Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

zhǐjia 指甲 N fingernail 修指甲 xiū zhǐjia do fingernails, manicure fingernails
zhǐlìng 指令 N instruction, order
zhǐnánzhēn 指南针 N compass
zhǐshì 指示 V & N 1 instruct; instruction 2 indicate; indication
zhǐwàng 指望 V count on, expect ■ 别指望他会来 帮助你。Bié zhǐwàng tā huì lái bāngzhù nǐ. Don’t
count on his help.
zhǐzé 指责 V censure, blame, find fault with
zhǐzhēn 指针 N (needle) indicator, pointer
zhì 至 V to, until (only used in written Chinese) ■ 银行营业时间是上午九时至下午五时。Yínháng
yíngyè shíjiān shì shàngwǔ jiǔ shí zhì xiàwǔ wǔ shí. The business hours of the bank are from nine
o’clock in the morning till five o’clock in the afternoon.
zhìjīn 至今 [v+obj: 至 to, until + 今 today] ADV till now, to this day, so far ■ 至今已有七十多人报名 学
习中文。Zhìjīn yǐ yǒu qīshí duō rén bàomíng xuéxí Zhōngwén. So far over seventy people have
applied to study Chinese. ■ 我至今还不明白她 为什么突然离家。Wǒ zhìjīn hái bù míngbai tā
wèishénme tūrán líjiā. To this day I still do not understand why she left home all of a sudden.
zhìshǎo 至少 ADV at least ■ 我今年学了至少三百 个汉字。Wǒ jīnnián xuéle zhìshǎo sānbǎi ge
hànzì. I have learnt at least 300 Chinese characters this year. ■ 孩子至少懂得了为什么不应该说
假 话。Háizi zhìshǎo dǒngdele wèishénme bù yīnggāi shuō jiǎhuà. At least the child has
understood why one should not tell lies.
zhì 志 N will, willpower
zhìqì 志气 N aspiration, ambition 有志气 yǒu zhìqì have lofty aspirations
zhìyuàn 志愿 I V volunteer II N wish, ideal
zhìyuànzhě 志愿者 N volunteer (a person)
zhì 制¹ TRAD 製 V make, work out
zhìzào 制造 [comp: 制 make + 造 make] V make, manufacture ■“中国制造”的商品越来 越
多。“Zhōngguó zhìzào” de shāngpǐn yuèlaiyuè duō. There are more and more goods labeled
“Made in China.” 制造业 zhìzàoyè manufacturing industry
zhìzuò 制作 V same as 制造 zhìzào
zhì 制² I V control, rule II N system 公制 gōng zhì the metric system (of measurements)
zhìcái 制裁 N sanction 制裁那个国家 zhìcái nàge guójiā establish sanction against that country
zhìdìng 制定 [comp: 制 work out + 定 decide] V lay down, draw up ■ 他们在每年年底制定第二年 的
计划。Tāmen zài měi nián niándǐ zhìdìng dì-èr nián de jìhuà. They draw up the plan for the next
year at the end of a year.
zhìdù 制度 N system ■ 目前的教育制度存在很 多问题。Mùqián de jiàoyù zhìdù cúnzài hěn duō
wèntí. There are many problems in the current educational system.
zhìfú 制服 N uniform (件 jiàn, 套 tào)
zhìyuē 制约 V constrain, restrain 受条件的制约 shòu tiáojiàn de zhìyuē constrained by one’s circumstances
zhìzhǐ 制止 V stop, curb
zhì 治 V treat (disease) ■ 医生的责任是治病救人。 Yīshēng de zérèn shì zhì bìng jiù rén. It is the
responsibility of a doctor to treat diseases and save lives. ■ 他的病恐怕治不好了。Tā de bìng
kǒngpà zhì bu hǎo le. I’m afraid his disease cannot be cured.
zhì'ān 治安 N public order, public security ■ 新 加坡的治安情况很不错。Xīnjiāpō de zhì'ān
qíngkuàng hěn búcuò. The public security situation in Singapore is not bad. (→ Singapore is
orderly and has low crime rates.)
zhìlǐ 治理 V govern, administrate
zhìliáo 治疗 V treat (a patient, a disease); treatment 治疗无效 zhìliáo wúxiào Medical treatment failed.
zhì 致¹ V reach (See yízhì 一致.)
zhì 致² V send, extend
zhìcí 致辞 V make a (short formal) speech
zhìlìyú 致力于 V devote one’s efforts to, commit oneself to