Chinese Character Dictionary

良民

liáng mín

good people

良渚

Liáng zhŭ

Liangzhu (c. 3400-220 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta

良渚文化

Liáng zhŭ wén huà

Liangzhu (c. 3400-220 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta

良港

liáng găng

good harbor

良田

liáng tián

good agricultural land

良知

liáng zhī

innate sense of right and wrong

良知良能

liáng zhī liáng néng

instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong

良禽择木

liáng qín zé mù

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

良禽择木而栖

liáng qín zé mù ér qī

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

良种

liáng zhŏng

improved type

良种繁育

liáng zhŏng fán yù

stock breeding (biology)

良策

liáng cè

good plan

良缘

liáng yuán

good karma

良苦用心

liáng kŭ yòng xīn

to ponder earnestly

良莠不齐

liáng yŏu bù qí

good and bad people intermingled

良药

liáng yào

good medicine

良药苦口

liáng yào kŭ kŏu

good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

良辰吉日

liáng chén jí rì

fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

良辰美景

liáng chén mĕi jĭng

fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely

良乡

Liáng xiāng

Liangxiang town in Beijing municipality

良医

liáng yī

good doctor

良马

liáng mă

good horse

艰

jiān

difficult

艰巨

jiān jù

arduous

艰巨性

jiān jù xìng

arduousness

艰深

jiān shēn

abstruse

艰深晦涩

jiān shēn huì sè

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

艰苦

jiān kŭ

difficult

艰苦奋斗

jiān kŭ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

艰苦朴素

jiān kŭ pŭ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

艰辛

jiān xīn

hardships

艰险

jiān xiăn

difficult and dangerous

艰难

jiān nán

difficult

艰难险阻

jiān nán xiăn zŭ

untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)

色

sè

color

色令智昏

sè lìng zhì hūn

to lose one's head over lust

色光

sè guāng

colored light

色厉内荏

sè lì nèi rĕn

lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart

色厉词严

sè lì cí yán

severe in both looks and speech (idiom)

色友

sè yŏu

photography enthusiast

色当

Sè dāng

Sedan (French town)

色域

sè yù

color gamut

色夷

sè yí

smiling genially

色子

shăi zi

dice (used in gambling)

色字头上一把刀

sè zì tóu shàng yī bă dāo

lit. there is a knife above the character for lust

色度

sè dù

saturation (color theory)

色彩

sè căi

tint

色彩缤纷

sè căi bīn fēn

see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wŭ căi bīn fēn]

色情

sè qíng

erotic

色情作品

sè qíng zuò pĭn

porn

色情小说

sè qíng xiăo shuō

pornographic novel

色情业

sè qíng yè

porn business

色情片

sè qíng piàn

pornographic film

色情狂

sè qíng kuáng

mad about sex

色欲

sè yù

sexual desire

色拉

sè lā

salad (loanword)

色拉寺

Sè lā sì

Sera monastery near Lhasa, Tibet

色拉油

sè lā yóu

salad oil

色拉酱

sè lā jiàng

salad dressing

色斑

sè bān

stain