Chinese Character Dictionary

忍饥挨饿

rĕn jī ái è

starving

忐

tăn

nervous

忐忑

tăn tè

perturbed

忐忑不安

tăn tè bù ān

restless

忑

tè

nervous

忒

tè

to err

忕

shì

accustomed to

忖

cŭn

to ponder

忖度

cŭn duó

to speculate

忖思

cŭn sī

to reckon

忖量

cŭn liàng

to turn things over in one's mind

志

zhì

aspiration

志不在此

zhì bù zài cĭ

to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

志丹

Zhì dān

Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi

志丹县

Zhì dān xiàn

Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi

志同道合

zhì tóng dào hé

like-minded (idiom)

志向

zhì xiàng

ambition

志在四方

zhì zài sì fāng

to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)

志士仁人

zhì shì rén rén

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

志工

zhì gōng

volunteer

志气

zhì qì

ambition

志留系

Zhì liú xì

Silurian system (geology)

志留纪

Zhì liú jì

Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)

志趣

zhì qù

inclination

志愿

zhì yuàn

aspiration

志愿兵

zhì yuàn bīng

volunteer soldier

志愿者

zhì yuàn zhĕ

volunteer

志愿军

zhì yuàn jūn

volunteer army

志高气扬

zhì gāo qì yáng

high-spirited and smug

忘

wàng

to forget

忘不了

wàng bù liăo

cannot forget

忘乎所以

wàng hū suŏ yĭ

to get carried away

忘八旦

wàng bā dàn

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘八蛋

wàng bā dàn

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘却

wàng què

to forget (esp. in writing)

忘年交

wàng nián jiāo

friends despite the difference in age

忘恩负义

wàng ēn fù yì

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend

忘情

wàng qíng

unmoved

忘忧草

wàng yōu căo

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

忘怀

wàng huái

to forget

忘我

wàng wŏ

selflessness

忘掉

wàng diào

to forget

忘本

wàng bĕn

to forget one's roots

忘记

wàng jì

to forget

忘记密码

wàng jì mì mă

forgotten password?

忘餐

wàng cān

to forget one's meals

忘餐废寝

wàng cān fèi qĭn

see 廢寢忘餐|废寝忘餐[fèi qĭn wàng cān]

忙

máng

busy

忙不迭

máng bù dié

hurriedly

忙不过来

máng bù guò lái

to have more work than one can deal with

忙中有失

máng zhōng yŏu shī

Rushed work lead to slip-ups (idiom). Mistakes are likely at times of stress.

忙中有错

máng zhōng yŏu cuò

Rushed work lead to errors (idiom). Mistakes are likely at times of stress.

忙乎

máng hū

to be busy (colloquial)

忙乱

máng luàn

rushed and muddled

忙于

máng yú

busy with

忙活

máng huo

to be really busy

忙碌

máng lù

busy

忙着

máng zhe

to be occupied with (doing sth)

忙进忙出

máng jìn máng chū

very busy

忛

fān

erroneous variant of 帆[fān]