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"to achieve enlightenment" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
参悟 參悟 cān wù to comprehend (the nature of things etc) / to achieve enlightenment
Chinese Pinyin Translation
做到 zuò dào to accomplish / to achieve syn
实现 實現 shí xiàn to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about syn
达到 達到 dá dào to reach / to achieve / to attain syn
工具 gōng jù tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc) syn
成就 chéng jiù accomplishment / success / achievement / CL:個|个[ge4] / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about syn
爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
启发 啟發 qǐ fā to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation syn
发达 發達 fā dá well-developed / flourishing / to develop / to promote / to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune / to prosper syn
启示 啟示 qǐ shì to reveal / to enlighten / enlightenment / revelation / illumination / moral (of a story etc) / lesson syn
冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches syn
上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn
开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn
开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment syn
觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) syn
毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn
启迪 啟迪 qǐ dí to edify / enlightenment syn
难产 難產 nán chǎn difficult birth / (fig.) difficult to achieve
顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn
启蒙 啟蒙 qǐ méng to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty syn
速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn
伏尔泰 伏爾泰 fú ěr tài Voltaire (1694-1778), Enlightenment philosopher
出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success
豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) / to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment syn
瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn
殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end syn
建功立业 建功立業 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals syn
飞升 飛昇 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality syn
好大喜功 hào dà xǐ gōng to rejoice in grandiose deeds / to strive to achieve extraordinary things syn
达不到 達不到 dá bù dào cannot achieve / cannot reach
菩提 pú tí bodhi (Sanskrit) / enlightenment (Buddhism) syn
落空 lào kōng to fail to achieve something / to be fruitless syn
得道 dé dào to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal
成佛 chéng fó to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment
飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career syn
卢梭 盧梭 lú suō Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Enlightenment philosopher
玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn
业障 業障 yè zhàng karmic hindrance (Buddhism) / karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment / (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn / (fig.) money syn
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
休谟 休謨 xiū mó David Hume (1711-1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
创 創 chuàng to initiate / to create / to achieve (sth for the first time) syn
奏 zòu to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old) syn
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
欲壑难填 慾壑難填 yù hè nán tián bottomless pit of desire (idiom) / insatiable greed / carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment syn
福田 fú tián field for growing happiness / domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism)
铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
勉勉强强 勉勉強強 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate syn
名噪一时 名噪一時 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity syn
百尺竿头 百尺竿頭 bǎi chǐ gān tóu to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
孤掌难鸣 孤掌難鳴 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support. syn
事在人为 事在人為 shì zài rén wéi the matter depends on the individual (idiom) / it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything. syn
大彻大悟 大徹大悟 dà chè dà wù to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)
径情直遂 徑情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
百计千方 百計千方 bǎi jì qiān fāng to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
大日如来 大日如來 dà rì rú lái Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
苦海无边，回头是岸 苦海無邊，回頭是岸 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
菩提道场 菩提道場 pú tí dào chǎng Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
金刚座 金剛座 jīn gāng zuò Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
启蒙主义 啟蒙主義 qǐ méng zhǔ yì Enlightenment (philosophy)
殷忧启圣 殷憂啟聖 yīn yōu qǐ shèng deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom) / storms make oaks take deeper root
一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén - dé dào , jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天|一人得道，鸡犬升天[yi1ren2-de2dao4, ji1quan3-sheng1tian1]) syn
涅槃 niè pán (Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain) / to die (loanword from Sanskrit, abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4pan2na4])
不求有功，但求无过 不求有功，但求無過 bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
人非生而知之者，熟能无惑 人非生而知之者，熟能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
以失败而告终 以失敗而告終 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
功完行满 功完行滿 gōng wán xíng mǎn to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
取得胜利 取得勝利 qǔ dé shèng lì to prevail / to achieve victory / to be victorious
成绩卓然 成績卓然 chéng jì zhuó rán to achieve astounding results (idiom)
业荒于嬉 業荒於嬉 yè huāng yú xī to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
独立门户 獨立門戶 dú lì mén hù to live apart from parents (of married couple) / to achieve independence
达到目的 達到目的 dá dào mù dì to achieve one's aim / to get what one wants
难以实现 難以實現 nán yǐ shí xiàn hard to accomplish / difficult to achieve
实现千年发展目标全球业务计划 實現千年發展目標全球業務計劃 Global Business Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
团结实现普及教育的声明 團結實現普及教育的聲明 Statement of Solidarity to Achieve Education for All
有成 yǒu chéng (literary) to achieve success syn
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
一口吃个胖子 一口吃個胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
励志哥 勵志哥 lì zhì gē (coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
熬出头 熬出頭 áo chū tóu to break clear of all the troubles and hardships / to achieve success / to make it
修成正果 xiū chéng zhèng guǒ to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight / to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts / to come to fruition
求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist
人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])
四两拨千斤 四兩撥千斤 sì liǎng bō qiān jīn lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort
舍不得孩子套不住狼 捨不得孩子套不住狼 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
放卫星 放衛星 fàng wèi xīng to launch a satellite / (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success / (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims / to talk big
连中三元 連中三元 lián zhòng sān yuán (old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
达致 達致 dá zhì to attain / to achieve
有所作为 有所作為 yǒu suǒ zuò wéi (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile / to make a positive contribution syn
双碳 雙碳 shuāng tàn "double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tan4 da2 feng1] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tan4 zhong1 he2] / China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
一炮打响 一炮打響 yī pào - dǎ xiǎng (idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot / to achieve success at one's first try syn
事半功倍 shì bàn - gōng bèi (idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort syn
斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò to kill or capture (in battle) / (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal) / to win (a medal) / (fig.) to reap rewards / to achieve gains
横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion / to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
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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