㗎
sentence-final particle, contraction of '嘅呀' (Cantonese); see also 嘅[kai4]
伽
traditionally used as phonetic for ga; also pr. [ga1]
假
fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
价
price; value; (chemistry) valence
加
abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]; surname Jia
加
to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
假
variant of 假[jia3]; to borrow
唊
(old) to talk recklessly; to talk nonsense; talkative
嘉
excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend
夹
to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]
夹
double-layered; lined (garment)
夹
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
嫁
(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
家
home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
岬
cape (geography); headland
幏
cloth (archaic), esp. of southern ethnic groups
戛
lance; to tap; to scrape; to chirp; custom
挟
old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]
斝
small jade cup with ears
架
to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
枷
cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
梜
(old) chopsticks; Taiwan pr. [jia2]
榎
(evergreen shrub); Celtis sinensis
槚
Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees; old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶; also called Thea sinensis; small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus)
浃
soaked; to wet; to drench; Taiwan pr. [jia2]
猳
mythical ape; variant of 豭[jia1]
甲
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter 'A' or roman 'I' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III' etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
瘕
obstruction in the intestine
稼
to sow grain; (farm) crop
耞
flail (for threshing grain); old variant of 枷[jia1]
茄
phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound 'jia', although 夹 is more common
葭
reed; Phragmites communis
迦
(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
郏
name of a district in Henan
铗
pincers for use at a fire; sword
驾
to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)
伽倻
Kaya; a country or province to the South of Silla 新羅|新罗 in south Korea around 500 AD
伽倻琴
gayageum; Korean 12-stringed zither
伽利略
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist
伽利略·伽利雷
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist
伽师
Peyzivat nahiyisi (Peyziwat county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
伽师县
Peyzivat nahiyisi (Peyziwat county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
伽罗瓦
Évariste Galois (1811-1832), famous French mathematical prodigy and unsuccessful duelist
伽罗瓦理论
Galois theory (math.)
伽罗华
Évariste Galois (1811-1832), famous French mathematical prodigy and unsuccessful duelist; also written 伽羅瓦|伽罗瓦
伽罗华理论
Galois theory (math.); also written 伽羅瓦理論|伽罗瓦理论
佳世客
JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
佳人才子
beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom); pair of ideal lovers
佳作
masterpiece; fine piece of writing
佳冬
Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
佳冬乡
Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
佳境
the most pleasant or enjoyable stage
佳妙
wonderful; beautiful (calligraphy)
佳期
wedding day; day of tryst
佳木斯
Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
佳木斯大学
Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)
佳木斯市
Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
佳县
Jia County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
佳能
Canon (Japanese company)
佳评如潮
a hit; tremendous popularity
佳话
story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
佳宾
variant of 嘉賓|嘉宾[jia1 bin1]
佳里
Chiali town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
佳里镇
Chiali town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
佳肴
fine food; delicacies; delicious food
假一赔十
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them; fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
假人
dummy (for crash testing, displaying clothes etc)
假仁假义
hypocrisy; pretended righteousness
假令
if; supposing that; acting county magistrate
假使
if; in case; suppose; given ...
假借
to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
假借字
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
假假若是
if; supposing that...
假充
to pose as sb; to act a part; imposture
假公济私
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假冒
to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
假冒伪劣
cheap quality counterfeit (goods); low-quality commodities
假冒品
counterfeit object; fake
假分数
improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths); see also: proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4] and mixed number 帶分數|带分数[dai4 fen1 shu4]
假动作
fake move or pass (sports); feint
假名
false name; pseudonym; alias; pen name; the Japanese kana scripts; hiragana 平假名 and katakana 片假名
假吏
acting magistrate; temporary official (in former times)
假善人
false compassion; bogus charity
假报告
false report; forgery; fabricated declaration (e.g. income tax return)
假大空
empty words; bogus speech
假定
to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called; assumption; hypothesis
假寐
to doze; to take a nap; nodding off to sleep
假座
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
假想
imaginary; virtual; to imagine; hypothesis
假惺惺
hypocritical; unctuous; insincerely courteous; to shed crocodile tears
假慈悲
phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears
假戏真唱
fiction comes true; play-acting that turns into reality
假手
to use sb for one's own ends
假托
to pretend; to use a pretext; to make sth up; to pass oneself off as sb else; to make use of
假扮
to impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else
