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"to practice Daoism" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn
道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
练习 練習 liàn xí to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
实际 實際 shí jì reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual syn
做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4]
作弊 zuò bì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices syn
实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship syn
常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn
实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn
实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn
惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention / usual practice syn
写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy
开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn
行医 行醫 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) syn
例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality
实用 實用 shí yòng to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science) syn
信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious syn
付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc) syn
修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn
演练 演練 yǎn liàn to drill / to practice syn
施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn
生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn
始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice
集训 集訓 jí xùn to train together / to practice as a group
练习场 練習場 liàn xí chǎng driving range (golf) / practice court / practice ground
从业 從業 cóng yè to practice (a trade) syn
贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn
法宝 法寶 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand syn
苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears
操练 操練 cāo liàn drill / practice syn
作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi
玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn
修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism
风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn
纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn
闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn
道学 道學 dào xué Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
节育 節育 jié yù to practice birth control
习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts
磨砺 磨礪 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice syn
陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice syn
弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom) / by trickery syn
身体力行 身體力行 shēn tǐ lì xíng to practice what one preaches (idiom) syn
道教 dào jiào Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) syn
习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise
布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn
苦行 kǔ xíng ascetic practice syn
习气 習氣 xí qì custom / practice (usu. a regrettable one) syn
任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism / to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn
飞升 飛昇 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality syn
拉练 拉練 lā liàn (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas
羽化 yǔ huà levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion syn
盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit / to practice usury syn
练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters
女体盛 女體盛 nǚ tǐ chéng nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman
故事 gù shì old practice
实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical
老子 lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi syn
修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform
修习 修習 xiū xí to study / to practice
比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn
道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
例题 例題 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question
习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition
道德经 道德經 dào dé jīng the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
太阴 太陰 tài yīn the Moon (esp. in Daoism) syn
英语角 英語角 yīng yǔ jiǎo English corner / spoken English practice group
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
三教 sān jiào the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
力行 lì xíng to practice diligently / to act energetically
老庄 老莊 lǎo zhuāng Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
演武 yǎn wǔ to practice martial arts syn
跨部门 跨部門 kuà bù mén cross-practice
罡风 罡風 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind
蔚然成风 蔚然成風 wèi rán chéng fēng to have become common practice (idiom) / to become a general trend syn
参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation
天葬 tiān zàng sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice)
观想 觀想 guān xiǎng to visualize (Buddhist practice)
辟谷 辟穀 pì gǔ to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice) / to fast
棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly
厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom) syn
习字 習字 xí zì to practice writing characters
操 cāo to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language) syn
练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn
习 習 xí (bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom syn
荒 huāng desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect syn
腊 臘 là ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month / the 12th lunar month / (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month syn
熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect syn
老皇历 老皇曆 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle syn
谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.)
定例 dìng lì usual practice / routine syn
通例 tōng lì general rule / standard practice
荒疏 huāng shū to be out of practice / rusty syn
暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence
晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) / fig. encouragement to study or progress
临帖 臨帖 lín tiè to practice calligraphy from a model 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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