Chinese Character Dictionary

代言

dài yán

to be a spokesperson

代言人

dài yán rén

spokesperson

代词

dài cí

pronoun

代课

dài kè

to teach as substitute for absent teacher

代谢

dài xiè

replacement

代购

dài gòu

to buy (on behalf of sb)

代办

dài bàn

to act for sb else

代销

dài xiāo

to sell as agent

代销店

dài xiāo diàn

outlet

代顿

Dài dùn

Dayton (city in Ohio)

令

Líng

see 令狐[Líng hú]

令人

lìng rén

to cause sb (to do)

令人不快

lìng rén bù kuài

unpleasant

令人吃惊

lìng rén chī jīng

to shock

令人叹

lìng rén tàn

to astonish

令人叹为观止

lìng rén tàn wéi guān zhĭ

(set expression) astonishing to see

令人振奋

lìng rén zhèn fèn

inspiring

令人钦佩

lìng rén qīn pèi

admirable

令人满意

lìng rén măn yì

satisfying

令人兴奋

lìng rén xīng fèn

to excite

令人发指

lìng rén fà zhĭ

to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles

令人鼓舞

lìng rén gŭ wŭ

encouraging

令兄

lìng xiōng

Your esteemed older brother (honorific)

令名

lìng míng

good name

令堂

lìng táng

(honorific) your mother

令尊

lìng zūn

Your esteemed father (honorific)

令尊令堂

lìng zūn lìng táng

(honorific) your parents

令导人

lìng dăo rén

leader

令弟

lìng dì

honorable little brother

令爱

lìng ài

your precious daughter

令慈

lìng cí

Your esteemed mother (honorific)

令正

lìng zhèng

Your esteemed number one wife (honorific)

令牌环

lìng pái huán

token ring

令牌环网

lìng pái huán wăng

token ring network

令状

lìng zhuàng

writ

令狐

Líng hú

old place name (in modern Linyi county 臨猗縣|临猗县, Shanxi)

令狐德棻

Líng hú Dé fēn

Linghu Defen (83-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書|周书

令箭

lìng jiàn

arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)

令节

lìng jié

festive season

令药

lìng yào

seasonal medication

令行禁止

lìng xíng jìn zhĭ

lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions

令亲

lìng qīn

Your esteemed parent (honorific)

令誉

lìng yù

honorable reputation

令郎

lìng láng

Your esteemed son (honorific)

令阃

lìng kŭn

your wife (honorific)

以

Yĭ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yĭ sè liè]

以一驭万

yĭ yī yù wàn

to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)

以上

yĭ shàng

that level or higher

以下

yĭ xià

that level or lower

以人名命名

yĭ rén míng mìng míng

to name sth after a person

以人废言

yĭ rén fèi yán

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

以人为本

yĭ rén wéi bĕn

people-oriented

以来

yĭ lái

since (a previous event)

以便

yĭ biàn

so that

以备不测

yĭ bèi bù cè

to be prepared for accidents

以债养债

yĭ zhài yăng zhài

debt nurtures more debt (idiom)

以亿计

yĭ yì jì

to number in the thousands

以儆效尤

yĭ jĭng xiào yóu

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)

以免

yĭ miăn

in order to avoid

以免借口

yĭ miăn jiè kŏu

to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)