Chinese Character Dictionary

失责

shī zé

breach of responsibility

失足

shī zú

to lose one's footing

失踪

shī zōng

to be missing

失身

shī shēn

to lose one's virginity

失身分

shī shēn fèn

demeaning

失迎

shī yíng

failure to meet

失迷

shī mí

to lose one's way

失道

shī dào

to lose the way

失道寡助

shī dào guă zhù

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)

失重

shī zhòng

weightlessness

失错

shī cuò

mistake

失陪

shī péi

goodbye (modest formula)

失灵

shī líng

out of order (of machine)

失面子

shī miàn zi

to lose face

失风

shī fēng

trouble

失体统

shī tĭ tŏng

lacking in propriety

失体面

shī tĭ miàn

to lose face

失魂

shī hún

to panic

失魂落魄

shī hún luò pò

lit. lost soul, dropped spirit (idiom); driven to distraction

夶

bĭ

old variant of 比[bĭ]

夷

yí

non-Han people, esp. to the East of China

夷平

yí píng

to level

夷戮

yí lù

to massacre

夷旷

yí kuàng

expansive

夷洲

Yí zhōu

land of barbarians

夷灭

yí miè

to massacre

夷为平地

yí wéi píng dì

to level

夷然

yí rán

calm

夷狄

yí dí

non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China

夷犹

yí yóu

to hesitate

夷门

Yí mén

the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states

夷陵

Yí líng

Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌縣|宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings

夷陵区

Yí líng qū

Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yí chāng shì], Hubei

夸

kuā

see 夸克[kuā kè]

夸克

kuā kè

quark (particle physics)

夼

kuăng

low ground

夹

jiā

to press from either side

夹七夹八

jiā qī jiā bā

completely mixed up

夹克

jiā kè

jacket (loanword)

夹具

jiā jù

clamp

夹塞儿

jiā sāi r

to cut into a line

夹子

jiā zi

clip

夹尾巴

jiā wĕi ba

to have one's tail between one's legs

夹层

jiā céng

interval between two layers

夹山国家森林公园

Jiā shān Guó jiā Sēn lín Gōng yuán

Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shí mén], Changde 常德[Cháng dé], Hunan

夹山寺

Jiā shān sì

Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成

夹带

jiā dài

to carry within it

夹心

jiā xīn

to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)

夹批

jiā pī

critical annotations between the lines

夹持

jiā chí

to clamp

夹击

jiā jī

pincer attack

夹攻

jiā gōng

attack from two sides

夹断

jiā duàn

to nip (i.e. cut short)

夹板

jiā băn

splint

夹板气

jiā băn qì

criticized by both sides

夹棍

jiā gùn

leg vise (torture instrument)

夹江

Jiā jiāng

Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè shān], Sichuan

夹江县

Jiā jiāng xiàn

Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè shān], Sichuan

夹生

jiā shēng

half-cooked

夹生饭

jiā shēng fàn

half cooked rice