Chinese Character Dictionary

非递推

fēi dì tuī

nonrecursive

非遗传多型性

fēi yí chuán duō xíng xìng

polyphenism

非都会郡

fēi dū huì jùn

non-metropolitan county (England)

非金属

fēi jīn shŭ

nonmetal (chemistry)

非金属元素

fēi jīn shŭ yuán sù

nonmetal (chemistry)

非阿贝尔

fēi ā bèi ĕr

(math.) non-abelian

非难

fēi nàn

reproof

非零

fēi líng

nonzero

非音

fēi yīn

(ling) unstressed (syllable)

非预谋

fēi yù móu

unpremeditated

非驴非马

fēi lu:2 fēi mă

neither fish nor fowl

非高峰

fēi gāo fēng

off-peak

非党

fēi dăng

non-party

非党人士

fēi dăng rén shì

non-party member

靠

kào

to lean against or on

靠不住

kào bu zhù

unreliable

靠山

kào shān

patron

靠山吃山，靠水吃水

kào shān chī shān , kào shuĭ chī shuĭ

lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)

靠岸

kào àn

(of a boat) to reach the shore

靠得住

kào de zhù

reliable

靠拢

kào lŏng

to draw close to

靠窗

kào chuāng

by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)

靠窗座位

kào chuāng zuò wèi

window seat

靠背椅

kào bèi yĭ

high-back chair

靠谱

kào pŭ

reliable

靠走廊

kào zŏu láng

next to the aisle

靠走道

kào zŏu dào

on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)

靠近

kào jìn

near

靠边

kào biān

to keep to the side

靡

mí

wasted

靡不有初，鲜克有终

mĭ bù yŏu chū , xiăn kè yŏu zhōng

almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle

靡有孑遗

mĭ yŏu jié yí

all dead and no survivors

靡烂

mí làn

rotting

靡费

mí fèi

to waste

靡靡之音

mĭ mĭ zhī yīn

decadent or obscene music

面

miàn

face

面世

miàn shì

to be published (of art, literary works etc)

面交

miàn jiāo

to deliver personally

面值

miàn zhí

face value

面儿

miàn r

cover

面具

miàn jù

mask

面前

miàn qián

in front of

面友

miàn yŏu

to put on a friendly face

面向

miàn xiàng

to face

面向对象的技术

miàn xiàng duì xiàng de jì shù

object-oriented technology

面向对象语言

miàn xiàng duì xiàng yŭ yán

object oriented language

面向连接

miàn xiàng lián jiē

connection-oriented

面型

miàn xíng

shape of face

面壁

miàn bì

to face the wall

面壁思过

miàn bì sī guò

to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds

面如土色

miàn rú tŭ sè

ashen-faced (idiom)

面如灰土

miàn rú huī tŭ

ashen-faced (idiom)

面子

miàn zi

outer surface

面孔

miàn kŏng

face

面容

miàn róng

appearance

面对

miàn duì

to confront

面对面

miàn duì miàn

face to face

面巾

miàn jīn

face flannel or towel

面市

miàn shì

to hit the market (of a new product)

面带

miàn dài

to wear (on one's face)