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这样 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
此类 cǐ lèi this kind / these kinds / such
这样子 zhè yàng zi so / such / this way / like this
如许 rú xǔ (literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
其 qí his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
偌 ruò so / such / to such a degree
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
比如 bǐ rú for example / for instance / such as
例如 lì rú for example / for instance / such as
大厦 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)
之类 zhī lèi and so on / and such
诸如 zhū rú (various things) such as / such as (the following)
以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to / down to / up to
专访 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview
卖场 mài chǎng market / store / mall (usually specializing in a particular product category such as furniture)
古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person
以至 yǐ zhì down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
譬如 pì rú for example / for instance / such as
大关 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs
建构 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture
窗体 chuāng tǐ form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window)
会社 huì shè a guild / (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild / the Japanese word for company
混战 hùn zhàn chaotic warfare / confused fighting / melee / to join in such fighting
矫正 jiǎo zhèng to correct / to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision) / to cure / rectification / correction / to straighten
不致 bù zhì not in such a way as to / not likely to
偌大 ruò dà so big / such a big
几多 jǐ duō (dialect) how much / how many / how (smart etc) / such ...
天池 Tiān chí "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain / used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2]
说唱 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping
小球 xiǎo qiú sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls / see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
明镜 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat &ndash / such as a lake &ndash / or sth that provides clarity and insight)
同归于尽 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction
内参 nèi cān restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch
冲泡 chōng pào to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) / to infuse (tea)
多糖 duō táng polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate such as starch 澱粉|淀粉 / and cellulose 纖維素|纤维素)
面食 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
潜规则 qián guī zé unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
大有人在 dà yǒu rén zài there are plenty of such people
支教 zhī jiào program bringing education to underdeveloped areas / to work in such a program
灯会 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
岂敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare? / I don't deserve such praise
园长 yuán zhǎng person in charge of a place that ends in 園|园, such as a vineyard 葡萄園|葡萄园, zoo 動物園|动物园, cemetery 陵園|陵园 / etc
落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription
家 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]
硬笔 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
无国界 wú guó jiè without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières)
后跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
举凡 jǔ fán such things as ... / examples including ... (etc) / without exception / every / any
如 rú as / as if / such as
声部 shēng bù part (in multipart instrumental or choral music), such as the soprano part or bass part
食补 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods
大球 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2]
可遇不可求 kě yù bù kě qiú can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
分配器 fēn pèi qì dispenser (for consumables such as liquid soap) / splitter (for cable TV signal etc)
图版 tú bǎn printing plate bearing an image (illustration, photo etc) / print made with such a plate
古人类 gǔ rén lèi ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis
加 jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 / etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
干货 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form / just what you want to know: no more, no less (no 水分[shui3 fen1])
单质 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
潘岳 Pān Yuè Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安[Pan1 An1], prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
轰响 hōng xiǎng loud sound, such as that of thunder or a bomb / to rumble / to roar
复姓 fù xìng two-character surname such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3]
墓志 mù zhì inscribed stone tablet placed in the tomb / memorial inscription on such a tablet
跌打损伤 diē dǎ sǔn shāng injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc
像 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
四不像 sì bù xiàng common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago
退烧药 tuì shāo yào antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
托尔金 Tuō ěr jīn J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
地方戏 dì fāng xì local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
毽子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock
支 zhī to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail
消炎片 xiāo yán piàn antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide
御宅族 yù zhái zú otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2] / see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3]
纪传体 jì zhuàn tǐ history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
差 chāi to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job / official post
血凝素 xuè níng sù hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1)
园 yuán land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 / etc
唯 wéi only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
娜 nà (phonetic na) / used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4]
奈 nài used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
玲 líng (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 / or 玲瓏|玲珑) / tinkling of gem-pendants
杆 gǎn stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns
浜 bīn Japanese variant of 濱|滨[bin1] / used in Japanese place names such as Yokohama 橫浜|横浜[Heng2 bin1] with phonetic value hama
啉 lín used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds such as porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and quinoline 喹啉[kui2 lin2]
龙凤呈祥 lóng fèng chéng xiáng the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
苏州码子 Sū zhōu mǎ zi Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 / nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine / also called 草碼|草码[cao3 ma3]
永无宁日 yǒng wú níng rì (in such circumstances) there will be no peace / one can never breathe easy
如此这般 rú cǐ zhè bān thus and so / such and such
指事 zhǐ shì ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
梆子腔 bāng zǐ qiāng a general term for local operas in Shangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc / the music of such operas
动态助词 dòng tài zhù cí aspect particle, such as 著|着[zhe5], 了[le5], 過|过[guo4]
结构助词 jié gòu zhù cí structural particle, such as 的[de5], 地[de5], 得[de5] and 所[suo3]
待诏 dài zhào expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)
指事字 zhǐ shì zì ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
三和弦 sān hé xián triad / musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
三碳糖 sān tàn táng triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]
世禄 shì lù hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth
丙糖 bǐng táng triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]
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