Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

méijūn 霉菌 N mould měi 每 I ADV every, each ■ 我每隔三天游一次 泳。Wǒ měi gé sān tiān yóu yí cì yǒng. I swim once every three ...

ménzhěn 门诊 N outpatient service men 们 TRAD 們 SUFFIX (indicating plural number) ■ 学生们都很喜欢这位新老师。Xuéshengmen dōu hěn xǐhuan zhè ...

gàosù wǒ, nà jiù bú shì mìmì.” “I’ll tell you a secret.” “If you can tell me, then it’s not really a se ...

zuò de miànbāo tèbié xiāng. Freshly baked bread smells particularly good. 一片面包 yīpiàn miànbāo a slice of bread ...

míng 名 I N name, (personal) given name ■ 他们 要给新生儿取个名。Tāmen yào gěi xīnshēngér qǔ ge míng. They’re going to name ...

míngtiān 明天 [modif: 明 (in this context) next + 天 day] N tomorrow ■ “明天是几月几号？” “明天 是六月二十一日。”“Míngtiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ ...

mò 莫 V don’t mò míng qí miào 莫名其妙 IDIOM (something is so strange that) no one can understand it, be unable to make ...

of contents mùqián 目前 N at present ■ 目前的困难是暂时 的。Mùqián de kùnnan shì zànshí de. The present difficulties are only tem ...

N ná 拿 V hold, carry in hand ■ 我手里拿着很多书， 不能开门，请你帮帮我。Wǒ shǒu li názhe hěn duō shū, bù néng kāi mén, qǐ ...

nàme 那么 I PRON like that ■ 上海没有北京那么 冷。Shànghǎi méiyǒu Běijīng nàme lěng. Shanghai is not as cold as Beijing. ■ 你 ...

Many old people like to live in the south. nánbian 南边 [modif: 南 south + 边 side] N south side, to the south, i ...

dòng nǎozi, zǒnghuì zhǎodào jiějué de bànfǎ. When confronted with difficulties, use your brains and you will a ...

zìxíngchē jiègei shuí le, ng? Who did you lend your bicycle to, eh? ní 泥 N mud ■ 他们在下雨天踢球，搞得身上都是 泥。Tāmen zài xiày ...

niáng 娘 N 1 girl (See gūniang 姑娘.) 2 mother niàng 酿 V make (wine), brew (beer) 酿酒 niàngjiǔ make wine niǎo 鸟 TRAD ...

nóngchǎng ma? Can a foreigner buy a farm here? nóngchǎngzhǔ 农场主 N one who owns a farm, farmer nóngcūn 农村 [mod ...

nuóyòng 挪用 [comp: 挪 move + 用 use] V divert (funds) 挪用公款 nuóyòng gōngkuǎn misappropriate public funds ...

O ō 噢 INTERJ (used to indicate understanding or a promise) ■ 噢，我明白了。Ō, wǒ míngbai le. Oh, I see. ■ 噢，我忘不了。Ō, w ...

P pā 趴 V prostrate, lie prone pá 爬 V crawl, climb ■ 他们的儿子才一岁，还不 会走路，只会在地上爬。Tāmen de érzi cái yí suì, hái bú huì zǒu ...

páizi de yīfu tèbié guì. Clothes of this brand name are extremely expensive. pài 派¹ V 1 dispatch ■ ...

pāo 抛 V throw, hurl pāoqì 抛弃 [comp: 抛 throw + 弃 discard] V abandon, forsake páo 袍 N gown 长袍 cháng páo gown, robe (件 jiàn ...