Most common Chinese words

81896 words

Words 50401–50500

50401氙xiān

xenon (chemistry)

50402水灵shuǐlíng

(of fruit etc) fresh; (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking; (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous

50403沆瀣一气hàngxièyīqì

to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with; villains will look after one another

50404沙士shāshì

(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink); (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

50405河池市HéchíShì

Hechi, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区 (GuǎngxīZhuàngzúZìzhìqū)

50406浪迹天涯làngjìtiānyá

to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world

50407浮起fúqǐ

to float; to emerge

50408港英政府GǎngYīngzhèngfǔ

British colonial administration of Hong Kong 1837-1941 and 1945-1997

50409渺miǎo

(of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant

50410滚落gǔnluò

to tumble

50411汉沽Hàngū

Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区 (Bīnhǎixīnqū)

50412洁身自好jiéshēnzìhào

clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality; to shun evil influence; to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble; to keep one's hands clean

50413濊huì

vast; expansive (as of water)

50414濯zhuó

to wash; to cleanse of evil

50415潍wéi

name of a river

50416火枪手huǒqiāngshǒu

gunman; musketeer

50417炒锅chǎoguō

wok; frying pan

50418炰páo

to roast

50419烙饼làobǐng

pancake; flat bread; griddle cake

50420营寨yíngzhài

barracks

50421片花piànhuā

trailer (for a movie)

50422物候wùhòu

natural phenomena of a seasonal nature

50423猞猁shēlì

lynx

50424玻璃球bōliqiú

a marble (used in games)

50425瓶塞píngsāi

bottle cork; bottle stopper

50426生吃shēngchī

to eat raw

50427申遗shēnyí

to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status

50428留白liúbái

to leave a message; to leave some empty space in a work of art; to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)

50429病愈bìngyù

to recover (from an illness)

50430疯魔fēngmó

mad; insane; to be fascinated; to fascinate

50431瘛chì

Taiwan pr. qì

50432白蜡báilà

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

50433白云石báiyúnshí

dolomite

50434百分之一百bǎifēnzhīyībǎi

one hundred percent; totally (effective)

50435皮具píjù

leather products

50436卢沟桥事变LúgōuQiáoShìbiàn

Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争 (KàngRìZhànzhēng)

50437盱眙县XūyíXiàn

Xuyi, a county in Huai'an City 淮安市 (Huái'ānShì), Jiangsu

50438直角三角形zhíjiǎosānjiǎoxíng

right-angled triangle

50439石嘴山市ShízuǐshānShì

Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 (NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū)

50440砸锅záguō

to fail

50441磁铁矿cítiěkuàng

magnetite Fe3O4

50442神经纤维shénjīngxiānwéi

(anatomy) nerve fiber

50443禁飞区jìnfēiqū

no-fly zone

50444禹州市YǔzhōuShì

Yuzhou, a county-level city in Xuchang City 许昌市 (XǔchāngShì), Henan

50445禺yú

(archaic) district; (old) type of monkey

50446私囊sīnáng

one's own pocket

50447科教兴国kējiàoxīngguó

to invigorate the country through science and education

50448科纳克里Kēnàkèlǐ

Conakry, capital of Guinea

50449秒针miǎozhēn

second hand (of a clock)

50450穹窿qiónglóng

a dome; a vault; the sky

50451空当kòngdāng

gap; interval

50452窣sū

Taiwan pr. sù

50453笄jī

15 years old; hairpin for bun

50454籓fān

big winnow basket

50455糁sǎn

to mix (of powders)

50456红辣椒hónglàjiāo

hot red pepper; chili

50457索绪尔Suǒxù'ěr

Saussure (name)

50458绝对多数juéduìduōshù

absolute majority

50459给面子gěimiànzi

to show deference or praise publicly

50460紧俏jǐnqiào

(merchandise) in high demand

50461翘起qiàoqǐ

to stick up; to point sth up

50462翘辫子qiàobiànzi

(coll.) to die; to kick the bucket

50463翻领fānlǐng

turndown collar; lapel

50464聂卫平NièWèipíng

Nie Weiping (1952–), Chinese professional Go player

50465肖像权xiàoxiàngquán

portrait rights; right to one's image

50466肚脐眼dùqíyǎn

navel; belly button

50467胚芽pēiyá

bud; sprout; germ

50468能效néngxiào

energy efficiency

50469脱粒tuōlì

to thresh

50470膊bó

shoulder; upper arm

50471举目jǔmù

to look; to raise one's eyes

50472芥蒂jièdì

an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge

50473芩qín

Phragmites japonica

50474芳华fānghuá

young years; youth

50475荒郊huāngjiāo

desolate area outside a town

50476着陆点zhuólùdiǎn

landing site

50477蒙代尔Méngdài'ěr

Walter Mondale (1928-), US democratic politician, US vice-president 1977-1981 and ambassador to Japan 1993-1996

50478蒙巴顿Méngbādùn

Mountbatten (name, Anglicization of German Battenberg); Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979), British commander in Southeast Asia during WWII, presided over the partition of India in 1947, murdered by the IRA.

50479苍翠cāngcuì

verdant

50480蓓蕾bèilěi

flower bud; young flower still tightly rolled up

50481蒌lóu

Arthemisia vulgaris; piper betel

50482艺伎yìjì

geisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 艺妓 (yìjì)

50483艺校yìxiào

abbr. for 艺术学校; art school

50484苏辙SūZhé

Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三苏 (SānSū) and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家 (TángSòngbādàjiā)