| Lú {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: 盧, 卢 /Lú/ |
| Lü {prop} (Lü language) | :: 傣仂語, 傣仂语 /dǎilèyǔ/ |
| Lù {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: 陸, 陆 /Lù/ |
| lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| lab coat {n} (coat worn by laboratory workers) | :: 白大褂 |
| label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: 標籤, 标签 /biāoqiān/, 簽條, 签条 /qiāntiáo/ |
| labellum {n} | :: 唇瓣 |
| labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: 陰脣, 阴唇 /yīnchún/ |
| labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) | :: 大陰脣, 大阴唇 /dàyīnchún/ |
| labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) | :: 小陰脣, 小阴唇 /xiǎoyīnchún/ |
| labiaplasty {n} (moulding of the labia) | :: 陰唇整型手術, 阴唇整型手术 /yīnchún zhěngxíng shǒushù/, 陰唇縮小手術, 阴唇缩小手术 /yīnchún suōxiǎo shǒushù/ |
| labiodental {n} (a speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth) | :: 唇齒音, 唇齿音 /chúnchǐyīn/ |
| lab mouse {n} (laboratory mouse) SEE: laboratory mouse | :: |
| labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
| laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: 實驗室, 实验室 /shíyànshì/ |
| laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: 研究室 /yánjiūshì/ |
| laboratory mouse {n} (small mammal of the order Rodentia which is bred and kept for scientific research) | :: 實驗鼠, 实验鼠 /shíyànshǔ/ |
| labored breathing {n} (poor or irregular breathing) | :: 呼吸困難, 呼吸困难 /hūxī kùnnan/ |
| laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: 勞動者, 劳动者 /láodòngzhě/, 工人 /gōngrén/ |
| labor-intensive {adj} (requiring a great deal of work) | :: 勞動密集型, 劳动密集型 /láodòng mìjíxíng/ |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) | :: 勞工市場, 劳工市场 /láogōng shìchǎng/, 勞動市場, 劳动市场 /láodòng shìchǎng/ |
| labor of love {n} (task performed without expectation of reimbursement) | :: 义务劳动, 用爱发电 /yòng'àifādiàn/ |
| Labor Party {prop} (similar party in another country) SEE: Labour Party | :: |
| Labor Party {prop} (Australian party) | :: 工黨, 工党 /Gōngdǎng/ |
| labor relations {n} (industrial relations) SEE: industrial relations | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| labour {n} (work) | :: 勞動, 劳动 /láodòng/ |
| labour {n} (giving birth) | :: 生產, 生产 /shēngchǎn/ |
| labour {v} (to work) | :: 工作 /gōngzuò/ |
| Labour Party {prop} (British party) | :: 工黨, 工党 /gōngdǎng/ |
| Labour Party {prop} (similar party in another country) | :: 工黨, 工党 /gōngdǎng/ |
| labour relations {n} (industrial relations) SEE: industrial relations | :: |
| Labrador {prop} (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) | :: 拉布拉多 /Lābùlāduō/ |
| Labrador retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: 拉布拉多尋回犬, 拉布拉多寻回犬 /Lābùlāduō xúnhuí quǎn/, 拉布拉多尋回狗, 拉布拉多寻回狗 /Lābùlāduō xúnhuí gǒu/ |
| laburnum {n} (tree) | :: 毒豆 /dúdòu/, 金鏈花, 金链花 /jīnliànhuā/, 金急雨, 金急雨 /jīnjíyǔ/, 臘腸樹, 腊肠树 /làchángshù/ |
| labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: 迷宮, 迷宫 /mígōng/ |
| lac {n} (a resinous substance) | :: 桼 /qī/ |
| lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh | :: |
| lace {n} (fabric) | :: 花邊, 花边 /huābiān/ |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| laceration {n} (an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue) | :: 劃破, 划破 /huápò/ |
| lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: 蔬菜恐懼症, 蔬菜恐惧症 /shūcài kǒngjùzhèng/ |
| lachrymable {adj} (lamentable) SEE: lamentable | :: |
| lachrymose {adj} (tearful; causing tears) | :: 催泪的 /cuīlèide/ |
| lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: 不足 /bùzú/, 缺乏 /quēfá/ |
| lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: 缺 /quē/, 欠 /qiàn/, 缺乏 /quēfá/ |
| lackadaisical {adj} (showing no interest or enthusiasm) | :: 漠不关心的 /mò bù guān xīng de/, 不热心的 /bù rè xīng de/ |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: 奴僕, 奴仆 /núpú/, 僕役, 仆役 /púyì/, 僕人, 仆人 /púrén/ |
| lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: 走狗 /zǒugǒu/, 狗腿子 /gǒutuǐzi/, 走卒 /zǒuzú/, 奴才 /núcái/ |
| lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
| laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: 簡潔, 简洁 /jiǎnjié/ |
| La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: 漆 /qī/, 蠟克, 蜡克 /làkè/, 清漆 /qīngqī/ |
| lacquerware {n} (decorative items coated with lacquer) | :: 漆器 /qīqì/ |
| lacrimal gland {n} (gland which secretes tear fluid) | :: 淚腺, 泪腺 /lèixiàn/ |
| lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: 長曲棍球, 长曲棍球 /chángqūgùnqiú/ |
| lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) | :: 乳糖酶 /rǔtángméi/ |
| lactation {n} (process of providing milk to the young) | :: 哺乳 /bǔrǔ/ |
| lactation {n} (lactation period) | :: 哺乳期 /bǔrǔ qí/ |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: 乳酸 /rǔsuān/ |
| lactogen {n} | :: 催乳激素, 催乳物质 |
| lactone {n} (cyclic intramolecular ester) | :: 內酯, 内酯 /nèizhǐ/ |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: 乳糖 /rǔtáng/ |
| lactose intolerance {n} (inability to metabolize lactose) | :: 乳糖不耐 /rǔtángbùnài/, 乳糖不耐症 /rǔtángbùnàizhèng/ |
| lad {n} (a boy) | :: 小伙子 /xiǎohuǒzi/, 青年 /qīngnián/ |
| Lada {prop} (a Russian car) | :: 拉達, 拉达 /Lādá/ |
| Ladakh {prop} (region) | :: 拉達克, 拉达克 /Lādákè/ |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: 梯子 /tīzi/, 扶梯 /fútī/ |
| ladder lottery {n} (method of decision-making) | :: 鬼腳圖, 鬼脚图 /guǐjiǎotú/ |
| laddie {n} (small boy) | :: 小伙子 /xiǎohuǒzi/, 少年 /shàonián/ |
| lade {v} (To fill or load) | :: 裝載, 装载 /zhuāngzài/, 裝貨, 装货 /zhuānghuò/ |
| lade {v} (To use a ladle or dipper to remove something) | :: 舀出 |
| ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: 女士們，先生們, 女士们，先生们 /nǚshìmen, xiānshengmen/, 各位 /gèwèi/, 各位來賓, 各位来宾 /gèwèi láibīn/ |
| ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: 女士優先, 女士优先 /nǚshìyōuxiān/ |
| ladies' room {n} (lavatory intended for women, see also: toilet) | :: 化妝室 |
| lading {n} (The action of loading.) | :: 裝載, 装载 /zhuāngzài/ |
| lading {n} (Shipment, cargo, freight.) | :: 貨物, 货物 /huòwù/ |
| Ladino {prop} (Romance language) | :: 拉迪諾語, 拉迪诺语 /Lādínuòyǔ/ |
| ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: 杓子 /sháozi/, 瓢 /piáo/ |
| ladle {v} (serve with a ladle) | :: 盛 /chéng/ |
| Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: 拉多加湖 /Lāduōjiā hú/ |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: 女士 /nǚshì/, 貴婦, 贵妇 /guìfù/ |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: 太太 /tàitai/, 夫人 /fūren/ |
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: 女廁所, 女厕所 |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: 瓢蟲, 瓢虫 /piáochóng/ |
| ladyboy {n} (effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person, see also: kathoey) | :: 人妖 /rényāo/ |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
| lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: 宮官, 宫官 /gōngguān/, 宮女, 宫女 /gōngnǚ/, 女官 /nǚguān/, 侍女 /shìnǚ/, 女侍臣 /nǚshìchén/, 采女 /cǎinǚ/ |
| lady-killer {n} (man unusually attractive to women) | :: 獵豔高手, 猎艳高手 /lièyàn gāoshǒu/ |
| lady-killer {n} (uncaring womanizer) | :: 渣男 /zhānán/ |
| ladylike {adj} (of or connected with the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman) | :: 大家閨秀 /dàjiā guīxiù/ |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| lady's man {n} (man who attracts women and enjoys their company) | :: 討女人喜歡的男子, 讨女人喜欢的男子 /tǎo nǚrén xǐhuan de nánzǐ/ |
| lag {n} ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection) | :: 卡 /kǎ/ |
| lag {v} (To fall behind) | :: 落後, 落后 /luòhòu/ |
| lager {n} (type of beer) | :: 拉格啤酒 /lāgépíjiǔ/ |
| laggard {n} (one who lags behind) | :: 落後者, 落后者 /luòhòuzhě/ |
| lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: 潟湖 /xìhú/, 瀉湖, 泻湖 /xièhú/, 環礁湖, 环礁湖 /huánjiāohú/ |
| lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
| Lagos {prop} (former capital of Nigeria) | :: 拉哥斯 /Lāgēsī/ |
| Lagrange point {n} (a point in an orbital configuration) | :: 拉格朗日點, 拉格朗日点 /Lāgélǎngrì diǎn/ |
| Lahore {prop} (Lahore) | :: 拉合爾, 拉合尔 /Lāhé'ěr/ |
| Lai-feng {prop} (Laifeng) SEE: Laifeng | :: |
| Laifeng {prop} (county in central China) | :: 來鳳, 来凤 /Láifèng/ |
| lair {n} (of an animal) | :: 巢穴 /cháoxué/, 獸穴, 兽穴 /shòuxué/, 獸窟, 兽窟 /shòukū/, 獸窩, 兽窝 /shòuwō/ |
| laissez faire {n} (economics: a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs) | :: 放任 /fàngrèn/, 不干涉 /bùgānshè/, 自由放任 /zìyóufàngrèn/ |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: 湖 /hú/, 湖泊 /húbó/ |
| Lake Biwa {prop} (Japan's largest lake) | :: 琵琶湖 /Pípá hú/ |
| Lake District {prop} (Lake District) | :: 湖区 /Húqū/ |
| Lake Erie {prop} (the lake) | :: 伊利湖 |
| Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga | :: |
| Lake Michigan {prop} (one of the five Great Lakes) | :: 密歇根湖 {m} /Mìxiēgēn Hú/, 密西根湖 /Mìxīgēn Hú/ |
| Lake Ontario {prop} (the lake, see also: Ontario) | :: 安大略湖 /Āndàlüè Hú/ |
| lakeside {n} (the shore of a lake) | :: 湖岸 /hú'àn/, 湖畔 /húpàn/, 湖邊, 湖边 /húbiān/ |
| Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) | :: 蘇必利爾湖, 苏必利尔湖 /Sūbìlì'ěrhú/ |
| Lake Victoria {prop} (African lake) | :: 維多利亞湖, 维多利亚湖 /Wéiduōlìyà Hú/ |
| lakh {num} (one hundred thousand) | :: 拉克 /lākè/, 洛叉 /luòchā/, 十萬, 十万 /shíwàn/ |
| laksa {n} (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia) | :: 喇沙 /lǎshā/, 叻沙 /lèshā/ |
| Lakshadweep {prop} (union territory of India) | :: 拉克沙 /Lākèshā/ |
| Lakshmi {prop} (Hindu goddess of wealth) | :: 吉祥天 /jíxiáng tiān/ |
| Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: 拉利貝拉 |
| lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: 喇嘛 /lǎma/ |
| lamaism {n} (Tibetan Buddhism) | :: 喇嘛教 /Lǎmajiào/ |
| lamasery {n} (monastery for lamas) | :: 喇嘛廟, 喇嘛庙 /lǎmamiào/, 喇嘛寺 /lǎmasì/ |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: 羊羔 /yánggāo/, 羔 /gāo/, 羔羊 /gāoyáng/ |
| lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: 羊肉 /yángròu/ |
| lamb {n} (meek person) | :: 羔羊 /gāoyáng/ |
| lambada {n} (Brazilian dance) | :: 黏巴達, 黏巴达 /niánbadá/ |
| lambaste {v} (to give a thrashing to) | :: 痛打 /tòngdǎ/ |
| lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) | :: 蘭布達, 兰布达 /lánbùdá/, 蘭姆打, 兰姆打 /lánmǔdǎ/ |
| Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: 上帝的羔羊 /Shàngdì de Gāoyáng/ , 上帝羔羊 /Shàngdì Gāoyáng/ , 神的羔羊 /Shén de Gāoyáng/ , 神羔羊 /Shén Gāoyáng/ , 天主羔羊 /Tiānzhǔ Gāoyáng/ |
| lambskin {n} (skin of a young sheep) | :: 羔皮 /gāopí/ |
| lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: Literary Chinese: 蹇 /jiān/; 瘸腿 /quétuǐ/, 跛 /bǒ/, 跛足 /bǒzú/, 瘸 /qué/ |
| lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) | :: 跛腳鴨, 跛脚鸭 /bǒjiǎoyā/, 瘸鴨, 瘸鸭 /quéyā/ |
| lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
| lamentable {adj} (deplorable) | :: 可悲 /kěbēi/ |
| lamentably {adv} (regrettably) SEE: regrettably | :: |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 耶利米哀歌 /Yēlìmǐ Āigē/, 耶肋米亞哀歌, 耶肋米亚哀歌 /Yēlèimǐyà Āigē/ |
| lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: 拉米亞 |
| laminate {v} (To assemble from thin sheets) | :: 層壓, 层压 /céngyā/ |
| lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: 胡兀鷲 /hú wù jiù/ |
| lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: 燈, 灯 /dēng/, 電燈, 电灯 /diàndēng/ |
| lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: 燈, 灯 /dēng/ |
| lamplight {n} (the light emitted by a lamp) | :: 燈光, 灯光 /dēngguāng/ |
| lampoon {n} (written satirical attack) | :: 諷刺文, 讽刺文 /fěngcìwén/ |
| lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: 燈柱, 灯柱 /dēngzhù/, 街燈柱, 街灯柱 /jiēdēngzhù/ |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: 八目鰻, 八目鳗 /bāmùmán/ |
| lamprophony {n} (loudness and clarity of enunciation) | :: 發音的響亮和清晰, 发音的响亮和清晰 (fāyīn de xiǎngliàng hé qīngxī) |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: 燈罩, 灯罩 /dēngzhào/ |
| lampstand {n} (lamp holder) | :: 燈臺 /dēngtái/ |
| Lan {prop} (Lan: the Chinese surname) | :: 蘭, 兰 /Lán/, 藍, 蓝 /Lán/ |
| Lancashire {n} (county in the north-west of England) | :: 蘭開夏, 兰开夏 /Lánkāixià/, 蘭開夏郡, 兰开夏郡 /Lánkāixiàjùn/, 蘭開郡, 兰开郡 /Lánkāijùn/ |
| lance {n} | :: 長矛, 长矛 /changmao/ |
| lance corporal {n} (lance corporal) | :: 準下士, 准下士 /zhǔxiàshì/ |
| Lancelot {prop} (the knight) | :: 蘭斯洛特, 兰斯洛特 /Lánsīluòtè/ |
| lancer {n} (cavalry soldier with a lance) | :: 長矛輕騎兵, 长矛轻骑兵 /chángmáo qīngqíbīng/ |
| Lan-chou {prop} (Lanzhou) SEE: Lanzhou | :: |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: 土地 /tǔdì/ |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: 國家, 国家 /guójiā/ |
| land {n} (someone's homeplace) | :: 祖國, 祖国 /zǔguó/ |
| land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming) | :: 土地 /tǔdì/, 農地, 农地 /nóngdì/ |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: 著地, 着地 /zhuódì/, 著陸, 着陆 /zhuólù/ |
| land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) | :: 登陸, 登陆 /dēnglù/, 上陸, 上陆 /shànglù/ |
| land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
| -land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: 國, 国 /-guó/ |
| land bridge {n} (isthmus) | :: 陸橋, 陆桥 /lùqiáo/ |
| land degradation {n} (decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegeatation) | :: 土地退化 /tǔdì tuìhuà/ |
| lander {n} (space probe) | :: 著陸器, 著陆器 /zhuólùqì/ |
| landfall {n} (arrival of a ship at the shore) | :: 登陆 /dēnglù/ |
| landform {n} (geological feature) | :: 地貌 /dìmào/ |
| -landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
| landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: 著陸, 着陆 /zhuólù/, 降落 /jiàngluò/, 登陸, 登陆 /dēnglù/ |
| landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: 固網電信, 固网电信 /gùwǎng diànxìn/, 固網, 固网 /gùwǎng/ |
| landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: 座機電話, 座机电话 /zuòjī diànhuà/ |
| landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: 內陸, 内陆 /nèilù/ |
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: 房東, 房东 /fángdōng/, 東家, 东家 /dōngjia/, 地主 /dìzhǔ/ |
| landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
| landmark {n} (recognizable feature) | :: 地標, 地标 /dìbiāo/ |
| landmark {n} (notable location) | :: 名勝古蹟, 名胜古迹 /míngshènggǔjī/ |
| landmark {n} (major event) | :: 里程碑 /lǐchéngbēi/ |
| landmass {n} (large continuous area of land) | :: 陸地, 陆地 /lùdì/, 大陸, 大陆 /dàlù/, 大片陸地, 大片陆地 /dàpiàn lùdì/ |
| land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: 地雷 /dìléi/ |
| land of milk and honey {n} (a land of abundance) | :: 鱼米之乡 |
| Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: 旭日之國, 旭日之国 /xùrì zhī guó/ |
| landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: 地主 /dìzhǔ/ |
| landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: 风景 /fēngjǐng/ |
| Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
| landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: 山崩 /shānbēng/, 滑坡 /huápō/, 地滑 /dìhuá/, 塌方 /tāfāng/ |
| land snail {n} (species of snail that lives on land) | :: 陸生蝸牛, 陆生蜗牛 /lùshēng wōniú/, 蝸牛, 蜗牛 /wōniú/ |
| lane {n} (passageway) | :: 胡同 /hútòng/, 里弄 /lǐnòng/ |
| lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: 車道, 车道 /chēdào/ |
| lane {n} | :: 巷 |
| Langhe {prop} (hilly area in Piedmont) | :: 朗格 /Lǎnggé/ |
| Langhe {prop} (town in central China) | :: 浪河 /Lànghé/ |
| Lang-ju {prop} (Langru) SEE: Langru | :: |
| Langru {prop} (township in Hotan County, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 朗如 /Lǎngrú/ |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: 語言, 语言, 話, 话 /huà/ |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: 語言, 语言 /yǔyán/ |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: 語言, 语言 /yǔyán/ |
| language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: 語言, 语言 /yǔyán/, 用語, 用语 /yòngyǔ/, 詞語, 词语 /cíyǔ/ |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: 語言, 语言 /yǔyán/, 用語, 用语 /yòngyǔ/, 詞語, 词语 /cíyǔ/ |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: 語言, 语言 /yǔyán/ |
| language arts {n} (study of language as a subject in primary and secondary school) | :: 語言藝術, 语言艺术 /yǔyán yìshù/ |
| language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: 語言障礙, 语言障碍 /yǔyán zhàng'ài/ |
| language code {n} (a standard identifier of a language) | :: 語言代碼, 语言代码 /yǔyán dàimǎ/, 語言碼, 语言码 /yǔyánmǎ/ |
| language contact {n} (phenomenon) | :: 語言接觸, 语言接触 /yǔyán jiēchù/ |
| language exchange {n} (language exchange) | :: 語言交流, 语言交流 /yǔyán jiāoliú/, 言語交換, 言语交换 /yǔyán jiāohuàn/ |
| language family {n} (set of languages) | :: 語系, 语系 /yǔxì/ |
| language isolate {n} (natural language without relatives) | :: 孤立語言, 孤立语言 /gūlì yǔyán/ |
| language lab {n} (schoolroom equipped with audio) | :: 語言實驗室, 语言实验室 /yǔyán shíyànshì/ |
| language police {n} (language police) | :: 語言警察, 语言警察 /yǔyán jǐngchá/ |
| language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange | :: |
| Languedoc {prop} (French province) | :: 隆格多克 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon {prop} (region of France) | :: 朗格多克-魯西永, 朗格多克-鲁西永 /Lǎnggéduōkè-Lǔxīyǒng/ |
| languid {adj} (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) | :: 无精打采的 |
| languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) | :: 憔悴 /qiáocuì/ |
| languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
| langur {n} (group in the subfamily Colobinae) | :: 疣猴 /yóuhóu/ |
| Langya {prop} (district in eastern China) | :: 瑯琊, 琅琊 /Lángyá/ |
| La Niña {n} (temperature anomaly) | :: 拉尼娜 /Lānínà/, 拉尼娜現象, 拉尼娜现象 /Lānínà xiànxiàng/ |
| lanichol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| laniol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
| lanolin {n} (greasy yellow substance) | :: 羊毛脂 /yángmáozhī/ |
| Lansing {prop} (capital city) | :: 蘭辛, 兰辛 /Lánxīn/ |
| lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: 國土傭僕, 国土佣仆 /guótǔ yōngpú/ |
