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"supposed" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
假定 jiǎ dìng to assume / to suppose / supposed / so-called / assumption / hypothesis syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse syn
抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil
伊索 yī suǒ Aesop (trad. 620-560 BC), Greek slave and storyteller, supposed author of Aesop's fables
毗耶娑 pí yē suō Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it
五毛党 五毛黨 wǔ máo dǎng fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
崦嵫 yān zī (old) name of a mountain in Gansu, where the setting sun was supposed to enter the earth
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do
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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