Chinese Character Dictionary

笔顺

bĭ shùn

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

笔头

bĭ tóu

ability to write

筇

qióng

species of bamboo

筈

guā

arrow end

等

dĕng

class

等一下

dĕng yī xià

to wait a moment

等一下儿

dĕng yī xià r

erhua variant of 等一下[dĕng yī xià]

等一会

dĕng yī huì

Wait a moment!

等一会儿

dĕng yī huì r

erhua variant of 等一會|等一会[dĕng yī huì]

等一等

dĕng yī dĕng

wait a moment

等不及

dĕng bù jí

can't wait

等位基因

dĕng wèi jī yīn

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

等候

dĕng hòu

to wait

等值

dĕng zhí

of equal value

等价

dĕng jià

equal

等价关系

dĕng jià guān xì

equivalence relation (math.)

等分

dĕng fēn

division into equal parts

等到

dĕng dào

to wait until

等同

dĕng tóng

to equate

等周

dĕng zhōu

isoperimetric

等周不等式

dĕng zhōu bù dĕng shì

the isoperimetric inequality

等因奉此

dĕng yīn fèng cĭ

to be an expert at paperwork (but have no real abilities) (idiom)

等压

dĕng yā

constant pressure

等压线

dĕng yā xiàn

isobar (line of equal pressure)

等差

dĕng chā

degree of disparity

等差数列

dĕng chā shù liè

arithmetic progression

等差级数

dĕng chā jí shù

arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)

等式

dĕng shì

an equality

等待

dĕng dài

to wait

等效百万吨当量

dĕng xiào băi wàn dūn dāng liàng

equivalent megatonnage (EMT)

等于

dĕng yú

to equal

等比数列

dĕng bĭ shù liè

geometric progression

等比级数

dĕng bĭ jí shù

geometric series (such as 1+2+4+8+...)

等温

dĕng wēn

constant temperature

等熵线

dĕng shāng xiàn

isentropic curve (physics})

等第

dĕng dì

level

等等

dĕng dĕng

etcetera

等级

dĕng jí

grade

等级制度

dĕng jí zhì dù

hierarchy

等而下之

dĕng ér xià zhī

going from there to lower grades (idiom)

等腰三角形

dĕng yāo sān jiăo xíng

isosceles triangle

等着瞧

dĕng zhe qiáo

wait and see (who is right)

等号

dĕng hào

(math.) equals sign =

等变压线

dĕng biàn yā xiàn

isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)

等距

dĕng jù

equidistant

等轴晶系

dĕng zhóu jīng xì

cubical system (crystallography)

等边三角形

dĕng biān sān jiăo xíng

equilateral triangle

等离子体

dĕng lí zĭ tĭ

plasma (physics)

等额比基金

dĕng é bĭ jī jīn

equality ration fund, a charitable investment fund that can be drawn down in proportion to further donations

筊

jiăo

bamboo rope

筊杯

jiăo bēi

see 杯珓[bēi jiào]

筋

jīn

muscle

筋斗

jīn dŏu

to tumble

筋斗云

jīn dŏu yún

Sun Wukong's magical cloud

筋疲力尽

jīn pí lì jìn

body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired

筋节

jīn jié

lit. muscles and joints

筋络

jīn luò

tendons and muscles

筋骨

jīn gŭ

muscles and bones

筌

quán

bamboo fish trap

笋

sŭn

bamboo shoot