the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties
不周不周bu4 zhou1
not satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
不周山不周山bu4 zhou1 shan1
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
不周延不周延bu4 zhou1 yan2
undistributed
查理周刊查理週刊cha2 li3 zhou1 kan1
Charlie Hebdo (French magazine)
大费周章大費周章da4 fei4 zhou1 zhang1
to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble
等周等周deng3 zhou1
isoperimetric
等周不等式等周不等式deng3 zhou1 bu4 deng3 shi4
the isoperimetric inequality
东西周東西周dong1 xi1 zhou1
Eastern Zhou (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou (770-221 BC)
东周東周dong1 zhou1
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
费周折費周折fei4 zhou1 zhe2
to spend (much) effort; to go through (a lot of) trouble
后周後周hou4 zhou1
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封
黄金周黃金週huang2 jin1 zhou1
Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
肩周炎肩周炎jian1 zhou1 yan2
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
简氏防务周刊簡氏防務週刊jian3 shi4 fang2 wu4 zhou1 kan1
Jane's defense weekly
经济周期經濟週期jing1 ji4 zhou1 qi1
economic cycle
开发周期開發周期kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1
development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
开发周期開發週期kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1
development cycle; development period
扩散周知擴散周知kuo4 san4 zhou1 zhi1
to let everyone know; spread the word!
梁唐晋汉周书梁唐晉漢周書liang2 tang2 jin4 han4 zhou1 shu1
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
林周林周lin2 zhou1
Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
林周县林周縣lin2 zhou1 xian4
Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
每周每週mei3 zhou1
every week
每周一次每週一次mei3 zhou1 yi1 ci4
once a week
南方周末南方周末nan2 fang1 zhou1 mo4
Southern Weekend (newspaper)
千周千周qian1 zhou1
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
曲周曲周qu3 zhou1
Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
曲周县曲周縣qu3 zhou1 xian4
Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
上周上周shang4 zhou1
last week
神圣周神聖週shen2 sheng4 zhou1
Holy week; Easter week (esp. Catholic)
生命周期生命週期sheng1 ming4 zhou1 qi1
life cycle
圣神降临周聖神降臨週sheng4 shen2 jiang4 lin2 zhou1
Whitsuntide
殊域周咨录殊域周咨錄shu1 yu4 zhou1 zi1 lu4
Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations
数周數周shu4 zhou1
several weeks; also written 數週|数周
数周數週shu4 zhou1
several weeks
双周期性雙週期性shuang1 zhou1 qi1 xing4
(math.) double periodicity
四周四周si4 zhou1
all around
所周知所周知suo3 zhou1 zhi1
as is well known; as everyone knows
太平洋周边太平洋周邊tai4 ping2 yang2 zhou1 bian1
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim
太平洋周边太平洋週邊tai4 ping2 yang2 zhou1 bian1
Pacific Rim
太阳黑子周太陽黑子周tai4 yang2 hei1 zi3 zhou1
sunspot cycle
外侧裂周区外側裂周區wai4 ce4 lie4 zhou1 qu1
perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech
外侧裂周围外側裂周圍wai4 ce4 lie4 zhou1 wei2
perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech
西周西周xi1 zhou1
Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
细胞周期細胞周期xi4 bao1 zhou1 qi1
cell cycle
夏商周夏商周xia4 shang1 zhou1
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
下周下週xia4 zhou1
next week
现金周转現金周轉xian4 jin1 zhou1 zhuan3
cash flow
新闻周刊新聞周刊xin1 wen2 zhou1 kan1
Newsweek magazine
新闻周刊新聞週刊xin1 wen2 zhou1 kan1
Newsweek magazine; also written 新聞周刊|新闻周刊
牙周病牙周病ya2 zhou1 bing4
periodontitis (gum disorder)
牙周炎牙周炎ya2 zhou1 yan2
periodontitis (gum disorder)
亚洲周刊亞洲周刊ya4 zhou1 zhou1 kan1
Asiaweek (current affairs magazine)
一周一周yi1 zhou1
one week; all the way around; a whole cycle
元素周期表元素週期表yuan2 su4 zhou1 qi1 biao3
periodic table of the elements (chemistry)
