Chinese Character Dictionary

淘汰

táo tài

to wash out

淘汰赛

táo tài sài

a knock-out competition

淘河

táo hé

pelican

淘洗

táo xĭ

to wash

淘神

táo shén

troublesome

淘箩

táo luó

basket (for washing rice)

淘米

táo mĭ

to rinse rice

淘选

táo xuăn

to decant

淘金

táo jīn

to pan for gold

淘金潮

táo jīn cháo

gold rush

淘金者

táo jīn zhĕ

gold panner

淙

cóng

noise of water

泪

lèi

tears

泪光

lèi guāng

glistening teardrops

泪奔

lèi bēn

(slang) to get emotional

泪如雨下

lèi rú yŭ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

泪水

lèi shuĭ

teardrop

泪水涟涟

lèi shuĭ lián lián

in floods of tears (idiom)

泪汪汪

lèi wāng wāng

tearful

泪流满面

lèi liú măn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

泪液

lèi yè

tears

泪珠

lèi zhū

a teardrop

泪痕

lèi hén

tear stains

泪腺

lèi xiàn

Lacrimal gland

泪花

lèi huā

tears in the eyes

浙

Zhè

variant of 浙[Zhè]

淜

péng

roar of dashing waves

淝

féi

name of a river

淞

Sōng

name of a river in Jiangsu Province

淟

tiăn

turbid

淠

pì

luxuriant (of water plants)

淡

dàn

insipid

淡光

dàn guāng

shimmer

淡化

dàn huà

to water down

淡妆

dàn zhuāng

light makeup

淡妆浓抹

dàn zhuāng nóng mŏ

in light or heavy makeup (idiom)

淡季

dàn jì

off season

淡定

dàn dìng

calm and collected

淡忘

dàn wàng

to be forgotten

淡水

Dàn shuĭ

Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

淡水湖

dàn shuĭ hú

fresh water lake

淡水镇

Dàn shuĭ zhèn

Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

淡水鱼

dàn shuĭ yú

fresh-water fish

淡泊

dàn bó

living a simple life

淡泊名利

dàn bó míng lì

not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)

淡泊寡味

dàn bó guă wèi

insipid and tasteless (idiom)

淡泊明志

dàn bó míng zhì

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

淡淡

dàn dàn

faint

淡漠

dàn mò

apathetic

淡然

dàn rán

tranquil and calm

淡薄

dàn bó

thin

淡蓝色

dàn lán sè

light blue

淡雅

dàn yă

simple and elegant

淡黄

dàn huáng

light yellow

淢

yù

moat

淤

yū

silt

淤伤

yū shāng

bruising

淤塞

yū sè

choked with silt

淤泥

yū ní

silt

淤滞

yū zhì

silted up