Chinese Character Dictionary

工农

Gōng nóng

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[Hè găng], Heilongjiang

工农兵

gōng nóng bīng

workers, peasants, and soldiers

工农区

Gōng nóng qū

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[Hè găng], Heilongjiang

工农业

gōng nóng yè

industry and agriculture

工部

Gōng Bù

Ministry of Transport & Irrigation in Imperial China

工钱

gōng qián

salary

工头

gōng tóu

foreman

工体

Gōng tĭ

abbr. for 北京工人體育場|北京工人体育场[Bĕi jīng Gōng rén Tĭ yù chăng], Workers Stadium

工党

gōng dăng

worker's party

工龄

gōng líng

length of service

左

Zuŏ

surname Zuo

左上

zuŏ shàng

upper left

左下

zuŏ xià

lower left

左不过

zuŏ bu guò

anyhow

左丘明

Zuŏ Qiū míng

Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (6-41), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传 is attributed

左侧

zuŏ cè

left side

左传

Zuŏ Zhuàn

Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chūn qiū], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuŏ Qiū míng]

左倾

zuŏ qīng

left-leaning

左倾机会主义

zuŏ qīng jī huì zhŭ yì

leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927)

左券

zuŏ quàn

a sure thing

左券在握

zuŏ quàn zài wò

to be assured of success (idiom)

左前卫

zuŏ qián wèi

left forward (soccer position)

左右

zuŏ yòu

left and right

左右两难

zuŏ yòu liăng nán

dilemma

左右共利

zuŏ yòu gòng lì

ambidextrous

左右勾拳

zuŏ yòu gōu quán

left hook and right hook (boxing)

左右手

zuŏ yòu shŏu

left and right hands

左右袒

zuŏ yòu tăn

to take sides with

左右逢源

zuŏ yòu féng yuán

lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)

左右开弓

zuŏ yòu kāi gōng

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)

左字头

zuŏ zì tóu

"top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters

左岸

Zuŏ àn

Left Bank (in Paris)

左思

Zuŏ Sī

Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet

左思右想

zuŏ sī yòu xiăng

to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles

左手

zuŏ shŏu

left hand

左拉

Zuŏ lā

Zola (name)

左撇子

zuŏ piĕ zi

left-handed

左支右绌

zuŏ zhī yòu chù

to be in straitened circumstances

左权

Zuŏ quán

Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jìn zhōng], Shanxi

左权县

Zuŏ quán xiàn

Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jìn zhōng], Shanxi

左氏春秋

Zuŏ shì chūn qiū

Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明

左派

zuŏ pài

(political) left

左营

Zuŏ yíng

Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

左营区

Zuŏ yíng qū

Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

左箭头

zuŏ jiàn tóu

left-pointing arrow

左箭头键

zuŏ jiàn tóu jiàn

left arrow key (on keyboard)

左翼

zuŏ yì

left-wing (political)

左联

Zuŏ lián

the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930

左至右

zuŏ zhì yòu

left-to-right

左舵

zuŏ duò

left rudder

左舷

zuŏ xián

port (side of a ship)

左袒

zuŏ tăn

to take sides with

左贡

Zuŏ gòng

Zogang county, Tibetan: Mdzo sgang rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

左贡县

Zuŏ gòng xiàn

Zogang county, Tibetan: Mdzo sgang rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

左轮手枪

zuŏ lún shŏu qiāng

revolver

左转

zuŏ zhuăn

to turn left

左近

zuŏ jìn

near by

左道惑众

zuŏ dào huò zhòng

to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)

左边

zuŏ bian

left

左边儿

zuŏ bian r

erhua variant of 左邊|左边[zuŏ bian]