Chinese Character Dictionary

窝阔台

Wō kuò tái

Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan

窝阔台汗

Wō kuò tái hán

Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan

洼

wā

depression

洼地

wā dì

depression

窬

yú

hole in a wall

穷

qióng

exhausted

穷二代

qióng èr dài

those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s

穷人

qióng rén

poor people

穷光蛋

qióng guāng dàn

poor wretch

穷兵黩武

qióng bīng dú wŭ

to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)

穷匮

qióng kuì

to be short of sth

穷困

qióng kùn

destitute

穷国

qióng guó

poor country

穷奢极侈

qióng shē jí chĭ

extravagant in the extreme (idiom)

穷奢极欲

qióng shē jí yù

to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

穷寇

qióng kòu

cornered enemy

穷山恶水

qióng shān è shuĭ

barren hills and treacherous rapids (idiom); inhospitable natural environment

穷愁

qióng chóu

destitute

穷愁潦倒

qióng chóu liáo dăo

destitute and troubled

穷于应付

qióng yú yìng fù

to struggle to cope (with a situation)

穷棒子

qióng bàng zi

poor but spirited person

穷当益坚

qióng dāng yì jiān

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined

穷尽

qióng jìn

end

穷竭

qióng jié

to exhaust

穷竭法

qióng jié fă

Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)

穷结

Qióng jié

variant of 瓊結|琼结[Qióng jié], Qonggyai county, Tibetan: 'Phyongs rgyas, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān nán dì qū], Tibet

穷结县

Qióng jié xiàn

variant of 瓊結縣|琼结县[Qióng jié xiàn], Qonggyai county, Tibetan: 'Phyongs rgyas rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān nán dì qū], Tibet

穷苦

qióng kŭ

impoverished

穷蹙

qióng cù

hard-up

穷追

qióng zhuī

to go in hot pursuit

穷途末路

qióng tú mò lù

lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse

穷乡僻壤

qióng xiāng pì răng

a remote and desolate place

穷酸相

qióng suān xiàng

wretched look

穷饿

qióng è

exhausted and hungry

穷鼠啮狸

qióng shŭ niè lí

a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

窑

yáo

kiln

窑场

yáo chăng

brick kiln

窑姐

yáo jiĕ

(dialect) prostitute

窑姐儿

yáo jiĕ r

erhua variant of 窯姐|窑姐[yáo jiĕ]

窑子

yáo zi

(old) low-grade brothel

窑洞

yáo dòng

yaodong (dugout used as shelter)

窑

yáo

variant of 窯|窑[yáo]

窳

yŭ

bad

窴

tián

fill in

窵

diào

deep

窭

jù

poor

窸

xī

disturbing noises

窸窣

xī sù

a rustling noise

窥

kuī

to peep

窥探

kuī tàn

to pry into or spy on

窥望

kuī wàng

to peep

窥视

kuī shì

to peep at

窥豹

kuī bào

lit. to see one spot on a leopard

窥豹一斑

kuī bào yī bān

lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view

窗

chuāng

variant of 窗[chuāng]

窾

cuàn

to conceal

窿

lóng

cavity

竁

cuì

dig a hole

竃

zào

variant of 灶, kitchen stove

窜

cuàn

to flee