五百年前是一家
五百年前是一家 wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā ㄨˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ng5 baak3 nin4 cin4 si6 jat1 gaa1
- five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)
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五
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
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- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 五一 wǔ yī ㄨˇ ㄧ ng5 jat1 5-1 (May 1st)
- 五七 wǔ qī ㄨˇ ㄑㄧ ng5 cat1 memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
- 五世 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ ng5 sai3 the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
- 五五 wǔ wǔ ㄨˇ ㄨˇ ng5 ng5 50-50
- 五代 Wǔ dài ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ng5 doi6 Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún ㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ng5 leon4 the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4 imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
- 五加 wǔ jiā ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ng5 gaa1 Acanthopanax gracilistylus
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 五卅 wǔ sà ㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ng5 saa1 abbr. for 五卅运动, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- 五原 Wǔ yuán ㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ ng5 jyun4 see 五原县
- 五味 wǔ wèi ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ng5 mei6 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 咸
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 五官 wǔ guān ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ng5 gun1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
百
- 百合 bǎi hé ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄜˊ baak3 hap6 (botany) lily
- 百货 百貨 bǎi huò ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ baak3 fo3 general merchandise
- 百分比 bǎi fēn bǐ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧˇ baak3 fan6 bei2 percentage
- 百分点 百分點 bǎi fēn diǎn ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˇ baak3 fan6 dim2 percentage point
- 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ lou5 baak3 sing3 ordinary people
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- 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋ cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- 百科全书 百科全書 bǎi kē quán shū ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1 encyclopedia
- 百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng sī ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 department store
- 凡百 fán bǎi ㄈㄢˊ ㄅㄞˇ faan4 baak3 all
- 半百 bàn bǎi ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ bun3 baak3 fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
- 数百 數百 shù bǎi ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄞˇ sou3 baak3 several hundred
- 百位 bǎi wèi ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˋ baak3 wai2 the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system
- 百倍 bǎi bèi ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄟˋ baak3 pui5 a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly
- 百兆 bǎi zhào ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄠˋ baak3 siu6 (computer networking) 100 megabits per second; 100Base-T
- 百克 bǎi kè ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄜˋ baak3 hak1 hectogram
- 百出 bǎi chū ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨ baak3 ceot1 (following a noun) full of ...
- 百分 bǎi fēn ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ baak3 fan6 percent
- 百胜 百勝 Bǎi shèng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ baak3 sing3 BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company
- 百汇 百匯 bǎi huì ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ baak3 wui6 parfait (loanword)
- 百十 bǎi shí ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˊ baak3 sap6 a hundred or so
年
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 今年 jīn nián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ gam1 nin4 this year
- 来年 來年 lái nián ㄌㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ loi4 nin4 next year
- 全年 quán nián ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cyun4 nin4 the whole year
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
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- 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
- 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ heoi3 nin4 last year
- 同年 tóng nián ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ tung4 nin4 the same year
- 多年 duō nián ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do1 nin4 many years
- 学年 學年 xué nián ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hok6 nin4 academic year
- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 常年 cháng nián ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ soeng4 nin4 all year round
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 年前 nián qián ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ nin4 cin4 by the end of the year
- 年年 nián nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ nin4 nin4 year after year; yearly; every year; annually
- 年底 nián dǐ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ nin4 dai2 the end of the year
- 年度 nián dù ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ nin4 dou6 year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
- 年画 年畫 nián huà ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nin4 waak6 New Year (Spring Festival) picture
- 年纪 年紀 nián jì ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ nin4 gei2 age
前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
Idioms with these characters
- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ muk6 mai4 ng5 sik1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄕㄣ saam1 ling6 ng5 san1 to order again and again (idiom)
- 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4 in groups of three or four (idiom)
- 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6 (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
- 五彩缤纷 五彩繽紛 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn ㄨˇ ㄘㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄣ ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 百般巴结 百般巴結 bǎi bān bā jié ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ baak3 bun1 baa1 git3 to flatter someone in a hundred different ways
- 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ baak3 bun1 diu1 naan4 (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
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- 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ baak3 bou6 cyun1 joeng4 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 百废待举 百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 fai3 doi6 geoi2 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- 百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ baak3 fai3 doi6 hing1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- 百年树人 百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
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- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 豆蔻年华 豆蔻年華 dòu kòu nián huá ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4 (idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
- 度日如年 dù rì rú nián ㄉㄨˋ ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
- 而立之年 ér lì zhī nián ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji4 laap6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) the age of 30
- 耳顺之年 耳順之年 ěr shùn zhī nián ㄦˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji5 seon6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 隔年皇历 隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ gaak3 nin4 wong4 lik6 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
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- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)
Example sentences
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五 百年 前 是 一家 。
Five hundred years ago it was a house.
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