| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: 不适用, 不適用 |
| n/a {adj} (not available) | :: 不可用 |
| naan {n} (flat bread) | :: 饢, 馕 /náng/ |
| nab {v} (to seize a criminal) | :: 逮捕 /dàibǔ/ |
| Naberezhnye Chelny {prop} (city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) | :: 卡馬河畔切爾尼, 卡马河畔切尔尼 /Kǎmǎ-hé-pàn Qiè'ěrní/ |
| Nablus {prop} (Nablus) | :: 納布盧斯, 纳布卢斯 /Nàbùlúsī/ |
| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| NaCl {n} (table salt) SEE: table salt | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| Nadezhda {prop} (transliteration of Надежда) | :: 娜傑日達, 娜杰日达 /Nàjiérìdá/ |
| Nadia {prop} (female given name) | :: 娜迪亞, 娜迪亚 /Nàdíyà/ |
| nadir {n} (point of the sky) | :: 天底 /tiāndǐ/ |
| naengmyeon {n} (dish) | :: 冷麵, 冷面 /lěngmiàn/ |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: 嘮叨, 唠叨 /láodao/ |
| naga {n} (a semi-divine mythological creature in the form of a snake) | :: 那伽 /nàgā/, 龍 /lóng/ |
| Nagaland {prop} (state) | :: 那加蘭邦, 那加兰邦 /Nàjiālán-bāng/ |
| Nagano {prop} (a city in Japan) | :: 長野, 长野 /Chángyě/ |
| Nagasaki {prop} (Japanese port) | :: 長崎, 长崎 /Chángqí/ |
| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} (region in South Caucasus) | :: 納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫, 纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫 /Nàgē'ěrnuò-Kǎlābāhè/, 納卡, 纳卡 /Nà-Kǎ/ |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic {prop} (country in South Caucasus) | :: 納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫共和國, 納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫共和國 /Nàgēěrnuò-Kǎlābāhè Gònghéguó/ |
| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh | :: |
| Nagoya {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: 名古屋 /Mínggǔwū/ |
| Nagpur {prop} (city in India) | :: 那格浦爾, 那格浦尔 /Nàgépǔ'ěr/ |
| Naha {prop} (city in Okinawa, Japan) | :: 那霸 /Nàbà/ |
| Nahuatl {prop} (language) | :: 納瓦特爾語, 纳瓦特尔语 /Nàwǎtè'ěryǔ/ |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 那鴻書, 那鸿书 /Nàhóngshū/ |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: 指甲 /zhǐjia/, 手指甲 /shǒuzhǐjia/ |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: 釘子, 钉子 /dīngzi/ |
| nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer) | :: 指甲剪 /zhǐjiajiǎn/, 指甲刀 /zhǐjiadāo/ |
| nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) | :: 指甲銼, 指甲锉 /zhǐjiǎ cuò/ |
| nail gun {n} (gun which drives nails) | :: 射釘槍, 射钉枪 /shèdīngqiāng/ |
| nail house {n} (house whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments) | :: 釘子戶, 钉子户 /dīngzihù/ |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: 指甲油 /zhǐjiǎyóu/ |
| nail polish remover {n} (solvent used to remove nail polish) | :: 去甲油 /qùjiǎyóu/ |
| nail scissors {n} (small scissors) | :: 指甲剪 /zhǐjiajiǎn/, 指甲刀 /zhǐjiadāo/ |
| nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| Nairobi {prop} (capital of Kenya) | :: 內羅畢, 内罗毕 /Nèiluóbì/ |
| naive {adj} (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: 天真 /tiānzhēn/, 幼稚 /yòuzhì/ |
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté | :: |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: 赤裸 /chìluǒ/, 裸 /luǒ/, 裸體, 裸体 /luǒtǐ/ |
| naked {adj} | :: 赤裸 /chìluǒ/ |
| naked eye {n} (unaided eyesight) | :: 肉眼 /ròuyǎn/, 裸眼 /luǒyǎn/ |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: 裸體, 裸体 /luǒtǐ/, 赤裸, 赤裸 /chìluǒ/ |
| Nakhichevan {prop} (autonomous republic of Azerbaijan) | :: 納希切萬, 纳希切万 /Nàxīqièwàn/ |
| Nakhodka {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 納霍德卡, 纳霍德卡 /Nàhuòdékǎ/ |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 納爾奇克, 纳尔奇克 /Nà'ěrqíkè/ |
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement) | :: 不結盟運動, 不结盟运动 /bùjiéméngyùndòng/ |
| Namasia {prop} (district in southern Taiwan) | :: 那瑪夏, 那玛夏 /Nàmǎxià/ |
| namaste {n} (a greeting) | :: 那摩斯戴 /nàmósīdài/ |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| namaz {n} (salat) SEE: salat | :: |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: 名 /míng/, 名字 /míngzi/, 名稱, 名称 /míngchēng/ |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: 命名 /mìngmíng/ |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: 任命 /rènmìng/ |
| name after {v} (to give someone the same name) | :: 与...同名 /yǔ...tóngmíng/ |
| name and shame {v} (publish name) | :: 點名批評, 点名批评 /diǎnmíng pīpíng/ |
| name brand {n} (trademark) | :: 名牌 /míngpái/ |
| name brand {n} (product) | :: 名牌產品, 名牌产品 /míngpái chǎnpǐn/ |
| name-calling {n} (abusive or insulting language) | :: 罵人, 骂人 /màrén/ |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: 命名日 /mìngmíng rì/ |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: 無名, 无名 /wúmíng/ |
| namely {adv} (specifically) | :: 亦即 /yìjí/, 即 /jí/ |
| name of the game {n} (essential element or objective) | :: 關鍵, 关键 /guānjiàn/ |
| nameplate {n} (A plate or plaque inscribed with a name) | :: 名牌 /míngpái/, 姓名牌 /xìngmíngpái/ |
| namesake {n} (person with the same name as another) | :: 同名者 /tóngmíngzhě/ |
| name server {n} (server that maps human-readable names to computer addresses) | :: 名稱伺服器, 名称伺服器 /míngchēng sìfúqì/, 名字服務, 名字服务 /míngzi fúwù/ |
| namespace {n} (conceptual space) | :: 命名空間, 命名空间 /mìngmíng kōngjiān/ |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: 納米比亞, 纳米比亚 /Nàmǐbǐyà/ |
| naming rights {n} (rights of naming a piece of property) | :: 冠名 /guànmíng/ |
| Nampo {prop} (a city in North Korea) | :: 南浦 /Nánpǔ/ |
| Nan'an {prop} (county-level city in eastern China) | :: 南安 /Nán'ān/ |
| Nan-ch'ang {prop} (Nanchang) SEE: Nanchang | :: |
| Nanchang {prop} (a city in southeastern China) | :: 南昌 /Nánchāng/ |
| Nan-ching {prop} (Nanjing) SEE: Nanjing | :: |
| Nanchong {prop} (a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China) | :: 南充 /Nánchōng/ |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| Nanda {prop} (half-sister of Gautama Buddha) | :: 孫陀利難陀 |
| nandina {n} (Nandina domestica) | :: 南天竹 /nántiānzhú/ |
| Nangang {prop} (district in northern Taiwan) | :: 南港 /Nángǎng/ |
| Nanjing {prop} (Chinese city) | :: 南京 /Nánjīng/ |
| Nanling Mountains {prop} (Nan Mountains) SEE: Nan Mountains | :: |
| Nan Mountains {prop} (mountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan) | :: 南嶺, 南岭 /Nánlǐng/, 南嶺山脈, 南岭山脉 /Nánlǐng shānmài/ |
| Nan-ning {prop} (Nanning) SEE: Nanning | :: |
| Nanning {prop} (Capital of Guangxi) | :: 南寧, 南宁 /Nánníng/ |
| nanny {n} (child's nurse) | :: 保姆 /bǎomǔ/ |
| nanny {n} (female goat) SEE: nanny goat | :: |
| nanny goat {n} (female goat) | :: 羭 /yú/ |
| nano- {prefix} (10-9) | :: 納, 纳 /nà/ , 奈 /nài/ |
| nano- {prefix} | :: 纳 /nà/ |
| nanoelectromechanical {adj} (describing any device whose dimensions are of a nanometer) | :: 納機電的, 纳机电的 /nàjīdiàn de/ |
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre | :: |
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length) | :: 納米, 纳米 /nàmǐ/, 奈米 /nàimǐ/ |
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time) | :: 纳秒 /nàmiǎo/ |
| nanotechnology {n} (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) | :: 納米科技, 纳米科技 /nàmǐ kējì/, 納米技術, 纳米技术 /nàmǐ jìshù/ |
| nanotube {n} (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) | :: 納米管, 纳米管 /nàmǐguǎn/ |
| Nanping {prop} (prefecture-level city in Fujian) | :: 南平 /Nánpíng/ |
| Nanri {prop} (town in Xiuyu, Putian, Fujian, China) | :: 南日 /Nánrì/ |
| Nansi {prop} (district in south Taiwan) | :: 楠西 /Nánxī/ |
| nantaimori {n} (practice) | :: 男體盛, 男体盛 /nántǐchéng/ |
| Nantong {prop} (a city in China) | :: 南通 /Nántōng/ |
| Nantou {prop} (a city in Taiwan) | :: 南投 /Nántóu/ |
| Nan-t'ung {prop} (Nantong) SEE: Nantong | :: |
| Nanzhang {prop} (county in central China) | :: 南漳 /Nánzhāng/ |
| Nanzih {prop} (district in south Taiwan) | :: 楠梓 /Nánzǐ/ |
| nap {n} | :: 小睡 /xiǎoshuì/, (in the afternoon) 午睡 /wǔshuì/ |
| nap {v} (to have a nap) | :: 打盹 /dǎdǔn/, 小睡 /xiǎoshuì/, (in the afternoon) 午睡 /wǔshuì/ |
| napa cabbage {n} (type of Chinese cabbage) | :: 白菜 /báicài/ |
| napalm {n} (inflammable substance) | :: 凝固汽油彈, 凝固汽油弹 /nínggù qìyóu dàn/ |
| nape {n} (back part of the neck) | :: 項, 项 /xiàng/, 脖頸兒, 脖颈儿 /bógěngr/, 脖頸, 脖颈 /bójǐng/, 頸背, 颈背 /jǐngbèi/, 後頸, 后颈 /hòujǐng/ |
| naphtha {n} (liquid distilled from petroleum) | :: 石腦油, 石脑油 /shínǎoyóu/ |
| naphthalene {n} (aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon) | :: 萘 /nài/ |
| naphthol {n} (either of two isomeric phenols) | :: 萘酚 /nàifēn/ |
| naphthyridine {n} (bicyclic heterocycle) | :: 萘啶 /nàidìng/ |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: 餐巾 /cānjīn/, 餐巾紙, 餐巾纸 /cānjīnzhǐ/ |
| napkin {n} (scarf) | :: 圍巾, 围巾 /wéijīn/ |
| Naples {prop} (province in Italy) | :: 那不勒斯 /Nàbùlèsī/, 那波利 /Nàbōlì/ |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: 那不勒斯 /Nàbùlèsī/, 那波利 /Nàbōlì/ |
| Napoleon {prop} (Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: 拿破侖, 拿破仑 /Nápòlún/ |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| Nara {prop} (prefecture in Japan) | :: 奈良縣, 奈良县 /Nàiliángxiàn/ |
| Nara {prop} (prefecture capital of Nara) | :: 奈良 /Nàiliáng/ |
| narcissism {n} (excessive love of oneself) | :: 自戀, 自恋 /zìliàn/ |
| narcissist {n} (one who shows extreme love for themselves) | :: 自我陶醉者 /zìwǒtáozuìzhě/, 自戀者, 自恋者 /zìliànzhě/ |
| narcissist {n} (person full of egoism) | :: 利己主义者, 自我主义者 |
| narcissistic {adj} (having an inflated idea of one's own importance) | :: 自大 |
| narcissistic {adj} (obsessed with one's image and ego) | :: 自恋 |
| narcissus {n} (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: 水仙 /shuǐxiān/ |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: 發作性嗜睡病, 发作性嗜睡病 /fāzuòxìng shìshuì bìng/, 猝睡症, 猝睡症 /cùshuìzhèng/, 渴睡症, 渴睡症 /kěshuìzhèng/, 嗜眠病 /shìmiánbìng/ |
| narghile {n} (tobacoo pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| Narita {prop} (Narita, Japan) | :: 成田 /Chéngtián/ |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: 納尼亞, 纳尼亚 /Nàníyà/ |
| narrate {v} (to relate a story) | :: 訴說, 诉说 /sùshuō/, 敘說, 叙说 /xùshuō/, 講, 讲 /jiǎng/, 講述, 讲述 /jiǎngshù/ |
| narration {n} (act of recounting or relating) | :: 講述, 讲述 /jiǎngshù/ |
| narrative {n} (systematic recitation of an event) | :: 記敘文, 记叙文 /jìxùwén/ |
| narratology {n} (the study of narrative structure) | :: 敘事學, 叙事学 /xùshìxué/ |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: 窄 /zhǎi/ |
| narutomaki {n} (kamaboko) | :: 鳴門卷, 鸣门卷 /míngménjuǎn/ |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: 獨角鯨, 独角鲸 /dújiǎojīng/, 一角鯨, 一角鲸 /yījiǎojīng/, 角鯨, 角鲸 /jiǎojīng/, 長槍鯨, 长枪鲸 /chángqiāngjīng/ |
| Naryan-Mar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 納里揚馬爾, 纳里扬马尔 /Nàlǐyángmǎ'ěr/ |
| NASA {prop} (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | :: 美國國家航空航天局, 美国国家航空航天局 /Měiguó guójiā hángkōng hángtiānjú/, 美國國家航空暨太空總署, 美国国家航空暨太空总署 /Měiguó guójiā hángkōng jì tàikōng zǒngshǔ/ |
| nasal {n} (vowel or consonant articulated with air flowing through the nose) | :: 鼻音 /bíyīn/ |
| nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose) | :: 鼻腔 /bíqiāng/ |
| nasal irrigation {n} (personal hygiene practice) | :: 鼻沖洗, 鼻冲洗 /bí chōngxǐ/ |
| nasal polyp {n} (growth in the nose) | :: 鼻息肉 /bíxīròu/ |
| nasal septum {n} (septum in the nose) | :: 鼻中隔 /bízhōnggé/ |
| Nashik {prop} (city in India) | :: 納西克, 纳西克 /Nàxīkè/ |
| nasi lemak {n} | :: 椰漿飯, 椰浆饭 /yējiāngfàn, yéjiāngfàn/ |
| nasopharyngeal carcinoma {n} (cancer) | :: 鼻咽癌 /bíyān'ái, bíyānyán/, 鼻癌 /bí'ái, bíyán/ |
| nasopharyngitis {n} (inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx) | :: 鼻咽炎 /bíyānyán/ |
| Nassau {prop} (capital of the Bahamas) | :: 拿騷, 拿骚 /Násāo/ |
| nata de coco {n} (jelly made by coconut water) | :: 椰果 /yēguǒ/ |
| Natasha {prop} (female given name) | :: 娜塔莎 /Nàtǎshā/ |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: 人民 /rénmín/, 國民, 国民 /guómín/ |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: 國家, 国家 /guójiā/ |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: 國家的, 国家的 /guójiā de/, 全國性, 全国性 /quánguóxìng/, 國民的, 国民的 /guómín de/, 國立的, 国立的 /guólì de/ |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: 國歌, 国歌 /guógē/ |
