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English to Chinese Dictionary
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 尔 | ěr | thus / so / like that / you / thou |
| 啊 | à | interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best / (you) had better (do what we suggest) |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation |
| 那个 | nà ge | that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank / thanks / thank you |
| 台 | tái | (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2] |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 游 | Yóu | surname You |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye / see you again later |
| 伊 | yī | (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / that (preceding a noun) |
| 有没有 | yǒu méi yǒu | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? / Is there a ...? / (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? / Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat) |
| 你我 | nǐ wǒ | you and I / everyone / all of us (in society) / we (people in general) |
| 各位 | gè wèi | everybody / all (guests, colleagues etc) / all of you |
| 尤 | Yóu | surname You |
| 干什么 | gàn shén me | what are you doing? / what's he up to? |
| 干嘛 | gàn má | what are you doing? / whatever for? / why on earth? |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you |
| 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]) |
| 咱们 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] |
| 那个人 | nà gè rén | lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams |
| 致谢 | zhì xiè | expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | straightforward / clear-cut / blunt (e.g. statement) / you might as well / simply |
| 好说 | hǎo shuō | easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me |
| 过得 | guò dé | How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad |
| 妳 | nǐ | you (female) / variant of 你[ni3] |
| 招财 | zhāo cái | lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3]) |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt |
| 废话 | fèi huà | nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 殊荣 | shū róng | special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) |
| 侬 | nóng | you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical) |
| 寄托 | jì tuō | to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) |
| 前人 | qián rén | predecessor / forebears / the person facing you |
| 老爷子 | lǎo yé zi | my (you etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male |
| 你等 | nǐ děng | you all (archaic) / see also 你們|你们[ni3 men5] |
| 执事 | zhí shì | to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon |
| 几岁 | jǐ suì | how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) |
| 随地 | suí dì | according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like |
| 心想事成 | xīn xiǎng shì chéng | to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! |
| 陆游 | Lù Yóu | Lu You (1125-1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets |
| 不用谢 | bù yòng xiè | You're welcome / Don't mention it |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | you might as well (do it) / simply / just |
| 烦请 | fán qǐng | (courteous) would you please ... |
| 不见不散 | bù jiàn bù sàn | lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there! |
| 走你 | zǒu nǐ | (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this! / Come on, you can do this! |
| 攸县 | Yōu xiàn | You county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan |
| 有木有 | yǒu mù yǒu | (slang) come on, you can't deny it! / don't you think so?! / (melodramatic form of 有沒有|有没有) |
| 伱 | nǐ | archaic variant of 你[ni3] / you |
| 去你的 | qù nǐ de | Get along with you! |
| 千篇一律 | qiān piān yī lǜ | thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all |
| 提防 | dī fáng | to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] |
| 学无止境 | xué wú zhǐ jìng | no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn. |
| 切莫 | qiè mò | you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) |
| 葛优 | Gě Yōu | Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor |
| 恭喜发财 | gōng xǐ fā cái | May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting) |
| 3Q | sān Q | (Internet slang) thank you (loanword) |
| 有人想你 | yǒu rén xiǎng nǐ | Bless you! (after a sneeze) |
| 好好学习，天天向上 | hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng | study hard and every day you will improve (idiom) |
| 假一赔十 | jiǎ yī péi shí | lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine |
| 何乐而不为 | hé lè ér bù wéi | What can you have against it? (idiom) / We should do this. / Go for it! |
| 行不通 | xíng bu tōng | won't work / will get (you) nowhere |
| 应该的 | yīng gāi de | you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do |
| 防不胜防 | fáng bù shèng fáng | you can't guard against it (idiom) / impossible to defend effectively / not much one can do about it / It can't be prevented. |
| 所见即所得 | suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé | What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) |
| 取长补短 | qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn | lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts |
| 招财进宝 | zhāo cái jìn bǎo | ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success! |
| 贤妻 | xián qī | (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife |
| 别来无恙 | bié lái wú yàng | (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met |
| 费心 | fèi xīn | to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth) / may I trouble you (to do sth) |
| 贵方 | guì fāng | (in business etc) your side / you |
| 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) |
| 相见恨晚 | xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn | to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along. |
| 一分耕耘，一分收获 | yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò | you get what you put in / you reap what you sow |
| 过得去 | guò dé qù | lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? |
| 细水长流 | xì shuǐ cháng liú | lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little |
| 寥寥无几 | liáo liáo wú jǐ | just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. |
| 业精于勤 | yè jīng yú qín | mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect. |
| 三人行，必有我师 | sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī | lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone |
| 适可而止 | shì kě ér zhǐ | to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead |
| 死鬼 | sǐ guǐ | devil / You devil! (as joke or insult) / the departed |
| 清澈见底 | qīng chè jiàn dǐ | water so clear you can see the bottom |
| 自找 | zì zhǎo | to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant) |
| 熟能生巧 | shú néng shēng qiǎo | with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect |
| 诚然 | chéng rán | indeed / true! (I agree with you) |
| 果不其然 | guǒ bù qí rán | just as expected / told you so |
| 一分钱一分货 | yī fēn qián yī fēn huò | nothing for nothing / you get what you pay for |
| 年年有余 | nián nián yǒu yú | lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year) |
| 与人方便，自己方便 | yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn | Help others, and others may help you (idiom). |
| 水滴石穿 | shuǐ dī shí chuān | dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
| 尔虞我诈 | ěr yú wǒ zhà | lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception / each tries to outwit the other / dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost |
| 浑身解数 | hún shēn xiè shù | to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] |
| 教学相长 | jiào xué xiāng zhǎng | when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit |
| 逆水行舟 | nì shuǐ xíng zhōu | lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup |
| 可歌可泣 | kě gē kě qì | lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic |
| 止损点 | zhǐ sǔn diǎn | stop-loss point, a point at which you make a small loss to limit your losses |
| 明天见 | míng tiān jiàn | see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms) |
Check also the Chinese Dictionary with handwriting instructions and example sentences.
