外强中干 外強中乾
外强中干 外強中乾 wài qiáng zhōng gān ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1
- strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
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外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
强 強
- 倔强 倔強 jué jiàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwat6 koeng5 stubborn; obstinate; unbending
- 刚强 剛強 gāng qiáng ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gong1 koeng4 firm; unyielding
- 加强 加強 jiā qiáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gaa1 koeng4 to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
- 勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ min5 koeng5 to do with difficulty
- 坚强 堅強 jiān qiáng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gin1 koeng4 staunch
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- 增强 增強 zēng qiáng ㄗㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ zang1 koeng4 to increase
- 富强 富強 fù qiáng ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fu3 koeng4 rich and powerful
- 强人 強人 qiáng rén ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ koeng4 jan4 (politics) strongman
- 强占 強佔 qiáng zhàn ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄢˋ koeng4 zim3 to occupy by force
- 强制 強制 qiáng zhì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓˋ koeng5 zai3 to force; to compel; to coerce
- 强加 強加 qiáng jiā ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ koeng5 gaa1 to impose
- 强劲 強勁 qiáng jìng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ koeng4 ging6 strong
- 强势 強勢 qiáng shì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄕˋ koeng4 sai3 strong
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 强壮 強壯 qiáng zhuàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ koeng4 zong3 strong
- 强大 強大 qiáng dà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ koeng4 daai6 big and strong; formidable; powerful
- 强度 強度 qiáng dù ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨˋ koeng4 dou6 strength
- 强权 強權 qiáng quán ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ koeng4 kyun4 power
- 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
- 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ koeng4 lit6 strong; intense
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
干 乾
- 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn ㄍㄢ ㄏㄢˋ gon1 hon5 drought
- 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ gon1 bui1 to drink a toast
- 干净 乾淨 gān jìng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gon1 zeng6 clean
- 干燥 乾燥 gān zào ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ gon1 cou3 (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
- 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋ gon1 ceoi3 candid
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- 干戈 gān gē ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ gon1 gwo1 weapons of war
- 干扰 干擾 gān rǎo ㄍㄢ ㄖㄠˇ gon1 jiu5 to disturb
- 干涉 gān shè ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˋ gon1 sip3 to interfere
- 干预 干預 gān yù ㄍㄢ ㄩˋ gon1 jyu6 to meddle
- 干事 幹事 gàn shi ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄕ gon3 si6 administrator
- 干吗 幹嗎 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 variant of 干嘛
- 干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 what are you doing?
- 干部 幹部 gàn bù ㄍㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ gon3 bou6 cadre
- 烘干 烘乾 hōng gān ㄏㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ hung1 gon1 to dry over a stove
- 能干 能幹 néng gàn ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄢˋ nang4 gon3 capable
- 若干 ruò gān ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢ joek6 gon1 a certain number or amount
- 饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢ beng2 gon1 biscuit; cracker; cookie
- 骨干 骨幹 gǔ gàn ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄢˋ gwat1 gon3 diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
- 干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ gon3 sap6 mo1 what are you doing?
- 干活儿 幹活兒 gàn huó r ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ gon3 wut6 ji4 erhua variant of 干活