| national bourgeoisie {n} (section of an indigenous entrepreneurial class) | :: 民族資產階級, 民族资产阶级 /mínzú zīchǎn jiējí/ |
| national day {n} (day marking a country's establishment) | :: 國慶, 国庆 /Guóqìng/, 國慶日, 国庆日 /Guóqìngrì/ |
| national debt {n} (money owed by the government of a nation) | :: 國債, 国债 /guózhài/ |
| national emblem {n} (official emblem of a nation or country) | :: 國徽, 国徽 /guóhuī/ |
| national holiday {n} | :: 國定假日, 国定假日 /guódìng jiàrì/, 國慶, 国庆 /guóqìng/ |
| nationalisation {n} (making private assets public) | :: 國有化, 国有化 /guóyǒuhuà/ |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: 民族主義, 民族主义 /mínzúzhǔyì/ |
| nationalism {n} (support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others) SEE: jingoism | :: |
| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism) | :: 民族主義者, 民族主义者 /mínzúzhǔyìzhě/ |
| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist | :: |
| nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state) | :: 國籍, 国籍 /guójí/ |
| nationality {n} (national character or identity) | :: 国籍 /guójí/ |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| nationalization {n} (nationalisation) SEE: nationalisation | :: |
| national park {n} (national park) | :: 國家公園, 国家公园 /guójiā gōngyuán/, 國立公園, 国立公园 /guólì gōngyuán/ |
| national security {n} (safety of a country) | :: 國家安全, 国家安全 /guójiā ānquán/, 民族安全 /mínzú ānquán/, 國土安全, 国土安全 /guótǔ ānquán/ |
| National Socialism {n} (ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP) | :: 國家社會主義, 国家社会主义 /guójiā shèhuìzhǔyì/, 民族社會主義, 民族社会主义 /mínzú shèhuìzhǔyì/, 國民社會主義, 国民社会主义 /guómín shèhuìzhǔyì/ |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: 國家隊, 国家队 /guójiāduì/ |
| national treasure {n} (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) | :: 國寶, 国宝 /guóbǎo/ |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: 民族國家, 民族国家 /mínzú guójiā/ |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) | :: 土著 /tǔzhù, tǔzhuó/ |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin) | :: 本地 /běndì/ |
| native {adj} (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) | :: 本地 /běndì/ |
| native {n} (person who is native to a place) | :: 當地人, 当地人 /dāngdìrén/, 本地人 /běndìrén/ |
| native {n} (person of aboriginal stock) | :: 土著 /tǔzhù, tǔzhuó/, 土著人 /tǔzhùrén, tǔzhuórén/, 原住民 /yuánzhùmín/ |
| native {n} (native speaker) SEE: native speaker | :: |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| native speaker {n} (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) | :: 母語者, 母语者 /mǔyǔzhě/, 母語人士, 母语人士 /mǔyǔ rénshì/ |
| native title {n} (legal doctrine that recognises Aboriginal people as rightful owners of land) | :: 原住民土地所有權, 原住民土地所有权 /yuánzhùmín tǔdì suǒyǒuquán/ |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: 北約, 北约 /Běiyuē/ |
| natto {n} (Japanese food product) | :: 納豆, 纳豆 /nàdòu/ |
| natural {adj} (relating to nature) | :: 自然的 /zìrán de/ |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: 私生子 /sīshēngzǐ/ |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: 自然災害, 自然灾害 /zìrán zāihài/ |
| natural disaster {n} (emergency situation) | :: 自然災害, 自然灾害 /zìrán zāihài/ |
| natural economy {n} (economy in which money is not used) | :: 自然經濟, 自然经济 /zìrán jīngjì/ |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: 天然氣, 天然气 /tiānránqì/, 天然煤氣, 天然煤气 /tiānrán méiqì/ |
| natural history {n} (study of the origins and evolution of all living things) | :: 博物學, 博物学 /bówùxué/ |
| natural history {n} (study of all natural phenomena) | :: 動植物研究, 动植物研究 /dòngzhíwù yánjiū/ |
| natural history {n} (treatise) | :: 博物學論著, 博物学论著 /bówùxué lùnzhù/, 動植物研究論著, 动植物研究论著 /dòngzhíwù yánjiū lùnzhù/ |
| natural history {n} (progression of a medical condition) | :: 自然發展過程, 自然发展过程 /zìrán fāzhǎn guòchéng/ |
| naturalization {n} (act of granting (or getting granted) citizenship) | :: 入籍 /rùjí/ |
| naturalize {v} (to grant citizenship) | :: 入籍 /rùjí/ |
| natural language {n} (human language developed naturally) | :: 自然語言, 自然语言 /zìrán yǔyán/ |
| natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages) | :: 自然語言處理, 自然语言处理 /zìrán yǔyán chǔlǐ/ |
| natural language understanding {n} (natural language understanding) | :: 自然語言理解, 自然语言理解 /zìrán yǔyán lǐjiě/ |
| natural law {n} (An ethical theory) | :: 自然法 /zìránfǎ/ |
| natural log {n} (natural logarithm) SEE: natural logarithm | :: |
| natural logarithm {n} (logarithm in base e) | :: 自然對數, 自然对数 /zìrán duìshù/ |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: 自然數, 自然数 /zìránshù/ |
| natural numbers {n} (number theory) | :: 自然數 /zìránshù/ |
| natural person {n} (human being) | :: 自然人 /zìránrén/ |
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally) | :: 資源, 资源 /zīyuán/, 自然資源, 自然资源 /zìrán zīyuán/ |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: 自然科學, 自然科学 /zìrán kēxué/ |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: 自然選擇, 自然选择 /zìrán xuǎnzé/, 天擇, 天择 /tiānzé/ |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: 自然 /zìrán/, 造化 /zàohuà/ |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: 自然 /zìrán/ |
| nature {n} | :: 自然 /zìrán/; Taiwanese: chū-jiân (自然) |
| nature calls {phrase} (the speaker feels a need to urinate or defecate) | :: 要上廁所, 要上厕所 /yào shàng cèsuǒ/, 內急, 内急 /nèijí/ |
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features) | :: 自然保護區, 自然保护区 /zìrán bǎohùqū/ |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturism {n} (the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad) | :: 裸體主義, 裸体主义 /luǒtǐzhǔyì/ |
| naturism {n} (the belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent) | :: 天然主義, 天然主义 /tiānránzhǔyì/ |
| naturopathy {n} (system of therapy) | :: 自然醫學, 自然医学 /zìrán yīxué/ |
| naught {n} (nothingness) | :: 无 /wú/ |
| naughty {adj} (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: 頑皮, 顽皮 /wánpí/, 淘氣, 淘气 /táoqì/, 調皮, 调皮 /tiáopí/ |
| nauplius {n} (crustacean larva) | :: 無節幼體, 无节幼体 /wújiéyòutǐ/ (unsegmented juvenile body) |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: 瑙魯, 瑙鲁 /Nǎolǔ/ |
| nausea {n} (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: 惡心 or 噁心, 恶心 /ěxīn/ |
| nausea {n} (strong dislike or disgust) | :: 厭惡, 厌恶 /yànwù/, 嫌惡, 嫌恶 /xiánwù/ |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nautical {adj} (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen) | :: 海上的 /hǎishàng de/ |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: 海里 /hǎilǐ/, 海浬 /hǎilǐ/ |
| nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: 鸚鵡螺, 鹦鹉螺 /yīngwǔluó/ |
| Navajo {n} (person) | :: 納瓦霍族, 纳瓦霍族 /Nàwǎhuò-zú/, 納瓦霍, 纳瓦霍 /Nàwǎhuò/ |
| Navajo {prop} (language) | :: 納瓦霍語, 纳瓦霍语 /Nàwǎhuò-yǔ/ |
| nave {n} (the middle or body of a church) | :: 中殿 /zhōngdiàn/ |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: 肚臍, 肚脐 /dùqí/, 肚臍眼, 肚脐眼 /dùqíyǎn/ |
| naïveté {n} (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: 天真 /tiānzhēn/ |
| navicular {adj} (Shaped like a boat) | :: 舟形的 |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation bar {n} | :: 導航條, 导航条 /dǎohángtiáo/, 導航欄, 导航栏 /dǎohánglán/ |
| navigator {n} (officer who navigates) | :: 導航員, 导航员 /dǎohángyuán/ |
| Navi Mumbai {prop} (city in India) | :: 新孟買, 新孟买 /Xīn-Mèngmǎi/ |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: 海軍, 海军 /hǎijūn/ |
| navy blue {n} (a dark blue color) | :: 藏青 /Zàngqīng/ |
| Naxi {prop} (people) | :: 納西族, 纳西族 |
| Naxi {prop} (language) | :: 納西語, 纳西语 |
| Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma) | :: 內比都, 内比都 /Nèibǐdū/, 奈比多 /Nàibǐduō/ |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| Nazareth {prop} (a city in northern Israel) | :: 拿撒勒 /Násālè/ |
| Nazarite {n} (Jew bound by a vow) | :: 拿細耳人, 拿细耳人 /Náxī'ěrrén/ |
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| Nazi {n} (member of the Nazi party) | :: 納粹, 纳粹 /nàcuì/, 法西斯 /fǎxīsī/ |
| Nazi {adj} (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) | :: 納粹, 纳粹 /nàcuì/ |
| Nazi Germany {prop} (Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party) | :: 納粹德國, 纳粹德国 /Nàcuì Déguó/ |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: 納粹主義, 纳粹主义 /nàcuì-zhǔyì/, 法西斯主義, 法西斯主义 /fǎxīsī-zhǔyì/ |
| NB {phrase} (nota bene) | :: 注意 /zhu yi/ |
| N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb | :: |
| n-dimensional {adj} (having arbitrary number of dimensions) | :: N維的, N维的 /N-wéi de/ |
| N'Djamena {prop} (capital city of Chad) | :: 恩賈梅納, 恩贾梅纳 /Ēnjia3méinà/ |
| née {adj} (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) | :: 娘家姓氏 /niángjiaxìngshì/, 原姓 /yuánxìng/, 本姓 /běnxìng/, 舊姓, 旧姓 /jiùxìng/ |
| Neanderthal {n} (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) | :: 尼安德特人 /ní'āndétèrén/, 尼安德塔人 /ní'āndétǎrén/ |
| Neapolitan {adj} (pertaining to Naples) | :: 那不勒斯的 /Nàbùlèsī de/ |
| Neapolitan {n} (inhabitant or resident of Naples) | :: 那不勒斯人 /Nàbùlèsī rén/ |
| Neapolitan {prop} (language of Naples, Italy) | :: 那不勒斯語 /Nàbùlèsī yǔ/ |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: 近 /jìn/ |
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time) | :: 近 /jìn/ |
| near {prep} (in close proximity to) | :: 靠近 /kàojìn/, 接近 /jiējìn/, 在……旁邊, 在……旁边 /zài ... pángbiān/ |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| near abroad {n} (the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region) | :: 近海外 /jìn hǎiwài/ |
| nearby {adj} (adjacent) | :: 近 /jìn/ |
| nearby {adv} (close to) | :: 在附近 /zài fùjìn/ |
| Near East {prop} (region in Asia) | :: 近東, 近东 /Jìndōng/ |
| nearly {adv} (almost, but not quite) | :: 幾乎, 几乎 /jīhū/, 差不多 /chàbuduō/ |
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| near point {n} (eye can focus) | :: 近点 /jìndiǎn/ |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: 近視, 近视 /jìnshì/, 近視眼, 近视眼 /jìnshìyǎn/ |
| near-synonym {n} (term which has a similar meaning) | :: 近義詞, 近义词 /jìnyìcí/ |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} (tidy, free from dirt) | :: 整齐 /zhěngqí/ |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} | :: 平整 /píngzhěng/ |
| neat freak {n} (person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness) | :: 有潔癖的人, 有洁癖的人 (yǒu jiépǐ de rén) |
| Nebraska {prop} (US state) | :: 內布拉斯加, 内布拉斯加 /Nèibùlāsījiā/ |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: 星雲, 星云 /xīngyún/ |
| necessarily {adv} (of necessity) | :: 必然地 /bìrán de/, 必定地 /bìdìng de/ |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: 必要的 /bìyào de/ |
| necessity {n} (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) | :: 必要性 /bìyàoxìng/, 必要 /bìyào/ |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: 需要是發明之母, 需要是发明之母 /xūyào shì fāmíng zhī mǔ/ |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: 頸, 颈 /jǐng/, 頸項, 颈项 /jǐngxiàng/, 脖子 /bózi/ |
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument) | :: 琴桿 |
| neck and neck {adj} (very close in progress) | :: 并驾齐驱 |
| neckbrace {n} (orthopedic device used to support the neck) | :: 護頸套, 护颈套 /hùjǐngtào/ |
| neckerchief {n} (type of scarf) | :: 頸巾, 颈巾 /jǐngjīn/ |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: 項鏈, 项链 /xiàngliàn/ |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: 領帶, 领带 /lǐngdài/ |
| necromancer {n} (person who practices necromancy) | :: 死灵法师 |
| necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead) | :: 招魂術, 招魂术 /zhāohúnshù/, 死灵术 |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: 戀屍癖, 恋尸癖 /liànshīpǐ/, 戀屍, 恋尸 /liànshī/, 屍體嗜好症, 尸体嗜好症 /shītǐ shìhàozhèng/ |
| necropolis {n} (cemetery) | :: 墓地 /mùdì/, 大墓地 /dà mùdì/ (large cemetery) |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: 壞死, 坏死 /huàisǐ/ |
| nectar {n} (drink of the gods) | :: 琼浆 |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: 花蜜 /huāmì/ |
| nectar {n} | :: 花蜜 /huāmì/ (liquid secreted by flowers) |
