"Or" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 hái shi or / still / nevertheless / had better
 huò zhě or / possibly / maybe / perhaps
 huò shì or / either one or the other
 jiù shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 qí tā other / (sth or sb) else / the rest
 zī yuán natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism)
 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case
 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
 qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3 lai5]
 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
 shì fǒu whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
 xiào guǒ result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects
 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material
 shì bù shì is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 céng jīng once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
 chéng dù degree (level or extent) / level / CL:個|个[ge4]
 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy
 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4]
 fēn bié to part or leave each other / to distinguish / difference / in different ways / differently / separately or individually
 gōng jī to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military)
 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality
 fā tiē to stick sth up (on the wall) / to post (on a noticeboard or website)
 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)
 fā sòng to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential)
 Sì chuān Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 / or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
 jī dì base (of operations) / industrial or military base / al-Qaeda
 rén jia other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take
 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost
广 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous
 fǒu zé if not / otherwise / else / or else
 zhèng shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 jù lè bù club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhēn duì to target / to focus on / to be aimed at or against / in response to
 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic
 tú shū books (in a library or bookstore) / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
 zhào kāi to convene (a conference or meeting) / to convoke / to call together
 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
 Fú jiàn Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 / or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software)
 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
 píng mù screen (TV, computer or movie)
 Huá rén ethnic Chinese person or people
 jiā méng to become a member of an alliance or union / to align / to join / participate
 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned / speaking in terms of ...
 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents
 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 / Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 / Empire State Building etc)
 Xià mén Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xia4]
 jù bèi to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
 lán mù regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio)
 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character
 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
 Yún nán Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
 yǎn yuán actor or actress / performer / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon
西 Shǎn xī Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3] or 秦[Qin2], capital Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]
 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
 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
 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
 zhuǎn yí to shift / to divert or distract (attention etc) / to change / to transform / metastasis (medicine) / to evacuate (people)
 zhāo shāng to seek investment or funding / investment promotion
 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority)
 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
 chà bu duō almost / nearly / more or less / about the same / good enough / not bad
 yī zhì unanimous / identical (views or opinions)
 guāng pán compact disc / CD or DVD / CD ROM / CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
 xìn xīn confidence / faith (in sb or sth) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 bù rán not so / no / or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...?
 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4]
 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]
 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot
 dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as
 Tái běi Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe
 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme
 guān yuán official (in an organization or government) / administrator
 fù chū to pay / to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
 xiān hòu early or late / priority / in succession / one after another
 duì wài external / foreign / pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
 tián xiě to fill in a form / to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
便 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 zhǔ yǎn to act the leading role (in a movie or a play) / to star / lead actor
 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not
 kù cún property or cash held in reserve / stock
 chū chù source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) / origin / where sth comes from
 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) / CL:項|项[xiang4]
轿 jiào chē enclosed carriage for carrying passengers / motor carriage / car or bus / limousine / CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4]
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