"(to be) in" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yùn xíng to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc) / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run
 fù zé to be in charge of / to take responsibility for / to be to blame / conscientious
 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to carry out / to be in full swing / to launch
 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
 zài yú to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
 lǐng xiān to lead / to be in front
 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service
 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])
 róng hé a mixture / an amalgam / fusion / welding together / to be in harmony with (nature) / to harmonize with / to fit in
 ài shàng to fall in love with / to be in love with
 xiāng chǔ to be in contact (with sb) / to associate / to interact / to get along (well, poorly)
 yòng rén servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff
 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done)
 hūn mí to lose consciousness / to be in a coma / stupor / coma / stunned / disoriented
 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current
 jiū chán to be in a tangle / to nag
 zhù yuàn to be in hospital / to be hospitalized
 zài zhí to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job
 rè mài to sell strongly / to be in great demand
 lái wǎng to come and go / to have dealings with / to be in relation with
 tōng xíng to go through / to pass through / to be in general use
 fù zhài to be in debt / to incur debts / liability (finance)
 fàn làn to be in flood / to overflow (the banks) / to inundate / to spread unchecked
 yǒu qíng to be in love / sentient beings (Buddhism)
 shēn chǔ in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by
 jiē guǐ railtrack connection / to integrate into sth / to dock / to connect / to be in step with / to bring into line with / to align
 dāng jiā to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge
 hǎo qì to be happy / to be in a good mood
 shèng xíng to be in vogue / to be popular / to be prevalent
 jū duō to be in the majority
 shǒu máng jiǎo luàn to act with confusion / to be in a flurry / to be flustered
 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly
 jiù xù to be ready / to be in order
 tóng bān to be in the same class / to be in the same squad / classmate
 zuò zhǔ to decide / to make decisions / to take responsibility (for deciding) / to be in charge / to give sb justice
 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light
 xiān fā to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
 shài tài yáng to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc) / to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)
 nì tiān to be in defiance of the natural order
 méng shēng to burgeon / to produce / to conceive / to be in the initial stage
 gào jí to be in a state of emergency / to report an emergency / to ask for emergency assistance
 zǒu qiào (a product) sells well / to be in demand
 qiàn fèi to be in arrears / to be out of credit / amount owing
 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude
 fā lèng to stare blankly / to be in a daze
 dāng shì to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter)
 jīng guǎn to be in charge of
 dāng dào in the middle of the road / to be in the way / to hold power / (fig.) to predominate / to be in vogue
 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding
 ài shì to be in the way / to be a hindrance / (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence / to matter
 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight / same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]
 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be given overemphasis
 luò huā liú shuǐ to be in a sorry state / to be utterly defeated
 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
 guàn jiāng grouting / (of grain) to be in the milk / to form a vesicle (medicine)
 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path
 zhuān guǎn to be in charge of something specific
 sī tōng to have secret ties with / to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc) / to engage in an illicit sexual relationship / adultery
 zǒng lǎn to assume full responsibility / to be in full control / to monopolize
 hóu jí impatient / to be in a rush (to do sth) / anxious / fretful / agitated
 dài chǎn (of an expectant mother) to be in labor
 dǎ de huǒ rè (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing
 ài shǒu ài jiǎo to be in the way / to be a hindrance
 tǒng lǎn to be in overall charge / to have overall control
 zhǔ zhuā to be in charge of / to concentrate on
 shuǎng wāi wāi to feel great / blissful / to be in bliss
 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
 chǔ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish
 tǒng xiá to govern / to have complete control over / to be in command of
 nào qíng xù to be in a bad mood
 bào bìng to be ill / to be in bad health
 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 / constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
 hán bāo (of a plant) to be in bud
 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]
 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥帖
 zhí zhǎng to be in charge of / assignment
 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef
 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat
 dāng lìng to be in season / seasonal
 dài xiào to wear mourning garb / to be in mourning
 cóng róng to enlist / to be in the army
 zuǒ zhī yòu chù to be in straitened circumstances
 zhèng dāng nián to be in the prime of life
 xié to be in harmony
 diǎn canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom) / fig. to engage in hocus-pocus
 bù kě zhōng rì to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
 páo xiào rú léi to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
 dà quán zài wò to be in a position of power
 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝
 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝
 zhāng huáng shī cuò panic-stricken (idiom) / to be in a flustered state / also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]
 bēi zhài to be in debt / to be saddled with debts
 jué to fear / to be in awe / sudden glance
 liú wáng zài hǎi wài to be in exile overseas
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