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"that is" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words / that is syn
亦即 yì jí namely / that is
即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn
也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus
早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn
才怪 cái guài it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
生字 shēng zì new character (in textbook) / character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
所思 suǒ sī what one thinks / person or thing that is on one's mind
万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil syn
驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn
八达岭 八達嶺 bā dá lǐng Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination
生词 生詞 shēng cí new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn
麋鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered syn
憾事 hàn shì a matter for regret / sth that is a (great) pity syn
朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn
同音字 tóng yīn zì Chinese character that is pronounced the same (as another character)
接穗 jiē suì scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) syn
夹生饭 夾生飯 jiā shēng fàn half-cooked rice / (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance / Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]
耳 ěr ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) syn
人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural syn
断线风筝 斷線風箏 duàn xiàn fēng zhēng a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore) syn
水清无鱼 水清無魚 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends
收残缀轶 收殘綴軼 shōu cán zhuì yì to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky!
不伤脾胃 不傷脾胃 bù shāng pí wèi lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach / fig. something that is not critical
大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) syn
口无择言 口無擇言 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) / wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
危楼 危樓 wēi lóu dangerous housing / building that is about to collapse syn
难字 難字 nán zì character that is difficult to recognize or write
此言非虚 此言非虛 cǐ yán - fēi xū that is true
茶碗蒸 chá wǎn zhēng chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl
邃宇 suì yǔ large house that is dark and labyrinthine
天和 tiān hú (mahjong) heavenly hand / a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand
一点就通 一點就通 yī diǎn jiù tōng a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain
量规 量規 liáng guī gauge that is held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc, such as a feeler gauge, calipers etc / (abbr. for 評價量規|评价量规[ping2 jia4 liang2 gui1]) rubric (i.e. a guide listing specific criteria for grading)
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒 水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú (idiom) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
空日 kòng rì day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)
此言非虚 此言非虛 cǐ yán fēi xū that is true
超友谊关系 超友誼關係 chāo yǒu yì guān xi relationship that is more than friendship
恶水 惡水 è shuǐ dirty water / water that is unfit to drink / slops
阿是穴 ā shì xué (TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point
敌害 敵害 dí hài pest / vermin / animal that is harmful to crops or to another species / enemy / predator syn
人矿 人礦 rén kuàng (neologism c. 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation
这就是说 這就是說 zhè jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say syn
齐头 齊頭 qí tóu at the same time / simultaneously / (when stating a quantity that is a round number) exactly
拨浪鼓 撥浪鼓 bō lang gǔ rattle drum / pellet drum – a hand drum with two pellets attached to strings on either side, mounted on a rod that is twirled to make the pellets strike the drum (used in ritual music, as a children's toy or as a street vendor's noisemaker) syn
摆设 擺設 bǎi she ornament / decorative item / (fig.) sth that is merely for show syn
温体肉 溫體肉 wēn tǐ ròu meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered
毫无效果 毫無效果 háo wú xiào guǒ to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)
挂帅的社会 掛帥的社會 guà shuài de shè huì a society in which that is regarded as all-important
意中事 yì zhōng shì sth that is expected or wished for
地和 dì hú (mahjong) earthly hand / a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand
赘物 贅物 zhuì wù sth that is superfluous
一一映射 yī yī yìng shè bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto) / one-to-one correspondence
鞍点 鞍點 ān diǎn saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
倾吐衷肠 傾吐衷腸 qīng tǔ zhōng cháng to pour out (emotions) / to pour one's heart out / to say everything that is on one's mind
相配物 xiāng pèi wù thing that is well suited / pet animal that suits its owner
香饽饽 香餑餑 xiāng bō bo delicious cakes / popular person / sth that is in high demand
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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