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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 tiāntian1to add; to increase; to replenish
2增添 增添 zēng tiānzeng1 tian1to add; to increase
3添堵 添堵 tiān tian1 du3to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse
4添加 添加 tiān jiātian1 jia1to add; to increase
5画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān hua4 she2 tian1 zu2lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
6添砖加瓦 添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā tian1 zhuan1 jia1 wa3lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help
7添置 添置 tiān zhìtian1 zhi4to buy; to acquire; to add to one's possessions
8添油加醋 添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā tian1 you2 jia1 cu4lit. to add oil and vinegar; fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
9添言搭趣 添言搭趣 tiān yán tian1 yan2 da1 qu4to join in (the conversation) just to please others (idiom)
10添人进口 添人進口 tiān rén jìn kǒutian1 ren2 jin4 kou3to increase the members of one's family or clan (idiom)
11添麻烦 添麻煩 tiān fantian1 ma2 fan5to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
12添乱 添亂 tiān luàntian1 luan4(coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
13添加物 添加物 tiān jiā tian1 jia1 wu4additive
14添加剂 添加劑 tiān jiā tian1 jia1 ji4additive; food additive
15加油添醋 加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān jia1 you2 tian1 cu4to add interest (to a story); to sex up
16添福添寿 添福添壽 tiān tiān shòutian1 fu2 tian1 shou4to increase luck and longevity
17二一添作五 二一添作五 èr tiān zuò er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty
18添丁发财 添丁發財 tiān dīng cáitian1 ding1 fa1 cai2May you have an increase in your family and become prosperous. (idiom)
19添丁 添丁 tiān dīngtian1 ding1to add a son to the family
20添财添丁 添財添丁 tiān cái tiān dīngtian1 cai2 tian1 ding1to become wealthy and add members to the family (idiom)
21添补 添補 tiān butian1 bu5to fill (up); to replenish
22添办 添辦 tiān bàntian1 ban4to acquire
23加添 加添 jiā tiānjia1 tian1augment; add
24如虎添翼 如虎添翼 tiān ru2 hu3 tian1 yi4lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom)
25锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huājin3 shang4 tian1 hua1lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily

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