Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

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 ...

xiāngsì 相似 ADJ similar to, be alike ■ 你提出的 方案和我的想法很相似。Nǐ tíchū de fāng’àn hé wǒ de xiǎngfǎ hěn xiāngsì. Your plan ...

xiǎngfǎ 想法 [modif: 想 thinking + 法 way, method] N what one thinks, idea, opinion ■ 你 有什么想 法，尽管谈。Nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎngfǎ ...

talk with him and cleared up the misunderstanding between us. xiāodú 消毒 [v+obj: 消 dispel + 毒 toxin] V disinfect, ster ...

NOTE: See note on 姑娘 gūniang. xiǎojiě 小姐 [comp: 小 young + 姐 elder sister] N young lady; Miss ■ 有一位小姐要见你。Yǒu yí w ...

xiàoyì 效益 N beneficial (economic) results, economic benefits xiào 校 N school xiàozhǎng 校长 [modif: 校 school + 长 chief] ...

xiè 泄 V allow air or liquid to escape, let out, leak xièlòu 泄露 [comp: 泄 leak + 露 expose] V leak (information) xièqì 泄气 [ ...

fēngguāng admire and enjoy beautiful sceneries 2 appreciate, like xīnwèi 欣慰 [comp: 欣 joyful + 慰 sooth] ADJ plea ...

xìnxī 信息 [comp: 信 message + 息 news, tiding] N information ■ 这台电脑处理信息十分迅 速。Zhè tái diànnǎo chǔlǐ xìnxī shífēn xùnsù. ...

xíngchéng 形成 [v+obj: 形 form + 成 become] V take shape, form ■ 习惯形成以后，就很难改 变。 Xíguàn xíngchéng yǐhòu, jiù hěn nán gǎibiàn ...

NOTE: 幸福 xìngfú is used in a sublime sense, denoting a profound and almost perfect happiness. So it has a much ...