| lanterloo {n} | :: 盧牌戲, 卢牌戏 /lúpáixì/ |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: 燈籠, 灯笼 /dēnglóng/, 燈, 灯 /dēng/ |
| Lantern Festival {n} (Chinese festival) | :: 元宵節, 元宵节 /Yuánxiāojié/ |
| lanthanide {n} (Any of the 14 rare earth elements) | :: 鑭系元素 |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: 鑭 /làn/ |
| Lantian {prop} (county in western China) | :: 藍田, 蓝田 /Lántián/ |
| Lantian {prop} (township in western China) | :: 嵐天, 岚天 /Lántiān/ |
| Lan-t'ien {prop} (Lantian) SEE: Lantian | :: |
| Lanzhou {prop} (a city of China) | :: 蘭州, 兰州 /Lánzhoū/ |
| Lao {n} (person) | :: 老撾人, 老挝人 /lǎowōrén/ |
| Lao {n} (language) | :: 老撾語, 老挝语 /lǎowōyǔ/, 寮文 /liáowén/ |
| Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) | :: 老撾的, 老挝的 /Lǎowō de/ |
| Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: 拉奥孔 /Lā'àokǒng/ |
| Laohekou {prop} (county-level city in central China) | :: 老河口 /Lǎohékǒu/ |
| Laomei {prop} (urban village in northern Taiwan) | :: 老梅 /Lǎoméi/ |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic {prop} (country in Southeast Asia (official name)) | :: 老撾人民民主共和國, 老挝人民民主共和国 /Lǎowō rénmín mínzhǔ gònghéguó/ |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: 老撾, 老挝 /Lǎowō/, 寮國, 寮国 /Liáoguó/ |
| Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
| Laotian {prop} (language) | :: 老撾語, 老挝语 /Lǎowōyǔ/ |
| Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) | :: 老挝的 /Lǎowō-de/ |
| Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi | :: |
| Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) | :: 老子 /Lǎozǐ/ |
| Laozi {prop} (Tao Te Ching) SEE: Tao Te Ching | :: |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: 膝部 |
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: 腹腔镜检查 /fùqiāngjìng jiǎnchá/ |
| La Paz {prop} (capital city of Bolivia) | :: 拉巴斯 /Lābāsī/ |
| lap cheong {n} (type of sausage) | :: 臘腸, 腊肠 /làcháng/ |
| lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: 小狗 /xiǎogǒu/, 寵物狗, 宠物狗 /chǒngwù gǒu/ |
| lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: 石刑 /shíxíng/, 投石刑 /tóushíxíng/, 投石 /tóushí/ |
| lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) | :: 青金石 /qīngjīnshí/ |
| Laplace transform {n} (function on positive real numbers) | :: 拉普拉斯變換, 拉普拉斯变换 /Lāpǔlāsī biànhuàn/, 拉普拉斯轉換, 拉普拉斯转换 /Lāpǔlāsī zhuǎnhuàn/, 拉卜拉士變換, 拉卜拉士变换 /Lābǔlāshì biànhuàn/ |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: 拉普蘭, 拉普兰 /Lāpǔlán/ |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| La Pérouse Strait {prop} (strait) | :: 拉彼魯茲海峽, 拉彼鲁兹海峡 /Lābǐlǔzī hǎixiá/, 宗谷海峽, 宗谷海峡 /Zōnggǔ hǎixiá/ |
| lapsang souchong {n} (tea) | :: 正山小種, 正山小种 /zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng/, 拉普山小種, 拉普山小种 /Lāpǔ shān xiǎozhǒng/, 立山小種, 立山小种 /Lì shān xiǎozhǒng/ |
| Laptev Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) | :: 拉普捷夫海 /Lāpǔjiéfū Hǎi/ |
| lapti {n} (bast shoes) | :: 椴樹皮鞋, 椴树皮鞋 /duànshù píxié/ |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: 手提電腦, 手提电脑 /shǒutí diànnǎo/, 手提計算機, 手提计算机 /shǒutí jìsuànjī/ , 筆記本電腦, 笔记本电脑 /bǐjìběn diànnǎo/ , 筆記本, 笔记本 /bǐjìběn/ , 筆記型電腦, 笔记型电脑 /bǐjìxíng diànnǎo/ , 筆電, 笔电 /bǐ-diàn/ |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: 田鳧, 田凫 /tiánfú/ |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: 紅杉, 红杉 /hóngshān/, 落葉松, 落叶松 /luòyèsōng/ |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: 豬油, 猪油 /zhūyóu/ |
| lardy cake {n} (richly spiced bread originating in southwest England) | :: 豬油蛋糕, 猪油蛋糕 /zhūyóu dàngāo/ |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: 大 /dà/, 大型 /dàxíng/ |
| large breasts {n} | :: 巨乳 /jùrǔ/, 爆乳 /bàorǔ/, 胸器 /xiōngqì/ |
| large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: 大腸, 大肠 /dàcháng/ |
| Large Magellanic Cloud {prop} (largest satellite of Milky Way) | :: 大麥哲倫雲, 大麥哲倫星系 |
| largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
| large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: 大型 /dàxíng/ |
| largesse {n} (generosity in the giving of gifts or money) | :: 樂善好施, 乐善好施 /lè shàn hào shī/ |
| lar gibbon {n} (Hylobates lar) | :: 白掌長臂猿, 白掌长臂猿 /báizhǎng chángbìyuán/ |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: 雲雀, 云雀 /yúnquè/ |
| Larmor precession {n} (precession of motion of charged particles) | :: 拉莫爾進動, 拉莫尔进动 /Lāmòěr jìndòng/ |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: 幼蟲, 幼虫 /yòuchóng/ |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: 幼蟲, 幼虫 /yòuchóng/ |
| laryngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to larynx) | :: 喉頭的, 喉头的 /hóutóu de/ |
| laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology) | :: 喉科 |
| laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: 喉科學家, 喉科学家 /hóukēxuéjiā/ |
| laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) | :: 喉科 /hóukē/ |
| laryngoscope {n} (endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx) | :: 喉镜 |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: 喉 /hóu/, 喉頭, 喉头 /hóutóu/, 嗓子 /sǎngzi/ |
| lasagna {n} (flat sheet of pasta) | :: 麵皮, 面皮 /miànpí/ |
| lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: 意大利千層麵, 意大利千层面 /Yìdàlì qiāncéngmiàn/, 千層麵, 千层面 /qiāncéngmiàn/, 烤寬麵條, 烤宽面条 /kǎokuān miàntiáo/ |
| lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
| lascivious {adj} (wanton) | :: 好色 /hàosè/, 淫蕩, 淫荡 /yíndàng/ |
| lasciviousness {n} (the state or characteristic of being lascivious) | :: 淫蕩, 淫荡 /yíndàng/ |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: 激光 /jīguāng/ , 雷射 or 鐳射, 镭射 /léishè/ |
| laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
| laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
| laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: 激光束 /jīguāngshù/ |
| laser disc {n} (laserdisc) SEE: laserdisc | :: |
| laserdisc {n} (type of videodisc) | :: 镭射影碟, 镭射影碟 /léishè yǐngdié/, 激光視盤, 激光视盘 /jīguāng shìpán/ |
| Laserdisc {n} (disc in this format) SEE: laserdisc | :: |
| laser-plasma accelerator {n} (a kind of plasma accelerator that utilizes a laser beam) | :: 激光等离子体加速器 |
| laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: 激光打印機, 激光打印机 /jīguāng dǎyìnjī/, 鐳射打印機, 镭射打印机 /léishè dǎyìnjī/ |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| Laskuy {prop} (town in Hotan City, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 拉斯奎 /Lāsīkuí/ |
| La Spezia {prop} (city in Liguria, Italy) | :: 拉斯佩齊亞, 拉斯佩齐亚 /Lā Sīpèiqíyà/ |
| lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
| lassie {n} (young girl) | :: 姑娘，妹子 |
| last {adj} (final) | :: 最後, 最后 /zuìhòu/, 最終, 最终 /zuìzhōng/ |
| last {adj} (most recent) | :: 最近的 /zuìjìn de/, 上個, 上个 /shàng ge/ |
| last {adv} (after everything else) | :: 最後, 最后 /zuìhòu/, 最終, 最终 /zuìzhōng/ |
| last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: 延續, 延续 /yánxù/, 持續, 持续 /chíxù/ |
| lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) | :: 幼子 /yòu zǐ/, 老幺 /lǎoyāo/ |
| last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: 最後但同樣重要的是, 最后但同样重要的是 /zuìhòu dàn tóngyàng zhòngyào de shì/ |
| last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: 最後的審判, 最后的审判 /zuìhòu de shěnpàn/ |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: 昨夜 /zuóyè/, 昨晚 /zuówǎn/ |
| last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: 昨夜 /zuóyè/, 昨晚 /zuówǎn/ |
| last resort {n} (only remaining option) | :: 最後的一招, 最后的一招 /zuìhòu de yī zhāo/ |
| Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) | :: 最後的晚餐, 最后的晚餐 /Zuìhòu de Wǎncān/ |
| last time {n} (the previous occurrence) | :: 上次 /shàngcì/ |
| last words {n} (final remarks uttered by a person before death) | :: 遺言, 遗言 /yíyán/ |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: 去年 /qùnián/ |
| Las Vegas {prop} (city) | :: 拉斯維加斯, 拉斯维加斯 /Lāsīwéijiāsī/ |
| lat {n} (former currency of Latvia) | :: 拉特 /lātè/ |
| Latakia {prop} (a city in Syria) | :: 拉塔基亞, 拉塔基亚 /Lātǎjīyà/ |
| latch {n} (fastening for a door) | :: 門閂, 门闩 /ménshuān/, 門釦, 门釦 /ménkòu/ |
| latchkey kid {n} (schoolchild) | :: 掛鑰匙兒童, 挂钥匙儿童 /guàyàoshi értóng/ |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: 晚 /wǎn/ |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: 晚 /wǎn/, 遲, 迟 /chí/, 遲到, 迟到 /chídào/ |
| late capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) | :: 晚期資本主義, 晚期资本主义 /wǎnqī zīběnzhǔyì/ |
| lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
| latency {n} (delay) | :: 延遲, 延迟 /yánchí/ |
| latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: 潛在, 潜在 /qiánzài/ |
| latent heat {n} (heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase) | :: 潛熱, 潜热 /qiánrè / |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: 更遲, 更迟 /gèng chí/ |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: 以後, 以后 /yǐhòu/, 後面, 后面 /hòumian/ |
| lateral thinking {n} (lateral thinking) | :: 橫向思維, 横向思维 /héngxiàng sīwéi/, 水平思考 /shuǐpíng sīkǎo/ |
| latex {n} (milky sap) | :: 橡漿, 橡浆 /xiàngjiāng/ |
| latex {n} (emulsion) | :: 膠乳, 胶乳 /jiāorǔ/, 乳膠, 乳胶 /rǔjiāo/ |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: 車床, 车床 /chēchuáng/, 鏇床, 镟床 /xuànchuáng/ |
| lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: 泡沫兒, 泡沫儿 /pàomòr/ |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: 拉丁語的, 拉丁语的 /lādīngyǔ de/, 拉丁 /lādīng/ |
| Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: 古羅馬的, 古罗马的 /gǔ Lúomǎ de/ |
| Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: 拉丁的 /Lādīng de/ |
| Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: 拉丁美洲的 /Lādīng Měizhōu de/ |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: 拉丁語, 拉丁语 /lādīngyǔ/ |
| Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: 拉丁人 /lādīngrén/ |
| Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: 拉丁字母 /lādīng zìmǔ/, 羅馬字, 罗马字 /luómǎzì/ |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: 拉丁美洲 /Lādīng Měizhōu/, 拉美 /Lā-Měi/ |
| Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: 拉丁美洲人 /Lādīng Měizhōu rén/ |
| Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: 拉丁禮教會, 拉丁礼教会 /Lādīnglǐ Jiàohuì/ |
| Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) | :: 拉丁化 /Lādīnghuà/ |
| Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize | :: |
| Latino {n} (person from Latin America) | :: 拉丁美洲人 /Lādīng Měizhōu rén/ |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: 緯度, 纬度 /wěidù/ |
| latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: 緯綫, 纬线 /wěixiàn/, 緯圈, 纬圈 /wěiquān/ |
| lative {n} (case) | :: 方向格 /fāng xiàng gé/ |
| latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: 旱厕 /hàncè/ |
| latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| latte {n} (caffè latte) | :: 拿鐵咖啡, 拿铁咖啡 /nátiě kāfēi/, 拿鐵, 拿铁 /nátiě/ |
| latte art {n} (image) | :: 咖啡拉花 /kāfēi lāhuā/ |
| latte art {n} (art) | :: 咖啡拉花 /kāfēi lāhuā/ |
| latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: 後者, 后者 /hòuzhě/ |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| Latter-day Saint {n} (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: 末世聖徒, 末世圣徒 /Mòshì Shèngtú/ , 後期聖徒, 后期圣徒 /Hòuqí Shèngtú, Hòuqī Shèngtú/ |
| lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: 晶格 /jīnggé/ |
| lattice {n} (partially ordered set) | :: 格 /gé/ |
| lattice {n} | :: 梯 /tī/ |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: 拉脫維亞, 拉脱维亚 /Lātuōwéiyà/ |
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: 拉脫維亞的, 拉脱维亚的 /Lātuōwéiyǎ de/ |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: 拉脫維亞語, 拉脱维亚语 /lātuōwéiyàyǔ/ |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: 拉脫維亞人, 拉脱维亚人 /lātuōwéiyàrén/ |
| Lau {prop} (a Chinese surname) | :: 劉, 刘 /Liú/ |
| laud {n} (praise or glorification) | :: 讚揚 /zànyáng/, 讚頌 /zànsòng/ |
| laud {n} (hymn of praise) | :: 讚頌 /zànsòng/, 讚美詩 /zànměishī/ |
| laud {v} (to praise, to glorify) | :: 讚揚 /zànyáng/, 讚頌 /zànsòng/, 讚美 /zànměi/ |
| laudable {adj} (worthy of being lauded) | :: 值得讚賞的, 值得赞赏的 /zhídé zànshǎng de/ |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: 笑聲, 笑声 /xiàoshēng/, 笑 /xiào/ |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: 笑 /xiào/, 發笑, 发笑 /fāxiào/ |
| laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter) | :: 可笑 /kěxiào/ |
| laughing hyena {n} (spotted hyena) SEE: spotted hyena | :: |
| laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: 笑翠鳥, 笑翠鸟 /xiàocuìniǎo/ |
| laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: 笑柄 /xiàobǐng/ |
| laughingthrush {n} (species) | :: 噪鶥, 噪鹛 /zàoméi/ |
| laugh in one's sleeve {v} (laugh secretly or to oneself) | :: 偷笑 /tōuxiào/ |
| laugh line {n} | :: 鼻唇溝, 鼻唇沟, 法令紋, 法令纹 |
| laugh off {v} (respond to a negative situation lightheartedly) | :: 一笑了之 /yīxiàoliǎozhī/, 一笑置之 /yīxiàozhìzhī/ |
| laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: 笑得要死 /xiào de yào sǐ/ (die laughing), 笑掉大牙 /xiào diào dà yá/ (laugh til the front teeth fall out), 大笑不止 /dà xiào bù zhǐ/ (laugh endlessly), 狂笑不已 /kuángxiào bùyǐ/ (guffaw endlessly) |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: 笑聲, 笑声 /xiàoshēng/ |
| laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: 笑 /xiào/ |
| launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: 發射, 发射 /fāshè/ |
| launch {n} (act of launching) | :: 發射, 发射 /fāshè/ |
| launch pad {n} (the surface from which a launch is made) | :: 發射臺, 发射台 /fāshètái/, 發射站, 发射站 /fāshèzhàn/ |
| launchpad {n} (launch pad) SEE: launch pad | :: |
| launder {v} (to wash and iron) | :: 洗 |
| launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: 自助洗衣店 /zìzhù xǐyīdiàn/ |
| laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
| laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: 洗衣 /xǐyī/, 洗濯 /xǐzhuó/ |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: 洗衣房 /xǐyīfáng/, 洗衣店 /xǐyīdiàn/ |
| laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: 要洗的衣服 /yào xǐ de yīfu/ |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: 羅娜, 罗娜 /Luónà/, 蘿拉, 萝拉 /Luólā/, 勞拉, 劳拉 /Láolā/ |
| laureate {n} (one crowned with laurel) | :: 獲獎者, 获奖者 /huòjiǎngzhě/ |
| laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) | :: 月桂 /yuèguì/ |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: 洛伦佐 /Luòlúnzuǒ/ |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: 熔岩 /róngyán/ |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| lava tube {n} (natural conduit) | :: 熔岩管 /róngyánguǎn/ |
| lavender {n} (plant) | :: 薰衣草 /xūnyīcǎo/ |
| lavender {n} (colour) | :: 薰衣草色 /xūnyīcǎosè/ |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: 法律 /fǎlǜ/ |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: 法律 /fǎlǜ/ |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: 定律 /dìnglǜ/ |
| law {n} | :: 法, 律, 法律, 法令, 法則, 法则, 法規, 法规 |
| law-abiding {adj} (obeying the laws) | :: 守法的 /shǒufǎ de/ |
| law and order {n} (enforcement of law, statutes and social conventions) | :: 法律和秩序 /fǎlǜ hé zhìxù/, 法治 /fǎzhì/, 治安 /zhì'ān/, 公安 /gōng'ān/ |
| law enforcement {n} (ensuring obedience to law) | :: 執法, 执法 /zhífǎ/ |
| law enforcement {n} (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) | :: 執法部門, 执法部门 /zhífǎ bùmén/ |
| law firm {n} (business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law) | :: 法律事務所, 法律事务所 /fǎlǜ shìwùsuǒ/, 律師事務所, 律师事务所 /lǜshī shìwùsuǒ/, 律所 /lǜsuǒ/ |
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) | :: 合法的 /héfǎ de/ |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: 無法無天, 无法无天 /wúfǎwútiān/ |
| lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| lawn {n} (open space between woods) | :: 草地 /cǎodì/, 草坪 /cǎopíng/ |
| lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: 草地 /cǎodì/, 草坪 /cǎopíng/, 綠茵, 绿茵 /lǜyīn/ |
| lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
| lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: 剪草機, 剪草机 /jiǎncǎojī/, 割草機, 割草机 /gēcǎojī/ |
| law of nature {n} (natural law) SEE: natural law | :: |
| law of the sea {n} (body of international law) | :: 海洋法 /hǎiyángfǎ/ |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鐒, 铹 /láo/ |
| law school {n} (institution) | :: 法學院, 法学院 /fǎxuéyuàn/ |
| lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: 訴訟, 诉讼 /sùsòng/ , 官司 /guānsi/ |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: 律師, 律师 /lǜshī/ |
| lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) | :: 雞腿菇, 鸡腿菇 /jītuǐgū/ |
| laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: 輕瀉劑, 轻泻剂 /qīngxièjì/, 瀉藥, 泻药 /xièyào/, 通泄藥, 通泄药 /tōngxièyào/ |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: 放 /fàng/, 置 /zhì/, 放置 /fàngzhì/ |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: 下蛋，产卵 |
| layabout {n} (lazy person) | :: 懶漢, 懒汉 /lǎnhàn/, 懶鬼, 懒鬼 /lǎnguǐ/ |
| lay claim {v} (say that something belongs to oneself) | :: 要求承認, 要求承认 (yāoqiú chéngrèn), 請求權利, 请求权利 (qǐngqiú quánlì) |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: 層, 层 /céng/ |
| lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
| lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average | :: |
| layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: 俗家 /sújiā/ |
| layout {n} (structured arrangement of items) | :: 設計, 设计 /shèjì/, 佈局, 布局 /bùjú/ |
| layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing) | :: 佈局, 布局 /bùjú/ |
| layover {n} (break between stages of a journey) | :: 臨時滯留 |
| layperson {n} (one who is not a cleric) | :: 俗家 /sújiā/ |
| layperson {n} (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject) | :: 外行 /wàiháng/ |
| lay something at the feet of {v} (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) | :: 將責任交給某人, 将责任交给某人 /jiāng zérèn jiāo gěi mǒurén/ |
| Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: 拉匝祿 /Lāzālù/, 拉撒路 /Lāsālù/ |
| laze {v} (be lazy, waste time) | :: 散逛 /sǎnguàng/ |
| laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: 惰性 /duòxìng/, 懒惰 |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: 拉齐奥 /Lāqíào/ |
| lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: 懶惰, 懒惰 /lǎnduò/, 懶, 懒 /lǎn/ |
| lazy {adj} (eye: squinting because of weak muscles) | :: 弱視, 弱视 /ruòshì/ |
| lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: 懶鬼, 懒鬼 /lǎnguǐ/, 懶骨頭, 懒骨头 /lǎngǔtou/, 懶人, 懒人 /lǎnren/, 懶蟲, 懒虫 /lǎnchóng/, 懶漢, 懒汉 /lǎnhàn/ |
| lazy eye {n} (amblyopia) SEE: amblyopia | :: |
| LCD {n} (liquid crystal display) | :: 液晶显示屏, 液晶显示器, LCD |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: 鉛, 铅 /qiān/ |
| lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: 筆芯, 笔芯 /bǐxīn/ |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: 引導, 引导 /yǐndǎo/ |
| lead {n} (potential customer) | :: 潜在客户 |
| leaded {adj} (containing or treated with the element lead) | :: 含鉛, 含铅 /hánqiān/ |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: 領導, 领导 /lǐngdǎo/, 領袖, 领袖 /lǐngxiù/, 首領, 首领 /shǒulǐng/, 頭子, 头子 /tóuzi/ |
| leadership {n} (capacity to lead) | :: 領導能力, 领导能力 /lǐngdǎo nénglì/ |
| lead guitar {n} (electric guitar that plays soloistically) | :: 主音吉他 /zhǔyīn jítā/ |
| leading question {n} (suggestive interrogation) | :: 誘導性問題, 诱导性问题 /yòudǎoxìng wèntí/, 誘導性詢問, 诱导性询问 /yòudǎoxìng xúnwèn/ |
| lead oxide {n} (yellow oxide of lead) | :: 一氧化鉛, 一氧化铅 /yīyǎnghuàqiān/ |
| lead pencil {n} (pencil with a core made of graphite) | :: 鉛筆, 铅笔 /qiānbǐ/ |
| lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism | :: |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: 葉, 叶 /yè/, 葉子, 叶子 /yèzi/ |
| leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
| leaf blower {n} (motorised garden tool) | :: 吹葉機, 吹叶机 /chuīyèjī/ |
| leaf bud {n} (bud which develops into a leaf) | :: 葉芽, 叶芽 /yèyá/ |
| leaf-cutter ant {n} (type of ant) | :: 切葉蟻, 切叶蚁 /qiēyèyǐ/ |
| leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: 傳單, 传单 /chuándān/ |
| leaf sheath {n} | :: 葉鞘, 叶鞘 /yèqiào/ |
| leaf-storm {n} (a wind-driven burst of dead leaves) | :: 飛葉風暴, 飞叶风暴 /fēiyè fēngbào/, 葉風暴, 叶风暴 /yèfēngbào/ |
| league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: 同盟 /tóngméng/, 聯盟, 联盟 /liánméng/ |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: 聯盟, 联盟 /liánméng/ |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: 國際聯盟, 国际联盟 /Guójì liánméng/ |
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: 漏洞 /lòudòng/ |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: 洩漏, 泄漏 /xìelòu/ |
| leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: 洩漏, 泄漏 /xièlòu/, 漏 /lòu/ |
| leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: 漏 /lòu/ |
| leak {n} | :: 透露 /tòu lù/ |
| lean {v} (to press against) | :: 倚 /yǐ/, 倚著, 倚着 /yǐ zhe/ |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: 瘦 /shòu/ |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: 比薩斜塔, 比萨斜塔 /Bǐsà Xiétǎ/ |
| leap {v} | :: 跳躍, 跳跃 /tiàoyuè/, 飛躍, 飞跃 /fēiyuè/ |
| leap {n} | :: 跳 |
| leap day {n} (extra day in a leap year) | :: 閏日, 闰日 /rùnrì/ |
| leapfrog {n} (game) | :: 蛙跳 /wātiào/ |
| leap of faith {n} (act of believing in something despite proof) | :: 選擇相信, 选择相信 /xuǎnzé xiāngxìn/ , 信仰之躍, 信仰之跃 /xìnyǎng zhī yuè/ |
| leaps and bounds {adv} (idiom: considerably) | :: 突飛猛進, 突飞猛进 /tūfēiměngjìn/, 大幅度地 /dàfúdù de/ |
| leap second {n} (added second) | :: 閏秒, 闰秒 /rùnmiǎo/ |
| leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: 閏年, 闰年 /rùnnián/ |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: 學習, 学习 /xuéxí/, 學, 学 /xué/ |
| learn {v} (to attend educational activity) | :: 學習, 学习 /xuéxí/, 學, 学 /xué/ |
| learned {adj} (having much learning) | :: 博學, 博学 /bóxué/, 有學問, 有学问 /yǒu xuéwèn/ |
| learned borrowing {n} (word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language) | :: 舊詞今用, 旧词今用 /jiùcíjīnyòng/, 借詞, 借词 /jiècí/ |
| learner {n} (one that is learning) | :: 學習者, 学习者 /xuéxízhě/ |
| learning {n} (action of the verb) | :: 學習, 学习 /xuéxí/ |
| learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
| learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) | :: 學習障礙, 学习障碍 /xuéxí zhàng'ài/ |
| learn the hard way {v} (learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes) | :: 艱難地學到某事, 艰难地学到某事 (jiānnán de xuédào mǒushì), 通過艱難困苦而學到, 通过艰难困苦而学到 (tōngguò jiānnánkùnkǔ ér xuédào) |
| learn the ropes {v} (to learn the basics) | :: 摸門, 摸门 /mōmén/, 摸門兒, 摸门儿 /mōmér/ |
| lease {n} (contract granting use or occupation of property) | :: 租約, 租约 /zūyuē/ |
| lease {n} (period of such a contract) | :: 租期 /zūqī/ |
| leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: 皮帶, 皮带 /pídài/, 紲 or 絏, 绁 /xiè/ |
| least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: 最少 /zuìshǎo/ |
| least common multiple {n} ((number theory)) | :: 最小公倍數, 最小公倍数 /zuìxiǎo gōngbèishù/ |
| least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus) | :: 小纹霸鹟 |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: 皮革 /pígé/, 皮 /pí/ |
| leatherware {n} (items made from leather) | :: 皮具 /píjù/ |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: 留 /liú/ |
| leave {v} (to transfer responsibility or attention) | :: 包在……身上 /bāozài shēnshàng/ |
| leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: 離開, 离开 /líkāi/ |
| leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: 離開, 离开 /líkāi/ |
| leave {v} | :: 剩餘, 剩余 /shèngyú/ |
| leave behind {v} (abandon) | :: 遺棄, 遗弃 /yíqì/ |
| leave behind {v} (forget about) | :: 忘記, 忘记 /wàngjì/ |
| leave behind {v} (not live longer than) | :: 留下 /liúxià/ |
| leave behind {v} (leave a trace) | :: 留下 /liúxià/ |
| leave behind {v} (outdo) | :: 超過, 超过 /chāoguò/, 勝過, 胜过 /shèngguò/ |
| leave behind {v} (pass) | :: 超過, 超过 /chāoguò/ |
| leave it be {v} (allow something to follow its natural course) | :: 就這樣吧, 就这样吧 /jiù zhè yàng ba/, 由它去吧 /yóu tā qù ba/, 随它去吧 /suì tā qù ba/, 順其自然, 顺其自然 /shùnqízìrán/ |
| leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: 不要管我 /búyào guǎn wǒ/, 別打擾我, 别打扰我 /bié dǎrǎo wǒ/, 別煩我, 别烦我 /bié fán wǒ/ |
| leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: 酵母 /jiàomǔ/, 麵肥, 面肥 /miànféi/ |
| leavening agent {n} (organism or substance) | :: 發酵劑, 发酵剂 /fājiàojì/, 膨鬆劑, 膨松剂 /péngsōngjì/ |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
| leave someone on read {v} (read someone's message and not give any response) | :: 已讀不回 /yǐ dú bù huí/, 已读不回 /yǐ dú bù huí/ |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: 黎巴嫩共和國, 黎巴嫩共和国 /Líbānèn Gònghéguó/ |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: 黎巴嫩 /Líbānèn/ |
| lebensraum {n} (living space) | :: 生存空間, 生存空间 /shēngcún kōngjiān/ |
| Le Chatelier's principle {prop} (chemical principle) | :: 勒夏特列原理 /Lè Xiàtèliè yuánlǐ/, 勒沙特列原理 /Lè Shātèliè yuánlǐ/, 呂·查德里原理, 吕·查德里原理 /Lǚ-Chádélǐ yuánlǐ/, 平衡移動原理, 平衡移动原理 /pínghéng yídòng yuánlǐ/ |
| lecher {n} (a lecherous person) | :: 色鬼 /sèguǐ/, 登徒子 /dēngtúzǐ/, 好色之徒 /hàosèzhītú/, 色狼 /sèláng/ |
| lechery {n} (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) | :: 性欲 /xìngyù/, 情欲 /qíngyù/, 淫欲 /yínyù/ |
| lecithin {n} (lecithin) | :: 卵磷脂 /luǎnlínzhī/ |
| lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) | :: 诵经台 |
| lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) | :: 講桌, 讲桌 /jiǎngzhuō/ |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: 演講, 演讲 /yǎnjiǎng/ |
| lecture {v} (to berate, to scold) | :: 训斥 |
| lecture hall {n} (lecture theatre) SEE: lecture theatre | :: |
| lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) | :: 講師, 讲师 /jiǎngshī/, 演讲者 |
| lecturer {n} (member of university or college) | :: 讲师 |
| lecture theatre {n} (room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor) | :: 階梯教室, 阶梯教室 /jiētī jiàoshì/, 講堂, 讲堂 /jiǎngtáng/, 演講廳, 演讲厅 /yǎnjiǎngtīng/, 禮堂, 礼堂 /lǐtáng/ |
| LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: 發光二極管, 发光二极管 /fāguāng èrjíguǎn/ |
| lederhosen {n} (Bavarian knee-breeches made of leather) | :: 背帶皮短褲, 背带皮短裤 /bèidài píduǎnkù/ |
| ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: 總帳, 总帐 /zǒngzhàng/, 流水簿子 /liúshuǐ bùzi/ |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: 螞蟥, 蚂蟥 /mǎhuáng/, 水蛭 /shuǐzhì/ |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| Leeds {prop} (city in England) | :: 利茲, 利兹 /Lìzī/ |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: 韭蔥, 韭葱 /jiǔcōng/ |
| leeway {n} (degree or amount of freedom or flexibility) | :: 余地 /yúdì/ |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: 左 /zuǒ/ |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: 左邊, 左边 /zuǒbiān/, 在左邊, 在左边 /zài zuǒbiān/ |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: 向左 /xiàng zuǒ/ |
| left {v} (remaining) | :: 餘下, 余下 /yúxià/, 剩下 /shèngxia/ |
| left {n} | :: 左 /zuǒ/ |
| leftard {n} (person of left-wing political views) | :: 白左 /báizuǒ/ |
| left bank {n} (river bank to the left when facing downstream) | :: 左岸 /zuǒ'àn/ |
| left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: 左利手 /zuǒlìshǒu/, 左撇子 /zuǒpiězi/ |
| left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: 左撇子 /zuǒpiězi/ |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) | :: 左派 /zuǒpài/ |
| left-luggage office {n} (place where luggage may be left) | :: 行李寄存處, 行李寄存处 /xíngli jìcúnchù/ |
| leftover {n} (something left behind) | :: 殘餘, 残余 /cányú/ |
| leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: 剩飯, 剩饭 /shèngfàn/, 剩菜 /shèngcài/ |
| left wing {n} (politics) | :: 左翼 /zuǒyì/ |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: 左派 /zuǒpài/, 左翼 /zuǒyì/ |
| lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: 腿 /tuǐ/, 腳, 脚 /jiǎo/ |
| leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) | :: 小腿 /xiǎotuǐ/ |
| legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: 遺產, 遗产 /yíchǎn/ |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: 法律的 /fǎlǜ de/ |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: 法定的 /fǎdìng de/ |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: 合法的 /héfǎ de/ |
| legal advice {n} (formal opinion regarding law) | :: 法律諮詢, 法律谘询 /fǎlǜ zīxún/, 法律意見, 法律意见 /fǎlǜ yìjiàn/, 法律建議, 法律建议 /fǎlǜ jiànyì/ |
| legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
| legal aid {n} (free or low-cost service in the field of law) | :: 法律援助 /fǎlǜ yuánzhù/ |
| legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
| Legalism {n} (school of thought originating in ancient China) | :: 法家 /fǎjiā/ |
| legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: 合法化 /héfǎhuà/ |
| legalize {v} (make legal) | :: 合法化 /héfǎhuà/ |
| legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: 法人 /fǎrén/ |
| legal positivism {n} (legal school of thought in jurisprudence) | :: 法律實證主義, 法律实证主义 /fǎlǜ shízhèngzhǔyì/, 法實證主義, 法实证主义 /fǎshízhèngzhǔyì/, 實證法學, 实证法学 /shízhèng fǎxué/, 法實證論, 法实证论 /fǎshízhènglùn/ |
| legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
| legal studies {n} (study of law) | :: 法律學, 法律学 /fǎlǜxué/ |
| legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) | :: 法定貨幣, 法定货币 /fǎdìng huòbì/, 法幣, 法币 /fǎbì/, 法償貨幣, 法偿货币 /fǎcháng huòbì/ |
| legato {n} (slur curve) | :: 連奏, 连奏 /liánzòu/ |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: 傳說, 传说 /chuánshuō/ |
| legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: 图例 /túlì/ |
| legging {n} (leg covering) | :: 绑腿 /bǎngtuǐ/, 打底裤 /dǎdǐkù/ |
| leghorn {n} (small white chicken breed) | :: 來亨雞, 来亨鸡 /láihéngjī/, 力康雞, 力康鸡 /lìkāngjī/ |
| legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) | :: 可读的 |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: 軍團, 军团 /jūntuán/, 古羅馬軍團, 古罗马军团 /Gǔ Luómǎ jūntuán/ |
| leg irons {n} (fetter attached at the ankle) | :: 腳鐐, 脚镣 /jiǎoliào/ |
| legislate {v} (pass laws) | :: 立法 /lìfǎ/ |
| legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: 立法 /lìfǎ/ |
| legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: 立法 /lìfǎ/, 法規, 法规 /fǎguī/ |
| legislative {n} (branch of government) SEE: legislative branch | :: |
| legislative branch {n} (branch of government) | :: 立法部門, 立法部门 /lìfǎ bùmén/ |
| legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: 立法者 /lìfǎzhě/ |
| legislature {n} (governmental body) | :: 立法機關, 立法机关 /lìfǎ jīguān/ |
| legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
| legitimacy {n} (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity) | :: 合法 /héfǎ/ |
| legitimate {adj} (lawful) | :: 合法的 |
| legitimize {v} (to make legitimate) | :: 使合法 /shǐ héfǎ/, 合法化 /héfǎhuà/ |
| legless {adj} (without legs) | :: 无腿的, 无腿的 /wútuǐ de/ |
| legless lizard {n} (Pygopodidae lizard) | :: 無肢蜥, 无肢蜥 /wúzhīxī/ |
| legless lizard {n} (any lizard that does not have limbs) | :: 無肢蜥, 无肢蜥 /wúzhīxī/ |
| leglock {n} (joint lock) | :: 足搦み |
| Lego {n} (toy brick) | :: 樂高, 乐高 /Lègāo/, 樂高玩具, 乐高玩具 /Lègāo wánjù/, 樂高積木, 乐高积木 /Lègāo jīmù/ |
| leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
| legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: 豆類, 豆类 /dòulèi/, 莢果, 荚果 /jiáguǒ/ |
| Leicester {prop} (city in England) | :: 莱斯特 /Láisītè/ |
| Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) | :: 萊頓, 莱顿 /Láidùn/, 來登, 来登 /Láidēng/ |
| Leihe {prop} (a town in central China) | :: 雷河 /Léihé/ |
| Leinster {prop} (province) | :: 倫斯特省 /Lúnsītè Shěng/ |
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: 萊比錫, 莱比锡 /Láibǐxī/ |
| leishmaniasis {n} (pathology) | :: 利什曼病 /lìshímànbìng/ |
| leisure {n} (freedom provided) | :: 空閑, 空闲 /kòngxián/ |
| leisure {n} (time free) | :: 空閑, 空闲 /kòngxián/, 閑空, 闲空 /xiánkòng/, 閑暇, 闲暇 /xiánxiá/, 餘暇, 余暇 /yúxiá/, 餘閑, 余闲 /yúxián/ |
| leisure centre {n} (building or site) | :: 體育活動中心, 体育活动中心 /tǐyù huódòng zhōngxīn/ |
| leitmotif {n} (melodic theme in an opera) | :: 主題, 主题 /zhǔtí/ |
| lek {n} (currency of Albania) | :: 列克 /lièkè/ |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
| lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: 引理 /yǐnlǐ/ |
| lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: 詞目, 词目 /címù/, 字詞, 字词 /zìcí/, 詞條, 词条 /cítiáo/ |
| lemming {n} (rodent) | :: 旅鼠 /lǚshǔ/ |
| lemniscate {n} (symbol for infinity) | :: 雙紐線, 双纽线 /shuāngniǔxiàn/ |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: 檸檬, 柠檬 /níngméng/ |
| lemon {n} (tree) | :: 檸檬樹 /níngméngshù / |
| lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: 檸檬水, 柠檬水 /níngméngshuǐ/ |
| lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: 檸檬水, 柠檬水 /níngméngshuǐ/ |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: 香蜂草 /xiāng fēng cǎo/, 香蜂花 /xiāng fēng huā/, 香蜂葉, 香蜂叶 /xiāng fēng yè/ |
| lemon curd {n} (preserve made from lemons) | :: 檸檬醬, 柠檬酱 /níngméngjiàng/ |
| lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: 香茅 /xiāngmáo/, 檸檬草, 柠檬草 /níngméngcǎo/, 檸檬香茅, 柠檬香茅 /níngméng xiāngmáo/ |
| lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: 檸檬汁, 柠檬汁 /níngméngzhī/ |
| lemon meringue pie {n} (classic type of pie) | :: 檸檬蛋白派, 柠檬蛋白派 /níngméng dànbái pài/ |
| lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: 狐猴 /húhóu/ |
| Lena {prop} (Lena River) | :: 勒拿河 /Lèná Hé/ |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: 借出 /jièchū/, 借 /jiè/, 貸款, 贷款 /dàikuǎn/ |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) | :: 貸款人, 贷款人 /dàikuǎnrén/, 出借人 /chūjièrén/ |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: 長度, 长度 /chángdù/, 長, 长 /cháng/ |
| lengthen {v} (to make longer) | :: 加長, 加长 /jiācháng/ |
| lenient {adj} (tolerant; not strict) | :: 宽大 /kuāndà/, 宽松 |
| Lenin {prop} (a Russian revolutionary and politician) | :: 列寧, 列宁 /Lièníng/ |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: 列寧格勒, 列宁格勒 /Liènìnggélè/ |
| Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist | :: |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: 列寧主義, 列宁主义 /lièníngzhǔyì/ |
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) | :: 列寧的, 列宁的 /Lièníng de/ |
| Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Leninism) | :: 列寧主義的, 列宁主义的 /Lièníngzhǔyì de/ |
| Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) | :: 列寧主義者, 列宁主义者 /lièníngzhǔyìzhě/ |
| lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: 輔音弱化, 辅音弱化 /yǔyīn ruòhuà/, 弱音化 /ruòyīnhuà/ |
| Lennon {prop} (surname) | :: 列儂, 列侬 /Liènóng/, 藍儂, 蓝侬 /Lánnóng/ |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: 透鏡, 透镜 /tòujìng/, 鏡片, 镜片 /jìngpiàn/, 鏡頭, 镜头 /jìngtóu/ |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: 晶狀體, 晶状体 /jīngzhuàngtǐ/, 水晶體, 水晶体 /shuǐjīngtǐ/ |
| lens flare {n} (brightness in an image) | :: 鏡頭光暈, 镜头光晕 /jìngtóu guāngyūn/ |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: 大齋期, 大斋期 /dàizhāiqī/, 四旬节 /sìxúnjié/, 四旬節 |
| lenticular {n} (lenticular galaxy) SEE: lenticular galaxy | :: |
| lenticular galaxy {n} (galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter) | :: 透鏡狀星系 /bàngxuán xīngxì/ |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: 扁豆 /biǎndòu/, 小扁豆 /xiǎobiǎndòu/ |
| lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: 扁豆 /biǎndòu/, 小扁豆 /xiǎobiǎndòu/ |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: 狮子座 /Shīzizuò/ |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: 狮子座 /shīzizuò/ |
| Leonardo {prop} (Italian artist) | :: 莱昂纳多 /láiángnàduō/ |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: 豹 /bào/, 豹子 /bàozi/ |
| leopard cat {n} (wild cat) | :: 豹貓, 豹猫 /bàomāo/, 石虎 /shíhǔ/, 山貓, 山猫 /shānmāo/, 錢貓, 钱猫 /qiánmāo/ |
| leotard {n} (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) | :: 緊身衣, 紧身衣 /jǐnshēnyī/ |
| leprechaun {n} (one of a race of Irish elves) | :: （愛爾蘭民間傳說裡的）短妖精, （爱尔兰民间传说里的）短妖精 / duǎn yāojing/ |
| leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: 麻風病 or 痲瘋病, 麻风病 /máfēngbìng/, 癩病, 癞病 /làibìng/ |
| lepton {n} (elementary particle) | :: 輕子, 轻子 /qīngzǐ/ |
| leptospirosis {n} (disease) | :: 鉤端螺旋體病, 钩端螺旋体病 /gōuduān luóxuántǐbìng/, 鈎体病, 钩体病 /gōutǐbìng/ |
