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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1昔日 昔日 xi1 ri4former days; in the past
2奶昔 奶昔 nǎi nai3 xi1milkshake (Note: is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese , pr. sik1)
3修昔底德陷阱 修昔底德陷阱 xiū xiàn jǐngXiu1 xi1 di3 de2 xian4 jing3Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
4修昔底德 修昔底德 xiū Xiu1 xi1 di3 de2Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
5昔阳县 昔陽縣 yáng xiànXi1 yang2 xian4Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晋中 , Shanxi
6昔阳 昔陽 yángXi1 yang2Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晋中 , Shanxi
7昔年 昔年 niánxi1 nian2former years; previous years
8往昔 往昔 wǎng wang3 xi1the past
9宿昔 宿昔 su4 xi1formerly; in the past
10阿昔洛韦 阿昔洛韋 ā luò wéia1 xi1 luo4 wei2aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
11美洛昔康 美洛昔康 měi luò kāngmei3 luo4 xi1 kang1meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
12今昔对比 今昔對比 jīn duì jin1 xi1 dui4 bi3to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom)
13今昔 今昔 jīn jin1 xi1past and present; yesterday and today
14今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi jin1 fei1 xi1 bi3things are very different now (idiom); times have changed
15今不如昔 今不如昔 jīn jin1 bu4 ru2 xi1things are not as good as they used to be
16古昔 古昔 gu3 xi1(literary) ancient times; in olden days
17抚今追昔 撫今追昔 jīn zhuī fu3 jin1 zhui1 xi1to reflect on the past in the light of the present (idiom)
18不胜今昔 不勝今昔 shèng jīn bu4 sheng4 jin1 xi1to sigh at the vicissitudes of human life (idiom)
19 Xi1former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]; surname Xi