| nectarine {n} (fruit) | :: 油桃 /yóutáo/ |
| need {n} (something required) | :: 需求 /xūqiú/ |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: 需要 /xūyào/ |
| need {v} (to want strongly) | :: 需要 /xūyào/, 要 /yào/ |
| need {v} (to be obliged to) | :: 必要 /bìyào/, 必需 /bìxū/, 得 /děi/ |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: 針, 针 /zhēn/ |
| needlefish {n} (slender fish) | :: 鶴鱵, 鹤鱵 /hèzhēn/, 楊枝魚, 杨枝鱼 /yángzhīyú/ |
| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic) | :: 大海撈針, 大海捞针 /dàhǎilāozhēn/ |
| needlenose pliers {n} (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions) | :: 尖嘴鉗, 尖嘴钳 /jiānzuǐqián/ |
| needless {adj} (not needed) | :: 不必要的 /bùbìyào de/ |
| needless to say {adv} (obviously) | :: 不言而喻 /bù yán ér yù/, 不待說, 不待说 /bùdài shuō/ |
| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily | :: |
| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| negation {n} (act of negating something) | :: 否定 /fǒudìng/ |
| negation {n} (denial or contradiction) | :: 拒絕, 拒绝 /jùjué/, 否認, 否认 /fǒurèn/ |
| negation {n} (negation in logic) | :: 否定 /fǒudìng/ |
| negative {adj} (not positive or neutral) | :: 否定的 /fǒudìng de/ |
| negative {adj} (mathematics: less than zero) | :: 負, 负 /fù/ |
| negative {adj} (inherently damaging) | :: 消極, 消极 /xiāojí/ |
| negative {n} (photography) | :: 底片 /dǐpiàn/ |
| negative {n} (mathematics: negative quantity) | :: 负 /fù/ |
| negative clause {n} (negative clause, negative sentence) | :: 否定句 /fǒudìngjù/ |
| negative gearing {n} (leveraged speculation) | :: 負扣稅, 负扣税 /fùkòushuì/ |
| negative growth {n} (opposite of economic growth) | :: 負增長, 负增长 /fùzēngzhǎng/ |
| negative number {n} (negative number) | :: 負數, 负数 /fùshù/ |
| negative verb {n} (auxiliary verb used for negation) | :: 否定動詞, 否定动词 /fǒudìng dòngcí/ |
| neglect {v} (disregard) | :: 忽略 /hūlüè/, 忽视 /hūshì/ |
| neglect {n} (act of neglecting) | :: 疏忽 (shūhū) |
| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law)) | :: 過失, 过失 /guòshī/, 疏忽 /shūhu/, 失職, 失职 /shīzhí/ |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded) | :: 可忽视的 /kě hūshì de/, 微不足道 |
| negotiate {v} (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)) | :: 談判, 谈判 /tánpàn/, 協商, 协商 /xiéshāng/, 交涉 /jiāoshè/ |
| negotiation {n} (process of achieving agreement) | :: 談判, 谈判 /tánpàn/, 交涉 /jiāoshè/ |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: 黑人 /hēirén/ |
| negroid {n} (a person with negroid characteristics) | :: 尼格罗人种 /Nígéluó rénzhǒng/ |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: 尼希米記, 尼希米记 /Níxīmǐjì/ |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: 嘶 /sī/ |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: 嘶 /sī/ |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: 附近 /fùjìn/, 鄰里, 邻里 /línlǐ/, 周圍, 周围 /zhōuwéi/, 街坊 /jiēfang/ |
| neighborhood {n} (inhabitants of a residential area) | :: 邻里乡亲 |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: 鄰居, 邻居 /línjū/ |
| neigong {n} (breathing, meditation and spiritual discipline) | :: 內功, 内功 /nèigōng/ |
| Neijiang {prop} (prefecture-level city in China) | :: 內江, 内江 /Nèijiāng/ |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: 不X也不X /bù X yě bù X/ |
| neither {conj} | :: 也不 /yěbù/ |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: 非驢非馬, 非驴非马 /fēilǘfēimǎ/, 不三不四 /bùsānbùsì/, 童牛角馬, 童牛角马 /tóng niú jué mǎ/, 不倫不類, 不伦不类 /bùlúnbùlèi/ |
| neither here nor there {adj} (not relevant) | :: 無關緊要的, 无关紧要的 /wúguānjǐnyào de/, 不相干的 /bùxiānggān de/, 不切題的, 不切题的 /bùqiètí de/ |
| neither … nor {conj} (used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas) | :: 不……也不…… /bù … yě bù …/ |
| nematode {n} (small invertebrate animal) | :: 線蟲, 线虫 /xiànchóng/ |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| nemesis {n} (righteous infliction of retribution) | :: 報應, 报应 /bàoyìng/, 剋星, 克星 /kèxīng/ |
| Nemesis {prop} (Greek goddess of retribution) | :: 涅墨西斯 /Nièmòxīsī/ |
| nene {n} (Branta sandvicensis) | :: 夏威夷雁 |
| neo- {prefix} (new) | :: 新- |
| neoclassicism {n} (movement) | :: 新古典主義, 新古典主义 /xīngǔdiǎnzhǔyì/ |
| neocolonialism {n} (colonial linguistic expression) | :: 新殖民主义 |
| Neo-Confucianism {prop} (Chinese philosophy) | :: 宋明理學, 宋明理学 /Sòng-Míng Lǐxué/, 理學, 理学 /lǐxué/, 道學, 道学 /dàoxué/ |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: 釹 /nǚ/ |
| neofascism {n} (right-wing political movement) | :: 新法西斯主義, 新法西斯主义 /xīn fàxīsīzhǔyì/ |
| Neo Latin {prop} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| Neo-Latin {n} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: 新自由主義, 新自由主义 /xīnzìyóuzhǔyì/ |
| Neolithic {adj} (of or relating to the New Stone Age) | :: 新石器時代的, 新石器时代的 /Xīnshíqì Shídài de/ |
| Neolithic {prop} (the New Stone Age) | :: 新石器時代, 新石器时代 /Xīnshíqì Shídài/ |
| Neolithic Revolution {prop} (discovery of agriculture) | :: 新石器革命 /xīnshíqì gémìng/ |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: 新詞語, 新词语 /xīncíyǔ/, 新詞, 新词 /xīncí/ |
| neon {n} (element) | :: 氖 /nǎi/ |
| neon {n} (neon signs) | :: 霓虹 /níhóng/, 霓虹燈, 霓虹灯 /níhóngdēng/ |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neo-Nazi {n} (person who believes in a Nazi ideology) | :: 新納粹, 新纳粹 /xīnnàcuì/ |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: 新納粹主義, 新纳粹主义 /xīnnàcuìzhǔyì/ |
| neon lamp {n} (small gas discharge lamp) | :: 霓虹燈, 霓虹灯 /níhóng dēng/, 氖燈, 氖灯 /nǎidēng/ |
| neon sign {n} (an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights) | :: 霓虹燈招牌, 霓虹灯招牌 /níhóngdēng zhāopái/ |
| neontology {n} (the study of organisms living in the current era) | :: 近代生物学 |
| neoplasm {n} (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) | :: 新生物 /xīnshēngwù/ |
| neoteny {n} (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult) | :: 幼態持續, 幼态持续 /yòutài chíxù/ |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: 尼泊爾, 尼泊尔 /Níbó'ěr/ |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} (pertaining to Nepal) | :: 尼泊尔的 |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: 尼泊爾人, 尼泊尔人 /Níbó'ěr-rén/ |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: 尼泊爾語, 尼泊尔语 /Níbó'ěryǔ/ |
| nephew {n} (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: 姪 /zhí/, 侄 /zhí/, 姪子 /zhízǐ/, 侄子 /zhízǐ/, 外甥 /wàishēng/ |
| nephew-in-law {n} (son-in-law of someone's brother) | :: 姪女婿, 侄女婿 /zhínǚxù/ |
| nephew-in-law {n} (son-in-law of someone's sister) | :: 外甥女婿 /wàishēngnǚxù/ |
| nephrite {n} (semi-precious stone) | :: 軟玉, 软玉 /ruǎnyù/, (formerly) 玉 /yù/ |
| nephritis {n} (inflammation of the kidney) | :: 腎炎, 肾炎 /shènyán/ |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| nepotism {n} (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: 偏袒 /piāntǎn/ |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: 海王星 /Hǎiwángxīng/ |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: 涅普頓, 涅普顿 /Nièpǔdùn/, 尼普頓, 尼普顿 /Nípǔdùn/ |
| Neptunian {n} (inhabitant of the planet Neptune) | :: 海王星人 /Hǎiwángxīng-rén/ |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: 镎 /ná/ |
| neroli {n} (essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange) | :: 橙花油 /chénghuāyóu/ |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: 神經, 神经 /shénjīng/ |
| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve agent {n} (weapon of mass destruction) SEE: nerve gas | :: |
| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) | :: 神經細胞, 神经细胞 /shénjīng xìbāo/ |
| nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon | :: |
| nerve gas {n} (weapon of mass destruction) | :: 神經毒氣, 神经毒气 /shénjīng dúqì/ |
| nerve impulse {n} (signal transmitted along a nerve fibre) | :: 神經衝動, 神经冲动 /shénjīng chōngdòng/ |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: 緊張, 紧张 /jǐnzhāng/ |
| nervous breakdown {n} (disabling attack of a psychological disorder) | :: 神經衰弱, 神经衰弱 /shénjīng shuāiruò/ |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: 神經系統, 神经系统 /shénjīng xìtǒng/ |
| -ness {suffix} (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -性 /xìng/ |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: 鳥巢, 鸟巢 /niǎocháo/, 巢 /cháo/, 窩, 窝 /wō/ |
| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest) | :: 築巢, 筑巢 /zhùcháo/ |
| nest {n} | :: 巢 /cháo/ |
| nest box {n} (birdhouse) SEE: birdhouse | :: |
| nestling {n} (small, young bird that is still confined to the nest) | :: 雛鳥, 雏鸟 /chúniǎo/ |
| Nestorianism {n} (The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius) | :: 景教 /jǐngjiào/ |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: 網, 网 /wǎng/ |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: 網, 网 /wǎng/ |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: 網絡, 网络 /wǎngluò/, 網路, 网路 /wǎnglù/ |
| netball {n} (team sport derived from basketball) | :: 籃網球, 篮网球 /lánwǎngqiú/ |
| netbook {n} (economical notebook computer) | :: 上網本, 上网本 /shàngwǎngběn/ |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: 荷蘭, 荷兰 /Hélán/, 尼德蘭, 尼德兰 /Nídélán/ |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: 荷蘭的, 荷兰的 /Hélán de/ |
| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory) | :: 荷屬安的列斯, 荷属安的列斯 /Héshǔ Āndelièsī/ |
| netizen {n} (member of Internet community) | :: 網民, 网民 /wǎngmín/, 網友 , 网友 /wǎngyǒu/ |
| net profit {n} (the gross revenue minus all expenses) | :: 淨利, 净利 /jìnglì/, 純利, 纯利 /chúnlì/ |
| net sales {n} (total sales minus customers' discounts etc.) | :: 淨銷售額, 净销售额 /jìngxiāoshòu'é/ |
| netsuke {n} (miniature sculptures) | :: 根付 /gēnfù/ |
| nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: 蕁麻, 荨麻 /qiánmá, xúnmá/ |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| net weight {n} (weight of a product) | :: 淨重, 净重 /jìngzhòng/ |
| network {n} (fabric or structure of fibrous elements) | :: 網, 网 /wǎng/ |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: 網絡, 网络 /wǎngluò/, 網路, 网路 /wǎnglù/ |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: 網絡, 网络 /wǎngluò/, 網路, 网路 /wǎnglù/ |
| network card {n} (computer card) | :: 網卡, 网卡 /wǎngkǎ/ |
| network neutrality {n} (principle for user-access networks) | :: 網絡中立性, 网络中立性 /wǎngluò zhōnglì xìng/ |
| neuralgia {n} (nerve pain) | :: 神經痛, 神经痛 /shénjīngtòng/ |
| neural network {n} (in artificial intelligence) | :: 神經網絡, 神经网络 /shénjīng wǎngluò/ , 神經網路, 神经网路 /shénjīng wǎnglù/ |
| neural network {n} (in anatomy) | :: 神經網絡, 神经网络 /shénjīng wǎngluò/ , 神經網路, 神经网路 /shénjīng wǎnglù/ |
| neurasthenia {n} (ill-defined medical condition) | :: 神經衰弱, 神经衰弱 /shénjīng shuāiruò/ |
| neurobiology {n} (scientific study of nerve and brain fuction) | :: 神經生物學, 神经生物学 /shénjīng shēngwùxué/ |
| neurodiversity {n} (the variety of configurations of the brain) | :: 神经多样性, 神經多樣性 |
| neurological {adj} (dealing with the study of the brain) | :: 神经学上的 |
| neurology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) | :: 神經學, 神经学 /shénjīngxué/ |
| neuron {n} (a cell of the nervous system) | :: 神經細胞, 神经细胞 /shénjīng xìbāo/ |
| neuroplasticity {n} (quality of being neuroplastic) | :: 神經可塑性, 神经可塑性 /shénjīng kěsùsìng/ |
| neuropsychiatry {n} (branch of medicine) | :: 神經精神醫學, 神经精神医学 /shénjīngjīngshényīxué/ |
| neurosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: 神經症, 神经症 /shénjīngzhèng/ |
| neurotoxin {n} (type of toxin) | :: 神经毒素 /shénjīngdúsù/ |
| neurotransmitter {n} (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons) | :: 神經傳導物質, 神经传导物质 /shénjīng zhuàndǎo wùzhí/ |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: 中性的 /zhōngxìng de/ |
| neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar)) | :: 中性 /zhōngxìng/ |
| neutral {adj} (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: 中立 /zhōnglì/ |
| neutral {adj} (biology: having no sex) | :: 無性, 无性 /wúxìng/ |
| neutral {adj} (physics: possessing no charge) | :: 不帶電, 不带电 /bùdàidiàn/ |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: 中性 /zhōngxìng/ |
| neutral {n} (nonaligned state) | :: 中立國, 中立国 /zhōnglìguó/ |
| neutral {n} (position of gears) | :: 空档 (kòng dǎng) |
