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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 yi4also
2亦即 亦即 yi4 ji2namely; that is
3亦称 亦稱 chēngyi4 cheng1also known as; alternative name; to also be called
4亦作 亦作 zuòyi4 zuo4also written as
5亦庄亦谐 亦莊亦諧 zhuāng xiéyi4 zhuang1 yi4 xie2seriocomic; serious and facetious at the same time (idiom)
6亦庄 亦莊 zhuāngYi4 zhuang1Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality
7亦且 亦且 qiěyi4 qie3variant of 抑且
8亦或 亦或 huòyi4 huo4or
9亦工亦农 亦工亦農 gōng nóngyi4 gong1 yi4 nong2to be both worker and peasant (idiom)
10亦非全坏 亦非全壞 fēi quán huàiyi4 fei1 quan2 huai4not altogether bad (idiom)
11不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bu4 yi4 le4 hu1lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
12亦步亦趋 亦步亦趨 yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1to blindly follow suit (idiom); to imitate slavishly; to do what everyone else is doing
13亦悲亦喜 亦悲亦喜 bēi yi4 bei1 yi4 xi3with alternate tears and smiles (idiom)
14水能载舟,亦能覆舟 水能載舟,亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu , néng zhōushui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 , yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged
15人云亦云 人云亦云 rén yún yúnren2 yun2 yi4 yun2to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
16反之亦然 反之亦然 fǎn zhī ránfan3 zhi1 yi4 ran2vice versa
17盗亦有道 盜亦有道 dào yǒu dàodao4 yi4 you3 dao4There is honor among thieves. (idiom)

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