望文生义 望文生義
望文生义 望文生義 wàng wén shēng yì ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ mong6 man4 sang1 ji6
- lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
- a far-fetched interpretation
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望
- 可望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ho2 mong6 can be expected (to)
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 奢望 shē wàng ㄕㄜ ㄨㄤˋ ce1 mong6 an extravagant hope
- 展望 zhǎn wàng ㄓㄢˇ ㄨㄤˋ zin2 mong6 outlook
- 希望 xī wàng ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ hei1 mong6 to hope
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- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 to visit
- 有望 yǒu wàng ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ jau5 mong6 hopeful
- 望见 望見 wàng jiàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mong6 gin3 to espy
- 期望 qī wàng ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ kei4 mong6 to have expectations
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 盼望 pàn wàng ㄆㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ paan3 mong6 to hope for; to look forward to
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 绝望 絕望 jué wàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄤˋ zyut6 mong6 to despair
- 声望 聲望 shēng wàng ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ sing1 mong6 reputation; prestige; public esteem
- 观望 觀望 guān wàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ gun1 mong6 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
- 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ jyun6 mong6 desire
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
文
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 人文 rén wén ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ jan4 man4 humanities; culture; humanistic
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 全文 quán wén ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 entire text
- 公文 gōng wén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ gung1 man4 official document
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- 外文 wài wén ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄣˊ ngoi6 man4 foreign language (written)
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 散文 sǎn wén ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ saan2 man4 (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
- 文人 wén rén ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ man4 jan4 cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- 文件 wén jiàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ man4 gin2 document
- 文具 wén jù ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ man4 geoi6 stationery
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 文坛 文壇 wén tán ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄢˊ man4 taan4 literary circles
- 文娱 文娛 wén yú ㄨㄣˊ ㄩˊ man4 jyu4 cultural recreation
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 文学 文學 wén xué ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ man4 hok6 literature
- 文凭 文憑 wén píng ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ man4 pang4 diploma
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 文物 wén wù ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ man4 mat6 cultural relic
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
义 義
- 主义 主義 zhǔ yì ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zyu2 ji6 -ism
- 侠义 俠義 xiá yì ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji6 chivalrous
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 含义 含義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ ham4 ji6 meaning (implicit in a phrase)
- 定义 定義 dìng yì ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ding6 ji6 definition
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- 广义 廣義 guǎng yì ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧˋ gwong2 ji6 broad sense
- 意义 意義 yì yì ㄧˋ ㄧˋ ji3 ji6 sense
- 正义 正義 zhèng yì ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ zing3 ji6 justice
- 涵义 涵義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ haam4 ji6 content
- 义务 義務 yì wù ㄧˋ ㄨˋ ji6 mou6 duty; obligation
- 义工 義工 yì gōng ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 gung1 volunteer worker
- 讲义 講義 jiǎng yì ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ gong2 ji6 teaching materials
- 道义 道義 dào yì ㄉㄠˋ ㄧˋ dou6 ji6 morality
- 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧˋ tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
- 官僚主义 官僚主義 guān liáo zhǔ yì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6 bureaucracy
- 帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ dai3 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 imperialism
- 无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6 completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
- 社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ se5 wui2 zyu2 ji6 socialism
- 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4 (idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
- 资本主义 資本主義 zī běn zhǔ yì ㄗ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 capitalism
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