"to some extent" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat / to some extent syn
多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo to some extent / more or less syn
聊以 liáo yǐ to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2]) syn
zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc syn
duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn
liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn
jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) syn
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn
一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must syn
一些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er syn
有些 yǒu xiē some / somewhat syn
多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn
相当 相當 xiāng dāng equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite syn
某种 某種 mǒu zhǒng some kind (of)
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn
某些 mǒu xiē some / certain (things) syn
范围 範圍 fàn wéi range / scope / limit / extent / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
尽量 盡量 jìn liàng as much as possible / to the greatest extent syn
有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) syn
分享 fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) syn
某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname) syn
程度 chéng dù degree / level / extent syn
处于 處於 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) syn
赶到 趕到 gǎn dào to hurry (to some place) syn
效劳 效勞 xiào láo to serve (in some capacity) / to work for syn
十足 shí zú ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color) syn
打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around syn
以至于 以至於 yǐ zhì yú down to / up to / to the extent that... syn
效力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity) syn
权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn
规模 規模 guī mó scale / scope / extent / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn
轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn
早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn
老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn
心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn
身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by syn
三分 sān fēn somewhat / to some degree
武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn
苏丹 蘇丹 sū dān Sudan / sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)
起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity) syn
腾出 騰出 téng chū to make (some time or space) available (for sb) syn
断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional
定居 dìng jū to settle (in some city, country etc) / to take up residence syn
份儿 份兒 fèn r degree / extent / allotted share
以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to / down to / up to syn
田地 tián dì field / farmland / cropland / plight / extent syn
臣服 chén fú to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) / to serve syn
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn
退场 退場 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave
版面 bǎn miàn page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website) / printing space (reserved for some content) / page layout
某地 mǒu dì somewhere / some place
事关 事關 shì guān to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for syn
致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn
幅度 fú dù width / extent / range / scope syn
分神 fēn shén to give some attention to / to divert one's attention / to be distracted syn
问路 問路 wèn lù to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place)
分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn
点数 點數 diǎn shù to count and check / to tally / points (collected in some bonus scheme etc) syn
以至 yǐ zhì down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2] syn
开外 開外 kāi wài over and above (some amount) / beyond (budget) syn
千辛万苦 千辛萬苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom) / trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort syn
选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use syn
甚至于 甚至於 shèn zhì yú so much (that) / even (to the extent that) syn
大篷车 大篷車 dà péng chē covered truck / covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room
松动 鬆動 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded syn
改日 gǎi rì another day / some other day syn
兴师动众 興師動眾 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces / to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) syn
笃定 篤定 dǔ dìng certain / confident (of some outcome) / calm and unhurried syn
明儿 明兒 míng r (coll.) tomorrow / one of these days / some day syn
倒挂 倒掛 dào guà lit. to hang upside down / fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods) / to borrow more than one can ever repay syn
楔子 xiē zi wedge / peg / stopper / prologue (in some modern novels) / prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama syn
收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself / to gather up / to collect / to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc) / to assemble (a party of persons) / to rope in (some people) syn
甚或 shèn huò so much so that / to the extent that / even syn
先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn
因故 yīn gù for some reason syn
捞一把 撈一把 lāo yī bǎ to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn
帮腔 幫腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in syn
留有余地 留有餘地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable syn
长物 長物 cháng wù (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life / item of some value / Taiwan pr. [zhang4 wu4] syn
涨幅 漲幅 zhǎng fú extent of a rise (in prices etc) / amount of increase / growth (typically expressed as a percentage) syn
唐山 táng shān see 唐山市[Tang2shan1 Shi4] / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)
约合 約合 yuē hé approximately / about (some numerical value)
升幅 shēng fú extent of an increase / percentage rise syn
次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) syn
偏食 piān shí partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) / having likes and dislikes / partial eclipse syn
依傍 yī bàng to rely on / to depend on / to imitate (a model) / to base a work (on some model) syn
聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in syn
尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng as much as possible / to the greatest extent syn
有一些 yǒu yī xiē somewhat / rather / some
另有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc)
有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people
一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn
跌幅 diē fú decline (in value) / extent of a drop
留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free
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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