Chinese Character Dictionary

主计

zhŭ jì

chief accounting officer

主计室

zhŭ jì shì

auditing department

主词

zhŭ cí

subject

主语

zhŭ yŭ

subject (in grammar)

主调

zhŭ diào

main point of an argument

主谓句

zhŭ wèi jù

subject-predicate sentence

主谓结构

zhŭ wèi jié gòu

subject-predicate construction

主谓宾

zhŭ wèi bīn

subject-verb-object SVO or subject-predicate-object sentence pattern (e.g. in Chinese grammar)

主讲

zhŭ jiăng

to give a lecture

主宾谓

zhŭ bīn wèi

subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)

主车群

zhŭ chē qún

peloton (main group of riders in a bicycle race)

主轴

zhŭ zhóu

axis

主轴承

zhŭ zhóu chéng

main bearing

主办

zhŭ bàn

to organize

主办国

zhŭ bàn guó

host country

主办权

zhŭ bàn quán

the right to host (an international meeting)

主队

zhŭ duì

host team (at sports event)

主音

zhŭ yīn

keynote

主页

zhŭ yè

home page

主题

zhŭ tí

theme

主顾

zhŭ gù

client

主显节

zhŭ xiăn jié

Epiphany

主食

zhŭ shí

main food

主体

zhŭ tĭ

main part

主麻

zhŭ má

jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather to attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)

丼

jĭng

bowl of food

丿

piĕ

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4)

乀

fú

stretch

乂

yì

to regulate

乃

năi

to be

乃堆拉

Năi duī lā

Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)

乃堆拉山口

Năi duī lā shān kŏu

Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)

乃是

năi shì

to be

乃东

Năi dōng

Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān nán dì qū], Tibet

乃东县

Năi dōng xiàn

Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān nán dì qū], Tibet

乃尔

năi ĕr

thus

乃至

năi zhì

and even

乄

wŭ

Japanese kokuji pr. shime or shite

久

jiŭ

(long) time

久久

jiŭ jiŭ

for a very long time

久之

jiŭ zhī

for a long time

久仰

jiŭ yăng

honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.

久仰大名

jiŭ yăng dà míng

I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)

久假不归

jiŭ jiă bù guī

to fail to return a borrowed item

久别

jiŭ bié

a long period of separation

久别重逢

jiŭ bié chóng féng

to meet again after a long period of separation

久已

jiŭ yĭ

long ago

久慕

jiŭ mù

lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).

久慕盛名

jiŭ mù shèng míng

I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.

久攻不下

jiŭ gōng bù xià

to attack for a long time without success

久旷

jiŭ kuàng

to leave uncultivated for a long time

久治

Jiŭ zhì

Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guŏ luò zhōu], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)

久治县

Jiŭ zhì xiàn

Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guŏ luò zhōu], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)

久留

jiŭ liú

to stay for a long time

久病

jiŭ bìng

my old illness

久病成良医

jiŭ bìng chéng liáng yī

long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

久病成医

jiŭ bìng chéng yī

(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

久等

jiŭ dĕng

to wait for a long time

久经考验

jiŭ jīng kăo yàn

well tested (idiom); seasoned

久而久之

jiŭ ér jiŭ zhī

over time