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滿瓶水不響,半瓶水晃蕩 /mǎn píng shuǐ bù xiǎng meaning in English

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滿瓶水不響,半瓶水晃蕩 /mǎn píng shuǐ xiǎng phrase

empty vessels make the most sound(proverb)
phrase

想不开 /xiǎng kāi/ verb

take to heart(to take something seriously)
verb
[UK: teɪk tuː hɑːt] [US: ˈteɪk ˈtuː ˈhɑːrt]

bàn píng shuǐ huàng dàng/ phrase

empty vessels make the most sound(proverb)
phrase

一时想不起来 /yīshí xiǎng qǐlai/ preposition

on the tip of one's tongue(known but not quite remembered)
preposition

我可不这么想 /wǒ kě zhème xiǎng/ phrase

I don't think so(I think that what has been said is untrue)
phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˈθɪŋk ˈsəʊ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈθɪŋk ˈsoʊ]

一个巴掌拍不响 /yī ge bāzhang pāi xiǎng/ phrase

it takes two to tango(some things need the active cooperation of two parties)
phrase

我不想再谈这事了 /wǒ xiǎng zài tán zhè shì le/ phrase

I don't want to talk about itphrase

满 /mǎn/ adjective

filled(that is now full)
adjective
[UK: fɪld] [US: ˈfɪld]

full [fuller, fullest](containing the maximum possible amount)
adjective
[UK: fʊl] [US: ˈfʊl]

螨 /mǎn/ noun

mite [mites](arachnid)
noun
[UK: maɪt] [US: ˈmaɪt]

屏 /píng/ noun

screen [screens](movie viewing area)
noun
[UK: skriːn] [US: ˈskriːn]

萍 /píng/ noun

duckweed(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌ.kwiːd] [US: ˈdʌ.ˌkwid]

平 /píng/ adjective

flat [flatter, flattest](having no variations in altitude)
adjective
[UK: flæt] [US: ˈflæt]

level(same height at all places)
adjective
[UK: ˈlev.l̩] [US: ˈlev.l̩]

瓶 /píng/ noun

bottle [bottles](container)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒt.l̩] [US: ˈbɑːt.l̩]

苹 /píng/ noun

duckweed(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌ.kwiːd] [US: ˈdʌ.ˌkwid]

钸 // noun

plutonium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: pluː.ˈtəʊ.nɪəm] [US: pluːˈto.ʊ.niəm]

...不 /....../ conjunction

whether(if, whether or not)
conjunction
[UK: ˈwe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈwe.ðər]

不 // verb

doesn't(does not)
verb
[UK: ˈdʌznt] [US: ˈdʌ.zənt]

don't(do not)
verb
[UK: dəʊnt] [US: ˈdoʊnt]

不 // participle

no(used to show disagreement or negation)
participle
[UK: nəʊ] [US: ˈnoʊ]

不 // adjective

un-(violative of; contrary to)
adjective
[UK: ʌn] [US: ʌn]

不 // adverb

not(negates meaning of verb)
adverb
[UK: nɒt] [US: ˈnɑːt]

布 // noun

cloth [cloths](woven fabric)
noun
[UK: klɒθ] [US: ˈklɒθ]

material [materials](cloth)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɪə.rɪəl] [US: mə.ˈtɪ.riəl]

paper [papers](open hand in the game of rock paper scissors)
noun
[UK: ˈpeɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.pər]

rag [rags](piece of cloth)
noun
[UK: ræɡ] [US: ˈræɡ]

钚 // noun

plutonium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: pluː.ˈtəʊ.nɪəm] [US: pluːˈto.ʊ.niəm]

部 // noun

cell [cells](small group of people forming part of a larger organization)
noun
[UK: sel] [US: ˈsel]

department [departments](subdivision of organization)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈpɑːt.mənt] [US: də.ˈpɑːrt.mənt]

ministry [ministries](government department)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.nɪ.stri] [US: ˈmɪ.nə.stri]

簿 // noun

directory [directories](list of names, addresses etc.)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈrek.tə.ri] [US: də.ˈrek.tə.ri]

步 // noun

step [steps](pace)
noun
[UK: step] [US: ˈstep]

埠 // noun

port [ports](computing: logical or physical construct into and from which data are transferred)
noun
[UK: pɔːt] [US: ˈpɔːrt]

想 /xiǎng/ verb

feel like(have a desire for something, or to do something)
verb

miss [missed, missing, misses](to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of)
verb
[UK: mɪs] [US: ˈmɪs]

think [thought, thought, thinking, thinks](communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk] [US: ˈθɪŋk]

want [wanted, wanting, wants](desire)
verb
[UK: wɒnt] [US: ˈwɑːnt]

would like(transitive)
verb

想 /xiǎng/ preposition

in the mood(disposed to do (something))
preposition

平的 /píng de/ adjective

plain [plainer, plainest](ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation)
adjective
[UK: pleɪn] [US: ˈpleɪn]

盐瓶 /yán píng/ noun

salt cellar(container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table)
noun
[UK: sɔːlt ˈse.lə(r)] [US: ˈsɒlt ˈse.lər]

莱顿瓶 /Láidùn píng/ noun

Leyden jar(glass jar used to accumulate static electricity)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪdn.ˈdʒɑː] [US: ˈleɪdn.ˈdʒɑː]

来登瓶 /Láidēng píng/ noun

Leyden jar(glass jar used to accumulate static electricity)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪdn.ˈdʒɑː] [US: ˈleɪdn.ˈdʒɑː]

调味瓶 /tiáowèi píng/ noun

caster [casters](shaker with perforated top)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.stə(r)] [US: ˈkæ.stər]

水污染 /shuǐ wūrǎn/ noun

water pollutionnoun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) pə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈwɒ.tər pə.ˈluːʃ.n̩]

水蜒蚰 /shuǐ yányóu/ noun

slug [slugs](gastropod)
noun
[UK: slʌɡ] [US: sˈləɡ]

水精 /shuǐ jīng/ noun

vodyanoy(type of water sprite)
noun

水垢 /shuǐ gòu/ noun

limescale(chalky deposit)
noun
[UK: lˈaɪmskeɪl] [US: lˈaɪmskeɪl]

橘子水 /júzi shuǐ/ noun

orangeade(orange-flavored soft drink)
noun
[UK: ˌɒ.rɪnʤ.ˈeɪd] [US: ˌɒ.rɪnʤ.ˈeɪd]

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