Chinese Character Dictionary

夫

fū

husband

夫人

fū ren

lady

夫唱妇随

fū chàng fù suí

fig. the man sings and the woman follows

夫妻

fū qī

husband and wife

夫妻反目

fū qī făn mù

man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife

夫妻店

fū qī diàn

family-run shop

夫妻肺片

fū qī fèi piàn

popular Sichuan cold dish made of thinly sliced beef and beef offal

夫妇

fū fù

a (married) couple

夫子

fū zĭ

Master

夫子自道

Fū zĭ zì dào

appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself

夫权

fū quán

authority over the household

夫余

Fū yú

Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China

夬

guài

decisive

夭

yāo

tender

夭折

yāo zhé

to die young or prematurely

央

yāng

beg

央中

yāng zhōng

to ask for mediation

央及

yāng jí

to ask

央告

yāng gao

to implore

央求

yāng qiú

to implore

央行

Yāng háng

abbr. for various central banks, notably 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhōng guó Rén mín Yín háng] and 中央銀行|中央银行[Zhōng yāng Yín háng]

央视

yāng shì

China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái]

央视国际

yāng shì guó jì

CCTV international

央托

yāng tuō

to request assistance

央财

Yāng Cái

Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing

夯

bèn

variant of 笨[bèn]

夯具

hāng jù

rammer

夯土

hāng tŭ

rammed earth

夯土机

hāng tŭ jī

rammer

夯实

hāng shí

to tamp

夯歌

hāng gē

rammers' work chant

夯汉

hāng hàn

carrier who carries heavy loads on his shoulder (dialect)

夯砣

hāng tuó

rammer

失

shī

to lose

失主

shī zhŭ

owner of lost property

失之交臂

shī zhī jiāo bì

to miss narrowly

失之东隅，收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss

失之毫厘，谬以千里

shī zhī háo lí , miù yĭ qiān lĭ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘，差之千里

shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lĭ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘，差以千里

shī zhī háo lí , chà yĭ qiān lĭ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失事

shī shì

to be involved in a crash

失信

shī xìn

to break a promise

失修

shī xiū

disrepair

失传

shī chuán

not transmitted

失仪

shī yí

discourteous

失利

shī lì

to lose

失去

shī qù

to lose

失去意识

shī qù yì shí

unconscious

失口

shī kŏu

slip of the tongue

失和

shī hé

disharmony

失单

shī dān

list of lost articles

失地

shī dì

to lose land

失坠

shī zhuì

loss

失学

shī xué

unable to go to school

失宜

shī yí

inappropriate

失察

shī chá

to fail in observing or supervising

失宠

shī chŏng

to lose favor

失常

shī cháng

not normal

失张失智

shī zhāng shī zhì

out of one's mind

失怙

shī hù

to be orphaned of one's father