Chinese Character Dictionary

千叶县

Qiān yè xiàn

Chiba prefecture, Japan

千言万语

qiān yán wàn yŭ

thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

countless changes

千变万轸

qiān biàn wàn zhĕn

constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

千赫

qiān hè

kilohertz

千赫兹

qiān hè zī

kilohertz

千足虫

qiān zú chóng

millipede

千军易得，一将难求

qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú

Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

千军万马

qiān jūn wàn mă

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower

千载难逢

qiān zăi nán féng

extremely rare (idiom)

千辛万苦

qiān xīn wàn kŭ

to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations

千里

qiān lĭ

a thousand miles

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

qiān lĭ zhī dī , kuì yú yĭ xué

An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.

千里之外

qiān lĭ zhī wài

thousand miles distant

千里之行，始于足下

qiān lĭ zhī xíng , shĭ yú zú xià

lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step

千里寄鹅毛

qiān lĭ jì é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席

qiān lĭ dā cháng péng , méi yŏu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

千里眼

qiān lĭ yăn

clairvoyance

千里迢迢

qiān lĭ tiáo tiáo

from distant parts

千里送鹅毛

qiān lĭ sòng é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重

qiān lĭ sòng é máo , lĭ qīng rén yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

qiān lĭ sòng é máo , lĭ qīng qíng yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

千里达及托巴哥

Qiān lĭ dá jí Tuō bā gē

Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)

千里达和多巴哥

Qiān lĭ dá hé Duō bā gē

Trinidad and Tobago

千里马

qiān lĭ mă

lit. ten thousand mile horse

千里鹅毛

qiān lĭ é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it

千金

qiān jīn

thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold

千金一掷

qiān jīn yī zhì

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly

千金一诺

qiān jīn yī nuò

a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept

千金方

Qiān jīn fāng

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medecine by Sūn Sīmiǎo 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sūn Sī miăo]

千金要方

Qiān jīn yào fāng

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medecine by Sūn Sīmiǎo 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sūn Sī miăo]

千金难买

qiān jīn nán măi

can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)

千钧一发

qiān jūn yī fà

a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

千锤百炼

qiān chuí băi liàn

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)

千阳

Qiān yáng

Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Băo jī], Shaanxi

千阳县

Qiān yáng Xiàn

Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Băo jī], Shaanxi

千难万难

qiān nán wàn nán

extremely difficult

千头万绪

qiān tóu wàn xù

plethora of things to tackle

千鸟渊国家公墓

Qiān niăo yuān guó jiā gōng mù

Chidori ga fuchi, national war cemetery in Tokyo

千碱基对

qiān jiăn jī duì

thousand base pair (kbp)

卄

niàn

twenty, twentieth

卅

sà

thirty

卆

zú

variant of 卒[zú], soldier

升

shēng

to ascend

升任

shēng rèn

to be promoted to

升堂入室

shēng táng rù shì

lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)

升天

shēng tiān

lit. to ascend to heaven

升学

shēng xué

to enter the next grade school

升官

shēng guān

to get promoted

升官发财

shēng guān fā cái

to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

升市

shēng shì

rising prices

升幅

shēng fú

extent of an increase

升序

shēng xù

ascending order

升息

shēng xī

to raise interest rates

升斗

shēng dŏu

lit. liter and decaliter dry measure

升斗小民

shēng dŏu xiăo mín

poor people (idiom)

升旗

shēng qí

to raise a flag

升旗仪式

shēng qí yí shì

flag raising ceremony

升格

shēng gé

promotion

升汞

shēng gŏng

mercuric chloride (HgCl)