Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 745)
- 断井颓垣(斷井頹垣)
- [duànjǐng-tuíyuán]
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The well has collapsed, the water has run out, the wall has fallen down and the house has toppled. It's used to describe a scene of bleakness and desolation.
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- 人有脸,树有皮(人有臉,樹有皮)
- [rényǒuliǎn,shùyǒupí]
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a man has a face just as a tree has bark—a man has a sense of shame
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- 国际象棋(國際象棋)
- [ɡuójìxiàngqí]
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chess, a board game for two players that has a square chessboard divided into 64 small black and white squares. There are two types of chessmen, black and white, each of which has 16 pieces, including a king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and two pawns. The winner has to checkmate the opposing king. it is said to have originated in ancient India and spread through Europe by Arab merchants.
- 2. (computer game) chess
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- 鲸鲨(鯨鯊)
- [jīngshā]
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A fish that is the largest fish that has ever existed. It has a length of up to 21 meters. It has gray brown or green brown skin with yellowish stripes. It is mild in mood and takes marine plankton or tiny fish as food.
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- 编余(編餘)
- [biānyú]
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Left behind or considered surplus after the size of an organization has been determined.
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Usually used as the title of a column or an article that is devoted to thoughts that the editor has concerning a particular editing job after it has been finished.
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- 他做了一辈子教书育人的工作,深受无数学生爱戴,真可谓“桃李不言,下自成蹊”。
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As the idiom goes, a man of true worth attracts admiration. He has been a teacher all his life, and has won love and respect from the countless students he has taught.
- 水有源,木有本。
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A stream has its source; a tree has its roots.
- 现在怎么样? 不幸言中了吧。
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Now, you see what has happened. Unfortunately my prediction has come true.
- 各有各的打算。
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Each has a plan of his own. or Each has his own calculations.
- 她的功劳可不小啊!
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She has certainly made no small contribution! or She has rendered great service.
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