medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand
虽然
suī rán
although / even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
一点
yī diǎn
a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1])
中华
Zhōng huá
Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2]
登陆
dēng lù
to land / to come ashore / to make landfall (of typhoon etc) / to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登錄|登录[deng1 lu4])
to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
革命
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]
小子
xiǎo zǐ
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
外挂
wài guà
attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game
to rest with / to lie in / to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
老总
lǎo zǒng
boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
入手
rù shǒu
to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} / to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive / to obtain / to buy
大叔
dà shū
eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)
公车
gōng chē
bus / abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1] / car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc) / abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1]
(coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑[hao3xiao4])
格格
gé ge
princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement
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
八字
bā zì
the character 8 or 八 / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus) / henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得嚴|妻子管得严[qi1 zi5 guan3 de5 yan2] used in comic theater)
editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
白菜
bái cài
Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) / sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) / CL:棵[ke1],個|个[ge4]
(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
试想
shì xiǎng
to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative &ndash / "Think about it: ...")
置信
zhì xìn
to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc)
玉女
yù nu:3
beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
星火
xīng huǒ
spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3])
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
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]
区位
qū wèi
geographical location / (computing) row-cell (i.e. the row 區|区[qu1] and cell 位[wei4] used to specify a character in a CJK character set)
酋长
qiú zhǎng
headman (of primitive people) / tribal chief / used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir
难为
nán wei
to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
套用
tào yòng
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
总长
zǒng zhǎng
name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3]
适才
shì cái
just now / a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular)
专车
zhuān chē
special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app
鸡汤
jī tāng
chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul &ndash / i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
"dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship)
搏杀
bó shā
to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players)
午时
wǔ shí
11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
神经衰弱
shén jīng shuāi ruò
nervous exhaustion / neurasthenia / mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression)
出笼
chū lóng
(of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market
把柄
bǎ bǐng
handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb
总论
zǒng lùn
(often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction / overview
切口
qiè kǒu
slang / argot / private language used as secret code
咱家
zá jiā
I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
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