雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3
- lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
- fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
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雪
- 下雪 xià xuě ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ haa6 syut3 to snow
- 冰雪 bīng xuě ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ bing1 syut3 ice and snow
- 滑雪 huá xuě ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ waat6 syut3 to ski
- 瑞雪 ruì xuě ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ seoi6 syut3 timely snow
- 雪人 xuě rén ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄖㄣˊ syut3 jan4 snowman
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- 雪山 xuě shān ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄢ syut3 saan1 snow-capped mountain
- 雪花 xuě huā ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄚ syut3 faa1 snowflake
- 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄨㄤ syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1 (idiom) to make matters even worse
- 伸雪 shēn xuě ㄕㄣ ㄒㄩㄝˇ san1 syut3 variant of 申雪
- 似雪 sì xuě ㄙˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ci5 syut3 snowy
- 大雪 Dà xuě ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ daai6 syut3 Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 7th-21st December
- 小雪 Xiǎo xuě ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ siu2 syut3 Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
- 昭雪 zhāo xuě ㄓㄠ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ciu1 syut3 to exonerate
- 暴雪 bào xuě ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ bou6 syut3 snowstorm; blizzard
- 洗雪 xǐ xuě ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ sai2 syut3 to erase
- 浣雪 huàn xuě ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ wun5 syut3 to cleanse oneself of false accusations
- 湔雪 jiān xuě ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˇ zin1 syut3 to wipe away (a humiliation)
- 申雪 shēn xuě ㄕㄣ ㄒㄩㄝˇ san1 syut3 to right a wrong
- 白雪 bái xuě ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ baak6 syut3 snow
- 积雪 積雪 jī xuě ㄐㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˇ zik1 syut3 snow
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)
送
- 传送 傳送 chuán sòng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cyun4 sung3 to convey; to deliver; to transmit
- 接送 jiē sòng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zip3 sung3 to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
- 欢送 歡送 huān sòng ㄏㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fun1 sung3 to see off
- 发送 發送 fā sòng ㄈㄚ ㄙㄨㄥˋ faat3 sung3 to transmit
- 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng ㄗㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zang6 sung3 to present as a gift
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- 输送 輸送 shū sòng ㄕㄨ ㄙㄨㄥˋ syu1 sung3 to transport; to convey; to deliver
- 送别 送別 sòng bié ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ sung3 bit6 to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)
- 送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ sung3 lai5 to give a present
- 送给 送給 sòng gěi ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄟˇ sung3 kap1 to send
- 送行 sòng xíng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sung3 hang4 to see someone off
- 运送 運送 yùn sòng ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ wan6 sung3 to transport
- 配送 pèi sòng ㄆㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ pui3 sung3 to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
- 不送 bù sòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bat1 sung3 don't bother to see me out
- 保送 bǎo sòng ㄅㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bou2 sung3 to recommend (for admission to school)
- 函送 hán sòng ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ haam4 sung3 (formal) to inform by letter
- 分送 fēn sòng ㄈㄣ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fan1 sung3 to send
- 呈送 chéng sòng ㄔㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cing4 sung3 to present
- 告送 gào song ㄍㄠˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄥ gou3 sung3 (dialect) to tell
- 外送 wài sòng ㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ngoi6 sung3 to send out
- 奉送 fèng sòng ㄈㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fung6 sung3 (honorific) to give
炭
- 煤炭 méi tàn ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄢˋ mui4 taan3 coal
- 涂炭 塗炭 tú tàn ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ tou4 taan3 extreme distress
- 木炭 mù tàn ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄢˋ muk6 taan3 charcoal
- 泥炭 ní tàn ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄢˋ nai4 taan3 peat
- 火炭 Huǒ Tàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˋ fo2 taan3 Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
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- 火炭 huǒ tàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄢˋ fo2 taan3 live coal
- 炭墼 tàn jī ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧ coal briquette
- 炭焙 tàn bèi ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ taan3 bui6 charcoal-roasted
- 炭疽 tàn jū ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄩ taan3 zeoi1 (medicine) anthrax
- 焦炭 jiāo tàn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄢˋ ziu1 taan3 coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
- 烧炭 燒炭 shāo tàn ㄕㄠ ㄊㄢˋ siu1 taan3 to manufacture charcoal
- 石炭 shí tàn ㄕˊ ㄊㄢˋ sek6 taan3 coal (old)
- 艾炭 ài tàn ㄞˋ ㄊㄢˋ ngaai6 taan3 carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM)
- 骨炭 gǔ tàn ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄢˋ gwat1 taan3 bone black
- 黑炭 hēi tàn ㄏㄟ ㄊㄢˋ hak1 taan3 coal
- 泥炭藓 泥炭蘚 ní tàn xiǎn ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ nai4 taan3 sin2 matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
- 活性炭 huó xìng tàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ wut6 sing3 taan3 activated carbon
- 炭疽热 炭疽熱 tàn jū rè ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄩ ㄖㄜˋ taan3 zeoi1 jit6 anthrax
- 炭疽病 tàn jū bìng ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄩ ㄅㄧㄥˋ taan3 zeoi1 beng6 (medicine) anthrax
- 无烟炭 無煙炭 wú yān tàn ㄨˊ ㄧㄢ ㄊㄢˋ mou4 jin1 taan3 smokeless coal
Example sentences
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他 的 援助 真是 雪中送炭 。
His help has been invaluable.
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