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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1中枢 中樞 zhōng shūzhong1 shu1center; backbone; hub (e.g. of transport network); the central administration
2枢垣 樞垣 shū yuánshu1 yuan2censorate
3中枢神经系统 中樞神經系統 zhōng shū shén jīng tǒngzhong1 shu1 shen2 jing1 xi4 tong3central nervous system, CNS
4中枢神经 中樞神經 zhōng shū shén jīngzhong1 shu1 shen2 jing1Central nervous system
5要枢 要樞 yào shūyao4 shu1important traffic hub; key crossroad
6天枢星 天樞星 tiān shū xīngtian1 shu1 xing1alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
7天枢 天樞 tiān shūTian1 shu1alpha Ursae Majoris
8水利枢纽 水利樞紐 shuǐ shū niǔshui3 li4 shu1 niu3Water conservancy hub
9枢轴 樞軸 shū zhóushu1 zhou2pivot; fulcrum
10户枢不蠹 戶樞不蠹 shū hu4 shu1 bu4 du4lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten; constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
11枢纽 樞紐 shū niǔshu1 niu3hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
12枢密院 樞密院 shū yuànshu1 mi4 yuan4privy council
13枢机主教 樞機主教 shū zhǔ jiàoshu1 ji1 zhu3 jiao4cardinal (of the Catholic Church)
14枢机 樞機 shū shu1 ji1cardinal (Catholicism)
15 shūshu1hinge; pivot
16流水不腐,户枢不蠹 流水不腐,戶樞不蠹 liú shuǐ , shū liu2 shui3 bu4 fu3 , hu4 shu1 bu4 du4lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); fig. constant activity prevents decay
17灵枢经 靈樞經 líng shū jīngLing2 shu1 jing1the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text
18交通枢纽 交通樞紐 jiāo tōng shū niǔjiao1 tong1 shu1 niu3traffic hub