假招子
to put on airs; to adopt a false attitude
假日
holiday; non-working day
假案
fabricated legal case; frame-up
假条
leave permit; application for leave; CL:張|张[zhang1]
假正经
demure; prudish; hypocritical
假死
suspended animation; feigned death; to play dead
假的
bogus; ersatz; fake; mock; phoney
假眼
artificial eye; glass eye
假声
falsetto; opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1]
假肢
artificial limb; prosthetic
假托
to make sth up; also written 假托[jia3 tuo1]
假设
to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
假话
a lie; untrue statement; misstatement
假象
false appearance; facade
假货
counterfeit article; fake; dummy; simulacrum
假途灭虢
lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假造
to forge; fake; to fabricate (a story)
假道伐虢
to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo; to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
假钞
counterfeit money; forged note
假面具
mask; fig. false façade; deceptive front
假面舞会
masked ball; masquerade
假音
falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
假高音
falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
家伙
variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]
家俱
variant of 家具[jia1 ju4]
傢具
variant of 家具[jia1 ju4]
价值
value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
价值连城
invaluable; priceless
价值量
magnitude of value; labor value (in economics, the labor inherent in a commodity)
价原
Kagen or the Origin of Value by MIURA Baien 三浦梅園|三浦梅园[San1 pu3 Mei2 yuan2], pioneering study of economics comparable to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论[Guo2 fu4 lun4]
价层
valency shell (chemistry)
价廉物美
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
价目
(marked) price; tariff (in a restaurant etc)
价键
valence bond (chemistry)
价电子
valency electron; outer shell of electrons
加上
plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
加之
moreover; in addition to that
加人一等
a cut above; top quality
加以
in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
加来海峡
Strait of Calais in the English channel; Strait of Dover; Pas-de-Calais, département of France
加值
to recharge (money onto a card) (Tw)
加值型网路
value added network; VAN
加入
to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
加冠
(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
加冰
(of a drink) iced; on the rocks
加冰块
on the rocks; with ice; iced
加分
extra credit (on a test); bonus point
加利利
Galilee (in biblical Palestine)
加利福尼亚大学
University of California
加利福尼亚理工学院
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
加利肋亚
Galilee (in biblical Palestine)
加利西亚
Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain
加剧
to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter
加加林
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), Russian cosmonaut, first human in space
加劲
to increase efforts; to make extra efforts
加劲儿
erhua variant of 加勁|加劲[jia1 jin4]
加勒比国家联盟
Association of Caribbean States
加吉鱼
porgy (Pagrosomus major)
加固
to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen
加塞儿
to push into a line out of turn; to cut in line; to queue-jump
加压
to pressurize; to pile on pressure
加压釜
pressure chamber; pressurized cauldron
加多宝
JDB (Chinese beverage company)
加大
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加大力度
to try harder; to redouble one's efforts
加大努力
to try harder; to redouble one's efforts
加大油门
to accelerate; to step on the gas
加央
Kangar city, capital of Perlis state 玻璃市[Bo1 li2 shi4], Malaysia
加委
to ratify (an election, by higher authority); confirmation (by higher committee)
加官
promotion; to take additional post
加官晋爵
to confer a title an official position
加官晋级
new post and promotion
加官进位
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加密
to encrypt; encryption; to protect with a password
加密套接字协议层
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing)
加密货币
cryptocurrency (e.g. bitcoin)
加封
to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document); to confer an additional title on a nobleman
加封官阶
to confer additional titles on a nobleman
加州大学
University of California; abbr. for 加利福尼亞大學|加利福尼亚大学[Jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 Da4 xue2]
加州技术学院
California Institute of Technology (Caltech); also written 加州理工學院|加州理工学院
加州理工学院
California Institute of Technology (Caltech); abbr. for 加利福尼亞理工學院|加利福尼亚理工学院
加工
to process; processing; working (of machinery)
加工效率
processing efficiency
加工贸易
process trade; trade involving assembly
加强
to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase
加强管制
to tighten control (over sth)
加德士
Caltex (petroleum brand name)
加德满都
Kathmandu, capital of Nepal
加德西
Gardasil (HPV vaccine)
加快
to accelerate; to speed up
加急
to become more urgent; more rapid; urgent; to handle a matter urgently
加息
to raise interest rates
加意
paying special care; with particular attention
加拉加斯
Caracas, capital of Venezuela
加拉太书
Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians
加拉罕
Leo Karakhan (1889-1937), Soviet ambassador to China 1921-26, executed in Stalin's 1937 purge
加拿大太平洋铁路
Canadian Pacific railway
加拿大皇家
HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship); prefix for Canadian Navy Vessels
加拿大皇家海军
Royal Canadian Navy RCN
加拿大雁
(bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
加料
to feed in; to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc); to supply; fortified (with added material)
加查
Gyaca county, Tibetan: Rgya tsha rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
加查县
Gyaca county, Tibetan: Rgya tsha rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
加格达奇
Jiagedaqi district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, in northwest Heilongjiang and northeast Inner Mongolia
加格达奇区
