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word meaning in Chinese
| English | Chinese |
|---|---|
| wordsmith (apply craftsman-like skills to word use) verb [UK: ˈwɜːd.smɪθ] [US: ˈwɝːd.smɪθ] | 巧妙地运用语言 /qiǎomiào de yùnyòng yǔyán/verb 巧妙地運用語言verb |
| wordsmith (one who uses words skillfully) noun [UK: ˈwɜːd.smɪθ] [US: ˈwɝːd.smɪθ] | |
| a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description) phrase | 一幅画能画出千言万语 /yī fú huà néng huà chū qiānyánwànyǔ/phrase 一幅畫能畫出千言萬語phrase 百聞不如一見phrase |
| actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak) phrase | 事实胜于雄辩 /shìshí shèng yú xióngbiàn/phrase 事實勝於雄辯phrase 行勝於言phrase 行胜于言phrase |
| afterword (epilogue) noun [UK: ˈaftəwˌɜːd] [US: ˈæftɚwˌɜːd] | 后记 /hòujì/noun 後記noun 跋 /bá/noun 跋文 /báwén/noun |
| bastard sword (long, straight-bladed sword) noun | |
| broadsword (longsword with a broad cutting blade) noun [UK: ˈbrɔːd.sɔːd] [US: ˈbrɒd.ˌsɔːrd] | 闊劍noun 阔剑 /kuòjiàn/noun |
| buzzword [buzzwords] (word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon) noun [UK: ˈbʌz.wɜːd] [US: ˈbʌz.wərd] | 流行詞noun 流行词 /liúxíngcí/noun 行話noun 行话 /hánghuà/noun |
| byword (a proverb) noun [UK: ˈbaɪ.wɜːd] [US: ˈbaɪ.ˌwərd] | 格言 /géyán/noun 民諺noun 民谚 /mínyàn/noun |
| compound word (word composed of others) noun [UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ˈwɝːd] | 合成詞noun 合成词 /héchéngcí/noun 复合词 /fùhécí/noun 複合詞noun |
| crossword [crosswords] (word puzzle) noun [UK: ˈkrɒ.swɜːd] [US: ˈkrɒ.ˌswərd] | 填字遊戲noun 縱橫字謎noun |
| cryptic crossword (type of crossword) noun | 謎中謎縱橫填字遊戲noun |
| double-edged sword (idiomatic) noun [UK: ˈdʌb.l̩ edʒd sɔːd] [US: ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈedʒd ˈsɔːrd] | 雙刃劍noun |
| eat one's words (regret something said) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz] | 承認說錯話verb |
| foreword [forewords] (an introductory section) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.wɜːd] [US: ˈfɔˌrwərd] | 前言 /qiányán/noun |
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