周而复始 週而復始
周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2
- lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- the wheel comes full circle
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周 週
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 下周 下週 xià zhōu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ haa6 zau1 next week
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 周围 周圍 zhōu wéi ㄓㄡ ㄨㄟˊ zau1 wai4 environs; surroundings; periphery
- 周密 zhōu mì ㄓㄡ ㄇㄧˋ zau1 mat6 careful; thorough; meticulous
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- 周旋 zhōu xuán ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ zau1 syun4 to mix with others
- 周详 周詳 zhōu xiáng ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˊ zau1 coeng4 meticulous
- 周转 周轉 zhōu zhuǎn ㄓㄡ ㄓㄨㄢˇ zau1 zyun2 to rotate
- 周游 周遊 zhōu yóu ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ zau1 jau4 to travel around
- 周边 周邊 zhōu biān ㄓㄡ ㄅㄧㄢ zau1 bin1 periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 周年 週年 zhōu nián ㄓㄡ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zau1 nin4 anniversary
- 周期 週期 zhōu qī ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧ zau1 kei4 period
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 一周 yī zhōu ㄧ ㄓㄡ jat1 zau1 one week
- 不周 bù zhōu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡ bat1 zau1 not satisfactory
- 兆周 zhào zhōu ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄡ siu6 zau1 megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 千周 qiān zhōu ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ cin1 zau1 kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
复 復
- 修复 修復 xiū fù ㄒㄧㄡ ㄈㄨˋ sau1 fuk6 to restore; to renovate
- 反复 反覆 fǎn fù ㄈㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ faan2 fuk1 repeatedly
- 回复 回復 huí fù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ wui4 fuk6 to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- 报复 報復 bào fù ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ bou3 fuk6 to make reprisals; to retaliate
- 康复 康復 kāng fù ㄎㄤ ㄈㄨˋ hong1 fuk6 to recuperate
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- 复原 復原 fù yuán ㄈㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ fuk6 jyun4 to restore (sth) to (its) former condition
- 复查 復查 fù chá ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄚˊ fuk6 caa4 to check again; to re-examine
- 复活 復活 fù huó ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ fuk6 wut6 to revive
- 复苏 復甦 fù sū ㄈㄨˋ ㄙㄨ fuk6 sou1 to recover (health, economic)
- 复发 復發 fù fā ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ fuk6 faat3 to recur (of a disease)
- 复习 復習 fù xí ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ fuk1 zaap6 to review
- 复兴 復興 fù xīng ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥ fuk6 hing1 to revive
- 恢复 恢復 huī fù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ fui1 fuk6 to reinstate
- 收复 收復 shōu fù ㄕㄡ ㄈㄨˋ sau1 fuk6 to recover (lost territory etc)
- 答复 答覆 dá fù ㄉㄚˊ ㄈㄨˋ daap3 fuk1 to answer
- 复印 複印 fù yìn ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄣˋ fuk1 jan3 to photocopy
- 复合 複合 fù hé ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄜˊ fuk1 hap6 complex
- 复习 複習 fù xí ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ fuk1 zaap6 variant of 复习
- 复制 複製 fù zhì ㄈㄨˋ ㄓˋ fuk1 zai3 to duplicate
- 复杂 複雜 fù zá ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄚˊ fuk1 zaap6 complicated; complex
始
- 原始 yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 ci2 first
- 始终 始終 shǐ zhōng ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ci2 zung1 from beginning to end
- 开始 開始 kāi shǐ ㄎㄞ ㄕˇ hoi1 ci2 to begin
- 创始人 創始人 chuàng shǐ rén ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ cong3 ci2 jan4 creator; founder; initiator
- 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng ㄗˋ ㄕˇ ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1 from start to finish (idiom)
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- 伊始 yī shǐ ㄧ ㄕˇ ji1 ci2 outset
- 倡始 chàng shǐ ㄔㄤˋ ㄕˇ coeng3 ci2 to initiate
- 初始 chū shǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ co1 ci2 initial
- 创始 創始 chuàng shǐ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄕˇ cong3 ci2 to initiate; to found
- 固始 Gù shǐ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˇ gu3 ci2 see 固始县
- 始建 shǐ jiàn ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ci2 gin3 to start building
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 始发 始發 shǐ fā ㄕˇ ㄈㄚ ci2 faat3 (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 始兴 始興 Shǐ xīng ㄕˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ci2 hing1 see 始兴县
- 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn ㄕˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci2 dim2 starting point
- 建始 Jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ gin3 ci2 see 建始县
- 旬始 xún shǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˇ ceon4 ci2 comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
- 更始 gēng shǐ ㄍㄥ ㄕˇ gang1 ci2 to make a new start
- 未始 wèi shǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ mei6 ci2 not necessarily