Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 寸 | 寸 | cùn | cun4 | a unit of length; inch; thumb | ||
| 2 | 方寸大乱 | 方寸大亂 | fāng cùn dà luàn | fang1 cun4 da4 luan4 | (idiom) to become agitated; to get worked up | ||
| 3 | 寸金难买寸光阴 | 寸金難買寸光陰 | cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn | cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1 | An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious. | ||
| 4 | 英寸 | 英寸 | yīng cùn | ying1 cun4 | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) | ||
| 5 | 方寸 | 方寸 | fāng cùn | fang1 cun4 | square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind | ||
| 6 | 得寸进尺 | 得寸進尺 | dé cùn jìn chǐ | de2 cun4 jin4 chi3 | lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile | ||
| 7 | 寸阴是惜 | 寸陰是惜 | cùn yīn shì xī | cun4 yin1 shi4 xi1 | Be careful of one's time. (idiom) | ||
| 8 | 寸阴 | 寸陰 | cùn yīn | cun4 yin1 | a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch) | ||
| 9 | 寸土寸金 | 寸土寸金 | cùn tǔ cùn jīn | cun4 tu3 cun4 jin1 | land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) | ||
| 10 | 寸头 | 寸頭 | cùn tóu | cun4 tou2 | (male hair style) crew cut; butch cut | ||
| 11 | 寸脉 | 寸脈 | cùn mài | cun4 mai4 | pulse taken at the wrist (TCM) | ||
| 12 | 寸禄 | 寸祿 | cùn lù | cun4 lu4 | modest salary | ||
| 13 | 寸口脉 | 寸口脈 | cùn kǒu mài | cun4 kou3 mai4 | pulse taken at the wrist (TCM) | ||
| 14 | 寸口 | 寸口 | cùn kǒu | cun4 kou3 | location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM | ||
| 15 | 标准尺寸 | 標準尺寸 | biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn | biao1 zhun3 chi3 cun4 | gauge | ||
| 16 | 寸晷 | 寸晷 | cùn guǐ | cun4 gui3 | see 寸阴 | ||
| 17 | 寸尺不存 | 寸尺不存 | cùn chǐ bù cún | cun4 chi3 bu4 cun2 | Nothing was saved. (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 寸草不生 | 寸草不生 | cùn cǎo bù shēng | cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1 | lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren | ||
| 19 | 寸草不如 | 寸草不如 | cùn cǎo bù rú | cun4 cao3 bu4 ru2 | to be not worth a straw (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 寸步难移 | 寸步難移 | cùn bù nán yí | cun4 bu4 nan2 yi2 | see 寸步难行 | ||
| 21 | 寸步难行 | 寸步難行 | cùn bù nán xíng | cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2 | unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation | ||
| 22 | 寸步不让 | 寸步不讓 | cùn bù bù ràng | cun4 bu4 bu4 rang4 | (idiom) not to yield an inch | ||
| 23 | 寸步不离 | 寸步不離 | cùn bù bù lí | cun4 bu4 bu4 li2 | to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to | ||
| 24 | 愁肠寸断 | 愁腸寸斷 | chóu cháng cùn duàn | chou2 chang2 cun4 duan4 | gut-wrenching sadness (idiom) | ||
| 25 | 尺有所短，寸有所长 | 尺有所短，寸有所長 | chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng | chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2 | lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages |
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