"to show favoritism" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
偏宠 偏寵 piān chǒng to favor / to prefer / to show favoritism
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn
节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn
表示 biǎo shì (of sb) to express / to state / to show / (of sth) to indicate / to signify / to show / expression / manifestation syn
出示 chū shì to show / to take out and show to others / to display syn
捧场 捧場 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of syn
示弱 shì ruò not to fight back / to take it lying down / to show weakness / to show one's softer side
作秀 zuò xiù to show off (loanword, from English "show") / to grandstand / to perform in a stage show
任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism / to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
露头 露頭 lòu tóu to show one's head / to give a sign to show one's presence syn
车展 車展 chē zhǎn auto show / motor show
走秀 zǒu xiù a fashion show / to walk the runway (in a fashion show)
裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
出现 出現 chū xiàn to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up syn
表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn
打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on syn
照顾 照顧 zhào gu to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after syn
说明 說明 shuō míng to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn
玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn
显示 顯示 xiǎn shì to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate syn
展示 zhǎn shì to reveal / to display / to show / to exhibit syn
好看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn
指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines syn
露出 lù chū to expose / to show / also pr. [lou4 chu1] syn
亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate / intimate / warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb syn
嘉宾 嘉賓 jiā bīn esteemed guest / honored guest / guest (on a show) syn
炫耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt syn
演示 yǎn shì to demonstrate / to show / presentation / demonstration syn
收视率 收視率 shōu shì lǜ ratings (of a TV show)
露面 lòu miàn to show one's face / to appear (in public) syn
展览 展覽 zhǎn lǎn to put on display / to exhibit / exhibition / show / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn
奏效 zòu xiào to show results / to be effective syn
现身 現身 xiàn shēn to show oneself / to appear / (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
示范 示範 shì fàn to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example syn
到场 到場 dào chǎng to show up / present (at the scene) syn
赞扬 讚揚 zàn yáng to praise / to approve of / to show approval syn
上映 shàng yìng to screen / to show (a movie) syn
出演 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc) syn
带路 帶路 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct syn
留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings) / to show mercy or forgiveness / to forbear / lenient syn
示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force
关爱 關愛 guān ài to show concern and care for syn
指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at syn
流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn
出面 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up syn
关怀 關懷 guān huái care / solicitude / to show care for / concerned about / attentive to syn
放映 fàng yìng to show (a movie) / to screen syn
体谅 體諒 tǐ liàng to empathize / to allow (for sth) / to show understanding / to appreciate syn
眷顾 眷顧 juàn gù to care for / to show concern for / to think longingly (of one's country) syn
指明 zhǐ míng to show clearly / to designate / to indicate
揭示 jiē shì to show / to make known syn
卖弄 賣弄 mài nong to show off / to make a display of syn
亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
开机 開機 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show
展出 zhǎn chū to put on display / to be on show / to exhibit syn
包容 bāo róng to pardon / to forgive / to show tolerance / to contain / to hold / inclusive syn
敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by syn
装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó zuò yàng to put on an act (idiom) / to show affectation / to indulge in histrionics syn
连续剧 連續劇 lián xù jù serialized drama / dramatic series / show in parts
表露 biǎo lù to show / to reveal (one's feelings etc) syn
过问 過問 guò wèn to show an interest in / to get involved with syn
逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels syn
首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
演艺圈 演藝圈 yǎn yì quān show business
招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off syn
青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor syn
抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn
落幕 luò mù the curtain drops / the end of the show syn
展览会 展覽會 zhǎn lǎn huì exhibition / show / CL:個|个[ge4]
露脸 露臉 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine syn
不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned syn
逞强 逞強 chěng qiáng to show off / to try to be brave syn
点缀 點綴 diǎn zhuì to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show syn
露一手 lòu yī shǒu to show off one's abilities / to exhibit one's skills syn
博爱 博愛 bó ài to show love and compassion for all humankind
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn
无地自容 無地自容 wú dì zì róng (idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face syn
表里 表裡 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior
体恤 體恤 tǐ xù to empathize with / to show solicitude for / (loanword) T-shirt syn
独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn
率先 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative syn
寄予 jì yú to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give syn
进取 進取 jìn qǔ to show initiative / to be a go-getter / to push forward with one's agenda syn
守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn
赏光 賞光 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up syn
包办 包辦 bāo bàn to undertake to do everything by oneself / to run the whole show syn
卖座 賣座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
引路 yǐn lù to guide / to show the way syn
义演 義演 yì yǎn benefit performance / charity show
逞能 chěng néng to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits syn
标新立异 標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom) syn
摄制 攝製 shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc)
折射 zhé shè to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) syn
孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents syn
抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.) syn
演艺界 演藝界 yǎn yì jiè the entertainment world / show business
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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