折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ
- lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat
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折
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 折合 zhé hé ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ zit3 hap6 to convert into
- 折射 zhé shè ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋ zit3 se6 to refract
- 折扣 zhé kòu ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ zit3 kau3 discount
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- 折叠 折疊 zhé dié ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ zit3 dip6 to fold
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 折腾 折騰 zhē teng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ zit3 tang4 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ zyun2 zit3 shift in the trend of events
- 骨折 gǔ zhé ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊ gwat1 zit3 to suffer a fracture
- 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zyun2 zit3 dim2 turning point
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3 twists and turns
- 夭折 yāo zhé ㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˊ jiu2 zit3 to die young or prematurely
- 奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊ zau3 zip3 memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 对折 對摺 duì zhé ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄜˊ deoi3 zip3 to sell at a 50% discount
- 弯折 彎折 wān zhé ㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˊ waan1 zit3 to bend
戟
- 刺戟 cì jǐ ㄘˋ ㄐㄧˇ see 刺激
- 巴戟 bā jǐ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧˇ baa1 gik1 morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
- 三叉戟 sān chā jǐ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧˇ saam1 caa1 gik1 trident
- 吕布戟 呂布戟 lǚ bù jǐ ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˇ snake halberd
- 大戟科 dà jǐ kē ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄎㄜ daai6 gik1 fo1 Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)
沉
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 oppressive (of weather)
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
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- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
沙
- 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach
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- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ saa1 lung4 salon (loanword)
- 风沙 風沙 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saa1 sand blown by wind
- 三沙 Sān shā ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ saam1 saa1 see 三沙市
- 丹沙 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1 cinnabar (used in TCM)
- 冰沙 bīng shā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄚ bing1 saa1 slushie
- 加沙 Jiā shā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄚ gaa1 saa1 Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
- 南沙 Nán shā ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ naam4 saa1 see 南沙群岛
- 叻沙 lè shā ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄚ lik1 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 喇沙 Lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 喇沙 lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 川沙 Chuān shā ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄚ cyun1 saa1 Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai
- 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄚ tyun4 saa1 lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
- 散沙 sǎn shā ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ saan2 saa1 scattered sand
- 暗沙 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saa1 submerged sandbank