Chinese Character Dictionary

画儿

huà r

picture

画册

huà cè

picture album

画卷

huà juăn

picture scroll

画圆

huà yuán

to draw a circle

画图

huà tú

to draw designs, maps etc

画地为牢

huà dì wéi láo

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)

画地为狱

huà dì wéi yù

see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[huà dì wéi láo]

画地自限

huà dì zì xiàn

lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)

画报

huà bào

pictorial (magazine)

画坛

huà tán

painting world

画室

huà shì

artist's studio

画家

huà jiā

painter

画展

huà zhăn

art exhibition

画布

huà bù

canvas (artist's painting surface)

画幅

huà fú

painting

画廊

huà láng

gallery

画押

huà yā

to sign

画插图者

huà chā tú zhĕ

illustrator

画架

huà jià

easel

画框

huà kuàng

picture frame

画毡

huà zhān

felt desk pad for calligraphy

画法

huà fă

painting technique

画法几何

huà fă jĭ hé

descriptive Geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)

画皮

huà pí

painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)

画眉鸟

huà méi niăo

Chinese Huamei

画笔

huà bĭ

painting brush

画荻教子

huà dí jiào zĭ

to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)

画虎类犬

huà hŭ lèi quăn

drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition

画蛇添足

huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous

画轴

huà zhóu

character scroll

画面

huà miàn

scene

画饼充饥

huà bĭng chōng jī

lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake

画龙点睛

huà lóng diăn jīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch

畲

Shē

She ethnic group

畲族

Shē zú

She ethnic group

畲乡

yú xiāng

fields and villages

亩

mŭ

old variant of 畝|亩[mŭ]

畯

jùn

overseer

异

yì

different

异丁烷

yì dīng wán

isobutane

异丁苯丙酸

Yì dīng bĕn bĭng suān

Ibuprofen or Nurofen

异丙醇

yì bĭng chún

isopropanol

异乎寻常

yì hū xún cháng

unusual

异事

yì shì

sth else

异亮氨酸

yì liàng ān suān

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

异人

yì rén

eccentric

异像

yì xiàng

extraordinary image

异化

yì huà

alienation (philosophy)

异化作用

yì huà zuò yòng

catabolism (biology)

异卵

yì luăn

(of twins) fraternal

异卵双胞胎

yì luăn shuāng bāo tāi

fraternal twins

异口同声

yì kŏu tóng shēng

different mouths, same voice

异同

yì tóng

comparison

异咯嗪

yì gē qín

isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)

异国

yì guó

exotic

异国他乡

yì guó tā xiāng

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

异地

yì dì

different place

异地恋

yì dì liàn

long-distance romance

异域

yì yù

foreign country

异己

yì jĭ

dissident