Chinese Character Dictionary

赔笑

péi xiào

to smile apologetically or obsequiously

赔罪

péi zuì

to apologize

赔钱

péi qián

to lose money

赓

gēng

to continue (as a song)

贤

xián

worthy or virtuous person

贤人

xián rén

great person of the past

贤内助

xián nèi zhù

(said of sb else's wife) a good wife

贤劳

xián láo

diligent

贤士

xián shì

virtuous person

贤妻良母

xián qī liáng mŭ

a good wife and loving mother

贤弟

xián dì

worthy little brother

贤惠

xián huì

chaste

贤慧

xián huì

variant of 賢惠|贤惠[xián huì]

贤才

xián cái

a genius

贤明

xián míng

wise and capable

贤淑

xián shū

(of a woman) virtuous

贤淑仁慈

xián shū rén cí

a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)

贤王

xián wáng

sage kings

贤相

xián xiàng

sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)

贤能

xián néng

sage

贤良

xián liáng

(of a man) able and virtuous

贤达

xián dá

prominent and worthy personage

卖

mài

to sell

卖主

mài zhŭ

seller

卖傻

mài shă

to play stupid

卖光了

mài guāng le

to be sold out

卖出

mài chū

to sell

卖力

mài lì

to really put out energy for

卖卜

mài bŭ

to do trade as a fortune teller

卖命

mài mìng

to throw one's life in for

卖国

mài guó

to sell one's country

卖国主义

mài guó zhŭ yì

treason

卖国贼

mài guó zéi

traitor

卖完

mài wán

to be sold out

卖座

mài zuò

(of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences

卖弄

mài nong

to show off

卖掉

mài diào

to sell off

卖方

mài fāng

seller (in contracts)

卖春

mài chūn

to engage in prostitution

卖本事

mài bĕn shì

to flaunt a skill

卖淫

mài yín

prostitution

卖炭翁

mài tàn wēng

the old charcoal seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易

卖相

mài xiàng

outward appearance

卖破绽

mài pò zhàn

to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)

卖空

mài kōng

to sell short

卖肉

mài ròu

butcher

卖肉者

mài ròu zhĕ

butcher

卖苦力

mài kŭ lì

to make a hard living as unskilled laborer

卖萌

mài méng

to act cute

卖身

mài shēn

to prostitute oneself

卖关子

mài guān zi

to do sth reluctantly

卖关节

mài guān jié

to solicit a bribe

卖面子

mài miàn zi

to obsequiously bequeath favors on behalf of another

卖风流

mài fēng liú

to exert flirtatious allure

卖点

mài diăn

selling point

贱

jiàn

inexpensive

贱人

jiàn rén

slut

贱内

jiàn nèi

my wife (humble)

贱格

jiàn gé

despicable

贱民

jiàn mín

social stratum below the level of ordinary people