saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
乱七八糟亂七八糟luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
七边形七邊形qi1 bian1 xing2
heptagon
七彩七彩qi1 cai3
seven colors; a variety of colors; multi-colored; rainbow-colored
七层架构七層架構qi1 ceng2 jia4 gou4
seven layer architecture (OSI)
七大工业国集团七大工業國集團qi1 da4 gong1 ye4 guo2 ji2 tuan2
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
七带石斑鱼七帶石斑魚qi1 dai4 shi2 ban1 yu2
Epinephelus septemfasciatus
七堵七堵qi1 du3
Chitu district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan
七堵区七堵區qi1 du3 qu1
Chitu district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan
七方七方qi1 fang1
(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 and 重方 or 复方
七分熟七分熟qi1 fen1 shu2
medium well (of steak)
七分之一七分之一qi1 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one seventh
七股七股qi1 gu3
Chiku township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
七股乡七股鄉qi1 gu3 xiang1
Chiku township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
七国集团七國集團qi1 guo2 ji2 tuan2
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)
七号电池七號電池qi1 hao4 dian4 chi2
AAA battery (PRC); Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池|四号电池
七和弦七和弦qi1 he2 xian2
seventh (musical cord)
七河州七河州qi1 he2 zhou1
Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴爾喀什湖|巴尔喀什湖
七荤八素七葷八素qi1 hun1 ba1 su4
confused; distracted
七级浮屠七級浮屠qi1 ji2 fu2 tu2
seven floor pagoda
七角形七角形qi1 jiao3 xing2
heptagon
七孔七孔qi1 kong3
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
七老八十七老八十qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2
in one's seventies (age); very old (of people)
七里河七里河qi1 li3 he2
Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市, Gansu
七里河区七里河區qi1 li3 he2 qu1
Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市, Gansu
七里香七里香qi1 li3 xiang1
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata); "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt
七零八落七零八落qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
七零八碎七零八碎qi1 ling2 ba1 sui4
bits and pieces; scattered fragments
七龙珠七龍珠qi1 long2 zhu1
Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
七律七律qi1 lv4
abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines
七美七美qi1 mei3
Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
七美乡七美鄉qi1 mei3 xiang1
Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
七年之痒七年之癢qi1 nian2 zhi1 yang3
seven-year itch
七扭八歪七扭八歪qi1 niu3 ba1 wai1
misshapen; crooked; uneven (idiom)
七拼八凑七拼八湊qi1 pin1 ba1 cou4
assembled at random; a motley collection
七魄七魄qi1 po4
seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires; contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls
七七八八七七八八qi1 qi1 ba1 ba1
almost; nearing completion; bits and piece; of all kinds
七七事变七七事變qi1 qi1 shi4 bian4
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争
七巧板七巧板qi1 qiao3 ban3
tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)
七窍七竅qi1 qiao4
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
七窍生烟七竅生煙qi1 qiao4 sheng1 yan1
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); fig. to seethe with anger
七情七情qi1 qing2
seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜, anger 怒, anxiety 憂|忧, thought 思, grief 悲, fear 恐, fright 驚|惊; seven relations
七日热七日熱qi1 ri4 re4
leptospirosis
七鳃鳗七鰓鰻qi1 sai1 man2
lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)
七上八落七上八落qi1 shang4 ba1 luo4
see 七上八下
七上八下七上八下qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4
at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess
七声七聲qi1 sheng1
tones of the musical scale
七声音阶七聲音階qi1 sheng1 yin1 jie1
heptatonic scale
七十七十qi1 shi2
seventy; 70
七十年代七十年代qi1 shi2 nian2 dai4
the seventies; the 1970s
七十七国集团七十七國集團qi1 shi2 qi1 guo2 ji2 tuan2
Group of 77, loose alliance of developing countries, founded in 1964
七事七事qi1 shi4
the Seven Duties of a sovereign, namely: offering sacrifice 祭祀, giving audience 朝覲|朝觐, administering jointly 會同|会同, receiving guests 賓客|宾客, running army 軍旅|军旅, attending to farm work 田役, mourning ceremonial 喪荒|丧荒
七台河七台河qi1 tai2 he2
see 七台河市
七台河市七台河市qi1 tai2 he2 shi4
Qitaihe prefecture level city, Heilongjiang province
七碳糖七碳糖qi1 tan4 tang2
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
七武士七武士qi1 wu3 shi4
Seven Samurai (movie)
七夕七夕qi1 xi1
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
七夕节七夕節qi1 xi1 jie2
Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
七喜七喜qi1 xi3
7 Up (soft drink); Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer
七弦琴七弦琴qi1 xian2 qin2
guqin or seven-stringed zither
七项全能七項全能qi1 xiang4 quan2 neng2
heptathlon
七星七星qi1 xing1
Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi
七星瓢虫七星瓢蟲qi1 xing1 piao2 chong2
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
七星区七星區qi1 xing1 qu1
Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi
七旬老人七旬老人qi1 xun2 lao3 ren2
septuagenarian
七言律诗七言律詩qi1 yan2 lv4 shi1
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines; abbr. to 七律
七曜七曜qi1 yao4
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
七爷八爷七爺八爺qi1 ye2 ba1 ye2
see 黑白無常|黑白无常
七叶树七葉樹qi1 ye4 shu4
Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)
七月七月qi1 yue4
July; seventh month (of the lunar year)
七月份七月份qi1 yue4 fen4
July
七政四余七政四餘qi1 zheng4 si4 yu2
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui)
七姊妹星团七姊妹星團qi1 zi3 mei4 xing1 tuan2
Pleiades M45
七嘴八舌七嘴八舌qi1 zui3 ba1 she2
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
七嘴八张七嘴八張qi1 zui3 ba1 zhang1
see 七嘴八舌
三魂七魄三魂七魄san1 hun2 qi1 po4
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
三七三七san1 qi1
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
三七二十一三七二十一san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the facts of the matter; the actual situation
三七开三七開san1 qi1 kai1
ratio seventy to thirty; thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
三七开定论三七開定論san1 qi1 kai1 ding4 lun4
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
三七仔三七仔san1 qi1 zi3
(slang) pimp
参宿七參宿七shen1 xiu4 qi1
Rigel (star); lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation
十七十七shi2 qi1
seventeen; 17
十七孔桥十七孔橋shi2 qi1 kong3 qiao2
Seventeen arch bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
说七说八說七說八shuo1 qi1 shuo1 ba1
after all
田七田七tian2 qi1
pseudo-ginseng; radix notoginseng
头七頭七tou2 qi1
the 7th day after a person's death; the first 7-day period after a person's death
污七八糟污七八糟wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1
variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟
乌七八糟烏七八糟wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy
武经七书武經七書wu3 jing1 qi1 shu1
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬, "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法, "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子, "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子, "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略 and "Duke Li of Wei Answering E
五劳七伤五勞七傷wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appear
五痨七伤五癆七傷wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1
variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤
五七五七wu3 qi1
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
五七干部学校五七幹部學校wu3 qi1 gan4 bu4 xue2 xiao4
May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution); abbr. to 五七幹校|五七干校
五七干校五七幹校wu3 qi1 gan4 xiao4
May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution); abbr. for 五七幹部學校|五七干部学校
五七一代五七一代wu3 qi1 yi1 dai4
generation of 1957; refers to Mao's anti-rightist purge of 1957
杂七杂八雜七雜八za2 qi1 za2 ba1
an assortment; a bit of everything; lots of different (skills)
战国七雄戰國七雄zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2
Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐, 楚, 燕, 韓|韩, 趙|赵, 魏 and 秦