Chinese Character Dictionary

谈恋爱

tán liàn ài

to court

谈星

tán xīng

astrology

谈朋友

tán péng you

to be dating sb

谈笑自若

tán xiào zì ruò

to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened

谈笑风生

tán xiào fēng shēng

to talk cheerfully and wittily

谈虎色变

tán hŭ sè biàn

to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)

谈话

tán huà

talk

谈谈

tán tán

to discuss

谈论

tán lùn

to discuss

诿

wĕi

to shirk

诿过

wĕi guò

to put the blame on sb else

请

qĭng

to ask

请便

qĭng biàn

Please do as you wish!

请假

qĭng jià

to request leave of absence

请别见怪

qĭng bié jiàn guài

please don't be upset

请功

qĭng gōng

to request recognition for sb's merits

请勿吸烟

qĭng wù xī yān

No smoking

请勿打扰

qĭng wù dă răo

please do not disturb

请君入瓮

qĭng jūn rù wèng

lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)

请问

qĭng wèn

Excuse me, may I ask...?

请多关照

qĭng duō guān zhào

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

请安

qĭng ān

to pay respects

请客

qĭng kè

to give a dinner party

请将不如激将

qĭng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng

lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general

请帖

qĭng tiĕ

invitation card

请您回复

qĭng nín huí fù

repondez s'il vous plait

请援

qĭng yuán

to request help

请教

qĭng jiào

to ask for guidance

请柬

qĭng jiăn

invitation card

请求

qĭng qiú

request

请求宽恕

qĭng qiú kuān shù

to sue for mercy

请看

qĭng kàn

please see ...

请示

qĭng shì

to ask for instructions

请神容易送神难

qĭng shén róng yì sòng shén nán

it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away

请缨

qĭng yīng

to volunteer for military service

请罪

qĭng zuì

to apologize humbly

请调

qĭng diào

to request a transfer

请辞

qĭng cí

to ask sb to resign from a post

请进

qĭng jìn

"please come in"

请愿

qĭng yuàn

petition (for action to be taken)

请愿书

qĭng yuàn shū

petition

諌

jiàn

variant of 諫|谏[jiàn]

诤

zhèng

to admonish

诤人

zhèng rén

dwarf in legends

诤友

zhèng yŏu

a friend capable of direct admonition

诤臣

zhèng chén

official who dares speak frankly before the emperor

诤言

zhèng yán

to reprove

诤讼

zhèng sòng

to contest a lawsuit

诤谏

zhèng jiàn

to criticize frankly

诹

zōu

to choose

愆

qiān

old variant of 愆[qiān]

诼

zhuó

to complain

谅

liàng

to forgive

谅解

liàng jiĕ

to understand

諕

háo

to intimidate

论

Lún

abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yŭ], The Analects (of Confucius)

论功

lùn gōng

to evaluate the merit of sth

论及

lùn jí

to make reference to

论坛

lùn tán

forum (for discussion)

论战

lùn zhàn

to debate