Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 149)
- 她
- [tā]
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- 它(牠)
- [tā]
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- 结缡(結縭)
- [jiélí]
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When a girl was married in ancient times, her mother would tie a washcloth for her, showing that she should do her filial duty to her parents-in-law and do housework; it now refers to the marriage of a girl.
- 2. Refers to getting married.
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- 犹抱琵琶半遮面(猶抱琵琶半遮面)
- [yóubàopípábànzhēmiàn]
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a line from the poem, "Song of the Lute Player" by Bai Juyi from the Tang Dynasty; its previous line is 千呼万唤始出来 (again we called and urged her to appear until she came, her face half hidden behind the lute in her arms); this poem portrays the adversity of a lady playing the lute as well as his own misfortune encountered in his official career
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- 其
- [qí]
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- 1. his
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her
- 3. its
- 4. their
- 5. him
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her
- 7. it
- 8. them
- 9. that
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Examples (1-5 of 1261)
- 妈妈罚她闭门思过，想明白了才能出门。
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Her mother shut her in her room, and did not allow her to come out until she admitted her mistakes.
- 她是拿定了主意“不干己事不张口，一问摇头三不知”。
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She's made up her mind not to open her mouth about matters that don't concern her, but to shake her head in answer to all questions.
- 不知她男朋友在她耳边说了什么，逗得她抿嘴笑了。
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Her boyfriend whispered something in her ear that made her compress her lips into a smile.
- 她的打扮和她的年龄很不相配。
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Her clothes and her make-up do not fit her age.
- 姐姐老是骂她是笨货，连毛衣都不会织。
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Her elder sister always calls her names, and scolds her for not even being able to knit sweaters.
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