Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 楚 | 楚 | chǔ | Chu3 | distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old); surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) | ||
2 | 巴楚 | 巴楚 | bā chǔ | Ba1 chu3 | Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区 , west Xinjiang | ||
3 | 巴楚县 | 巴楚縣 | bā chǔ xiàn | Ba1 chu3 xian4 | Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区 , west Xinjiang | ||
4 | 悲楚 | 悲楚 | bēi chǔ | bei1 chu3 | sorrowful; grieved | ||
5 | 苌楚 | 萇楚 | cháng chǔ | chang2 chu3 | plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola); kiwi fruit | ||
6 | 楚楚 | 楚楚 | chǔ chǔ | chu3 chu3 | neat; lovely | ||
7 | 楚楚动人 | 楚楚動人 | chǔ chǔ dòng rén | chu3 chu3 dong4 ren2 | enchanting (idiom) | ||
8 | 楚楚可怜 | 楚楚可憐 | chǔ chǔ kě lián | chu3 chu3 ke3 lian2 | delicate and touching (idiom) | ||
9 | 楚辞 | 楚辭 | chǔ cí | Chu3 ci2 | Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC) | ||
10 | 楚馆秦楼 | 楚館秦樓 | chǔ guǎn qín lóu | chu3 guan3 qin2 lou2 | place for pleasure; brothel (idiom) | ||
11 | 楚国 | 楚國 | chǔ guó | Chu3 guo2 | the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei | ||
12 | 楚汉相争 | 楚漢相爭 | chǔ hàn xiāng zhēng | Chu3 Han4 Xiang1 zheng1 | see 楚汉战争 | ||
13 | 楚汉战争 | 楚漢戰爭 | chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng | Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1 | Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦 of Chu | ||
14 | 楚河汉界 | 楚河漢界 | chǔ hé hàn jiè | Chu3 he2 Han4 jie4 | lit. the river that divides Chu and Han; fig. a line that divides rival territories; the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard | ||
15 | 楚怀王 | 楚懷王 | chǔ huái wáng | Chu3 Huai2 wang2 | King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC) | ||
16 | 楚雄 | 楚雄 | chǔ xióng | Chu3 xiong2 | Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan | ||
17 | 楚雄市 | 楚雄市 | chǔ xióng shì | Chu3 xiong2 shi4 | Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan | ||
18 | 楚雄彝族自治州 | 楚雄彞族自治州 | chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 | Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市 | ||
19 | 楚雄州 | 楚雄州 | chǔ xióng zhōu | Chu3 xiong2 zhou1 | abbr. for 楚雄彝族自治州 | ||
20 | 楚州 | 楚州 | chǔ zhōu | Chu3 zhou1 | Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 , Jiangsu | ||
21 | 楚州区 | 楚州區 | chǔ zhōu qū | Chu3 zhou1 qu1 | Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 , Jiangsu | ||
22 | 楚庄王 | 楚莊王 | chǔ zhuāng wáng | Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2 | King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 | ||
23 | 棘楚 | 棘楚 | jí chǔ | ji2 chu3 | thorny problem; troublesome affair | ||
24 | 荆楚网 | 荊楚網 | jīng chǔ wǎng | jing1 chu3 wang3 | IPTV (PRC media network) | ||
25 | 荆楚网视 | 荊楚網視 | jīng chǔ wǎng shì | jing1 chu3 wang3 shi4 | IPTV (PRC media network) | ||
26 | 隽楚 | 雋楚 | juàn chǔ | juan4 chu3 | outstanding; extraordinary; preeminent | ||
27 | 苦楚 | 苦楚 | kǔ chǔ | ku3 chu3 | suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological) | ||
28 | 马穆楚 | 馬穆楚 | mǎ mù chǔ | Ma3 mu4 chu3 | Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte | ||
29 | 目前还不清楚 | 目前還不清楚 | mù qián hái bù qīng chǔ | mu4 qian2 hai2 bu4 qing1 chu3 | at present it is still unclear .... | ||
30 | 尼布楚条约 | 尼布楚條約 | ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē | Ni2 bu4 chu3 Tiao2 yue1 | Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia | ||
31 | 年楚河 | 年楚河 | nián chǔ hé | Nian2 chu3 He2 | Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo | ||
32 | 凄楚 | 悽楚 | qī chǔ | qi1 chu3 | sad; wretched; miserable | ||
33 | 翘楚 | 翹楚 | qiáo chǔ | qiao2 chu3 | person of outstanding talent | ||
34 | 秦楼楚馆 | 秦樓楚館 | qín lóu chǔ guǎn | qin2 lou2 chu3 guan3 | courtesans' quarters; brothels (idiom) | ||
35 | 受尽苦楚 | 受盡苦楚 | shòu jìn kǔ chǔ | shou4 jin4 ku3 chu3 | to have suffered enough from (idiom) | ||
36 | 四面楚歌 | 四面楚歌 | sì miàn chǔ gē | si4 mian4 Chu3 ge1 | lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help | ||
37 | 宋楚瑜 | 宋楚瑜 | sòng chǔ yú | Song4 Chu3 yu2 | James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党 | ||
38 | 酸楚 | 酸楚 | suān chǔ | suan1 chu3 | disconsolate; forlorn; grievance | ||
39 | 天低吴楚,眼空无物 | 天低吳楚,眼空無物 | tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù | tian1 di1 Wu2 Chu3 , yan3 kong1 wu2 wu4 | the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon | ||
40 | 痛楚 | 痛楚 | tòng chǔ | tong4 chu3 | pain; anguish; suffering | ||
41 | 乌讷楚 | 烏訥楚 | wū nè chǔ | Wu1 ne4 chu3 | Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯 , Inner Mongolia | ||
42 | 吴楚 | 吳楚 | wú chǔ | Wu2 Chu3 | southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley | ||
43 | 吴头楚尾 | 吳頭楚尾 | wú tóu chǔ wěi | Wu2 tou2 Chu3 wei3 | lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off | ||
44 | 耶律楚材 | 耶律楚材 | yē lǜ chǔ cái | Ye1 lu:4 Chu3 cai2 | Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it | ||
45 | 衣冠楚楚 | 衣冠楚楚 | yī guān chǔ chǔ | yi1 guan1 chu3 chu3 | immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper | ||
46 | 一清二楚 | 一清二楚 | yī qīng èr chǔ | yi1 qing1 er4 chu3 | to be very clear about sth (idiom) | ||
47 | 朝秦暮楚 | 朝秦暮楚 | zhāo qín mù chǔ | zhao1 Qin2 mu4 Chu3 | serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides | ||
48 | 钟楚红 | 鐘楚紅 | zhōng chǔ hóng | Zhong1 Chu3 hong2 | Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress | ||
49 | 中俄尼布楚条约 | 中俄尼布楚條約 | zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē | Zhong1 E2 Ni2 bu4 chu3 Tiao2 yue1 | Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia |
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