Chinese Character Dictionary

博古

Bó Gŭ

Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash

博古通今

bó gŭ tōng jīn

conversant with things past and present

博士

bó shì

doctor

博士学位

bó shì xué wèi

doctoral degree

博士山

Bó shì Shān

Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community

博士后

bó shì hòu

postdoc

博士买驴

bó shì măi lu:2

lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point

博大

bó dà

enormous

博大精深

bó dà jīng shēn

wide-ranging and profound

博学

bó xué

learned

博学多才

bó xué duō cái

erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able

博客

bó kè

blog (loanword)

博客圈

bó kè quān

blogosphere

博客写手

bó kè xiĕ shŏu

blogger

博客话剧

bó kè huà jù

blog drama (netspeak)

博山

Bó shān

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zī bó shì], Shandong

博山区

Bó shān qū

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zī bó shì], Shandong

博帕尔

Bó pà ĕr

Bhopal, capital of central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh 中央邦

博弈

bó yì

games (such as chess, dice etc)

博弈论

bó yì lùn

game theory

博彩

bó căi

lottery

博得

bó dé

to win

博德

Bó dé

Bodø (city in Norway)

博爱

Bó ài

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiāo zuò], Henan

博爱县

Bó ài xiàn

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiāo zuò], Henan

博文

bó wén

blog article

博斯沃思

Bó sī wò sī

Bosworth (name)

博斯腾湖

Bó sī téng Hú

Bosten Lake in Xinjiang

博格

Bó gé

Borg (name)

博格多

Bó gé duō

Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia

博格多汗宫

Bó gé duō Hán gōng

the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

博格达山脉

Bó gé dá shān mài

Bogda Mountain range in Tianshan mountains

博格达峰

Bó gé dá fēng

Mt Bogda in eastern Tianshan

博乐

Bó lè

Börtala Shehiri, county level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

博乐市

Bó lè shì

Börtala Shehiri of Bole City, county level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

博洛尼亚

Bó luò ní yà

Bologna

博湖

Bó hú

Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Bā yīn guō lèng Mĕng gŭ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

博湖县

Bó hú xiàn

Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Bā yīn guō lèng Mĕng gŭ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

博尔塔拉蒙古自治州

Bó ĕr tă lā Mĕng gŭ zì zhì zhōu

Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

博尔德

Bó ĕr dé

Boulder, Colorado

博尔赫斯

Bó ĕr hè sī

Jorge Luis Borges

博尔顿

Bó ĕr dùn

Bolton (name)

博物

bó wù

natural science

博物多闻

bó wù duō wén

wide and knowledgeable

博物洽闻

bó wù qià wén

to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

博物院

bó wù yuàn

museum

博物馆

bó wù guăn

museum

博登湖

Bó dēng Hú

Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)

博白

Bó bái

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林[Yù lín], Guangxi

博白县

Bó bái xiàn

Bobai county in Yulin 玉林[Yù lín], Guangxi

博福斯

Bó fú sī

Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s

博罗

Bó luó

Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong

博罗县

Bó luó xiàn

Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong

博美犬

Bó mĕi quăn

Pomeranian (dog breed)

博而不精

bó ér bù jīng

extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything

博闻多识

bó wén duō shí

learned and erudite

博闻强记

bó wén qiáng jì

have wide learning and a retentive memory

博闻强识

bó wén qiáng shí

erudite

博兴

Bó xīng

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bīn zhōu], Shandong

博兴县

Bó xīng xiàn

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bīn zhōu], Shandong