Chinese Character Dictionary

八万大藏经

bā wàn dà zàng jīng

Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hăi yìn sì] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

八行书

bā háng shū

formal recommendation letter in eight columns

八角

bā jiăo

anise

八角床

bā jiăo chuáng

traditional-style canopy bed

八角形

bā jiăo xíng

octagon

八角枫

bā jiăo fēng

alangium

八角茴香

bā jiăo huí xiāng

Chinese anise

八角街

Bā jiăo Jiē

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

八路军

Bā lù jūn

the Eighth Route Army

八进制

bā jìn zhì

octal

八道江

Bā dào jiāng

Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

八道江区

Bā dào jiāng qū

Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

八达岭

Bā dá lĭng

Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination

八达通

Bā dá tōng

Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)

八边形

bā biān xíng

octagon

八里

Bā lĭ

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

八里乡

Bā lĭ xiāng

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

八重奏

bā chóng zòu

octet (musical ensemble)

八开

bā kāi

octavo

八面玲珑

bā miàn líng lóng

be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

八面体

bā miàn tĭ

octahedron

八音

bā yīn

music

八音盒

bā yīn hé

musical box

八风

bā fēng

see 八風穴|八风穴[bā fēng xué]

八风穴

bā fēng xué

"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot

公

gōng

public

公丈

gōng zhàng

decameter

公主

gōng zhŭ

princess

公主岭

Gōng zhŭ lĭng

Gongzhuling county level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

公主岭市

Gōng zhŭ lĭng shì

Gongzhuling county level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

公之于众

gōng zhī yú zhòng

to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely

公事

gōng shì

public affairs

公事公办

gōng shì gōng bàn

to do official business according to the official principles (i.e. without involving private interests)

公事房

gōng shì fáng

office (room or building)

公交

gōng jiāo

public transportation

公交站

gōng jiāo zhàn

public transport station

公交车

gōng jiāo chē

public transport vehicle

公仔

gōng zăi

doll

公仔面

gōng zăi miàn

brand of Hong Kong instant noodles

公休

gōng xiū

public holiday

公休日

gōng xiū rì

public holiday

公布

gōng bù

to announce

公布栏

gōng bù lán

bulletin board

公使

gōng shĭ

minister

公使馆

gōng shĭ guăn

embassy (old term)

公信力

gōng xìn lì

credibility

公倍式

gōng bèi shì

common multiple expression

公倍数

gōng bèi shù

common multiple

公假

gōng jià

official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business)

公债

gōng zhài

government bond

公债券

gōng zhài quàn

public bond

公伤

gōng shāng

work-related injury

公伤事故

gōng shāng shì gù

industrial accident

公仆

gōng pú

public servant

公允

gōng yŭn

equitable

公元

gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

公元前

gōng yuán qián

BCE (before the Common Era)

公充价值

gōng chōng jià zhí

fair value (accounting)

公克

gōng kè

gram

公两

gōng liăng

hectogram