Chinese Character Dictionary

类鼻疽单细胞

lèi bí jū dān xì bāo

Pseudomonas pseudomallei

颟

mān

dawdling

顣

qī

frown

颢

hào

bright

憔

qiáo

variant of 憔[qiáo]

顾

Gù

surname Gu

顾不上

gù bu shàng

cannot attend to or manage

顾不得

gù bu de

unable to change sth

顾全

gù quán

to give careful consideration to

顾全大局

gù quán dà jú

to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)

顾及

gù jí

to take into consideration

顾名思义

gù míng sī yì

as the name implies

顾问

gù wèn

adviser

顾客

gù kè

client

顾客至上

gù kè zhì shàng

the customer reigns supreme (idiom)

顾影自怜

gù yĭng zì lián

lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)

顾忌

gù jì

to have misgivings

顾念

gù niàn

to care for

顾惜

gù xī

to take loving care of

顾恺之

Gù Kăi zhī

Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家

顾虑

gù lu:4

misgivings

顾此失彼

gù cĭ shī bĭ

lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)

顾炎武

Gù Yán wŭ

Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录

顾盼自雄

gù pàn zì xióng

to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)

顾眄

gù miăn

to turn one's head and look around

顾野王

Gù Yĕ wáng

Gu Yewang (19-81), historian and an interpreter of classical texts, editor of Yupian 玉篇[Yù piān]

颤

chàn

to tremble

颤动

chàn dòng

to tremble

颤巍

chàn wēi

see 顫巍巍|颤巍巍[chàn wēi wēi]

颤巍巍

chàn wēi wēi

trembling

颤栗

zhàn lì

variant of 戰慄|战栗[zhàn lì]

颤抖

chàn dŏu

to shudder

颤抖不已

chàn dŏu bù yĭ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

颤声

chàn shēng

trill (of voice)

颤音

chàn yīn

vibrato (of stringed instrument)

颥

rú

see 顳顬|颞颥, temple (the sides of human head)

显

xiăn

prominent

显像

xiăn xiàng

to form a picture

显像管

xiăn xiàng guăn

CRT used in TV or computer monitor

显出

xiăn chū

to express

显卡

xiăn kă

video card

显学

xiăn xué

famous school

显宦

xiăn huàn

high official

显山露水

xiăn shān lù shuĭ

to reveal one's talent (idiom)

显形

xiăn xíng

to show one's true nature (derog.)

显影

xiăn yĭng

to expose (a photographic plate)

显影剂

xiăn yĭng jì

contrast medium

显得

xiăn de

to seem

显微

xiăn wēi

micro-

显微学

xiăn wēi xué

microscopy

显微镜

xiăn wēi jìng

microscope

显微镜座

xiăn wēi jìng zuò

Microscopium (constellation)

显微镜载片

xiăn wēi jìng zài piàn

microscopic slide

显性

xiăn xìng

visible

显性基因

xiăn xìng jī yīn

dominant gene

显怀

xiăn huái

to look pregnant

显扬

xiăn yáng

to praise

显摆

xiăn bai

(dialect) to show off

显效

xiăn xiào

to show an effect

显明

xiăn míng

to reveal, make known