erhua variant of 包干[bāo gān]
a system of payment partly in kind and partly in cash
1. (coll.) to be incompetent2. useless3. good-for-nothing
dried sweet potato slices
Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan
part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty
Songkran (Thai New Year festival)
1. to adopt confrontational posture2. to meet head-on3. to compete
Xingan, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[jí ān shì], Jiangxi
salt-pickled sun-dried cabbage (or potherb mustard etc)
Durkheim (1858-1917), French sociologist
noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
1. alcoholic spirit2. strong white rice wine
to satisfy a craving with substitutes
Yugan, a county in Shangrao City 上饶市[shàng ráo shì], Jiangxi
1. unclean2. filthy3. foul-mouthed
(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 五七干部学校[wǔ qī gàn bù xué xiào])
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
1. to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek2. to drain the cup of humiliation
1. sandwich cookie2. (jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1. What (noble errand) brings you here?2. May I help you?3. What can I do for you?
Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃[tǔ bō] dynasty
1. to totally stop doing something2. to reform one's ways
intelligent and capable (idiom)
soda biscuit; soda cracker; saltine
说干就干 說幹就幹 shuō gàn jiù gàn HSK 7–9 to do what needs to be done, without delay
the Ferghana Valley (in Uzbekistan, central Asia)
electromagnetic interference
Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea
化干戈为玉帛 化干戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó 1. lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)2. fig. to turn hostility into friendship
塔克拉玛干沙漠 塔克拉瑪干沙漠 tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má HSK 3 前 2000 名 最常用的 2,000 个词之一 variant of 干嘛[gàn má]
variant of 干扰[gān rǎo], to interfere
variant of 梅干菜[méi gān cài]
variant of 善罢甘休[shàn bà gān xiū]
see 干柴烈火[gān chái liè huǒ]
see 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县[tǎ shí kù ěr gān tǎ jí kè zì zhì xiàn]