| Lepus {prop} (winter constellation of the northern sky) | :: 天兔座 /Tiāntùzuò/ |
| lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: 女同性戀的, 女同性恋的 /nǚ tóngxìngliàn de/ , 女同的 /nǚtóng de/ , 拉拉的 /lālā de/ |
| lesbian {adj} (intended for lesbians) | :: 女同性戀的, 女同性恋的 /nǚ tóngxìngliàn de/ , 女同的 /nǚtóng de/ , 拉拉的 /lālā de/ |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: 女同性戀者, 女同性恋者 /nǚ tóngxìngliànzhě/ , 女同志 /nǚtóngzhì/, 女同性戀, 女同性恋 /nǚtóngxìngliàn/, 女同 /nǚtóng/ , 拉拉 /lālā/ |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) | :: 女同性戀, 女同性恋 /nǚ tóngxìngliàn/ |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lese majesty {n} (crime of violating majesty) | :: 大不敬 /dàbùjìng/ |
| Leshan {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 樂山, 乐山 /Yuèshān/ |
| lesion {n} (a wound or an injury) | :: 病灶 /bìngzào/ |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: 萊索托, 莱索托 /Láisuǒtuō/ |
| l'esprit de l'escalier {n} (phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed) | :: 馬後炮, 马后炮 /mǎhòupào/, 事後聰明, 事后聪明 /shìhoù cōngming/ |
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: 更少 /gèng shǎo/, 不太 /bù tài/, 不那么 /bù nàme/ |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: 無-, 无- /wú-/ |
| less {determiner} | :: 较少 /jiào shǎo/ |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: 小黑背鸥 /xiǎo hēi bèi ōu/ |
| lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
| Lesser Poland {prop} (a historical region of Poland) | :: 小波蘭 /Xiǎo Bōlán/ |
| lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: 小黃腳鷸 /xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù/ |
| less is more {proverb} (less is more) | :: 少即是多 /shǎojíshìduō/, 物以稀为贵 /wùyǐxīwéiguì/ |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: 課業, 课业 /kèyè/, -課, -课 /-kè/ |
| lesson plan {n} (teacher's document used to plan a lesson) | :: 教案 /jiào'àn/ |
| lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: 出租人 |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not satisfactory) SEE: unsatisfactory | :: |
| lest {conj} (for fear that) | :: 以免 /yǐmiǎn/ |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: 讓, 让 /ràng/ |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: 出租 /chūzū/ |
| let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: 更不用說, 更不用说 /gèng bùyòng shuō/, 何況, 何况 /hékuàng/ |
| let be {v} (not disturb) | :: 放任 /fàngrèn/, 聽任, 听任 /tìngrèn/ |
| let be {v} (used to assign a value) | :: 设...为 |
| let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: 既往不咎 /jì wǎng bù jiù/ |
| let down {v} (to allow to descend) | :: 放下 /fàngxià/, 低下 /dīxià/, 降低 /jiàngdī/ |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: 辜負, 辜负 /gūfù, gūfu/, 對不起, 对不起 /duìbùqǐ/ |
| let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: 放开 /fàngkāi/, 放開 |
| lethargic {adj} (sluggish, indifferent) | :: 昏睡的 |
| lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) | :: 疲勞, 疲劳 /píláo/ |
| lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy) | :: 暮氣, 暮气 /mùqì/ |
| let it be {v} (leave something to follow its natural course) | :: 就這樣吧, 就这样吧 /jiù zhè yàng ba/, 由它去吧 /yóu tā qù ba/, 随它去吧 /suí tā qù ba/, 順其自然, 顺其自然 /shùnqízìrán/ |
| let know {v} (inform) | :: 告知 /gàozhī/, 通知 /tōngzhī/, 告訴, 告诉 /gàosu/ |
| let loose {v} (release from restraint) | :: 放開, 放开 /fàngkāi/ |
| let nature take its course {v} (permit events to proceed without intervention) | :: 順其自然, 顺其自然 /shùnqízìrán/ |
| Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: 勒托 /Lēituō/ |
| let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: 我們 + (optional: 吧) |
| let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: 走吧 /zǒu ba/ |
| let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: 快點, 快点 /kuàidiǎn/ |
| let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: 莫惹是非 /mò rě shìfēi/, 讓惹是非, 让惹是非 /ràng rě shìfēi/ |
| let someone down gently {v} (reject someone in a way that avoids causing hurt) | :: 給某人留面子, 给某人留面子 /gěi mǒurén liú miànzi/, 婉轉地告訴, 婉转地告诉 /wǎnzhuǎn de gàosù/ |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: 字母 /zìmǔ/, 字 /zì/ |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: 信 /xìn/, 信件 /xìnjiàn/, 書信, 书信 /shūxìn/ |
| letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: 郵箱, 邮箱 /yóuxiāng/ |
| letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: 信箱 /xìnxiāng/ |
| letter of credit {n} (trade finance document) | :: 信用證, 信用证 /xìnyòngzhèng/, 信用狀, 信用状 /xìnyòngzhuàng/ |
| letter of intent {n} (document) | :: 意向書, 意向书 /yìxiàngshū/ |
| letter of marque {n} (official commission) | :: 私掠許可證, 私掠许可证 /sīlüè xǔkězhèng/ |
| letter of marque {n} (ship that has been armed for such a task) | :: 持有私掠許可證的船, 持有私掠许可证的船 /chíyǒu sīlüè xǔkězhèng de chuán/ |
| let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | :: 露馅 |
| let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: 要有光 /yào yǒu guāng/ |
| let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: 萵苣, 莴苣 /wōjù/ |
| lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish) | :: 生菜 /shēngcài/ |
| lettuce {n} | :: 萵苣 /wōjù/ |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| leu {n} (unit of currency of Romania) | :: 列伊 /lièyī/ |
| leucoma {n} (opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye) | :: 角膜白斑 /jiǎomó báibān/, 白斑 /báibān/ |
| leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: 白血病 /báixuèbìng, báixiěbìng/ |
| leukoaraiosis {n} (rarefaction of the white matter in the brain) | :: 腦白質疏鬆, 脑白质疏松 /nǎobáizhì shūsōng/ |
| leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) | :: 白血球 /báixuèqiú/, 白細胞, 白细胞 /báixìbāo/ |
| leukorrhea {n} (thick, whitish vaginal discharge) | :: 白帶, 白带 /báidài/ |
| leukotriene {n} (any of several physiologically active lipids) | :: 白三烯 /báisānxī/ |
| lev {n} (currency of Bulgaria) | :: 列弗 /lièfú/ |
| Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: 累范特 /Lèifàntè/, 黎凡特 /Lífántè/ |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: 平 /píng/ |
| level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: 平 /píng/, 平衡 /pínghéng/ |
| level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: 平 /píng/ |
| level {n} (tool) | :: 水平尺 /shuǐpíngchǐ/ |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: 水平 /shuǐpíng/, 層次, 层次 /céngcì/, 級別, 级别 /jíbié/, 水準, 水准 /shǔizhǔn/ |
| level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: 關, 关 /guān/，關卡, 关卡 /guānkǎ, guānqiǎ/, 層, 层 /céng/ |
| level {n} (gaming: numeric value for a character's experience and power) | :: 級, 级 /jí/ |
| level {n} (floor of a building) | :: 層, 层 /céng/ |
| level {n} | :: 度 /dù/, 點 /diǎn/ |
| level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: 平交道口 /píngjiāodàokǒu/, 平交道 /píngjiāodào/, 鐵路道口, 铁路道口 /tiělù dàokǒu/, 平面交叉 /píngmiàn jiāochā/ |
| lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: 槓桿, 杠杆 /gànggǎn/ |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: 小兔 /xiǎotù/, 小兔子 /xiǎotùzi/ |
| Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) | :: 利未 /Lìwèi/, 肋未 /Lèiwèi/ |
| leviathan {n} (Biblical sea monster) | :: 利維坦, 利维坦 /lìwéitǎn/, 力威亞探, 力威亚探 /lìwēiyàtàn/, 里外雅堂 /lǐwàiyǎtáng/ |
| levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
| levitation {n} | :: 悬停 |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: 利未記, 利未记 /Lìwèijì/, 肋未紀, 肋未纪 /Lèwèijì/ |
| levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability | :: |
| lewd {adj} (lascivious) | :: 好色 /hàosè/, 淫蕩, 淫荡 /yíndàng/ |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: 詞位, 词位 /cíwèi/, 詞彙單位, 词汇单位 /cíhuì dānwèi/, 詞, 词 /cí/ |
| lexeme {n} (computing: continuous character sequence without spaces) | :: 词素 |
| lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) | :: 詞彙的, 词汇的 /cíhuì de/ |
| lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) | :: 詞典的, 词典的 /cídiǎn de/ |
| lexical category {n} (linguistic category of words) | :: 詞彙範疇, 词汇范畴 /cíhuì fànchóu/, 詞類, 词类 /cílèi/, 詞性, 词性 /cíxìng/ |
| lexical item {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) | :: 詞項, 词项 /cíxiàng/ |
| lexical scoping {n} (the property of being lexically scoped) | :: 詞法作用域, 词法作用域 /cífǎ zuòyòngyù/ |
| lexical unit {n} (term that acts as a unit of meaning) SEE: lexical item | :: |
| lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) | :: 詞典編纂者, 词典编纂者 /cídiǎn biānzuǎn zhě/ |
| lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: 詞典學, 词典学 /cídiǎnxué/, 辭書學, 辞书学 /císhūxué/, 詞典編輯, 词典编辑 /cídiǎn biānjí/ |
| lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) | :: 詞彙學, 词汇学 /cíhuìxué/ |
| lexicon {n} (vocabulary of a language) | :: 詞庫, 词库 /cíkù/, 詞匯, 词汇 /cíhuì/ |
| Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: 萊頓瓶, 莱顿瓶 /Láidùn píng/, 來登瓶, 来登瓶 /Láidēng píng/ |
| LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LGBT |
| Lhasa {prop} (Capital of Xizang (Tibet)) | :: 拉薩, 拉萨 /Lāsà/ |
| li {n} (Chinese unit of distance) | :: 里 /lǐ/, 市里 /shìlǐ/ |
| Li {prop} (Li: the Chinese surname) | :: 李 /Lǐ/, 黎 /Lí/, 理 /Lǐ/ |
| liability {n} (debt) | :: 負債, 负债 /fùzhài/, 債務, 债务 /zhàiwù/ |
| liability insurance {n} (insurance against liability) | :: 責任保險, 责任保险 /zérèn bǎoxiǎn/ |
| liaison {n} (linguistics: a sandhi) | :: 聯誦, 联诵 /liánsòng/ |
| liangpi {n} (noodle-like Chinese dish) | :: 涼皮, 凉皮 /liángpí/ |
| Liangzihu {prop} (district in central China) | :: 梁子湖 /Liángzihú/ |
| Lianjiang {prop} (county in eastern China; administrative name for the Matsu Islands) | :: 連江, 连江 /Liánjiāng/ |
| Lianjiang {prop} (town in eastern China) | :: 連江, 连江 /Liánjiāng/ |
| Lianyungang {prop} (a prefecture-level city in eastern China) | :: 連雲港, 连云港 /Liányúngǎng/ |
| Liao-ch'eng {prop} (Liaocheng) SEE: Liaocheng | :: |
| Liaocheng {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 聊城 /Liáochéng/ |
| Liaodong Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Liaoning province) | :: 遼東半島, 辽东半岛 /Liáodōng Bàndǎo/ |
| Liaoning {prop} (province of China) | :: 遼寧, 辽宁 /Liáoníng/ |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: 說謊者, 说谎者 /shuōhuǎngzhě/ |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: 奠 /diàn/, 奠酒 /diànjiǔ/, 獻酒, 献酒 /xiànjiǔ/, 奠祭 /diànjì/ |
| libel {v} (to defame someone) | :: 讒謗 |
| liberal education {n} (general education) SEE: general education | :: |
| liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: 自由主義, 自由主义 /zìyóuzhǔyì/ |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: 自由主義, 自由主义 /zìyóuzhǔyì/ |
| liberalism {n} (economic theory) | :: 自由主義, 自由主义 /zìyóuzhǔyì/ |
| liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal) | :: 自由化 /zìyóuhuà/ |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: 解放 /jiěfàng/ |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: 解放 /jiěfàng/ |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: 利比里亞, 利比里亚 /Lìbǐlǐyà/ |
| libertarian {n} (A person in favor of freedom) | :: 自由意志主義者, 自由意志主义者 /zìyóu yìzhì zhǔyìzhě/, 行動自由論者, 行动自由论者 /xíngdòng zìyóu lùnzhě/ |
| libertarian {adj} (Having the beliefs of libertarians) | :: 自由的 /zìyóu de/, 自由論者的, 自由论者的 /zìyóu lùnzhě de/ |
| libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: 自由意志主義, 自由意志主义 /zìyóu yìzhì zhǔyì/, 自由意志論, 自由意志论 /zìyóu yìzhì lùn/ |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: 自由 /zìyóu/ |
| Liberty Island {prop} (island in New York Harbor) | :: 自由島, 自由岛 /zìyóudǎo/ |
| libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) | :: 淫蕩, 淫荡 /yíndàng/ |
| libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) | :: 性衝動, 性冲动 /xìngchōngdòng/ |
| libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) | :: 性力 /xìnglì/, 力比多 /lìbǐduō/ |
| Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: 天秤座 /Tiānchèngzuò/ |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: 天秤座 /tiānchènzuò/, 天秤宮, 天秤宫 /tiānchèngōng/ |
| librarian {n} (the manager of a library) | :: 圖書館館長, 图书馆馆长 /túshūguǎn guǎnzhǎng/ |
| librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) | :: 圖書管理員, 图书管理员 /túshū guǎnlǐyuán/, 圖書館員, 图书馆员 /túshūguǎnyuán/ |
| librarian {n} (a person who processes and organizes information) | :: 管理員, 管理员 /guǎnlǐyuán/ |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: 圖書館, 图书馆 /túshūguǎn/; 圕 /tuān, túshūguǎn/ |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: * Mandarin: 藏書, 藏书 /cángshū/, 收藏 /shōucáng/ |
| library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: 文庫, 文库 /wénkù/, 庫, 库 /kù/ |
| library {n} (deck or draw pile) | :: 牌庫 |
| library science {n} (interdisciplinary science) | :: 圖書館學, 图书馆学 /túshūguǎnxué/ |
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: 自由 /zìyóu/ |
| libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: 歌詞, 歌词 /gēcí/, 唱詞, 唱词 /chàngcí/ |
| libretto {n} (book containing such a text) | :: 唱本 /chàngběn/ |
| Libreville {prop} (capital of Gabon) | :: 利伯維爾, 利伯维尔 /Lìbówéi'ěr/ |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: 利比亞, 利比亚 /Lìbǐyà/ |
| Libyan {n} (person) | :: 利比亚人, 利比亞人 |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: 許可證, 许可证 /xǔkězhèng/ |
| license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: 執照, 执照 /zhízhào/ |
| license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: 號牌, 号牌 /hàopái/, 牌照 /páizhào/, 車牌, 车牌 /chēpái/ |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: 地衣 /dìyī/ |
| Li-chiang {prop} (Lijiang) SEE: Lijiang | :: |
| Li-ch'uan {prop} (Lichuan) SEE: Lichuan | :: |
| Lichuan {prop} (county-level city in central China) | :: 利川 /Lìchuān/ |
| Lichuan {prop} (county in Jiangxi) | :: 黎川 /Líchuān/ |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: 舔 /tiǎn/, 舐 /shì/ |
| lick {v} (colloquial: to defeat decisively) | :: 打敗, 打败 /dǎbài/ |
| lick clean {v} (empty by eating contents) | :: 舔乾淨, 舔干净 /tiǎn gānjìng/ |
| lick one's wounds {v} (withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) | :: 舔舐伤口 |
| lick someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose | :: |
| lick up {v} (consume by licking) | :: 舔光 /tiǎnguāng/, 添完 /tiǎnwán/ |
| licorice {n} (plant) | :: 甘草 /gāncǎo/, 歐亞甘草, 欧亚甘草 /ōuyà gāncǎo/ |
| licorice {n} (confection) | :: 甘草糖 /gāncǎotáng/ |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: 蓋子, 盖子 /gàizi/, 蓋, 盖 /gài/ |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: 躺 /tǎng/ |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: 說謊, 说谎 /shuōhuǎng/, 撒謊, 撒谎 /sāhuǎng/ |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: 謊言, 谎言 /huǎngyán/, 假話, 假话 /jiǎhuà/ |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: 列支敦斯登 /Lièzhīdūnsīdēng/, 列支敦士登 /Lièzhīdūnshìdēng/ |
| lie detector {n} (polygraph (informal)) | :: 測謊器, 测谎器 /cèhuǎngqì/, 測謊儀, 测谎仪 /cèhuǎngyí/, 測謊機, 测谎机 /cèhuǎngjī/ |
| lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: 偃 /yǎn/, 躺下 /tǎngxià/, 躺 /tǎng/ |
| Lieh Hsü {prop} (Lieyu) SEE: Lieyu | :: |
| lien {n} (right to take and hold debtor’s property) | :: 留置權, 留置权 /liúzhìquán/ |
| Lien-chiang {prop} (Lienchiang) SEE: Lienchiang | :: |
| Lienchiang {prop} (administrative name for the Matsu Islands; county in eastern China) | :: 連江, 连江 /Liánjiāng/ |
| Lien-chiang {prop} (Lianjiang) SEE: Lianjiang | :: |
| Lienkiang {prop} (Lienchiang) SEE: Lienchiang | :: |
| Lienkiang {prop} (Lianjiang) SEE: Lianjiang | :: |
| Lienkong {prop} (Lienchiang) SEE: Lienchiang | :: |
| Lienkong {prop} (Lianjiang) SEE: Lianjiang | :: |
| lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: 中尉 /zhōngwèi/, 陸軍中尉, 陆军中尉 /lùjūn zhōngwèi/ |
| lieutenant {n} (the second-in-command of a group) | :: 副官 |
| Lieyu {prop} (rural township in Kinmen (Quemoy), Taiwan (ROC) named for its main island) | :: 烈嶼, 烈屿 /Lièyǔ/ |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: 生命 /shēngmìng/, 生活 /shēnghuó/ |
| life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: 生活 /shēnghuó/, 存在 /cúnzài/ |
| life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
| life-affirming {adj} (having a positive and uplifting effect) | :: 正能量 /zhèngnéngliàng/, 令人激動的, 令人激动的 /lìngrén jīdòng de/ |
| life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| life belt {n} (buoyant ring) | :: 救生帶, 救生带 /jiùshēngdài/, 救生圈 /jiùshēngjuān/ |
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: 救生船 /jiùshēngchuán/, 救生艇 /jiùshēngtǐng/ |
| life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life coach {n} (professional who helps clients to achieve their personal goals) | :: 人生導師, 人生导师 /rénshēng dǎoshī/, 生活教練, 生活教练 /shēnghuó jiàoliàn/, 生活導師, 生活导师 /shēnghuó dǎoshī/, 人生教練, 人生教练 /rénshēng jiàoliàn/, 生命教練, 生命教练 /shēngmìng jiàoliàn/ |
| life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: 生命週期, 生命周期 /shēngmìng zhōuqí/ |
| life cycle {n} (useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group) | :: 生命週期, 生命周期 /shēngmìng zhōuqī/ |
| life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: 平均壽命, 平均寿命 /píngjūn shòumìng/, 預期壽命, 预期寿命 /yùqī shòumìng/ |
| lifeform {n} (living organism) | :: 生命形式 /shēngmìng xíngshì/ |
| lifeguard {n} (attendant) | :: 救生員, 救生员 /jiùshēngyuán/ |
| lifeguard {n} (lifesaver) | :: 救生員, 救生员 /jiùshēngyuán/ |
| lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: 人壽保險, 人寿保险 /rénshòu bǎoxiǎn/, 生命保險, 生命保险 /shēngmìng bǎoxiǎn/ |
| life is not all beer and skittles {proverb} (proverb) | :: 人生不是吃喝玩樂, 人生不是吃喝玩乐 /rénshēng bùshì chīhēwánlè/ |
| life is short {proverb} (proverb) | :: 蜉蝣在世 /fúyóu zàishì/ |
| life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: 救生衣 /jiùshēngyī/ |
| lifeless {adj} (dead) | :: 無生命的, 无生命的 /wú shēngmìng de/ |
| lifelike {adj} (Like a living being, resembling life) | :: 逼真 /bīzhēn/ |
| life of Riley {n} (ideal life of care-free prosperity) | :: 安逸的生活, 无忧无虑的日子 |
| life partner {n} (romantic partner for life) | :: 人生伴侶, 人生伴侣 /rénshēng bànlǚ/, 生活伴侶, 生活伴侣 /shēnghuó bànlǚ/ |
