Chinese Character Dictionary

只得

zhĭ dé

to have no alternative but to

只怕

zhĭ pà

I'm afraid that...

只是

zhĭ shì

merely

只有

zhĭ yŏu

only

只欠东风

zhĭ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

只争旦夕

zhĭ zhēng dàn xī

see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhĭ zhēng zhāo xī]

只争朝夕

zhĭ zhēng zhāo xī

to seize every minute (idiom)

只知其一，不知其二

zhĭ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr

to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

只管

zhĭ guăn

solely engrossed in one thing

只能

zhĭ néng

can only

只要

zhĭ yào

if only

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

zhĭ yào gōng fu shēn , tiĕ chŭ mó chéng zhēn

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.

只见树木不见森林

zhĭ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

unable to see the wood for the trees

只言片语

zhĭ yán piàn yŭ

just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases

只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯

zhĭ xŭ zhōu guān fàng huŏ , bù xŭ băi xìng diăn dēng

only the official is allowed to light the fire

只说不做

zhĭ shuō bù zuò

to be all talk and no action

只读

zhĭ dú

read-only (computing)

只限于

zhĭ xiàn yú

to be limited to

只顾

zhĭ gù

solely preoccupied (with one thing)

叫

jiào

to shout

叫作

jiào zuò

to call

叫做

jiào zuò

to be called

叫化子

jiào huā zi

variant of 叫花子[jiào huā zi]

叫喊

jiào hăn

exclamation

叫唤

jiào huan

to cry out

叫嚷

jiào răng

to shout

叫嚣

jiào xiāo

to hoot

叫好

jiào hăo

to applaud

叫屈

jiào qū

to complain of an injustice

叫床

jiào chuáng

to moan (in bed)

叫床声

jiào chuáng shēng

to moan (in bed)

叫春

jiào chūn

to caterwaul

叫板

jiào băn

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)

叫牌

jiào pái

to bid (bridge and similar card games)

叫声

jiào shēng

yelling (sound made by person)

叫花子

jiào huā zi

beggar

叫苦

jiào kŭ

to whine about hardships

叫苦不迭

jiào kŭ bu dié

to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly

叫苦连天

jiào kŭ lián tiān

to whine on for days (idiom)

叫道

jiào dào

to call

叫醒

jiào xĭng

to awaken

叫醒服务

jiào xĭng fú wù

morning call

叫鸡

jiào jī

rooster

叫响

jiào xiăng

to gain fame and success

召

Shào

surname Shao

召唤

zhào huàn

to summon

召回

zhào huí

to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

召见

zhào jiàn

call in (one's subordinates)

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

召开会议

zhào kāi huì yì

to call a conference

召陵

Shào líng

Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luò hé shì], Henan

召陵区

Shào líng qū

Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luò hé shì], Henan

召集

zhào jí

to convene

召集人

zhào jí rén

convener

叭

bā

denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)

叭啦狗

bā lā gŏu

bulldog

叮

dīng

sting (of mosquito, bee etc)

叮叮

dīng dīng

(onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

叮叮当当

dīng dīng dāng dāng

(onom.) ding dong

叮叮猫

dīng dīng māo

(dialect) dragonfly