Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3]
lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
一骨碌
yī gū lu
with a rolling or twisting movement / in a single movement / in one breath
一锤定音
yī chuí dìng yīn
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom) / fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
a hundred answers to a single call (idiom) / to respond en masse
空口
kōng kǒu
incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables
孝廉
xiào lián
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate
单身贵族
dān shēn guì zú
fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
连写
lián xiě
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)
一元论
yī yuán lùn
monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance
评话
píng huà
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom) / fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
a single spark (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
不可终日
bù kě zhōng rì
to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom) / fig. two hearts beat as one
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom) / concise and powerful style
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) / fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰[Yi2 lan2] County, Taiwan / Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
并纱
bìng shā
doubling (combining two or more lengths of yarn into a single thread)
单连接站
dān lián jiē zhàn
single attachment station (telecommunications)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
久旷
jiǔ kuàng
to leave uncultivated for a long time / by extension, to neglect one's work / to remain single
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom) / Rome wasn't built in a day
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