"Touch" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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联系 lián xì connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch
接触 jiē chù to touch / to contact / access / in touch with
感动 gǎn dòng to move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally) / moving
动手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch
摸 mō to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
触摸 chù mō to touch
触动 chù dòng to touch / to stir up (trouble or emotions) / to move (sb's emotions or worry)
触及 chù jí to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) / to touch on (a topic)
碰触 pèng chù to touch
触碰 chù pèng to touch / (fig.) to touch on (a matter)
触感 chù gǎn tactile sensation / touch / feel
触觉 chù jué touch / sense of touch / tactile
着 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
动 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
笔锋 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
感 gǎn to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~
触 chù to touch / to make contact with sth / to stir up sb's emotions
触击 chù jī to touch / to tap / to contact / (baseball) to bunt
点触 diǎn chù to tap / to touch (a touchscreen)
涉及 shè jí to involve / to touch upon (a topic)
联络 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection
略带 lu:è dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of
未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng set up on high (idiom) / not in touch with reality / aloof and remote
着陆 zhuó lù landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down
修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo)
锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
失散 shī sàn to lose touch with / missing / scattered / separated from
人情味 rén qíng wèi human warmth / friendliness / human touch
接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange
摸不着 mō bu zháo can't touch / can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
触点 chù diǎn touch point
亲民 qīn mín in touch with the people / sensitive to people's needs
脱钩 tuō gōu to cut ties / to disconnect / out of touch
苍劲 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch
画龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
点睛 diǎn jīng to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛[hua4 long2 dian3 jing1])
点 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items
官能 guān néng function / capability / sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell 嗅, taste 味 / and touch 觸|触) / faculty (i.e. specific ability)
男女授受不亲 nán nu:3 shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
点染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting)
软柿子 ruǎn shì zi (coll.) pushover / soft touch
落枕 lào zhěn to have a stiff neck after sleeping / (of the head) to touch the pillow
盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
点金术 diǎn jīn shù Midas touch / golden touch
摸吧 mō bā touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
描 miáo to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up
泊 bó to anchor / touch at / to moor
点石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom) / to proceed blindly
众盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
点睛之笔 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
点铁成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
闭目塞听 bì mù sè tīng to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears / out of touch with reality / to bury one's head in the sand
保持联系 bǎo chí lián xì to keep in touch / to stay in contact
修齐 xiū qí to touch up / to make even
哪壶不开提哪壶 nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) / to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point
摸象 mō xiàng to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
沾唇 zhān chún to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
滴酒不沾 dī jiǔ bù zhān never to touch a drop of alcohol
瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
聯系 lián xì variant of 聯繫|联系, connection / contact / relation / in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch
着地 zháo dì to land / to touch the ground / also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
触控萤幕 chù kòng yíng mù touchscreen / touch panel
话里套话 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
点到即止 diǎn dào jí zhǐ to touch on sth and leave it there / to take care not to overdo sth
点厾 diǎn dū to touch up a painting
手贱 shǒu jiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
越描越黑 yuè miáo yuè hēi lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get / fig. to only make matters worse
魔鬼粘 mó guǐ zhān (Tw) Velcro fastener / touch fastener
接地气 jiē dì qì in touch with the common people / down-to-earth
小不忍则乱大谋 xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
魔鬼毡 mó guǐ zhān (Tw) Velcro fastener / touch fastener
手欠 shǒu qiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
奶拽 nǎi zhuǎi (slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger
摸得着 mō de zháo to be able to touch / tangible
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