Chinese Character Dictionary

作茧

zuò jiăn

to make a cocoon

作茧自缚

zuò jiăn zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

作罢

zuò bà

to drop (subject etc)

作者

zuò zhĕ

author

作者不详

zuò zhĕ bù xiáng

anonymous author

作者未详

zuò zhĕ wèi xiáng

anonymous author

作者权

zuò zhĕ quán

copyright

作兴

zuò xīng

maybe

作色

zuò sè

to show signs of anger

作誓

zuò shì

to pledge

作证

zuò zhèng

to bear witness

作证能力

zuò zhèng néng lì

competence

作贼

zuò zéi

to be a thief

作辍

zuò chuò

now working, now stopping

作风

zuò fēng

style

作风正派

zuò fēng zhèng pài

to be honest and upright

作马

zuò mă

trestle

佝

gōu

see 佝僂|佝偻[gōu lóu]

佝偻

gōu lóu

stooped

佝偻病

gōu lóu bìng

rickets (medicine)

佝瞀

kòu mào

rickets (medicine)

佞

nìng

to flatter

佟

Tóng

surname Tong

佟佳江

Tóng jiā Jiāng

Tongjia River in Manchuria, a tributary of the Yalu River 鴨綠江|鸭绿江[Yā lù Jiāng]

你

nĭ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])

你们

nĭ men

you (plural)

你好

nĭ hăo

Hello!

你死我活

nĭ sĭ wŏ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries

你争我夺

nĭ zhēng wŏ duó

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter

你等

nĭ dĕng

you all (archaic)

你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

nĭ zŏu nĭ de Yáng Guān dào , wŏ guò wŏ de dú mù qiáo

you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge

你追我赶

nĭ zhuī wŏ găn

friendly one-upmanship

佡

xiān

variant of 仙, immortal

佢

qú

he (Cantonese)

佣

yòng

commission (for middleman)

佣金

yòng jīn

commission

佣钱

yòng qian

commission

佤

wă

Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia

佤族

Wă zú

Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia

佧

kă

ancient name for an ethnic group in China

佧佤族

Kă wă zú

Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia

佩

pèi

to respect

佩剑

pèi jiàn

saber

佩带

pèi dài

to wear (as accessories)

佩戴

pèi dài

to wear (as accessories)

佩服

pèi fú

to admire

佩洛西

Pèi luò xī

Nancy Pelosi (1940-), US Democrat politician from California, speaker of US House of Representatives from 2007

佩环

pèi huán

ring-like jade belt pendant

佩兰

pèi lán

orchid

佩饰

pèi shì

ornament

佩鲁贾

Pèi lŭ jiă

Perugia (city in Italy)

佪

huái

irresolute

佫

Hè

surname He

佬

lăo

male

佯

yáng

to feign

佯装

yáng zhuāng

to pretend

佯言

yáng yán

to claim falsely (literary)

佰

băi

hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

佱

fă

old variant of 法[fă]

佳

jiā

beautiful