The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人
二十世纪二十世紀er4 shi2 shi4 ji4
20th century
二十四节气二十四節氣er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
二十四史二十四史er4 shi2 si4 shi3
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
二十四孝二十四孝er4 shi2 si4 xiao4
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
二十五史二十五史er4 shi2 wu3 shi3
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the facts of the matter; the actual situation
三十三十san1 shi2
thirty; 30
三十八度线三十八度線san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4
38th parallel; dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
三十而立三十而立san1 shi2 er2 li4
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三十二位元三十二位元san1 shi2 er4 wei4 yuan2
32-bit (computing)
三十二相三十二相san1 shi2 er4 xiang4
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
三十六计三十六計san1 shi2 liu4 ji4
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction; all the possible schemes and stratagems
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
山本五十六山本五十六shan1 ben3 wu3 shi2 liu4
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
十·一十·一shi2 - yi1
first of October; PRC National Day; same as 國慶|国庆
十八十八shi2 ba1
eighteen; 18
十倍十倍shi2 bei4
tenfold; ten times (sth)
十边形十邊形shi2 bian1 xing2
decagon
十常侍十常侍shi2 chang2 shi4
Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
十成十成shi2 cheng2
completely
十成九稳十成九穩shi2 cheng2 jiu3 wen3
see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳
十大神兽十大神獸shi2 da4 shen2 shou4
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
十动然拒十動然拒shi2 dong4 ran2 ju4
to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)
十多亿十多億shi2 duo1 yi4
over one billion; more than a billion
十恶不赦十惡不赦shi2 e4 bu4 she4
wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous
十二十二shi2 er4
twelve; 12
十二边形十二邊形shi2 er4 bian1 xing2
dodecagon
十二地支十二地支shi2 er4 di4 zhi1
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
十二分十二分shi2 er4 fen1
exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more
十二宫十二宮shi2 er4 gong1
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子|狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|
十二角形十二角形shi2 er4 jiao3 xing2
dodecagon
十二经十二經shi2 er4 jing1
twelve channels of TCM
十二经脉十二經脈shi2 er4 jing1 mai4
twelve channels of TCM
十二码十二碼shi2 er4 ma3
12-yard (sports); penalty kick
十二面体十二面體shi2 er4 mian4 ti3
dodecahedron
十二平均律十二平均律shi2 er4 ping2 jun1 lv4
equal temperament
十二时辰十二時辰shi2 er4 shi2 chen5
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy
十二星座十二星座shi2 er4 xing1 zuo4
the twelve constellations on the ecliptic plane; the signs of the zodiac
十二月十二月shi2 er4 yue4
December; twelfth month (of the lunar year)
十二月份十二月份shi2 er4 yue4 fen4
December
十二支十二支shi2 er4 zhi1
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
十二指肠十二指腸shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2
duodenum
十分十分shi2 fen1
very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
十分之一十分之一shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one tenth
十干十干shi2 gan1
same as 天干; the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
十国春秋十國春秋shi2 guo2 chun1 qiu1
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣, 114 scrolls
十几十幾shi2 ji3
more than ten; a dozen or more
十几个月十幾個月shi2 ji3 ge4 yue4
ten months or so; about ten months
十角形十角形shi2 jiao3 xing2
decagon
十戒十戒shi2 jie4
the ten commandments (religion)
十诫十誡shi2 jie4
ten commandments
十锦十錦shi2 jin3
variant of 什錦|什锦
十进十進shi2 jin4
decimal; calculations to base 10
十进算术十進算術shi2 jin4 suan4 shu4
decimal calculation
十进位十進位shi2 jin4 wei4
decimal system
十进位法十進位法shi2 jin4 wei4 fa3
decimal system
十进制十進制shi2 jin4 zhi4
decimal
十九十九shi2 jiu3
nineteen; 19
十克十克shi2 ke4
decagram
十里洋场十里洋場shi2 li3 yang2 chang3
the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
十六十六shi2 liu4
sixteen; 16
十六国十六國shi2 liu4 guo2
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439); also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
十六国春秋十六國春秋shi2 liu4 guo2 chun1 qiu1
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
十六进制十六進制shi2 liu4 jin4 zhi4
hexadecimal
十六烷值十六烷值shi2 liu4 wan2 zhi2
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
十六位元十六位元shi2 liu4 wei4 yuan2
16-bit (computing)
十面埋伏十面埋伏shi2 mian4 mai2 fu2
