Chinese Character Dictionary

宪法

xiàn fă

constitution (of a country)

宪法法院

xiàn fă fă yuàn

Constitutional Court

宪法监护委员会

Xiàn fă Jiān hù Wĕi yuán huì

Guardian Council, body of 12 appointed clerics which govern Iran

宪章

xiàn zhāng

charter

宪章派

xiàn zhāng pài

the Chartist movement (in the 1840s in England)

忆

yì

to recollect

忆苦思甜

yì kŭ sī tián

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

忆苦饭

yì kŭ fàn

unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships

憷

chù

to be afraid

憷场

chù chăng

to get stage fright

憷头

chù tóu

to be afraid to stick out

憸

xiān

artful

憹

náo

see 懊憹[ào náo]

憺

dàn

peace

憾

hàn

regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)

憾恨

hàn hèn

resentful

懂

dŏng

to understand

懂事

dŏng shì

sensible

懂局

dŏng jú

to know the business

懂得

dŏng de

to understand

懂行

dŏng háng

to know the ropes

懂门儿

dŏng mén r

one who knows his business

勤

qín

variant of 勤[qín]

懅

qú

bashful

懆

căo

anxious

恳

kĕn

earnest

恳切

kĕn qiè

earnest

恳求

kĕn qiú

to beg

恳请

kĕn qĭng

to request earnestly

恳辞

kĕn cí

to decline with sincere thanks

懈

xiè

lax

懈弛

xiè chí

slack (discipline)

懈怠

xiè dài

slack

懈惰

xiè duò

slack

懈气

xiè qì

to slacken off

应

Yìng

surname Ying

应仁之乱

Yīng rén zhī luàn

Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate

应付

yìng fu

to deal with

应付帐款

yīng fù zhàng kuăn

accounts payable

应付自如

yìng fu zì rú

to handle matters with ease (idiom); equal to the situation

应付裕如

yìng fu yù rú

handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation

应分

yīng fèn

should be divided

应制

yìng zhì

to write a poem on the order of the Emperor

应力

yìng lì

stress (physics)

应力场

yìng lì chăng

stress field

应卯

yìng măo

to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[măo shí], i.e. between and 7 am

应召

yìng zhào

to respond to a call

应召女郎

yìng zhào nu:3 láng

call girl

应名儿

yīng míng r

nominally

应和

yìng hè

to echo one another

应城

Yīng chéng

Yingcheng district of Xiaogan city 孝感市[Xiào găn shì], Hubei

应城区

Yīng chéng qū

Yingcheng district of Xiaogan city 孝感市[Xiào găn shì], Hubei

应城市

Yīng chéng shì

Yingcheng county level city in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiào găn], Hubei

应报

yìng bào

see 報應|报应[bào yìng]

应天承运

yìng tiān chéng yùn

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven

应天顺时

yìng tiān shùn shí

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven

应对

yìng duì

response

应对如流

yìng duì rú liú

to respond fluently

应届

yīng jiè

this year's

应届毕业生

yīng jiè bì yè shēng

student graduating in the current year