Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

liáng 梁 TRAD 樑 N beam (in structure) (See 桥梁 qiáoliáng.) liǎng 两 ¹ MEASURE WORD (a traditional Chinese unit of weight ...

liè 烈 ADJ intense (See jīliè 激烈, rèliè 热烈.) liè 猎 TRAD 獵 V hunt lièrén 猎人 N hunter liè 劣 ADJ inferior, of low quality (See èl ...

provides leadership for the people to develop the economy. ■ 领导不在，你有什么事情 请跟我 说。Lǐngdǎo bú zài, nǐ yǒu shénme shìq ...

liúxué 留学 [comp: 留 stay + 学 study] V study abroad ■ 很多亚洲学生在美国留学。Hěn duō Yàzhōu xuésheng zài Měiguó liúxué. Many Asian ...

lùyīn? Have you listened to the recording of Teacher Wang’s reading of this text? lùyīnjī 录音机 N audio recorder, so ...

luàn 乱 TRAD 亂 ADJ 1 disorderly, chaotic (ANTONYM 整齐 zhěngqí) ■ 我的房间很乱，要收拾一下。Wǒ de fángjiān hěn luàn, yào shōush ...

M mā 妈 TRAD 媽 N ma, mom māma 妈妈 N mom, mommy ■ 妈妈在辅导妹妹做 作业。Māma zài fúdǎo mèimei zuò zuòyè. Mom is tutoring my you ...

Zhème jiǎndān de tímù, nǐ yě bú huì zuò ma? Can’t you do such a simple question? mái 埋 V bury ■ 他把死狗埋在树下。Tā ...

mànyán 蔓延 V spread, extend máng 忙 ADJ busy ■ 我最近很忙，没有空儿跟你 去看电影。Wǒ zuìjìn hěn máng, méiyǒu kòngr gēn nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng. ...

mào 贸 TRAD 貿 N transaction màoyì 贸易 [comp: 贸 transaction + 易 exchange] N trade, exchange ■ 搞制造和搞贸易，哪个更赚 钱？Gǎo zhìzào hé ...

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 ...