Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 359)
- 争执不下
- [zhēngzhíbúxià]
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each stands (or holds) his ground; each sticks to his own stand; each sticks to his guns
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- 扁担星
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Common name for the constellation configuration consisting of Altair and two stars of minor magnitude near it; Chinese folklore: Altair, a cow herder, carries his two children with a shoulder pole to his annual meeting with Vega, his children's mother.
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- 斫鼻
- [zhuóbí]
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From a tale told by Zhuang Zi where a man has his carpenter friend chop off a tiny piece of chalk on the tip of his nose using an axe that the carpenter wields as fast as the wind without hurting his nose; to describe incredible expertise.
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- 署名权
- [shǔmíngquán]
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A kind of copyright, namely the right of the author to put his signature to his works to show his identity.
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- 醮
- [jiào]
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To toast one's junior at a ceremony celebrating his reaching of adulthood, or at his wedding.
- 2. To marry (woman).
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To pray at an altar (Buddhist or Taoist monks).
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Examples (1-5 of 3928)
- 他把对家乡的热爱和思念诉诸笔端。
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He expresses both his love for his hometown, and his homesickness in his writings.
→ 笔端
- 提升以后,他就跟原来的同事们摆谱儿了。
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After his promotion, he began to throw his weight about (or put on airs) before his former colleagues.
→ 摆谱儿
- 老板尽可能地避开他的前妻,生怕她揭老底儿。
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The boss goes out of his way to avoid his ex-wife for fear that she might disclose his unsavoury past.
→ 揭老底
- 他以文才著称,虽然脾气有些古怪,但无伤大雅。
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His claim to fame rests on His literary talents. His eccentric behaviour is considered immaterial.
→ 无伤大雅
- 他的初心是好的, 只是方法有问题。
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His original intentions were good, his problems were in his methods.
→ 初志
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