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"term" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
学期 學期 xué qī term / semester / CL:個|个[ge4]
词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn
项 項 xiàng back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc syn
期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn
名词 名詞 míng cí (linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
术语 術語 shù yǔ term / terminology
用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn
金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn
兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn
小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn
称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn
定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn
尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn
使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn
阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
小编 小編 xiǎo biān editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
长空 長空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term syn
佛爷 佛爺 fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] syn
便便 biàn biàn to poo poo (kiddie or feminine term) / also pr. [bian3bian3]
硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)
阴宅 陰宅 yīn zhái (feng shui term) tomb
节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn
乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn
网路 網路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4]
短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term
昵称 暱稱 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname
朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn
长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn
短线 短線 duǎn xiàn short term
中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) syn
老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn
长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn
老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn
期末 qī mò end of term syn
大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn
开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn
本期 běn qī the current period / this term (usually in finance)
长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn
大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn
大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn
小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn
小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn
俗称 俗稱 sú chēng commonly referred to as / common term syn
葫芦 葫蘆 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house
管线 管線 guǎn xiàn pipeline / general term for pipes, cables etc
多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn
西域 xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant) / Your Majesty / operator (of machine) syn
鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn
兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn
任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office)
长线 長線 cháng xiàn long term
大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) syn
菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3])
施主 shī zhǔ benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor)
小样 小樣 xiǎo yàng galley proof (printing) / unimpressive / (coll.) little guy (mild insult also used as an affectionate term)
伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
水族 shuǐ zú collective term for aquatic animals syn
短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time
岭南 嶺南 lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot
远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1]
统称 統稱 tǒng chēng to be collectively called / collective term / general designation
连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office syn
气门 氣門 qì mén valve (esp. tire valve) / accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门) / stigma (zool.) / spiracle
常住 cháng zhù long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada)
外教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
用词 用詞 yòng cí usage (of a term) / wording / phrasing
浮肿 浮腫 fú zhǒng (nonspecialist term for 水腫|水肿[shui3 zhong3]) to suffer from edema / swollen / bloated / puffy syn
届满 屆滿 jiè mǎn (of a term of office) to expire
新学期 新學期 xīn xué qī new school term
屁屁 pì pi (child's term) buttocks / bottom
镭射 鐳射 léi shè laser (loanword) / Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1]
日本鬼子 rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)
爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) / husbands and their fathers etc syn
苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn
大秦 dà qín Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]
通称 通稱 tōng chēng to be generally referred to (as) / generic term
节气 節氣 jié qi solar term syn
三昧 sān mèi Samadhi (Buddhist term) syn
吸着 吸著 xī zhuó sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
总称 總稱 zǒng chēng generic term
错爱 錯愛 cuò ài misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
师母 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife syn
西海 xī hǎi Yellow Sea (Korean term)
长期性 長期性 cháng qī xìng long-term
支那 zhī nà phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory syn
贫僧 貧僧 pín sēng poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself)
拆借 chāi jiè to make (or take out) a short-term loan syn
地动 地動 dì dòng earthquake (old term) syn
两岸三地 兩岸三地 liǎng àn sān dì China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
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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