"Crane" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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起重机 qǐ zhòng jī crane
吊车 diào chē hoist / crane / elevator
鹤 hè crane
鹳 guàn crane / stork
竦 sǒng respectful / horrified / to raise (one's shoulders) / to stand on tiptoe / to crane
鶖 qiū crane
吊机 diào jī crane / hoist
引领 yǐn lǐng to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
白鹤 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
三脚架 sān jiǎo jià tripod / derrick crane
仙鹤 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
鹤立鸡群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) / way above the common / manifestly superior
纸鹤 zhǐ hè paper crane
丹顶鹤 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
风声鹤唳 fēng shēng hè lì lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) / fig. to panic at the slightest move / to be jittery
塔吊 tǎ diào tower crane
天车 tiān chē gantry traveling crane
塔式起重机 tǎ shì qǐ zhòng jī stacker crane
白鹤梁 Bái hè liáng White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
唳 lì cry of a crane or wild goose
鹍 kūn large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic) / mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc
槛花笼鹤 jiàn huā lóng hè a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) / prisoner
驾鹤成仙 jià hè chéng xiān to fly on a crane and become immortal
骑鹤上扬州 qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom) / to get an official position
灰鹤 huī hè (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
黄鹤楼 Huáng hè Lóu Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
岳阳楼 Yuè yáng Lóu Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2] / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
乘鹤 chéng hè to fly on a crane / to die
俯瞰摄影 fǔ kàn shè yǐng crane shot / boom shot (photography)
吊塔 diào tǎ a tower crane
吊运 diào yùn to transport by crane / to convey
崔颢 Cuī Hào Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼
延颈企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom) / fig. to yearn for sth
滕王阁 Téng wáng Gé Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei
跨鹤 kuà hè to die / to fly on a crane
跨鹤扬州 kuà hè Yáng zhōu lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou / to become a Daoist immortal / to die
驾鹤西去 jià hè xī qù lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise / fig. to pass away (idiom)
骑鹤 qí hè to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)
鹍弦 kūn xián pipa strings, made from sinews of large crane or swan 鵾雞|鹍鸡[kun1 ji1]
鹍鸡 kūn jī large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic) / mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc
鶤 kūn variant of 鵾|鹍, large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic) / mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc
黑颈鹤 hēi jǐng hè (bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
蓑羽鹤 suō yǔ hè (bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
白枕鹤 bái zhěn hè (bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
沙丘鹤 shā qiū hè (bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
赤颈鹤 chì jǐng hè (bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone)
重型起重卡车  heavy crane truck
轻型起重卡车  light crane truck
长臂吊车  long-reach crane / long-reach boom
中型自行吊车  medium mobile crane
自行吊车  mobile crane
移动式起重机  mobile crane
回转式起重机  swing crane
中型起重机卡车  medium crane truck
引颈 yǐn jǐng to crane one's neck / (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation
白头鹤 bái tóu hè (bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
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