| neutralisation {n} (neutralisation) SEE: neutralization | :: |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: 中立 /zhōnglì/ |
| neutralization {n} (neutralization) | :: 中和作用 |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: 中和 /zhōnghé/, 抵消 /dǐxiāo/ |
| neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: 中微子 /zhōngwēizĭ/ |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: 中子 /zhōngzǐ/ |
| neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons) | :: 中子彈, 中子弹 /zhōngzǐdàn/ |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: 中子星 /zhōngzǐxīng/ |
| Neva {prop} (river) | :: 涅瓦河 /Nièwǎ hé/ |
| Nevada {prop} (US state) | :: 內華達, 内华达 /Nèihuádá/ |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: 從未, 从未 /cóngwèi/, 從來, 从来 /cónglái/, 不曾 /bùcéng/, 未曾 /wèicéng/, 從不, 从不 /cóngbù/ |
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future) | :: 永不再会 /yǒngbù zàihuì, 永不再會/ |
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never) | :: 絕不, 绝不 /juébù/ |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: 沒關係, 没关系 /méiguānxi/, 沒事兒, 没事儿 /méishìr/, 沒問題, 没问题 /méi wèntí/, 不要緊, 不要紧 /bùyàojǐn/ |
| never mind {v} (do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)) | :: 算了, 算了吧 |
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone | :: |
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again | :: |
| never say die {interj} (do not despair) | :: 不要失望 /bùyào shīwàng/, 別氣餒, 别气馁 /bié qìněi/ |
| nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) | :: 還是, 还是 /háishi/, 然而 /rán'ér/, 仍然 /réngrán/, 儘管如此, 尽管如此 (jǐnguǎn rúcǐ) |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: 新 /xīn/ |
| new {adj} | :: 新的 /xīn de/, 陌生的 /mòshēng de/, 最近 /zuìjìn/ |
| New Age {n} (a modern spiritual and religious movement) | :: 新纪元运动 |
| Newari {prop} (Newari language) | :: 尼瓦爾語, 尼瓦尔语 /Níwǎ'ěryǔ/, 尼瓦里語, 尼瓦里语 /Níwǎlǐyǔ/ |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: 新手 /xīnshǒu/, 菜鳥, 菜鸟 /càiniǎo/ |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: 新生 /xīnshēng/ |
| newborn {n} (recently born baby) | :: 新生兒, 新生儿 /xīnshēng'ér/ |
| New Brunswick {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: 新不倫瑞克, 新不伦瑞克 /Xīn Bùlúnruìkè/, 紐賓士域, 纽宾士域 /Niǔbīnshìyù/, 新賓士域, 新宾士域 /Xīn Bīnshìyù/ |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: 新喀里多尼亞, 新喀里多尼亚 /Xīn Kèlǐduōníyà, Xīn Kèlǐduōníyǎ/ |
| Newcastle {prop} (city) | :: 紐卡斯爾, 纽卡斯尔 /Niǔkǎsī'ěr/ |
| Newcastle disease {n} (disease of poultry) | :: 新城疫 /xīnchéngyì/ |
| Newcastle upon Tyne {prop} (city in the county of Tyne and Wear) | :: 泰恩河畔紐卡斯爾, 泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔 /Tàiēn hépàn Niǔkǎsī'ěr/ |
| newcomer {n} (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: 新人 /xīnrén/ |
| newcomer {n} (new participant in some activity) | :: 新手 /xīnshǒu/ |
| New Deal {prop} (series of domestic programs) | :: 羅斯福新政, 罗斯福新政 /Luósīfú xīnzhèng/ |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: 新德里 /Xīn Délǐ/ (traditional also: 新德裡) |
| New Democratic Party {prop} | :: 新民主黨, 新民主党 /Xīn Mínzhǔ Dǎng/ |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: 新英格蘭, 新英格兰 /Xīnyīnggélán/ |
| New English {prop} (form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550) | :: 現代英語, 现代英语 /Xiàndài Yīngyǔ/ |
| newfangled {adj} (modern, unfamiliar or different) | :: 新奇的, 流行的, 新式的 |
| Newfoundland {prop} (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: 紐芬蘭, 纽芬兰 /Niǔfēnlán/ |
| Newfoundland and Labrador {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: 紐芬蘭-拉布拉多, 纽芬兰-拉布拉多 /Niǔfēnlán-Lābùlāduō/, 紐芬蘭-拉布拉多省, 纽芬兰-拉布拉多省 /Niǔfēnlán-Lābùlāduō Shěng/, 紐芬蘭與拉布拉多, 纽芬兰与拉布拉多 /Niǔfēnlán yǔ Lābùlāduō/, 紐芬蘭與拉布拉多省, 纽芬兰与拉布拉多省 /Niǔfēnlán yǔ Lābùlāduō Shěng/ |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: 新幾內亞, 新几内亚 /Xīn Jīnèiyà/ |
| New Hampshire {prop} (US state) | :: 新罕布什爾, 新罕布什尔 /Xīn-Hǎnbùshí'ěr/, 新罕布夏 /Xīn-Hǎnbùxià/ |
| New Jersey {prop} (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: 新澤西, 新泽西 /Xīn-Zéxī/ |
| New Latin {prop} (Latin after the Middle Ages) | :: 新拉丁語, 新拉丁语 /xīn lādīngyǔ/ |
| newlywed {n} (a recently married person) | :: 新婚 /xīnhūn/ |
| newlywed {adj} (recently married) | :: 新婚 /xīnhūn/ |
| newlyweds {n} (recently married couple) | :: 新婚夫妇 |
| New Mexico {prop} (US State) | :: 新墨西哥 /Xīn-Mòxīgē/ |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: 新月 /xīnyuè/, 朔 /shuò/ |
| New Orleans {prop} (city) | :: 新奧爾良, 新奥尔良 /Xīn Ào'ěrliáng/ |
| new religious movement {n} (religious community or spiritual group) | :: 新興宗教, 新兴宗教 /xīnxīng zōngjiào/ |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: 消息 /xiāoxī/, 新聞, 新闻 /xīnwén/ |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: 新聞, 新闻 /xīnwén/ |
| news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news) | :: 新聞社, 新闻社 /xīnwénshè/, 通訊社, 通讯社 /tōngxùnshè/ |
| newsagent {n} (retail business) | :: 報刊亭, 报刊亭 /bàokāntíng/ |
| news anchor {n} (presenter of news broadcasts) | :: 新聞播音員, 新闻播音员 /xīnwén bōyīnyuán/ |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| newsfeed {n} (a feed of news content) | :: 消息來源, 消息来源 /xiāoxi láiyuán/ |
| newsgroup {n} (repository for posting messages on a computer network) | :: 新聞組, 新闻组 /xīnwénzǔ/ |
| newsletter {n} (publication) | :: 實事通訊, 实事通讯 /shíshì tōngxùn/ |
| news media {n} (various forms of news) | :: 新聞媒體, 新闻媒体 /xīnwén méitǐ/ |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: 新南威爾士, 新南威尔士 /Xīn-Nán-Wēi'ěrshì/ |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: 新西班牙 /Xīn Xībānyá/ |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: 報紙, 报纸 /bàozhǐ/, 報, 报 /bào/, 報章, 报章 /bàozhāng/ |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: 新聞用紙, 新闻用纸 /xīnwén yòng zhǐ/; 白報紙, 白报纸 /bái bàozhǐ/ |
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language) | :: 新語, 新语 /xīnyǔ/, 新話 /xīnhuà/, 新话 |
| newsprint {n} (inexpensive paper used in newspapers) | :: 新聞紙, 新闻纸 /xīnwénzhǐ/ |
| newsreader {n} (news anchor) SEE: news anchor | :: |
| newsroom {n} (the office of a news organisation) | :: 編輯部, 编辑部 /biānjíbù/ |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| newt {n} (type of salamander) | :: 蠑螈, 蝾螈 /róngyuán/ |
| New Taipei {prop} (special municipality in northern Taiwan) | :: 新北 /Xīnběi/ |
| New Taiwan dollar {n} (currency of Taiwan) | :: 新臺幣, 新台幣, 新台币 /Xīntáibì/; 臺幣 or 台幣, 台币 /Táibì/ |
| New Territories {prop} (region of Hong Kong) | :: 新界 /Xīnjiè/ |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: 新約聖經, 新约圣经 /xīnyuē shèngjīng/, 新約全書, 新约全书 /xīnyuē quánshū/, 新約, 新约 /xīnyuē/ |
| newton {n} (derived unit of force) | :: 牛頓, 牛顿 /niúdùn/ |
| Newton {prop} (place name) | :: 牛頓, 牛顿 /Niúdùn/ |
| Newton {prop} (surname) | :: 牛頓, 牛顿 /Niúdùn/ |
| Newton's first law {prop} (observation) | :: Newton第一定律 (Newton dì-yī dìnglǜ) |
| Newton's second law {prop} (Newton's observation) | :: 牛顿第二定律 (niúdùn dì-èr dìnglǜ) |
| Newton's third law {prop} (Newton's observation) | :: Newton第三定律 (Newton dì-sān dìnglǜ) |
| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania) | :: 新大陸, 新大陆 /Xīn Dàlù/, 新世界 /Xīn Shìjiè/, 美洲大陸, 美洲大陆 /Měizhōu dàlù/ |
| New World monkey {n} (families of primates found in Central and South America) | :: 新世界猴, 新世界猴 /xīn shìjiè hóu/ |
| New World Order {prop} (vision for the world) | :: 新世界秩序 /xīn shìjiè zhìxù/ |
| New World vulture {n} (bird of the family Cathartidae) | :: 新大陸禿鷲, 新大陆秃鹫 /Xīn Dàlù tūjiù/ |
| new year {n} (year following the current year) | :: 新年 /xīnnián/ |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: 新年 /xīnnián/ |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: 元旦 /yuándàn/, 大年初一 /dànián chūyī/ |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: 新年夜 /xīnniányè/, 除夕 /chúxī/ |
| New Year's resolution {n} (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: 新年的決心, 新年的决心 (xīnnián de juéxīn), 新年的計劃, 新年的计划 (xīnnián de jìhuà) |
| New York {prop} (state) | :: 紐約州, 纽约州 /Niǔ Yuē zhōu/, 紐約, 纽约 /Niǔyuē/ |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: 紐約, 纽约 /Niǔyuē/ |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of New York City) | :: 紐約人, 纽约人 /Niǔyuērén/ |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of the state of New York) | :: 紐約人, 纽约人 /Niǔyuērén/ |
| New York State {prop} (The State of New York) | :: 紐約州, 纽约州 /Niǔyuēzhōu/ |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: 新西蘭, 新西兰 /Xīn Xīlán/, 紐西蘭, 纽西兰 /Niǔ Xīlán/ |
| New Zealand dollar {n} (official currency of New Zealand) | :: 新西蘭元, 新西兰元 /Xīnxīlányuán/, 紐西蘭元, 纽西兰元 /Niǔxīlányuán/ |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: 新西蘭人 {m}, 新西兰人 /Xīnxīlán-rén/ |
| next {adj} (following in a sequence) | :: 下一個, 下一个 /xià yī ge/ (with any other measure word), 下 /xià/, 下一次 /xià yī cì/ |
| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items) | :: 隔壁 /gébì/, 比鄰, 比邻 /bǐlín/ |
| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order) | :: 下 |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| next door {adv} (in the adjacent home or place) | :: 隔壁 /gébì/ |
| next door {adj} (that is in the adjacent place) | :: 隔壁 /gébì/ |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: 直系親屬, 直系亲属 /zhíxì qīnshǔ/ |
| next of kin {n} (spouse, close friend, close relative) | :: 直系親屬, 直系亲属 /zhíxì qīnshǔ/ |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: ...旁邊, ...旁边 /pángbiān/, ...比鄰, ...比邻 /bǐlín/ |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next to nothing {pron} (very little) | :: 微乎其微 /wēihūqíwēi/ |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: 明年 /míngnián/, 來年, 来年 /láinián/, 過年, 过年 /guònian/ |
| nexus {n} (connection) | :: 连结 |
| nexus {n} (connected group) | :: 关联 |
| ney {n} (a type of flute) | :: 西笛子 /xīdízi/ |
| Nezerbagh {prop} (town) | :: 乃則爾巴格, 乃则尔巴格 /Nǎizé'ěr Bāgé/ |
| négligée {n} (nightgown) | :: 女便服 /nǚbiànfú/, 晨衣 /chényī/ |
| NGO {n} (non-governmental organization) | :: 非政府組織, 非政府组织 /fēizhèngfǔ zǔzhī/, NGO |
| Nguyen {prop} (Vietnamese surname) | :: 阮 /Ruǎn/ |
| niacin {n} (water-soluble vitamin) | :: 烟酸 /yān suān/ |
| Niagara River {prop} (river in North America) | :: 尼亞加拉河, 尼亚加拉河 /Níyǎjiālāhé/ |
| Niamey {prop} (capital of Niger) | :: 尼亞美, 尼亚美 /Níyàměi/ |
| nib {n} (tip of a pen) | :: 鋼筆尖, 钢笔尖 /gāngbǐjiān/, 筆尖, 笔尖 /bǐjiān/ |
| nibble {n} (a small, quick bite taken with the front teeth) | :: 輕咬, 轻咬 /qīngyǎo/ |
| nibble {n} (small snacks) | :: 小吃 /xiǎochī/ |
| nibble {v} (eat with small bites) | :: 一點一點地吃, 一点一点地吃 (yīdiǎn yīdiǎn de chī) |
| nibble {v} (bite lightly) | :: 輕咬, 轻咬 /qīngyǎo/ |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: 尼加拉瓜 /Níjiālāguā/ |
| nice {adj} (pleasant) | :: 美好的 /měihǎo de/ |
| nice {adj} | :: 宜人的 (yírén de) |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: 尼斯 /Nísī/ |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: 尼西亞信經, 尼西亚信经 /Níxīyà xìnjīng/ |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| niche {n} (ecological function of an organism) | :: 生態位 /shēngtàiwèi/ |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: 尼克拉 /Níkèlā/ |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: 鎳, 镍 /niè/ |
| nickel {n} (coin) | :: 五分錢 /wǔ fēn qián/ |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: 綽號, 绰号 /chuòhào/, 外號, 外号 /wàihào/ |
| Nicola {prop} (Nicole) SEE: Nicole | :: |
| Nicolas {prop} (Transliterations of the surname) | :: 尼古拉斯 // |
| Nicole {prop} (female given name) | :: 妮可 /Nīkě/ |
| Nicosia {prop} (capital of Cyprus) | :: 尼科西亞, 尼科西亚 /Níkēxīyǎ/ |
| nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: 尼古丁 /nígǔdīng/ |
| nicotine patch {n} (adhesive patch) | :: 尼古丁戒煙貼片, 尼古丁戒烟贴片 /nígǔdīng jièyān tiēpiàn/, 尼古丁貼片, 尼古丁贴片 /nígǔdīng tiēpiàn/ |
| nictitating membrane {n} (transparent protective fold of skin) | :: 瞬膜 /shùnmó/ |
| niece {n} (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: 侄女 /zhínǚ/, 姪女 /zhínǚ/, 甥女 /shēngnǚ/, 外甥女 /wàishēngnǚ/ |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| niello {n} (any of various black metal alloys) | :: 黑金 /hēijīn/ |
