Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

是行不通的。Wúshù shìshí zhèngmíng, nà zhǒng shèhuì zhìdù shì xíngbutōng de. Innumerable
facts have proven that kind of social system does not work.
wúsuǒwèi 无所谓 I V doesn’t matter ■ 他同意不 同意，无所谓；反正我已经决定了。Tā tóngyì bù
tóngyì, wúsuǒwèi; fǎnzheng wǒ yǐjing juédìngle. It doesn’t matter whether he approves or not –
I’ve made up my mind anyway. II indifferent, apathetic ■ 哪个队赢，哪个队输，我都无所谓。
Nǎge duì yíng, nǎge shū, wǒ dōu wúsuǒwèi. Which team will win, which team will lose, I am
indifferent. (→ I don’t care about the outcome of the game.)
wú wēi bú zhì 无微不至 ADJ meticulous, sparing no effort, paying attention to every detail 无微不至的照
顾 wú wēi búzhì de zhàogù meticulous care
wú yōu wú lǜ 无忧无虑 ADJ totally carefree
wúzhī 无知 ADJ ignorant
wǔ 五 NUMERAL five ■ 五五二十五．Wǔ wǔ érshíwǔ. Five times five is twenty-five. (5x5=25) 五星红旗
wǔ xīng hóng qí the five-star red flag (the Chinese national flag)
wǔ 午 N noon
wǔfàn 午饭 [modif: 午 noon + 饭 meal] N lunch (顿 dùn) ■ 我在学校吃午饭。Wǒ zài xuéxiào chī
wǔfàn. I have lunch in school. ■ 工人有一小时 的午饭时间。Gōngrén yǒu yì xiǎoshí de wǔfàn
shíjiān. The workers have a one-hour lunch break.
wǔ 武 N military
wǔqì 武器 [modif: 武 military + 器 artifact] N weapon (件 jiàn) ■ 不准带任何武器上飞机。Bù zhǔn
dài rènhé wǔqì shàng fēijī. It is forbidden to bring a weapon of any kind on board the plane. 大规
模杀伤武器 dàguīmó shāshāng wǔqì weapon of mass destruction (WMD)
wǔshù 武术 [modif: 武 martial + 术 arts] N martial arts ■ 他在中国学了三年武术。Tā zài Zhōngguó
xuéle sān nián wǔshù. He studied martial arts in China for three years.
wǔxiá 武侠 N swordsman, knight
wǔzhuāng 武装 V & N arm, get armed; arms 武装到牙齿 wǔzhuāng dào yáchǐ be armed to the teeth / 解除武装
jiěchú wǔzhuāng lay down arms, be disarmed
wǔ 侮 V insult
wǔrǔ 侮辱 [comp: 侮 insult + 辱 insult] V & N insult, humiliate; insult, humiliation ■ 我不能容忍 别人侮
辱我的父母。Wǒ bùnéng róngrěn biéren wǔrǔ wǒde fùmǔ. I can’t tolerate someone insulting my
parents. ■ 你这么说，是对我的侮辱。Nǐ zhème shuō, shì duì wǒde wǔrǔ. What you said was an
insult to me.
wǔ 舞 N dance
wǔdǎo 舞蹈 V & N dance
wǔtái 舞台 N stage, arena
wù 务 TRAD 務 V work
wùbì 务必 ADV must, be sure to
wùshí 务实 ADJ pragmatic, practical
wù 勿 V do not, don’t ■ 请勿吸烟。Qǐngwù xīyān。Please do not smoke (→ No smoking. Smoke-free.)
wù 物 N things, objects
wùjià 物价 [modif: 物 thing + 价 price] N price, commodity price ■ 最近的物价比较稳定。Zuìjìn de
wùjià bǐjiào wěndìng. Prices have been quite stable recently.
wùlǐ 物理 [modif: 物 things, objects + 理 pattern, rule] N physics ■ 我弟弟物理、数学都挺好。Wǒ
dìdi wùlǐ, shùxué dōu tíng hǎo. My younger brother is good at physics and mathematics.
wù měi jià lián 物美价廉 IDIOM the goods are satisfactory and the prices reasonable, good and
inexpensive
wùtǐ 物体 N object, substance
wùyè 物业 N real estate, property 物业管理 wùyè guǎnlǐ property management
wùzhì 物质 N matter, substance