"Various" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gè gè every / various / separately, one by one
 gè shì gè yàng (of) all kinds and sorts / various
 zhū bān various / many different kinds of
 zá mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix
 zhū all / various
 gè sè gè yàng lit. each color and each form (idiom) / diverse / various / all kinds of
 zhū sè various / all kinds
 gè zhǒng every kind of / all kinds of / various kinds
 gè dì in all parts of (a country) / various regions
 shōu gòu to purchase (from various places) / to acquire (a company)
 gè guó each country / every country / various countries
 gè zhǒng gè yàng various kinds / all sorts
 bīn fēn vast and various / rich and diverse
 gē zi pigeon / dove / various birds of the family Columbidae
 zá tán discussion of various topics
 zá wù junk / items of no value / various bits and bobs
 Guó Dà abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)
 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
 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
 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
 shāng què to discuss / to bring up various ideas for discussion
 zhū jiàng various generals / all the generals
 fàn tuán rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings) / onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball)
 yáng shù poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus
 Shào nián Gōng Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
 Gāo zōng Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
 zá jì various notes or records / a miscellany / scattered jottings
 Tài yáng Bào The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)
 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional
 liè guó various countries
 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
 zá shì miscellaneous tasks / various chores
 gé lu:4 forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse
 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
 bù píng děng tiáo yuē (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty &ndash / a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)
 zá wù various jobs / low-grade work
 zhòng shuō various ideas / diverse opinions
 qiǎo lì míng mù to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
 Shì jiè Bào the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)
 zhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury
 rén mín dǎng People's party (of various countries)
 zá shuō scattered essays / various opinions / different manners of speaking
 Guān tián Guantian, the name of townships in various locations / Guantian, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
 Mèng Xī Bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
 Dà shā Hé Dasha River (the name of rivers in various parts of China)
 Pí ěr sēn Pearson (family name as well as various places)
 zá còu to put together various bits / to knock sth together / hash (computing) / see also 散列[san3 lie4]
 pú refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis / common cattail / bullrush
 yǎn operculum (Latin: little lid) / a covering flap (in various branches of anatomy)
 qú (bound form, used in the names of various kinds of bird, esp. robins and redstarts)
 xué various species of finch (old)
 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)
 chéng bài dé shī lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) / fig. to weigh up various factors
 gōu duì to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
 huáng jīn hǎi àn name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)
 Zhōng yāng shěng Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia / Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)
 Yī kǎ tōng the name of various contactless smartcards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
 shí qì various kinds of everyday utensils
 dì sì sisters-in-law (old) / various concubines of a husband (old)
 Shàng shū Jīng Book of History / a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius
 zhǎng xǐ dà chén chancellor (rank in various European states) / grand chancellor
 zhǎng xǐ guān chancellor (rank in various European states)
 mín yù zá xiáo scholars of various talents (idiom)
 zhū zǐ shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
 pǎo pǎo diān diān to work hectically / to be on the go / to run around attending to various tasks
 Fáng chéng Gè zú Zì zhì xiàn Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guangxi (temporary name during 1950s for Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区[Fang2 cheng2 qu1] of Fangchenggang city)
 Lóng lín Gè zú Zì zhì xiàn Longlin Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
 Lóng lín xiàn Longlin various ethnic groups autonomous county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi
 zá shuì miscellaneous duties / various taxes
 zá huò tān stall selling various goods
 Lóng shèng Gè zú Zì zhì xiàn Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
 Lóng shèng xiàn Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
 Lóng huá qū Longhua District of various cities including Shenzhen, Guangdong and Haikou, Hainan
 Hé shēn Heshen (1746-1799), Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty who openly practiced various forms of corruption on a grand scale
  Comparative Assessment of the Environmental Implications of Various Energy Systems
 Nán Hǎi zi Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海[Cao3 hai3], 南苑[Nan2 yuan4] and the Nanhaizi Wetland in Baotou, Inner Mongolia
 pīn cān (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
 liú shuǐ xí banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive
 lěng nú silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
 zuò niǎo shòu sàn lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to head off in various directions / to flee helter-skelter
 xiǎo gāng pào (coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
 tǎ lè thaler or taler (currency of various Germanic countries in 15th-19th centuries) (loanword)
 jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà (fig.) adaptable / able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere / two-faced
 qī zhé bā kòu lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom) / fig. greatly reduced / substantially scaled back
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