| Nietzsche {prop} (surname) | :: 尼采 /Nícǎi/ |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: 尼日爾, 尼日尔 /Nírì'ěr/ |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: 尼日利亞, 尼日利亚 /Nírìlìyà/, 奈及利亞, 奈及利亚 /Nàijílìyà/ |
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint | :: |
| niggardly {adj} (withholding) | :: 吝嗇, 吝啬 /lìnsè/, 小氣, 小气 /xiǎoqì/, 摳門, 抠门 /kōumén/, 摳, 抠 /kōu/ |
| nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: 黑鬼 /hēiguǐ/ |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: 夜晚 /yèwǎn/, 夜 /yè/, 宵 /xiāo/ |
| night {n} (nightfall) | :: 黄昏 /huánghūn/ |
| night {n} | :: 夜 (yè), 夜晚 (yèwǎn), 晚上 (wǎnshàng) |
| night and day {adv} (day and night) SEE: day and night | :: |
| night blindness {n} (nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light) | :: 夜盲 /yèmáng/ |
| nightcap {n} (warm cap worn at night) | :: 睡帽 /shuìmào/ |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: 夜總會, 夜总会 /yèzǒnghuì/, 夜店 /yèdiàn/ |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| night emission {n} (nocturnal emission) SEE: nocturnal emission | :: |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: 黃昏, 黄昏 /huánghūn/, 薄暮 /bómù/ |
| nightgown {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: 睡衣 /shuìyī/, 女睡衣 /nǚshuìyī/, 睡袍 /shuìpáo/, 女睡袍 /nǚshuìpáo/ |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| night heron {n} (species of heron) | :: 夜鷺, 夜鹭 /yèlù/ |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: 夜鶯, 夜莺 /yèyīng/ |
| nightjar {n} (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) | :: 夜鷹, 夜鹰 /yèyīng/ |
| nightlife {n} (Selection of nocturnal activities) | :: 夜生活 /yèshēnghuó/ |
| nightlight {n} (a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight) | :: 夜燈, 夜灯 /yèdēng/, 小燈, 小灯 /xiǎodēng/ |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: 噩夢, 噩梦 /èmèng/, 惡夢, 恶梦 /èmèng/ |
| night market {n} (a market that only operates at night) | :: 夜市 /yèshì/ |
| night owl {n} (one who is awake at night) | :: 夜貓子, 夜猫子 /yè māozi/ |
| night person {n} (night-active person) | :: 夜貓子, 夜猫子 /yè māozi/ |
| night school {n} (A school with classes held predominantly in the evening) | :: 夜校 /yèxiào/ |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| night shift {n} (period) | :: 夜班 /yèbān/ |
| night shift {n} (group of workers) | :: 夜班職員, 夜班职员 /yèbān zhíyuán/ |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| night soil {n} (human faeces) | :: 糞便, 粪便 /fènbiàn/ |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: 床頭櫃, 床头柜 /chuángtóuguì/ |
| night start {n} (hypnic jerk) SEE: hypnic jerk | :: |
| night terror {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: 夜驚, 夜惊 /yèjīng/ |
| nighttime {n} (hours of darkness) | :: 夜裡, 夜里 /yèli/, 夜間, 夜间 /yèjiān/ |
| night vision {n} (ability to see in the dark) | :: 夜视 |
| nigiri {n} (a regular sushi) | :: 握壽司, 握寿司 /wòshòusī/ |
| nihilism {n} (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: 虛無主義, 虚无主义 /xūwúzhǔyì/ |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: 虛無主義, 虚无主义 /xūwúzhǔyì/ |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nihonium {n} | :: 鉨 /nǐ/ |
| Niigata {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: 新潟 /Xīnxì/ |
| Nike {prop} (Greek goddess of victory) | :: 尼刻 /Níkè/ |
| nikkei {n} (a person or people of the Japanese diaspora) | :: 日僑, 日侨 /Rìqiáo/ |
| Nikolayevsk {prop} (former name of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur) | :: 尼古拉耶夫斯克 /Nígǔlāyéfūsīkè/, 廟街, 庙街 /Miàojiē/ |
| Nikolayevsk-on-Amur {prop} (city) | :: 阿穆爾河畔尼古拉耶夫斯克, 阿穆尔河畔尼古拉耶夫斯克 /Āmù'ěr-hé-pàn-Nígǔlāyéfūsīkè/, 廟街, 庙街 /Miàojiē/ |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: 尼羅河, 尼罗河 /Níluó hé/ |
| nimbostratus {n} (cloud type) | :: 雨層雲, 雨层云 /yǔcéngyún/ |
| nimbus {n} (circle of light; halo) | :: 暈, 晕 /yùn/, 光環, 光环 /guānghuán/, 光輪, 光轮 /guānglún/, 圓光, 圆光 /yuánguāng/ |
| nimbus {n} (rain cloud) | :: 雨雲, 雨云 /yǔyún/ |
| nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person) | :: 笨人 /bènrén/, 傻子 /shǎzi/ |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: 九 /jiǔ/ (numeral: 玖) |
| nine hundred {num} (cardinal number 900) | :: 九百 /jiǔbǎi/ |
| nine o'clock {n} (the start of the tenth hour) | :: 九點鐘, 九点钟 /jiǔ diǎn zhōng/, 九點, 九点 /jiǔ diǎn/ |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: 十九 /shíjiǔ/ |
| nine thousand {num} (9000) | :: 九千 /jiǔqiān/ |
| nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 9,999) | :: 九千九百九十九 /jiǔqiān jiǔbǎi jiǔshí jiǔ/, 九九九九 /jiǔ jiǔ jiǔ jiǔ/ |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: 第九十 /dì jiǔshí/ |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: 九十 /jiǔshí/ |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: 九十九 /jiǔshíjiǔ/ |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: 九十一 /jiǔshíyī/ |
| ninety-six {num} (96) | :: jioushiniu |
| ninety-two {num} (92) | :: 九十二 /jiǔshí'èr/ |
| Nineveh {prop} (capital of Assyria) | :: 尼尼微 /Níníwēi, Níníwéi/ |
| Ningbo {prop} (a city of China) | :: 寧波, 宁波 /Níngbō/ |
| Ningde {prop} (prefecture-level city in Fujian) | :: 寧德, 宁德 /Níngdé/ |
| Ning-te {prop} (Ningde) SEE: Ningde | :: |
| Ningxia {prop} (autonomous region of China) | :: 寧夏, 宁夏 /Níngxià/ |
| ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: 忍者 /rěnzhě/ |
| ninjutsu {n} (ninjutsu) | :: 忍術, 忍术 /rěnshù/, 忍法 /rěnfǎ/ |
| Nintendo {n} (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) | :: 任天堂 /Rèntiāntáng/ |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: 第九 /dìjiǔ/ |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鈮 /ní/ |
| Nip {n} (offensive: a Japanese person) SEE: Jap | :: |
| Niphon {prop} (Honshu) SEE: Honshu | :: |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: 乳頭, 乳头 /rǔtóu/, 奶頭, 奶头 /nǎitóu/ |
| nipple {n} (artificial nipple for bottle feeding) | :: 奶嘴 /nǎizuǐ/ |
| Nippo- {prefix} (relating to Japan or Japanese) | :: 日 /Rì-/, 日本 /Rìběn/ |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nipponize {v} (to make or become more Japanese) | :: 日本化 /Rìběnhuà/ |
| nipponize {v} (to convert to Katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script) | :: 日本化 /Rìběnhuà/ |
| nipponize {v} (to translate into Japanese) | :: 翻譯成日語, 翻译成日语 /fānyì chéng Rìyǔ/ |
| nirvana {n} (Buddhism: cessation of suffering) | :: 涅槃 /nièpán/ |
| nirvana {n} (state of bliss) | :: 涅槃 /nièpán/, 入寂 /rùjì/ |
| nit {n} (egg of a louse) | :: 蟣子, 虮子 /jǐzi/ |
| nit {n} (slang: fool, nitwit) | :: 傻瓜 /shǎguā/, 笨蛋 /bèndàn/ |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| nitpick {v} (to correct minutiae or find fault) | :: 挑剔 /tiāoti/, 挑錯, 挑错 /tiāocuò/, 吹求 /chuīqiú/, 吹毛求疵 /chuīmáoqiúcī/ |
| nitpicky {adj} (overly critical) | :: 挑剔 /tiāoti/ |
| nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: 硝酸鹽 /xiāo suān yán/ |
| nitrene {n} (organic compound) | :: 氮賓, 氮宾 /dànbīn/, 氮烯 /dànxī/ |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: 硝酸 /xiāosuān/ |
| nitric oxide {n} (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) | :: 一氧化氮 /yīyǎnghuàdàn/ |
| nitride {n} (compound of nitrogen) | :: 氮化物 /dànhuàwù/ |
| nitrile {n} (class of organic compounds) | :: 腈 /jīng/ |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: 氮 /dàn/, 氮氣, 氮气 /dànqì/ |
| nitrogen monoxide {n} (nitric oxide) SEE: nitric oxide | :: |
| nitroglycerine {n} (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate) | :: 硝化甘油 /xiāohuàgānyóu/ |
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia | :: |
| nitrous acid {n} (weak acid, HNO2) | :: 亞硝酸, 亚硝酸 /yàxiāosuān/ |
| nitrous oxide {n} (nitrous oxide) | :: 氧化亚氮 /yǎnghuàyàdàn/ |
| nitrox {n} (mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas) | :: 高氧氣體, 高氧气体 /gāoyǎngqìtǐ/ |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {adj} (fastidious, fussy, nit-picky) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| nitty {adj} ((excessively) detailed, specific) SEE: detailed | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| Niue {prop} (island of Niue) | :: 紐埃, 纽埃 /Niǔāi/ |
| Nivkh {prop} (language) | :: 尼夫赫 /nífūhè/, 尼夫赫语 |
| Nivôse {prop} (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: 雪月 /Xuěyuè/ |
| Nix {prop} (one of Pluto's moons) | :: 冥衛二, 冥卫二 /Míngwèièr/ |
| Nixon {prop} (surname) | :: 尼克松 /Níkèsōng/, 尼克森 /Níkèsēn/ , 尼克遜, 尼克逊 /Níkèxùn/ |
| Niya {prop} (county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China; town in Minfeng, Hotan, Xinjiang, China; township in Minfeng, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 尼雅 /Níyǎ/ |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: 下諾夫哥羅德, 下诺夫哥罗德 /Xià-Nuòfūgēluódé/ |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: 沒有, 没有 /méiyǒu/; 沒, 没 /méi/ ; 無, 无 /wú/ ; 無有, 无有 /wúyǒu/ |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: 禁止 /jìnzhǐ/, 不行 |
| no {determiner} (not; not properly) | :: 不是 /bù shì/ |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: 不 /bù/, 否 /fǒu/, 沒, 没 /méi/, 沒有, 没有 /méiyǒu/ |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: 號, 号 /hào/ |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: 諾亞, 诺亚 /Nuòyǎ/ |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: 諾亞, 诺亚 /Nuòyǎ/ |
| Noah {prop} (71st sura of the Qur'an) | :: 努哈章 /Nǔhāzhāng, Nǔhǎzhāng/ |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: 諾亞方舟, 诺亚方舟 /Nuòyǎ fāngzhōu/ |
| Nobel {prop} (surname) | :: 諾貝爾, 诺贝尔 /Nuòbèi'ěr/ |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: 鍩, 锘 /nuò/ |
| Nobel Prize {n} (international prize) | :: 諾貝爾獎, 诺贝尔奖 /Nuòbèi'ěr-jiǎng/ |
| no biggie {phrase} (not a big deal) | :: 沒有什麼大不了, 没有什么大不了 /méiyǒu shénme dàbùliǎo/ |
| nobility {n} (noble or privileged social class) | :: 貴族, 贵族 /guìzú/ |
| noble {n} (aristocrat) | :: 貴族, 贵族 /guìzú/ |
| noble {adj} (having honorable qualities) | :: 高貴, 高贵 /gāoguì/, 高尚 /gāoshàng/ |
| noble eightfold path {prop} (Buddhist doctrine) | :: 八正道 /bāzhèngdào/ |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: 稀有氣體, 稀有气体 /xīyǒu qìtǐ/, 惰性氣體, 惰性气体 /duòxìng qìtǐ/ |
| nobleman {n} (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: 貴族, 贵族 /guìzú/, 君子 /jūnzǐ/ |
| noblesse oblige {n} (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) | :: 貴族義務, 贵族义务 /guìzú yìwù/ |
| noblewoman {n} (a woman of noble rank) | :: 貴婦人, 贵妇人 /guìfùrén/ |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody's perfect {phrase} (phrase to remind that we all fail at times) | :: 人無完人, 人无完人 /rén wú wánrén/, 人非聖賢，孰能無過, 人非圣贤，孰能无过 /rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wú guò/ |
| no-brainer {n} (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) | :: 明顯 |
| no comment {phrase} ("official" refusal to relay any further information) | :: 無可奉告, 无可奉告 /wúkě fènggào/ |
| noctuid {n} (moth of the family Noctuidae) SEE: owlet moth | :: |
| noctule {n} (bat of the genus Nyctalus) | :: 山蝠 /shānfú/, 夜蝠 /yèfú/ |
| nocturnal {adj} (primarily active during the night) | :: 夜的 /yè de/, 晝伏夜出, 昼伏夜出 /zhòufúyèchū/ |
| nocturnal emission {n} (ejaculation or orgasm while asleep) | :: 夢遺, 梦遗 /mèngyí/, 遺精, 遗精 /yíjīng/ |
| nocturne {n} (a dreamlike or pensive composition) | :: 夜曲 /yèqǔ/ |
| nod {v} (incline the head up and down) | :: 點頭, 点头 /diǎntóu/ |
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep) | :: 打盹 /dǎdǔn/ |
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head) | :: 點頭, 点头 /diǎntóu/ |
| node {n} (joint of a plant stem) | :: 節點, 节点 /jiédiǎn/ |
| node {n} (vertex of a graph of a network) | :: 節點, 节点 /jiédiǎn/ |
| nod off {v} (fall asleep) | :: 打盹 /dǎdǔn/, 打瞌睡 /dǎkēshuì/ |
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt) | :: 無疑, 无疑 /wúyí/, 毫無疑問, 毫无疑问 /háowúyíwèn/ |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: 禁行 /jìnxíng/, 不得入內, 不得入内 /bùdé rùnèi/, 不准進入, 不准进入 /bùzhǔn jìnrù/ |
| noetherian {adj} (math) | :: 诺特的 |
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way | :: |