Ambush from ten sides (pipa solo piece); House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋)
十拿九稳十拿九穩shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3
to be a cinch; in the bag; (of a person) confident of success
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
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
十全十全shi2 quan2
perfect; complete
十全十美十全十美shi2 quan2 shi2 mei3
complete and beautiful; to be perfect (idiom)
十日谈十日談shi2 ri4 tan2
Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘
十三十三shi2 san1
thirteen; 13
十三点十三點shi2 san1 dian3
half-witted; nitwit
十三经十三經shi2 san1 jing1
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀
十三日十三日shi2 san1 ri4
thirteenth day of a month
十三张十三張shi2 san1 zhang1
Chinese poker
十数十數shi2 shu4
more than ten; a dozen or more
十四十四shi2 si4
fourteen; 14
十四行诗十四行詩shi2 si4 hang2 shi1
sonnet
十天干十天干shi2 tian1 gan1
the ten Heavenly Stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
十万十萬shi2 wan4
hundred thousand
十万火急十萬火急shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2
most urgent; posthaste; express
十万位十萬位shi2 wan4 wei4
the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
十位十位shi2 wei4
the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
十五十五shi2 wu3
fifteen; 15
十项十項shi2 xiang4
ten items; decathlon (athletics)
十项全能十項全能shi2 xiang4 quan2 neng2
decathlon
十堰十堰shi2 yan4
Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei
十堰市十堰市shi2 yan4 shi4
Shiyan prefecture level city in Hubei
十一十一shi2 yi1
eleven; 11
十一路十一路shi2 yi1 lu4
(coll.) going on foot
十一月十一月shi2 yi1 yue4
November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)
十一月份十一月份shi2 yi1 yue4 fen4
November
十亿十億shi2 yi4
one billion; giga-
十亿位元十億位元shi2 yi4 wei4 yuan2
gigabit
十有八九十有八九shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
十月十月shi2 yue4
October; tenth month (of the lunar year)
十月份十月份shi2 yue4 fen4
October
十月革命十月革命shi2 yue4 ge2 ming4
October Revolution
十之八九十之八九shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom); to lead a pampered life
十字十字shi2 zi4
cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten
十字镐十字鎬shi2 zi4 gao3
pickaxe
十字花科十字花科shi2 zi4 hua1 ke1
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
十字架十字架shi2 zi4 jia4
cross; crucifix; yoke one has to endure
十字架刑十字架刑shi2 zi4 jia4 xing2
crucifiction
十字军十字軍shi2 zi4 jun1
crusaders; army of crusaders; the Crusades
十字军东征十字軍東征shi2 zi4 jun1 dong1 zheng1
the Crusades; crusaders' eastern expedition
十字军远征十字軍遠征shi2 zi4 jun1 yuan3 zheng1
the Crusades
十字路口十字路口shi2 zi4 lu4 kou3
crossroads; intersection
十字丝十字絲shi2 zi4 si1
crosshairs
十字头螺刀十字頭螺刀shi2 zi4 tou2 luo2 dao1
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
十字形十字形shi2 zi4 xing2
cruciform; cross shape
十字绣十字繡shi2 zi4 xiu4
cross-stitch
十字转门十字轉門shi2 zi4 zhuan4 men2
turnstile
十足十足shi2 zu2
ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
数十亿數十億shu4 shi2 yi4
several billion
双十节雙十節shuang1 shi2 jie2
Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义 of October 10th, 1911; (Taiwan) National Day
四十四十si4 shi2
forty; 40
四十二章经四十二章經si4 shi2 er4 zhang1 jing1
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
闻一知十聞一知十wen2 yi1 zhi1 shi2
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise
五代十国五代十國wu3 dai4 shi2 guo2
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
五光十色五光十色wu3 guang1 shi2 se4
bright and multicolored; of rich variety; (fig.) dazzling; glitzy
五胡十六国五胡十六國wu3 hu2 shi2 liu4 guo2
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
五十五十wu3 shi2
fifty
五十步笑百步五十步笑百步wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); the pot calls the kettle black
五十肩五十肩wu3 shi2 jian1
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
五十铃五十鈴wu3 shi2 ling2
Isuzu
香港红十字会香港紅十字會xiang1 gang3 hong2 shi2 zi4 hui4
Hong Kong Red Cross
星相十足星相十足xing1 xiang1 shi2 zu2
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
行百里者半九十行百里者半九十xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
运十運十yun4 shi2
Shanghai Y-10; Yun-10 commercial jet aircraft
诸子十家諸子十家zhu1 zi3 shi2 jia1
various sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism 道 by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孫子|孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子