Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

T tā 他 PRON he, him ■ “他是谁？”“他是我的 同学。”“Tā shì shéi?” “Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.” “Who’s he?” “He’s my classmate.” ■ 他的 ...

tàiyang 太阳 [modif: 太 big, super + 阳 open, overt, masculine] N the sun, sunshine ■ 今天的 太阳真 好。Jīntiān de tàiy ...

kuān, kàngjù cóng yán. Leniency to those who confess and severity to those who refuse to. 2 be frank, ...

táotài 淘汰 V eliminate through competition táotàisài 淘汰赛 N (in sports) elimination series, knock-out rounds tǎo 讨 TRAD 討 V as ...

every couple has only one child. tígāng 提纲 N outline tígāo 提高 [v+compl: 提 raise + 高 high] V raise, advance ■ 我要提高自己的中文水平 ...

going on in the stadium. tǐyùguǎn 体育馆 [modif: 体育 sports + 馆 building] N gymnasium ■ 这个体育馆有多少座 位？Zhège tǐyùguǎn yǒu duō ...

Jìnrù yí ge guójiā yào tián biào, líkāi yí ge guójiā yě yào tián biào. To enter a country you need ...

tiàogāo 跳高 N high jump tiàoshéng 跳绳 N rope-skipping, rope-jumping tiàoshuǐ 跳水 V & N dive; diving tiàowǔ 跳舞 [comp: 跳 jump ...

tǐng 挺² ADJ hard and straight tǐngbá 挺拔 ADJ tall and straight tǐng 艇 N light boat 救生艇 jiù shēngtǐng lifeboat tōng 通 I V ...

话。Wǒ bù tóngyì nǐ shuō de huà. I don’t agree with what you said. ■ 我不反对你的计划， 但是 不同意立即执行。Wǒ bù fǎnduì n ...

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 ...