| no fear {interj} (no worries) SEE: no worries | :: |
| no-fly list {n} (list containing the names of people who are not permitted to board an aircraft) | :: 禁飛名單, 禁飞名单 /jìnfēi míngdān/ |
| no-fly zone {n} (an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly) | :: 禁飛區, 禁飞区 /jìnfēiqū/ |
| Nogai {n} (person) | :: 諾蓋人, 诺盖人 /Nuògài rén/ |
| no good deed goes unpunished {proverb} (beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility; if they are appreciated, they often lead to additional requests) | :: 好心沒好報, 好心没好报 /hǎoxīn méi hǎo bào/ |
| Noh {n} (Japanese musical drama) | :: 能劇, 能剧 /Néngjù/ |
| noise {n} (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: 噪音 /zàoyīn/, 響聲, 响声 /xiǎngsheng/ |
| noise {n} (technical: unwanted part of a signal) | :: 噪音 /zàoyīn/ |
| noiselessly {adv} (in a quiet manner) | :: 無聲地, 无声地 /wúshēng de/ |
| noise pollution {n} (excessive noise) | :: 噪音污染 /zàoyīn wūrǎn/ |
| noisily {adv} (in a noisy manner) | :: 吵鬧地, 吵闹地 /chǎonào de/ |
| noisome {adj} (morally hurtful or noxious) | :: 有害的 /yǒuhài de/ |
| noisome {adj} (hurtful or noxious to health) | :: 有毒的 /yǒudú dí/ |
| noisome {adj} (offensive to the senses) | :: 恶臭的 /èchòu de/ |
| noisy {adj} (making a noise) | :: 吵鬧, 吵闹 /chǎonào/, 吵 /chǎo/ |
| noisy miner {n} (grey bird) | :: 黑頭礦鳥, 黑头矿鸟 /hēitóu kuàngdiǎo/ |
| no kidding {interj} (exclamation of amazement) | :: 當真？！, 当真？！ /dàngzhēn?!/, 不會吧？, 不会吧？ /bù huì ba?/ |
| nolens volens {adv} (willing or unwilling) SEE: willy-nilly | :: |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: 不再 /bùzài/ |
| noma {n} (disease) | :: 坏疽性口炎 /huàijūxìngkǒuyán/, 走马疳 /zǒumǎgān/ |
| nomad {n} (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) | :: 游牧民族 /yóumù mínzú/ |
| nomadic {adj} (of or relating to itinerant herdsmen) | :: 游牧 /yóumù/ |
| nomadism {n} (way of life of a nomad) | :: 游牧生活 /yóumù shēnghuó/ |
| no man is an island {proverb} (all people are dependent on other people) | :: 沒有人是一座孤島, 没有人是一座孤岛 /méiyǒu rén shì yī zuò gūdǎo/ |
| no matter {prep} (regardless of) | :: 無論, 无论 /wúlùn/, 不管 /bùguǎn/, 不論, 不论 /búlùn/ |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: 無論如何, 无论如何 /wúlùnrúhé/ |
| no matter what {prep} (under any circumstances) | :: 無論如何, 无论如何 /wúlùnrúhé/ |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nomenclature {n} (set of names or terms) | :: 命名法 /mìngmíngfǎ/ |
| nominalization {n} (use of a verb or an adjective as a noun) | :: 名詞化, 名词化 /míngcíhuà/ |
| nominate {v} (to name someone for a particular role or position) | :: 提名 |
| nomination {n} (An act or instance of nominating) | :: 提名 |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative absolute {n} (element of a sentence) | :: 絕對分詞子句, 绝对分词子句 /juéduì fēncí zǐjù/ |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: 主格 /zhǔgé/ |
| non- {prefix} (not) | :: 不 /bù-/, 非 /fēi-/, 無, 无 /wú-/ |
| non-aggression principle {n} | :: 互不侵犯原則 |
| nonalcoholic {adj} (containing at most trace amounts of alcohol) | :: 非酒精性 /fēijiǔjīngxìng/, 無酒精, 无酒精 /wú jiǔjīng/ |
| non-binary {adj} (not binary) | :: 非二進制, 非二进制 /fēi-èrjìnzhì/ |
| non-binary {adj} (outside the gender binary, see also: genderqueer) | :: 非二元 /fēi-èryuán/, 非二元性別, 非二元性别 /fēi-èryuán xìngbié/ |
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer | :: |
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission) | :: 士官, 軍士, 军士 /jūnshì/ |
| nonconformist {n} (someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices) | :: , 不循规蹈矩者 |
| nonconformist {adj} (not conforming to established customs etc) | :: , 不循规蹈矩的 |
| none {pron} (not any person) | :: 沒有人, 没有人 /méiyǒu rén/ |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: 沒有, 没有 /méiyǒu/, 沒什麼, 没什么 /méishénme/ |
| none of someone's business {n} (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) | :: 關...什麼事, 关...什么事 /guān...shénme shì/, 關...屁事, 关...屁事 /guān...pìshì/, 不關...的事, 不关...的事 /bùguān...de shì/ |
| none of your beeswax {phrase} (A riposte to badgering questioning) | :: 关你屁事 |
| none other than {phrase} ((used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)) | :: 正是 /zhèngshì/ |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonessential amino acid {n} (amino acid that the human body can synthesize) | :: 非必需氨基酸 /fēibìxū ānjīsuān/ |
| non-esterified fatty acid {n} (non-esterified fatty acid) | :: 遊離脂肪酸, 游离脂肪酸 /yóulí zhīfángsuān/ |
| nonetheless {adv} (nevertheless) | :: 還是, 还是 /háishi/, 然而 /rán'ér/, 仍然 /réngrán/ |
| no news is good news {proverb} (lack of information suggests nothing bad) | :: 沒消息就是好消息, 没消息就是好消息 /méi xiāoxi jiùshì hǎo xiāoxi/ |
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent) | :: 不存在的 /bù cúnzài de/ |
| nonexperimental {adj} (not experimental) | :: 非試驗, 非试验 (fēi shìyàn) |
| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts) | :: 非虛構文學, 非虚构文学 /fēi-xūgòu wénxué/ |
| non-finite verb {n} (verb form that lacks a subject) | :: 非限定動詞, 非限定动词 /fēi-xiàndìngdòngcí/ |
| nonfree {adj} (not free of charge) | :: 收費的, 收費的 /shōufèi de/, 付費的, 付费的 /fùfèi de/ |
| non-governmental {adj} (not belonging to a particular government) | :: 非政府 /fēizhèngfǔ/ |
| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation) | :: 非政府組織, 非政府组织 /fēizhèngfǔ zǔzhī/ |
| nonideologue {n} | :: 没理论家 |
| noninterference {n} (policy of not interfering in the domestic policies of another) | :: 不干涉 /bùgānshè/ |
| non-issue {n} (matter of no concern) | :: 非議題, 非议题 /fēiyìtí/ |
| nonkilling {n} (A precept or worldview) | :: 無殺戮, 无杀戮 /wú shālù/ |
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful | :: |
| nonlinear {adj} (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line) | :: 非線性, 非线性 /fēixiànxìng/ |
| nonmetallic {adj} (not metallic) | :: 非金属的 |
| nonmodern {adj} (having characteristics of past times) | :: 非現代的, 非现代的 /fēi xiàndài de/ |
| non-native speaker {n} (someone who has another native tongue then the language being used) | :: 非母語人士, 非母语人士 /fēi-mǔyǔ rénshì/ |
| non-official cover {n} (assumption of a covert role in an organization which does not have ties to the government) | :: 非官方臥底, 非官方卧底 /fēiguānfāng wòdǐ/ |
| nonpareil {n} (that has no equal) | :: 無儔 |
| non-player character {n} (character in a role-playing game or computer game) | :: 非玩家角色 /fēi-wánjiā juésè/ |
| nonplus {v} (To perplex) | :: 使困惑 |
| nonpolar {adj} (non-polar) | :: 非极性 |
| nonprofessional {adj} (not professional) | :: 業餘, 业余 /yèyú/ |
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit) | :: 非營利, 非营利 /fēiyínglì/ |
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization) | :: 非營利組織, 非营利组织 /fēiyínglì zǔzhī/ |
| nonsense {n} (meaningless words) | :: 廢話, 废话 /fèihuà/, 胡說, 胡说 /húshuō/, 胡言 /húyán/, 狗屁 /gǒupì/ |
| nonsense {n} (untrue statement) | :: 廢話, 废话 /fèihuà/, 胡說, 胡说 /húshuō/, 胡言 /húyán/, 狗屁 /gǒupì/ |
| nonsense {adj} (resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon) | :: 無義, 无义 /wúyì/ |
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco) | :: 非吸煙者, 非吸烟者 /fēixīyānzhě/ |
| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug {n} (group of drugs) | :: 非甾體抗炎藥, 非甾体抗炎药 /fēizāitǐkàngyányào/ |
| nonstop {adj} (without stopping) | :: 不停的 /bùtíng de/, 馬不停蹄的, 马不停蹄的 /mǎbùtíngtí de/, 直達的 , 直达的 /zhídá de/ |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| non-verbal {adj} (other than written or spoken words) | :: 非言语的 |
| nonverbal communication {n} (communication in a form other than written or spoken words) | :: 非語言溝通, 非语言沟通 /fēi yǔyán gōutōng/ |
| nonviolence {n} (philosophy that rejects violence) | :: 非暴力 /fēibàolì/ |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: 麵條, 面条 /miàntiáo/, 掛麵, 挂面 /guàmiàn/ |
| noodle {n} (the brain, the head) | :: 腦袋, 脑袋 /nǎodài/ |
| no offense {phrase} (no offense) | :: 不要見怪, 不要见怪 /búyào jiànguài/, 沒有冒犯你的意思, 没有冒犯你的意思 /méiyǒu màofàn nǐ de yìsi/ |
| nook {n} (small corner formed by two walls) | :: 角落 /jiǎoluò/ |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: 正午 /zhèngwǔ/ |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: 沒有人, 没有人 /méiyǒu rén/, 沒人, 没人 /méirén/ |
| noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope) | :: 環, 环 /huán/, 繯, 缳 /huán/ |
| noosphere {n} (noosphere, theoretical stage of evolutionary development) | :: 心靈空間 |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 /bú rù hǔxué, yāndé hǔzǐ/ |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: 禁止停車, 禁止停车 /jìnzhǐ tíngchē/ |
| nope {particle} (informal "no") | :: 不啊 /bù a/, 不是啊 /búshì a/ |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: 沒有問題, 没有问题 /méiyǒu wèntí/, 沒問題, 没问题 /méi wèntí/ |
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary) | :: 不用謝, 不用谢 /búyòng xiè/ , 沒關係, 没关系 /méi guānxi/ |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: 北歐國家, 北欧国家 /Běi-Ōu guójiā/, 北歐五國, 北欧五国 /Běi-Ōu wǔguó/ |
| no rest for the wicked {proverb} (people who are wicked must work harder) | :: 惡人永無寧日, 恶人永无宁日 /èrén yǒngwúníngrì/ |
| Norfolk Island {prop} (external territory of Australia) | :: 諾福克島, 诺福克岛 /Nuòfúkè dǎo/ |
| Norfolk Island pine {n} (conifer endemic to Norfolk Island) | :: 異葉南洋杉, 异叶南洋杉 /yìyè Nányángshān/, 諾和克南洋杉, 诺和克南洋杉 /Nuòhékè Nányángshān/ |
| nori {n} (a type of seaweed used in the preparation of sushi) | :: 海苔 /hǎitái/, 紫菜 /zǐcài/ |
| Norilsk {prop} (city) | :: 諾里爾斯克, 诺里尔斯克 /Nuòlǐ'ěrsīkè/ |
| norm {n} (that which is normal) | :: 規範, 规范 /guīfàn/ |
| Norma {prop} (constellation) | :: 矩尺座 /Jǔchǐzuò/ |
| normal {adj} (according to norms or rules) | :: 正常 /zhèngcháng/, 通常 /tōngcháng/, 常態 /chángtài de/ |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: 正常 /zhèngcháng/ |
| normal {adj} (pertaining to a school to teach teachers how to teach) | :: 师范 /shīfàn/ |
| normalcy {n} (state of being normal) | :: 正常 /zhèngcháng/, 常態, 常态 /chángtài/, 正規, 正规 /zhèngguī/ |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: 正態分佈, 正态分布 /zhèngtài fēnbù/ , 常態分佈, 常态分布 /chángtài fēnbù/ |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: 正常 /zhèngcháng/, 常態, 常态 /chángtài/, 正規, 正规 /zhèngguī/ |
| normalization {n} (any process that makes something more normal or regular) | :: 正常化 /zhèngchánghuà/, 正規化, 正规化 /zhèngguīhuà/ |
| normally {adv} (under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time) | :: 平時, 平时 /píngshí/, 一般 /yībān/, 通常 /tōngcháng/, 按理 /ànlǐ/ |
| normally {adv} (in the expected or customary manner) | :: 正常地 /zhèngcháng de/, 正規地, 正规地 /zhèngguī de/ |
| normal school {n} (school for training teachers) | :: 師範學校, 师范学校 /shīfàn xuéxiào/ |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: 諾曼底, 诺曼底 /Nuòmàndǐ/ |
| norovirus {n} (genus of Norwalk virus) | :: 諾羅病毒, 诺罗病毒 /nuòluó bìngdú/ |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: 北 /běi/, 北方 /běifāng/ |
| North Africa {prop} (the northern part of Africa) | :: 北非 /Běifēi/, 北部非洲 /Běibù Fēizhōu/ |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: 北美 /Běi Měi/, 北美洲 /Běi Měizhōu/ |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: 北大西洋公約組織, 北大西洋公约组织 /Běidàxīyáng Gōngyuē zǔzhī/ |
| North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States) | :: 北卡羅來納, 北卡罗莱纳 /Běi-Kǎluōláinà/ |
| North Caucasus {prop} (region in the south of Russia) | :: 北高加索 /Běi Gāojiāsuǒ/ |
| North Dakota {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: 北達科他, 北达科他 /Běi-Dákētā/ |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: 東北, 东北 /dōngběi/ |
| Northeast China Plain {prop} (plain located in Northeast China) | :: 東北平原, 东北平原 /Dōngběi píngyuán/ |
| northern {adj} (facing, situated in or related to the north) | :: 北方 /běifāng/, 北 /běi/ |
| northern bilberry {n} (shrub and berry) SEE: bog bilberry | :: |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: 北塞浦路斯 /Běi Sāipǔlùsī/ |
| northerner {n} (person from the north of a region) | :: 北方人 /běifāngrén/ |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: 北歐, 北欧 /Běi-Ōu/ |
