Chinese Character Dictionary

炳然

bĭng rán

to be manifest for everyone to see

炳焕

bĭng huàn

bright and brilliant

炳烛

bĭng zhú

by bright candlelight

炳耀

bĭng yào

bright and luminous

炳著

bĭng zhù

eminent

炳蔚

bĭng wèi

splendid (of writing style)

炴

yăng

firelight

炷

zhù

wick of an oil lamp

炸

zhá

to deep fry

炸丸子

zhá wán zi

croquettes

炸两

zhá liăng

(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[cháng fĕn] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[yóu tiáo]

炸土豆条

zhá tŭ dòu tiáo

french fries

炸土豆条儿

zhá tŭ dòu tiáo r

erhua variant of 炸土豆條|炸土豆条[zhá tŭ dòu tiáo]

炸土豆片

zhá tŭ dòu piàn

potato chips

炸垮

zhà kuă

to blow up (demolish with an explosion)

炸子鸡

zhá zĭ jī

crispy fried chicken

炸弹

zhà dàn

bomb

炸掉

zhà diào

to bomb

炸死

zhà sĭ

to kill with an explosion

炸油饼

zhá yóu bĭng

deep-fried cake

炸毁

zhà huĭ

to blow up

炸碎

zhà suì

to destroy in an explosion

炸糕

zhá gāo

fried glutinous rice dough cake

炸薯条

zhá shŭ tiáo

french fries

炸薯片

zhá shŭ piàn

potato chip

炸药

zhà yào

explosive (substance)

炸酱面

zhá jiàng miàn

zha jiang mian: ground pork simmered with salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) over thick wheat noodles

炸鸡

zhá jī

fried chicken

炸鱼

zhá yú

deep-fried fish

为

wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为主

wéi zhŭ

to rely mainly on

为了

wèi le

in order to

为人

wéi rén

to behave

为人师表

wéi rén shī biăo

to serve as a model (idiom); a paragon

为人民服务

wèi rén mín fú wù

Serve the People!, CCP political slogan

为什么

wèi shén me

why?

为仁不富

wéi rén bù fù

the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

为伍

wéi wŭ

to associate with

为何

wèi hé

why

为例

wèi lì

as an example

为富不仁

wéi fù bù rén

the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

为富不仁，为仁不富

wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù

the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

为德不卒

wéi dé bù zú

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through

为德不终

wéi dé bù zhōng

to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through

为所欲为

wéi suŏ yù wéi

to do whatever one pleases

为时

wéi shí

timewise

为时不晚

wéi shí bù wăn

it is not too late (idiom)

为时已晚

wéi shí yĭ wăn

already too late

为时未晚

wéi shí wèi wăn

it is not too late (idiom)

为时过早

wéi shí guò zăo

premature

为期

wéi qī

(to be done) by (a certain date)

为止

wéi zhĭ

until

为此

wèi cĭ

for this reason

为准

wéi zhŭn

to serve as the norm

为生

wéi shēng

to make a living

为的是

wèi de shì

for the sake of

为着

wèi zhe

in order to

为虎作伥

wèi hŭ zuò chāng

to act as accomplice to the tiger

为重

wéi zhòng

to attach most importance to

为难

wéi nán

to feel embarrassed or awkward