Jiagedaqi district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, in northwest Heilongjiang and northeast Inner Mongolia
加权
(math.) to weight; weighting; weighted (average, index etc)
加气
to aerate; to ventilate
加沃特
gavotte, French dance popular in 18th century (loanword)
加沙
Gaza; same as 加沙地帶|加沙地带[Jia1 sha1 di4 dai4], the Gaza strip
加油
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
加油添醋
to add interest (to a story); to sex up
加注
to increase a bet; to raise (poker); to raise the stakes
加派
to reinforce; to dispatch troops
加深印象
to make a deeper impression on sb
加深理解
to get a better grasp of sth
加减乘除
four rules of arithmetic; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
加减号
plus-minus sign (±); plus and minus signs (+ and -)
加温
to heat; to add warmth; to raise temperature; fig. to stimulate
加满
to top up; to fill to the brim
加演
encore; to give an extra performance
加尔文
Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
加特林
Gatling (name); Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun
加百列
Gabriel (name); Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation
加盟
to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate
加码
to ratchet up; to raise (expectations etc); to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc); to up the ante; (computing) to encode
加索尔
Gasol (name); Pau Gasol (1980-), Spanish professional basketball player (NBA); Marc Gasol (1985-), Spanish professional basketball player (NBA)
加紧
to intensify; to speed up; to step up
加总
sum (result of addition); addition; total; to add up a number of items; to accumulate
加兹尼
Ghazni (Afghan province)
加兹尼省
Ghazni or Ghaznah province of Afghanistan
加菲猫
Garfield (comic strip cat created by Jim Davis)
加盖
to seal (with official stamp); to stamp; fig. to ratify; to put lid on (cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional storey
加藤
Katō (Japanese surname)
加试
to add material to an exam; supplementary exam
加护
intensive care (in hospital)
加足马力
to go at full throttle; (fig.) to go all out; to kick into high gear
加速
to speed up; to expedite
加速器
accelerator (computing); particle accelerator
加进
to add; to mix in; to incorporate
加达里
Guattari (philosopher)
加里宁格勒
Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic; formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia
加里曼丹
Kalimantan (Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)
加里曼丹岛
Kalimantan island (Indonesian name for Borneo island)
加里波第
Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Italian military commander and politician
加重
to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious; to aggravate (a bad situation); to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
加重语气
to give emphasis; with emphasis
加餐
to have an extra meal; snack
加点
to work extra hours; to do overtime
嘉仁
Yoshihito, personal name of Japanese emperor Taishō emperor (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926
嘉善
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang
嘉善县
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang
嘉定
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai; final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1]
嘉定区
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
嘉宝果
jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree
嘉山
Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[Chu2 zhou1]; provincial level scenic area in Hunan
嘉山县
Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[Chu2 zhou1]
嘉峪关
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
嘉峪关城
Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor; Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall
嘉峪关市
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
嘉庆
Jiaqing Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name 顒琰|颙琰[Yong2 yan3], reigned 1796-1820
嘉应大学
Jiaying University (Guangdong)
嘉会
auspicious occasion; grand feast
嘉柏隆里
Gaborone, capital of Botswana (Tw)
嘉奖
to award; commendation; citation
嘉祥
Jiaxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
嘉祥县
Jiaxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
嘉禾
Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
嘉禾县
Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
嘉义
Jiayi or Chiayi city and county in west Taiwan
嘉义市
Chiayi city in central Taiwan
嘉义县
Jiayi or Chiayi county in west Taiwan
嘉兴
Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
嘉兴地区
Jiaxing prefecture, Zhejiang
嘉兴市
Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
嘉荫
Jiayin county in Yichun 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
嘉荫县
Jiayin county in Yichun 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
嘉宾
esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)
嘉陵
Jialing district of Nanchong city 南充市[Nan2 chong1 shi4], Sichuan
嘉陵区
Jialing district of Nanchong city 南充市[Nan2 chong1 shi4], Sichuan
嘉陵江
Jialing river in Sichuan (a tributary of the Yangtze)
嘉鱼
Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
嘉鱼县
Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
嘉黎
Lhari county, Tibetan: Lha ri rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
嘉黎县
Lhari county, Tibetan: Lha ri rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
夹七夹八
completely mixed up; in a muddle
夹克
jacket (loanword); also pr. [jia2 ke4]
夹具
clamp; fixture (machining)
夹塞儿
to cut into a line; queue-jumping
夹娃娃
(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)
夹子
clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
夹尾巴
to have one's tail between one's legs
夹层
interval between two layers; double-layered; mezzanine
夹山国家森林公园
Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
夹山寺
Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成
夹带
to carry within it; to be mixed in; to slip sth in; to intersperse; (hydrology etc) to entrain; to smuggle; notes smuggled into an exam
夹心
to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking); stuffed
夹心饼干
sandwich cookie; (jocularly) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
夹批
critical annotations between the lines
夹击
pincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
夹攻
attack from two sides; pincer movement; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
夹断
to nip (i.e. cut short); to pinch off
夹板
splint; clamp; vise (as torture instrument)
夹棍
leg vise (torture instrument)
夹江
Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
夹江县
Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
夹生
half-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5]
夹生饭
half-cooked rice; (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance; Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]
夹当
crucial moment; critical time
夹当儿
erhua variant of 夾當|夹当[jia1 dang1]
夹盘
chuck (for a drill etc)
夹竹桃
oleander (Nerium indicum); Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
夹袄
lined jacket; double layered jacket; CL:件[jian4]
夹角
angle (between two intersecting lines)
夹起尾巴
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
夹道
a narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street
夹道欢迎
to line the streets in welcome
夹杂
to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
夹馅
stuffed (of food); with filling
嫁人
to get married (of woman)
嫁女
to marry off a daughter
嫁接
to graft (a branch to a rootstock)
嫁祸
to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else
嫁祸于人
to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others; to pass the buck
嫁装
variant of 嫁妝|嫁妆[jia4 zhuang5]
嫁资
dowry; CL:份[fen4],筆|笔[bi3]
嫁鸡随鸡
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.; We must learn to accept the people around us.
嫁鸡随鸡,嫁狗随狗
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
家丁
(old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
家世寒微
to be of humble origin (idiom)
家事
family matters; domestic affairs; housework
家人
household; (one's) family
家伙
household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
家信
letter (to or from) home
家俱
variant of 家具[jia1 ju4]
家传
handed down in a family; family traditions
家兄
(polite) my elder brother
家儿
(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
家八哥
(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
家公
head of a family; (polite) my father; (polite) my grandfather; your esteemed father
家具
furniture; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
家务
household duties; housework
家叔
(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)
家和万事兴
if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
家喻户晓
understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
家境
family financial situation; family circumstances
家奴
domestic slave; slave servant
家姐
(polite) my older sister
家姑
(polite) father's sisters
家姬
(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich
家娘
(dialect) husband's mother
家婆
(dialect) mother-in-law; (house)wife
家嫂
(polite) my sister-in-law
家室
wife; family; (literary) residence
家家户户
each and every family (idiom); every household
家家有本难念的经
Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
家居
home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
家居卖场
furniture store; furniture mall
家属
family member; (family) dependent
家常
the daily life of a family
家常便饭
simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
家底
family property; patrimony
家庭
family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
家弟
(polite) my younger brother
家徒四壁
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched
家政学
family and consumer science
家教
family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor
家景
the state of family finance
家暴
domestic violence; abbr. for 家庭暴力[jia1 ting2 bao4 li4]
家乐氏
Kellogg's (US food manufacturing company)
家乐福
Carrefour, French supermarket chain
家燕
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
家爷
(old) a term servants used to refer to their master
家用
home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money
家用电器
domestic electric appliance
家畜
domestic animal; livestock; cattle
家当
familial property; belongings
家眷
one's wife and children
家破人亡
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless
家祖
(polite) my paternal grandfather
家私
family property; family wealth
家累千金,坐不垂堂
rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not to place oneself in danger
家给人足
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
家老
(old) a senior in one's household
家臣
counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman
家舅
(polite) my maternal uncle
家蚕
the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
家亲
older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents); one's deceased close relatives
家计
family livelihood; a household's economic situation; family property
家训
instructions to one's children; family precepts
家语
Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3]
家贫如洗
extreme poverty (idiom); destitute; penniless; poor as church mice
家道
family financial circumstances
家道中落
to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune
家乡
hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
家乡菜
regional dish; local cuisine
家乡鸡
home town chicken (item on a menu)
家丑
family scandal; skeleton in the closet
家丑不可外传
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
家丑不可外扬
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家长
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
家长会
parent-teacher conference; parents' association
