Chinese Character Dictionary

百合

băi hé

lily

百合子

Băi hé zi

Yuriko, Japanese female given name, translates Christian name Lily

百合科

băi hé kē

Liliaceae

百合花

băi hé huā

lily

百合花饰

băi hé huā shì

fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)

百善孝为先

băi shàn xiào wéi xiān

of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

百团大战

Băi tuán Dà zhàn

Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists

百姓

băi xìng

common people

百姿千态

băi zī qiān tài

in different poses and with different expressions

百威

Băi wēi

Budweiser (beer)

百威啤酒

Băi wēi pí jiŭ

Budweiser beer

百孔千疮

băi kŏng qiān chuāng

riddled with gaping wounds

百家

băi jiā

many schools of thought

百家姓

Băi jiā xìng

The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames

百家乐

Băi jiā lè

Baccarat (loanword)

百家争鸣

băi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 47-221 BC

百宝箱

băi băo xiāng

treasure chest

百尺竿头

băi chĭ gān tóu

to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)

百尺竿头，更尽一步

băi chĭ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù

lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do

百川归海

băi chuān guī hăi

all things tend in one direction (idiom)

百帕

băi pà

hecto-Pascal (hpa), unit of atmospheric pressure

百年

băi nián

hundred years

百年不遇

băi nián bù yù

only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)

百年大计

băi nián dà jì

a project of vital and lasting importance

百年树人

băi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

百几个

băi jĭ gè

more than a hundred

百度

Băi dù

Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999

百度币

Băi dù bì

virtual currency created by Baidu for use on its websites (coin.baidu.com)

百度百科

Băi dù Băi kē

Baidu online encyclopedia

百度知道

Băi dù zhī dao

Baidu’s online Q & A forum, zhidao.baidu.com

百废俱兴

băi fèi jù xīng

all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)

百废具兴

băi fèi jù xīng

variant of 百廢俱興|百废俱兴[băi fèi jù xīng]

百废待兴

băi fèi dài xīng

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

百废待举

băi fèi dài jŭ

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

百弊丛生

băi bì cóng shēng

All the ill effects appear. (idiom)

百强

băi qiáng

top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)

百忙

băi máng

busy schedule

百思不解

băi sī bù jiĕ

to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times

百思买

Băi sī măi

Best Buy (retailer)

百感交集

băi găn jiāo jí

all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart

百慕大

Băi mù dà

Bermuda

百慕大三角

Băi mù dà sān jiăo

Bermuda Triangle

百慕达

Băi mù dá

Bermuda (Tw)

百战不殆

băi zhàn bù dài

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zĭ Bīng fă]); to win every fight

百战百胜

băi zhàn băi shèng

to emerge victorious in every battle

百折不回

băi zhé bù huí

see 百折不撓|百折不挠[băi zhé bù náo]

百折不挠

băi zhé bù náo

to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)

百日咳

băi rì ké

whooping cough

百日维新

Băi rì Wéi xīn

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

百果

băi guŏ

all kinds of fruits

百乐餐

băi lè cān

potluck meal

百步穿杨

băi bù chuān yáng

to shoot with great precision (idiom)

百岁老人

băi suì lăo rén

centenarian

百济

Băi jì

Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms

百无一失

băi wú yī shī

no danger of anything going wrong

百无禁忌

băi wú jìn jì

all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes

百无聊赖

băi wú liáo lài

bored to death (idiom)

百炼成钢

băi liàn chéng gāng

to be tempered into a steel

百物

băi wù

all things

百兽

băi shòu

all creatures