"Taiwan pr. [xia2]" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
xié (bound form) to clasp under the arm / (bound form) to coerce / (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc) / Taiwan pr. [xia2] syn
xiā to sip / to drink / Taiwan pr. [xia2] syn
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
三峡 三峽 sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
长江三峡 長江三峽 cháng jiāng sān xiá Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
xiá narrow / narrow-minded / gorge / variant of 狹|狭[xia2] / variant of 峽|峡[xia2]
cóng prep., adv. from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn
zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if syn
噶玛兰 噶瑪蘭 gá mǎ lán Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰[Yi2 lan2] County, Taiwan / Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor / old variant of 從|从[cong2]
流球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan / variant of 琉球[Liu2 qiu2], Ryūkyū, e.g. the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan
zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if / old variant of 縱|纵[zong4]
徐霞客 xú xiá kè Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記|徐霞客游记[Xu2 Xia2 ke4 You2 ji4]
巫峡 巫峽 wū xiá Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]
瞿塘峡 瞿塘峽 qū táng xiá Qutang Gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4], the upper of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]
西陵峡 西陵峽 xī líng xiá Xiling Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]
xiá linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) (variant of 轄|辖[xia2])
xiá linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) / (bound form) to govern / to have jurisdiction over / variant of 轄|辖[xia2]
窄狭 窄狹 zhǎi xiá narrow / see 狹窄|狭窄[xia2 zhai3]
徐霞客游记 徐霞客遊記 xú xiá kè yóu jì Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by 徐霞客[Xu2 Xia2 ke4] on geology, geography, plants etc
瞿塘峡 瞿塘峽 qú táng xiá Qutang Gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4], the upper of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]
海峡两岸关系协会 海峽兩岸關係協會 hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
海协会 海協會 hǎi xié huì Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) / abbr. for 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[Hai3 xia2 Liang3 an4 Guan1 xi5 Xie2 hui4]
xiá boat / Taiwan pr. [jia3]
台湾海峡 台灣海峽 tái wān hǎi xiá Taiwan Strait
台湾海峡隧道工程 台灣海峽隧道工程 tái wān hǎi xiá suì dào gōng chéng Taiwan
三峡镇 三峽鎮 sān xiá zhèn Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
巴士海峡 巴士海峽 bā shì hǎi xiá Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan
陈云林 陳雲林 chén yún lín Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[Hai3 xia2 Liang3 an4 Guan1 xi5 Xie2 hui4] (2008-2013)
吕宋海峡 呂宋海峽 lǚ sòng hǎi xiá Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)
台湾 臺灣 tái wān Taiwan
台独 臺獨 tái dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
台海 臺海 tái hǎi Taiwan Strait / abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
琉球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
tīng v. to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn
gòng to lay (sacrificial offerings) / (bound form) offerings / to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) / confession / statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) syn
台胞证 台胞證 tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4]
wàn to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment / Taiwan pr. [wan4] syn
liù stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc) / Taiwan pr. [lu4 du2] / Taiwan pr. [lu4]
trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] / Taiwan pr. [le4] / used in 垃圾[la1 ji1]
trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] / Taiwan pr. [se4] / used in 垃圾[la1 ji1]
zuó to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] / used in 琢磨[zuo2mo5] syn
tún wonton / Chinese ravioli (served in soup) / Taiwan pr. [hun2dun5] / Taiwan pr. [dun4] / used in 餛飩|馄饨[hun2tun5]
dirty / filthy / awkward / disgusting / nauseating / Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1] / Taiwan pr. [zang1] / see 腌臢|腌臜[a1 za1]
tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / Japanese variant of 聽|听[ting1]
lāo a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3]
中山 zhōng shān Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] / Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning / Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan / Nakayama (Japanese surname) / Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党 / Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang / see 中山市[Zhong1shan1 Shi4] / see 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1shan1]
中山区 中山區 zhōng shān qū Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning / Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
中华台北 中華臺北 zhōng huá tái běi Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
信义区 信義區 xìn yì qū Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
北县 北縣 běi xiàn Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4]) / abbr. for 台北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 Xian4], Taipei County in north Taiwan
去台 去臺 qù tái to go to Taiwan / refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
台灣 tái wān Taiwan / variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
大安 dà ān Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Da'an, county-level city in Baicheng 白城[Bai2 cheng2], Jilin
大安区 大安區 dà ān qū Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Da'an District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan / Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
太鲁阁 太魯閣 tài lǔ gé Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], Taiwan / Taroko ethnic group Taiwan
tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / variant of 聽|听[ting1]
本省人 běn shěng rén people of this province / (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2] / character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2]
fān sail / Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas / to gallop / Taiwan pr. [fan2] / erroneous variant of 帆[fan1]
台湾鹪鹛 臺灣鷦鶥 tái wān jiāo méi (bird species of China) Taiwan cupwing / Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
美丽岛事件 美麗島事件 měi lì dǎo shì jiàn Kaohsiung Incident (aka Formosa Incident), a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Taiwan's martial law period
Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2] / Taiwan pr. [na2] / used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] syn
bào to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1] / Taiwan pr. [pu4] / used in 曝光[bao4guang1] syn
高接梨 gāo jiē lí (Tw) high-grafted pear (a variety of Asian pear grown in Taiwan, produced by grafting scions from high-altitude or high-latitude regions onto local rootstocks, adapting them to Taiwan's subtropical climate)
武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá n. martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) / knight-errant syn
侠客 俠客 xiá kè chivalrous person / knight-errant syn
管辖 管轄 guǎn xiá v. to administer / to have jurisdiction (over) syn
直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì n. municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
武侠小说 武俠小說 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel
游侠 遊俠 yóu xiá knight-errant syn
海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá n. strait / channel
狭窄 狹窄 xiá zhǎi adj. narrow syn
峡谷 峽谷 xiá gǔ n. canyon / gill / ravine syn
无暇 無暇 wú xiá too busy / to have no time for / fully occupied syn
瑕疵 xiá cī n. blemish / flaw / defect syn
辖区 轄區 xiá qū n. administrative region syn
狭小 狹小 xiá xiǎo adj. narrow syn
遐想 xiá xiǎng reverie / daydream / to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts
神雕侠侣 神鵰俠侶 shén diāo xiá lǚ "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (1959-61 wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1])
闲暇 閒暇 xián xiá leisure syn
狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài adj. (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn
蜘蛛侠 蜘蛛俠 zhī zhū xiá Spider-Man, comic book superhero
晚霞 wǎn xiá n. sunset glow / sunset clouds / afterglow
无瑕 無瑕 wú xiá faultless / perfect syn
大峡谷 大峽谷 dà xiá gǔ great valley / Grand Canyon of Colorado River
侠义 俠義 xiá yì chivalrous / chivalry / knight-errantry syn
狭义 狹義 xiá yì n. narrow sense / restricted sense
霞光 xiá guāng multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset
狭长 狹長 xiá cháng long and narrow syn
狡黠 jiǎo xiá crafty / astute syn
市辖区 市轄區 shì xiá qū city district (county-level administrative unit)
下辖 下轄 xià xiá to administer / to have jurisdiction over
管辖权 管轄權 guǎn xiá quán jurisdiction
彩霞 cǎi xiá clouds tinged with sunset hues syn
遐迩 遐邇 xiá ěr near and far / far and wide
三峡大坝 三峽大壩 sān xiá dà bà Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
目不暇接 mù bù xiá jiē lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) / a feast for the eyes syn
豪侠 豪俠 háo xiá brave and chivalrous syn
匣子 xiá zi small box 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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