How to say [X] in Chinese

sb who witnesses a crime and is not killed by the perpetrator

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活口

huó kǒu

sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)

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顺风耳

shùn fēng ěr

sb with whom one is on familiar terms

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自家人

zì jiā rén

scared out of one's wits (idiom)

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丧魂落魄

sàng hún luò pò

scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom)

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星罗棋布

xīng luó qí bù

scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳[Xiang1 yang2] in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] lived as a young man

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隆中

lóng zhōng

scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)

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供石

gòng shí

scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)

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文人相轻

wén rén xiāng qīng

scientific name

social

学名

xué míng

scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)

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接穗

jiē suì

search party

social

搜索队

sōu suǒ duì

second (i.e. number two)

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二次

èr cì

second (of two parts)

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下个

xià gè

second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤[tou2 tang1]

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二汤

èr tāng

second branch of an extended family

social

二房

èr fáng

second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)

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二更

èr gēng

second-eldest child in a family

social

老二

lǎo èr

secret love affair

social

地下情

dì xià qíng

secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)

social

书记

shū jì

seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom)

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百闻不如一见

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

seeing that

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照得

zhào dé

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom)

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苟且偷安

gǒu qiě tōu ān

seemingly

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看起来

kàn qǐ lái

selective blindness caused by a ghost, whereby one fails to notice obvious dangers

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鬼遮眼

guǐ zhē yǎn