| northern fur seal {n} (Callorhinus ursinus) | :: 北海狗 /běihǎigǒu/, 北方海狗 /běifāng hǎigǒu/ |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: 北鲣鸟 |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: 蒼鷹, 苍鹰 /cāngyīng/ |
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator) | :: 北半球 /běibànqiú/ |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: 北愛爾蘭, 北爱尔兰 /Běi-Ài'ěrlán/ |
| Northern Ladle {prop} | :: 北斗 /Běidǒu/ |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: 北極光, 北极光 /běijíguāng/ |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Mariana Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: 北馬里亞納群島, 北马里亚纳群岛 /Běi Mǎlǐyǎnà qúndǎo/ |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: 北馬里亞納群島, 北马里亚纳群岛 /Běi Mǎlǐyǎnà qúndǎo/ |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| northern raven {n} (common raven) SEE: common raven | :: |
| Northern Sea Route {prop} (a shipping lane in the Arctic Ocean) | :: 北方海路 /Běifāng hǎilù/, 東北航線, 东北航线 /Dōngběi hángxiàn/ |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: 北領地, 北领地 /Běi Lǐngdì/ |
| northern tree shrew {n} (Tupaia belangerii) | :: 樹鼩, 树鼩 /shùqú/ |
| northern wild rice {n} (Zizania palustris) | :: 沼生菰 /zhǎoshēnggū/ |
| North Frisian Islands {prop} (islands in the Wadden Sea) | :: 北弗裡西亞群島, 北弗里西亚群岛 /Běifúlǐxīyà Qúndǎo/ |
| North India {prop} (northern region of India) | :: 印度北部 /Yìndù běibù/ |
| North Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) | :: 北島, 北岛 /Běidaǒ/ |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: 北朝鮮, 北朝鲜 /Běi Cháoxiǎn/, 朝鮮, 朝鲜 /Cháoxiǎn/, 北韓, 北韩 /Běihán/ |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: 朝鮮人, 朝鲜人 /chaoxianren/ |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: 北馬其頓, 北马其顿 /Běi Mǎqídùn/ |
| north pole {n} (northernmost point on celestial bodies) | :: 北極, 北极 /běijí/ |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: 北極, 北极 /Běijí/ |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: 北萊茵-威斯特法倫州, 北莱茵-威斯特法伦州 /Běi Láiyīn-Wēisītèfǎlún zhōu/ |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: 北海 /Běihǎi/ |
| North Star {prop} (Pole Star) SEE: Pole Star | :: |
| north temperate zone {n} (the temperate zone) | :: 北溫帶, 北温带 /běiwēndài/ |
| Northumberland {prop} (most northerly county of England) | :: 諾森伯蘭郡, 诺森伯兰郡 /Nuòsēnbólánjùn/ |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: 西北 /xīběi/ |
| Northwest Territories {prop} (Territory in northern Canada) | :: 西北地區, 西北地区 /Xīběi Dìqū/ |
| north wind {n} (wind blowing from the north) | :: 北風, 北风 /běifēng/ |
| North York {prop} (district in Toronto) | :: 北約克, 北约克 /Běi Yuēkè/ |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: 挪威 /Nuówēi/ |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: 挪威楓, 挪威枫 /nuówēi fēng/ |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: 挪威人 /nuówēirén/ |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: 挪威語, 挪威语 /nuówēiyǔ/ |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: 挪威的 /Nuówēi de/ |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: 挪威人 /nuówēirén/ |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: 挪威語, 挪威语 /nuówēiyǔ/ |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian forest cat {n} (domestic cat breed) | :: 挪威森林貓, 挪威森林猫 /Nuówēi sēnlín māo/ |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| Norwich {prop} (Norwich) | :: 諾里奇 /Nuólǐqì/ |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: 鼻子 /bízi/, 鼻 /bí/ |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: 鼻子 /bízi/ |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: 鼻羈 /bíjī/, 鼻羁 /bíjī/ |
| nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: 鼻血 /bíxuè, bíxiě/, 鼻出血 /bíchūxùe, bíchūxiě/ |
| nosegay {n} (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs) | :: 花束 /huāshù/ |
| nosegay {n} (aroma, scent) SEE: aroma | :: |
| nose-picking {n} (insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.) | :: 挖鼻子 /wā bízi/, 摳鼻子, 抠鼻子 /kōu bízi/ |
| nosey parker {n} (prying person) | :: 八婆 /bāpó/ |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no shit {interj} (vulgar: exclamation of amazement or disbelief) | :: 不會吧, 不会吧 /bù huì ba/ (That is impossible, isn't it?) |
| no smoke without fire {proverb} (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) | :: 無風不起浪, 无风不起浪 /wú fēng bù qǐ làng/, 蒼蠅不叮無縫的蛋, 苍蝇不叮无缝的蛋 /cāngying bù dīng wú fèng de dàn/ |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: 禁止吸煙, 禁止吸烟 /jìnzhǐ xīyān/ |
| nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: 怀旧 /huáijiù/, 鄉愁, 乡愁 /xiāngchóu/, 鄉思, 乡思 /xiāngsī/, 懷舊, 懷古, 怀古 /huáigǔ/ |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| nostoc {n} (genus of cyanobacteria) | :: 葛仙米 /géxiānmǐ/ |
| Nostradamus {prop} (Nostradamus) | :: 諾斯托拉達姆斯, 诺斯托拉达姆斯 /Nuòsītuōlādámǔsī/, 諾斯特拉達姆士, 诺斯特拉达姆士 /Nuòsītèlādámǔshì/, 諾特達姆, 诺特达姆 /Nuòtèdámǔ/ |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: 鼻孔 /bíkǒng/, 鼻子眼 /bíziyǎn/ |
| nosy {adj} (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) | :: 多管閒事, 多管闲事 /duōguǎnxiánshì/ |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: 不 /bù/, 沒, 没 /méi/, 沒有, 没有 /méiyǒu/, 別, 别 /bié/ , 無, 无 /wú/, 未 /wèi/, 非 /fēi/ |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: 不是 /bú shì/ |
| not {interj} | :: 才怪, 才怪 /cáiguài/ |
| notable {adj} (worthy of notice; remarkable) | :: 著名的 |
| notable {n} (person or thing of distinction) | :: 名人, 显要人物 |
| notable {adj} (capable of being noted; noticeable) | :: 值得注意的 |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| notarize {v} (witness of the authenticity of a document) | :: 公證, 公证 /gōngzhèng/ |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: 公證人, 公证人 /gōngzhèngrén/ |
| notary public {n} (officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations) | :: 公證人, 公证人 /gōngzhèngrén/, 公證員, 公证员 /gōngzhèngyuán/ |
| not at all {adv} (not) | :: 毫不 /háobù/, 並不, 并不 /bìngbù/, 決不, 决不 /juébù/, 並未, 并未 /bìngwèi/ |
| not at all {interj} (conventional reply to expression of gratitude) | :: 不客氣, 不客气 /bù kèqi/, 不用謝, 不用谢 /bùyòngxiè/, 不謝, 不谢 /bùxiè/ |
| notation {n} (system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities) | :: 記法, 记法 /jìfǎ/, 表示法 /biǎoshìfǎ/ |
| notation {n} (specific note or piece of information written in such a notation) | :: 記號, 记号 /jìhao/, 注釋, 注释 /zhùshì/ |
| not bad {adj} (reasonably good) | :: 不錯, 不错 /bùcuò/ |
| notch {n} (V-shaped cut) | :: 刻痕 /kèhén/, 凹痕 /āohén/ |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: 字條, 字条 /zìtiáo/, 筆記, 笔记 /bǐjì/ |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: 音符 /yīnfú/ |
| note {v} (to notice with care) | :: 留心 /liúxīn/, 注意 /zhùyì/ |
| note {v} (to record in writing) | :: 記錄, 记录 /jìlù/ |
| note {v} (to annotate) | :: 註解, 注解 /zhùjiě/ |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: 筆記本, 笔记本 /bǐjìběn/, 本子 /běnzi/, 簿子 /bùzi/ |
| notebook {n} (notebook computer) | :: 筆記本, 笔记本 /bǐjìběn/, 手提計算機, 手提计算机 (shǒutí jìsuànjī), 筆記本電腦, 笔记本电脑 /bǐjìběn diànnǎo/ |
| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper) | :: 記事本, 记事本 /jìshìběn/ |
| notetaking {n} (writing pieces of information) | :: 記錄, 记录 /jìlù/, 筆記, 笔记 /bǐjì/ |
| note to self {n} (self-reminder) | :: 自我提醒 /zìwǒ tíxǐng/, 自我提示 /zìwǒ tíshì/ |
| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit | :: |
| no, thanks {interj} (no, thanks) | :: 不要，謝謝, 不要，谢谢 /bùyào, xièxie/. 不客氣, 不客气 /bù kèqi/ |
| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no) | :: 不要，謝謝, 不要，谢谢 (bùyào, xièxie) |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: 沒什麼, 没什么 /méishénme/, 沒事, 没事 /méishì/ |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| no through road {n} (cul-de-sac) SEE: cul-de-sac | :: |
| notice {n} (act of observing) | :: 注意 /zhùyì/ |
| notice {n} (written or printed announcement) | :: 公告 /gōnggào/ |
| notice {n} (formal notification or warning) | :: 提前通知 (tíqián tōngzhī) |
| notice {n} (published critical review) | :: 評論, 评论 /pínglùn/ |
| notice {v} (to remark upon) | :: 理會, 理会 /lǐhuì/, 注意到 /zhùyìdào/, 注意 /zhùyì/ |
| notice {v} (to become aware of) | :: 注意到 /zhùyìdào/ |
| notice board {n} (bulletin board) SEE: bulletin board | :: |
| notification {n} (act of notifying) | :: 通知 /tōngzhī/ |
| notify {v} ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: 通知 /tōngzhī/, 通告 /tōnggào/ |
| notion {n} (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception) | :: 概念 /gàiniàn/ |
| not know which end is up {v} (to have no common sense) | :: 無知, 无知 /wúzhī/, 沒有常識, 没有常识 /méiyǒu chángshì/ |
| not least {adv} (especially; particularly) | :: 尤其 /yóuqí/, 特別, 特别 /tèbié/ |
| not only … but also {conj} | :: 不僅……而且, 不仅……而且 /bùjǐn ... érqiě/, 不但……而且 /bùdàn ... érqiě/ (而且 can be replaced with 並且, 也 or 還) |
| notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously) | :: 臭名昭著 /chòumíng zhāozhù/, 惡名昭彰 /èmíng zhāozhāng/ |
| notoriously {adv} (In a notorious or notable manner) | :: 众所周知的 |
| Notre Dame {prop} (French cathedral) | :: 巴黎聖母院, 巴黎圣母院 /Bālí Shèngmǔyuàn/ |
| no trespassing {phrase} (phrase forbidding access to a place) | :: 禁止侵入 /jìnzhǐ qīnrù/ |
| Nottingham {prop} (city) | :: 諾丁漢, 诺丁汉 /Nuòdīnghàn/ |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: 更不用說, 更不用说 /gèng bùyòng shuō/, 何況, 何况 /hékuàng/ |
| not touch something with a ten foot pole {v} (to avoid at all costs) | :: 唯恐避之不及 |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| not yet {adv} (not for the moment, though expected later) | :: 沒有, 没有 /méiyǒu/, 尚未 /shàngwèi/, 未 /wèi/ |
| Nouakchott {prop} (capital of Mauritania) | :: 努瓦克肖特 /Nǔwǎkèxiàotè/ |
| nougat {n} (a confection of honey and roasted nuts) | :: 牛軋糖, 牛轧糖 /niúzhátáng, niúgátáng/ |
| Nouméa {prop} (capital of New Caledonia) | :: 努美阿 /Nǔměi'ā/ |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: 名詞, 名词 /míngcí/ |
| noun adjunct {n} (noun adjunct) SEE: attributive noun | :: |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: 名詞短語, 名词短语 /míngcí duǎnyǔ/ |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nourishment {n} (something that nourishes; food) | :: 營養, 营养 /yíngyǎng/ |
| no use {n} (pointless; useless) | :: 白搭 /báidā/, 無濟於事, 无济于事 /wújìyúshì/, 沒用, 没用 /méiyòng/, 無用, 无用 /wúyòng/ |
| nouveau riche {n} (new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy) | :: 暴發戶, 暴发户 /bàofāhù/ |
| nova {n} (sudden brightening of a star) | :: 新星 /xīnxīng/ |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: 新斯科舍 /Xīn Sīkēshě/, 新斯科舍省 /Xīn Sīkēshě Shěng/, 新斯科細亞, 新斯科细亚 /Xīn Sīkēxìyà/, 新斯科細亞省, 新斯科细亚省 /Xīn Sīkēxìyà Shěng/, 諾華斯高沙, 诺华斯高沙 /Nuòhuá Sīgāoshā/, 諾華斯高沙省, 诺华斯高沙省 /Nuòhuá Sīgāoshā Shěng/, 斯高沙 /Sīgāoshā/, 斯高沙省 /Sīgāoshā Shěng/, 新斯高沙 /Xīn Sīgāoshā/, 新斯高沙省 /Xīn Sīgāoshā Shěng/ |
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia) | :: 新地島, 新地岛 /Xīn Dì dǎo/ |
| novel {adj} (new, original, especially in an interesting way) | :: 新穎, 新颖 /xīnyǐng/ |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: 小說, 小说 /xiǎoshuō/ |
| novelist {n} (author of novels) | :: 小說家, 小说家 /xiǎoshuōjiā/ |
| novella {n} (short novel) | :: 中篇小說, 中篇小说 /zhōngpiān xiǎoshuō/ |
| novelty {n} (state of being new) | :: 新奇 /xīnqí/ |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: 十一月 /shíyīyuè/ |
| Novgorod {prop} (city) | :: 諾夫哥羅德, 诺夫哥罗德 /Nuòfūgēluódé/ |
| Novial {prop} (an international auxiliary language) | :: 諾維亞語, 诺维亚语 /Nuòwéiyàyǔ/ |
| novice {n} (beginner) | :: 新手 /xīnshǒu/ |
| novichok {n} (nerve agent) | :: 諾維喬克, 诺维乔克 /nuòwéiqiáokè/ |
| Novi Sad {prop} (largest city of the Serbian province of Vojvodina) | :: 諾威薩, 诺威萨 /Nuòwēisà/ |
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty | :: |
| Novokuznetsk {prop} (city) | :: 新庫茲涅茨克, 新库兹涅茨克 /Xīn-Kùzīniècíkè/ |
| Novorossiysk {prop} (city) | :: 新羅西斯克, 新罗西斯克 /Xīn-Luóxīsīkè/ |
| Novosibirsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: 新西伯利亞, 新西伯利亚 /Xīn-Xībólìyà/ |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: 現在, 现在 /xiànzài/, 如今 /rújīn/, 現今, 现今 /xiànjīn/, 現下, 现下 /xiànxià/, 現時, 现时 /xiànshí/ |
