Chinese Character Dictionary

双筒望远镜

shuāng tŏng wàng yuăn jìng

binoculars

双管

shuāng guăn

double-barreled

双管齐下

shuāng guăn qí xià

lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time

双节棍

shuāng jié gùn

nunchaku

双节棍道

shuāng jié gùn dào

nunchaku martial arts

双簧

shuāng huáng

a form or theatrical double act, popular since Qing times, with one player seated stage front and acting out the poem or song of the second player hidden at the back (also written 雙黄|双黄)

双簧管

shuāng huáng guăn

double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)

双绞线

shuāng jiăo xiàn

unshielded twisted pair

双翅目

shuāng chì mù

Diptera (insect order including flies)

双翼飞机

shuāng yì fēi jī

biplane

双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi

twin

双脚

shuāng jiăo

two legs

双腿

shuāng tuĭ

legs

双膝

shuāng xī

both knees

双臂

shuāng bì

arms

双台子

Shuāng tái zi

Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning

双台子区

Shuāng tái zi qū

Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning

双蕊兰

shuāng ruĭ lán

double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species

双号

shuāng hào

even number (on a ticket, house etc)

双规

shuāng guī

shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace

双亲

shuāng qīn

parents

双角犀

shuāng jiăo xī

two-horned rhinoceros

双语

shuāng yŭ

bilingual

双误

shuāng wù

double fault (in tennis)

双赢

shuāng yíng

profitable to both sides

双足

shuāng zú

two legs

双轨

shuāng guĭ

double-track

双连接站

shuāng lián jiē zhàn

dual attachment station

双周期性

shuāng zhōu qī xìng

(math.) double periodicity

双进双出

shuāng jìn shuāng chū

to be together constantly (idiom)

双辽

Shuāng liáo

Shuangliao county level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

双辽市

Shuāng liáo shì

Shuangliao county level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

双边

shuāng biān

bilateral

双边贸易

shuāng biān mào yì

bilateral trade

双重

shuāng chóng

double

双重标准

shuāng chóng biāo zhŭn

double standard

双键

shuāng jiàn

double bond (chemistry)

双链

shuāng liàn

double stranded

双链核酸

shuāng liàn hé suān

double chain nucleic acid (refer to the double helix DNA as opposed to single chain RNA 單鏈|单链[dān liàn])

双开

shuāng kāi

double expulsion (from the party and from administrative post, as a punishment for corruption)

双关

shuāng guān

pun

双关语

shuāng guān yŭ

pun

双陆棋

shuāng lù qí

backgammon

双阳

Shuāng yáng

Shuangyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin

双阳区

Shuāng yáng qū

Shuangyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin

双面

shuāng miàn

double-sided

双音节

shuāng yīn jié

bisyllable

双飞

shuāng fēi

round-trip flight

双髻鲨

shuāng jì shā

hammerhead shark

双鱼

Shuāng yú

Pisces (star sign)

双鱼座

Shuāng yú zuò

Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

双鸭山

Shuāng yā shān

Shuangyashan prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

双鸭山市

Shuāng yā shān shì

Shuangyashan prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

双龙大裂谷

Shuāng lóng dà liè gŭ

Shuanglong ravine in Mt Xiong'er national geological park 熊耳山[Xióng ĕr shān], Zaozhuang 棗莊|枣庄[Zăo zhuāng], Shandong

双龙镇

Shuāng lóng zhèn

Shuanglong town in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县[Xī xiá xiàn], Nanyang, Henan

雚

guàn

(archaic) stork

雏

chú

chick

雏儿

chú ér

newly hatched bird

雏型

chú xíng

model

雏妓

chú jì

prostitution of children