"Spring" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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春 chūn spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life
春天 chūn tiān spring (season) / CL:個|个[ge4]
弹簧 tán huáng spring
纵身 zòng shēn to leap / to spring / to throw oneself
弹力 tán lì elasticity / elastic force / spring / rebound / bounce
泉 quán spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic)
簧 huáng reed (of a music instrument) / spring / coil
春节 Chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
东风 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances
春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)
崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power)
四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
温泉 wēn quán hot spring / spa / onsen
新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
兴起 xīng qǐ to rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue
春风 chūn fēng spring wind
孙子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up
开花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish
春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair
涌现 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently
霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
泉水 quán shuǐ spring water / CL:股[gu3]
四起 sì qǐ to spring up everywhere / from all around
春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above
春色 chūn sè colors of spring / spring scenery
大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change
清泉 qīng quán clear spring
早春 zǎo chūn early spring
管子 Guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 / (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 / of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
元宵节 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
泡汤 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath
油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng arising involuntarily (idiom) / spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
伯乐 Bó Lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring
春游 chūn yóu spring outing / spring excursion
四时 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia
春梦 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream
踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
卷子 juǎn zi steamed roll / spring roll
发条 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork
春秋战国 Chūn qiū Zhàn guó the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
春意 chūn yì beginning of spring / thoughts of love
雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
鸟语花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
回春 huí chūn return of spring
梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer)
春联 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)
开春 kāi chūn beginning of spring / the lunar New Year
春晖 chūn huī lit. spring sunshine / fig. parental (often maternal) love
涌泉 yǒng quán gushing spring
泡温泉 pào wēn quán to soak in a spa or hot spring
立春 Lì chūn Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February
遍地开花 biàn dì kāi huā (idiom) to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale
矿泉 kuàng quán mineral spring
春分 Chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 21st March-4th April
管仲 guǎn zhòng Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 / of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子
春播 chūn bō (agriculture) to sow in spring
小葱 xiǎo cōng green onion / spring onion
五经 Wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
两河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
青黄不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet
孙武 Sūn Wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
春蚕 Chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4]
春卷 chūn juǎn egg roll / spring roll
春光明媚 chūn guāng míng mèi lovely spring sunshine
泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain
春风化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ lit. spring wind and rain (idiom) / fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
回弹 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
寻花问柳 xún huā wèn liǔ lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
六经 Liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
料峭 liào qiào spring chill in the air / cold
三春 sān chūn the three spring months
席梦思 Xí mèng sī spring mattress (loanword from "Simmons" bedding company name)
咏春 yǒng chūn Wing Chun / same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2] / Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
春景 chūn jǐng spring scenery
春假 chūn jià spring break
五霸 Wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
春饼 chūn bǐng spring pancake, a Chinese flatbread wrap
咏春拳 yǒng chūn quán Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
弹 tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)
弹簧秤 tán huáng chèng spring balance
春灌 chūn guàn spring irrigation
张若虚 Zhāng Ruò xū Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
炝 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further
蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect
絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse
礿 yuè spring imperial ancestral sacrifice
诸子百家 zhū zǐ bǎi jiā the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
春风和气 chūn fēng hé qì (idiom) amiable as a spring breeze
柳烟花雾 liǔ yān huā wù lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom) / scene full of the delights of spring
柳绿花红 liǔ lu:4 huā hóng lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring
花红柳绿 huā hóng liǔ lu:4 red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring
着手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well
一年之计在于春 yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success
虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation
弹簧锁 tán huáng suǒ spring lock
险象环生 xiǎn xiàng huán shēng dangers spring up all around (idiom) / surrounded by perils
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