Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

péngyou de jiéhūn yànhuì. Tomorrow night I’ll be attending a friend’s wedding banquet. 参加宴会
cānjiā yànhuì attend a banquet / 告别 宴会 gàobié yànhuì farewell banquet / 欢迎宴 会 huānyíng yànhuì
welcome banquet / 结婚宴会 jiéhūn yànhuì wedding banquet
yàn 验 TRAD 驗 V examine (See cèyàn 测验, jīngyàn 经验, etc.)
yànshōu 验收 [comp: 验 examine + 收 accept] V check and accept, check upon delivery
yànzhèng 验证 [comp: 验 examine + 证 verify] V test to verify
yáng 羊 N sheep, goat, lamb (头 tóu) ■ 春天是 生小羊的时候。Chūntiān shì shēng xiǎoyáng de
shíhou. Spring is the lambing season. 山羊 shānyáng goat / 小羊 xiǎoyáng lamb
yáng 阳 TRAD 陽 N what is open, overt, masculine, the sun
yángguāng 阳光 [modif: 阳 the sun + 光 light] N sunshine, sunlight ■ 这里的阳光太强了。Zhèli de
yángguāng tài qiáng le. The sunshine here is too intense.
yángtái 阳台 N balcony
yángxìng 阳性 ADJ (of medical test result) positive (ANTONYM 阴性 yīnxìng)
yáng 扬 TRAD 揚 V raise, make known (See biǎoyáng 表扬.)
yáng 洋 N ocean (See hǎiyáng 海洋.)
yǎng 养 TRAD 養 V 1 provide for, support ■ 爸爸妈 妈辛辛苦苦地工作，把我养大。Bàba māma
xīnxīn-kǔ-kǔ de gōngzuò, bǎ wǒ yǎng dà. Dad and mom worked hard to provide for me. 2 raise,
keep as pet ■ 我一直想养一只狗。Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng yǎng yì zhī gǒu. I have always wanted to have
a dog.
yǎng 氧 N oxygen (O)
yǎngqì 氧气 N oxygen (O)
yǎng 痒 V itch, tickle 发痒 fāyǎng itch ■ 我背上发痒。Wǒ bēishàng fāyǎng. My back itches.
yàng 样 TRAD 樣 MEASURE WORD kind, category, type ■ 他做了几样菜，招待朋友。Tā zuòle jǐ yàng cài,
zhāodài péngyou. He prepared several dishes to entertain his friends.
yàngpǐn 样品 N sample, sample product, specimen
yàngzi 样子 N appearance, manner ■ 几年不见， 你还是以前的样子。Jǐ nián bú jiàn, nǐ hái shì
yǐqián de yàngzi. It’s been years since I last saw you and you still look the same as before.
yāoqiú 要求 [comp: 要 ask + 求 request] V & N ask, demand, require; demand, requirement ■ 市场要 求
我们不断开发新产品。Shìchǎng yāoqiú wǒmen búduàn kāifā xīn chǎnpǐn. The market demands
that we constantly develop new products. ■ 我 想提两个要求，可以吗？Wǒ xiǎng tí liǎng ge
yāoqiú, kěyǐ ma? May I make two demands? 满足顾客的要求 mǎnzú gùkè de yāoqiú meet our clients’
demands
yāo 腰 N waist, small of the back
yāo 邀 V invite
yāoqǐng 邀请 [comp: 邀 invite + 请 ask] V & N invite; invitation ■ 他邀请很多朋友来参加他的二 十一
岁生日宴会。Tā yāoqǐng hěn duō péngyou lái cānjiā tā de èrshíyī suì shēngrì yànhuì. He invited
many friends to his twenty-first birthday dinner party. ■ 我昨天发出了邀请，他们大约明天会收
到。Wǒ zuótiān fāchūle yāoqǐng, tāmen dàyuē míngtiān huì shōudào. I sent the invitation
yesterday, and they’ll probably receive it tomorrow. 邀请信 yāoqǐngxìn letter of invitation
yáo 谣 TRAD 謠 N 1 rumor 2 ballad, rhyme 民谣 mínyáo folk ballad, ballad
yáoyán 谣言 [modif: 谣 rumor + 言 word] N malicious rumor, rumor ■ 我不信谣言，也不传 谣言。
Wǒ bù xìn yáoyán, yě bù chuán yáoyán. I don’t believe rumors, nor do I spread them.
yáo 摇 V shake, wave ■ 点头表示同意，摇头表 示反对。Diǎntóu biǎoshì tóngyì, yáo tóu biǎoshì
fănduì . Nodding the head indicates agreement and shaking the head signals disagreement.
yáobǎi 摇摆 V move back and forth, swing, sway
yáogŭnyuè 摇滚乐 N rock and roll, rock (music)
yáohuàng 摇晃 V sway, swing, rock