| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 陈 | 陳 | chén | Chen2 | to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale; surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 | ||
| 2 | 陈毅 | 陳毅 | chén yì | Chen2 Yi4 | Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972 | ||
| 3 | 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dài xiè | xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4 | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) | ||
| 4 | 陈述 | 陳述 | chén shù | chen2 shu4 | an assertion; to declare; to state | ||
| 5 | 陈旧 | 陳舊 | chén jiù | chen2 jiu4 | old-fashioned | ||
| 6 | 陈列 | 陳列 | chén liè | chen2 lie4 | to display; to exhibit | ||
| 7 | 陈独秀 | 陳獨秀 | chén dú xiù | Chen2 Du2 xiu4 | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 | ||
| 8 | 陈炯明 | 陳炯明 | chén jiǒng míng | Chen2 Jiong3 ming2 | Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong | ||
| 9 | 陈设 | 陳設 | chén shè | chen2 she4 | to display; to set out; furnishings | ||
| 10 | 陈建仁 | 陳建仁 | chén jiàn rén | Chen2 Jian4 ren2 | Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020 | ||
| 11 | 陈胜 | 陳勝 | chén shèng | Chen2 Sheng4 | Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义 | ||
| 12 | 陈胜吴广起义 | 陳勝吳廣起義 | chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì | Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4 | Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty | ||
| 13 | 陈庆炎 | 陳慶炎 | chén qìng yán | Chen2 Qing4 yan2 | Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017 | ||
| 14 | 陈其迈 | 陳其邁 | chén qí mài | Chen2 Qi2 mai4 | Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-) | ||
| 15 | 陈词滥调 | 陳詞濫調 | chén cí làn diào | chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4 | cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype | ||
| 16 | 陈词 | 陳詞 | chén cí | chen2 ci2 | to state one's views; speech; statement; plea | ||
| 17 | 陈淳 | 陳淳 | chén chún | chen2 chun2 | Chen Chun | ||
| 18 | 陈冲 | 陳沖 | chén chōng | Chen2 Chong1 | Joan Chen (1961-), Chinese born American actress | ||
| 19 | 直陈 | 直陳 | zhí chén | zhi2 chen2 | to say straight out; to point out bluntly; to give a straightforward account; to disclose | ||
| 20 | 陈方安生 | 陳方安生 | chén fāng ān shēng | Chen2 Fang1 An1 sheng1 | Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001) | ||
| 21 | 陈伯达 | 陳伯達 | chén bó dá | Chen2 Bo2 da2 | Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism | ||
| 22 | 陈兵 | 陳兵 | chén bīng | chen2 bing1 | to deploy troops; to mass troops | ||
| 23 | 陈恭尹 | 陳恭尹 | chén gōng yǐn | Chen2 Gong1 yin3 | Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet | ||
| 24 | 陈谷子烂芝麻 | 陳谷子爛芝麻 | chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma | chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5 | lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip | ||
| 25 | 陈冠希 | 陳冠希 | chén guān xī | Chen2 Guan1 xi1 | Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor |
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