shí fēn
very
completely
utterly
extremely
absolutely
hundred percent
to divide into ten equal parts
shí · yī
first of October
PRC National day
same as 國慶|国庆[gúo qìng]
shí èr yuè
December
twelfth month (of the lunar year)
shí jǐ
more than ten
a dozen or more
shí yī yuè
November
eleventh month (of the lunar year)
shí zú
ample
complete
hundred percent
a pure shade (of some color)
shí zì jià
cross
crucifix
yoke one has to endure
shí yuè
October
tenth month (of the lunar year)
shí quán shí měi
complete and beautiful
to be perfect (idiom)
shí èr zhī
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
shí zì
cross road
cross-shaped
crucifix
the character ten
Shí yàn
Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei
shí wàn huǒ jí
most urgent
post-haste
express
shí jiè
the ten commandments (religion)
èr shí yī tiáo
the Japanese Twenty-one demands of 1925
jǐ shí nián
several tens of years
several decades
shí èr fēn
exceedingly
hundred percent
everything and more
shí zì jūn
crusaders
army of crusaders
the Crusades
shí sān rì
thirteenth day of a month
shí shù
more than ten
a dozen or more
shí xiàng
ten items
decathlon (athletics)
shí miàn mái fú
Ambush from ten sides (pipa solo piece)
House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2])
sān shí ér lì
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
shí wèi
the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
Shí yàn shì
Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei
sān shí nián lái
for the past thirty years
shí èr xīng zuò
the twelve constellations on the ecliptic plane
the signs of the zodiac
sān shí liù jì
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
all the possible schemes and stratagems
èr shí sì jié qi
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
shí èr gōng
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]
yī wǔ yī shí
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
liù shí sì guà
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
wǔ dài shí guó
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979)
shí zì huā kē
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
Shān běn Wǔ shí liù
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
èr shí sì shǐ
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
fig. a long and complicated story
shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī
regardless of the consequences
recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
shí sān jīng
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 周易, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Gu Liang's Annals 谷梁傳|谷梁传, The Analects 論語|论语, Erya 爾雅|尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经, Mencius 孟子
yùn shí
Shanghai Y-10
Yun-10 commercial jet aircraft
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
shí duō yì
over one billion
more than a billion
bā jiǔ bù lí shí
pretty close
very near
about right
shí ná jiǔ wěn
to be a cinch
in the bag
(of a person) confident of success
èr shí bā xiù
the twenty-eight constellations
shí jìn
decimal
calculations to base 10
Míng shí sān líng
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
shí èr mǎ
12-yard (sports)
penalty kick
shí gān
same as 天干
the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
shuāng shí jié
Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义 of 10th October 1911
Taiwanese national holiday with a patriotic and militarist flavor
shí èr shí chen
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
shí lǐ yáng chǎng
the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
èr shí wǔ shǐ
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
shí èr dì zhī
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
shí zì jūn dōng zhēng
the Crusades
crusaders' eastern expedition
huáng dào shí èr gōng
see 十二宮|十二宫[shi2 er4 gong1]
qī lǎo bā shí
in one's seventies (age)
very old (of people)
shí tiān gān
the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
Běn dǔ · shí liù shì
Benedict XVI (Pope)
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), Pope from 2005
wǔ hú shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng
The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人, classified as "novel of denunciation" 譴責小說|谴责小说
sì shí èr zhāng jīng
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)
shí liù wán zhí
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
shí cháng shì
Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
Bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳
yī pù shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
sporadic effort
lack of sticking power
short attention span
Huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
qiáng wēi shí zì tuán
the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
Shí qī kǒng qiáo
Seventeen arch bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
yī pù shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
sporadic effort
short attention span
shí jǐ gè yuè
ten months or so
about ten months
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[sān shí lìu jì]
shí wàn wèi
the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
wén yī zhī shí
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
a word to the wise
nán shí zì zuò
Crux (constellation)
Southern Cross
shí guó chūn qiū
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣, 77 scrolls
sān shí bā dù xiàn
thirty eighth parallel
dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
Shí liù guó Chūn qiū
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
Tài zǐ shí sān fēng
thirteen peaks of Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 xue3 shan1]
bǎi ér bā shí
about a hundred
a hundred or so
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
Huáng dì bā shí yī nán jīng
Yellow Emperor's canon of 81 difficult questions, medical text, c. first century AD
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
Liè shā Hóng sè Shí yuè hào
"The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng
28-spotted ladybird
hadda beetle
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu
The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship)
zhū zǐ shí jiā
various sages and ten schools of thought
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
shí chéng jiǔ wěn
see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3]
shí zì tóu luó dāo
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
shí yì wèi yuán yǐ tài wǎng luò lián méng
Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
Nán shí zì zuò
Crux (constellation)
Southern Cross
shí jǐn
variant of 什錦|什锦[shi2 jin3]
shí yǒu bā jiǔ
most likely
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
vast majority
Shí yuè
October
tenth month (of the lunar year)
Shí rì Tán
Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘[Bo2 jia1 qiu1]
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
to lead a pampered life
shí è bù shè
wicked beyond redemption (idiom)
heinous
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
hé shí
to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
Huáng dì Bā shí yī Nàn jīng
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
Shuāng shí jié
Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[Wu3 chang1 Qi3 yi4] of October 10th, 1911
(Taiwan) National Day
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
a task is not done until it's done
guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī
who cares
no matter what
regardless of the consequences
mù xià shí háng
see 一目十行[yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2]
huà shí zì
to make the sign of the cross
to make a cross (on paper)
guā wú gǔn yuán , rén wú shí quán
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
Běn dǔ · shí liù shì
Pope Benedict XVI
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
xīng xiāng shí zú
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
nǚ dà shí bā biàn
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
dà nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
shí dà shén shòu
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
shí dòng rán jù
to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)
Wǔ dài Shí guó
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
Èr shí Nián Mù dǔ zhī Guài Xiàn zhuàng
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
Èr shí sì Xiào
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
Èr shí sì Shǐ
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
fig. a long and complicated story
Èr shí yī Tiáo
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
sān bǎi liù shí háng
all walks of life (idiom)
every trade
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
sān shí èr xiàng
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
sān qī èr shí yī
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
the facts of the matter
the actual situation
Qī shí qī Guó Jí tuán
Group of 77, loose alliance of developing countries, founded in 1964
yī mù shí háng
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
to read very rapidly
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
the pot calls the kettle black
wǔ shí jiān
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
Wǔ hú Shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
Shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Shí èr yuè
December
twelfth month (of the lunar year)
shí zhī bā jiǔ
most likely
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
vast majority
Shí sān jīng
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
Shí yī yuè
November
eleventh month (of the lunar year)
shí · yī
first of October
PRC National Day
same as 國慶|国庆[Guo2 qing4]
huà shí zì
variant of 畫十字|画十字[hua4 shi2 zi4]
Bā shí Tiān Huán yóu Dì qiú
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[Ru2 le4 · Fan2 er3 na4]
jiǎ yī péi shí
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them
fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)