圆周圓周yuan2 zhou1
circumference
圆周率圓周率yuan2 zhou1 lv4
the circular ratio; pi = 3.1415926
兆周兆周zhao4 zhou1
megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
众所周知眾所周知zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1
as everyone knows (idiom)
众所周知眾所週知zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1
see 眾所周知|众所周知
周扒皮周扒皮zhou1 ba1 pi2
Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫
周报周報zhou1 bao4
weekly paper; magazine
周报週報zhou1 bao4
weekly paper; magazine
周备周備zhou1 bei4
thorough; carefully prepared
周髀算经周髀算經zhou1 bi4 suan4 jing1
Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics
周边周邊zhou1 bian1
periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs
周边商品周邊商品zhou1 bian1 shang1 pin3
spin-off merchandise
周波周波zhou1 bo1
cycle (physics)
周勃周勃zhou1 bo2
Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han
周长週長zhou1 chang2
variant of 周長|周长
周长周長zhou1 chang2
perimeter; circumference
周朝周朝zhou1 chao2
Zhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
周成王周成王zhou1 cheng2 wang2
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王
周处周處zhou1 chu3
Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general
周传瑛周傳瑛zhou1 chuan2 ying1
Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 昆曲 opera actor
周村周村zhou1 cun1
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
周村区周村區zhou1 cun1 qu1
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
周代周代zhou1 dai4
Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
周到周到zhou1 dao4
thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr.
周敦颐周敦頤zhou1 dun1 yi2
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
周恩来周恩來zhou1 en1 lai2
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
周而复始週而復始zhou1 er2 fu4 shi3
lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle
周二週二zhou1 er4
Tuesday
周公周公zhou1 gong1
Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周, and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
周狗周狗zhou1 gou3
obedient dog; lackey
周华健周華健zhou1 hua2 jian4
Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
周会周會zhou1 hui4
weekly meeting; weekly assembly
周济周濟zhou1 ji4
Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet
周济周濟zhou1 ji4
help to the needy; emergency relief; charity; to give to poorer relative; (also 賙濟|赒济)
周家周家zhou1 jia1
the Zhou family (household, firm etc); Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art
周杰伦周杰倫zhou1 jie2 lun2
Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
周径週徑zhou1 jing4
circumference and radius; the circular ratio pi
周刊週刊zhou1 kan1
weekly publication; weekly
周口周口zhou1 kou3
prefecture level city in east Henan 河南
周口地区周口地區zhou1 kou3 di4 qu1
Zhoukou prefecture in Henan
周口店周口店zhou1 kou3 dian4
Zhoukoudian in Fanshan district 房山區|房山区, Beijing
周口市周口市zhou1 kou3 shi4
Zhoukou prefecture level city in east Henan 河南
周礼周禮zhou1 li3
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
周立波周立波zhou1 li4 bo1
Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist; Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
周梁淑怡周梁淑怡zhou1 liang2 shu1 yi2
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
周年週年zhou1 nian2
anniversary; annual
周宁周寧zhou1 ning2
Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德, Fujian
周宁县周寧縣zhou1 ning2 xian4
Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德, Fujian
周期週期zhou1 qi1
period; cycle
周期表週期表zhou1 qi1 biao3
periodic table (chemistry); abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表, periodic table of the elements
周期函数周期函數zhou1 qi1 han2 shu4
periodic function
周期解週期解zhou1 qi1 jie3
periodic solution (math.)
