Chinese Character Dictionary

则个

zé gè

(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)

则步隆

Zé bù lóng

Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:1)

则辣黑

Zé là hēi

Zerah (name)

锉

cuò

to file

削

xiāo

to peel with a knife

削价

xuē jià

to cut down the price

削尖

xiāo jiān

to sharpen

削弱

xuē ruò

to weaken

削波

xuē bō

clipping (signal processing)

削减

xuē jiăn

to cut down

削球

xiāo qiú

(sport) to chop

削籍

xuē jí

(of an official) dismissal from office (old)

削职

xuē zhí

demotion

削职为民

xuē zhí wéi mín

demotion to commoner (idiom)

削足适履

xuē zú shì lu:3

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)

削铅笔机

xiāo qiān bĭ jī

pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)

削除

xuē chú

to remove

削发

xuē fà

to shave one's head

克

Kè

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

克己

kè jĭ

self-restraint

克己奉公

kè jĭ fèng gōng

self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication

克扣

kè kòu

to dock

克星

kè xīng

nemesis

克架

kè jià

to scuffle

剌

lá

to slash

前

qián

front

前一向

qián yī xiàng

lately

前一天

qián yī tiān

the day before (an event)

前三甲

qián sān jiă

top three

前不久

qián bù jiŭ

not long ago

前不见古人，后不见来者

qián bù jiàn gŭ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhĕ

unique

前世

qián shì

previous generations

前世姻缘

qián shì yīn yuán

a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

前事

qián shì

past events

前事不忘，后事之师

qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

前些

qián xiē

a few (days, years etc) ago

前人

qián rén

predecessor

前人栽树，后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

前仆后继

qián pū hòu jì

one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades

前仰后合

qián yăng hòu hé

to sway to and fro

前件

qián jiàn

antecedent (logic)

前任

qián rèn

predecessor

前来

qián lái

to come (formal)

前例

qián lì

precedent

前信号灯

qián xìn hào dēng

car front indicator

前俯后仰

qián fŭ hòu yăng

to rock one's body backward and forward

前传

qián chuán

forward pass (sport)

前倾

qián qīng

to lean forward

前兆

qián zhào

omen

前儿

qián r

before

前冠

qián guān

heading

前列

qián liè

the very front

前列腺

qián liè xiàn

prostate

前列腺炎

qián liè xiàn yán

prostatitis

前列腺素

qián liè xiàn sù

prostaglandin

前半夜

qián bàn yè

first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)

前半天

qián bàn tiān

morning

前半天儿

qián bàn tiān r

erhua variant of 前半天[qián bàn tiān]

前半晌

qián bàn shăng

morning

前半晌儿

qián bàn shăng r

erhua variant of 前半晌[qián bàn shăng]