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被
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bèi |
quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip") |
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甲
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jiǎ |
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (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 in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° |
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乙
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yǐ |
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° |
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丙
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bǐng |
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl |
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润
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rùn |
moist; glossy; sleek / to moisten; to lubricate / to embellish; to enhance / profit; remuneration / (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) |
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儒家
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Rú jiā |
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) |
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摄氏度
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Shè shì dù |
°C (degrees Celsius) |
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C位
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C wèi |
(neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of entertainers) (loanword from "carry" or "center" or "core") |
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商
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Shāng |
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) / surname Shang |
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C盘
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C pán |
C drive or default startup drive (computing) |
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神农
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Shén nóng |
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture |
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周公
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Zhōu gōng |
Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周, and is also known as the "God of Dreams" |
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圈钱
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quān qián |
(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to extract money unscrupulously (e.g. through IPOs, fandom, or game mechanics) while offering little genuine value; to grift; to fleece |
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懒人包
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lǎn rén bāo |
(Tw) (neologism c. 2007) information presented in easily assimilable form (digest, summary, infographic etc) |
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华盛顿
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Huá shèng dùn |
Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital) |
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启
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Qǐ |
Qi son of Yu the Great 禹, reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC) |
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留里克
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Liú lǐ kè |
Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people |
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叙利亚文
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Xù lì yà wén |
Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC) / the Syriac script |
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群嘲
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qún cháo |
(neologism c. 2011) to deride a group of people / (of a group of people) to deride (sb) |
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许仲琳
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Xǔ Zhòng lín |
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陆西星 |