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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1昔日 昔日 xī rìxi1 ri4former days; in the past
2奶昔 奶昔 nǎi xīnai3 xi1milkshake (Note: 昔 is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔 , pr. sik1)
3修昔底德陷阱 修昔底德陷阱 xiū xī dǐ dé 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 xī dǐ déXiu1 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 xī yáng xiànXi1 yang2 xian4Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晋中 , Shanxi
6昔阳 昔陽 xī yángXi1 yang2Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晋中 , Shanxi
7昔年 昔年 xī niánxi1 nian2former years; previous years
8往昔 往昔 wǎng xīwang3 xi1the past
9宿昔 宿昔 sù xīsu4 xi1formerly; in the past
10阿昔洛韦 阿昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéia1 xi1 luo4 wei2aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
11美洛昔康 美洛昔康 měi luò xī kāngmei3 luo4 xi1 kang1meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
12今昔对比 今昔對比 jīn xī duì bǐjin1 xi1 dui4 bi3to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom)
13今昔 今昔 jīn xījin1 xi1past and present; yesterday and today
14今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐjin1 fei1 xi1 bi3things are very different now (idiom); times have changed
15今不如昔 今不如昔 jīn bù rú xījin1 bu4 ru2 xi1things are not as good as they used to be
16古昔 古昔 gǔ xīgu3 xi1(literary) ancient times; in olden days
17抚今追昔 撫今追昔 fǔ jīn zhuī xīfu3 jin1 zhui1 xi1to reflect on the past in the light of the present (idiom)
18不胜今昔 不勝今昔 bù shèng jīn xību4 sheng4 jin1 xi1to sigh at the vicissitudes of human life (idiom)
19昔 昔 xīXi1former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]; surname Xi