"wanted" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
通缉通緝	tōng jī	v.	to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted	syn
对了對了	duì le		Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
通缉令通緝令	tōng jī lìng		order for arrest / wanted circular / wanted poster
通缉犯通緝犯	tōng jī fàn		wanted criminal / fugitive (from the law)
郑人买履鄭人買履	zhèng rén mǎi lǚ		lit. the person from Zheng 鄭\|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea
得意之色	dé yì zhī sè		(idiom) An arrogant or smug expression caused by getting exactly what one wanted.
先得我心	xiān dé wǒ xīn		(idiom) It means that someone else has expressed, before you did, what you had in mind or wanted to say. It is generally complimentary.
鱼网鸿离	yú wǎng hóng lí		(idiom) To obtain something other than what one wanted. It describes a disappointing or unintended outcome.
气满志得	qì mǎn zhì dé		(idiom) To see one’s aspirations fulfilled and feel completely satisfied. It expresses the contentment of having achieved what one wanted.
画影图形	huà yǐ tú xíng		(idiom) To depict a person’s appearance. In ancient times, portraits of wanted fugitives were drawn and posted in various places to aid their capture.
踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫	tà pò máng xié méi mì chù，dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fū		(idiom) To find nothing despite searching everywhere, then obtain what one wanted by chance and without effort.
逋逃之薮逋逃之藪	bū táo zhī sǒu		(idiom) A place where fugitives or people on the run hide. It may also refer to a place that continually shelters wanted persons.

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