| life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: 救生浮袋 /jiùshēng fúdài/, 救生器 /jiùshēngqì/, 救生圈 /jiùshēngquān/ |
| life raft {n} (inflatable raft) | :: 救生筏 /jiùshēngfá/ |
| life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
| life's a bitch and then you die {proverb} (expect the worst) | :: 人活著就是來受苦的, 人活着就是来受苦的 /rén huózhe jiùshì lái shòukǔ de/ |
| lifesaver {n} (that saves lives) | :: 救生員, 救生员 /jiùshēngyuán/, 救命者 /jiùmìngzhě/ |
| lifesaver {n} (that is useful) | :: 救星 /jiùxīng/, 救命稻草 /jiùmìng dàocǎo/, 救命草 /jiùmìngcǎo/ |
| life savings {n} (large sum of money one has saved over a considerable number of years) | :: 畢生積蓄, 毕生积蓄 /bìshēng jīxù/ |
| life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: 無期徒刑, 无期徒刑 /wúqī túxíng/, 終身監禁, 终身监禁 /zhōngshēn jiānjìn/ |
| lifeskill {n} (skill) | :: 生活技能 /shēnghuó jìnéng/ |
| lifespan {n} (length of time for which an organism lives) | :: 壽命, 寿命 /shòumìng/ |
| lifespan {n} (length of time for which something exists) | :: 壽命, 寿命 /shòumìng/ |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: 生活方式 /shēnghuó fāngshì/, 生態 /shēngtài/, 方式 /fāngshì/ |
| life support {n} (system for providing oxygen) | :: 生命支持系統, 生命支持系统 /shēngmìng zhīchí xìtǒng/, 生命維持系統, 生命维持系统 /shēngmìng wéichí xìtǒng/, 生命支持設備, 生命支持设备 /shēngmìng zhīchí shèbèi/ |
| life-threatening {adj} (used to describe something that endangers life) | :: 危及生命的 (wēijí shēngmìng de) |
| lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) | :: 一生 /yīshēng/, 一輩子, 一辈子 /yībèizi/, 壽命, 寿命 /shòumìng/, 畢生, 毕生 /bìshēng/, 輩子, 辈子 /bèizi/ |
| lifework {n} (main occupation of one's life) | :: 一生的工作 /yīshēng de gōngzuò/, 畢生的事業, 毕生的事业 /bìshēng de shìyè/ |
| lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: 讓搭車, 让搭车 /ràng dāchē/ |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: 電梯, 电梯 /diàntī/, 升降機, 升降机 /shēngjiàngjī/ |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
| lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
| lift music {n} (elevator music) SEE: elevator music | :: |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: 韌帶, 韧带 /rèndài/ |
| ligand {n} (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: 配体, 配體 /pèi tǐ/ |
| ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: 合字 /hézì/ |
| Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: 列日 /Lièrì/ |
| liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: 獅虎, 狮虎 /shīhǔ/ |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: 點火, 点火 /diǎnhuǒ/, 點燃, 点燃 /diǎnrán/ |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: 照明 /zhàomíng/ |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: 明亮的 /míngliàng de/, 光明的 /guāngmíng de/ |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: 浅色 /qiǎnsè/ |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: 輕, 轻 /qīng/ |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: 光 /guāng/, 光亮 /guāngliàng/ |
| light {n} (source of illumination) | :: 光源 /guāngyuán/, 燈, 灯 /dēng/ |
| light at the end of the tunnel {n} (a better situation after long hardship) | :: 希望 /xīwàng/ |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: 電燈泡, 电灯泡 /diàndēngpào/, 燈泡, 灯泡 /dēngpào/ |
| light cavalry {n} (military unit) | :: 輕騎兵, 轻骑兵 /qīngqíbīng/, 輕騎, 轻骑 /qīngqí/ |
| light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: 發光二極管, 发光二极管 /fāguāng èrjíguǎn/, 發光二極體, 发光二极体 /fāguāng èrjítǐ/ |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: 打火機, 打火机 /dǎhuǒjī/ |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: 燈塔, 灯塔 /dēngtǎ/, 岸標, 岸标 /ànbiāo/ |
| lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: 燈塔看守人, 灯塔看守人 /dēngtǎ kānshǒurén/ |
| light industry {n} (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) | :: 輕工業, 轻工业 /qīnggōngyè/ |
| lighting {n} (activating lights or igniting a flame) | :: 照明 /zhàomíng/ |
| light in the loafers {adj} (pejorative) homosexual, see also: homosexual) | :: 死基佬 /sǐ jīlǎo/ |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: 閃電, 闪电 /shǎndiàn/ |
| lightning {n} (discharge) | :: 閃電, 闪电 /shǎndiàn/ |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| light pen {n} (a computer input device) | :: 光筆, 光笔 /guāngbǐ/ |
| light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: 光污染 /guāngwūrǎn/ |
| light rail {n} (type of passenger railway) | :: 輕軌, 轻轨 /qīngguǐ/ |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: 光劍, 光剑 /guāngjiàn/ |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: 灯塔船 /dēngtǎchuán/ |
| light source {n} (source of illumination) | :: 光源 /guāngyuán/ |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: 光速 /guāngsù/ |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: 光年 /guāngnián/ |
| lignify {v} (to become wood) | :: 木化 |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: 褐煤 /hèméi (mainland China) or héméi (Taiwan)/ |
| Liguria {prop} (region) | :: 利古里亞 |
| Ligurian {prop} (Gallo-Italic language) | :: 利古里亞語 |
| Lijiang {prop} (a prefecture-level city in west China) | :: 麗江, 丽江 /Lìjiāng/ |
| likable {adj} (capable of being liked) | :: 招人喜歡, 招人喜欢 /zhāorén xǐhuān/ |
| likable {adj} (having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable) | :: 招人喜歡, 招人喜欢 /zhāorén xǐhuān/ |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: 喜歡, 喜欢 /xǐhuan/ |
| like {v} (find attractive) | :: 喜歡, 喜欢 /xǐhuan/ |
| like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: 点赞 /diǎnzàn/ |
| like {adj} (similar) | :: 相像的 /xiāngxiàng de/ |
| like {prep} (similar to) | :: 象 /xiàng/, 相像的 /xiāngxiàng de/, 如 /rú/ , 猶如 /yóurú/ |
| like {prep} (such as) | :: 象 /xiàng/, 如 /rú/, 好似 /hǎosì/ |
| like {particle} (colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations) | :: 那個, 那个 /nèige/, 這個, 这个 /zhège/ |
| -like {suffix} (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns)) | :: -般 /-bān/, 如- /rú-/, 類-, 类- /lèi-/ |
| like a chicken with its head cut off {prep} (in a frantic, disorganized manner) | :: 像只没头苍蝇一样 /xiàng zhī méi tóu cāng ying yí yàng/ |
| like a man {prep} (bravely) | :: 像男人一樣, 像男人一样 /xiàng nánrén yīyàng/, 男子漢似的, 男子汉似的 /nánzǐhàn shìde/ |
| like a moth to the flame {prep} (inescapably allured by something harmful) | :: 像飛蛾撲火一樣, 像飞蛾扑火一样 /xiàng fēi'épūhuǒ yīyàng/ |
| like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: 虎父無犬子, 虎父无犬子 /hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ/ , 子肖其父 /zǐ xiāo qí fù/ , 有其父必有其子 /yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ/ |
| likelihood {n} (probability) | :: 可能性 /kěnéngxìng/ |
| likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: 似然 /sìrán/ |
| likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly | :: |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| liken {v} (compare) | :: 比喻 /bǐyù/ |
| likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
| like shooting fish in a barrel {prep} (extremely easy) | :: 甕中捉鱉, 瓮中捉鳖 /wèngzhōngzhuōbiē/, 易如反掌 /yìrúfǎnzhǎng/, 得来全不费功夫 /dé lái quán bù fèi gōngfū/ |
| like taking candy from a baby {prep} (easy) | :: 易如反掌 /Yìrúfǎnzhǎng/, 得来全不费功夫 /Dé lái quán bù fèi gōngfū/ |
| like that {prep} (in that particular manner) | :: 這樣, 这样 /zhèyàng/, 如此 /rúcǐ/ |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: 相似地 /xiāngsì de/, 類似地, 类似地 /lèisì de/, 同樣地, 同样地 /tóngyàng de/ |
| likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: 彼此 /bǐcǐ/ |
| likin {n} (tax) | :: 厘金 /líjīn/ |
| liking {n} (like) | :: 愛好, 爱好 /àihào/, 趣味 /qùwèi/, 喜愛, 喜爱 /xǐ'ài/ |
| Likou {prop} (town in eastern China) | :: 歷口, 历口 /Lìkǒu/ |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: 丁香 /dīngxiāng/ |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: 丁香 /dīngxiāng/ |
| lilac {n} (colour) | :: 淡紫色 /dàn zǐsè/ |
| lilac {adj} (colour) | :: 淡紫色的 |
| Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: 莉蓮, 莉莲 /Lìlián/ |
| Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lille {prop} (city in France) | :: 里爾, 里尔 /Lǐ'ěr/ |
| Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
| Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) | :: 利隆圭 /Lìlóngguī/ |
| lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: 百合 /bǎihé/, 百合花 /bǎihéhuā/ |
| lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: 鈴蘭, 铃兰 /línglán/ |
| lily pad {n} (round leaf of a water lily) | :: 睡蓮葉子, 睡莲叶子 /shuìlián yèzi/ |
| Lima {prop} (the capital city of Peru) | :: 利馬, 利马 /Lìmǎ/ |
| lima bean {n} (butter bean) | :: 棉豆 /miándòu/ |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: 肢 /zhī/, 手腳, 手脚 /shǒujiǎo/ |
| limb {v} (to remove limbs) | :: 支解 /zhījiě/ |
| limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
| limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) | :: 靈薄獄, 灵薄狱 /língbáoyù/ |
| limbo {n} (dance with bar that is lowered) | :: 林波舞 |
| Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) | :: 林堡 /Línbǎo/ |
| Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
| Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: 林堡語, 林堡语 /Línbǎoyǔ/ |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: 石灰 /shíhuī/ |
| lime {n} | :: 石灰 /shíhuī/ |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: 萊檬, 莱檬 /láiméng/, 萊姆, 莱姆 /láimǔ/, 酸橙 /suānchéng/, 青檸, 青柠 /qīngníng/ |
| limelight {n} (attention or notice) | :: 聚光燈, 聚光灯 /jùguāngdēng/ |
| limerence {n} (state of mind) | :: 一往情深 /yīwǎngqíngshēn/, 情深意切 /qíngshēnyìqiè/, 情真意切 /qíngzhēnyìqiè/, 深情厚意 /shēnqínghòuyì/, 情深似海 /qíngshēnsìhǎi/, 情真愛深 /qíngzhēn'àishēn/, 情深不移 /qíngshēnbùyí/, 情深意重 /qíngshēnyìzhòng/, 情濃難斷, 情浓难断 /qíngnóngnánduàn/, 情不自勝, 情不自胜 /qíngbùzìshèng/, 情難自禁, 情难自禁 /qíngnánzìjīn/, 情真意摯, 情真意挚 /qíngzhēnyìzhì/, 痴心深情 /chīxīnshēnqíng/, 深情癡戀, 深情痴恋 /shēnqíngchīliàn/, 濃情蜜意, 浓情蜜意 /nóngqíngmìyì/, 傾心戀慕, 倾心恋慕 /qīngxīnliànmù/, 傾心愛慕, 倾心爱慕 /qīngxīn'àimù/, 傾心痴戀, 倾心痴恋 /qīngxīnchīliàn/ |
| limerick {n} (rhyming verse of five lines) | :: 五行打油詩, 五行打油诗 /wǔháng dǎyóushī/ |
| Limerick {prop} (town) | :: 利默里克 |
| limescale {n} (chalky deposit) | :: 水垢 /shuǐ gòu/ |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: 石灰岩 /shíhuīyán/ |
| limit {n} (boundary) | :: 極限, 极限 /jíxiàn/ |
| limited company {n} (type of company) | :: 有限公司 /yǒuxiàn gōngsī/ |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: 有限責任公司, 有限责任公司 /yǒuxiàn zérèn gōngsī/, 有限公司 /yǒuxiàn gōngsī/ |
| limnology {n} (science of lakes) | :: 湖沼學, 湖沼学 /húzhǎoxué/ |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limonene {n} (hydrocarbon) | :: 薴烯, 苧烯 /níngxī/, 檸烯, 柠烯 /níngxī/ |
| Limousin {prop} (region) | :: 利穆贊, 利穆赞 /Lìmùzàn/ |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: 豪華轎車, 豪华轿车 /háohuá jiàochē/, 加長轎車, 加长轿车 /jiācháng jiàochē/ |
| limp {v} (to walk lamely) | :: 一瘸一拐 /yīquéyīguǎi/, 一步一瘸 /yībùyīqué/, 跛行 /bǒxíng/, 蹣跚, 蹒跚 /pánshān/ |
| limp {n} (gait) | :: 跛行 /bǒxíng/ |
| limp {adj} (flaccid; flabby) | :: 无力的 (wú lì de); 无生气的 (wú shēngqì de), 无精神的 (wú jīngshén de); 松弛的 (sōngchí de) |
| limp {adj} (lacking stiffness; flimsy) | :: 不直挺的 (bú zhí tǐng de) |
| Limpopo {prop} (river in Africa) | :: 林波波河 /Línbōbōhé/ |
| Lincang {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 臨滄, 临沧 /Líncāng/ |
| Lincoln {prop} (a city, a surname) | :: 林肯 /Línkěn/ |
| lindgrenite {n} (mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum and oxygen) | :: 鉬銅礦, 钼铜矿 /mùtóngkuàng/ |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: 直線, 直线 /zhíxiàn/, 線, 线 /xiàn/ |
| line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: 排隊, 排队 /páiduì/ |
| line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: 行 /háng/ |
| line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) | :: 台詞 or 臺詞, 台词 /táicí/ |
| lineage {n} (descent) | :: 血统, 血統 /xuètǒng/ |
| lineage temple {n} (ancestral shrine) SEE: ancestral shrine | :: |
| linear {adj} (having the form of a line) | :: 线性 /xianxing/ |
| Linear A {prop} (syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language) | :: 線形文字A, 线形文字A /Xiànxíng Wénzì Ēi/ |
| linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: 線性代數, 线性代数 /xiànxìng dàishù/, 線代 /xiàndài/ |
| Linear B {prop} (syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek) | :: 線形文字B, 线形文字B /Xiànxíng Wénzì Bì/ |
| linear logic {n} | :: 線性邏輯, 线性逻辑 /xiànxìng luójí/ |
| linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
| line art {n} (image that consists of distinct straight and curved lines) | :: 線稿, 线稿 /xiàn'gǎo/ |
| line break {n} (a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text) | :: 斷行, 断行 /duànháng/ |
| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: 亞麻布, 亚麻布 /yàmábù/, 麻布 /mábù/ |
| linen {n} (items) | :: 亞麻製品, 亚麻制品 /yàmá zhìpǐn/ |
| line number {n} (number of a line in a text file) | :: 行號, 行号 /hánghào/ |
| line of credit {n} (financial agreement) | :: 信用額度, 信用额度 /xìnyòng édù/, 貸款額度, 贷款额度 /dàikuǎn édù/ |
| line of credit {n} (maximum borrowable amount specified in such an agreement) | :: 信用額度, 信用额度 /xìnyòng édù/, 貸款額度, 贷款额度 /dàikuǎn édù/ |
| line of sight {n} (A straight line along which an observer has a clear view) | :: 視線, 视线 /shìxiàn/ |
| line of thought {n} (particular way of thinking about a subject) | :: 思路 /sīlù/, 思想 /sīxiǎng/, 脈絡, 脉络 /màiluò/ |
| line of thought {n} (way of thinking) | :: 思路 /sīlù/, 思想 /sīxiǎng/, 脈絡, 脉络 /màiluò/ |
| liner {n} (large passenger carrying ship) | :: 郵船, 邮船 /yóuchuán/ |
| liner {n} (ship of the line) | :: 班輪, 班轮 /bānlún/ |
| line segment {n} (part of a line) | :: 线段 /xiànduàn/ |
| line up {v} (get into a line) | :: 排隊, 排队 /páiduì/ |
| -ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: 小 /xiǎo-/, 崽 /-zǎi/, -子 /-zi/ |
| linger {v} (to stay or remain in a place or situation) | :: 逗留, 犹豫, 踌躇 |
| lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: 女內衣, 女内衣 /nǚ nèiyì/ |
| lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: 越橘 /yuèjú/ |
| lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: 越橘 /yuèjú/ |
| Lingqijing {prop} (Chinese divinatory text) | :: 靈棋經, 灵棋经 /Língqíjīng/ |
| lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: 通用語, 通用语 /tōngyòngyǔ/, 交際語, 交际语 /jiāojìyǔ/, 共通語, 共通语 /gòngtōngyǔ/, 共同語言, 共同语言 /gòngtóng yǔyán/, 共同語, 共同语 /gòngtóngyǔ/ |
| lingual bone {n} (hyoid bone) SEE: hyoid bone | :: |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: 語言學家, 语言学家 /yǔyán xuéjiā/, 語言學者, 语言学者 /yǔyán xuézhě/ |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: 語言學, 语言学 /yǔyánxué/, 言語學, 言语学 /yányǔxué/ |
| lingzhi {n} (mushroom) | :: 靈芝, 灵芝 /língzhī/ |
| Lin-i {prop} (Linyi) SEE: Linyi | :: |
| link {n} (connection) | :: 連結, 连结 /liánjié/ |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: 連結, 连结 /liánjíe/ |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: 連結, 连结 /liánjié/, 鏈接, 链接 /liànjiē/ |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| linkage disequilibrium {n} (non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci) | :: 連鎖不平衡, 连锁不平衡 /liánsuǒbùpínghéng/ |
| Linkou {prop} (district in northern Taiwan) | :: 林口 /Línkǒu/ |
| Linköping {prop} (Swedish city) | :: 林彻平 |
| linoleum {n} (inexpensive waterproof covering) | :: 油地氈, 油地毡 /yóudìzhān/, 油氈, 油毡 /yóuzhān/, 油布 /yóubù/ |
| linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant) | :: 亞麻籽, 亚麻籽 /yàmázǐ/ |
| lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) | :: 過梁, 过梁 /guòliáng/, 橫楣子, 横楣子 /héngméizi/, 闌頭, 阑头 /lántóu/, 門斗, 门斗 /méndǒu/, 門楣, 门楣 /ménméi/ |
| Linux {prop} (operating system) | :: 利納克斯, 利纳克斯 /Lìnàkèsī/ |
| Linyi {prop} (a prefecture-level city in China) | :: 臨沂, 临沂 /Línyí/ |
| Linz {prop} (city) | :: 林茨 /Líncí/ |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: 獅子, 狮子 /shīzi/, 獅, 狮 /shī/ |
| lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: 舞獅, 舞狮 /wǔshī/, 獅子舞, 狮子舞 /shīziwǔ/, 耍獅, 耍狮 /shuǎshī/ |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: 母狮 /mǔshī/, 母狮子 /mǔshīzi/ |
| lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: 絕大部分, 绝大部分 /juédà bùfèn/, 獅子那一份, 狮子那一份 /shīzi nà yī fèn/ |
| Liouguei {prop} (district in southern Taiwan) | :: 六龜, 六龟 /Liùguī/ |
| Lioujia {prop} (district in south Taiwan) | :: 六甲 /Liùjiǎ/ |
| Lioujiao {prop} (rural township in south Taiwan) | :: 六腳, 六脚 /Liùjiǎo/ |
| Liouying {prop} (district in south Taiwan) | :: 柳營, 柳营 /Liǔyíng/ |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: 嘴脣, 嘴唇 /zuǐchún/ |
| lip {n} (part of body resembling a lip) | :: 唇 /chún/ |
| lipase {n} (group of enzymes) | :: 脂肪酶 /zhī fáng méi/ |
| lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) | :: 潤脣膏, 潤唇膏, 润唇膏 /rùnchúngāo/, 護脣膏, 護唇膏, 护唇膏 /hùchúngāo/ |
| Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 利佩茨克 /Lìpèicíkè/ |
| lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: 唇彩 /chúncǎi/ |
| lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: 脂類, 脂类 /zhīlèi/, 脂質, 脂质 /zhīzhì, zhīzhí/ |
| lipless {adj} (not having lips) | :: 无唇, 無唇 /wú chún/ |
| liplessness {n} (medical condition) | :: 无唇畸形 /wú chún jīxíng/ |
| lipline {n} (outline of the lips) | :: 脣線, 唇线 /chúnxiàn/ |
| lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) | :: 漏字文 /lòuzìwén/ |
| lipoma {n} (benign tumor) | :: 脂肪瘤 |
| liposuction {n} (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: 抽脂 /chōuzhī/, 吸脂 /xīzhī/ |
| lippy {adj} (having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner) | :: 愛頂嘴的, 爱顶嘴的 /àidǐngzuǐde/ |
| lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: 唇膏 /chúngāo/, 口紅, 口红 /kǒuhóng/ |
| lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: 唇膏 /chúngāo/, 口紅, 口红 /kǒuhóng/ |
| lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: 假唱 /jiǎchàng/ |
| lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: 假唱 /jiǎchàng/, 對嘴, 对嘴 /duìzuǐ/, 咪嘴 /mīzuǐ/ |
| lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: 假唱 /jiǎchàng/ |
| liquefied natural gas {n} (natural gas converted to liquid) | :: 液化天然氣, 液化天然气 /yèhuà tiānránqì/ |
