Chinese Character Dictionary

戳份儿

chuō fèn r

to flaunt

戳个儿

chuō gè r

physique

戳儿

chuō r

stamp

戳刺感

chuō cì găn

pins and needles (in muscle)

戳力

chuō lì

to work toward

戳咕

chuō gū

to stir up behind sb's back

戳壁脚

chuō bì jiăo

to criticize behind sb's back

戳子

chuō zi

stamp

戳得住

chuō de zhù

up to it

戳心灌髓

chuō xīn guàn suĭ

sarcasm

戳搭

chuō dā

to knock

戳破

chuō pò

puncture

戳祸

chuō huò

to stir up trouble

戳穿

chuō chuān

to puncture

戳穿试验

chuō chuān shì yàn

puncture test

戳脊梁

chuō jĭ liang

to criticize behind sb's back

戳脊梁骨

chuō jĭ liang gŭ

to criticize behind sb's back

戳记

chuō jì

stamp

戴

Dài

surname Dai

戴上

dài shang

to put on (hat etc)

戴胜

dài shèng

hoopoe (Upupa epops)

戴名世

Dài Míng shì

Dai Mingshi (163-1713), early Qing writer

戴套

dài tào

to wear a condom

戴奥辛

dài ào xīn

dioxin, carcinogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbon (esp. Taiwan usage)

戴安娜

Dài ān nà

Diana (name)

戴安娜王妃

Dài ān nà wáng fēi

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)

戴帽子

dài mào zi

to wear a hat

戴月披星

dài yuè pī xīng

see 披星戴月[pī xīng dài yuè]

戴有色眼镜

dài yŏu sè yăn jìng

to wear colored glasses

戴尔

Dài ĕr

Dell

戴盆望天

dài pén wàng tiān

lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head

戴秉国

Dài Bĭng guó

Dai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat

戴绿帽子

dài lu:4 mào zi

a cuckold

戴绿头巾

dài lu:4 tóu jīn

lit. to wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel)

戴维斯

Dài wéi sī

Davis or Davies (name)

戴维斯杯

Dài wéi sī bēi

Davis cup (international tennis team competition)

戴维营

Dài wéi yíng

Camp David

戴菊

dài jú

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

戴菊鸟

dài jú niăo

kinglet

戴表

dài biăo

to wear a watch

戴高帽子

dài gāo mào zi

(coll.) to be the object of flattery

戴高乐

Dài Gāo lè

Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and President of the Republic 199-1969

户

hù

a household

户主

hù zhŭ

head of the household

户内

hù nèi

indoors

户口

hù kŏu

population (counted as number of households for census or taxation)

户口制

hù kŏu zhì

PRC system of compulsory registration of households

户口制度

hù kŏu zhì dù

PRC system of compulsory registration

户口簿

hù kŏu bù

household register

户告人晓

hù gào rén xiăo

to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely

户均

hù jūn

household average

户型

hù xíng

configuration of rooms in a residence (e.g. 3BR 2 Bath)

户外

hù wài

outdoor

户枢不蠹

hù shū bù dù

lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten

户牖

hù yŏu

door and window

户籍

hù jí

census register

户县

Hù xiàn

Hu county in Xi'an 西安[Xī ān], Shaanxi

户部

Hù bù

Ministry of Revenue in Imperial China

户部尚书

hù bù shàng shū

Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)

户限

hù xiàn

threshold