"uses" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
多用 duō yòng multipurpose / having several uses
抽动 抽動 chōu dòng to twitch / to throb / a spasm / to divert (money) to other uses
相士 xiàng shì fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication
菟 tù dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子
关于使用国际河川水道的赫尔辛基规则 Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers / Helsinki Rules on the Uses of International Rivers
叛变的省份 叛變的省份 pàn biàn de shěng fèn renegade province (term PRC uses for Taiwan)
佛跳墙 佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
君子动口不动手 君子動口不動手 jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
胶氨芹 膠氨芹 jiāo ān qín ammoniacum or gum ammoniac (Dorema ammoniacum), resin has medical uses
路霸 lù bà brigand / (modern) uncivil driver / road hog / (PRC) person who sets up an illegal toll / (Tw) person who uses a part of the street as their private parking place
和平利用化学 peaceful uses of chemistry
科学和技术小组委员会 Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space / Scientific and Technical Subcommittee
为和平目的使用核能 use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes / peaceful uses of nuclear energy
军事能力转为民用特设工作组 軍事能力轉為民用特設工作組 Ad Hoc Working Group on Conversion of Military Capacities to Civilian Uses
海洋采矿和海洋利用合作专家会议 海洋采礦和海洋利用合作專家會議 Meeting of Experts for Co-operation on Ocean Mining and Uses of the Sea
国际水道非航行使用法小组委员会 國際水道非航行使用法小組委員會 Sub-Committee on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
国际水道非航行使用法特别报告员 國際水道非航行使用法特別報告員 Special Rapporteur on the law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses / Special Rapporteur on international watercourses
国际水道问题特别报告员 國際水道問題特別報告員 Special Rapporteur on the law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses / Special Rapporteur on international watercourses
工农业使用国际河流湖泊公约 工農業使用國際河流湖泊公約 convention on the industrial and agricultural uses of international rivers and lakes
国际和平利用原子能会议 國際和平利用原子能會議 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy
联合国促进和平利用核能国际合作会议 聯合國促進和平利用核能國際合作會議 United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
土地的替代使用 alternate uses of land
国际水道非航行使用法公约 國際水道非航行使用法公約 Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses
联合国探索与和平利用外层空间会议 聯合國探索與和平利用外層空間會議 United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
和平利用外层空间委员会 和平利用外層空間委員會 Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
农田的非农业使用 農田的非農業使用 non-farm uses of cropland
中体西用 中體西用 zhōng tǐ xī yòng adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
福彩 fú cǎi lottery run by China Welfare Lottery, a government agency that uses a portion of the money from ticket sales to fund welfare projects (abbr. for 福利彩票[fu2 li4 cai3 piao4])
中中 zhōng zhōng middling / average / impartial / (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school")
英中 yīng zhōng (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses English as a medium of instruction ("EMI school")
故作高深 gù zuò gāo shēn (idiom) To pretend to be profound when one is not. It often describes writing that deliberately uses difficult words to conceal shallow content.
闲花野草 xián huā yě cǎo (idiom) Wild flowers and grasses. Figuratively, women whom a man pursues or uses outside his wife.
三头二面 sān tóu èr miàn (idiom) To change one’s attitude according to another person’s expression or position. Describes someone who flatters skillfully and uses two-faced tactics.
坚额健舌 jiān é jiàn shé (idiom) To be shameless and glib. The expression describes someone thick-skinned and verbally dexterous, who uses boldness and eloquence for personal gain.
巢林一枝 cháo lín yī zhī (idiom) Originally, the wren uses only one branch to build its nest.
年经国纬 nián jīng guó wěi (idiom) It refers to a method of writing history that uses years as the chronological framework and states as the organizing thread.
日拙心劳 日拙心勞 rì zhuō xīn láo (idiom) Nowadays, it mainly describes someone who uses malicious schemes to do wrong but gains nothing and instead finds their situation worsening day by day.
灌夫骂坐 guàn fū mà zuò (idiom) To describe someone who uses drunkenness as an outlet for dissatisfaction. It can also characterize a forthright person who dares to speak out.
点手划脚 diǎn shǒu jí jiǎo (idiom) To describe someone who uses gestures while speaking. Often suggests an unrestrained manner of speaking or giving directions and criticism carelessly.
狮子搏象兔，皆用全力 shī zi bó xiàng tù，jiē yòng quán lì (idiom) A lion uses all its strength whether it fights an elephant or a rabbit.
祝鮠之佞 zhù tuó zhī nìng (idiom) Zhu Tuo is presented as the archetype of the flattering, manipulative speaker who uses clever words to ingratiate himself with others.
花甜蜜嘴 huā tián mì zuǐ (idiom) Describes someone who speaks smoothly and uses pleasant, flattering words, sometimes insincerely.
衣披群生 yì pī qún shēng (idiom) To extend benefits broadly to the people. The expression uses clothing everyone as an image of benevolence toward the whole population.
骏骨牵盐 駿骨牽鹽 jùn gǔ qiān yán (idiom) To have one’s talents suppressed or put to uses unworthy of their value.
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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