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"wise and resolute" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
英明果断 英明果斷 yīng míng guǒ duàn wise and resolute
Chinese Pinyin Translation
斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn
多谋善断 多謀善斷 duō móu shàn duàn resourceful and decisive / resolute and sagacious syn
多谋善断 多謀善斷 duō móu - shàn duàn (idiom) resourceful and decisive / resolute and sagacious syn
斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng - jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn
决心 決心 jué xīn determination / resolution / determined / firm and resolute / to make up one's mind / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
果敢 guǒ gǎn courageous / resolute and daring syn
刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè resolute and upright in character / unyielding / staunch syn
毅 yì firm and resolute / staunch syn
兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth) syn
刚毅木讷 剛毅木訥 gāng yì mù nè resolute and taciturn (idiom)
惈 guǒ courageous / resolute and daring
言必信，行必果 yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good
老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable syn
闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
坚决 堅決 jiān jué firm / resolute / determined syn
坚定 堅定 jiān dìng firm / steady / staunch / resolute syn
断然 斷然 duàn rán resolute / definitive / categorically / absolutely syn
正色 zhèng sè stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors syn
有心人 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads syn
决断 決斷 jué duàn to make a decision / resolution / decisiveness / resolute syn
刚毅 剛毅 gāng yì resolute / steadfast / stalwart syn
坚 堅 jiān strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute syn
狠 hěn ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / resolute / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3] syn
亹 wěi resolute
历久弥坚 歷久彌堅 lì jiǔ mí jiān to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
安难 安難 ān nàn (classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity
硬骨头 硬骨頭 yìng gǔ tou resolute individual / a hard nut to crack / tough mission / difficult task syn
淑女 shū nǚ wise and virtuous woman / lady syn
智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn
睿智 ruì zhì wise and farsighted syn
有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn
人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn
资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
先哲 xiān zhé the wise and learned individuals of the past syn
贤明 賢明 xián míng wise and capable / sagacious syn
见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
武丁 wǔ dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
贪小失大 貪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom) syn
高明 gāo míng brilliant / superior / wise syn
明智 míng zhì sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious syn
忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word syn
高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas syn
英明 yīng míng wise / brilliant syn
光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn
高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn
世故 shì gu sophisticated / worldly-wise syn
哲人 zhé rén wise man syn
至理名言 zhì lǐ míng yán wise saying / words of wisdom syn
明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn
明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn
益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn
练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn
识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.
老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn
事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event
智 zhì (literary) wise / wisdom syn
哲 喆 zhé wise / a sage syn
哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom)
大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time
百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise syn
好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
三位博士 sān wèi bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
事后聪明 事後聰明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it
仁者见仁，智者见智 仁者見仁，智者見智 rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom)
善策 shàn cè wise policy / best policy
大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent
智者千虑，必有一失 智者千慮，必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible
东方三博士 東方三博士 dōng fāng sān bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
横爬行 橫爬行 héng pá xíng to walk sideways / crab-wise
话到嘴边留三分 話到嘴邊留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
风水先生 風水先生 fēng shuǐ xiān sheng feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
智者小组 zhì zhě xiǎo zǔ Panel of the Wise
智囊委员会 智囊委員會 Committee of Wise Men
国际智者委员会 國際智者委員會 International Committee of the Wise
听君一席话，胜读十年书 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
拂士 bì shì attendant to the emperor / wise counselor
知人者智，自知者明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]
识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié (idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends / a wise man submits to circumstances
幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn
诸子十家 諸子十家 zhū zǐ shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn
日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn
广电总局 廣電總局 guǎng diàn zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
张志新 張志新 zhāng zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons syn
五劳七伤 五勞七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
三曹 sān cáo the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
九流 jiǔ liú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
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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