How to say [X] in Chinese
Browse 12818 phrases with characters, pinyin, categories, usage notes, and scenario-based examples.
woman from a respectable family
social
良家女子
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ
woman from an ordinary family
social
民女
mín nǚ
word family (cognate words within a given language)
social
词族
cí zú
word that contains one or more letters of an alphabet (e.g. HSK, PK, WTO, PO文, PM2.5, γ射線|γ射线[γ she4 xian4])
communication
字母词
zì mǔ cí
words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
communication
言犹在耳
yán yóu zài ěr
words written on one’s deathbed
communication
绝笔
jué bǐ
worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with
communication
榴莲族
liú lián zú
worker's party
social
工党
gōng dǎng
world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple)
communication
二人世界
èr rén shì jiè
worried too much
communication
焦虑不安
jiāo lǜ bù ān
would like to invite (epistolary style)
social
谨订
jǐn dìng
year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
communication
本命年
běn mìng nián
years of age
social
年事
nián shì
years of age
social
年岁
nián suì
yes
communication
唯
wéi
yes-man
communication
应声虫
yìng shēng chóng
yes, that's right
communication
是的
shì de
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
social
朋友妻不可欺
péng yǒu qī bù kě qī
you win some, you lose some (idiom)
communication
有得有失
yǒu dé yǒu shī
you're welcome
social
不客气
bú kè qì
you're welcome
social
不用客气
bú yòng kè qì
young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried
communication
大龄青年
dà líng qīng nián
young person who adopts an outwardly artistic or intellectual style (abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年[wen2 yi4 qing1 nian2])
communication
文青
wén qīng
young person who pursues multiple careers simultaneously
communication
斜杠青年
xié gàng qīng nián
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