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"winner takes all" Chinese-English Dictionary

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赢家通吃 贏家通吃 yíng jiā tōng chī winner takes all
Chinese Pinyin Translation
胜者全得制 勝者全得制 winner-take-all election / winner-take-all method
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
十年树木，百年树人 十年樹木，百年樹人 shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
龙生九子 龍生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom) / fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world. syn
毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis syn
考霸 kǎo bà "exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them
林子大了，什么鸟都有 林子大了，什麼鳥都有 lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions syn
万事如意 萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled syn
群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn
总体上说 總體上說 zǒng tǐ shàng shuō looking at the big picture / all in all / all things considered
头发胡子一把抓 頭髮鬍子一把抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all
三光政策 sān guāng zhèng cè Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
包容各方的全面协定 Comprehensive and All-Inclusive Agreement on the Transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / All-Inclusive Agreement / Global and All-Inclusive Agreement
枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel
只消 zhǐ xiāo to only need / it only takes
考区 考區 kǎo qū the exam area / the district where an exam takes place
头家 頭家 tóu jiā organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings / banker (gambling) / preceding player (in a game) / (dialect) boss / proprietor
大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day syn
孤掌难鸣 孤掌難鳴 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support. syn
百年树人 百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
万象更新 萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom) syn
各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū each takes what he needs (idiom)
慢性疾病 màn xìng jí bìng chronic illness / disease that takes effect slowly
懒驴上磨屎尿多 懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
集餐 jí cān communal dining where one takes one's food from dishes served to everyone at the table (contrasted with 分餐[fen1can1])
魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
寸阴 寸陰 cùn yīn a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
文责自负 文責自負 wén zé zì fù the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
有仇不报非君子 有仇不報非君子 yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare!
超译 超譯 chāo yì a translation that takes liberties with the original text
十年树木，百年树人 十年樹木，百年樹人 shí nián - shù mù , bǎi nián - shù rén (idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
体育生 體育生 tǐ yù shēng student who engages in regular training for a sport / student who takes physical education as a subject
黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ dark horse / fig. unexpected winner syn
赢家 贏家 yíng jiā winner syn
得主 dé zhǔ recipient (of an award) / winner (in a competition) syn
胜利者 勝利者 shèng lì zhě victor / winner syn
胜者 勝者 shèng zhě winner syn
擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
幸运儿 幸運兒 xìng yùn ér winner / lucky guy / person who always gets good breaks syn
奖得主 獎得主 jiǎng dé zhǔ recipient of an award / prize winner
领奖台 領獎臺 lǐng jiǎng tái (winner's) podium
输家 輸家 shū jiā loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[ying2 jia1]) syn
捧杯 pěng bēi to hold the winner's trophy / to win the championship
邓亚萍 鄧亞萍 dèng yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner
李远哲 李遠哲 lǐ yuǎn zhé Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
李宁 李寧 lǐ níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
莫言 mò yán Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
太阳照在桑干河上 太陽照在桑乾河上 tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
本因坊 běn yīn fāng Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940) / title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)
约翰·厄普代克 約翰·厄普代克 YuehanEpudaike John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner
崔琦 cuī qí Daniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics
约翰・厄普代克 約翰・厄普代克 yuē hàn · è pǔ dài kè John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner
投壶 投壺 tóu hú ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
约翰·厄普代克 約翰·厄普代克 yuē hàn · è pǔ dài kè John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner
影后 yǐng hòu movie queen / best actress award winner
影帝 yǐng dì (male) superstar of the silver screen / best actor award winner
后冠 hòu guān crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner / first place in a women's competition
花落谁家 花落誰家 huā luò shéi jiā who will be the winner?
到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn
各位 gè wèi everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you syn
尤其是 yóu qí shì especially / most of all / above all / in particular
究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn
全力 quán lì with all one's strength / full strength / all-out (effort) / fully (support) syn
四处 四處 sì chù all over the place / everywhere and all directions syn
拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn
各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn
均可 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world / everywhere / in all parts of the world
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things / all that exists
千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn
不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations / to cast aside all concerns syn
成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort syn
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near syn
应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn
方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multifaceted syn
各行各业 各行各業 gè háng gè yè every trade / all professions / all walks of life syn
五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of syn
形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of syn
毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn
有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see syn
尽数 盡數 jìn shù in its entirety / all of it / all of them syn
古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài at all times and in all places (idiom)
五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley syn
千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) / impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men syn
万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn
四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom) / accessible from all sides syn
包罗万象 包羅萬象 bāo luó wàn xiàng all-embracing / all-inclusive syn
百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora
倾尽 傾盡 qīng jìn to do all one can / to give all one has
前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain syn
都 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn
一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn
四围 四圍 sì wéi all around / on all sides / encircled syn
万金油 萬金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades 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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