qíng xing
circumstances
situation
CL:個|个[ge4]
wú xìng
sexless
asexual (reproduction)
wù xìng
perception
wits
power of understanding
comprehension
wú xíng
incorporeal
virtual
formless
invisible (assets)
intangible
wǔ xīng
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
wǔ xíng
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
Wú xīng
Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
dé xing
(coll.) revolting behavior
CL:副[fu4]
xīng xing zhī huǒ
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
wǔ xíng
Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
wǔ xíng
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]
Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
jì xing
memory (ability to retain information)
zhǎng jì xing
(coll.) to learn one's lesson
to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
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