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"stop a while" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while
Chinese Pinyin Translation
戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn
一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn
色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
顷 頃 qǐng unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares / a short while / a little while ago / circa. (for approximate dates) syn
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉 míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
打尖 dǎ jiān to stop for a snack while traveling
不到黄河心不死 不到黃河心不死 bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left syn
歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn
见好就收 見好就收 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu (idiom) to quit while one is ahead / to know when to stop
制止 zhì zhǐ to curb / to put a stop to / to stop / to check / to limit syn
停车 停車 tíng chē to pull up (stop one's vehicle) / to park / (of a machine) to stop working / to stall
停工 tíng gōng to stop work / to shut down / to stop production
停靠站 tíng kào zhàn bus or tram stop / intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc) / port of call / stopover
浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn
欲罢不能 欲罷不能 yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
停酒止乐 停酒止樂 tíng jiǔ zhǐ yuè stop the wine and stop the music (idiom)
嘎然 gā rán (onom.) screech of a sudden stop / suddenly stop (of sounds) / crisply and clearly (of sounds)
杜绝结核病倡议 杜絕結核病倡議 Stop Tuberculosis Initiative / Stop TB Initiative
移动式路障 移動式路障 mobile stop / movable stop
止损 止損 zhǐ sǔn (finance) stop-loss / to sell a security in response to its price dropping to one's stop-loss point 止損點|止损点[zhi3 sun3 dian3]
当时 當時 dāng shí then / at that time / while syn
一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn
一会 一會 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3]
偶尔 偶爾 ǒu ěr occasionally / once in a while / sometimes syn
半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while syn
随手 隨手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing syn
半晌 bàn shǎng half of the day / a long time / quite a while syn
钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn
顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy syn
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn
良久 liáng jiǔ a good while / a long time syn
生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living
两下 兩下 liǎng xià twice / for a little while
活活 huó huó while still alive / simply / totally syn
活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn
稍后 稍後 shāo hòu in a little while / shortly after
消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away / amusement / pastime / recreation / to make sport of syn
逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while / to sojourn syn
天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal syn
消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn
中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn
曾几何时 曾幾何時 céng jǐ hé shí just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when.. syn
偶而 ǒu ér occasionally / once in a while
有生之年 yǒu shēng zhī nián (idiom) during one's lifetime / while one is on this earth / in one's remaining years syn
顺路 順路 shùn lù by the way / while out doing sth else / conveniently syn
乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn
混迹 混跡 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community / hiding one's identity / occupying a position while not deserving it syn
等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while
勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn
改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn
半响 半響 bàn xiǎng half the day / a long time / quite a while
顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing / incidentally (while doing sth else) syn
避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn
早死 zǎo sǐ to die while still relatively young / to have been dead (for some years)
指手画脚 指手畫腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily syn
骂骂咧咧 罵罵咧咧 mà ma liē liē to swear while talking / to be foul-mouthed syn
兵变 兵變 bīng biàn mutiny / (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
丢开 丟開 diū kāi to cast or put aside / to forget for a while syn
吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes / cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob
趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn
声泪俱下 聲淚俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice syn
风靡一时 風靡一時 fēng mǐ yī shí fashionable for a while (idiom) / all the rage
哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn
将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn
念诵 念誦 niàn sòng to read out / to recite / to remember sb (while talking about sth else)
顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off syn
双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
一时半刻 一時半刻 yī shí bàn kè a short time / a little while syn
大步流星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking) syn
少顷 少頃 shǎo qǐng in a short while / presently syn
就便 jiù biàn at one's convenience / while one is at it syn
跑调 跑調 pǎo diào to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn
却 卻 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though syn
乘兴 乘興 chéng xìng while in high spirits / feeling upbeat / on an impulse syn
苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case / (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc) / (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit;
劳而无功 勞而無功 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail syn
叶公好龙 葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears syn
一壁 yī bì at the same time / simultaneously / while
老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn
聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn
舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn
轼 軾 shì (literary) handrail at the front of a carriage or chariot / to bow while leaning on this handrail as a gesture of respect
剌 lá variant of 拉[la2] (Note: 剌[la2] was the character used prior to simplification and remains the standard in Taiwan, while in mainland China, 拉[la2] has replaced 剌[la2]) syn
迨 dài until / while syn
臾 yú a moment / little while
空城计 空城計 kōng chéng jì the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed while making it evident that his city is undefended, hoping his adversary will suspect an ambush) / double bluff
一时半晌 一時半晌 yī shí bàn shǎng a short time / a little while
一时半霎 一時半霎 yī shí bàn shà a short time / a little while
交浅言深 交淺言深 jiāo qiǎn yán shēn to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
人间地狱 人間地獄 rén jiān dì yù hell on earth (idiom) / suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive / fig. having an uncomfortable time syn
仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom) / to put one's whole body and soul into a book
千刀万剐 千刀萬剮 qiān dāo wàn guǎ to make mincemeat of sb / to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè to enjoy the present (idiom) / to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
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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