周期数週期數zhou1 qi1 shu4
periodic number
周期系週期系zhou1 qi1 xi4
periodic system; periodicity (chemistry)
周期性週期性zhou1 qi1 xing4
periodic; periodicity (math); cyclicity
周全周全zhou1 quan2
thorough; to bring one's help; to assist
周日週日zhou1 ri4
Sunday; diurnal
周润发周潤發zhou1 run4 fa1
Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
周三週三zhou1 san1
Wednesday
周三径一周三徑一zhou1 san1 jing4 yi1
circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
周身周身zhou1 shen1
whole body
周瘦鹃周瘦鵑zhou1 shou4 juan1
Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the cultural revolution
周书周書zhou1 shu1
History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
周树人周樹人zhou1 shu4 ren2
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
周四週四zhou1 si4
Thursday
周速周速zhou1 su4
cycle time; cycle speed
周岁週歲zhou1 sui4
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
周王朝周王朝zhou1 wang2 chao2
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
周围周圍zhou1 wei2
surroundings; environment; to encompass
周围性眩晕周圍性眩暈zhou1 wei2 xing4 xuan4 yun4
peripheral vertigo
周文王周文王zhou1 wen2 wang2
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king
周五週五zhou1 wu3
Friday
周武王周武王zhou1 wu3 wang2
King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
周武王姬发周武王姬發zhou1 wu3 wang2 ji1 fa1
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 1046-771 BC
Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行 from 2002
周薪週薪zhou1 xin1
weekly salary
周星驰周星馳zhou1 xing1 chi2
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头 movies
周宣王周宣王zhou1 xuan1 wang2
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
周旋周旋zhou1 xuan2
to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
周璇周璇zhou1 xuan2
Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress
周延周延zhou1 yan2
exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
周一週一zhou1 yi1
Monday
周一岳周一嶽zhou1 yi1 yue4
York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004
周易周易zhou1 yi4
another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经
周永康周永康zhou1 yong3 kang1
Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
周幽王周幽王zhou1 you1 wang2
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周
周游周遊zhou1 you2
to travel around; to tour; to cross
周游週游zhou1 you2
variant of 周遊|周游, to tour; to travel around
周游週遊zhou1 you2
variant of 周遊|周游, to tour; to travel around
周游列国周遊列國zhou1 you2 lie4 guo2
to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations; refers to the travels of Confucius
周游世界周遊世界zhou1 you2 shi4 jie4
to travel around the world
周有光周有光zhou1 you3 guang1
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音
周瑜周瑜zhou1 yu2
Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang
周瑜打黄盖周瑜打黃蓋zhou1 yu2 da3 huang2 gai4
fig. with the connivance of both sides; fig. by mutual consent; cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战
周渝民周渝民zhou1 yu2 min2
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
周遭周遭zhou1 zao1
surrounding; nearby
周章周章zhou1 zhang1
effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done); flustered; frightened
周折周折zhou1 zhe2
twists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort
周知周知zhou1 zhi1
well known
周至周至zhou1 zhi4
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi
周至周至zhou1 zhi4
see 周到
周至县周至縣zhou1 zhi4 xian4
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi
周转周轉zhou1 zhuan3
to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
周转不开周轉不開zhou1 zhuan3 bu4 kai1
to have financial difficulties; unable to make ends meet
周转不灵周轉不靈zhou1 zhuan3 bu4 ling2
to have a cash flow problem
周转金周轉金zhou1 zhuan3 jin1
revolving fund; working capital; petty cash; turnover
周庄周莊zhou1 zhuang1
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周庄镇周莊鎮zhou1 zhuang1 zhen4
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周总理周總理zhou1 zong3 li3
Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 (1898-1976)
周晬周晬zhou1 zui4
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday); same as 週歲|周岁
周作人周作人zhou1 zuo4 ren2
Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅, academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution
抓周抓周zhua1 zhou1
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
庄周莊周zhuang1 zhou1
same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 (369-286 BC), Daoist author
庄周梦蝶莊周夢蝶zhuang1 zhou1 meng4 die2
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)