Chinese Character Dictionary

夜郎自大

Yè láng zì dà

lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)

夜间

yè jiān

nighttime

夜阑

yè lán

late at night

夜阑珊

yè lán shān

late at night

夜香木

yè xiāng mù

Cestrum nocturnum

夜鸟

yè niăo

nocturnal bird

夜莺

yè yīng

nightingale

夜鹰

yè yīng

night hawk

夜鹭

yè lù

black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

够

gòu

to reach

够不着

gòu bu zháo

to be unable to reach

够受的

gòu shòu de

to be quite an ordeal

够味

gòu wèi

lit. just the right flavor

够呛

gòu qiàng

unbearable

够得着

gòu de zháo

to reach

够意思

gòu yì si

wonderful

够戗

gòu qiàng

variant of 夠嗆|够呛[gòu qiàng]

够朋友

gòu péng you

to be a true friend (colloquial)

够本

gòu bĕn

to break even

够格

gòu gé

able to pass muster

梦

mèng

dream

梦中

mèng zhōng

in a dream

梦呓

mèng yì

talking in one's sleep

梦境

mèng jìng

dreamland

梦寐

mèng mèi

to dream

梦寐以求

mèng mèi yĭ qiú

desire of one's dreams

梦幻

mèng huàn

dream

梦幻泡影

mèng huàn pào yĭng

lit. dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism

梦想

mèng xiăng

(figuratively) to dream of

梦想家

mèng xiăng jiā

dreamer

梦景

mèng jĭng

dreamscape

梦罗园

Mèng luó yuán

Menlo Park, New Jersey, the home of Thomas Edison's research laboratory

梦行症

mèng xíng zhèng

somnambulism

梦见

mèng jiàn

to dream

梦话

mèng huà

talking in one's sleep

梦游

mèng yóu

sleep walking

梦游症

mèng yóu zhèng

somnambulism

梦遗

mèng yí

wet dream

梦乡

mèng xiāng

the land of dreams

梦魔

mèng mó

night demon (malign spirit believed to plague people during sleep)

梦魇

mèng yăn

nightmare

夤

yín

late at night

夤缘

yín yuán

to curry favor

夤缘攀附

yín yuán pān fù

to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

伙

huŏ

companion

夥伴

huŏ bàn

variant of 伙伴[huŏ bàn]

夥计

huŏ ji

variant of 伙計|伙计[huŏ ji]

夥颐

huŏ yí

very many

大

dà

big

大一

dà yī

first-year university student

大一些

dà yī xiē

a bit bigger

大一统

dà yī tŏng

unification (of the nation)

大一统志

dà yī tŏng zhì

Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 128-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 7 scrolls

大丈夫

dà zhàng fu

a manly man

大丈夫能屈能伸

dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn

A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.

大三

dà sān

third-year university student

大三和弦

dà sān hé xián

major triad do-mi-so

大三度

dà sān dù

major third (musical interval)

大不了

dà bù liăo

at worst

大不列蹀

dà bu lie die

to be too casual or informal