Chinese Character Dictionary

联集

lián jí

union (symbol ∪) (set theory) (Tw)

联体别墅

lián tĭ bié shù

townhouse

聪

cōng

quick at hearing

聪慧

cōng huì

bright

聪敏

cōng mĭn

quick

聪明

cōng ming

acute (of sight and hearing)

聪明伶俐

cōng ming líng lì

clever and quick-witted

聪明反被聪明误

cōng míng făn bèi cōng míng wù

a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself

聪明才智

cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

聪明绝顶

cōng ming jué dĭng

highly intelligent (idiom)

聪明过头

cōng ming guò tóu

too clever by half

聪颖

cōng yĭng

smart

聱

áo

difficult to pronounce

声

shēng

sound

声像

shēng xiàng

audio-visual

声价

shēng jià

reputation

声势

shēng shì

fame and power

声卡

shēng kă

sound card

声名

shēng míng

reputation

声名大震

shēng míng dà zhèn

to create a sensation

声名狼藉

shēng míng láng jí

to have a bad reputation

声呐

shēng nà

sonar

声嘶力竭

shēng sī lì jié

to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

声囊

shēng náng

vocal sac

声威

shēng wēi

prestige

声学

shēng xué

acoustics

声带

shēng dài

vocal cords

声张

shēng zhāng

to make public

声息

shēng xī

sound (often with negative, not a sound)

声情并茂

shēng qíng bìng mào

(of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom)

声押

shēng yā

to apply to a court for an arrest warrant

声援

shēng yuán

to support (a cause)

声旁

shēng páng

phonetic component of Chinese character

声旁字

shēng páng zì

character serving as sound value of another character

声旁错误

shēng páng cuò wù

phonological error

声明

shēng míng

statement

声明书

shēng míng shū

statement

声望

shēng wàng

popularity

声东击西

shēng dōng jī xī

to make a declaration for the east and strike to the west

声乐

shēng yuè

vocal music

声母

shēng mŭ

consonant

声气

shēng qì

voice

声波

shēng bō

sound wave

声波定位

shēng bō dìng wèi

sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar)

声浪

shēng làng

clamor

声泪俱下

shēng lèi jù xià

to shed tears while recounting sth

声称

shēng chēng

to claim

声符

shēng fú

phonetic component of a Chinese character

声纳

shēng nà

sonar (sound navigation and ranging) (loanword)

声色场所

shēng sè chăng suŏ

red-light district

声言

shēng yán

profess

声讨

shēng tăo

to denounce

声训

shēng xùn

explaining a character or word by using a homophone

声说

shēng shuō

to narrate

声调

shēng diào

tone

声调的调值

shēng diào de diào zhí

pitch of tones

声调语言

shēng diào yŭ yán

tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)

声调轮廓

shēng diào lún kuò

tone contour

声请

shēng qĭng

to make a formal request

声誉

shēng yù

reputation