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wǔ
伍
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1. squad of five soldiers
2. to associate with
3. five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
Xià cháo
夏朝
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1. Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
wǔ shì
武士
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1. warrior
2. samurai
gé xià
閣下 〔阁-〕
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1. your distinguished self
2. your majesty
3. sire
tuì wǔ
退伍
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1. to be discharged from military service
yīng wǔ
鸚鵡 〔鹦鹉〕
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1. parrot
wǔ bù
舞步
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1. dance steps
wǔ shù
武術 〔-术〕
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1. military skill or technique (in former times)
2. all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
3. self-defense
4. tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
5. also called kungfu 功夫
6. CL:種|种[zhǒng]
wǔ lín
武林
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1. martial arts (social) circles
wǔ duàn
武斷 〔-断〕
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1. arbitrary
2. subjective
3. dogmatic
wǔ jiàng
武將 〔-将〕
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1. general
2. military leader
3. fierce man
xià hu
嚇唬 〔吓-〕
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1. to scare
2. to frighten
wǔ jīn
五金
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1. metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
2. the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jīn yín tóng tiě xī]
wǔ cǎi
五彩
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1. five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
2. multicolored
xià fēng
下風 〔-风〕
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1. leeward
2. downwind
3. disadvantageous position
4. to concede or give way in an argument
xià zǎi / xià zài
下載 〔-载〕
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1. to download
2. also pr. [xià zài]
xià zhào
下詔 〔-诏〕
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1. to hand down an imperial edict
xià zàng
下葬
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1. to bury
2. to inter
xià jí
下級 〔-级〕
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1. low ranking
2. low level
3. underclass
4. subordinate
xià bǐ
下筆 〔-笔〕
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1. to put pen to paper
xià hǎi
下海
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1. to go out to sea
2. to enter the sea (to swim etc)
3. (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
xià chén
下沉
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1. to sink down
xià tà
下榻
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1. to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
xià chú
下廚 〔-厨〕
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1. to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
2. to cook
xià fán
下凡
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1. to descend to the world (of immortals)
bì xià
陛下
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1. Your Majesty
2. His or Her Majesty
huī xià
麾下
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1. troops
2. subordinates
3. (honorific appellation for a general)
tuì xià
退下
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1. to retire
2. to withdraw
3. to retreat
4. to step down
xī xià
膝下
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1. at the knee (in reference to children)
2. (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
wéi wǔ
為伍 〔为-〕
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1. to associate with
2. to keep company with
wēi wǔ
威武
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1. might
2. formidable
míng xià
名下
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1. under sb's name
rù wǔ
入伍
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1. to enter the army
2. to enlist
xià gōng fu
下功夫
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1. see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
五體投地 〔-体投地〕
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1. to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom)
2. to adulate sb
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
五彩繽紛 〔-缤纷〕
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1. all the colors in profusion (idiom)
2. a garish display
wǔ guāng shí sè
五光十色
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1. bright and multicolored
2. of rich variety
3. (fig.) dazzling
4. glitzy
yòng wǔ zhī dì
用武之地
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1. ample scope for abilities
2. favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
wén wǔ bǎi guān
文武百官
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1. civil and military officials
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo / shǒu wǔ zú dào
手舞足蹈
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1. lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)
2. fig. to dance about
3. to express one's feelings in body language
4. to gesture animatedly
5. (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
張牙舞爪 〔张-〕
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1. to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom)
2. to make threatening gestures
duì zhèng xià yào
對症下藥 〔对症下药〕
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1. lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom)
2. fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
3. to take appropriate steps
sì fēn wǔ liè
四分五裂
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1. all split up and in pieces (idiom)
2. disunity (in an organization)
3. complete lack of unity
4. to disintegrate
5. falling apart
6. to be at sixes and sevens
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
歡欣鼓舞 〔欢-〕
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1. elated and excited (idiom)
2. overjoyed
jiāng hé rì xià
江河日下
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1. rivers pour away by the day (idiom)
2. going from bad to worse
3. deteriorating day by day
měi kuàng yù xià
每況愈下 〔-况愈下〕
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1. to steadily deteriorate
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
急轉直下 〔-转直下〕
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1. to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom)
2. dramatic change
jū gāo lín xià
居高臨下 〔-临下〕
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1. lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
2. fig. to occupy a commanding position
3. to assume a haughty attitude
bù xiāng shàng xià
不相上下
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1. equally matched
2. about the same
bù zài huà xià
不在話下 〔-话下〕
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1. to be nothing difficult
2. to be a cinch