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"to portray sth" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
状物 狀物 zhuàng wù ...-shaped thing / to portray sth
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn
加 jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn
乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied syn
保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn
快要 kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth) / about to (do sth) syn
修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken) / to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds syn
不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth) syn
革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn
厌烦 厭煩 yàn fán bored / fed up with sth / sick of sth syn
传真 傳真 chuán zhēn to fax / a fax / (literary) to portray vividly in painting syn
失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss
有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter
塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn
偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn
描绘 描繪 miáo huì to describe / to depict / to portray syn
换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange / to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
描写 描寫 miáo xiě to describe / to depict / to portray / depiction / portrayal syn
费心 費心 fèi xīn to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) / may I trouble you (to do sth) syn
观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure / to watch (sth marvelous) / ornamental syn
恨不得 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth / to hate to be unable / itching to do sth syn
加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn
顺带 順帶 shùn dài (do sth) in passing / incidentally (while doing sth else) syn
难以启齿 難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth syn
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else) / to replace with / to convert into syn
即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice
不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity syn
半边 半邊 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth
通晓 通曉 tōng xiǎo proficient (in sth) / to understand sth through and through syn
企盼 qǐ pàn to expect / to look forward to / anxious for sth / to hope (to get sth) syn
捣鼓 搗鼓 dǎo gu to fiddle with sth / to trade with sth syn
刻画 刻畫 kè huà to portray syn
匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn
赶不及 趕不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth) syn
见怪不怪 見怪不怪 jiàn guài bù guài to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all / to be well accustomed (to sth) syn
爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn
空置 kōng zhì to set sth aside / to let sth lie idle / idle / unused
吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back syn
响动 響動 xiǎng dòng sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible) / also pr. [xiang3 dong5] syn
如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom) / eagerly / to long for sth syn
明镜 明鏡 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)
言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn
追根 zhuī gēn to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth syn
突显 突顯 tū xiǎn conspicuous / to make sth stand out / make sth prominent syn
善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use syn
听任 聽任 tīng rèn to let (sth happen) / to allow (sb to do sth) / to submit to / to yield syn
风闻 風聞 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay / to get wind of sth syn
不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to syn
平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn
协办 協辦 xié bàn to assist / to help sb do sth / to cooperate in doing sth syn
扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn
鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak
自认 自認 zì rèn to believe (sth in relation to oneself) / to regard oneself as / to acknowledge (sth in relation to oneself) / to resign oneself to
不干 bù gàn unwilling to do sth / incapable of sth / to quit
接住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept
就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using
改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn
敲开 敲開 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~ syn
不暇 bù xiá to have no time (for sth) / to be too busy (to do sth) syn
腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short
描摹 miáo mó to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray syn
凑钱 湊錢 còu qián to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)
滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart syn
如醉如痴 如醉如癡 rú zuì rú chī lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4] syn
折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn
兴 興 xìng feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement syn
绘 繪 huì to draw / to paint / to depict / to portray syn
嚷 rǎng to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth syn
茬 chá stubble (crop residue) / stubble (hair growth) / classifier for a batch of sth produced during a particular cycle: a crop / sth just said or mentioned syn
褪 tùn to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve syn
赶得及 趕得及 gǎn dé jí there is still time (to do sth) / to be able to do sth in time / to be able to make it syn
摹写 摹寫 mó xiě to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray syn
叶公好龙 葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears syn
在 zài to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) syn
去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn
给 給 gěi to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) syn
再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn
干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn
该 該 gāi should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn
爱 愛 ài to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen) syn
请 請 qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request syn
见 見 jiàn to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view syn
一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn
意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn
高兴 高興 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood syn
其他 qí tā other / (sth or sb) else / the rest syn
者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn
愿意 願意 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) syn
拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth / please! syn
动 動 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb syn
听说 聽說 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking syn
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn
正在 zhèng zài to be in the process of (doing sth) / to be currently ...-ing 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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