English | Chinese |
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sweep [swept, swept, sweeping, sweeps] (to clean using a broom or brush) verb [UK: swiːp] [US: ˈswiːp] | 掃verb |
sweep something under the rug (to conceal a problem expediently) verb | 掩蓋某事verb 隱瞞某事verb |
sweet [sweeter, sweetest] (having a pleasant taste) adjective [UK: swiːt] [US: ˈswiːt] | 甜 /tián/adjective |
sweet [sweets] (sugary confection) noun [UK: swiːt] [US: ˈswiːt] | 糖果 /tángguǒ/noun |
sweet-and-sour (between sweet and sour taste) adjective [UK: swiːt ənd ˈsaʊə(r)] [US: ˈswiːt ænd ˈsaʊər] | 甜酸 /tiánsuān/adjective 糖醋 /tángcù/adjective 酸甜 /suāntián/adjective |
sweet-and-sour sauce (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) noun | 糖醋醬noun 酸甜醬noun |
sweet basil (herb) noun [UK: swiːt ˈbæz.l̩] [US: ˈswiːt ˈbæz.l̩] | 罗勒 /luólè/noun 羅勒noun |
sweet clover (Melilotus) noun [UK: swiːt ˈkləʊ.və(r)] [US: ˈswiːt ˈkloʊ.və(r)] | 草木樨 /cǎomùxī/noun |
sweet dreams phrase | 做个好梦 /zuò ge hǎo mèng/phrase 做個好夢phrase |
sweet fermented rice (Chinese food) noun | 江米酒noun 甜白酒noun 甜米酒noun 甜酒noun 米酒noun 糯米酒noun 酒糟noun 酒酿/酒釀noun 醪糟noun |
sweet nothings (insubstantial or romantic words that are only meant to flatter, woo or seduce) noun | 甜蜜情話noun 甜言蜜語noun |
sweet osmanthus (shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans) noun | 木樨 /mùxī/noun 桂花 /guìhuā/noun |
sweet pea [sweet peas] (flowering plant) noun [UK: ˈswiːt.piː] [US: ˈswiːt.piː] | |
sweet potato [sweet potatoes] (tuber) noun [UK: swiːt pə.ˈteɪ.təʊ] [US: ˈswiːt pə.ˈteɪˌto.ʊ] | 红薯 /hóngshǔ/noun |
sweet potato [sweet potatoes] (vine) noun [UK: swiːt pə.ˈteɪ.təʊ] [US: ˈswiːt pə.ˈteɪˌto.ʊ] | 地瓜 /dìguā/noun 山芋 /shānyù/noun 朱薯 /zhūshǔ/noun 玉枕薯 /yùzhěnshǔ/noun |