Chinese Character Dictionary

烧卖

shāo mài

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling

烧酒

shāo jiŭ

name of a famous Tang dynasty wine

烧录

shāo lù

to burn (a CD or DVD)

烧锅

shāo guō

a still (for distilling alcohol)

烧开

shāo kāi

to boil

烧饼

shāo bing

baked sesame seed-coated cake

烧香

shāo xiāng

to burn incense

烧香拜佛

shāo xiāng bài Fó

to burn incense and worship Buddha

烧高香

shāo gāo xiāng

to burn incense

烧碱

shāo jiăn

caustic soda NaOH

烧麦

shāo mài

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling

燔

fán

burn

燕

Yān

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning

燕京

Yān jīng

Yanjing, an old name for Beijing

燕京啤酒

Yān jīng pí jiŭ

Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)

燕京大学

Yàn jīng Dà xué

Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919

燕国

Yān guó

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning

燕太子丹

Yān Tài zĭ Dān

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC

燕子

yàn zi

swallow

燕子衔泥垒大窝

yàn zi xián ní lĕi dà wō

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

燕尾服

yàn wĕi fú

swallow-tailed coat

燕尾蝶

yān wĕi dié

swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

燕山

Yān shān

Yan mountain range across north Hebei

燕巢

Yàn cháo

Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

燕巢乡

Yàn cháo xiāng

Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

燕梳

yàn shū

(dialect) insurance (loanword)

燕科

yàn kē

Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)

燕窝

yàn wō

swallow's nest

燕赵

Yān Zhào

Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi

燕赵都市报

Yān Zhào Dū shì Bào

Yanzhao Metropolis Daily

燕隼

yàn sŭn

hobby

燕雀

yàn què

Eurasian finch or brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

燕雀乌鹊

yàn què wū què

lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry

燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志

yàn què yān zhī hóng gŭ zhī zhì

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

燕雀相贺

yàn què xiàng hè

lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project

燕雀处堂

yàn què chù táng

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

燕麦

yàn mài

oats

燕麦粥

yàn mài zhōu

oatmeal

燖

xún

warm up (food)

烫

tàng

to scald

烫伤

tàng shāng

to scald

烫平

tàng píng

to press (clothes)

烫手山芋

tàng shŏu shān yù

hot potato

烫衣

tàng yī

to iron (clothes)

烫衣板

tàng yī băn

ironing board

烫头发

tàng tóu fa

perm

烫发

tàng fà

perm (hairstyle)

燚

yì

to blaze

焖

mèn

to cook in a covered vessel

焖烧锅

mèn shāo guō

to casserole

营

yíng

camp

营利

yíng lì

for profit

营口

Yíng kŏu

Yingkou prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

营口市

Yíng kŏu shì

Yingkou prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

营地

yíng dì

camp

营垒

yíng lĕi

army camp

营寨

yíng zhài

barracks

营山

Yíng shān

Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[Nán chōng], Sichuan

营山县

Yíng shān xiàn

Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[Nán chōng], Sichuan