Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

chuí 垂 V hang
chuízhí 垂直 ADJ perpendicular, vertical
chuí 锤 TRAD 錘 N mace
chuízi 锤子 N hammer (把 bǎ)
chūn 春 N spring
chūnjié 春节 [modif: 春 spring + 节 festival] N the Spring Festival (the Chinese New Year) ■ 春节是中
国人最重要的节日。Chūnjié shì Zhōngguórén zuì zhòngyào de jiérì. The Spring Festival is the
most important festival for the Chinese. ■ 小明的哥哥、 姐姐都要回家过春节。Xiǎo Míng de
gēge, jiějie dōu yào huí jiā guò chūnjié. Xiao Ming’s elder brothers and sisters will be coming
home for the Spring Festival.
chūntiān 春天 [modif: 春 spring + 天 days] N spring ■ 春天来了, 花园里的花都开了。Chūntiān lái
le, huāyuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi le. Spring has come. The flowers in the garden are in full bloom. ■ 我
最喜欢春天，不太热, 也不太冷。Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chūntiān, bú tài rè, yěbú tài lěng. I like spring
the best; it’s neither too hot nor too cold.
chún 纯 TRAD 純 ADJ pure
chúncuì 纯粹 ADJ unadulterated, pure ■ 这纯粹 是谎言！Zhè chúncuì shì huǎngyán! This is a lie, pure
and simple!
chúnjié 纯洁 ADJ pure, clean-minded, unselfish
chún 唇 N lip (See zuǐchún 嘴唇.)
chǔn 蠢 ADJ stupid, clumsy
cí 词 TRAD 詞 N word ■ 现代汉语的词一般是由两个 字组成。Xiàndài Hànyǔ de cí yìbān shì yóu liǎng
ge zì zǔchéng. Modern Chinese words are generally comprised of two characters. ■ 我没有听说
过这个词。Wǒ méiyǒu tīngshuōguo zhè ge cí. I haven’t heard of this word.
cídiǎn 词典 N dictionary (本 běn) ■ 这本词典对我 们很有帮助。Zhè běen cídiǎn duì wǒmen hěn yǒu
bāngzhù. This dictionary is very helpful to us. ■ 你 看, 我买了一本新词典。Nǐ kàn, wǒ mǎile yì
běn xīn cídiǎn. Look, I’ve bought a new dictionary.
cíhuì 词汇 N vocabulary, lexicon
cíyǔ 词语 [comp: 词 word + 语 speech] N word, phrase, wording
cí 瓷 N porcelain, china
cíqì 瓷器 [modif: 瓷 porcelain + 器 ware] N porcelain, chinaware
cí 磁 N magnetism
cídài 磁带 [modif: 磁 magnetic + 带 tape] N magnetic tape, audio tape ■ 这一盘磁带是我爷爷最喜 欢
的, 几乎每天都听。Zhè yì pán cídài shì wǒ yéye zuì xǐhuan de, jīhū měi tiān dōu tīng. This is my
granddad’s favorite tape. He listens to it almost every day.
cíkǎ 磁卡 [modif: 磁 magnetic + 卡 card] N magnetic card (for making telephone calls, etc.)
cípán 磁盘 [modif: 磁 magnetic + 盘 disc] N magnetic disc
cí 雌 ADJ (of animals) female (ANTONYM 雄 xióng) ■ 我不知道家里的狗是雌的还是雄的。Wǒ bù zhīdào
jiāli de gǒu shì cí de háishì xióng de. I don’t know whether our family dog is female or male.
cí 慈 ADJ kind and loving
císhàn 慈善 [comp: 慈 kind and loving + 善 good] I ADJ compassionate, charitable II N charity 慈善机构
cìshàn jīgòu institutions of charity, charities
cíxiáng 慈祥 [comp: 慈 kind and loving + 祥 serene] ADJ (of an elderly person’s appearance) kindly
cí 辞 TRAD 辭 V take leave
cízhí 辞职 [v+obj: 辞 take leave + 职 position] V resign
cǐ 此 PRON 1 this ■ 此路不通。Cǐ lù bù tōng. This road is blocked. (→ No through road.) 此时此地 cǐshí
cǐdì here and now 2 here ■ 会议到此结束。Huìyì dào cǐ jiéshù. The meeting ends here/at this point.
(→ This is the end of the meeting.)
cǐhòu 此后 CONJ after this, ever after
cǐkè 此刻 N this moment
cǐshí 此时 N right now