Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 394)
- 魏
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Name of a feudal state in the Xizhou Dynasty that was in northern current Ruichen County in Shanxi Province, and was eliminated by the Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period.
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One of the seven powerful states of the Warring States Period that was located in northern Henan Province and southern Hebei Province, and eastern Shaanxi Province and the southwest of Shanxi Province.
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One of the Three Kingdoms, (220 AD - 265 AD), that was established by Cao Pi with its domain covering the...
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- 孤哀子
- [gū'āizǐ]
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An archaic term for a son whose parents had died (a son whose father was dead was called 孤子, whose mother was dead was called 哀子).
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- 解元
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The examination that was held by city governments during the Tang and Song Dynasties was called "Jieshi". People who won the first prize were called "Jieyuan". The examination that was held in the capital city during the Ming and Qing Dynasties was called "Xiangshi". People who won first prize were also called "Jieyuan".
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- 杨玉环(楊玉環)
- [yángyùhuán]
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Yang Yuhuan(719 - 756), also known as Yang Guifei, was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Yang had a deep understanding of music and was adept in dancing. When she was 18, she became the beloved consort of the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang for the rest of her life. Because of The Rebellion of An Lushan and Shi Siming (755—763), The Emperor Xuanzong fled from Chang'an. When they arrived at Ma Wei Yi, Yang was killed
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- 共青团(共青團)
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Abbreviation of 中国共产主义青年团 (Communist Youth League of China) which is a mass organization of advanced youth under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and its assistant and reserve. Established in May 1922, it was initially called The Socialist Youth League of China, and was renamed Communist Youth League of China in 1925. In April 1949, it was changed into the New Democratic Youth League of China and changed back to the present name in May 1957 .
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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- be
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- 1. to have presence in the realm of perceived reality; exist; live
- 2. to pay a visit; go
- 3. to take place; occur
- 4. used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its noun or adjective complement or complementing phrase. In this case be expresses the relationship of either essential or incidental equivalence or identity ( John is a man; John is a musician ) or specifies an essential or incidental attribute ( honey is sweet; Susan is angry ). It is also used with an adverbial...
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Examples (1-5 of 13593)
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That first mark is how tall I was when I was eight and the second one when I was ten.
- 那第一条痕迹是我八岁时的身高，第二条是十岁的。
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She was holding onto that bag so tightly that I was sure it was going to burst.
- 她把那个包抱得那么紧，肯定一会儿就会把它挤破。
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I was so nervous; he was there and I was just brushing against him.
- 我太紧张了，他在那儿，我不停地杵他。
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This was an amazing thing, this was something that was beyond description.
- 这是一个不可思议的事情，无法形容。
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It was reported that there was a bomb aboard a plane he was piloting out of Hong Kong.
- 据报道，当他正驾驶飞机离开香港时，飞机发生了爆炸。
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