Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

yōu 悠 ADJ remote yōujiǔ 悠久 [comp: 悠 remote + 久 long] ADJ very long, long-standing, time-honored ■ 中国历史 悠 久，人口众多。Zhōngg ...

yóuyǒng 游泳 V swim ■ 他游泳游得很好。Tā yóuyǒng yóu de hěn hǎo. He swims very well. ■ 我一 星期游两次泳。Wǒ yì xīngqī yóu liǎng c ...

quite frugal ■ 她想找一个有钱人结婚。Tā xiǎng zhǎo yí ge yǒu qián rén jiéhūn. She wants to find a rich man to marry ...

NOTE: See note on 再 zài. yú 于 TRAD 於 PREP in, at (only used in written Chinese) ■ 他生于一九八零年。Tā shēng yú yī ...

yǔmáoqiú 羽毛球 [modif: 羽毛 feather + 球 ball] V badminton, shuttlecock (只 zhī) ■ 我常常跟朋友 在 体育馆打羽毛球。Wǒ chángcháng gēn péngy ...

yùqī 预期 [comp: 预 in advance + 期 expect] V expect, anticipate yùsuàn 预算 [comp: 预 in advance + 算 calculate] N budget yùxí 预习 [ ...

not having been able to meet you at the airport this morning. ■ 你这么做，我不能原谅。Nǐ zhème zuò, wǒ bù ...

yuèduì 乐队 [modif: 乐 music + 队 team] N band, orchestra yuèqì 乐器 [modif: 乐 music + 器 implement] N musical instrument yuè ...

jiù jīběn jiějué le. When this railway is built, transportation problems will be basically solved. yùnsuàn ...

Z zá 杂 TRAD 雜 ADJ miscellaneous, sundry, all sorts of ■ 我还有些杂事要办完才能回家。Wǒ hái yǒu xiē zá shì yào bànwán cái néng huí ji ...

xiūxi. He’s taking a rest in the room. 在 ... 上 zài ... shang on ■ 在桌子上有两本 书。Zài zhuōzi shang yǒu liǎng běn shū. ...

zāo 遭 V meet with (misfortune) zāodào 遭到 V suffer, encounter, meet with ■ 公用电话常常遭到破坏。Gōngyòng diànhuà chángcháng zā ...

chācuò, tā zǒngshì zéguài biéren. When something goes wrong, he would blame others. zérèn 责任 N 1 responsibil ...

zhàpiàn 诈骗 [comp: 诈 cheat + 骗 deceive] V defraud, swindle 诈骗犯 zhàpiànfàn swindler zhà 炸 V 1 blow up, blast , bomb ...

zhàn 站¹ V stand ■ 房间里有些人站着，有些人 坐着。Fángjiān li yǒuxiē rén zhànzhe, yǒuxiē rén zuòzhe. In the room some people are ...

zhàngmù 账目 N items of an account 账目不清 zhàngmù bùqīng accounts in disorder zhàng 帐 TRAD 帳 N curtain, canopy zhàngpeng 帐篷 ...

teaching staff to discuss next year’s work. zhào 照¹ V 1 take a photo ■ 麻烦您给我们照一张 相。Máfan nín gěi wǒmen zh ...

zhě 者 SUFFIX (a nominal suffix denoting a person or people) (See dúzhě 读者, jìzhě 记者, etc.) zhè 这 TRAD 這 PRON this ■ ...

史，多么珍贵啊！Zhè xiē wénwù yǒu liǎngqiān nián de lìshǐ, duōme zhēnguì a! These cultural relics are 2,000 years old ...

conclusion. zhēngduān 争端 N controversial issue, a bone of contention zhēngduó 争夺 V scramble for, fight for 争夺资源和 ...