Chinese to English Dictionary (1-20 of 730)
- 断井颓垣
- [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
- [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
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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.
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- 鲸鲨
- [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
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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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- 马太效应
- [mǎtàixiàoyìnɡ]
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Academic phenomenon detected by an American sociologist named Robert Merton. For example in scientific history, the more honor a scientist has got, the more honor he may get in the future and vise versa. It is said that "everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him." in "the Gospel of Matthew" this general means that if you possess advantages, you will get more and more advantages, and vice versa.
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- 民事权利
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The civil rights as stipulated in civil law; the rights enjoyed by a natural or juridical person who has the right to do something or have somebody do something according to civil law; for example, a property possessor has the right to deal with his property, the owner of a debt has the right to request a debtor to repay the debt.
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- 了
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[used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed]
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[indicating that something has happened or is about to happen]
- 4. [indicating a certain situation under certain conditions]
- 5. [indicating a change in one's understanding, idea, view or action]
- 6. [indicating a request or a command]
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- 畬
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A farmland that has been cultivated for one year, or a farmland that has been cultivated for two years.
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- 不虚此行
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the journey has not been made in vain; the journey has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile journey
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- 家家有本难念的经
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every family has some sort of trouble; every family has its own hard nut to crack
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- 狡兔三窟
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a wily hare has three burrows —a crafty person has more than one hideout
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- 来者不善,善者不来
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He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along.
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He who has come, comes with ill intent, certainly not on virtue bent.
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- 水有源,树有根
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every river has its source and every tree its roots—everything has its origin
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- 水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒
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water which is too clean has few fish; he who is too critical has few friends—one should not demand absolute purity
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- 天网恢恢,疏而不漏
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the net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small; justice has a long arm; the guilty can never escape Heaven's justice
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- 一言堂
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a conference hall where one person has all the say—what I say goes; one person alone has the say; one person lays down the law
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- 冤有头,债有主
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every injustice has its perpetrator, every debt has its debtor
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- 发达国家
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A country which has a high per capita GNP, advanced education, medical treatment and culture, sound infrastructure, and has finished industrialization (different from "发展中国家" developing country).
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- 静脉曲张
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varicose veins: because blood in the vein has been blocked, pressure has grown to make the vein dilated, elongated, or curved. It happens in one's legs or anus.
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