lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
孙膑孫臏sun1 bin4
Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
孙膑兵法孫臏兵法sun1 bin4 bing1 fa3
Sun Bin's "The Art of War"
孙策孫策sun1 ce4
Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
孙传芳孫傳芳sun1 chuan2 fang1
Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935
孙大圣孫大聖sun1 da4 sheng4
Great-Sage Sun; Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空
孙继海孫繼海sun1 ji4 hai3
Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
孙坚孫堅sun1 jian1
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
孙犁孫犁sun1 li2
Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist
孙女孫女sun1 nv3
son's daughter; granddaughter
孙女儿孫女兒sun1 nv3 er5
granddaughter (son's daughter)
孙女婿孫女婿sun1 nv3 xu5
son's daughter's husband; granddaughter's husband
孙权孫權sun1 quan2
Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
孙山孫山sun1 shan1
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
孙思邈孫思邈sun1 si1 miao3
Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方
孙吴孫吳sun1 wu2
Sunwu county in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang
孙吴县孫吳縣sun1 wu2 xian4
Sunwu county in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang
孙武孫武sun1 wu3
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Class
孙武子孫武子sun1 wu3 zi3
Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法; also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子
孙悟空孫悟空sun1 wu4 kong1
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠
孙媳夫孫媳夫sun1 xi2 fu5
son's son's wife; grandson's wife
孙行者孫行者sun1 xing2 zhe3
Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
孙燕姿孫燕姿sun1 yan4 zi1
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
孙逸仙孫逸仙sun1 yi4 xian1
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang; same as 孫中山|孙中山
孙毓棠孫毓棠sun1 yu4 tang2
Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
孙悦孫悅sun1 yue4
Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star; Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star, plays for Los Angeles Lakers from 2007
孙中山孫中山sun1 zhong1 shan1
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党; same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
孙诛孫誅sun1 zhu1
Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three hundred Tang dynasty poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首; also known by assumed name 蘅塘退士
孙子孫子sun1 zi3
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Class
孙子兵法孫子兵法sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子
孙子孫子sun1 zi5
grandson; son's son
孙子定理孫子定理sun1 zi5 ding4 li3
the Chinese remainder theorem
汤姆孙湯姆孫tang1 mu3 sun1
Thompson or Thomson (name)
天孙娘娘天孫娘娘tian1 sun1 niang2 niang2
Goddess of Fertility
外孙外孫wai4 sun1
daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line
外孙女外孫女wai4 sun1 nv3
daughter's daughter; granddaughter
外孙女儿外孫女兒wai4 sun1 nv3 er5
granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)
外孙子外孫子wai4 sun1 zi5
(coll.) daughter's son; grandson
王孙王孫wang2 sun1
children of the nobility
乌孙国烏孫國wu1 sun1 guo2
Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)
秀色孙鲽秀色孫鰈xiu4 se4 sun1 die2
yellowtail
玄孙玄孫xuan2 sun1
great-great-grandson
亚马孙亞馬孫ya4 ma3 sun1
Amazon
亚马孙河亞馬孫河ya4 ma3 sun1 he2
Amazon River
炎黄子孙炎黃子孫yan2 huang2 zi3 sun1
Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
曾孙曾孫zeng1 sun1
great-grandson
曾孙女曾孫女zeng1 sun1 nv3
great-granddaughter
长孙長孫zhang3 sun1
two-character surname Zhangsun
长孙長孫zhang3 sun1
eldest grandson; the eldest son of one's eldest son
长孙无忌長孫無忌zhang3 sun1 wu2 ji4
Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang