"second-hand book" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
次 cì m.w., adj. next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn
一边 一邊 yī biān adv. one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn
右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn
手头 手頭 shǒu tóu n. on hand / at hand / one's financial situation syn
左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn
举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)
伸手 shēn shǒu v. to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn
携手 攜手 xié shǒu v. hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate syn
二手 èr shǒu adj. indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant
递交 遞交 dì jiāo v. to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before syn
手边 手邊 shǒu biān on hand / at hand syn
二等 èr děng second class / second-rate
二流 èr liú second-rate / second-tier syn
交手 jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand syn
旧货 舊貨 jiù huò second-hand goods / used items for sale syn
徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing)
手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) syn
二手货 二手貨 èr shǒu huò second-hand goods / used goods
时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand
二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē second-hand car
书评 書評 shū píng book review / book notice
手拉手 shǒu lā shǒu to join hands / hand in hand syn
肉搏 ròu bó to fight hand-to-hand syn
手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn
杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn
次于 次於 cì yú second after / second only to syn
反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
齐头并进 齊頭並進 qí tóu bìng jìn to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand syn
读后感 讀後感 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review
全书 全書 quán shū entire book / unabridged book
古书 古書 gǔ shū ancient book / old book syn
短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn
中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand
肉搏战 肉搏戰 ròu bó zhàn hand-to-hand combat
秒针 秒針 miǎo zhēn second hand (of a clock)
摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms syn
里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn
二世 èr shì the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
孟子 mèng zǐ Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn
二副 èr fù second officer (of ship) / second mate
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
书皮 書皮 shū pí book cover / book jacket syn
第二次 dì èr cì the second time / second / number two
二手房 èr shǒu fáng second-hand house / house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
电子书 電子書 diàn zi shū electronic book / e-book / e-book reader
传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation)
手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn
援手 yuán shǒu assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand syn
缴交 繳交 jiǎo jiāo to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc)
手牵手 手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand
诗书 詩書 shī shū the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
成书 成書 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation
护手霜 護手霜 hù shǒu shuāng hand cream / hand lotion
旧货市场 舊貨市場 jiù huò shì chǎng sale of second-hand goods / flea market
五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal) syn
伪书 偽書 wěi shū forged book / book of dubious authenticity / misattributed book / Apocrypha
出埃及记 出埃及記 chū āi jí jì Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses
秒 miǎo m.w. second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly
掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn
簿 bù a book / a register / account-book syn
乙 yǐ n. second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
缴 繳 jiǎo v. to hand in / to hand over / to pay / to capture (weapons) / to seize syn
仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers syn
卦 guà divinatory diagram / one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
手不释卷 手不釋卷 shǒu bù shì juàn lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking syn
十三经 十三經 shí sān jīng the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] syn
白刃战 白刃戰 bái rèn zhàn hand-to-hand fighting
下 xià n., v., m.w. down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
从 從 zòng second cousin syn
回 逥 huí v., m.w. to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to revolve syn
开 開 kāi v. to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn
行 háng n., m.w. row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn
手 shǒu n. hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn
定 dìng v. to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely syn
身上 shēn shang on the body / at hand / among syn
书 書 shū n. book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write syn
第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn
帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng v. to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn
提 tí v. to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn
身边 身邊 shēn biān n. at one's side / on hand
交 jiāo v., n. to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn
亲 親 qīn adj., v. parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn
亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn
住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand syn
交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give / to deliver / to hand over syn
手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands
好看 hǎo kàn adj. good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation syn
放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn
经 經 jīng v. classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] syn
手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn
下手 xià shǒu v. to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn
预约 預約 yù yuē v. booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment syn
读书 讀書 dú shū v. to read a book / to study / to attend school syn
见识 見識 jiàn shi v., n. to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn
八卦 bā guà n., adj. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / gossip / gossipy
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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