Chinese Character Dictionary
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八字形
shape resembling the character 八 or 8
八字方针
policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gŏng gù, shēn huà, tí gāo, fā zhăn] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"
八字步
step with feet splayed outwards
八字没一撇
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
八字眉
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
八字脚
splayfoot
八字还没一撇
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
八字还没一撇儿
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
八字胡
mustache shaped like character 八
八字胡须
mustache shaped like character 八
八宿
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
八宿县
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
八宝
eight treasures
八宝丹
eight-jewel elixir (TCM)
八宝山
Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing
八宝山革命公墓
Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
八宝眼药
eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
八小时工作制
eight-hour working day
八岐大蛇
Yamanato no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
八带鱼
octopus
八度
octave
八廓
Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
八廓街
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
八德
Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
八德市
Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
八成
eighty percent
八戒
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八抬大轿
palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor
八拜之交
sworn brotherhood
八方
the eight points of the compass
八旗
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hòu Jīn] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
八旗制度
Eight banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 100 and 1911
八会穴
the Eight Strategic Nerve Points
八月
August
八月之光
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉・福克納|威廉・福克纳[Wēi lián · Fú kè nà])
八月份
August
八极拳
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
八荣八耻
Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
八正道
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
八步
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[Hè zhōu shì], Guangxi
八步区
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[Hè zhōu shì], Guangxi
八段锦
"eight pieces of brocade," a set of qigong exercises with assumed medical benefits
八冲
eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)
八法
eight methods of treatment (TCM)
八法拳
Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art
八爪鱼
octopus
八珍汤
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
八疸
eight (types of) jaundices (TCM)
八疸身面黄
eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
八目鳗
lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)
八级工
grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale)
八级工资制
eight grade wage scale (system)
八级风
force 8 wind
八纲
"eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)
八纲辨证
pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)
八美
Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
八美乡
Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
八股
an essay in eight parts
八般头风
(TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache)
八苦
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
