"Giving" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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慷慨 kāng kǎi vehement / fervent / generous / giving / liberal
临场 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
音译 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols
误诊 wù zhěn to misdiagnose / to be late in giving medical treatment
助纣为虐 zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy
语焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom) / not giving details
破戒 pò jiè to violate a religious precept / to smoke or drink after giving up
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
离 lí to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
谆 zhūn repeatedly (in giving advice) / sincere / earnest / untiring
马后炮 mǎ hòu pào lit. firing after the horse / fig. belated action / giving advice in hindsight
自视甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
开门揖盗 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
互不相让 hù bù xiāng ràng neither giving way to the other
不加理睬 bù jiā lǐ cǎi without giving due consideration / to ignore / to overlook
复吸 fù xī to resume smoking (after giving up) / to relapse into smoking or drug abuse
滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
自视清高 zì shì qīng gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important
静脉注射和输液设备  giving set
慈善捐赠  charitable giving
八纲 bā gāng "eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)
孔融让梨 Kǒng Róng ràng lí Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
猣 zōng dog giving birth to three puppies
玂 qí dog giving birth to a puppy
丫角 yā jiǎo traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance
扶弟魔 fú dì mó (coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔[Fu2 di4 mo2]) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc)
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