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"to be given" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
获赠 獲贈 huò zèng to receive / to be given / to be presented with
沐 mù to bathe / to cleanse / to receive / to be given syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must syn
字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn
设 設 shè to set up / to put in place / (math.) given / suppose / if syn
姓名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name syn
年份 nián fen particular year / certain year / given year syn
胡安 hú ān Juan (Spanish given name)
好色 hào sè to want sex / given to lust / lecherous / lascivious / horny syn
其一 qí yī one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly syn
想当然 想當然 xiǎng dāng rán to take sth as given / to make assumptions syn
维特 維特 wéi tè Werther, opera by Jules Massenet / Werther, German masculine given name
相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn
西施 xī shī Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu syn
填词 填詞 tián cí to compose a poem (to a given tune)
从良 從良 cóng liáng (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom / (of a prostitute) to marry and leave one's trade
学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students
充数 充數 chōng shù to make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number) / to serve as stopgap syn
给定 給定 gěi dìng to state in advance / preset / given syn
假使 jiǎ shǐ if / in case / suppose / given ... syn
压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom) / fig. impossible to escape syn
本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name
开方 開方 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription / (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity
钱粮 錢糧 qián liáng land tax / money and grain (given as tax or tribute) syn
跌破 diē pò (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level) / to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall
拍出 pāi chū to sell at auction / to reach a given price at auction
接住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept
太宗 tài zōng posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
见面礼 見面禮 jiàn miàn lǐ gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
避讳 避諱 bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) syn
貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
追诉 追訴 zhuī sù to prosecute / given leave to sue
熔断 熔斷 róng duàn (of fuse wire) to melt / to blow / (fig.) to halt stock trading / (fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID) syn
李后主 李後主 lǐ hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
卡桑德拉 kǎ sāng dé lā Cassandra (given name) / Cassandra (character in Greek mythology)
卡珊德拉 kǎ shān dé lā Cassandra (given name) / Cassandra (character in Greek mythology)
淑 shū (bound form) (of women) gentle / kind / lovely / admirable / (used in given names) / Taiwan pr. [shu2]
机宜 機宜 jī yí guidelines / what to do (under given circumstances) syn
聘金 pìn jīn betrothal money (given to the bride's family)
斋饭 齋飯 zhāi fàn food given to Buddhist monks as alms
表记 表記 biǎo jì sth given as a token / souvenir syn
拉丝模 拉絲模 lā sī mó die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
嫦 cháng used in 嫦娥[Chang2e2] / used in female given names
璋 zhāng jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with
轲 軻 kē given name of Mencius
龢 hé used in given names and as a surname
晗 hán before daybreak / dawn about to break / (used in given names)
祎 禕 yī excellent / precious / rare / fine / (used in given names)
仝 tóng variant of 同[tong2] (used as a surname and in given names) syn
留堂 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention
长乐 長樂 cháng lè Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3men2]
小强 小強 xiǎo qiáng (slang) cockroach ("Little Qiang" was originally the name given to a dead cockroach that had supposedly been a pet of the lead character in the 1993 Hong Kong comedy movie "Flirting Scholar". Subsequently, it came to be used as a name for any cockroach, and also for characters in film and television who are seemingly indestructible or repeatedly resurrected.)
迷魂汤 迷魂湯 mí hún tāng potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆湯|孟婆汤[meng4po2tang1]) / magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions syn
美智子 měi zhì zǐ Michiko, Japanese female given name / Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
迺 nǎi variant of 乃[nai3] (used as a surname, in given names or in place names)
锦囊妙计 錦囊妙計 jǐn náng miào jì brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom) / bag of tricks / fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag) syn
鏸 huì three edged spear / (used in given names)
开国功臣 開國功臣 kāi guó gōng chén outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)
养生送死 養生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
鸾飘凤泊 鸞飄鳳泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential syn
赔了夫人又折兵 賠了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
李煜 lǐ yù Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
喆 zhé variant of 哲[zhe2] (used as a surname and in given names)
中间名 中間名 zhōng jiān míng middle name / second given name
二产妇 二產婦 èr chǎn fù lady who has given birth twice
同名同姓 tóng míng tóng xìng having same given name and family name
喜钱 喜錢 xǐ qian tip given on a happy occasion (traditional) syn
国政 國政 guó zhèng national politics / archaic rank, "Minister of State" / common given name syn
堃 kūn variant of 坤[kun1] (mainly used in given names)
奕詝 yì zhǔ given name of Qing Emperor Xianfeng 咸豐|咸丰[Xian2 feng1]
日·电 日·電 ridian cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 means news item of nth of the month
月令 yuè lìng typical weather in a given season syn
汤饼筵 湯餅筵 tāng bǐng yán dinner party given on the third day after the birth of a baby (traditional)
玉素甫 yù sù fǔ Yusuf, Arabic given name (Joseph)
百合子 bǎi hé zi Yuriko, Japanese female given name, translates Christian name Lily
词族 詞族 cí zú word family (cognate words within a given language)
贪色 貪色 tān sè greedy for sex / given to lust for women syn
赠送的 贈送的 zèng sòng de complimentary (adjective) / given free as courtesy
长乐公主 長樂公主 cháng lè gōng zhǔ Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
韵目 韻目 yùn mù rhyme entry / subdivision of a rhyming dictionary (containing all words with the given rhyme)
命名日 mìng míng rì name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)
日・电 日・電 rì · diàn cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 means news item of nth of the month
倵 wǔ (used in given names)
囆 chài (used in an ancient given name)
妸 ē (used in female given names) / variant of 婀[e1]
姄 mín (used in female given names) (old)
恩同再造 ēn tóng zài zào your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom) syn
改口费 改口費 gǎi kǒu fèi a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
燚 yì to blaze / (used in given names)
美丽岛 美麗島 měi lì dǎo Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle", the name given to Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544)
吃小灶 吃小竈 chī xiǎo zào to be given special treatment / to be treated in a favored way
百合子 bǎi hé zǐ Yuriko, Japanese female given name
暗哨儿 暗哨兒 àn shào r whistle given as a secret signal
伴手礼 伴手禮 bàn shǒu lǐ gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
欧咪呀给 歐咪呀給 ōu mī yā gěi (Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (loanword from Japanese "omiyage")
祝酒词 祝酒詞 zhù jiǔ cí short speech given in proposing a toast
祝酒辞 祝酒辭 zhù jiǔ cí short speech given in proposing a toast
菜市仔名 cài shì zǐ míng (Tw) popular given name (one that will turn many heads if you shout it at a marketplace) (from Taiwanese 菜市仔名, Tai-lo pr. [tshài-tshī-á-miâ], where 菜市仔 means "marketplace")
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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