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"upright stone" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
石柱 shí zhù stela / upright stone / obelisk
Chinese Pinyin Translation
正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn
方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn
规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn
石头 石頭 shí tou stone / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn
石 shí rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn
前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest syn
宝石 寶石 bǎo shí precious stone / gem / CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
正派 zhèng pài (of a person) upright / respectable / decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable syn
塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn
石块 石塊 shí kuài stone / rock syn
阶梯 階梯 jiē tī flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone / way to reach the goal of syn
笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright syn
基石 jī shí foundation stone / cornerstone / (fig.) basis / foundation syn
石器 shí qì stone tool / stone implement
云梯 雲梯 yún tī (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain
端正 duān zhèng upright / regular / proper / correct syn
石碑 shí bēi stele / stone tablet (for inscription) / CL:方[fang1] syn
直立 zhí lì erect / upright / vertical syn
坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn
能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn
火石 huǒ shí flint (stone) syn
采石场 採石場 cǎi shí chǎng stone pit / quarry
正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn
黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn
堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square syn
玉石 yù shí jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad syn
笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn
矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn
肾结石 腎結石 shèn jié shí kidney stone
垫脚石 墊腳石 diàn jiǎo shí stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career syn
端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn
石像 shí xiàng stone statue
清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable syn
怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn
短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn
光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright syn
一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn
青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn
挺立 tǐng lì to stand erect / to stand upright syn
砂石 shā shí sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate syn
竖立 豎立 shù lì to erect / to set upright / to stand syn
石阶 石階 shí jiē stone step syn
清贫 清貧 qīng pín poor but upright / destitute syn
砚台 硯臺 yàn tái ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1] syn
金石 jīn shí metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze
石雕 shí diāo stone carving / carved sculpture
昂然 áng rán upright and unafraid syn
伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn
清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn
殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned
投石问路 投石問路 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
刚正不阿 剛正不阿 gāng zhèng bù ē upright and plainspoken syn
结石 結石 jié shí (medicine) calculus / stone
嶙峋 lín xún bony (of people) / craggy / rugged (of terrain) / upright (of people) syn
独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn
界碑 jiè bēi boundary stone / table marking border syn
刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest / upright syn
石刻 shí kè stone inscription / carved stone
刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè resolute and upright in character / unyielding / staunch syn
苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn
石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response syn
滚石 滾石 gǔn shí Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine)
石器时代 石器時代 shí qì shí dài Stone Age
石林 shí lín Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
鱼头 魚頭 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status
投石 tóu shí curling stone
正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor syn
竖直 豎直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn
石头记 石頭記 shí tou jì The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
碑刻 bēi kè inscription on stone tablet
一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn
铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person
黄水晶 黃水晶 huáng shuǐ jīng citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
铁石 鐵石 tiě shí iron and stone
八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music
天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power
石砌 shí qì stone steps
落石 luò shí falling stone
刚直 剛直 gāng zhí upright and outspoken syn
行旅 xíng lǚ traveler / wanderer / vagabond / rolling stone syn
墓志 墓誌 mù zhì inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb / memorial inscription on such a tablet syn
碑帖 bēi tiè a rubbing from a stone inscription
石虎 shí hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
碑石 bēi shí stele / vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions syn
偏斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest syn
兀立 wù lì to stand upright and motionless syn
赵州桥 趙州橋 zhào zhōu qiáo Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
拓印 tà yìn stone rubbing (to copy an inscription)
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
腰 yāo the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) syn
戳 chuō to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal syn
碾 niǎn stone roller / roller and millstone / to grind / to crush / to husk syn
烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn
铁石心肠 鐵石心腸 tiě shí xīn cháng to have a heart of stone / hard-hearted / unfeeling 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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