虎 hǔ HSK 5 top 5k Among the 5,000 most common words tiger
1. careless2. sloppy3. negligent4. skimpy+1 more 1. (lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)2. (fig.) to eye covetously
1. lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)2. fig. vigorous and lively
1. careless2. casual3. vague4. not so bad+3 more +4 more 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn HSK 7–9 1. to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously2. to gorge oneself
1. tiger's den2. dangerous place3. the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
1. tigress2. (fig.) fierce woman3. vixen
1. tiger cub2. brave young man
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
man with a big smile and evil intentions
1. lit. like wolves and tigers2. ruthless
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
1. lit. like a tiger that has grown wings2. with redoubled power (idiom)
1. Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two2. Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
1. White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)2. (slang) hairless female genitalia
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
(idiom) to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing
1. hot spell during autumn2. Indian summer
1. outstanding people2. water and fire (in Daoist writing)
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
1. (lit.) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)2. (fig.) to be terrified at the thought (of it)
1. to subdue a tiger2. fig. to prevail over sinister forces
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
1. leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)2. sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits3. Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 后赵[hòu zhào]
Huwei town in Yunlin county 云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
1. vigorous2. formidable3. strong
1. the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong2. Humen Town 虎门镇[hǔ mén zhèn]
orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca)
jumping spider (family Salticidae)
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 关羽, Zhang Fei 张飞, Zhao Yun 赵云, Ma Chao 马超, Huang Zhong 黄忠