English to Chinese Dictionary

Search:

Did you mean: simone ?

有人 yǒu rén someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 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 (someone) who ... (as in 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 express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
为难 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party
假冒 jiǎ mào to impersonate / to pose as (someone else) / to counterfeit / to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
可乘之机 chéng zhī (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
坎坷多舛 kǎn duō chuǎn full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
说你胖你就喘 shuō pàng jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
骂人 rén to swear or curse (at people) / to scold or yell at someone
绊脚石 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
搭讪 shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
抄送 chāo sòng to make a copy (and send it to someone) / Cc (for email) / Carbon Copy (for email)
某人 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname)
灌醉 guàn zuì to fuddle / to befuddle / to inebriate / to get someone drunk
嫁祸 jià huò to impute / to shift the blame onto someone else
死囚 qiú prisoner that awaits execution / convict sentenced to death / someone on death row
冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
步武 to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary)
背地 bèi secretly / in private / behind someone's back
惩办 chéng bàn to punish (someone) / to take disciplinary action against (someone)
死乞白赖 qi bái lài to pester someone again and again
颜控 yán kòng someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others)
别人牵驴你拔橛子 bié ren qiān jué zi lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
挖墙脚 qiáng jiǎo to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something


<< back to the home page