| nowadays {adv} (at the present time) | :: 現在, 现在 /xiànzài/ |
| nowadays {adv} (in the current era) | :: 現今, 现今 /xiànjīn/, 現在, 现在 /xiànzài/, 當今, 当今 /dāngjīn/ |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: 偶爾, 偶尔 /ǒu'ěr/, 時而, 时而 /shí'ér/ |
| no way {interj} (absolutely not) | :: 休想 /xiūxiǎng/, 沒門(兒), 没门(儿) /méimén/, 絕不會, 绝不会 /jué bùhuì/, 絕對不會, 绝对不会 /juéduì bùhuì/, 一定不會, 一定不会 /yīdìng bùhuì/, 門都沒有, 门都没有 /mén dōu méiyǒu/ |
| no way {interj} (indicates astonished disbelief) | :: 不會吧！, 不会吧！ (bù huì ba!), 不可能！ (bù kěnéng!), 怎麼會呢？, 怎么会呢？ (zěnme huì ne?) |
| nowhere {adv} (in no place) | :: 無處, 无处 /wúchù/ |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| no win, no fee {phrase} (condition for legal service) | :: 不贏不收費, 不赢不收费 /bù yíng bù shōufèi/ |
| no wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| no worries {interj} (it does not bother me) | :: 沒關係, 没关系 /méiguānxi/, 沒事 /méishì/ |
| no worries {interj} (do not worry, I will do it) | :: 沒問題, 没问题 /méiwèntí/ |
| Nowruz {prop} (Iranian New Year) | :: 納吾肉孜節, 纳吾肉孜节 /nàwúròuzī jié/, 諾魯茲節, 诺鲁兹节 /nuòlǔzī jié/, 伊朗的新年 /Yīlǎng de xīnnián/ |
| now that {conj} (since) | :: 既然 /jìrán/ |
| nozzle {n} | :: 噴管, 喷管 |
| NPK {n} | :: 氮磷鉀, 氮磷钾 /dàn lín jiǎ/ |
| nth {adj} (occurring at position n) | :: 第n /dì n/ |
| NT scan {n} (nuchal scan) SEE: nuchal scan | :: |
| nu {n} (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) | :: 紐, 纽 /niǔ/ |
| nuanced {adj} (having nuances) | :: 具有細微差別的, 具有细微差别的 (jùyǒu xìwéi chābié de), 細緻入微, 细致入微 (xìzhì rùwēi), 精確, 精确 /jīngquè/, 複雜, 复杂 /fùzá/ |
| Nuannuan {prop} (district in north Taiwan) | :: 暖暖 /Nuǎnnuǎn/ |
| Nubia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: 努比亞, 努比亚 /Nǔbǐyà/ |
| nuchal cord {n} (umbilical cord that has become wrapped around the neck of a foetus) | :: 臍帶繞頸, 脐带绕颈 /qídài ràojǐng/ |
| nuchal scan {n} (ultrasound performed on a pregnant woman) | :: 頸後透明帶掃描, 颈后透明带扫描 /jǐnghòu tòumíngdài sǎomiáo/ |
| nuchal translucency scan {n} (nuchal scan) SEE: nuchal scan | :: |
| nuclear {adj} (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) | :: 核 /hé/ |
| nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy) | :: 核 /hé/ |
| nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) | :: 核 /hé/ |
| nuclear chemistry {n} (application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics) | :: 核化學, 核化学 /héhuàxué/ |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: 核能 /hénéng/, 核動力, 核动力 /hédònglì/ |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: 核心家庭 /héxīn jiātíng/ |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: 核裂變, 核裂变 /hélièbiàn/, 核分裂 /héfēnliè/ |
| nuclear fuel {n} (radioactive fuel) | :: 核燃料 |
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones) | :: 核聚變, 核聚变 /héjùbiàn/, 核融合, 核融合 /hérónghé/ |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: 原子核物理學, 原子核物理学 /yuánzǐhé wùlǐ xué/ |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: 核動力, 核动力 /hédònglì/ |
| nuclear power {n} (nation with nuclear weapons) | :: 核國家, 核国家 /héguójiā/ |
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant) | :: 核電廠, 核电厂 /hédiànchǎng/ |
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant | :: |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: 核反應, 核反应 /héfǎnyìng/ |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: 核反應堆, 核反应堆 /héfǎnyìngduī/ |
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons) | :: 核戰爭, 核战争 /hézhànzhēng/ |
| nuclear warfare {n} (use of nuclear weapons) | :: 核战争 |
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste | :: |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: 核武器 /héwǔqì/ |
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war) | :: 核冬天 /hédōngtiān/ |
| nuclease {n} (any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester) | :: 核酸酶 /hé suān méi/ |
| nucleic acid {n} (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) | :: 核酸 /hésuān/ |
| nucleic acid test {n} (technique) | :: 核酸檢測, 核酸检测 /hésuān jiǎncè/ |
| nucleoid {n} (the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized) | :: 擬核, 拟核 /nǐhé/ |
| nucleon {n} (a proton or a neutron) | :: 核子 /hézǐ/ |
| nucleotide {n} (monomer constituting DNA or RNA) | :: 核苷酸 /hégānsuān/ |
| nucleus {n} (core, central part of something) | :: 核心 /héxīn/, 核 /hé/ |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: 原子核 /yuánzǐhé/ |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: 細胞核, 细胞核 /xìbāohé/ |
| nucleus {n} | :: 原子核 |
| nuclide {n} (nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass) | :: 核素 /hésù/, 核種, 核种 /hézhǒng/ |
| nude {adj} (without clothing or other covering) | :: 赤裸 /chìluǒ/, 裸 /luǒ/ |
| nude run {n} (prank of running in public without wearing clothing) | :: 裸奔 /luǒbēn/ |
| nudibranch {n} (any sea slug) | :: 裸鰓類, 裸鳃类 /luǒsāilèi/ |
| nudism {n} (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) | :: 裸體主義, 裸体主义 /luǒtǐzhǔyì/, 天然主義, 天然主义 /tiānránzhǔyì/ |
| nudist {n} (person who practices nudism) | :: 裸体主义的 |
| nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: 裸體, 裸体 /luǒtǐ/, 赤裸, 赤裸 /chìluǒ/ |
| nudiustertian {adj} (Of or relating to the day before yesterday) | :: 前天 /qiántiān/ |
| Nueva Segovia {prop} (department of Nicaragua) | :: 新塞哥維亞省, 新塞哥维亚省 /Xīnsāigēwéiyǎ-shěng/ |
| nugget {n} (small chunk or clump) | :: 块 |
| nuisance {n} (minor annoyance or inconvenience) | :: 討厭的事, 讨厌的事 /tǎoyàn de shì/, 麻煩事, 麻烦事 /máfan shì/ ; 討厭的人, 讨厌的人 /tǎoyàn de rén/, 麻煩人, 麻烦人 /máfan rén/ |
| nuisance {n} (person or thing causing annoyance of inconvenience) | :: 討厭的事, 讨厌的事 /tǎoyàn de shì/, 麻煩事, 麻烦事 /máfan shì/ ; 討厭的人, 讨厌的人 /tǎoyàn de rén/, 麻煩人, 麻烦人 /máfan rén/ |
| nuisance tax {n} (sales tax) SEE: sales tax | :: |
| nuke {v} ((colloquial) to use a nuclear weapon on a target) | :: 核平 /hépíng/ |
| Nuku'alofa {prop} (capital of Tonga) | :: 努庫阿洛法, 努库阿洛法 /Nǔkù'āluòfǎ/ |
| null {n} (a non-existent or empty value or set of values) | :: 空值 /kōngzhí/ |
| nulla pœna sine lege {phrase} (nulla poena sine lege) | :: 罪刑法定原則, 罪刑法定主義 |
| nullify {v} | :: 使無效, 使无效 |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| numb {adj} (physically unable to feel) | :: 麻木 /mámù/ |
| numbat {n} (small marsupial) | :: 袋食蟻獸, 袋食蚁兽 /dàishíyǐshòu/ |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: 數, 数 /shù/, 數目, 数目 /shùmù/, 數字, 数字 /shùzì/ |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: 數詞, 数词 /shùcí/, 數, 数 /shù/, 數字, 数字 /shùzì/ |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: 號碼, 号码 /hàomǎ/, 號, 号 /hào/ |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: 多少 /duōshǎo/, 數碼, 数码 /shùmǎ/ |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: 數, 数 /shù/ |
| number {n} (performance) | :: 節目, 节目 /jiémù/ |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number one {adj} (first, foremost, best) | :: 頭號, 头号 /tóuhào/ |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: 民數記, 民数记 /Mínshùjì/, 戶籍紀, 户籍纪 /Hùjíjì/ |
| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash | :: |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numbers station {n} (shortwave radio station) | :: 數字電台, 数字电台 /shùzì diàntái/ |
| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics) | :: 數論, 数论 /shùlùn/ |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numeracy {n} (numerical skill) | :: 計算能力, 计算能力 /jìsuàn nénglì/ |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: 數詞, 数词 /shùcí/, 數字, 数字 /shùzì/ |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: 分子 /fēnzǐ/ |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: 數值的, 数值的 /shùzhí de/ |
| numerous {adj} (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: 眾多, 众多 /zhòngduō/, 多 /duō/ |
| numinous {adj} (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) | :: 努秘 /nǔmì/ |
| nun {n} (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: 修女 /xiūnǚ/, 尼姑 /nígū/, 姑子 /gūzi/, 尼 /ní/ |
| Nunavut {prop} (territory in northern Canada) | :: 努納武特, 努纳武特 /Nǔnàwǔtè/, 努納福特, 努纳福特 /Nǔnàfútè/, 努納伏特, 努纳伏特 /Nǔnàfútè/, 努勒維特, 努勒维特 /Nǔlèwéitè/, 努納伏, 努纳伏 /Nǔnàfú/, 努納瓦特, 努纳瓦特 /Nǔnàwǎtè/ |
| nunchaku {n} (weapon) | :: 雙節棍, 双节棍 /shuāngjiégùn/ |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (residence for nuns) | :: 庵堂 /āntáng/, 尼姑庵 /nígū'ān/ |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| Nur {prop} (township in Qira, Hotan, Xinjiang, China) | :: 奴爾, 奴尔 /Nú'ěr/ |
| Nuremberg {prop} (city in Germany) | :: 紐倫堡, 纽伦堡 /Niǔlúnbǎo/ |
| nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: 保育員, 保育员 /bǎoyùyuán/ |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: 護士, 护士 /hùshi/, 看護, 看护 /kānhù/ |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursery {n} (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day, see also: crèche) | :: 托兒所, 托儿所 /tuō'érsuǒ/ , 幼兒園, 幼儿园 /yòu'éryuán/, 幼稚園, 幼稚园 /yòuzhìyuán/ |
| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) | :: 苗圃 /miáopǔ/ |
| nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children) | :: 兒歌, 儿歌 /érgē/, 童謠, 童谣 /tóngyáo/ |
| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children) | :: 幼兒園, 幼儿园 /yòu'éryuán/, 托兒所, 托儿所 /tuō'érsuǒ/, 幼稚園, 幼稚园 /yòuzhìyuán/ |
| nursing {adj} (lactating) | :: 喂奶的 |
| nursing {adj} (referring to nurses) | :: 护理的 |
| nursing {n} (caring for patients) | :: 護理, 护理 /hùlǐ/, 護理學, 护理学 /hùlǐxué/ |
| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding | :: |
| nursing home {n} (place of residence) | :: 療養院, 疗养院 /liáoyǎngyuàn/, 養老院, 养老院 /yǎnglǎoyuàn/, 敬老院 /jìnglǎoyuàn/ |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana | :: |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Almaty) SEE: Almaty | :: |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (the official name of the capital of Kazakhstan) | :: 努爾-蘇丹, 努尔-苏丹 /Nǔ'ěr-Sūdān/ |
| nurture {v} (to nourish or nurse) | :: 养育 |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: 堅果, 坚果 /jiānguǒ/ |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: 螺母 /luómǔ/, 母 /mǔ/, 螺帽 /luómào/ |
| nut {n} (slang: the head) | :: 腦袋, 脑袋 /nǎodài/ |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: 球 |
| nutation {n} (astronomical term) | :: 章動, 章动 /zhāngdòng/ |
| nut butter {n} (spread) | :: 堅果醬, 坚果酱 /jiānguǒjiàng/ |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: 瘪嘴食管 /biě zuǐ shí guǎn/, 胡桃夹子 /hútáo jiázi/, 胡桃钳 /hútáo qián/ |
| Nutella {prop} (hazelnut spread) | :: 能多益 /Néngduōyì/ |
| nutmeg {n} (seed) | :: 肉豆蔻 /ròudòukòu/ |
| nutmeg {n} (soccer/football sense) | :: 穿裆 /chuāndāng/ |
| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu | :: |
| nutrient {n} (substance that provides nourishment) | :: 養分, 养分 /yǎngfèn/ |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: 營養, 营养 /yíngyǎng/ |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: 營養, 营养 |
| nutritional yeast {n} (preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae) | :: 營養酵母, 营养酵母 /yíngyǎng jiàomǔ/ |
| nutritionist {n} | :: 營養學家, 营养学家 /yíngyǎng xuéjiā/ |
| nutritious {adj} (providing nutrients) | :: 有營養, 有营养 /yǒu yíngyǎng/ |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| nutshell {n} (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) | :: 堅果殼, 坚果壳 /jiānguǒ qiào, jiānguǒ ké/ |
| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland) | :: 努克 /Nǔkè/, 戈特霍布 /Gētèhuòbù/ |
| nuzzle {v} (touch with the nose) | :: 用鼻子愛撫, 用鼻子爱抚 /yòng bízi àifǔ/ , 用鼻子掘 /yòng bízi jué/ |
| nyctalopia {n} (night blindness) SEE: night blindness | :: |
| nylon {n} (substance) | :: 尼龍, 尼龙 /nílóng/ |
| nymph {n} (insect larva) | :: 幼蟲, 幼虫 /yòuchóng/ |
| nymph {n} (young girl who may inspire lust) | :: 美女 /měinǚ/ |
| nymphomania {n} (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: 女色情狂 (nǚ sèqíngkuáng), 慕男狂 /mùnánkuáng/ |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: 新挪威語, 新挪威语 /Xīn-Nuówēiyǔ/ |
| nyotaimori {n} (practice) | :: 女體盛, 女体盛 /nǚtǐchéng/ |
| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night) | :: 纽克斯 |