Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

yuèduì 乐队 [modif: 乐 music + 队 team] N band, orchestra
yuèqì 乐器 [modif: 乐 music + 器 implement] N musical instrument
yuèpǔ 乐谱 N music score, sheet music
yuèqǔ 乐曲 N melody
yuè 越 ADV even more
yuè ...
yuè ... 越 ... 越 ... ADV the more ... the more ... ■ 你真是越活越年轻了。Nǐ zhēn shì yuè huó yuè
niánqīng le. You seem to get younger and younger. ■ 学生越用功，老师越高兴。Xuésheng yuè
yònggōng, lǎoshī yuè gāoxìng. The harder students study, the more delighted their teachers.
yuèlaiyuè 越来越 ADV more and more ■ 学中文 的人越来越多。Xué Zhōngwén de rén yuèlaiyuè duō.
More and more people are learning Chinese. ■ 这孩子长得越来越象他爸爸了。Zhè háizi
zhǎngde yuèlaiyuè xiàng tā bàba le. This child is becoming more and more like his father.
yuè 阅 TRAD 閱 V read
yuèdú 阅读 [comp: 阅 read + 读 read] V read seriously ■ 总经理每天花很多时间阅读各部门的 报
告。 Zǒngjīnglǐ měi tiān huā hěn duō shíjiān yuèdú gè bùmén de bàogào. The general manager
spends a lot of time every day reading reports submitted by various departments.
yuèlǎnshì 阅览室 [modif: 阅览 read, browse + 室 room] N reading room (间 jiān) ■ 阅览室里的图 书
杂志不能带出室外。Yuèlǎnshì li de túshū zázhì bù néng dàichū shìwài. You are not allowed to
take books and periodicals out of the reading room.
yuè 跃 TRAD 躍 V leap (See huóyuè 活跃.)
yuè 岳 N high mountain
yuèfù 岳父 N wife’s father
yuèmǔ 岳母 N wife’s mother
yūn 晕 TRAD 暈 V dizzy, giddy 头晕 tóu yūn feel dizzy
yún 云 TRAD 雲 N cloud ■ 蓝天白云，好看极 了！Lán tiān bái yún, hǎokàn jíle! White clouds in the
blue sky, how beautiful! 多云 duōyún cloudy ■ 今天多云。Jīntiān duōyún. It’s cloudy today.
yǔn 允 V allow
yǔnxǔ 允许 [comp: 允 allow + 许 permit] V allow, permit ■ 这里不允许停车。Zhèli bù yǔnxǔ tíng
chē. Parking is not allowed here. ■ 我们不允许 任何反社会行为。Wǒmen bù yǔnxǔ rènhé fǎn
shèhuì xíngwéi. We do not allow any anti-social behavior.
yùn 孕 ADJ pregnant
yùnyù 孕育 V be pregnant, breed, give rise to
yùn 运 TRAD 運 V transport, carry ■ 中国主要靠火 车运货。Zhōngguó zhǔyào kào huǒchē yùn huò.
China mainly uses trains to transport cargo.
yùndòng 运动 [comp: 运 move + 动 move] V & N do physical exercises; physical exercises ■ “ 你每天
做什么运动？”“我有时候打球，有时 候跑步。” “Nǐ měi tiān zuò shénme yùndòng?” “Wǒ
yǒushíhou dǎ qiú, yǒushíhou pǎobù.” “What physical exercises do you do every day?” “Sometimes
I play ball games and sometimes I jog.” ■ 生命在于运动。Shēngmìng zài yú yùndòng. Life lies in
physical exercise.
yùndònghuì 运动会 [modif: 运动 sports + 会 meeting] N sports meet, games ■ 这个中学每年十 月举行
运动会。Zhège zhōngxué měi nián Shíyuè jǔxíng yùndònghuì. This high school holds a sports
meet every October.
yùndòngxié 运动鞋 N sport shoes
yùndòngyuán 运动员 [modif: 运动 sports + 员 person] N athlete, sportsman, sportswoman ■ 我叔叔年
轻的时候是一名长跑运动员。Wǒ shūshu niánqīng de shíhou shì yì míng chángpǎo yùndòngyuán.
When young, my uncle was a long-distance runner
yùnqi 运气 N good luck ■ 他运气真好，又中彩票 了！He is really lucky – he has won lottery again!
yùnshū 运输 [comp: 运 transport + 输 transport] V & N transport, carry; transportation ■ 你们用什 么把
煤运输到港口？Nǐmen yòng shénme bǎ méi yùnshū dào gǎngkǒu? How do you transport coal to
the port? ■ 修建了这条铁路，运输问题就基本 解决了。Xiūjiànle zhè tiáo tiělù, yùnshū wèntí