家门
house door; family clan
家电
household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
家养
domestic (animals); home reared
家鸦
(bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens)
家鸭绿头鸭
mallard; duck (Anas platyrhyncha)
家麻雀
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
岬角
cape; headland; promontory
戛戛
difficult; challenging; original
戛然
(literary) to stop abruptly (of a sound); to be loud and clear
戛然而止
with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
架不住
(coll.) unable to withstand; cannot bear; can't stand it; no match for
架二郎腿
to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
架势
attitude; position (on an issue etc)
架子
shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
架式
variant of 架勢|架势[jia4 shi5]
架构
to construct; to build; infrastructure; architecture; framework
架桥
to bridge; to put up a bridge
架次
number of sorties (of military planes)
架空
built above the ground (on stilts); fig. unfounded; impractical (cf castles in the air); fig. a mere figurehead
架空索道
aerial ropeway; cable car
枷带锁抓
in stocks; in fetter for punishment
枷板
cangue; fig. difficult situation
枷销
yoke; chains; shackles; fetters
枷锁
stocks and chain; in fetters
甲乙
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
甲亢
hyperthyroidism; abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4]
甲仙
Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
甲仙乡
Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
甲冑
variant of 甲胄[jia3 zhou4]
甲午
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
甲午战争
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
甲型球蛋白
alpha globulin; alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
甲基
methyl group (chemistry)
甲子
first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]); the sixty-year cycle
甲寅
51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
甲戌
eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
甲方
first party (law); see also 乙方[yi3 fang1]
甲壳
carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
甲壳虫
the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
甲氧西林
methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin) (loanword)
甲氰菊酯
fenpropathrin (insecticide)
甲流
type A influenza; abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感; refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009
甲状腺功能亢进
hyperthyroidism; abbr. to 甲亢[jia3 kang4]
甲状腺素
thyroid hormone; thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)
甲状腺肿
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
甲申
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064
甲申政变
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
甲硝唑
metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (trade name)
甲硫氨酸
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
甲第
residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations
甲级
first rate; top class; excellent
甲级战犯
a grade A war criminal
甲胺磷
methamidophos (chemistry)
甲苯
toluene C6H5CH3; methylbenzene
甲辰
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
甲酸
formylic acid (HCOOH); formic acid; methanoic acid
甲醇
methyl alcohol; methanol CH3OH; wood alcohol; wood spirit
甲醇中毒
methyl alcohol poisoning
甲骨
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
甲骨文
oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
甲骨文字
oracle script; oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
甲鱼
turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
稼穑
(literary) sowing and reaping; farm work
茄克
variant of 夾克|夹克[jia1 ke4]
荚膜组织胞浆菌
Histoplasma capsulatum
袈裟
kasaya, a patchwork outer vestment worn by a Buddhist monk
袷袄
variant of 夾襖|夹袄[jia2 ao3]
贾伯斯
Jobs (name); see also 史提夫·賈伯斯|史提夫·贾伯斯[Shi3 ti2 fu1 · Jia3 bo2 si1], Steve Jobs
贾夹威德
Janjaweed (armed Baggara herders used by the Sudanese government against Darfur rebels)
贾宝玉
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗
贾平凹
Jia Pingwa (1952-), Chinese novelist
贾思勰
Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4]
贾庆林
Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002-2012
贾斯汀·比伯
Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
贾汪
Jiawang district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
贾汪区
Jiawang district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
贾第虫
Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut
贾第虫属
Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut
贾第虫病
Giardiasis, a form of gastro-enteritis caused by infection of gut by Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite
贾谊
Jia Yi (200-168 BC), Chinese poet and statesman of the Western Han Dynasty
跏趺
to sit in the lotus position
迦南
Canaan (in Biblical Palestine)
迦持
the laws of the Buddhism
迦叶佛
Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)
郏县
Jia county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan
颊窝
dimple; heat-sensing facial pit of a snake
驾崩
death of king or emperor; demise
驾御
variant of 駕馭|驾驭[jia4 yu4]
驾校
driving school; abbr. for 駕駛學校|驾驶学校
驾临
to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence
驾艇
to sail; to cruise; to pilot a ship
驾轻就熟
lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
驾辕
to pull a carriage (of draft animal)
驾云
to ride the clouds; fig. self-satisfied; arrogant
驾驭
to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate
驾驶
to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive
驾驶席
driver's seat; pilot's seat
驾驶舱
cockpit; control cabin
驾鹤成仙
to fly on a crane and become immortal
驾鹤西去
lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise; fig. to pass away (idiom)
驾鹤西归
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
驾鹤西游
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
驾龄
length of experience as a driver