Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

tóujī 投机² ADJ agreeable, congenial, of the same mind 谈得很投机 tán de hěn tóujī have a most agreeable conversation t ...

much. ■ 我想吐。Wǒ xiǎng tù. I want to vomit (→ I feel sick). tù 兔 N rabbit, hare tùzi 兔子 [suffix: 兔 rabbit, hare ...

tuō 拖 V drag on, defer, procrastinate ■ 这件事不 能再拖了，得马上决定。Zhè jiàn shì bù néng zài tuō le, děi mǎshàng juédìng. We ...

W wā 挖 V dig, scoop, excavate wājué 挖掘 V dig, excavate wā 哇 PARTICLE same as 啊 ā, II wā 蛙 N frog 青蛙 qīngwā frog wá 娃 N baby, ...

wàixiàngxíng 外向型 ADJ export-oriented 外向型经济 wàixiàngxíng jīngjì export-oriented economy wàiyǔ 外语 [modif: 外 foreign + 语 language ...

wǎn 挽 V salvage wǎnhuí 挽回 V reverse the unfavorable situation, turn the table wǎnjiù 挽救 V rescue, save wǎn 晚 ADJ late, not o ...

people. ■ 他不在家，就在网吧。Tā bú zài jiā, jiù zài wǎngbā. If he is not home, then he must be at the Internet café. ...

wēibó 微博 N microblog, microblogging wēi bù zú dào 微不足道 ADJ negligibly small, extremely tiny wēiguān 微观 ADJ microcosmic, m ...

wěi 委 V entrust wěiqū 委屈 V feel wronged, nurse a grievance wěituō 委托 [comp: 委 entrust + 托 entrust] V entrust, delegate ...

important position in a company. wèi 味 N taste, flavor wèidao 味道 N taste ■ 这个菜味道好极了。Zhège cài wèidao hǎo jíle. Th ...

management wénjù 文具 N stationery, writing material wénmíng 文明 [comp: 文 culture + 明 enlightenment] I N civilization, culture ...

Zhang Ming. I’m Chinese. wǒmen 我们 [suffix: 我 I, me + 们 suffix denoting a plural number] PRON we, us ■ 我们是学中文 ...

是行不通的。Wúshù shìshí zhèngmíng, nà zhǒng shèhuì zhìdù shì xíngbutōng de. Innumerable facts have proven that kind ...

wùzī 物资 N goods and materials, supplies wù 雾 TRAD 霧 N fog, mist ■ 今天早上有大雾，很 多人迟到。Jīntiān zǎoshang yǒu dà wù, hěn duō ...

X xī 西 N west, western ■ 河东是一座小城，河西是 一大片农场。Hé dōng shì yí zuò xiǎo chéng, hé xī shì yí dà piàn nóngchǎng. East ...

xī 惜 V 1 cherish, treasure (See zhēnxī 珍惜.) 2 have pity on (See kěxī 可惜.) xī 悉 V know (See shúxi 熟悉.) xī 溪 ...

shí’èr ge xì, zuì dà de shì diànnǎo xì. This univer- sity has twelve departments; the biggest is the Computing ...

has been laid off, unemployed worker xiàmiàn 下面 N same as 下边 xiàbian xiàshǔ 下属 N subordinate (person), lower-level ...

of labor is irrational. 清闲 qīngxián ADJ leisurely, carefree xiánhuà 闲话 [modif: 闲 idle + 话 talk] N 1 digression ■ ...

xiànzài 现在 [comp: 现 present + 在 being] N the present time, now ■ 我现在没有时间，晚上再打 电 话给他。Wǒ xiànzài méiyǒu shíjiān, wǎnsha ...