| liquefied petroleum gas {n} (LPG) | :: 液化石油氣, 液化石油气 /yèhuà shíyóuqì/ |
| liquefy {v} (make into a liquid) | :: 液化 /yèhuà/ |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: 利口酒 /lìkǒujiǔ/ |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: 液體, 液体 /yètǐ/, 液態, 液态 /yètài/ |
| liquid asset {n} (asset in the form money, or that which can be quickly converted) | :: 流動資產, 流动资产 /liúdòng zīchǎn/ |
| liquidated damages {n} (liquidated damages) | :: 约定违约金 |
| liquid crystal {n} (phase of matter) | :: 液晶 /yèjīng/ |
| liquid nitrogen {n} (nitrogen in the liquid state) | :: 液氮 /yèdàn/ |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: 烈酒 /lièjiǔ/, 蒸餾酒, 蒸馏酒 /zhēngliújiǔ/ |
| liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
| liquor licence {n} (permit to sell alcoholic beverages) | :: 賣酒執照, 卖酒执照 /màijiǔ zhízhào/ |
| liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: 酒類專賣店, 酒类专卖店 /jiǔlèi zhuānmàidiàn/, 酒鋪, 酒铺 /jiǔpù/, 酒行 /jiǔháng/ |
| lira {n} (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) | :: 里拉 /lǐlā/ |
| Lisa {prop} (female given name) | :: 麗莎, 丽莎 /Lìshā/ |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: 里斯本 /Lǐsīběn/ |
| Li-shui {prop} (Lishui) SEE: Lishui | :: |
| Lishui {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 麗水, 丽水 /Lìshuǐ/ |
| lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) | :: 平腦症 /píngnǎozhèng/ |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: 單子, 单子 /dānzi/, 列出 /lièchū/ |
| list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: 聽, 听 /tīng/ |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: 聽, 听 /tīng/ |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: 傾聽者, 倾听者 /qīngtīngzhě/, 聽者, 听者 /tīngzhě/ |
| listeria {n} | :: 李斯特菌 /lǐsītèjūn/ |
| listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: 無精打采, 无精打采 /wú jīng dǎ cǎi/ |
| list price {n} (retail selling price) | :: 標價, 标价 /biāojià/, 市場價, 市场价 /shìchǎngjià/, 目錄價格, 目录价格 /mùlù jiàgé/ |
| Lisu {n} (member of ethnic group) | :: 傈僳 /Lìsù/, 傈僳族 /Lìsùzú/ |
| Lisu {prop} (language) | :: 傈僳語, 傈僳语 /Lìsùyǔ/ |
| Lisu {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the Lisu people or Lisu language) | :: 傈僳 /Lìsù/ |
| Liszt {prop} (surname) | :: 李斯特 /Lǐsītè/ |
| litas {n} (currency of Lithuania) | :: 立特 /lìtè/ |
| litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literacy {n} (ability to read and write) | :: 認字, 认字 /rènzì/, 識字, 识字 /shízì/, 讀寫能力, 读写能力 /dúxiě nénglì/ |
| literacy {n} (understanding of something) | :: 能力 /nénglì/ |
| literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: 字面 /zìmiàn/ |
| literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: 逐字逐句 /zhúzìzhújù/ |
| literal {n} (programming: value written in the source code) | :: 直接量 /zhíjiēliàng/ |
| literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: 按照字面 /ànzhào zìmiàn/ |
| literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: 文學, 文学 /wénxué/, 文 /wén/ |
| Literary Chinese {prop} (Classical Chinese) SEE: Classical Chinese | :: |
| literary criticism {n} (study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation) | :: 文學批評, 文学批评 /wénxué pīpíng/ |
| literary device {n} (convention in literature) | :: 文學手段, 文学手段 /wénxué shǒuduàn/, 文學手法, 文学手法 /wénxué shǒufǎ/ |
| literary inquisition {n} (persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings) | :: 文字獄, 文字狱 /wénzìyù/ |
| literary science {n} (all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature) | :: 文艺学 /wényìxué/ |
| literary theory {n} | :: 文學理論, 文学理论 /wénxué lǐlùn/ |
| literate {adj} (able to read, having literacy) | :: 識字的, 识字的 /shìzì de/ |
| literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) | :: 有文化的 /yǒu wénhuà de/, 博識, 博识 /bóshì/ |
| literati {n} (well-educated, literary people) | :: 文學家, 文学家 /wénxuéjiā/ , 文人 /wénrén/ |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: 文學, 文学 /wénxué/ |
| literature {n} (the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture) | :: 文學, 文学 /wénxué/ |
| literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) | :: 文獻, 文献 /wénxiàn/ |
| literature review {n} (scholarly paper) | :: 文獻綜述, 文献综述 /wénxiàn zōngshù/, 學術史回顧, 学术史回顾 /xuéshùshǐ huígù/ |
| literature search {n} (search through published literature) | :: 文獻檢索, 文献检索 /wénxiàn jiǎnsuǒ/ |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: Literary Chinese: 鋰; 鋰, 锂 /lǐ/ |
| lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: 氫化鋁鋰, 氢化铝锂 |
| lithium battery {n} (type of battery) | :: 鋰電池, 锂电池 /lǐdiànchí/ |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: 平版印刷 /píngbǎn yìnshuā/ |
| lithology {n} (the study of rocks) | :: 岩石学 |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: 岩石圈 /yánshíquān/ |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: 立陶宛 /Lìtáowǎn/ |
| Lithuania Minor {prop} (Lithuania Minor) | :: 小立陶宛 /Xiǎo Lìtáowǎn/ |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: 立陶宛的 /Lìtáowǎn de/ |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: 立陶宛語, 立陶宛语 /Lìtáowǎnyǔ/ |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: 立陶宛人 /Lìtáowǎn rén/ |
| litigation {n} (conduct of a lawsuit) | :: 訴訟, 诉讼 /sùsòng/, 官司 /guānsi/ |
| litmus {n} (dyestuff from lichen) | :: 石蕊 /shíruǐ/ |
| litmus paper {n} | :: 石蕊試紙, 石蕊试纸 /shíruǐshìzhǐ/ |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: 升 /shēng/, 公升 /gōngshēng/ |
| litter {n} (platform designed to carry a person or a load) | :: 轎, 轿 /jiào/, 擔架, 担架 /dānjià/ |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: 窝 /wō/ |
| litter {n} (discarded items) | :: 垃圾 /lājī, lèsè/ |
| litter {v} (drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it) | :: 亂丟垃圾, 乱丢垃圾 /luàndiū lājī, (Taiwan) luàndiū lèsè/ |
| litter {v} (give birth) | :: 产仔 |
| litter box {n} (box to provide a soiling area for cats) | :: 貓砂盆 |
| litter tray {n} (litter box) SEE: litter box | :: |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: 小 /xiǎo/ |
| little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: |
| little {adj} (small in number, few) | :: 一些 /yì xiē/ |
| little {adv} (not much) | :: 少 /shǎo/ |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: 少 /shǎo/ |
| little boy {n} (a diminutive male child) | :: 小男孩 /xiǎonánhái/ |
| little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
| little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: 逐漸, 逐渐 /zhújiàn/, 漸漸, 渐渐 /jiànjiàn/ |
| little egret {n} (bird) | :: 白鷺, 白鹭 /báilù/ |
| little emperor {n} (spoiled child) | :: 小皇帝 /xiǎohuángdì/ |
| little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: 小指 /xiǎozhǐ/, 小拇指 /xiǎomǔzhǐ/, 小拇哥 /xiǎomǔgē/ , 小手指 /xiǎoshǒuzhǐ/ , 尾指 /wěizhǐ/ |
| little girl {n} (a female child) | :: 小女孩 /xiǎonǚhái/, 女孩子 /nǚháizi/ |
| little green man {n} (humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien) | :: 小綠人, 小绿人 /xiǎolǜrén/ |
| little green man {n} (soldier lacking identification, see also: ) | :: 小綠人, 小绿人 /xiǎolǜrén/ |
| little one {n} (young child) | :: 小孩子 /xiǎoháizi/ |
| little one {n} (term of endearment) | :: 小朋友 /xiǎopéngyou/ |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: 梟 /xiāo/, 小鴞, 小鸮 /xiǎoxiāo/ |
| Little Red Book {prop} (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung) | :: 紅寶書, 红宝书 /Hóng Bǎo Shū/ |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: 小紅帽, 小红帽 /Xiǎo hóngmào/ |
| little sister {n} (younger sister) SEE: younger sister | :: |
| little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: 小滨鹬 /xiǎo bīn-yù/ |
| little strokes fell great oaks {proverb} (proverb) | :: 水滴石穿 // |
| little toe {n} (smallest toe of the foot) | :: 小指 /xiǎozhǐ/ |
| little wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: 禮拜儀式, 礼拜仪式 /lǐbài yíshì/, 禮儀, 礼仪 /lǐyí/ |
| Liu-chou {prop} (Liuzhou) SEE: Liuzhou | :: |
| Liukuei {prop} (Liouguei) SEE: Liouguei | :: |
| Liushuquan {prop} (town in northern China) | :: 柳樹𨟠, 柳树𨟠 /Liǔshùquān/ |
| Liuying {prop} (Liouying) SEE: Liouying | :: |
| Liuzhou {prop} (a city of China) | :: 柳州 /Liǔzhōu/ |
| livable {adj} (suitable for living in) | :: 宜居 /yíjū/ |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: 生 /shēng/, 生活 /shēnghuó/, 活 /huó/ |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: 住 /zhù/, 居住 /jūzhù/ |
| live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) | :: 生存 /shēng cún/ |
| live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: 直播 /zhíbō/ |
| live and learn {phrase} (exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences) | :: 活到老，學到老, 活到老，学到老 /huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo/, 學無止境, 学无止境 /xuéwúzhǐjìng/, 吃一塹長一智, 吃一堑长一智 /chīyīqiàn zhǎngyīzhì/ |
| live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: 己立立人，己達達人, 己立立人，己达达人 /jǐlìlìrén, jǐdádárén/ |
| livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: 生計, 生计 /shēngjì/, 飯碗, 饭碗 /fànwǎn/ |
| live load {n} (roofing) | :: 活荷重 |
| live off the land {v} (to sustain a living) | :: 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: 肝臟, 肝脏 /gānzàng/, 肝 /gān/ |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: 肝 /gān/ |
| liver cancer {n} (malignant neoplasm of the liver) | :: 肝癌 /gān'ái/ |
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: 鉝, 𫟷 /lì/ |
| Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: 利物浦 /lìwùpŭ/ |
| Liverpool {prop} (NY, Canada or Australia) | :: 利物浦 /lìwùpŭ/ |
| liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: 苔门 |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: 家畜 /jiāchù/, 牲畜 /shēngchù/ |
| live under a rock {v} (to be isolated from knowledge of current events) | :: 坐井觀天, 坐井观天 /zuòjǐngguāntiān/ |
| livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
| livid {adj} (having a dark, bluish appearance) | :: 鐵青, 铁青 /tiěqīng/ |
| livid {adj} (very angry, furious) | :: 怒氣沖沖, 怒气冲冲 /nùqìchōngchōng/, 大發雷霆, 大发雷霆 /dàfāléitíng/ |
| lividity {n} (state or quality of being livid) | :: 鐵青, 铁青 /tiěqīng/ |
| lividity {n} (livid area of skin) | :: 黃萎病, 黄萎病 /huángwěibìng/ |
| lividity {n} (livor mortis, suggillation) SEE: livor mortis | :: |
| living {n} (style of life) | :: 生活 /shēnghuó/ |
| living {adj} (of everyday life) | :: 生活 |
| living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: 活化石 /huóhuàshí/ |
| living fossil {n} (living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives) | :: 活化石 /huóhuàshí/ |
| living proof {n} (real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis) | :: 活生生的證據, "活生生的证据" /huóshēngshēng de zhèngjù/ |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: 客廳, 客厅 /kètīng/, 起居室 /qǐjūshì/ |
| living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
| living wage {n} (minimum income) | :: 維生工資, 维生工资 /wéishēng gōngzī/ |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: 立窝尼亚 /Lìwōníyǎ/, 利夫兰 /Lìfūlán/ |
| livor mortis {n} (settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body) | :: 屍斑, 尸斑 /shībān/ |
| Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) | :: 利沃諾 /Lìwònuò/, 里窩那, 里窝那 /Lǐwōnà/ |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: 蜥蜴 /xīyì/ |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: 盧布爾雅那, 卢布尔雅那 /Lúbù'ěryǎnà/ |
| llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: 大羊駝, 大羊驼 /dàyángtuo/, 駱馬, 骆马 /luòmǎ/, 駝羊, 驼羊 /tuóyáng/, 無峰駱駝, 无峰骆驼 /wúfēngluòtuo/, 家羊駝, 家羊驼 /jiāyángtuo/ |
| loach {n} (fish of the family Cobitidae) | :: 鯉形目, 鲤形目 |
| load {n} (burden) | :: 擔子 {cmn} |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: 裝載, 装载 /zhuāngzài/ |
| load {v} (to read into memory) | :: 加載, 加载 /jiāzǎi, jiāzài/ |
| loaded {adj} ((slang) having wealth) | :: 趁錢, 趁钱 /chènqián/ |
| loaf {n} (block of bread) | :: 一條麵包, 一条面包 /yī tiáo miànbāo/ |
| loam {n} (type of soil) | :: 壚坶, 垆坶 /lúmǔ/, 壤土 /rǎngtǔ/, 沃土 /wòtǔ/, 亞砂土, 亚砂土 /yàshātǔ/ |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: 貸款, 贷款 /dàikuǎn/, 借款 /jièkuǎn/ |
| loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: 高利貸, 高利贷 /gāolìdài/ |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: 外來語, 外来语 /wàiláiyǔ/, 借詞, 借词 /jiècí/, 借用語, 借用语 /jièyòngyǔ/ |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| loath {adj} (loathsome, unpleasant) SEE: loathsome | :: |
| loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) | :: 厭惡, 厌恶 /yànwù/, 討厭, 讨厌 /tǎoyàn/, 嫌惡, 嫌恶 /xiánwù/ |
| loathsome {adj} (highly offensive; abominable, sickening) | :: 憎惡, 憎恶 /zēngwù, zēng'è/ |
| lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
| Lobamba {prop} (traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini) | :: 洛班巴 /Luòbānbā/ |
| lobby {n} (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) | :: 門廳, 门厅 /méntīng/, 休息室 /xiūxishì/, 大廳, 大厅 /dàtīng/ |
| lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: 遊說集團, 游说集团 /yóushuì jítuán/ |
| lobby {v} (To attempt to influence) | :: 遊說, 游说 /yóushuì/ |
| lobby group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) | :: 前腦葉白質切除術, 前脑叶白质切除术 /qiánnǎoyèbáizhíqiēchúshù/, 腦葉切除術, 腦葉切除術 /nǎoyèqiēchúshù/ |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: 龍蝦, 龙虾 /lóngxiā/ |
| Lào Cai {prop} (province of Vietnam) | :: 老街 /Lǎojiē/ |
| local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: 本地 /běndì/, 當地, 当地 /dāngdì/ |
| local {n} (a person who lives near a given place) | :: 本地人 /běndìrén/ |
| local anesthetic {n} (substance) | :: 局部麻醉 /júbù mázuì/, 部位麻醉 /bùwèi mázuì/, 局麻 /júmá/ |
| local area network {n} (network) | :: 局域網, 局域网 /júyùwǎng/, 區域網路, 区域网路 /qūyù wǎnglù/ |
| local government {n} (government whose remit covers less than that of the nation) | :: 地方政府 /dìfāng zhèngfǔ/ |
| Local Group {prop} (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way) | :: 本星系群 |
| localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: 本地化 /běndìhuà/, 地方化 /dìfānghuà/ |
| localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region) | :: 本地化 /běndìhuà/ |
| localization {n} (state of being localized) | :: 本地化 /běndìhuà/ |
| localize {v} (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) | :: 本土化 |
| Local Supercluster {prop} (Supercluster that includes the Milky Way) | :: 本超星系團, 本超星系团 /běnchāoxīngxìtuán/ |
| local time {n} (official time in a particular region or time zone) | :: 當地時間, 当地时间 /dāngdì shíjiān/, 本地時間, 本地时间 /běndì shíjiān/ |
| location {n} (place) | :: 位置 /wèizhi/, 場所, 场所 /chǎngsuǒ/, 地點, 地点 /dìdiǎn/ |
| location, location, location {proverb} (most important consideration in buying real estate is its location) | :: 位置第一 /wèizhi dì-yī/ |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: 方位格 /fāngwèigé/ |
| loch {n} (lake, bay or arm of the sea) | :: 湖 /hú/ |
| lochia {n} (post-partum vaginal discharge) | :: 惡露, 恶露 /èlù/ |
| Loch Ness {prop} (lake in the Great Glen of Scotland) | :: 尼斯湖 /Nísīhú/ |
| Loch Ness monster {prop} (hypothetical creature) | :: 尼斯湖水怪 /Nísīhú shuǐguài/ |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: 鎖, 锁 /suǒ/, 鎖子, 锁子 /suǒzi/ |
| lock {n} (a mutex or other token) | :: 鎖定, 锁定 /suǒdìng/ |
| lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: 水閘, 水闸 /shuǐzhá/ |
| lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) | :: 枪机, 保险栓 |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: 鎖, 锁 /suǒ/, 鎖上, 锁上 /suǒshàng/ |
| lock {n} (length of hair) | :: 綹, 绺 /liǔ/ |
| lockdown {n} (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: 封城 /fēngchéng/ |
| locker {n} (storage compartment) | :: 鎖櫃, 锁柜 /suǒguì/ |
| locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
| locket {n} (chained ornament) | :: 小盒 |
| lockjaw {n} (disease) | :: 牙關緊閉症, 牙关紧闭症 /yáguān jǐnbì zhèng/ |
| lockout {n} (opposite of a strike) | :: 停工 /tínggōng/, 閉廠, 闭厂 /bìchǎng/ |
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: 鎖匠, 锁匠 /suǒjiàng/ |
| locksmithing {n} (art of making and defeating locks) | :: 鎖匠, 锁匠 /suǒjiàng/ |
| lock up {v} (to close the doors and windows securely) | :: 鎖上, 锁上 /suǒshàng/, 鎖定, 锁定 /suǒdìng/ |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| loco {adj} (crazy) | :: 瘋, 疯 /fēng/ |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: 機車, 机车 /jīchē/, 火車頭, 火车头 /huǒchētóu/, 機車頭, 机车头 /jīchētóu/ |
| locus {n} (set of all points given by an equation or condition) | :: 轨迹 |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: 蝗蟲, 蝗虫 /huángchóng/ |
| lodestar {n} (star used as navigation reference) | :: 指示方向之星 /zhǐshì fāngxiàng zhī xīng/ |
| lodestar {n} (guiding tenet) | :: 指導原理, 指导原理 /zhǐdǎo yuánlǐ/ |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) | :: 住宿 /zhùsù/, 寄宿 /jìsù/ |
| Lodz {prop} (city in Poland) | :: 羅茲, 罗兹 /Luózī/ |
| loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: 黃砂, 黄砂 /huángshā/, 黃土, 黄土 /huángtǔ/ |
| Loess Plateau {prop} (plateau that covers an area in China's Yellow River) | :: 黃土高原, 黄土高原 /huángtǔ gāoyuán/ |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature) | :: 峨, 巍峨, 嵩 |
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: 圓木, 圆木 /yuánmù/ |
| log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: 木頭, 木头 /mùtou/ |
| log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: 計程儀, 计程仪 /jìchéngyí/ |
| log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
| log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
| log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
| loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: 罗甘梅, 羅甘梅 /luógānméi/ |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: 對數, 对数 /duìshù/ |
| logarithmic spiral {n} (self-similar spiral) | :: 對數螺線, 对数螺线 /duìshù luóxiàn/ |
| logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: 航海日志 /hánghǎi rìzhì/, 航空日志 /hángkōng rìzhì/ |
| log cabin {n} (small simple dwelling made from wood) | :: 木屋 /mùwū/, 小屋 /xiǎowū/, 小木屋 /xiǎomùwū/ |
| loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
| loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: 邏輯, 逻辑 /luóji/, 論理, 论理 /lùnlǐ/ |
| logical {adj} | :: 逻辑 /luó jí/ |
| logic analyzer {n} (device) | :: 邏輯分析儀, 逻辑分析仪 /luóji fēnxīyí/ |
| logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: 論理學者, 论理学者 /lùnlǐ xuézhě/, 邏輯學家, 逻辑学家 /luójí xuéjiā/ |
| log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: 記入, 记入 /jìrù/, 登錄, 登录 /dēnglù/, 簽入, 签入 /qiānrù/ |
| login {n} (user's identification) | :: 用戶名, 用户名 /yònghùmíng/ |
| login {n} (logging in) | :: 記入, 记入 /jìrù/, 登錄, 登录 /dēnglù/, 簽入, 签入 /qiānrù/ |
| -logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: 學家, 学家 /xuéjiā/ |
| logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: 物流 /wùliú/, 運籌, 运筹 /yùnchóu/ |
| logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) | :: 後勤, 后勤 /hòuqín/, 兵站 /bīngzhàn/ |
| logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: 標誌, 标志 /biāozhì/, 商標, 商标 /shāngbiāo/ |
| log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
| logogram {n} (character or symbol that represents a word or phrase) | :: 語標, 语标 /yǔbiāo/ |
| log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
| Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the Word of God) | :: 道 /Dào/ |
| Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the word of God as incarnate) | :: 道 /Dào/ |
| logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: 標識, 标识 /biāozhì/ |
| log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: 登出 /dēngchū/ |
| Logroño {prop} (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: 洛格羅尼奧, 洛格罗尼奥 /Luògéluóníào/ |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: 學, 学 /xué/ |
| LOHAS {n} | :: 樂活, 乐活 /lèhuó/ |
| loin {n} | :: 腰部 |
| loincloth {n} (garment) | :: 纏腰帶, 缠腰带 /chányāodài/, 纏腰布, 缠腰布 /chányāobù/ |
| loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
| Loire {prop} (river) | :: 盧瓦爾河, 卢瓦尔河 /Lúwǎ'ěr hé/ |
| loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose) | :: 遊蕩 |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: 邏輯語, 逻辑语 /Luójiyǔ, Luójíyǔ/ |
| Lojban {adj} (of or relating to Lojban) | :: 邏輯語的, 逻辑语的 /Luójiyǔ de/ |
| Loki {prop} (god of mischief and trickery) | :: 洛基 /Luòjī/ |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
| LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: 233, 大聲笑, 大声笑 /dàshēngxiào/ |
| lolicon {n} (An individual fixated on young, generally prepubescent, girls) | :: 蘿莉控, 萝莉控 /luólìkòng/ |
| lolita {n} (sexually alluring girl) | :: 蘿莉, 萝莉 /luólì/ |
| Lolita {prop} (female given name) | :: 洛麗塔, 洛丽塔 /Luòlìtǎ/ |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: 棒棒糖 /bàngbàngtáng/ |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: 洛美 /Luòměi/ |
| Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
| Lombard Street {prop} (money and capital market of London) | :: 倫巴第街, 伦巴第街 /Lúnbādì Jiē/ |
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: 倫巴第, 伦巴第 /Lúnbādì/ |
| Lombok {prop} (island in Indonesia) | :: 龍目島, 龙目岛 /Lóngmùdǎo/ |
| lo mein {n} (Chinese dish) | :: 撈麵, 捞面 /lāomiàn/ |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: 倫敦, 伦敦 /Lúndūn/ |
| Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: 倫敦人, 伦敦人 /Lúndūnrén/ |
| Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
| London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: 倫敦地鐵, 伦敦地铁 /Lúndūn dìtiě/ |
| lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: 孤独的 /gūdú de/ |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: 寂寞, 寂寞 /jìmò/, 孤獨, 孤独 /gūdú/, 孤丁 /gūdīng/ |
| lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: 寂寞 /jìmò/ |
| lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary | :: |
| loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: 獨來獨往, 独来独往 /dúláidúwǎng/ |
| lonesome {adj} (unhappy due to being alone) | :: 寂寞 /jìmò/ |
| lone wolf {n} (wolf that is not part of a pack) | :: 孤狼 /gūláng/ |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: 長, 长 /cháng/ |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: 久 /jiǔ/, 長, 长 /cháng/ |
| long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: 渴望 /kěwàng/ |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: 很久以前 /hěnjiǔ yǐqián/, 早已 /zǎoyǐ/, 悠遠, 悠远 /yōuyuǎn/ |
| longan {n} (tree) | :: 龍眼樹, 龙眼树 /lóngyǎnshù/ |
| longan {n} (fruit) | :: Literary Chinese: 龍目; 龍眼, 龙眼 /lóngyǎn/, 桂圓, 桂圆 /guìyuán/ |
| long arm of the law {n} (influence or effectiveness of law enforcement) | :: 法網, 法网 /wǎngluó/, 網羅, 网罗 /fǎwǎng/ |
| long-awaited {adj} (having been awaited for a long time) | :: 望眼欲穿的 /wàngyǎnyùchuān de/, 期待已久的 /qídàiyǐjiǔ de/ |
| Long Beach {prop} (city in California) | :: 長灘, 长滩 /Chángtān/ |
| long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: 长嘴半蹼鹬 /cháng-zuǐ bàn-pǔ yù/ |
| longboard {v} (spine board) SEE: spine board | :: |
| longbow {n} (large bow) | :: 長弓 |
| Longci {prop} (district in south Taiwan) | :: 龍崎, 龙崎 /Lóngqí/ |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: 長耳鴞, 长耳鸮 /cháng'ěrxiāo/ |
| longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: 長壽, 长寿 /chángshòu/ |
| long face {n} (expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom) | :: 闷闷不乐, 不悦 |
| long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: 願望, 愿望 /yuànwàng/, 渴望 /kěwàng/ |
| long for {v} (to miss) | :: 想念 /xiǎngniàn/, 思念 /sīniàn/, 盼念 /pànniàn/ |
| Longhai {prop} (county-level city in eastern China) | :: 龍海, 龙海 /Lónghǎi/ |
| longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: 渴望 /kěwàng/ |
| Long Island {prop} (island in New York) | :: 長島, 长岛 /Chángdǎo/ |
| Long Island {prop} (a district of the Bahamas) | :: 長島, 长岛 /Chángdǎo/ |
| Long Island iced tea {n} (cocktail made with iced tea) | :: 長島冰茶, 长岛冰茶 /Chángdǎo bīngchá/ |
| longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: 經度, 经度 /jīngdù/ |
| longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: 經線, 经线 /jīngxiàn/ |
| longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: 縱波, 纵波 /zòngbō/ |
| long johns {n} (full-length undergarments) | :: 保溫內衣, 保温内衣 /bǎonuǎn nèiyī/ |
| long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) | :: 長內衣褲, 长内衣裤 /chángnèiyīkù/, 秋褲, 秋裤 /qiūkù/ |
| long jump {n} (athletics field event) | :: 跳遠, 跳远 /tiàoyuǎn/ |
| long-legged {adj} (having long legs) | :: 長腿的, 长腿的 /cháng tuǐ de/ |
| long live {v} (prosper) | :: 萬歲, 万岁 /wànsuì/ |
| long-lived {adj} (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time) | :: 長壽, 长寿 /chángshòu/ |
| long-lost {adj} (having been missing for a long period of time) | :: 長久不見的, 长久不见的 /chángjiǔ bùjiàn de/ |
| Long March {prop} (military retreat) | :: 長征, 长征 /chángzhēng/ |
| longneck {n} (longneck eel) SEE: longneck eel | :: |
| longneck eel {n} (type of pelagic fish) | :: 長頸鰻, 长颈鳗 /chángjǐngmán/ |
| long pepper {n} (Piper longum, or its fruit) | :: 蓽拔 /bìbá/ |
| long service leave {n} (additional employee vacation) | :: 長期服務假, 长期服务假 /chángqī fúwùjià/ |
| long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
| longsleeved {adj} (having long sleeves) | :: 長袖, 长袖 /chángxiù/ |
| long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) | :: 長話短說, 长话短说 /chánghuàduǎnshuō/ |
| longsword {n} (a kind of sword) | :: 長劍, 长剑 /chángjiàn/ |
| long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: 長期, 长期 /chángqī/ |
| long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: 好久不見, 好久不见 /hǎojiǔbujiàn/, 很久沒見, 很久没见 /hěnjiǔměijiàn/; Pidgin English: long time no see |
| long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: 长趾滨鹬 /zhǎng zhǐ bīn yù/ |
| long ton {n} (avoirdupois ton) | :: 長噸, 长吨 /chángdūn/ |
| long underwear {n} (two-piece underwear) | :: 保暖內衣, 保暖内衣 /bǎonuǎn nèiyī/ |
| longwave {adj} (having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters) | :: 長波, 长波 /chángbō/ |
| long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: 羅唆, 罗唆 /luósuō/, 冗長, 冗长 /rǒngcháng/ |
| Longyan {prop} (city in southwestern Fujian) | :: 龍巖, 龙岩 /Lóngyán/ |
| longyi {n} (a sarong-like garment worn around the waist) | :: 籠基, 笼基 /lóngjī/ |
| Longzhou {prop} (county in Guangxi, China) | :: 龍州, 龙州 /Lóngzhōu/ |
| Lo-ning {prop} (Luoning) SEE: Luoning | :: |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| loo {v} (lanterloo) SEE: lanterloo | :: |
| loofah {n} (tropical vine) | :: 絲瓜, 丝瓜 /sīguā/ |
| loofah {n} (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge) | :: 絲瓜絡, 丝瓜络 /sīguāluò/ |
| loogie {n} (sputum) | :: 痰 /tán/ |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: 看 /kàn/ |
| look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: 好像 /hǎoxiàng/, 顯得, 显得 /xiǎnde/ |
| look {n} (action of looking) | :: 目光 /mùguāng/ |
| look {n} (physical appearance) | :: 樣子, 样子 /yàngzi/ |
| look after {v} (to watch, to protect) | :: 關照, 关照 /guānzhào/, 照顧, 照顾 /zhàogu/, 照管 /zhàoguǎn/ |
| look and feel {n} (visual design and behaviour of a user interface) | :: 界面外觀, 界面外观 /jièmiàn wàiguān/, 查看與感覺, 查看与感觉 /chákàn yǔ gǎnjué/ |
| look at {v} | :: 看 /kàn/ |
| look back {v} (look behind oneself) | :: 回頭看, 回头看 /huítóu kàn/ |
| look back {v} (reminisce about the past) | :: 回顧, 回顾 /huígù/ |
| look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: 三思而後行, 三思而后行 /sānsī ér hòuxíng/, 三思而行 /sānsī'érxíng/ |
| look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: 看不起 /kànbùqǐ/, 瞧不起 /qiāobùqǐ/, 小看 /xiǎokàn/, 俯視, 俯视 /fǔshì/, 輕視, 轻视 /qīngshì/, 鄙視, 鄙视 /bǐshì/ |
| lookers-on see most of the game {proverb} (those who do not participate in an event see more of it than the participants) | :: 當局者迷，旁觀者清, 当局者迷，旁观者清 /dāng jù zhě mí, páng guān zhě qīng/ |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: 找 /zhǎo/, 找尋, 找寻 /zhǎoxún/, 尋找, 寻找 /xúnzhǎo/, 搜索 /sōusuǒ/ |
| look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: 期待 /qīdài/, 向往 /xiàngwǎng/, 盼望 /pànwàng/, 巴望 /bāwàng/, 等不及 /děngbují/, 期盼 /qīpàn/ |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look like {v} (seem, appear) | :: 看起來, 看起来 /kànqilai/ |
| look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: 像 /xiàng/ |
| look out {v} (to be vigilant and aware) | :: 当心, 小心，注意 |
| looks {n} (appearance) | :: 模樣, 模样 /múyàng/, 容貌 /róngmào/ |
| look the part {v} (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) | :: 儀表得體, 仪表得体 /yíbiǎo détǐ/ |
| look up {v} (used other than as an idiom) | :: 仰 /yǎng/, 上看 /shàngkàn/, 仰視, 仰视 /yǎngshì/ |
| look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: 查 /chá/, 查閱, 查阅 /cháyuè/ |
| look up to {v} (To show respect for) | :: 崇拜 /chóngbài/, 钦佩 /qīnpèi/ |
| loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: 織機, 织机 /zhījī/, 織布機, 织布机 /zhībùjī/, 紡機, 纺机 /fǎngjī/ |
| loom {n} (impend, threaten, hang over) | :: 逼近 /bījìn/, 朦朧地出現, 朦胧地出现 /ménglóng de chūxiàn/ |
| loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
| loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: 潜鸟 |
| loong {n} (Chinese dragon) SEE: Chinese dragon | :: |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: 循環, 循环 /xúnhuán/, 環, 环 /huán/ |
| loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
| looper {n} (measuring worm) SEE: measuring worm | :: |
| loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) | :: 槍眼, 枪眼 /qiāngyǎn/ |
| loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: 漏洞 /lòudòng/ |
| loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: 鬆動, 松动 /sōngdòng/, 鬆弛, 松弛 /sōngchí/ |
| loose {adj} (not leashed) SEE: unleashed | :: |
| loose cannon {n} (unpredictable person) | :: 脱缰野马 |
| loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: 零錢, 零钱 /língqián/ |
| loose change {n} (small sum of money) | :: 零錢, 零钱 /língqián/ |
| loose ends {n} (leftover items) | :: 零碎的事兒, 零碎的事儿 (língsuì de shìr) |
| loose lips sink ships {proverb} | :: 祸重口出, 禍重口出 (huò chóng kǒu chù) |
| loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: 鬆開, 松开 /sōngkāi/ |
| Lop {prop} (county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China; a town in Lop, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 洛浦 /Luòpǔ/ |
| lopsided {adj} (not balanced) | :: 倾向一方的 (qīngxiàng yīfāng de), 不平衡的 (bù pínghéng de), 斜倚 /xiéyǐ/, 畸形 /jīxíng/ |
| loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) | :: 貧嘴, 贫嘴 /pínzuǐ/, 多嘴 /duōzuǐ/ |
| loquat {n} (fruit) | :: 枇杷 /pípá/, 蘆橘 /lújú/ |
| loquat {n} (tree) | :: 枇杷樹, 枇杷树 /pípashù/ |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: 主 /Zhǔ/, 上帝 /Shàngdì/ |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: 主 /Zhǔ/ |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: 主禱文, 主祷文 /Zhǔdǎowén/, 天主經, 天主经 /Tiānzhǔjīng/ |
| Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper | :: |
| lorikeet {n} (any of various parrots) | :: 澳洲小鸚鵡, 澳洲小鹦鹉 /Àozhōu xiǎo yīngwǔ/ |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: 洛林 /Luòlín/ |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
| Los Angeles {prop} (largest city in California) | :: 洛杉磯, 洛杉矶 /Luòshānjī/ |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: 丟, 丢 /diū/, 失去 /shīqù/ |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: 輸, 输 /shū/ |
| lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: 減, 减 /jiǎn/, 減肥, 减肥 /jiǎnféi/ (reduce fat) |
| lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: 丟臉, 丢脸 /diūliǎn/, 丟人, 丢人 /diūrén/, 丟面子, 丢面子 /diū miànzi/ |
| lose heart {v} (to despair) | :: 灰心 /huīxīn/ |
| lose one's life {v} (to die) | :: 喪生, 丧生 /sàngshēng/ |
| lose one's temper {v} (to be explosively angry) | :: 發脾氣, 发脾气 /fāpíqi/, 發火, 发火 /fāhuǒ/ |
| lose one's virginity {v} (to stop being a virgin after the first sexual intercourse) | :: 失去童貞, 失去童贞 /shīqù tóngzhēn/, 失身 /shīshēn/ |
| lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
| loser {n} (person who fails to win) | :: 輸家, 输家 /shūjiā/ |
| lose sight of {v} (be no longer able to see) | :: 看不見, 看不见 /kànbujiàn/ |
| lose sight of {v} (fail to remember) | :: 忽略 /hūlüè/, 忘記, 忘记 /wàngjì/ |
| lose touch {v} (lose contact with) | :: 失去聯繫, 失去联系 (shīqù liánxì), 脫節, 脱节 /tuōjié/ |
| lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) | :: 減肥 /jiǎnféi/ |
| loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) | :: 滅失, 灭失 /mièshī/ |
| loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) | :: 虧損, 亏损 /kuīsǔn/ |
| loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: 損失領導物 |
| lossless {adj} (not losing information) | :: 無損, 无损 /wúsǔn/ |
| lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: 失物招領, 失物招领 /shīwù zhāolǐng/ |
| lost generation {prop} | :: 迷惘的一代 /míwǎng de yídài/, 迷失的一代 /míshī de yídài/, 失落的一代 /shīluò de yídài/ |
| lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
| Lost River Range {prop} (group of high mountains located in central Idaho) | :: 迷河山脈, 迷河山脉 /míhéshānmài/ |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| Lot {prop} (nephew of Abraham) | :: 羅得, 罗得 /Luódé/ |
| Lothario {n} (seducer) | :: 好色之徒 /hàosèzhītú/ |
| Lo-t'ien {prop} (Luotian) SEE: Luotian | :: |
| lotion {n} (ointment that one rubs on the skin) | :: 洗劑, 洗剂 /xǐjì/, 潤膚露, 润肤露 /rùnfūlù/, 潤膚乳, 润肤乳 /rùnfūrǔ/, 藥水, 药水 /yàoshuǐ/ , 乳液 /rǔyè, rǔyì/ |
| lot number {n} (identification number) | :: 批號, 批号 /pīhào/ |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: 抽獎, 抽奖 /chōujiǎng/, 抽彩 /chōucǎi/, 樂透, 乐透 /lètòu/ |
| lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: 彩券 /cǎiquàn/, 彩票 /cǎipiào/, 獎券, 奖券 /jiǎngquàn/ |
| lotto {n} (game of chance similar to bingo) | :: 樂透, 乐透 /lètòu/ |
| lotto {n} (lottery) | :: 樂透, 乐透 /lètòu/ |
| lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
| lotus {n} (plant of the genus Nelumbo) | :: 蓮, 莲 /lián/, 蓮花, 莲花 /liánhuā/ |
| lotus foot {n} (foot whose shape has been altered by footbinding) | :: 蓮花腳, 莲花脚 /liánhuājiǎo/ |
| lotus land {n} (a place inducing contentment) | :: 世外桃源 /shìwàitáoyuán/ |
| lotus land {n} (a state or an ideal marked by contentment) | :: 世外桃源 /shìwàitáoyuán/ |
| lotus nut {n} (lotus seed) SEE: lotus seed | :: |
| lotus position {n} (cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg) | :: 蓮花坐, 莲花坐 /liánhuāzuò/ |
| lotus seed {n} (seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo) | :: 蓮子, 莲子 /liánzǐ/, 蓮蓬子, 莲蓬子 /liánpengzǐ/ |
| lotus shoe {n} (specially shaped shoe used for footbinding) | :: 蓮履, 莲履 /liánlǚ/ |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: 大聲的, 大声的 /dàshēng de/ |
| loud {adj} (noisy) | :: 大聲的, 大声的 /dàshēng de/ |
| loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) | :: 大聲, 大声 /dàshēng/, 高聲, 高声 /gāoshēng/ |
| loudness race {n} (public backlash) SEE: loudness war | :: |
| loudness war {n} (practice of producing ever louder versions of music recordings) | :: 音量競賽, 音量竞赛 /yīnliàng jìngsài/ |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: 擴音器, 扩音器 /kuòyīnqì/, 揚聲器, 扬声器 /yángshēngqì/, 喇叭 /lǎba/, 擴音機, 扩音机 /kuòyīnjī/ |
| Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: 路易 /Lùyì/ |
| Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: 路易斯安那州 /Lùyìsī'ānnà-zhōu/ |
| lounge {n} (waiting room) | :: 候車室, 候车室 /hòuchēshì/, 休息室 /xiūxishì/ |
| lounge {n} (living room) | :: 休息室 /xiūxishì/, 客廳, 客厅 /kètīng/ |
| lounge {n} (establishment) | :: 休息室 /xiūxishì/ |
| loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers) | :: 放大鏡, 放大镜 /fàngdàjìng/ |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: 蝨子, 虱子 /shīzi/ |
| lousy {adj} (remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded) | :: 蹩脚 /biéjiǎo/ |
| Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: 魯汶, 鲁汶 /Lŭwèn/, 勒芬 /Lèfēn/, 勒文 /Lèwén/, 盧萬, 卢万 /Lúwàn/ |
| louver {n} (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: 天窗 |
| louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: 天窗 |
| louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: 天窗 |
| Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: 盧浮宮, 卢浮宫 /Lúfúgōng/, 羅浮宮, 罗浮宫 /Luófúgōng/ |
| lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: 可愛, 可爱 /kě'ài/ |
| lovage {n} (a Mediterranean herb) | :: 歐當歸, 欧当归 /Ōudāngguī/ |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: 愛 , 爱 /ài/, 愛情 , 爱情 /àiqíng/ |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: 情人 /qíngrén/, 戀人 , 恋人 /liànrén/, 親愛的 , 亲爱的 /qīn'ài-de/, 寶貝 , 宝贝 /bǎobèi/, 甜心 /tiánxīn/ |
| love {n} | :: 戀 , 恋 /liàn/, 愛戀 , 爱恋 /àiliàn/, 戀愛 , 恋爱 /liàn'ài/, 愛 , 爱 /ài/ |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: 愛 , 爱 /ài/, 熱愛 , 热爱 /rè’ài/, 愛好 , 爱好 /àihào/, 愛戴 , 爱戴 /àidài/ |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: 喜歡 , 喜欢 /xǐhuan/, 愛好 , 爱好 /àihào/ |
| love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: 愛 , 爱 /ài/, 愛慕 , 爱慕 /àimù/, 疼愛 , 疼爱 /téng'ài/ |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: 做愛 , 做爱 /zuò'ài/ |
| love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: 偷香竊玉, 偷香窃玉 /tōuxiāngqièyù/, 風流韻事, 风流韵事 /fēngliúyùnshì/, 外遇 /wàiyù/, 私情 /sīqíng/ |
| love affair {n} (fondness) | :: 喜愛, 喜爱 /xǐ'ài/ |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: 一見鍾情, 一见钟情 /yījiàn zhōngqíng/, 一見傾心, 一见倾心 /yījiàn qīngxīn/, 一見生情, 一见生情 /yījiàn shēngqíng/ |
| lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) | :: 情侶鸚鵡, 情侣鹦鹉 /qínglǚyīngwǔ/, 愛情鸚鵡, 爱情鹦鹉 /àiqíngyīngwǔ/, 愛情鳥, 爱情鸟 /àiqíngniǎo/ |
| love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: 吻痕 /wěnhén/, 草莓 /cǎoméi/ |
| love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: 私生子 /sīshēngzǐ/ |
| love egg {n} (egg-shaped sex toy) | :: 跳蛋 /tiàodàn/, 震蛋 /zhèndàn/ |
| love-hate {adj} (involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously) | :: 愛恨交加, 爱恨交加 /àihènjiāojiā/, 愛恨交織, 爱恨交织 /àihènjiāozhī/ |
| love hotel {n} (short-stay hotel for sex) | :: 情侶酒店, 情侣酒店 /qínglǚ jiǔdiàn/, 愛情旅館, 爱情旅馆 /àiqíng lǚguǎn/, 情人旅館, 情人旅馆 /qíngrén lǚguǎn/, 鐘點房, 钟点房 /zhōngdiǎnfáng/ |
| love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) | :: 黑種草, 黑种草 /hēizhǒngcǎo/ |
| love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
| love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: 愛是盲目的, 爱是盲目的 /ài shì mángmù de/ |
| loveless {adj} (without love) | :: 無愛情的, 无爱情的 /wú àiqíng de/ |
| love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: 情書, 情书 /qíngshū/ |
| love life {n} (individual's amorous life) | :: 愛情生活, 爱情生活 /àiqíng shēnghuó/ |
| love potion {n} (philter) SEE: philter | :: |
| lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: 戀人, 恋人 /liànrén/, 情人 /qíngrén/, 愛人, 爱人 /àiren/ |
| lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: 情人 /qíngrén/ |
| lover {n} (person who loves something) | :: 愛好者, 爱好者 /àihàozhě/ |
| love scene {n} (segment in a film) | :: 激情戲, 激情戏 /jīqíngxì/, 床戲, 床戏 /chuángxì/ |
| lovesickness {n} | :: 相思病 /xiāngsībìng/ |
| love song {n} (song about love) | :: 情歌 /qínggē/, 戀歌, 恋歌 /liàngē/ |
| love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: 三角戀, 三角恋 /sānjiǎoliàn/ |
| loving {adj} (expressing a large amount of love) | :: 爱心 /àixīn/, 愛心 /àixīn/ |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: 低 /dī/ |
| low {adj} (small in height) | :: 矮 /ǎi/ |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| low blow {n} (an unfair attack) | :: 不公平的事 |
| Low Countries {prop} (countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers) | :: 低地國家, 低地国家 /Dīdì Guójiā/ |
| low-cut {adj} (cut low) | :: 低胸, 低胸 /dīxiōng/ |
| lowdown {n} (the whole truth) | :: 真相 /zhēnxiàng/, 內幕, 内幕 /nèimù/ |
| lower {adj} (more towards the bottom) | :: 下的 /xià de/ |
| lower {v} (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) | :: 降低 /jiàngdī/, 放下 /fàngxià/, 低下 /dīxià/ |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| lower back {n} (the lumbar region) | :: 腰部 /yāobù/ |
| lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: 小寫, 小写 /xiǎoxiě/, 小寫字母, 小写字母 /xiǎoxiě zìmǔ/ |
| lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
| Lower Egypt {prop} (Northern Egypt) | :: 下埃及 /Xià Āijí/ |
| lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: 下院 /xiàyuàn/, 下議院, 下议院 /xiàyìyuàn/ |
| lower lip {n} | :: 下脣, 下唇 /xiàchún/ |
| lower one's guard {v} | :: 麻痺大意 /mábìdàyì/ |
| lower reaches {n} (the part of a river that is near where it ends) | :: 下游 /xiàyóu/, 下流 /xiàliú/ |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: 下薛克森, 下萨克森 /xiàsàkèsēn/ |
| lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) | :: 最小公分母 /zuìxiǎo gōng fēnmǔ/ |
| Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: 低地德語, 低地德语 /dīdì Déyǔ/ |
| lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: 低地 /dīdì/ |
| low-lying {adj} (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) | :: 低窪, 低洼 /dīwā/ |
| low-resolution {adj} (having a low resolution) | :: 低分辨率的 /dī fēnbiànlǜ de/ |
| Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
| low season {n} (period of lowest demand) | :: 淡季 /dànjì/ |
| low-speed {adj} (slower than normal speed) | :: 低速 /dīsù/ |
| low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: 低潮 /dīcháo/ |
| loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: 忠誠, 忠诚 /zhōngchéng/, 忠貞, 忠贞 /zhōngzhēn/, 忠實, 忠实 /zhōngshí/ |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: 忠誠, 忠诚 /zhōngchéng/, 忠心 /zhōngxīn/ |
| loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: 诚信 /chéngxìn/, 忠信 /zhōngxìn/, 丹心 /dānxīn/ |
| Lo-yang {prop} (Luoyang) SEE: Luoyang | :: |
| lozenge {n} (rhombus) | :: 菱形 /língxíng/ |
| lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: 含片 /hánpiàn/ |
| L-plate {n} (sticker) | :: L牌 // |
| Luanda {prop} (capital city of Angola) | :: 盧安達, 卢安达 /Lú'āndá/, 羅安達, 罗安达 /Luó'āndá/ |
| Luang Prabang {prop} (city) | :: 琅勃拉邦 |
| lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
| lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
| Lublin {prop} (city in Poland) | :: 盧布林, 卢布林 /Lúbùlín/ |
| lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: 潤滑劑, 润滑剂 /rùnhuájì/ |
| lubricant {n} (personal lubricant) SEE: personal lubricant | :: |
| lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: 潤滑, 润滑 /rùnhuá/ |
| lubrication {n} (the application of lubricants) | :: 润滑 |
| Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: 盧坎, 卢坎 /Lúkǎn/ |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucasian {adj} (pertaining to Henry Lucas) | :: 盧卡斯的, 卢卡斯的 /Lúkǎsī de/ |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: 卢塞恩 /Lúsaìēn/ |
| Lucheng {prop} (subdistrict in central China) | :: 陸城, 陆城 /Lùchéng/ |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: 琉善 |
| lucid {adj} (clear; easily understood) | :: 清楚 /qīngchǔ/, 易懂 /yìdǒng/, 清晰 /qīngxī/ |
| lucid {adj} (mentally rational; sane) | :: 清楚 /qīngchǔ/, 清明 /qīngmíng/ |
| lucid {adj} (bright, luminous, translucent or transparent) | :: 清澈 /qīngchè/, 透明 /tòumíng/ |
| Luciferianism {prop} (belief system that venerates the essential characteristics identified with Lucifer) | :: 路西法教 /Lùxīfǎjiào/ |
| Lucille {prop} (female given name) | :: 露西爾, 露西尔 // |
| Lucite {prop} (brand of tough transparent thermoplastic) | :: 有機玻璃, 有机玻璃 /yǒujī bōli/ |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: 運氣, 运气 /yùnqi/, 時運, 时运 /shíyùn/ |
| Lucknow {prop} (capital of Uttar Pradesh, India) | :: 勒克瑙 /Lèkènǎo/ |
| luck out {v} (to experience great luck) | :: 三生有幸 /sānshēngyǒuxìng/ |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: 幸運, 幸运 /xìngyùn/, 福氣, 福气 /fúqì/, 福 /fú/, 吉利 /jílì/, 吉祥 /jíxiáng/ |
| lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: 幸運, 幸运 /xìngyùn/ |
| lucky charm {n} (object kept for good luck) | :: 幸運符, 幸运符 /xìngyùnfú/ |
| Lucky Charms {prop} (breakfast cereal) | :: 幸運符谷物早餐麥片, 幸运符谷物早餐麦片 /xìngyùnfú gǔwù zǎocān màipiàn/ |
| Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: 露西 /Lùxī/, 露西亞, 露西亚 /Lùxīyǎ/ |
| Ludhiana {prop} (city in India) | :: 盧迪亞納, 卢迪亚纳 /Lúdíyànà/ |
| ludicrous {adj} (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) | :: 滑稽的 /huájī de/, 荒唐的 /huāngtáng de/ |
| Ludlow {prop} (town) | :: 拉德洛 |
| Ludwig's angina {n} (infection of the floor of the mouth) | :: 魯特維格氏咽峽炎, 鲁特维格氏咽峡炎 /Lǔtèwéigéshì yānxiáyán/ |
| Lufeng {prop} (county-level city in Guangdong) | :: 陸豐, 陆丰 /Lùfēng/ |
| Lufeng {prop} (county in Yunnan) | :: 祿豐, 禄丰 /Lùfēng/ |
| Lufthansa {prop} (German airline) | :: 漢莎航空, 汉莎航空 /Hànshā hángkōng/ |
| Lugansk {prop} (Luhansk) SEE: Luhansk | :: |
| luge {n} (The sport of racing on luges) | :: 無舵雪橇, 无舵雪橇 /wúduò xuěqiāo/ |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: 行李箱 /xínglixiāng/, 旅行箱 /lǚxíngxiāng/ ; 行李包 /xíngli bāo/, 旅行包 /lǚxíng bāo/ ; 箱籠, 箱笼 /xiānglǒng/ |
| luggage cart {n} (vehicle pushed by travellers) | :: 行李車, 行李车 /xínglichē/ |
| Luhansk {prop} (city) | :: 盧甘斯克, 卢甘斯克 /Lúgānsīkè/ |
| Luhe {prop} (district in eastern China) | :: 六合 /Lùhé/ |
| Luhe {prop} (county in Guangdong, China) | :: 陸河, 陆河 /Lùhé/ |
| Lujhu {prop} (district in southern Taiwan) | :: 路竹 /Lùzhú/ |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lukashenko {prop} (surname) | :: 盧卡申科, 卢卡申科 /Lúkǎshēnkē/ |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: 盧克, 卢克 /Lúkè/ |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: 路加福音 /Lùjiā Fúyīn/ |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: 溫, 温 /wēn/ |
| lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: 不热情的, 冷淡的 |
| lull {v} (to cause to rest) | :: 催眠 /cuīmián/ |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: 催眠曲 /cuīmiánqǔ/, 搖籃曲, 摇篮曲 /yáolánqǔ/ |
| lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: 腰痛 /yāotòng/ |
| lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: 腰椎穿刺 /yāozhuī chuāncì/ |
| lumbar vertebra {n} (any of five lower vertebrae) | :: 腰椎 /yāozhuī/ |
| lumber {n} (wood as building material) | :: 木料 /mùliào/, 木材 /mùcái/ |
| lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: 伐木工 /fámùgōng/ |
| lumen {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: 流明 /liúmíng/ |
| lumen {n} (anatomy: cavity within tubular organ) | :: 內腔, 内腔 /nèiqiāng/ |
| lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination | :: |
| luminous energy {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: 發光能量, 发光能量 /fāguāng néngliàng/, 光能量 /guāng néngliàng/ |
| lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: 塊, 块 /kuài/, 土粒 /tǔlì/ |
| lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
| lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: 圓鰭魚, 圆鳍鱼 /yuánqíyú/ |
| lump sum {n} (large one-time payment) | :: 一次性付款 /yīcìxìng fùkuǎn/ |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunacy {n} (state of being mad) | :: 精神病 /jīngshénbìng/, 神經病, 神经病 /shénjīngbìng/ |
| luna moth {n} (moth) | :: 月形天蠶蛾, 月形天蚕蛾 /yuèxíngtiāncán'é/ |
| lunar calendar {n} (a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon) | :: 陰曆, 阴历 /yīnlì/, 太陰曆, 太阴历 /tàiyīnlì/ |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: 月食 /yuèshí/ |
| Lunarian {n} (imaginary inhabitant of the Moon) | :: 月亮人 /yuèliángrén/ |
| lunar month {n} (a period from one new moon until the next) | :: 太陰月, 太阴月 /tàiyīnyuè/ |
| Lunar New Year {n} (Lunar new year) SEE: Chinese New Year | :: |
| lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: 月相 /yuèxiàng/ |
| lunar year {n} (a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon) | :: 太陰年, 太阴年 /tàiyīnnián/ |
| lunatic {n} (insane person) | :: 瘋子, 疯子 /fēngzi/, 狂人 /kuángrén/ |
| lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: 午飯, 午饭 /wǔfàn/, 午餐 /wǔcān/ |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: 吃午飯, 吃午饭 /chī wǔfàn/ |
| lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: 飯盒, 饭盒 /fànhé/ |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| luncheon {n} (formal meal served in the middle of the day) | :: 午宴 /wǔyàn/, 工作午餐 /gōngzuò wǔcān/ |
| lunch meat {n} (cold cuts) SEE: cold cuts | :: |
| lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: 肺臟, 肺脏 /fèizàng/, 肺 /fèi/ |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: 肺癌 /fèi'ái/ |
| lung capacity {n} (vital capacity) SEE: vital capacity | :: |
| lung capacity {n} (lung volume) SEE: lung volume | :: |
| lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) | :: 肺魚, 肺鱼 /fèiyú/ |
| lung volume {n} (volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle) | :: 肺容量 /fèiróngliàng/ |
| lunisolar calendar {n} | :: 陰陽曆, 阴阳历 /yīnyánglì/ |
| lunokhod {n} (a Soviet lunar rover) | :: 月球步行者 /Yuèqiú bùxíngzhě/, 月球車, 月球车 /Yuèqiú chē/ |
| Luohu {prop} (district of Shenzhen, Guangdong) | :: 羅湖, 罗湖 /Luóhú/ |
| Luonan {prop} (a county in northwest China) | :: 洛南 /Luònán/ |
| Luonan {prop} (a subdistrict in central China) | :: 珞南 /Luònán/ |
| Luoning {prop} (county in central China) | :: 洛寧, 洛宁 /Luòníng/ |
| Luopu {prop} (county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 洛浦 /Luòpǔ/ |
| Luotian {prop} (county in central China) | :: 羅田, 罗田 /Xiāngyáng/ |
| Luoyang {prop} (city in Henan) | :: 洛陽, 洛阳 /Luòyáng/ |
| lupus {n} (autoimmune disease) | :: 狼瘡, 狼疮 /lángchuāng/ |
| Lupus {prop} (summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: 豺狼座 /Cháilángzuò/ |
| lure {v} (to entice) | :: 誘惑, 诱惑 /yòuhuò/ |
| lurk {v} (to view an internet forum without posting comments) | :: 潛水 (dive) |
| lurker {n} (internet slang) | :: 潛水 |
| Lusaka {prop} (capital of Zambia) | :: 盧薩卡, 卢萨卡 /Lúsàkǎ/ |
| Luso- {prefix} (relating to Portugal or Portuguese) | :: 葡 /Pú-/ |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: 情慾, 情欲 /qíngyù/, 肉慾, 肉欲 /ròuyù/, 色慾, 色欲 /sèyù/, 淫慾, 淫欲 /yínyù/, 性慾, 性欲 /xìngyù/ |
| lustrous {adj} (having a glow or lustre) | :: 閃亮 /shǎnliàng/, 光彩 /guāngcǎi/ |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: 魯特琴, 鲁特琴 /lǔtèqín/, 琉特琴 /liútèqín/ |
| lutefisk {n} (Traditional Nordic dish) | :: 鹼漬魚 /jiǎnzìyú/ |
| lutein {n} (yellow carotenoid pigment) | :: 葉黃素, 叶黄素 /yèhuángsù/ |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: 镥, 鎦 /lǔ/ |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: 信義宗 /xìnyìzōng/ |
| lux {n} (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: 勒克斯 /lèkèsī/ |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: 盧森堡, 卢森堡 /Lúsēnbǎo/ |
| Luxembourg {prop} (capital city) | :: 盧森堡, 卢森堡 /Lúsēnbǎo/ |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: 盧森堡人, 卢森堡人 /Lúsēnbǎo rén/ |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: 盧森堡語, 卢森堡语 /Lúsēnbǎo yǔ/ |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxor {prop} (city in Egypt) | :: 樂蜀, 乐蜀, 盧克索, 卢克索 /Lúkèsuǒ/ |
| luxuriant {adj} (abundant in growth or detail) | :: Literary Chinese: 鬱勃; 豐富, 丰富 /fēngfù/, 鬱, 郁 /yù/, 蔚 /wèi/, 茂 /mào/, 繁茂 /fánmào/, 莽莽 /mǎngmǎng/ |
| luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) | :: 豪華, 豪华 /háohuá/ |
| luxury {n} (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) | :: 豪華, 豪华 |
| luxury {n} (something very pleasant but not really needed in life) | :: 奢侈 |
| luxury good {n} (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) | :: 奢侈品 /shēchǐpǐn/ |
| Luzhou {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 瀘州, 泸州 /Lúzhōu/ |
| Luzon {prop} (largest island of the Philippines) | :: 呂宋, 吕宋 /Lǚsòng/ |
| Luzon Strait {prop} (strait between Taiwan and Luzon) | :: 呂宋海峽, 吕宋海峡 /Lǚsòng Hǎixiá/ |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: 利沃夫 /Lìwòfū/ |
| -ly {suffix} (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | :: 地 /di/; 的 /de/ |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: 地 /de/ |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| lychee {n} (tree) | :: 荔枝 /lìzhī/ |
| lychee {n} (fruit) | :: 荔枝 /lìzhī/ |
| Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) | :: 呂底亞, 吕底亚 /Lǚdǐyà/ |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: 利季娅 /Lìjìyà/ |
| lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: 灰汁 /huīzhī/, 灰水 /huīshuǐ/ |
| Lyme disease {n} (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia) | :: 萊姆病, 莱姆病 /Láimǔbìng/, 萊姆, 莱姆 /láimǔ/ |
| lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: 淋巴 /línbā/ |
| lymphadenopathy {n} (abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes) | :: 淋巴結病, 淋巴结病 /línbājiébìng/ |
| lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) | :: 淋巴系統, 淋巴系统 /línbā xìtǒng/ |
| lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: 淋巴結, 淋巴结 /línbājié/ |
| lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: 淋巴細胞, 淋巴细胞 /línbāxìbāo/ |
| lymphogranuloma venereum {n} (sexually transmitted disease) | :: 性病性淋巴肉芽腫, 性病性淋巴肉芽肿 /xìngbìngxìng línbā ròuyázhǒng/, 第四性病 /dìsì xìngbìng/ |
| lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: 淋巴瘤 /línbāliú/ |
| lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) | :: 執行私刑, 执行私刑 /zhíxíng sīxíng/ |
| lynching {n} (execution of a person without a proper legal trial) | :: 私刑 /sīxíng/, 私罰, 私罚 /sīfá/ |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: 猞猁 /shēlì/, 山貓, 山猫 /shānmāo/ |
| Lynx {prop} (constellation) | :: 天貓座, 天猫座 /Tiānmāozuò/ |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: 里昂 /Lǐ'áng/ |
| lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: 里拉 (lǐlā) |
| lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) | :: 作詞, 作词 /zuòcí/, 作詞家, 作词家 /zuòcíjiā/, 作詞者, 作词者 /zuòcízhě/ |
| lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: 歌詞, 歌词 /gēcí/ |
| lyric video {n} (music video) | :: 歌詞MV, 歌词MV /gēcí áimu-wēi/ |
| lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: 賴氨酸, 赖氨酸 /lài'ānsuān/ , 離胺酸, 离胺酸 /lí'ānsuān/ |
| lyxose {n} (aldopentose found in some bacteria) | :: 來蘇糖, 来苏糖 /láisū táng/ |