Chinese Character Dictionary

唳

lì

cry of a crane or wild goose

唵

ăn

syllable

唵嘛呢叭咪哞

ăn ma ní bā mī mōu

Om Mani Padma Hum (sanskrit), or Om mani padme hum (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra

唵嘛咪叭呢哞

ăn ma mī ba ní mōu

Om Mani Padma Hum (sanskrit), or Om mani padme hum (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra

唶

jiè

sigh

唷

yō

(interjection expressing surprise) Oh!

念

niàn

variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud

念念有词

niàn niàn yŏu cí

variant of 念念有詞|念念有词[niàn niàn yŏu cí]

唹

yú

to smile at

唻

lài

(modal particle similar to 呢[ne] or 啦[lā])

唼

shă

to speak evil

唾

tuò

saliva

唾手可得

tuò shŏu kĕ dé

easily obtained

唾弃

tuò qì

to spurn

唾沫

tuò mo

spittle

唾沫星子

tuò mò xīng zi

sputter

唾液

tuò yè

saliva

唾液腺

tuò yè xiàn

saliva gland

唾骂

tuò mà

to spit on and curse

唾面自干

tuò miàn zì gān

to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek

唾余

tuò yú

crumbs from the table of one's master

唿

hū

to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)

唿哨

hū shào

to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)

唿喇

hū lă

whoosh

唿喇喇

hū là là

roar of the wind

啁

zhōu

twittering of birds

啃

kĕn

to gnaw

啃书

kĕn shū

lit. to gnaw a book

啃老

kĕn lăo

(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood

啃老族

kĕn lăo zú

(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents

啄

zhuó

to peck

啄木鸟

zhuó mù niăo

woodpecker

啄羊鹦鹉

zhuó yáng yīng wŭ

kea (Nestor notabilis)

啅

zhào

chirp

商

Shāng

the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC

商丘

Shāng qiū

Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan

商丘地区

Shāng qiū dì qū

Shangqiu prefecture in Henan

商丘市

Shāng qiū shì

Shangqiu prefecture level city in Henan

商人

shāng rén

merchant

商人银行

shāng rén yín háng

merchant banking

商代

Shāng dài

the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)

商兑

shāng duì

to negotiate

商务

shāng wù

commercial affairs

商务中心区

shāng wù zhōng xīn qū

central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)

商务印书馆

Shāng wù Yìn shū guăn

The Commercial Press, Shanghai (from 1897)

商务汉语考试

Shāng wù Hàn yŭ Kăo shì

Business Chinese Test (BCT)

商务部

Shāng wù bù

Department of Trade

商南

Shāng nán

Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[Shāng luò], Shaanxi

商南县

Shāng nán Xiàn

Shangnan County in Shangluo 商洛[Shāng luò], Shaanxi

商品

shāng pĭn

good

商品价值

shāng pĭn jià zhí

commodity value

商品化

shāng pĭn huà

commodification

商品经济

shāng pĭn jīng jì

commodity economy

商城

Shāng chéng

see 商城縣|商城县[Shāng chéng xiàn]

商城县

Shāng chéng xiàn

Shangcheng county, Henan

商域

shāng yù

field of fractions (math)

商埠

shāng bù

commercial port

商报

shāng bào

business newspaper

商场

shāng chăng

shopping mall

商女

shāng nu:3

female singer (archaic)