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"to have substance" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn
水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn
内容 內容 nèi róng content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn
体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn
物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ... / to have to / to be forced to syn
带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) syn
气体 氣體 qì tǐ gas (i.e. gaseous substance) syn
发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn
物体 物體 wù tǐ object / body / substance syn
信赖 信賴 xìn lài to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on syn
喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn
无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority
竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence / to have the cheek to syn
毒物 dú wù poisonous substance / poison syn
不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn
信服 xìn fú to have faith in / to believe in / to have confidence in / to respect syn
实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn
实质 實質 shí zhì substance / essence syn
闹翻 鬧翻 nào fān to have a falling out / to have a big argument syn
有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts / to have courage / to be brave syn
结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation)
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
精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn
心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth syn
定性 dìng xìng to determine the nature (of sth) / to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) / qualitative syn
沾边 沾邊 zhān biān to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in syn
有机物 有機物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] syn
两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn
略带 略帶 lüè dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of syn
历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of / to have been through
里子 裡子 lǐ zi lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
油膏 yóu gāo semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment
花里胡哨 花裡胡哨 huā li hú shào gaudy / flashy (but without substance) syn
大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future syn
素有 sù yǒu to have / to have always had syn
不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn
火并 火幷 huǒ bìng (of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence / to have an open fight / to clash on the streets / to have a shootout syn
公休 gōng xiū to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
饮茶 飲茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese) syn
换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) / a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance syn
赋闲 賦閑 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical syn
全勤 quán qín (of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record / (of a group) to have no absentees syn
加赛 加賽 jiā sài (sports) to have an additional tie-breaking match or period of play / to have a playoff
有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
本应 本應 běn yīng should have / ought to have
点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely
花架子 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance
有无 有無 yǒu wú to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting
别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other... / to have a special ...
出问题 出問題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
有害物质 有害物質 yǒu hài wù zhì hazardous substance
吹了 chuī le failed / busted / to have not succeeded / to have died / to have parted company / to have chilled (of a relationship)
贪玩 貪玩 tān wán to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
发生关系 發生關係 fā shēng guān xi to have sexual relations with sb / to have dealings with
好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call / to have a narrow escape
交欢 交歡 jiāo huān to have cordial relations with each other / to have sexual intercourse
有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair
孰料 shú liào who would have thought? / who could have imagined? / unexpectedly
吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
单质 單質 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
熊猫眼 熊貓眼 xióng māo yǎn to have dark circles under one's eyes / to have eyes like a panda
深谈 深談 shēn tán to have an in depth conversation / to have intimate talks / to discuss thoroughly
油子 yóu zi dense and sticky substance / (dialect) wily old fox syn
脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn
药 藥 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison syn
罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn
过目不忘 過目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory syn
江郎才尽 江郎才盡 jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block
物是人非 wù shì rén fēi things have remained the same, but people have changed syn
巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue syn
易燃物 yì rán wù flammable substance syn
馏 餾 liú to distill / to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling syn
二元论 二元論 èr yuán lùn dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)
一元论 一元論 yī yuán lùn monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance
言之无物 言之無物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight syn
博闻强记 博聞強記 bó wén qiáng jì have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge syn
好 hào to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to syn
有 yǒu to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional) syn
会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn
没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not syn
让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn
没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn
得 děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to syn
用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn
干 gān (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield syn
带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn
所有 suǒ yǒu all / to have / to possess / to own syn
必须 必須 bì xū to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily syn
来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn
谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss / to have a chat syn
无 無 wú not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less syn
开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb syn
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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