Chinese Character Dictionary

百病

băi bìng

every illness

百发百中

băi fā băi zhòng

lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits

百眼巨人

băi yăn jù rén

hundred-eyed monster

百科

băi kē

universal

百科事典

băi kē shì diăn

encyclopedia

百科全书

băi kē quán shū

encyclopedia

百科词典

băi kē cí diăn

encyclopedic dictionary

百谷

băi gŭ

all the grains

百端待举

băi duān dài jŭ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)

百米赛跑

băi mĭ sài păo

100-meter dash

百粤

Băi Yuè

Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups

百总

băi zŏng

see 把總|把总[bă zŏng]

百老汇

Băi lăo huì

Broadway (New York City)

百闻不如一见

băi wén bù rú yī jiàn

seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others

百听不厌

băi tīng bù yàn

worth hearing a hundred times

百脚

băi jiăo

centipede

百般

băi bān

in hundred and one ways

百般刁难

băi bān diāo nán

to put up innumerable obstacles

百般奉承

băi bān fèng chéng

to fawn upon sb in every possible way

百般巴结

băi bān bā jié

to flatter someone in a hundred different ways

百色

Băi sè

Baise prefecture level city in Guangxi

百色地区

Băi sè dì qū

Baise prefecture in Guangxi

百色市

Băi sè shì

Baise prefecture level city in Guangxi

百花园

Băi huā yuán

Garden of Many Flowers (name)

百花奖

băi huā jiăng

Hundred flowers film prize, awarded since 1962

百花运动

Băi huā Yùn dòng

Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 196-7), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted

百花齐放

băi huā qí fàng

a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression

百花齐放，百家争鸣

băi huā qí fàng , băi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 47-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 196

百草

băi căo

all kinds of grass

百草枯

băi căo kū

paraquat

百万

băi wàn

million

百万位

băi wàn wèi

the millions place (or column) in the decimal system

百万吨

băi wàn dūn

megaton

百万吨级核武器

băi wàn dūn jí hé wŭ qì

megaton weapon

百万富翁

băi wàn fù wēng

millionaire

百万赫兹

băi wàn hè zī

megahertz (physics, electronics)

百叶窗

băi yè chuāng

shutter

百叶箱

băi yè xiāng

Stevenson screen (white box with ventilated sides, housing meteorological instruments)

百里挑一

băi lĭ tiāo yī

one in a hundred

百褶裙

băi zhĕ qún

pleated skirt

百计千方

băi jì qiān fāng

to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)

百读不厌

băi dú bù yàn

to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)

百货

băi huò

general merchandise

百货公司

băi huò gōng sī

department store

百货商店

băi huò shāng diàn

small department store

百货大楼

băi huò dà lóu

department store

百货店

băi huò diàn

bazaar

百越

Băi Yuè

Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups

百足之虫死而不僵

băi zú zhī chóng sĭ ér bù jiāng

a centipede dies but never falls down

百里香

băi lĭ xiāng

thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

百金花

băi jīn huā

Centaurium pulchellum var. altaicum

百灵

băi líng

lark

百灵鸟

băi líng niăo

skylark

百页窗

băi yè chuāng

variant of 百葉窗|百叶窗[băi yè chuāng]

百余

băi yú

a hundred or more

百香

băi xiāng

passion fruit

百香果

băi xiāng guŏ

passion fruit

百鸟朝凤

băi niăo cháo fèng

lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler

皀

bī

one grain

皁

zào

black