yuán
circle
round
circular
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
tactful
to justify
yuán huá
smooth and evasive
slick and sly
yuán mǎn
satisfactory
consummate
perfect
yuán rùn
mellow and full
suave
smooth and round
rich (in voice)
yuán zhū bǐ
ballpoint pen
CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
Yuán míng yuán
Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
dà yuán
great circle (in spherical geometry)
yuán mèng
to interpret a dream
to realize one's dream
huā hǎo yuè yuán
lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
perfect happiness
conjugal bliss
tāng yuán
boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
fāng yuán
perimeter
range
(within) a radius of ...
hún yuán
perfectly round
(fig.) accommodating
considerate
smooth (way of doing things)
Rì yuán
Japanese yen (unit of currency)
CL:個|个[ge4]
yuán hú
arc of a circle
circular arc
yuán lǐng
crew neck
round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)
yuán huán
rotary
traffic circle
ring
jīng yuán
wafer (silicon medium for integrated circuit)
yuán zhōu lǜ
the circular ratio
pi = 3.1415926
yuán bái cài
round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
yuán jì
death
to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)
yuán zi
kind of dumpling
sticky rice ball
pò jìng chóng yuán
a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
(of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
gōng dé yuán mǎn
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
dǎ yuán chǎng
to help to resolve a dispute
to smooth things over
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
yuán chǎng
to mediate
to broker a compromise
yín yuán
flat silver (former coinage)
also written 銀元|银元
silver dollar
yuán kuò hào
parentheses
round brackets ( )
tuǒ yuán jī
elliptical machine (exercise)
yuán guāng
radiance emanating from the head
halo
yuán gǔ gǔ
round and bulging
rotund
protruding
hán yuán
Korean won (unit of currency)
dà yuán quān
great circle (in spherical geometry)
yuán guǐ dào
circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)
wài yuán nèi fāng
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
fig. velvet glove
bǎng dà yāo yuán
tall and strong
burly
beefy
jīn yuán quàn
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
tuǒ yuán xíng bàn gōng shì
Oval office (in the White House)
guǎn yuán xiàn chóng
"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
Yuán Yīng
Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk
tuǒ yuán hán shù
(math.) elliptic function
wú jīng yuán
fabless (semiconductor company)
tuǒ yuán jī fēn
(math.) elliptic integral
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
luǎn yuán chuāng
oval window between middle and inner ear
fāng ruì yuán záo
to put a square peg in a round hole
incompatible (idiom)
bāo yuán r
to buy the whole lot
to take everything remaining
yuán hán shù
the trigonometric functions
zǒu yuán chǎng
to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
bù yuán tōng
inflexible
unaccommodating
yuán záo fāng ruì
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]
yuán miàn bǐng
round flat bread
pita bread
méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
huà yuán fáng shǒu
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
tóng zhóu yuán hú
coaxial circular arc
concentric arc (in spherical geometry)
yuán kǒu gāng jǐ zhuī dòng wù
cyclostome (marine biology)
gǔn guā liū yuán
(of animals) round and fat
guā wú gǔn yuán , rén wú shí quán
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
bái é yuán wěi hù
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
guǎn yuán xiàn chóng
"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
zì yuán qí shuō
to make a story or theory consistent
to give a plausible explanation
to plug the holes in one's story
yù yuán
taro ball (Taiwanese dessert)
gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
guān jīn yuán
Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948
Hán yuán
Korean won (unit of currency)
méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
yuán zhōu lǜ
the circular ratio
pi = 3.1415926
yuán fáng
(of a child bride) to consummate marriage
yuán róng
accommodating
(Buddhism) completely integrated
wài jiē yuán
circumscribed circle (of a polygon)
zì zhèng qiāng yuán
(of singing or speaking) very articulate pronunciation and vocalizing
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules