自 然 zì rán nature / natural / naturally 性 质 xìng zhì nature / characteristic / CL:個|个[ge4] 性 格 xìng gé nature / disposition / temperament / character / CL:個|个[ge4] 天 生 tiān shēng nature / disposition / innate / natural 本 质 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality 大 自 然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world) 本 性 běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality 性 情 xìng qíng nature / temperament 天 性 tiān xìng nature / innate tendency 自 然 界 zì rán jiè nature / the natural world 性 状 xìng zhuàng nature (i.e. properties of sth) / character 品 性 pǐn xìng nature / characteristic / moral character 性 nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4] 品 (bound form) article / commodity / product / goods / (bound form) grade / rank / kind / type / variety / character / disposition / nature / temperament / to taste sth / to sample / to criticize / to comment / to judge / to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute) 质 character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 素 raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever 自 然 医 学 zì rán yī xué nature 造 化 zào huà good luck / Nature (as the mother of all things) 国 语 Guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC 人 性 rén xìng human nature / humanity / human / the totality of human attributes 异 性 yì xìng the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature 天 籁 tiān lài sounds of nature 野 性 yě xìng wild nature / unruliness 自 然 保 护 区 zì rán bǎo hù qū nature reserve 定 性 dìng xìng to determine the nature (usually of error or crime) / to determine chemical composition / qualitative / fixed 同 性 tóng xìng same nature / homosexual 灵 性 líng xìng spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals) 折 射 zhé shè to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) 得 天 独 厚 dé tiān dú hòu blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature 万 象 wàn xiàng every manifestation of nature 心 性 xīn xìng one's nature / temperament 稚 气 zhì qì childish nature / infantile / juvenile / puerile 自 然 风 光 zì rán fēng guāng nature and scenery 成 性 chéng xìng to become second nature / by nature 写 生 xiě shēng to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing 正 名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy) 罪 状 zuì zhuàng charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense 品 学 pǐn xué conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill 现 形 xiàn xíng to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature 生 态 平 衡 shēng tài píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 佛 性 Fó xìng Buddha nature 参 悟 cān wù to comprehend (the nature of things etc) / to achieve enlightenment 内 急 nèi jí to need to answer the call of nature 真 性 zhēn xìng real / the nature of sth 显 形 xiǎn xíng to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself 原 性 yuán xìng original nature 醋 坛 子 cù tán zi vinegar jar / (fig.) person of a jealous nature 自 然 力 zì rán lì elements of nature 三 江 源 Sān jiāng yuán Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River 醍 醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 性 善 xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good 露 马 脚 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 二 重 性 èr chóng xìng dualism / two sided / double nature 物 候 wù hòu natural phenomena of a seasonal nature 畸 胎 jī tāi freak of nature / mutant / abnormality 斗 争 性 dòu zhēng xìng assertiveness / combative nature 荤 笑 话 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature 彝 ancient wine vessel / ancient sacrificial vessel / Yi ethnic group / normal nature of man / laws and rules 人 之 常 情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural 狐 狸 尾 巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain 浑 然 天 成 hún rán tiān chéng to resemble nature itself / of the highest quality (idiom) 人 定 胜 天 rén dìng shèng tiān man can conquer nature (idiom) / human wisdom can prevail over nature 任 其 自 然 rèn qí zì rán to let things take their course (idiom) / to leave it to nature / laissez-faire 人 生 如 朝 露 rén shēng rú zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 人 生 朝 露 rén shēng zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 危 如 朝 露 wēi rú zhāo lù precarious as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 征 名 责 实 zhēng míng zé shí to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom) / to judge sth at face value 朝 露 溘 至 zhāo lù kè zhì the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 本 性 难 移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) 浮 云 朝 露 fú yún zhāo lù floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence 溘 先 朝 露 kè xiān zhāo lù the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 熏 陶 成 性 xūn táo chéng xìng (idiom) nurture makes second nature / good habits come by long assimilation 习 惯 成 自 然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature 身 先 朝 露 shēn xiān zhāo lù body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence 雪 泥 鸿 爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) 知 人 知 面 不 知 心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) 移 山 倒 海 yí shān dǎo hǎi lit. to move mountains and drain seas / to transform nature 万 象 更 新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom) 生 来 shēng lái from birth / by one's nature 武 夷 山 Wǔ yí shān Mt Wuyi in Fujian / Wuyishan nature reserve / Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian 人 之 初 ， 性 本 善 rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn man at birth is fundamentally good in nature / the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1] 伊 通 自 然 保 护 区 Yī tōng zì rán bǎo hù qū Yitong nature reserve in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin 大 本 涅 盘 经 dà běn Niè pán jīng the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature. 大 氧 吧 dà yǎng bā source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves) / (cliché) lungs of the planet 天 人 合 一 tiān rén hé yī oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature 季 相 jì xiàng characteristic nature of some season 拉 鲁 湿 地 国 家 自 然 保 护 区 Lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa 涅 盘 经 Niè pán Jīng the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature. 清 新 自 然 qīng xīn zì rán as fresh and clean as nature (idiom) 白 水 江 自 然 保 护 区 Bái shuǐ jiāng Zì rán Bǎo hù qū Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu 白 石 砬 子 bái shí lá zi national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 / in Liaoning 罪 性 zuì xìng sinful nature 习 惯 自 然 xí guàn zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 习 惯 若 自 然 xí guàn ruò zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 卧 龙 大 熊 猫 保 护 区 wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan 卧 龙 自 然 保 护 区 Wò lóng zì rán bǎo hù qū Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[da4 xiong2 mao1] 自 然 之 友 Zì rán zhī Yǒu Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO) 衰 之 以 属 shuāi zhī yǐ shǔ to treat a debility according to its nature 露 出 马 脚 lù chū mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 顺 其 自 然 shùn qí zì rán to let nature take its course (idiom)
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