How to say [X] in Chinese

short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2]

social

吉

jí

short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province

social

辽

liáo

short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]

social

青

qīng

short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1]

social

川

chuān

short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]

social

并

bìng

short name for Zhejiang 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1]

social

浙

zhè

show one's ferocious appearance (idiom)

communication

凶相毕露

xiōng xiàng bì lù

showy boxing of no practical use

communication

花拳

huā quán

shrike (family Laniidae)

social

伯劳鸟

bó láo niǎo

shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger

communication

不避艰险

bú bì jiān xiǎn

urgent

shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace

communication

双规

shuāng guī

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

communication

闭门思过

bì mén sī guò

signal made with one's eyes

communication

眼色

yǎn sè

sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture

communication

四胡

sì hú

simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)

communication

单质

dān zhì

since

communication

既然

jì rán

since (some point in the past)

communication

以降

yǐ jiàng

since ancient times

communication

古来

gǔ lái

since childhood

social

自小

zì xiǎo

since childhood

social

自幼

zì yòu

sincerity

communication

诚意

chéng yì

single girl who lives a lackadaisical life, uninterested in relationships (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 干物女 "himono onna")

communication

干物女

gān wù nǚ

single parent family

social

单亲家庭

dān qìng jia tíng