(of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill
to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
beginning and end (dates)
(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!
1.(cry of encouragement)2.to arise3.to stand up4.to gain the ascendancy+1 条+2 条 1.to give a start2.to startle (an animal etc)
1.to summon one's (courage, faith etc)2.to puff up (one's cheeks etc)3.to bulge4.to swell out+1 条 (coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
1.to associate2.to think of
1.starter button2.on switch
erhua variant of 起名[qǐ míng]
starting bid; starting price (at an auction)
pacemaker (medical device)
starting price; base fare (for a taxi trip, construction project etc)
1.to emit bubbles2.to bubble3.to foam (with rage)4.to seethe+1 条 1.to take defeat with bad grace2.to be a sore loser3.cannot afford to lose
1.from zero2.from scratch3.beginners' (course)4.for beginners+1 条 (of a group of people) to rush into action
erhua variant of 不起眼[bù qǐ yǎn]
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
1.to tuck one's tail between one's legs2.fig. to back down3.in a humiliating situation
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
to start from scratch (idiom)
1.thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)2.different thoughts coming to mind
1.to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition2.forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
1.lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)2.fig. to get excited and move to action
early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours
1.to rise and fall in succession (idiom)2.repeating continuously
Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
1.to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)2.to be diligent in one's studies
seeing riches provokes evil designs
to start over from scratch (idiom)
Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
1.lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason2.no smoke without fire