Chinese Character Dictionary

杭州湾

Háng zhōu wān

Hangzhou Bay

杭州萝卜绍兴种

Háng zhōu luó bo Shào xīng zhòng

Hangzhou turnip transplanted from Shaoxing

杭锦

Háng jĭn

Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 ĕr duō sī], Inner Mongolia

杭锦后旗

Háng jĭn hòu qí

Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Bā yàn nào ĕr], Inner Mongolia

杭锦旗

Háng jĭn qí

Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 ĕr duō sī], Inner Mongolia

杯

bēi

trophy cup

杯垫

bēi diàn

(beverage) coaster

杯子

bēi zi

cup

杯弓蛇影

bēi gōng shé yĭng

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions

杯托

bēi tuō

a saucer

杯水车薪

bēi shuĭ chē xīn

lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

杯珓

bēi jiào

pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes

杯盘狼藉

bēi pán láng jí

cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party

杯筊

bēi jiăo

see 杯珓[bēi jiào]

杯葛

bēi gĕ

to boycott (loanword)

杯酒解怨

bēi jiŭ jiĕ yuàn

a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction

杯酒言欢

bēi jiŭ yán huān

a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)

杯酒释兵权

bēi jiŭ shì bīng quán

to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups

杰

jié

variant of 傑|杰[jié]

东

Dōng

surname Dong

东一榔头西一棒子

dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

东中国海

Dōng Zhōng guó Hăi

East China sea

东主

dōng zhŭ

owner (e.g. of a shop)

东亚

dōng yà

East Asia

东亚运动会

dōng yà yùn dòng huì

East Asian games

东亚银行

Dōng yà Yín háng

Bank of East Asia

东交民巷

Dōng jiāo mín xiàng

a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising

东京

Dōng jīng

Tōkyō, capital of Japan

东京塔

Dōng jīng tă

Tokyo Tower

东京大学

Dōng jīng Dà xué

Tōkyō University, Japan

东京帝国大学

Dōng jīng Dì guó Dà xué

Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 194)

东京湾

Dōng jīng Wān

Tokyo Bay

东仓里

Dōng cāng lĭ

Dongchang-ni, North Korean missile launch site on Yellow Sea, 70 km from Chinese border

东倒西歪

dōng dăo xī wāi

to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway

东侧

dōng cè

east side

东光

Dōng guāng

Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cāng zhōu], Hebei

东光县

Dōng guāng xiàn

Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cāng zhōu], Hebei

东加

Dōng jiā

Tonga, south Pacific archipelago kingdom (Tw)

东胜

Dōng shèng

Dongshend district of Ordos city 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[E4 ĕr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia

东胜区

Dōng shèng qū

Dongsheng district of Ordos city 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[E4 ĕr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia

东势

Dōng shì

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东势乡

Dōng shì xiāng

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东势镇

Dōng shì zhèn

Tungshih town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

东北

dōng bĕi

northeast

东北亚

Dōng bĕi Yà

Northeast Asia

东北大学

Dōng bĕi Dà xué

Northeastern University (in Shenyang 沈陽市|沈阳市[Shĕn yáng shì], Liaoning)

东北方

dōng bĕi fāng

northeast

东北虎

dōng bĕi hŭ

Amur tiger

东区

Dōng qū

east district of city

东半球

dōng bàn qiú

the Eastern Hemisphere

东协

Dōng Xié

abbr. for 東南亞國協|东南亚国协[Dōng nán yà Guó Xié]

东南

dōng nán

southeast

东南亚

Dōng nán yà

Southeast Asia

东南亚国

dōng nán yà guó

Southeast Asia

东南亚国协

Dōng nán yà Guó Xié

(Tw) ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

东南亚国家联盟

Dōng nán yà Guó jiā Lián méng

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

东南亚联盟

Dōng nán yà Lián méng

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

东南大学

Dōng nán Dà xué

Southeast University

东南西北

dōng nán xī bĕi

east, south, west and north

东南西北中

dōng nán xī bĕi zhōng

the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle