě jiù yào lit. no antidote is possible (idiom) / incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption
备至 備至 bèi zhì to the utmost / in every possible way
尽速 盡速 jìn sù as quick as possible
快马加鞭 快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible syn
含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn
不时之需 不時之需 bù shí zhī xū a possible period of want or need
体贴入微 體貼入微 tǐ tiē rù wēi to show every possible consideration (idiom) / meticulous care syn
好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb / to reason with sb in every way possible syn
赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn
开足马力 開足馬力 kāi zú mǎ lì to accelerate at full power (idiom) / at full speed / fig. to work as hard as possible syn
生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
极有可能 極有可能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible / probable
三十六计 三十六計 sān shí liù jì The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems
做好做歹 zuò hǎo zuò dǎi to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom) / to act good cop and bad cop in turn
克己复礼 克己復禮 kè jǐ fù lǐ restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects) / to subdue self and observe proprieties / (any number of possible translations)
业精于勤 業精於勤 yè jīng yú qín mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
百般奉承 bǎi bān fèng chéng to fawn upon sb in every possible way
舜日尧天 舜日堯天 shùn rì yáo tiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
舜日尧年 舜日堯年 shùn rì yáo nián sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn close and distant, rich and poor (idiom) / everyone / all possible relations
进退中绳 進退中繩 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退有常 進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
体恤入微 體恤入微 tǐ xù rù wēi to emphasize down to last detail (idiom) / to show every possible consideration / meticulous care
速战速决 速戰速決 sù zhàn sù jué a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom) / to resolve sth in the shortest time possible / to get sth done quickly syn
备而不用 備而不用 bèi ér bù yòng have sth ready just in case / keep sth for possible future use syn
不求有功，但求无过 不求有功，但求無過 bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
保不定 bǎo bù dìng more likely than not / quite possible / on the cards syn
保不齐 保不齊 bǎo bu qí more likely than not / quite possible / on the cards
即早 jí zǎo as soon as possible
可供军用 可供軍用 kě gōng jūn yòng having possible military application
可操作的艺术 可操作的藝術 kě cāo zuò de yì shù the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
可通 kě tōng passable / possible to reach
哀劝 哀勸 āi quàn to persuade by all possible means / to implore
尉缭 尉繚 wèi liáo Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
早早儿 早早兒 zǎo zǎo r (coll.) as soon as possible / as early as one can syn
有边儿 有邊兒 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
满帆 滿帆 mǎn fān under full sail / going as fast as possible
满舵 滿舵 mǎn duò on full rudder / turning as sharply as possible
营谋 營謀 yíng móu to do business / to manage / to strive for / to use every possible means (toward a goal)
脱皮掉肉 脫皮掉肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off
遐眺 xiá tiào to stretch one's sight as far as possible
关怀备至 關懷備至 guān huái bèi zhì the utmost care (idiom) / to look after sb in every possible way syn
相对象 相對象 xiàng duì xiàng to meet a possible marriage partner
一口吃个胖子 一口吃個胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
证奴 證奴 zhèng nú "a slave to certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable
打早 dǎ zǎo earlier / long ago / as soon as possible
求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn - rú hé (idiom) whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn
罗雀掘鼠 羅雀掘鼠 luó què - jué shǔ lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
速战速决 速戰速決 sù zhàn - sù jué (idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy / to resolve sth in the shortest time possible syn
安得 ān dé (literary) How can one get...? / Oh, if only there were... (rhetorical wish) / (literary) Is it possible that...? / How can this be? (interrogative disbelief)
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few / several / how many
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days
几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years / several years / how many years?
三国 三國 sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several / quite a few syn
几位 幾位 jǐ wèi several people (honorific) / Ladies and Gentlemen!
几个月 幾個月 jǐ ge yuè several months / the last few months
数百 數百 shù bǎi several hundred
几百 幾百 jǐ bǎi several hundred
数万 數萬 shù wàn several tens of thousands / many thousand
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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