Chinese Character Dictionary

越南语

Yuè nán yŭ

Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt

越国

Yuè guó

Yue state

越城

Yuè chéng

Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市|绍兴市[Shào xīng shì], Zhejiang

越城区

Yuè chéng qū

Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市|绍兴市[Shào xīng shì], Zhejiang

越城岭

Yuè chéng lĭng

Yuecheng mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi

越境

yuè jìng

to cross a border (usually illegally)

越席

yuè xí

to leave one's seat

越帮越忙

yuè bāng yuè máng

to be officious

越快越好

yuè kuài yuè hăo

the faster the better

越战

Yuè zhàn

Vietnam War

越描越黑

yuè miáo yuè hēi

lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get

越文

Yuè wén

Vietnamese written language

越橘

yuè jú

cowberry

越权

yuè quán

to go beyond one's authority

越狱

yuè yù

to break out of prison

越狱犯

yuè yù fàn

escaped prisoner

越王勾践

Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

越界

yuè jiè

to cross a border

越发

yuè fā

increasingly

越礼

yuè lĭ

to overstep etiquette

越秀

Yuè xiù

Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guăng zhōu shì], Guangdong

越秀区

Yuè xiù qū

Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guăng zhōu shì], Guangdong

越级

yuè jí

to skip a grade

越职

yuè zhí

to exceed one's authority

越西

Yuè xī

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

越西县

Yuè xī xiàn

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

越轨

yuè guĭ

to run off the track

越过

yuè guò

to cross over

越野

yuè yĕ

cross country

越野赛跑

yuè yĕ sài păo

cross-country running

越野跑

yuè yĕ păo

cross country running

越野车

yuè yĕ chē

off-road vehicle

越陷越深

yuè xiàn yuè shēn

to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc)

越障

yuè zhàng

to surmount obstacles

越飞

Yuè fēi

Adolph Abramovich Joffe (1883-1927), Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China

趐

xuè

(archaic) to enter

趑

zī

to falter

趑趄

zī jū

to advance with difficulty

趑趄不前

zī jū bù qián

hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)

趑趄嗫嚅

zī jū niè rú

faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant

趒

tiáo

to jump

趔

liè

stumble

趔趄

liè qie

to stagger

赶

găn

to catch up

赶上

găn shàng

to keep up with

赶不上

găn bù shàng

can't keep up with

赶不及

găn bù jí

not enough time (to do sth)

赶来

găn lái

to rush over

赶出

găn chū

to drive away

赶到

găn dào

to hurry (to some place)

赶前不赶后

găn qián bù găn hòu

it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)

赶工

găn gōng

to work against the clock

赶往

găn wăng

to hurry to (somewhere)

赶得及

găn dé jí

there is still time (to do sth)

赶忙

găn máng

to hurry

赶快

găn kuài

at once

赶早

găn zăo

as soon as possible

赶明儿

găn míng r

(coll.) some day

赶时髦

găn shí máo

to keep up with the latest fashion

赶浪头

găn làng tou

to follow the trend