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"things like this" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn
此道 cǐ dào such matters / things like this / this line of work / this pursuit / this hobby / this endeavor
Chinese Pinyin Translation
Q Q cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc - foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc – foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / (loanword) to cue sb
物以类聚 物以類聚 wù yǐ lèi jù similar things come together (idiom) / like draws like / Birds of a feather flock together.
成串 chéng chuàn to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) / to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) / to come one after the other (like a series of sighs)
同性相斥 tóng xìng xiāng chì like polarities repel each other / (fig.) like repels like
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage) syn
误事 誤事 wù shì to hold things up / to make a botch of things syn
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn
论理 論理 lùn lǐ normally / as things should be / by rights / to reason things out / logic syn
倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn
和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn
听其自然 聽其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come syn
编次 編次 biān cì to arrange things in sequence / sequence in which things are arranged syn
同日而语 同日而語 tóng rì ér yǔ lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y) syn
百废待举 百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
逆行倒施 nì xíng dǎo shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things
纲举目张 綱舉目張 gāng jǔ mù zhāng if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do syn
逆行倒施 nì xíng dào shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things
遗存 遺存 yí cún historical remains / things that have survived since ancient times / (of such things) to survive
套数 套數 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses) syn
上善若水 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
股 gǔ thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (finance) stock / share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions syn
串 chuàn to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across syn
穿一条裤子 穿一條褲子 chuān yī tiáo kù zi (of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together / to be like family / to share the same view of things
一样 一樣 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like syn
闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn
恰似 qià sì just like / exactly like syn
雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction syn
挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant syn
心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn
鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom) syn
杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn
汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig syn
鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents syn
冰消瓦解 bīng xiāo wǎ jiě to melt like ice and break like tiles / to disintegrate / to dissolve syn
有其父必有其子 yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ like father, like son (idiom)
蜗行牛步 蝸行牛步 wō xíng niú bù lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) / fig. to move at a snail's pace / to make slow progress syn
做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse / fig. to work extremely hard
同类相吸 同類相吸 tóng lèi xiāng xī Like attracts like.
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom) / expect to convalesce slowly
虎父无犬子 虎父無犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
生物多样性大国联盟集团 生物多樣性大國聯盟集團 shēng wù duō yàng xìng dài guó lián méng jí tuán Group of Like-minded Megadiverse Countries / Like-minded Group
大国联盟集团 大國聯盟集團 dài guó lián méng jí tuán Group of Like-minded Megadiverse Countries / Like-minded Group
当牛作马 當牛作馬 dāng niú zuò mǎ to work like a horse and toil like an ox / fig. to slave for sb
○ líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2] / character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2]
从善如登，从恶如崩 從善如登，從惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan) / fig. like father, like son
丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
蛇矛 shé máo ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale syn
杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén - rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn
蝇营狗苟 蠅營狗苟 yíng yíng - gǒu gǒu lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life / to resort to any means for personal gain syn
蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí - jīng tūn lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale syn
方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself syn
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? syn
某些 mǒu xiē some / certain (things) syn
通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
眼光 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things syn
诸多 諸多 zhū duō (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of syn
协商 協商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement syn
借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn
势头 勢頭 shì tóu power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things syn
诸如 諸如 zhū rú (various things) such as / such as (the following) syn
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists
众生 眾生 zhòng shēng all living things syn
摸索 mō suo to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly syn
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn
时事 時事 shí shì current trends / the present situation / how things are going syn
万事 萬事 wàn shì all things syn
世事 shì shì affairs of life / things of the world syn
如实 如實 rú shí as things really are / realistic syn
效果图 效果圖 xiào guǒ tú rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out)
惯性 慣性 guàn xìng (physics) inertia / (fig.) force of habit / tendency to do things in the accustomed way / habitual
交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn
天平 tiān píng scales (to weigh things)
风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn
无为 無為 wú wéi the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire
风尚 風尚 fēng shàng current custom / current way of doing things syn
留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things
存有 cún yǒu to hold in storage / to retain / to harbor (feelings) / to entertain (sentiments) / (of abstract things) to exist / there is syn
翻腾 翻騰 fān téng (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn / to surge / to seethe / to somersault / to tumble / to flip / to rummage / to turn things over repeatedly syn
疏通 shū tōng to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text) syn
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) syn
有方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method syn
打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in) syn
眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn
底细 底細 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up syn
分清 fēn qīng to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear
风向 風向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events
作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn
相加 xiāng jiā to add up (numbers) / (fig.) to put together (several things of the same type, e.g. skills)
天理 tiān lǐ Heaven's law / the natural order of things syn
失事 shī shì (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc) / to mess things up
活儿 活兒 huó r work / (lots of) things to do syn
交加 jiāo jiā (of two or more things) to occur at the same time / to be mingled / to accompany each other syn
实干 實幹 shí gàn to work industriously / to get things done syn
物欲 wù yù material desire / craving for material things
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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