"to touch" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
dòng v. (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb syn
联系 聯繫 lián xì v. connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch syn
gǎn suff. to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~ syn
接触 接觸 jiē chù v. to touch / to contact / access / in touch with syn
动手 動手 dòng shǒu v. to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch syn
感动 感動 gǎn dòng adj., v. to move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally) / moving syn
zháo v. to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn
pèng v. to touch / to meet with / to bump syn
v. to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract syn
触摸 觸摸 chù mō v. to touch syn
触动 觸動 chù dòng v. to touch / to stir up (trouble or emotions) / to move (sb's emotions or worry) syn
触及 觸及 chù jí to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) / to touch on (a topic) syn
碰触 碰觸 pèng chù to touch
触碰 觸碰 chù pèng to touch / (fig.) to touch on (a matter)
zhān v. to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch syn
chù to touch / to make contact with sth / to stir up sb's emotions syn
聯系 lián xì connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch / variant of 聯繫|联系, connection / contact / relation / in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch
触击 觸擊 chù jī to touch / to tap / to contact / (baseball) to bunt
点触 點觸 diǎn chù to tap / to touch (a touchscreen)
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
diǎn m.w., n., v. point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn
联络 聯絡 lián luò v. to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection syn
涉及 shè jí v. to involve / to relate to / to concern / to touch upon syn
着陆 著陸 zhuó lù landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down
接头 接頭 jiē tóu connector / joint / coupling / (coll.) to contact / to get in touch with / to have knowledge of / to be familiar with syn
惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn adj. perilous / touch-and-go / nerve-racking / suspenseful syn
高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng set up on high (idiom) / not in touch with reality / aloof and remote
修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn
失散 shī sàn to lose touch with / missing / scattered / separated from
人情味 rén qíng wèi human warmth / friendliness / human touch
锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
触觉 觸覺 chù jué n. sense of touch / tactile sensation
略带 略帶 lüè dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of syn
接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange syn
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn
脱钩 脫鉤 tuō gōu to cut ties / to disconnect / out of touch syn
笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
落枕 lào zhěn to have a stiff neck after sleeping / (of the head) to touch the pillow
凤仙花 鳳仙花 fèng xiān huā balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie syn
苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn
点染 點染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting) syn
未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
触感 觸感 chù gǎn tactile sensation / touch / feel
连络 連絡 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection / variant of 聯絡|联络[lian2 luo4]
摸不着 摸不著 mō bu zháo can't touch / can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
触点 觸點 chù diǎn touch point
亲民 親民 qīn mín in touch with the people / sensitive to people's needs
点睛 點睛 diǎn jīng to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛[hua4 long2 dian3 jing1])
盲打 máng dǎ to touch-type
男女授受不亲 男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
软柿子 軟柿子 ruǎn shì zi (coll.) pushover / soft touch
to anchor / touch at / to moor syn
miáo to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up syn
点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
点金术 點金術 diǎn jīn shù Midas touch / golden touch
盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees syn
摸吧 mō bā touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn
合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom) / to proceed blindly
众盲摸象 眾盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
闭目塞听 閉目塞聽 bì mù sè tīng to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears / out of touch with reality / to bury one's head in the sand syn
保持联系 保持聯繫 bǎo chí lián xì to keep in touch / to stay in contact
哪壶不开提哪壶 哪壺不開提哪壺 nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) / to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point
摸象 mō xiàng to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
整妆 整妝 zhěng zhuāng to touch up one's makeup / same as 整裝|整装 / to get ready (for a journey)
沾唇 zhān chún to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
滴酒不沾 dī jiǔ bù zhān never to touch a drop of alcohol
瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees syn
稽颡 稽顙 jī sǎng kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor)
着地 著地 zháo dì to land / to touch the ground / also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
触控萤幕 觸控螢幕 chù kòng yíng mù touchscreen / touch panel
话里套话 話裡套話 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
点到即止 點到即止 diǎn dào jí zhǐ to touch on sth and leave it there / to take care not to overdo sth
点厾 點厾 diǎn dū to touch up a painting
触摸屏投票机 觸摸屏投票機 touch-screen voting machine
diǎn to touch briefly / to tap / to mark with a dot / to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc) / to select / to mention / to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at / to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc) / to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement / to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point / dot / spot / speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount / a bit / (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts / see 點|点[dian3]
diǎn to touch briefly / to tap / to mark with a dot / to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc) / to select / to mention / to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at / to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc) / to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement / to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point / dot / spot / speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount / a bit / (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts / variant of 點|点[dian3]
愈描愈黑 yù miáo yù hēi lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get / fig. to only make matters worse / see 越描越黑[yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1]
越描越黑 yuè miáo yuè hēi lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get / fig. to only make matters worse
魔鬼粘 mó guǐ zhān (Tw) Velcro fastener / touch fastener
接地气 接地氣 jiē dì qì in touch with the common people / down-to-earth
多点触控 多點觸控 duō diǎn chù kòng multi-touch (computing)
稽颡 稽顙 qǐ sǎng to kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor)
手贱 手賤 shǒu jiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
小不忍则乱大谋 小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
魔鬼毡 魔鬼氈 mó guǐ zhān (Tw) Velcro fastener / touch fastener
手欠 shǒu qiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
奶拽 nǎi zhuǎi (slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger
摸得着 摸得著 mō de zháo to be able to touch / tangible syn
戳痛点 戳痛點 chuō tòng diǎn to touch a nerve
高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng (idiom) situated high / aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote / situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
吹弹得破 吹彈得破 chuī tán dé pò (idiom) Describes facial skin so smooth and delicate that it seems a breath or a slight touch could make it burst.
抚心自问 撫心自問 fǔ xīn zì wèn (idiom) To touch one’s chest and question oneself. It expresses self-examination and introspection.
掎裳连袂 掎裳連袂 jǐ cháng lián mèi (idiom) Skirts catch on skirts and sleeves touch sleeves. Describes a large, tightly packed crowd.
接踵比肩 jiē zhǒng bǐ jiān (idiom) Heels touch and shoulders brush against one another. It describes a very large crowd moving along continuously.
镜里观花 jìng lǐ guān huā (idiom) To see something without being able to obtain or touch it. It describes an object or goal that remains out of reach despite being visible.
搔头摸耳 搔頭摸耳 sāo tóu mō ěr (idiom) To scratch one’s head and touch one’s ears / to describe an anxious person who cannot think of a solution for the moment.
上不属天,下不着地 shàng bù shǔ tiān,xià bù zháo dì (idiom) To touch neither heaven above nor earth below. It describes talk that has no bearing on the matter or a situation with no firm basis or outcome.
久违謦欬 久違謦欬 jiǔ wén qǐng kài (idiom) Not to have heard someone's voice and lively conversation for a long time / by extension, not to have been in touch with someone for a long time.
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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