Chinese Character Dictionary

宝兴

Băo xīng

Baoxing county in Ya'an 雅安[Yă ān], Sichuan

宝兴县

Băo Xīng xiàn

Baoxing county in Ya'an 雅安[Yă ān], Sichuan

宝莱坞

Băo lái wù

Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India)

宝葫芦

băo hú lu

magic gourd, granting your every wish

宝葫芦的秘密

băo hú lu de mì mì

Secret of the magic gourd (198), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tian'yi 張天翼|张天翼[Zhāng Tiān yì]

宝盖

băo gài

name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40)

宝蓝

băo lán

sapphire blue

宝藏

băo zàng

precious (mineral) deposits

宝丰

Băo fēng

Baofeng county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Píng dĭng shān], Henan

宝丰县

Băo fēng xiàn

Baofeng county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Píng dĭng shān], Henan

宝贝

băo bèi

treasured object

宝贝儿

băo bèi r

erhua variant of 寶貝|宝贝[băo bèi]

宝贝疙瘩

băo bèi gē da

(of a child) apple of one's eye

宝货

băo huò

precious object

宝贵

băo guì

valuable

宝钢

băo gāng

Baosteel, China's largest steel maker

宝钢集团

băo gāng jí tuán

Baosteel, China's largest steel maker

宝鸡

Băo jī

Baoji prefecture level city in Shaanxi

宝鸡市

Băo jī Shì

Baoji prefecture level city in Shaanxi

宝马

Băo mă

BMW (car company)

宝马香车

băo mă xiāng chē

precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle

宝丽金

băo lì jīn

PolyGram

寸

cùn

a unit of length

寸口

cùn kŏu

location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM

寸口脉

cùn kŏu mài

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

寸晷

cùn guĭ

see 寸陰|寸阴[cùn yīn]

寸步不离

cùn bù bù lí

to follow somebody closely; to keep close to (idiom)

寸步难移

cùn bù nán yí

see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cùn bù nán xíng]

寸步难行

cùn bù nán xíng

unable to move a single step (idiom)

寸脉

cùn mài

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

寸草不生

cùn căo bù shēng

lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)

寸金难买寸光阴

cùn jīn nán măi cùn guāng yīn

An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (common saying); Money can't buy you time.

寸阴

cùn yīn

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

寺

sì

Buddhist temple

寺庙

sì miào

temple

寺院

sì yuàn

cloister

対

duì

Japanese variant of 對|对[duì]

封

Fēng

surname Feng

封丘

Fēng qiū

Fengqiu county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xīn xiāng], Henan

封丘县

Fēng qiū xiàn

Fengqiu county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xīn xiāng], Henan

封入

fēng rù

to enclose

封冻

fēng dòng

to freeze over (of water or land)

封刀

fēng dāo

to hang up the sword

封包

fēng bāo

to package up

封印

fēng yìn

seal (on envelopes)

封口

fēng kŏu

to close up

封土

fēng tŭ

to heap earth (to close a tomb)

封地

fēng dì

feudal fiefdom

封妻荫子

fēng qī yìn zĭ

(of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles

封存

fēng cún

to sequester

封官许愿

fēng guān xŭ yuàn

to confer an official position with lavish promises

封底

fēng dĭ

the back cover of a book

封建

fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment

封建主

fēng jiàn zhŭ

feudal ruler

封建主义

fēng jiàn zhŭ yì

feudalism

封建制度

fēng jiàn zhì dù

feudalism

封建思想

fēng jiàn sī xiăng

feudal way of thinking

封建时代

fēng jiàn shí dài

feudal times

封建社会

fēng jiàn shè huì

feudal society

封条

fēng tiáo

seal