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"small means" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
薄产 薄產 bó chǎn meager estate / small means
Chinese Pinyin Translation
些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn
以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn
通过 通過 tōng guò to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / via syn
方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means syn
地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] 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
工具 gōng jù tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc) syn
手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn
手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn
管道 guǎn dào tubing / pipeline / (fig.) channel / means
小型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size syn
途径 途徑 tú jìng way / means / channel syn
透过 透過 tòu guò to pass through / to penetrate / by means of / via syn
不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously syn
渠道 qú dào irrigation ditch / (fig.) channel / means syn
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
弱小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children syn
流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all / by no means
凭借 憑借 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on syn
小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn
路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn
小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) syn
务 務 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means syn
只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn
矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth) syn
口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech 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
百般 bǎi bān in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means syn
牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation syn
投机取巧 投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul / to be opportunistic / to be full of tricks syn
表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn
捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn
瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn
电传 電傳 diàn chuán to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats syn
起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end syn
切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means syn
小数 小數 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction
小幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small syn
牟取 móu qǔ to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3] syn
量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means.
捞取 撈取 lāo qǔ to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means) syn
各尽所能 各盡所能 gè jìn suǒ néng each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
交通工具 jiāo tōng gōng jù means of transportation / vehicle
所有制 suǒ yǒu zhì ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership syn
切勿 qiè wù by no means
藉由 jiè yóu by means of / through / by
生产资料 生產資料 shēng chǎn zī liào means of production syn
催情 cuī qíng to promote estrus / to bring an animal to heat by artificial means
代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation syn
小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
藉着 藉著 jiè zhe by means of / through
活路 huó lù through road / way out / way to survive / means of subsistence syn
不一而足 bù yī ér zú by no means an isolated case / numerous syn
凭藉 憑藉 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on / also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4]
意即 yì jí which means / (this) means (that)
聚敛 聚斂 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent syn
法儿 法兒 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5]
奸雄 姦雄 jiān xióng person who seeks advancement by any means / career climber / unscrupulous careerist syn
礼乐 禮樂 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
生活资料 生活資料 shēng huó zī liào consumer goods / means of livelihood / means of subsistence / documents relating to sb's life syn
有赖 有賴 yǒu lài (of an outcome) to rely on / to require / can only be achieved by means of syn
弦歌 xián gē to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) / to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn. syn
笔谈 筆談 bǐ tán to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches syn
肥 féi fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure syn
筹 籌 chóu chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / way / means syn
燧 suì (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke
歃血 shà xuè to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
条条大路通罗马 條條大路通羅馬 tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng luó mǎ all roads lead to Rome / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
繇 yóu cause / means syn
小 xiǎo small / tiny / few / young syn
所 suǒ actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
眼 yǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) / (often used with 一[yi1]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc syn
区 區 qū area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]
山 shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on syn
娃娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll syn
小镇 小鎮 xiǎo zhèn small town / village
片子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece syn
大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn
小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn
山羊 shān yáng goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom
零钱 零錢 líng qián change (of money) / small change / pocket money syn
少数 少數 shǎo shù small number / few / minority syn
侏儒 zhū rú dwarf / pygmy / small person / midget syn
旅店 lǚ diàn inn / small hotel syn
轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn
凳子 dèng zi stool / small seat syn
小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn
划船 huá chuán to row a boat / rowing / boating / small boat 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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