Chinese Character Dictionary

有名

yŏu míng

famous

有名亡实

yŏu míng wáng shí

lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name

有名无实

yŏu míng wú shí

lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name

有味

yŏu wèi

tasty

有喜

yŏu xĭ

to be expecting

有嘴没舌

yŏu zuĭ mò shé

struck dumb

有嘴无心

yŏu zuĭ wú xīn

to talk without any intention of acting on it

有型

yŏu xíng

stylish

有增无已

yŏu zēng wú yĭ

constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions

有增无减

yŏu zēng wú jiăn

to increase or get worse steadily (idiom)

有夏

Yŏu xià

China

有夫之妇

yŏu fū zhī fù

married woman

有失

yŏu shī

to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)

有失厚道

yŏu shī hòu dao

to be ungenerous

有失身份

yŏu shī shēn fèn

to be beneath one's dignity

有好奇心

yŏu hào qí xīn

curious

有好处

yŏu hăo chù

advantageous

有如

yŏu rú

to be like sth

有始有终

yŏu shĭ yŏu zhōng

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth

有始无终

yŏu shĭ wú zhōng

to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through

有子存焉

yŏu zĭ cún yān

I still have sons, don't I?

有孔虫

yŏu kŏng chóng

foramanifera (a form of plankton)

有学问

yŏu xué wèn

erudite

有害

yŏu hài

destructive

有害无利

yŏu hài wú lì

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

有害无益

yŏu hài wú yì

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

有宝何必人前夸

yŏu băo hé bì rén qián kuā

There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)

有局

yŏu jú

vulnerable (in bridge)

有希望

yŏu xī wàng

hopeful

有帮助

yŏu bāng zhù

helpful

有年

yŏu nián

for years

有年头

yŏu nián tou

for donkey's years

有幸

yŏu xìng

fortunately

有序

yŏu xù

regular

有序化

yŏu xù huà

ordering (of a list, encyclopedia etc)

有弹性

yŏu tán xìng

flexible

有形

yŏu xíng

material

有影响

yŏu yĭng xiăng

influential

有征无战

yŏu zhēng wú zhàn

to win without a fight (idiom)

有待

yŏu dài

not yet (done)

有得一比

yŏu dé yī bĭ

can be compared

有得有失

yŏu dé yŏu shī

you win some, you lose some (idiom)

有德行

yŏu dé xíng

virtuous

有心

yŏu xīn

to have a mind to

有心人

yŏu xīn rén

resolute person

有心眼

yŏu xīn yăn

clever

有志

yŏu zhì

to be ambitious

有志气

yŏu zhì qì

ambitious

有志竟成

yŏu zhì jìng chéng

persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

有志者事竟成

yŏu zhì zhĕ shì jìng chéng

a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

有性生殖

yŏu xìng shēng zhí

sexual reproduction

有恃无恐

yŏu shì wú kŏng

secure in the knowledge that one has backing

有息

yŏu xī

interest-bearing (bank account)

有悖于

yŏu bèi yú

to go against

有情

yŏu qíng

to be in love

有情人

yŏu qíng rén

lovers

有情人终成眷属

yŏu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shŭ

If there are lovers, love will find find a way to come together. (idiom)

有意

yŏu yì

to intend

有意志

yŏu yì zhì

conscious

有意思

yŏu yì si

interesting